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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994).
About the movie:
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)?
a.
Gloria Swanson
had tried and failed to get the movie made a few years earlier.
b.
Jennifer Jason Leigh
won the role of Amy Archer over
Winona Ryder
and
Bridget Fonda
.
c.
Originally, the peddler who introduces the movie would be revealed to be the Genie at the end - hence the fact that
Robin Williams
voiced him, too. Notice the similarities in the design of the two, especially the eyebrows, the beard and the four-fingered hands. (All the other human characters have five fingers.)
d.
The original title for the film was Desperate Teenage Runaways. Producer
Kim Fowley
who owned the name of the all-girl rock band
The Runaways
made director
David Markey
change it (because of the similarities).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)?
a.
Most of the film was shot in sequence.
b.
Jennifer Jason Leigh
was instructed to play Amy Archer in the same fast-talking, no-nonsense way as
Rosalind Russell
did in
His Girl Friday
.
c.
The hoodie Laurie Strode (
Scout Taylor-Compton
) wears is from Sheri Moons personal clothing line, Total Skull.
d.
The chapter "Yukis Revenge" was cut from filming to accommodate a new chapter, "Massacre at Two Pines" that details the attack on The Bride. An outline of the chapter was to have Yuki Yubari, Gogos sister seek vengeance on the Bride for killing her sister, Yuki was to be played by
Kô Shibasaki
who co-stared with
Chiaki Kuriyama
(who plays Gogo in Vol.1) in the Japanese movie
Batoru rowaiaru
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)?
a.
The short film won Best Costumes in the 24 Hour Film Marathon 2010 Chicago competition.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
This was the last film directed by
Rouben Mamoulian
. Although he was considered for several other film productions he never directed another film. Instead, he spent the rest of his career directing plays on Broadway.
d.
Both products made by Norville Barnes (the Hula-Hoop and the Frisbee) are products of the Wham-O company.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)?
a.
"Hudsucker Proxy" was one of the incantations in the Book of the Dead in an early draft of
Evil Dead II
.
b.
Harrison Ford
declined the lead role, feeling the script had boiled the Revolutionary War down to a "one-mans-revenge" melodrama.
c.
Elvis Presley
s father,
Vernon Presley
, is a model for one of the photo shoots in the film.
d.
When
Paul Newman
agreed to play the role of Brick, he was under the impression the film would simply adapt the original script into a screenplay. When the screenplay deviated wildly from the stage text over
Tennessee Williams
objections, Newman expressed his disappointment.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)?
a.
The published script is introduced with a fake interview with "producer"
Joel Silver
(who is uncredited in the film). In this interview Silver claims that the Coens were difficult to work with and among other things wanted Ethan to play
Tim Robbins
s part and
Jeanne Moreau
to play
Jennifer Jason Leigh
s (despite of the age difference of 30+ years).
b.
The mother ship appears to be covered with millions of tiny lights. This effect was achieved through utilizing aerial view images of the San Fernando Valley at night.
c.
Whoopi Goldberg
: reprising her role as the Enterprises bartender Guinan from
Star Trek: The Next Generation
, but is not credited in the cast list.
d.
On 28 April 1947
Henry Fonda
and
Cathy Downs
starred in a live radio version of this film, broadcast on the Lux Radio Theatre.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)?
a.
At one point in the film a character is talking to Chris about Roxannes surname being odd and says "Its Kazanski or something like that". Iceman Kazanski was
Val Kilmer
s character in
Top Gun
which also starred
Rick Rossovich
.
b.
Norville describes Smitty (
Bruce Campbell
) as a "smooth-talking heel," which is actually a description of the character that Campbell played in
Crimewave
. Also, several scenes in Crimewave are set in "Hudsucker Penitentiary". Both films were co-written by the Coen Brothers and Sam Raimi in the same summer (though Hudsucker Proxy took almost ten years to get made).
c.
Near the end, Marybeth refuses to take the alien drug test by saying shes allergic.
Jordana Brewster
s character Delilah says, "Yeah, and Im Portuguese." In real life, Brewster can speak fluent Portuguese.
d.
Contains many references to
H.P. Lovecraft
s stories, for example is the Name of the hotel and hotel owner "Pickman", a reference to the short story "Pickmans Model".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)?
a.
The Decepticon Barricade is last seen in the film at the highway chase to Mission City. The movies comic adaptation mentions a brief fight between Barricade and Optimus Prime, ending with Prime hurling Barricade into a concrete pillar. Barricade went on to make various appearances throughout the movie comics.
b.
Ryûhei Kitamura
: Radio DJ.
c.
In
Raising Arizona
(also directed by
Joel Coen
), factory workers could be seen wearing a uniform bearing the name "Hudsucker Industries". The Chief also says "Yeah, and if a frog had wings, it wouldnt bump its ass a-hoppin", just as Nathan Arizona Sr did.
d.
At the end of the movie, when everybody is singing "Put a little love in your heart", Frank (
Bill Murray
) says (among many other things): "Feed me, Seymour!" This is a reference to
Little Shop of Horrors
, in which Murray has a small part.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)?
a.
Orlando Bloom
was originally cast in the lead role but dropped out before filming began.
b.
The punk song Yorgi quotes when he talks to Xander about freedom is Anarchy Burger (Hold the Government) by
The Vandals
.
c.
Before the eventual casting of
Judy Garland
as Annie Oakley,
Doris Day
and
Judy Canova
were mentioned for the role, as well as
Betty Hutton
(this was before she eventually replaced Garland in the role).
d.
The song Waring Hudsucker sings as an angel is the same song Gale and Evelle sing after theyve kidnapped Nathan Jr. in
Raising Arizona
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)?
a.
Cyril J. Mockridge
s score was conducted by Miklos Rozsa. This was Mockridges only picture at MGM, on loan from 20th Century Fox.
b.
In
Barton Fink
(also by the Coens) John Goodman played a character who used the alias "Karl Mundt". In this film, John Goodman appears in a cameo as the announcer during the newsreel, and is credited as "Karl Mundt".
c.
Whitney Houston
suffered a miscarriage during production and missed a couple of weeks of production recovering.
d.
Ruth Roland
decided she needed a vacation and took off with the last two chapters yet to shoot. Her stuntman,
Bob Rose
, put on a wig and doubled for her in order to wrap up filming.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)?
a.
A sign on the wall in the Manhattan Argus pressroom reading "It must be fit to print. It must be accurate. Is it interesting?" is a close adaptation of one painted onto the wall of the pressroom in
The Finger Points
.
b.
Nearly every death in the movie takes place off-screen.
c.
Barbara Steele
originally had a small role as Dr. Moreaus ex-wife. The character was written out of
John Frankenheimer
s version of the script.
d.
The Fort MacCallum scenes were filmed at Savannah State University and Van Nuys Airport.
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