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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Illusionist (2006) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Illusionist (2006) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Illusionist (2006)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006).

About the movie: In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006)?
a.		When Christian first appears at the class, Cher has new hopes for high school boys. But as the shot pans from her gaze to him in the doorway, just over his left shoulder on the wall in the classroom is a cut out headline from the newspaper which reads On the Road to Nowhere.
b.		Halle Berry broke her arm filming a scene with Robert Downey Jr.. Downey was supposed to grab her arm and twist but twisted too hard and the arm snapped. Production was halted for eight weeks.
c.		The character Prince Leopold says during a performance of Eisenheim at the palace: "He tries to trick you ... I try to enlighten you. Which is the more noble pursuit?" This reference is to a famous slogan the RJ Reynolds tobacco company used in the 1930s that said "Its fun to be fooled ... its more fun to know." The slogan was combined with adverts showing the secrets behind famous mysteries. The impetus for this was a tribute to the popularity of the American magician Horace Goldin.
d.		In the movie Ed Wood, the Orson Welles character complains to the Ed Wood character about administrative meddling in a directors artistic vision: "Im supposed to do a thriller with Universal, but they want Charlton Heston to play a Mexican," referring to this film (in reality, Hestons character was originally supposed to be white; it was Welles himself who changed it to a Mexican). Wood also tells Welles, "Ive even had producers re-cut my films," a significant issue, as it turned out, for Welles with this film.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006)?
a.		The trick of the Orange Tree was made famous by a 19th Century French magician named Robert-Houdin. It was from Robert-Houdin that another magician, Ehrich Weiss, came up with the stage name "Houdini." This trick is first mentioned in old Indian manuscript as an illusion by Faux. Analogical trick was also performed by Pinetti, an 18th Century magician, but instead of oranges, he used lemons. Houdini was the first one to use real fruits.
b.		Foley artist Jana Vance dislocated three ribs while lugging heavy gear and military boots for a scenes sound effects.
c.		Harry discovers that Sirius Black is his Godfather. Author J.K. Rowling had two Godfathers, named Stanley and Ernie. These names are used for the conductor and driver of the Knight Bus early in the film.
d.		Sarah Jessica Parker turned down the offer to play Cherry.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006)?
a.		So that the crew would not have to use CGI to "fake" the magical illusions seen in the movie, Norton received intensive training in sleight of hand and other stage magic techniques from British magician James Freedman and American magician Ricky Jay.
b.		Although some reviews noted the storys unreliable correlation to history, many of the films characters were derived from real figures, including Spartacus (d. 71 B.C.), Marcus Licinius Crassus (d. 53 B.C.) and Caius Sempronius Gracchus (d. 121 B.C.). As accurately depicted in the film, Spartacus was a Thracian slave who broke out of a Capuan gladiators school to lead a revolt that was eventually suppressed by Crassus, who then crucified his captives by the hundreds. Spartacus was killed in battle - not, as stated in the film, captured and then crucified - after which Crassus ruled Rome in a triumvirate with Pompey and Gaius Julius Caesar. Gracchus lived decades earlier, and helped organize a social reform movement that lasted only a few years before its reforms were repealed. He was killed in a series of riots protesting the repeals. General Crassus was reported to have been put to death by the Parthians after losing the battle of Carrhae, by being forced to drink a goblet of molten gold, symbolic of his great wealth.
c.		Eric Leven - the visual effects supervisor - refers to the monster as "Clover".
d.		Basil Rathbone campaigned in vain for the part of Lord Henry and believed that his typecasting as Sherlock Holmes was the reason he failed to get it. MGMs loaning of Rathbone to Universal to play Holmes was very profitable for the studio, another reason for not casting him.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006)?
a.		The Disney executives had all the secondary animal characters, such as Meeko and Flit, lose all their dialog in order to make the film a bit more serious.
b.		Christopher Walkens bar-top dance scene took two months of rehearsal and two days of shooting. He claims he got compliments later from fans Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.
c.		Lena Hornes prerecording of "Where or When," a standard first heard in the 1937 Broadway show, "Babes in Arms," contains the verse, which was not used in the release print. Her complete rendition was first presented on the MGM Records soundtrack album. In the CD era, there are two offerings of Lenas full version: the soundtrack from Sony and a collection from Rhino, "Lena Horne at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: Ain It the Truth."
d.		The character portrayed by Philip McGough is shown in the credits to be named Dr. Hofzinser, after a prominent sleight-of-hand artist.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006)?
a.		Katherine Heigl said (in 2009) that she considers the movie to be sexist.
b.		Richard Donner was offered the job of directing while he was sitting on the toilet.
c.		Average Shot Length = ~6.3 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.1 seconds.
d.		When Prince Leopold is approached by Inspector Uhl, while hunting, to inform him of Eisenheim and Sophies meetings, the Prince asks what they were seen doing together. The line about if they were seen "fornicating" was originally filmed as him saying "fucking" instead. They dubbed in the word "fornicating" to avoid an R-Rating in compliance with the MPAAs policy that the f-word not be used in reference to intercourse in a PG-13 film.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006)?
a.		Eddie McGee, the winner of the first season of CBSs "Big Brother," originally appeared in the movie, but the scene was cut due to lighting and sound issues.
b.		Hellboy was originally going to have cloven hooves for feet, like in the comics, but it was decided that it would be easier and safer for Ron Perlman to perform his stunts with normal, booted feet.
c.		During the scene where Eisenheim is performing at the Hofburg, he places the Crown Princes sword upright on the stage. The first officer who attempts to lift it is unable. The second person to try - to whom the Crown Prince says "Not so eager, cousin" - is also unable. That second person was probably meant to be Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, who succeeded "Crown Prince Leopolds" father, Franz Josef, as Emperor in 1916.
d.		Titus Welliver had to keep his large mustache as he was still involved in the filming of Deadwood at the time.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006)?
a.		Despite endless speculation on which actor had been chosen to portray The Joker, Heath Ledger had always been Christopher Nolans one and only choice for the role. When asked the reason for this unexpected casting, Nolan simply replied, "Because hes fearless." He later said that the two had met up to discuss it before there was even a script for the film.
b.		Both vehicles were purchased for the movie, but neither had current registration - in fact, the Trans Am that Runners Ex-girlfriend Heather drives used a license plate found at a garage sale, no tags at all.
c.		Jessica Biel replaced Liv Tyler, who dropped out of the film just as filming was about to begin.
d.		First feature film of Robin Wright.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006)?
a.		The Greek Theatres marquee includes Bob and the Yeoman, a reference to director of photography Robert D. Yeoman.
b.		One of the endings that was abandoned even before shooting was completed took place in the pool area instead of the kitchen. This version would have had noticeably less special effects, apart from the fact that Jack Nicholson was to have walked on water.
c.		Although the story is fictional, some of the details are based on the life of Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf, only son of Emperor Franz Josef. The painting of the emperor which Eisenheim creates is an actual portrait of Franz Josef. The bodies of Rudolf and his mistress, the Baroness Mary Vetsera, were found at his hunting lodge Mayerling on January 30, 1889 in what is now known as the "Mayerling Incident". This was initially covered up by the Imperial Family, creating controversy and mystery.
d.		Paramount acquired the filming rights to this Augustus Tucker novel on 18 August 1939, and made the movie seven years later.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006)?
a.		The first line and last line of the movie are the exact same. Hey.. dont mess up my moms van.
b.		First feature film portraying the San Francisco Police Departments Bureau of Inspectors Homicide Detail; the success of the film led to the development of the TV drama The Streets of San Francisco.
c.		The character of Eisenheim is closely based on the magician and supposed clairvoyant Erik Jan Hanussen, who was famous in Vienna in the early part of the 20th century and was murdered by Nazi soldiers in 1933.
d.		Walter Hill and David Giler both collaborated on a script that was ready for filming in 1990 with Hill slated to direct, but the project was then put into turn around and Hill eventually dropped out of the project altogether soon after.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Illusionist (2006)?
a.		In the theatrical version of the film, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper leave the exact same way: by standing up from a squatting position and walking out of the frame to the right. However, this changes in the "Redux" version of the film which features a few extra minutes with Duvalls character.
b.		The name of the award Claire is hoping to win, the Andrew Q. Trilling Award, is derived from a blend of the first and last names of the two screenwriters, Andrew Liotta and Lawrence Trilling.
c.		Edward Norton did many of his own magic tricks, with the coaching of James Freedman. He worked with Norton preparing him for his stage performances and acted as a hand double in numerous situations.
d.		Susan Haywards singing was dubbed by Jane Froman.

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