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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Part (17) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Part (17) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
About the movie:
In a small village in the Shire a young Hobbit named Frodo has been entrusted with an ancient Ring. Now he must embark on an Epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?
a.
Orlando Bloom
landed the role of Legolas two days before he finished drama school.
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Friday, September 30th, 1949 with
Gary Cooper
reprising his film role.
c.
The DVD contains a more ambiguous and much shorter alternate ending in which Gin simply reappears on the platform and smiles at Mac.
d.
The entire exorcism scene, from start to end, lasts 9 minutes.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?
a.
In the scene after "Red" Bennett is appointed chairman in the union after the success of the Kreger strike, Jimmy Hoffa picks up a paper from the news stand and reads the headline about the strike. If you pay close attention to the moment when he slaps the paper and says "Aint that something?" the story his hand touches on the page reads: "Ma and Freddie Barker killed in gun battle". It is a true headline and it places the date in the scene somewhere around January 1935 (when Ma Barker was killed).
b.
It is the first movie to use the Imagemotion technology.
c.
In of many references to
Lolita
, "Lester Burnham" is an anagram for "Humbert learns".
d.
Cate Blanchett
s role as Galadriel required her to film for only a month.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?
a.
The character of John Constantine was originally created by
Alan Moore
, during his run on DC Comics "Swamp Thing". However, following his negative experience with
From Hell
and
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
, Moore decided to reject all money and credit from Hollywood on any adaptations of his work. Thus, he gave all the money he wouldve gotten to the artist who drew the character with him, and rejected his own "created by" credit from the film.
b.
Perhaps as an in-joke,
Peter Sellers
is whistling the theme to A Man and a Woman to himself in one scene - the tune is written by
Francis Lai
, who composed this movies score.
c.
Enya
s lyricist
Roma Ryan
learned Elvish for the two songs she contributed to the film.
d.
The 35mm camera that
James Stewart
holds with the huge telephoto lens attached is an early 1950s Exakta VX (also known as the "Varex" outside the USA) manufactured in Dresden, (east) Germany. The lens is a 400mm Kilfitt. The Paramount property department purposely covered over the name with black masking tape.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?
a.
Elijah Wood
never wore a full chain-mail Mithril vest, only the top half.
b.
With this film,
Shane Black
became the first writer to sell a script for $1 million. According to Time Magazine, he was originally offered $2.25 million by Carolco Pictures, but decided to go with Warner Bros. for the lower bid of $1.75 million so that he could work with
Joel Silver
, who had also produced his script for
Lethal Weapon
.
c.
Vera Miles
had her head shaved for her role in this film, which resulted in having to wear a wig for her role in
Psycho
. (In fact, except for Barbara Bel Geddes, who wore a wig, all of the actresses playing the title characters had their heads shaved.)
d.
Filming took 70 days, as scheduled.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?
a.
Co-producer
Rick Porras
s wedding ring was the template for the One Ring.
b.
Kevin Costner
s character is shown having attended West Virginia University (WVU). The movie was written by
Lawrence Kasdan
who graduated from high school in Morgantown WV, the same city where WVU is located.
c.
The TV show that the girls are watching while the mother has gone to the hospital late at night is
Trick or Treat
d.
The British Board of Film Classification asked that two kicks to the crotch and some blatant nudity in the opening titles be excised in order to secure a PG rating.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?
a.
Dick Smothers
character, Senator, is partly based on Nevada Senator
Harry Reid
, who was chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. The scene in which Sam Rothstein is denied a license by the Nevada Gaming Commission is based on a December 1978 hearing when
Harry Reid
was the commissions chairman; some of Reids statements are used in Smothers dialogue. The scene was shot in an actual courtroom in the Clark County Courthouse, which was later closed in 2005.
b.
Ian McKellen
hadnt read the books when he was first approached by
Peter Jackson
to play Gandalf. It was Jacksons enthusiasm for the project that won him over.
c.
Jay Mohr
was originally attached to play Pipe. When the producers decided to shoot on location in Manhattan, the film was cast with mostly unknowns.
d.
Final cinema film of British director
Peter Yates
, which predominantly premiered on video.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?
a.
When you see Frodo and Gandalf sitting on a cart at the beginning, forced perspective means that
Elijah Wood
is 3 feet behind
Ian McKellen
.
b.
This was shot under the title "Meteor Monster" but the title was changed to "Teenage Monster" due to the success of monster movies from other distributors which has the word "teenage" in the title. When it was released to U.S. television, the title was changed back to "Meteor Monster" for the 16mm television syndication prints.
c.
Luke Askew
contracted food poisoning during the shooting of the movie and was seriously ill on the day the famous scene in which
William Devane
rips into Askews crotch with his hook hand was shot.
d.
Queen Christina
and
The Painted Veil
, which were both huge hits in Europe (making twice their budget in the UK alone), but were underwhelming US successes.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?
a.
In the opening scene, Pinky (
Ricky Jay
) is carrying a stack of books. The title of one of these books is "The Magic of Barcelona".
Ricky Jay
is widely considered the best slight of hand magician in the world today.
b.
Actor Charles Haid was originally cast as Connie Kalitta and filmed for several days before being fired for being difficult. He was replaced by Beau Bridges.
c.
Orlando Bloom
spent two months learning how to use a bow and arrow.
d.
Estelle Parsons
was nominated for the 1969 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "The Seven Descents of Myrtle."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?
a.
The original script had Autry kissing
Marjorie Weaver
at the end, but that ending was dropped when his fans objected.
b.
Apart from some establishing shots of New York at the beginning, the film was mostly shot in London, England with the old Lambeth Hospital being used as the police station and jail.
c.
The original ending featured a scene in which Grant Faraday figures out his fathers fate based on Oliver Langs strange behavior toward him. It was cut for time.
d.
In the mines of Moria, the battery for
Ian McKellen
s illuminated staff is hidden within the folds of his robes.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)?
a.
Jason Statham
was the first choice to replace
Vin Diesel
, but passed on the part.
b.
First time Don Stark and Mila Kunis worked together before starring on "That 70s Show" three years later.
c.
Filmed in 1929, but not released until 1930.
d.
Before production began, it had to be determined whether computer effects could convincingly create battle scenes featuring thousands and thousands of warriors.
Peter Jackson
invested his own money in the pursuit of this software.
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