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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - Part (4) 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.
When Jessie (
Joan Cusack
) first meets Woody (
Tom Hanks
), she exclaims, "Sweet mother of
Abraham Lincoln
!" Abraham Lincolns mother was Nancy Hanks, a blood relative of Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks is a direct descendant of an uncle of Nancy Hanks.
b.
The "castle" in Matts fish tank is a simplified model of
Frank Lloyd Wright
s famous design for a house called "Fallingwater".
c.
At the end of the Masquerade scene, Raoul briefly enters a circular chamber full of mirrors. This is a reference to the original Phantom of the Opera novel, in which the Phantom used the mirrored chamber as a torture chamber to drive victims insane.
d.
Originally, Sid was supposed to be a con-sloth and a hustler, and there were even two finished scenes of the character conning some aardvark kids and a very suggestive scene with two female sloths later in the movie. Sid was also supposed to have a female sloth named Sylvia chasing after him, whom he despised and kept ditching. All the removed scenes can be seen on the "Super Cool Edition" DVD.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
When Santa is on his first date with the aspiring singer/songwriter if you look at her shirt the face of Santa is that of
Tim Allen
.
b.
The screenplay was written in the south of France in 1989 by
Joel Schumacher
and
Andrew Lloyd Webber
.
c.
John Popper
: lead singer and harmonica player for
Blues Traveler
, has a bit part as the announcer for the Reno bowling championship. Blues Traveler, in Amish garb, appears at the end of the movie playing one of their songs.
d.
Johnny Depp
accompanied his friend
Jackie Earle Haley
to auditions for the film. Instead of Haley being chosen for a role, it was Depp who was spotted by director
Wes Craven
, who asked him if he would like to read for a part. Depp got a part in the film, Haley didnt, but Haley would go on to play Freddy in the remake 26 years later (
A Nightmare on Elm Street
).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
Co-stars
C. Thomas Howell
and
Rae Dawn Chong
met on the set of this film and later married.
b.
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by
Harry Medved
and
Randy Lowell
.
c.
In very early stages of production,
Kevin Spacey
was considered for the role of The Phantom.
d.
Having Bellatrix carve "mudblood" into Hermiones arm during the torture scene was not in the original script, but it was an idea that both
Emma Watson
and
Helena Bonham Carter
came up with together on the spur of the moment during filming.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
Bonecrushers alternate mode is a Buffalo H Mine-Protected Clearance Vehicle, which comes equipped with a claw at the end of a telescopic arm. According to production designer
Jeff Mann
, the production design team saw a picture of the Vehicle with the claw in the foreground, which gave the impression that the claw was large enough to turn over other vehicles. But when they contacted the owners of the Vehicle to ask about using it, they were amused to learn that the claw was only 14 inches wide (it turned out the picture had been edited by Photoshop). The claw seen in this film is a ten-foot appliance the team had to construct to fit over the existing claw.
b.
Tourist Trap was actually based on
David Schmoeller
s senior film project at film school. (According to Schmoellers commentary on the 25th anniversary DVD)
c.
One of the very first films to be selected by the Library of Congress to go into their newly created National Film Registry in 1989.
d.
Patrick Wilson
did his own stunts.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
This script was originally written for
Woody Allen
b.
2 nods For Independent Spirit Awards 2011.
c.
In the "Masquerade" scene, there is a pan up the stairs. When it reaches the top of the stairs, opera patrons dressed in cat masks strike the pose that the cats on the show "Cats" pose in any promotional material. "Cats" is also an
Andrew Lloyd Webber
show.
d.
Stock footage of this movie was used in
Trumbos World
, in which MacGyver and a plantation owner fight an army of ants.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
The instruction to "Keep your hand at the level of your eyes" is another reference from the book, in which the Phantom was adept at disposing of victims with the "Punjab lasso." Keeping ones hand at the level of ones eyes kept the Punjab lasso away from the victims neck and was the only defense.
b.
When it was initially released in the summer 1975, over 67 million Americans went to see the movie, making it the first summer "blockbuster".
c.
Development of this film was turned-down by other Hollywood movie studios due to its contentious, controversial and sensitive subject matter involving vigilantism, pack-rape, and crime.
d.
There were two Gort suits: one that laced up down the back for when he had his front to the camera, another that laced up in the front for the shots of his back.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
At one point, director
James Fargo
had to prevent co-star
Tyne Daly
from taking a tumble as she had been running full out down a steep hill.
b.
The chorus featured in the rehearsal scene was the Viking Choir from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois, though the picture was filmed at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. There was an additional scene that was cut of the chorus performing in the outdoor amphitheater and featuring an original song written for the film, "Learning How to Love", also cut.
c.
Emmy Rossum
almost didnt get the part because her mother didnt want her to miss her family reunion. Luckily, director
Joel Schumacher
was able to convince her to leave early in order to sing for
Andrew Lloyd Webber
.
d.
Many of the background dancers and extras in "A Marriage Has Come To Town" were cast from the local Sikh temple.
Gurinder Chadha
didnt care if he or she could dance as long as they looked like they were having fun while dancing.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
The original screenplay envisioned the main character would be played by
Michael Caine
.
b.
In Albert Markovskis "Open Spaces" office, there is a picture of
Henry David Thoreau
, the American Transcendentalist philosopher.
c.
The theatre fire was an actual fire.
Joel Schumacher
wanted realism, so they destroyed the theatre for the scene.
d.
Pre-production started as early as 1974, with
Dino De Laurentiis
proposing his ideas and hiring
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
to write the films script. Artist
John Berkey
was commissioned to create artwork of King Kong in various situations, which were: Kong wrecking snake Kong wrecking Skull Island wall Kong wrecking train Kong wrecking boats (a rarely seen variation) Kong wrecking Shea Stadium Overhead view of Kong scaling World Trade Center (the only painting with a different Kong face, albeit partially obscured by the angle) Kong straddling the World Trade Center. De Laurentiis was most fond of Kong on the WTC and used the early draft of the artwork as the films teaser poster in the New York Times, just days after completion in 1975, promising that the film would be released in time for Christmas 1976. The teaser poster artwork was nicknamed "Travolta Kong" due to the style of his hair. Also depicted in this early poster was Kong crushing a jet in his right hand, an alarmed Dwan in his left, and his shadow being cast over the WTC. After the script was complete, the film cast, director at the helm, and filming ready to begin, the poster artwork was changed to what we see now.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
The doll in the Phantoms lair that is supposed to resemble
Emmy Rossum
is not actually a wax mold. It is Emmy Rossum. The production produced a mask of her face to use on the mannequin but when they put in the fake eyes it didnt look like her. She suggested to stand in as the mannequin instead. This was done by her being made up like a doll with waxy makeup on, and her standing very, very still.
b.
Director
Jon Favreau
stated that the role of Senator Stern was a nod to
Howard Stern
, as was the casting of
Garry Shandling
, whom Stern is a big fan of, for the part.
c.
The films poster was banned in the US after receiving complaints deeming the image offensive.
d.
First movie as a producer for
Bo Derek
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (2004)?
a.
Roger Ebert
named this film the best of the 2000s.
b.
The lit candelabras that rise from the water were not done with special effects or CGI lights: the special wicks ignited when they reached the air. This effect was done in one take and didnt work again after that.
c.
One of the reasons that
Michael Rennie
was cast as Klaatu was because he was generally unknown to American audiences, and would be more readily accepted as an "alien" than a more recognizable actor.
d.
Sonja Davis
, who was
Angela Bassett
s stuntwoman, was killed in an accident on the film set in 1994.
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