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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997).
About the movie:
Murray is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assasinate international leaders at a banquet.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)?
a.
Universal Pictures acquired the rights to
Ethan Reiff
and
Cyrus Voris
s spec script in an aggressive bidding contest with other studios such as New Line Cinema, Warner Bros., Sony, New Regency Enterprises, and DreamWorks.
b.
This was the first feature film to be made at Elstree Studios after the local council bought it from Brent Walker under a Compulsory Purchase Order.
c.
The New York production of "The Visit" by
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
, adapted by
Maurice Valency
, opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater (And starred Lunt and Fontanne) in New York on Nov. 29, 1958, ran for 189 performances and was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award for the Best Play.
d.
When the Soviet General and Prof. Beckner launch the capsules the General gives the coordinates for Houston, Texas (29° 45 26" N, 95° 21 W). Beckner gives the coordinates for Moscow (55° 45 18" N, 37° 37 14" E). Beckner is also heard giving partial coordinates for 45° 4 23" N and 12 12" E but the degrees are missing.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)?
a.
Special effects master
Ray Harryhausen
has said that sequence of the elephant performing its act and its subsequent fight with Gwangi were done with no shots of a real elephant because no such animal was available. However, there is an elephant in the very early scene of the Wild West shows parade through the town, and Rays animation puppet is a perfect double for it.
b.
In the hotel, after the interrogation, Boris walks out of the room to call Dr. Kropotkin, and says: "Uri, get the rubber sheets... and watch that man." (pointing to
Bill Murray
s character). "Watch That Man" is the title of the novel on which the movie is based.
c.
Walt Disney
had been trying to buy the film rights to
J.M. Barrie
s play since 1935 having been smitten by a traveling production of the play when he was a child. The hold-up in negotiations was because Barrie had bequeathed the rights to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London. Disney finally secured the rights in 1939.
d.
Had a 45-day shoot.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)?
a.
The movie that Consuela is watching in the kitchen is
Copycat
, also directed by
Jon Amiel
.
b.
There is an additional scene after the credits: an outtake with
Bill Murray
and Tallahassee.
c.
When submitted to the MPAA, the film was unofficially given an NC-17 rating. In order to obtain an R rating, the filmmakers had to remove a shot of urination in someones mouth. Rather than re-cut the scene, the filmmakers removed the entire (two-minute) sequence, which also includes male frontal nudity.
d.
There is no female character in the film (excluding the flashback sequences from
Unstable
).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)?
a.
First cinema film of
Eddie Marsan
.
b.
Both
Michael Cera
and Jonathan B. Wright worked on _Youth In Revolt (2009)_. During production of Nick and Norah, they rehearsed a confrontational scene between their Youth In Revolt characters.
c.
Main video editing was done with Final Cut Pro, with extensive work on tweaking, conforming and fixing up shots done with Adobe software, namely After Effects and Premiere.
d.
Perla Haney-Jardine
s film debut.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)?
a.
While making this movie
Patrick Muldoon
got the chance to visit the village in County Mayo where his ancestors had emigrated from and stand in the foundations of their old house.
b.
When Wally uses a croquet mallet to knock a hole in the kitchen door and says "Heres Johnny!", it is a clear reference to
The Shining
, when
Jack Nicholson
s character does a similar thing using an ax. However, in
Stephen King
s novel "The Shining", the character Jack Torrance uses a roque mallet (roque is an early 20th century American sport very similar to croquet).
c.
On the DVD documentary,
Steven Spielberg
states that his original idea for introducing the shark was going to be a scene that took place at the dock at night: The harbor master would be watching TV, and through the window behind him the audience would see a row of boats rising and falling as the shark swam underneath them. Spielberg believed that the swell of the boats would help indicate the huge size of the shark; however, the logistics involved (for example, getting all the boats to go up and down at the correct intervals) proved too difficult to coordinate properly. Additionally, the constantly malfunctioning shark would not allow the scene to be filmed. Much to Spielbergs disappointment, the scene had to be shelved.
d.
The film features
Colin Petersen
in a bit part as Second Man. At about age 10, Petersen had been the first actor to play the famous Australian boy character Smiley (Smiley Greevins) in the classic Australian family movie,
Smiley
.
Barney
is similar to that film in that it also features a boy central character. This movie was made approximately twenty years after
Smiley
and reportedly, Geevins casting was, according to the book Australian Film 1900-1977, "...to symbolize Columbias hopes that Barney would find the same success as the earlier film".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)?
a.
English soldiers had no uniform during the Scots Wars of Independence.
b.
The movie was shot in HD 24P.
c.
In the final beach scene, when the agents tell the "waiter" to bring in the poisoned coconuts, they call him by the name "Venkman", the name of
Bill Murray
s character from the Ghostbusters franchise.
d.
Jeremy Sumpter
was originally considered for the role of Bobby Garfield.
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