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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004).
About the movie:
A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorizes the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
The name of the main protagonist, Gru, appears to be taken from the Russian Military Intelligence agency GRU. GRU is an acronym for Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravleniye (roughly translates to Main Intelligent Department/Directorate), the foreign military intelligence directorate of the Russian Armed Forces. It is the largest Russian intelligence agency, six times larger than the SVR (formerly the KGB). This may hint at Grus own origins.
b.
Clancy Brown
nearly turned down the role of Kurgan, concerned that his allergy to makeup would prevent him from wearing the prosthetics required late in the film.
c.
The Phantom speaks only fourteen of his lines and sings the rest.
d.
On the bookshelf behind Jacks bed are the novels "Sacred" and "Gone, Baby, Gone" by
Dennis Lehane
, who also wrote
Mystic River
which featured
Emmy Rossum
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: During the end credit sequence when Billy Crystal is tiny and riding the hockey puck. When he uses the cat "horn" to scare the goalie, the goalie lets out the scream.
b.
The first choices for the roles of Logan and Jessica were
Jon Voight
and
Lindsay Wagner
. The role of
Peter Ustinov
s character, the Old Man, was offered to
James Cagney
.
c.
The film was chosen to be screened at the New York Film Festival in October 1971.
d.
The chandelier weighed 2.2 tons, cost $1.3 million, and was provided by Swarovski. It had a stunt double for riskier scenes. There was also a third chandelier made, that was equipped with electricity and lighting for the opening scene.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
Elvis thought that
Michael Curtiz
would have been the ideal director for this film.
b.
Director
Paul Bartel
had
Jane Ruhm
design the opening titles using money from the budget without getting
Roger Corman
s permission first.
c.
When the Phantom is taking Christine to his lair, he places her on a black horse for a while. This is not part of the show, but is a nod to the original book, where the Phantom uses a horse named Cesar to transport Christine part of the way.
d.
When this silent film opened in New York at the Lyric Theatre on 42nd Street, the musical arrangement was by
J. Frank Cork
(who conducted the orchestra), and
Eleanor Gates
sang "Gentle Maiden" during the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
b.
For the auditions, a set was built and the actors wore costume.
c.
Film debut of
Lola Albright
.
d.
Gregory Peck
declined to attempt an English accent in order to play Captain Mallory.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
Many of the actors singing voices were dubbed in this movie:
Matt Mattox
s singing was dubbed by
Bill Lee
,
Nancy Kilgas
s singing was dubbed by
Marie Greene
,
Julie Newmar
s singing was dubbed by
Betty Allen
, two of the brothers had their singing dubbed by
Allan Davies
and
Charlie Parlato
,
Ruta Lee
had her singing dubbed by
Betty Noyes
, and
Betty Carr
had her singing dubbed by
Norma Zimmer
.
b.
The production shoot of this movie went thirty days over schedule.
c.
In the beginning of the movie, the retiring owner, Lefevre, says that the only way to please Carlotta is, "Grovel, grovel". This is part of a song from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, another one of
Andrew Lloyd Webber
s shows.
d.
The car that Corso and The Girl drive in France is a Chrysler Dodge Viper. The brand logo of Chrysler is a pentagram, the model name is Viper (which refers to the snake from Adam and Eve) and the car itself is painted red, the color of the devil.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
Because the chandelier scene is at the end of the film, as opposed to ending the first act as it does in the play, one of the lines in the song "Masquerade" had to be altered so that instead of referring to a "new chandelier" they talk of "friends that are here".
b.
The name Bourne came from Ansel Bourne, a preacher in Rhode Island, the first documented case of "dissociative fugue", a condition not unlike dissociative amnesia or dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder). One day in 1887 he forgot who he was, started a new life in Pennsylvania under the name Brown, and opened a convenience store. About three months later, he woke up and not only remembered his life as Bourne, but forgot all of his life as Brown... and needless to say was quite confused as to why he was in Pennsylvania.
c.
Cary Grant
never said "Judy, Judy, Judy" in the movies, which he credits to
Larry Storch
, but he did say "Susan, Susan, Susan" in
Bringing Up Baby
.
d.
The doctors and nurses that work on E.T. are all real emergency room technicians. They were told to treat E.T. the same way they would treat a real patient so that their dialogue and actions would seem real.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
Sol M. Wurtzel
paid Marilyn Monroe $125 for her walk-on in this film.
b.
Before
Bruce Willis
was cast,
Richard Gere
was offered the role of The Jackal. He turned it down and instead asked if he could play the hero.
c.
Raymond Burr
s first movie.
d.
The music is played by a 105-piece orchestra.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
The films workings title included "People Like Us", "At Risk" and "Probable Cause".
b.
The final choice for the role of Thor came down to brothers
Chris Hemsworth
and
Liam Hemsworth
. Chris found it funny: "We both came all the way over here from Australia and ended up battling against each other." He however bore no ill-will towards Liam, claiming he was rooting for him to get the role.
c.
Some more explicit or dark details were changed from the original Norwegian film
Insomnia
such as: the dead dog Dormer shoots in this film is alive in the original; Dormer does some reckless driving to scare the dead girls friend, in the original he grabs her between the legs; Dormer and the hotel clerk share their thoughts a lot in the film, in the original they flirt a lot and he almost rapes her; the extremely downbeat ending in the original has been changed.
d.
Patrick Wilson
(Raoul) was the first to be signed, then
Gerard Butler
(The Phantom), then
Emmy Rossum
(Christine).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
The first public screening for ThanksKilling was at the Merry Scary Winter Horrorland festival, part of the Sacramento Horror Fest.
b.
The scenes at the NBA game with
John Travolta
and
Uma Thurman
were filmed at the Staples Center during a game between the Lakers and the Sacramento Kings on 26 February 2004. Although the film depicts the Lakers winning the game, they lost 101-103.
c.
Carol Channing
s film debut.
d.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
composed 15 minutes of new music for the film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
The hallucination sequences include footage shot on location in Japan for
House of Bamboo
, and footage shot by
Samuel Fuller
in Mato Grosso, Brazil for the unfinished film Tigrero (see
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made
.)
b.
There was a scene involving
Kate Capshaw
and a rather large snake which had to be cut out as Capshaw was having panic attacks at the very prospect of it. Director
Steven Spielberg
jokingly says that the only reason Kate married him later was because he allowed the scene to be cut.
c.
In Christines debut performance as the star of the Opera House, she wears a costume that is an exact replica of the outfit Empress Elizabeth (aka "Sisi") of Austria wears in her most famous portrait. This includes the white diaphanous dress with full, billowing skirt, as well as the diamond star-bursts in her hair and earrings. This is not surprising when one considers the fact that
Andrew Lloyd Webber
is one of the most important collectors of artwork from this period, and would be familiar with the portrait in question.
d.
Makeup artist
Jack P. Pierce
estimated it took four hours to transform
Boris Karloff
into the monster.
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