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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Painted Veil (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Painted Veil (2006) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Painted Veil (2006).
About the movie:
A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Painted Veil (2006)?
a.
The film was originally being developed by Yaris Stratus Film. When Stratus executive,
Mark Gill
, left for Warner Independent, he brought this project with him.
b.
The auditorium and stage of the Paris Opera House seen here was the same set built for the 1925 version. It still stands at Universal Studios today, and has been used for countless other productions, including
Thoroughly Modern Millie
and
The Sting
. It is the oldest remaining film set in the world.
c.
The role of Uncle Marvin was specifically written for
Donald Gibb
. However, all the key scenes involving a subplot with Uncle Marvin were ultimately cut from the final finished version of the film.
d.
Original title considered: "Maybe Baby".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Painted Veil (2006)?
a.
German Film Award-winning director
Caroline Link
was attached to the project, also working on her own version of the screenplay.
b.
At the end of the movie, the grandmothers high school rival is played by
Cloris Leachman
who used to trade barbs with Betty White on
Mary Tyler Moore
as Sue Ann Nivens and Phylis Lindstrom.
c.
The word "fuck" and its derivatives are spoken 127 times.
d.
The filmmakers shot a test trailer on Thanksgiving 2009, while the writers started developing the treatment, marking less than a year from the blank page to the big screen.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Painted Veil (2006)?
a.
Miklos Wright
:
b.
Rock band
Pink Floyd
was at one point approached to perform music for the film. However they turned it down due to other commitments. Yet they retain a connection with the film: much like
The Wizard of Oz
and "Dark Side of the Moon", it is said that Pink Floyds song "Echoes" from the album "Meddle" can be perfectly synchronized with the "Jupiter & Beyond the Infinite" segment of the film. See links section for details.
c.
Despite the aviation element of this movie,
Shirley Temple
was never allowed to actually ride in an airplane during filming; her life insurance policy voided claims resulting from aircraft.
d.
Edward Norton
injured his back during filming, breaking three vertebrae after his horse threw him onto some rocks. He has said in interviews that he did not seek proper medical treatment until he had finished filming and had returned to Hong Kong.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Painted Veil (2006)?
a.
Edward Norton
personally recruited
Naomi Watts
for her role in the film.
b.
When Professor Bruttenholm is showing Agent Myers through the BPRD when he first arrives, a greyish male humanoid statue with a large ring on its groin is momentarily seen. This is actually Roger the Homunculus, a supporting character introduced late in the Hellboy comics (in the story arc "Almost Colossus"), who often goes through periods of dormancy; when active, he is a special BPRD agent much like Abe. Roger did not make it into the movie script as a character, but made it into the film as a piece of set decoration instead. Another comic-book prop reference in the same scene is the large set of metal boots sitting in one of the glass display cases. These belonged to a supernatural creature called "The Iron Shoes" from the short story of the same name.
c.
The name for the character John Coffey was lifted from a college professor, Rev. John Coffee.
Stephen King
had met him once and really liked his name and used it in "The Green Mile". Reverend Coffee taught history classes at Emerson College in Boston Massachusetts. He retired in May 2005.
d.
The film contains references to
To Kill a Mockingbird
: Boo Radley: Babe improvises a story of falling off a tree when she was younger, which happened to Boo Radley; and when Babe goes into a building, she says hello to Mrs. Finch and her pet Atticus, a reference to Atticus Finch.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Painted Veil (2006)?
a.
In the scene where Bartleby gives Loki the newspaper clipping, the author of the article is
Carol Banker
. She is the script supervisor for this and many other
Kevin Smith
films.
b.
Newton Thomas Sigel
initially planned on shooting the film in 65mm in order to achieve the "glossy" look he was aiming for. This idea progressed far enough that extensive filming of 65mm test footage was done during pre-production. Sigel eventually abandoned the 65mm format after being repeatedly told that "nobody projects it anymore".
c.
This movie is one of only two remakes of
The Front Page
which do not use "The Front Page" title. The other is
His Girl Friday
.
d.
Naomi Watts
and
John Curran
previously worked together when he directed her in
We Dont Live Here Anymore
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Painted Veil (2006)?
a.
Walt Disney
Pictures already had
Igor Stravinsky
s "The Firebird Suite" under license. They had acquired it along with "The Rite of Spring" during the planning stage of the original
Fantasia
.
b.
Peter Jackson
originally wanted either
Robert De Niro
or
George Clooney
to play the role of Carl Denham.
c.
Warner Independents and Yari Groups brought in a Chinese production company to help finance the film. The Chinese partner was granted approvals over the script and the finished film. It was concerned about the films depiction of the uprising during the Chinese Revolution as well as the choleras victims and asks for these contents to be reduced, something
Edward Norton
and
John Curran
disagreed upon. In the end, about 38 seconds of footage were removed.
d.
Shot back-to-back in Puerto Rico with The
Last Woman on Earth
, using the same cast and crew, but not released until several months afterward.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Painted Veil (2006)?
a.
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.
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.
Nicole Kidman
was considered for the leading role.
d.
June 2008 Ranked #9 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Romantic Comedy".
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