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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pelican Brief (1993) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pelican Brief (1993) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993).
About the movie:
A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993)?
a.
Three songs were written for the movie but were not used: "Knock Knees" (Music by
Harry Ruby
& Lyrics by
Bert Kalmar
), "Looking for the Lovelight in Your Eyes" (Music by
Harry Ruby
& Lyrics by
Bert Kalmar
) and "If I Were a Traveling Salesman" (Music by
Joe Burke
& Lyrics by
Al Dubin
).
b.
The two main stars,
Julia Roberts
and
Denzel Washington
, do not appear on screen together until an hour and 5 minutes into the movie.
c.
The poem that Eric Draven misquotes when he breaks into Gideons shop is "The Raven" by
Edgar Allan Poe
. Draven says "Suddenly I heard a tapping..." while Poes poem actually reads "Suddenly there came a tapping."
d.
Mike Potter
, who did Hedwigs hair and makeup for both the stage production and the movie, can be seen in drag in the scene where Tommy picks Hedwig up off the street, as the second call girl leaning against the wall. He was given the drag name "Renatta Options Options" by
John Cameron Mitchell
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993)?
a.
The President questions Coles idea of addressing the nation while wearing a cardigan sweater; this is based on a real-life incident in which then-president
Jimmy Carter
addressed the nation in a cardigan during the height of the fuel shortages in the 1970s.
b.
In the closing seconds of the film after the camera pulls back from the exploding buildings, a single frame of male genitalia can be seen briefly like
Brad Pitt
s character added in his projectionist job.
c.
Film prints were shipped to some theaters under the name "Separation Anxiety".
d.
Hayley Atwell
based her performance as Peggy Carter on
Ginger Rogers
: "She can do everything Captain America can do, but backwards and in high heels."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993)?
a.
Roman Polanski
was so faithful to the novel that he asked
Ira Levin
the date of the issue of the New Yorker in which Guy Woodhouse sees a shirt he wants. Levin confessed that he had made up the detail.
b.
Katherine Helmond
s movie debut.
c.
For the scenes inside the White House, the sets created for
Dave
were used.
d.
A waitress from the Holiday Inn where the director and crew were staying stood in for Heather Menzies during the topless shots because Menzies was concerned that her husband might not approve of the nude scene.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993)?
a.
One of the phrases that is uttered by the alley urchin is "Beaufort, South Carolina," which was the setting for
The Big Chill
, also directed by
Lawrence Kasdan
.
b.
The rights to "The Pelican Brief" were bought before the book was even written,
John Grisham
had written a sample from the book and the rights were bought on the spot.
c.
Average Shot Length = ~8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.5 seconds
d.
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 MCA ever since.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993)?
a.
Dedicated to prominent production designer and art director Harold Michelson, who was a mentor to Edward L. Plumb and reviewed the crypt designs of art director L.J. Dopp for this film. After Michelson approved the drawings, Dopp went on to direct a crew to build the 14 foot high crypt. Michelson was the storyboard artist on Alfred Hitchcocks "The Birds", which featured Tippi Hedren (one of the stars of "Her Morbid Desires", the first segment of "The Boneyard Collection"). Michelson was also the visual consultant and actor in "Graveyard Shift", which starred Brad Dourif (who appears in "The Boneyard Collection"s last segment, "The Devils Due at Midnight").
b.
Silent Bob speaks a total of three words in the movie: "No ticket" on the train; and "Thanks" after Rufus (
Chris Rock
) was talking to Jay before going back to heaven.
c.
In Brazil, the movie is titled "The Sound of the Heart".
d.
Gray Grantham (
Denzel Washington
) and Smith Keen (
John Lithgow
) secretly meet at the home of George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon, VA. Denzel Washington was born in Mount Vernon, NY.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993)?
a.
It took animator
Wolfgang Reitherman
nine tries to get the animation of the Slave in the Magic Mirror just right. He achieved it by folding the paper in half, drawing one half of the face, then turning the paper over and tracing the other half. He was then dismayed when his hard work was obscured by fire, smoke and distortion glass for the film.
b.
John Grisham
wrote the part of Darby Shaw with
Julia Roberts
in mind. Roberts read the book once it was finished and agreed to the role without even seeing a script.
c.
The stabbing scene in the shower is reported to have taken seven days to shoot using 70 different camera angles but only lasts 45 seconds in the movie.
d.
Joaquin Phoenix
s feature film debut. He is credited as Leaf Phoenix.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993)?
a.
Although the Tulane Law School has moved to a new building since this film was released, the room where
Julia Roberts
and
Sam Shepard
meet for class early in the move is still a classroom: Jones Hall Rm. 102.
b.
Because of the films poster art, which depicts a human hand hanging out of a huge frogs mouth, it is often misconstrued that the film is about giant man-eating frogs rather than about swamp wildlife on the rampage.
c.
The MGM composer
Herbert Stothart
quotes the catchy title song from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammersteins Broadway musical "Oklahoma" a number of times in his background score for this 1944 film. As none of the fliers came from that state, no one has ever determined whether it was a bit of unconscious plagiarism on his part, or a subliminal tribute to Americana.
d.
Wes Anderson
has stated the walking sequence in the final credits is an homage to
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
, also starring
Jeff Goldblum
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993)?
a.
John Addison
was nominated for an Oscar for his music score. However, he was not originally among the five nominees when the nominations were announced. He was added to the list after the score for
The Godfather
was deemed ineligible.
b.
The reality of the "Shall We Dance" sequence was that
Deborah Kerr
suffered continual bruising from the hoops in her skirt, and
Yul Brynner
- a chain smoker who had already lost a lung to his habit - had to take oxygen in between takes.
c.
F. Denton Voyles is the FBI Director in most of
John Grisham
s books, when the FBI plays a part.
d.
In the scene where Ms. Cross and Max feed the fish and talk about deaths of loved ones,
Jason Schwartzman
(Max) had to stand on boxes so he could be the same height as
Olivia Williams
(Ms. Cross).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993)?
a.
Maries classic line "screw you creepo" was "fuck you creepo" in the original script. Obviously, the line had to be changed for the film to get a PG rating.
b.
FBI Director Denton Voyles also appeared in the
John Grisham
adaptation
The Firm
, in which he was played by
Steven Hill
.
c.
Desert location shooting was so hot at times that the film melted in the camera.
d.
This is the only movie in which the character played by
Elvis Presley
dies on-screen.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pelican Brief (1993)?
a.
To research his role as reporter Gray Grantham,
Denzel Washington
spent time with Washington Post editors and reporters.
b.
Zack Snyder
was approached to direct.
c.
According to the actor/stuntman
Ernie F. Orsatti
,
Faye Dunaway
was often late to the set or didnt appear at all. This made some scenes impossible to film and caused other actors such as
William Holden
and
Jennifer Jones
quite upset. William Holden reportedly shoved Faye against the wall one day and threatened her. For the next month, she had a perfect attendance record.
d.
Set a weekend box-office record for IMAX venues with $6.2 mil. Former record holder was
Spider-Man 3
.
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