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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Remains of the Day (1993) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Remains of the Day (1993) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Remains of the Day (1993)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Remains of the Day (1993).

About the movie: A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years post World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty has been.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Remains of the Day (1993)?
a.		Although some literary sources claim the film was shot in the anamorphic CinemaScope process with the aspect ratio of 2,35:1, the lack of a CinemaScope logo or credit in titles and promotional material such as posters and the total lack of anamorphic compression artifacts in the print indicate that the film was shot in spherical 1,85:1 hard matte format. Widescreen DVDs of the film have also been presented in 1,85:1 aspect ratio.
b.		Only one of three roles (Miss Kenton) that actress Meryl Streep was turned down for.
c.		The scene where Frodo sends Sam away took a year to complete. Due to New Zealands unpredictable weather, the filmmakers were always prepared to shoot some scenes on interior sets if the weather wasnt right. One such bad weather day resulted in the filming of Elijah Woods close-ups for the scene in December of 1999. After that, however, the weather on his and Sean Astins shooting days was always suitable for filming, so other scenes were shot instead. It wasnt until production was about to wrap in December of 2000 that they were finally able to get back onto the inside set to film Sean Astins close-up shots. The set, which had been built on a squash court in a hotel, had remained standing for a whole year, rendering the court useless for squash games.
d.		British actor Simon Pegg was originally set to play Lt. Archie Hicox but was forced to pull out of the project because of scheduling conflicts. Michael Fassbender replaced him.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Remains of the Day (1993)?
a.		The original screenplay was written by Harold Pinter for Mike Nichols. A few of his scenes survived the rewrite after Columbia reassigned the film to Merchant-Ivory (after which Pinter insisted that his name be removed from the credits). One of these scenes, almost at the very end of the film, where Anthony Hopkins finally accepts his failures and cries in front of a total stranger, a retired butler, did not make the final cut. The scene appears in the deleted scenes special features of the 2001 DVD release.
b.		Mae Wests famous line in this film, "Beulah, peel me a grape," was inspired by Wests pet monkey, Boogie. The monkey loved grapes, and one day West noticed that although he would eat grapes by the dozens, he would always peel the skin off each one before popping it into his mouth.
c.		The death metal band on the television in the first shot of the film is Disgorge, from San Deigo, performing their song "Consume the Forsaken".
d.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 29, 1951 with Susan Hayward and William Lundigan reprising their film roles.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Remains of the Day (1993)?
a.		Decca Records released a Judy Garland 78 containing two songs from the score not performed by her in the movie: "Love" (music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane), a fervent air which Judy sang on radio the twice in 1945, then occasionally in her 1951-52 concerts as an encore, and two times on her CBS-TV series, The Judy Garland Show: a duet with Lena Horne from the October 13, 1963 broadcast, and a solo version telecast on March 22, 1964. The Decca flip side was the radiant ballad, "This Heart of Mine" (music by Harry Warren and Arthur Freed). Judys two commercial cuts, arranged and conducted by Victor Young, recorded on January 26, 1945 and released on March 22, along with an alternate take of "This Heart of Mine," have been presented on her CD box set from MCA, "The Complete Decca Masters (Plus)."
b.		It was while shooting Mr. & Mrs. Bridge in Kansas City that actor Remak Ramsay, who was reading "The Remains of the Day" while playing a part in the film, gave the book to James Ivory to read thinking that its subject and setting might intrigue Ivory.
c.		There are over 2,200 visual effects shots in this film, more than Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones combined. Star Wars only had 350 such shots.
d.		This film, in English, and S.O.S. Eisberg, in German, were filmed simultaneously by Universal. The rise of the Nazi party in Germany brought an end to U.S. and German co-productions such as these films.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Remains of the Day (1993)?
a.		The name Bay of Pigs comes from Bahia de Cochinos, where in all probability "Cochino" refers to a species of Triggerfish, rather than pigs.
b.		Due to studio pressure, 15 minutes were trimmed from the original running time and a new ending was shot.
c.		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.
d.		First cinema feature of Ben Chaplin.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Remains of the Day (1993)?
a.		Set in 1978, the film required period clothes and cars. Local cars clubs were enlisted to provide the automobiles while the Riverhead Salvation Army donated all the clothes for extras and background actors.
b.		Anthony Hopkins, as a guest on the TV show Inside the Actors Studio, said that he got tips on how to play a butler from a real-life butler, Cyril Dickman who served for 50 years at Buckingham Palace. The butler said there was nothing to being a butler, really - when youre in the room it should be even more empty.
c.		Nathan Phillips auditioned for the role of Neil Kelly.
d.		It took about two weeks to film the scene where Jack was being chased by the coal truck.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Remains of the Day (1993)?
a.		The character played by Christopher Reeve in the film is a composite of two different people: in Kazuo Ishiguros novel, Stevens new employer is an American by the name of Farraday, and has nothing to do with Mr. Lewis, the Senator.
b.		Originally developed by Chris Sanders (creator and co-director of Lilo & Stitch) as "American Dog", with a similar storyline, but with major location and character changes. The titular dog, named Henry, originally had much more of a "Stitch" look, the character of Mittens was originally Ogo, a male cat with an eye patch who worked as a mechanic in a junkyard (this character eventually became the star of Sanders personal webcomic, "Kiskaloo"), Rhino was originally an oversized radioactive rabbit, and a lot of the movie took place in the deserts of the American Southwest (similar to the location of Pixars Cars). Sanders was replaced by Chris Williams and Byron Howard, and the project was overhauled in late 2006.
c.		A reprise of "I Had A Dream" performed by Esther Williams and George Sanders was filmed but cut from the release print.
d.		Joe Dallesandro started working at Andy Warhols The Factory after shooting this film, whereas Ondine himself was eventually "banned" from the factory because of his terrible temper. Dallesandro told his biographer, Michael Ferguson, that Ondine was one of the people he was told not to allow into the Factory after he started working there.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Remains of the Day (1993)?
a.		Leo McKern, who bore a strong resemblance to the character in the original Oz illustrations, was the first choice for the role of the Nome King. McKern turned down the role due to scheduling conflicts.
b.		Completed in 1929, but not released until 1930.
c.		Humphrey Bogart was originally cast as the male lead, but dismissed after four days filming.
d.		At one point, Anjelica Huston was being courted for the part of the housekeeper. Jeremy Irons had also been considered for a part in the film.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Remains of the Day (1993)?
a.		The female Autobot Arcee was going to appear in the film, but the writers couldnt properly explain the concept of robot gender in the film, so she was removed and replaced with Ironhide. Arcee would appear in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the writers deciding to ignore the issue of gender.
b.		Hugh Grant stated that it is the best film he have ever done.
c.		Originally set in San Francisco, changed to Miami to suit Sylvester Stallone, who subsequently left the project.
d.		Rita Hayworth plays the rich older woman keeping Frank Sinatra as her boy toy. In real life, Hayworth was only in her late thirties when she made this film and was three years younger than Sinatra.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Remains of the Day (1993)?
a.		Outside scenes were all shot in Canada. Interior scenes were all shot on a sound stage.
b.		In spite of the fact that this film is, in many ways, a love story, there is not a single scene of romance in the whole movie - the one attempt Miss Kenton makes is curtly and directly refused, never to be repeated.
c.		Filming had already begun when Lee Tamahori decided he wanted a car chase through the ice palace set. His set designer Peter Lamont had to rebuild the set with steel girders to support the cars racing around it.
d.		The final sequence as well almost every scene that takes place at night was filmed at a giant airplane (not dirigible as is often stated) hanger in Mobile, Alabama. The heat was unbearable, although it did not actually rain in the hanger as is often erroneously reported - the crew was only told that such a condition was possible because of the great humidity. There was a constant effort to get every arc light available to the location to film the reflections of the UFOs. Many lights in retirement from the Technicolor era were brought out of mothball for the spaceship sequences.

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