Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Room (2003) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Room (2003) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003).

About the movie: Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003)?
a.		The film is dedicated to Mike Katzin.
b.		In interviews for the film, Linda Hamilton took the unusual (and honest) step of saying what she really thought about the movie, calling it "mediocre as hell. Okay, its really bad, really bad."
c.		Kyle Vogt quit the film due to creative differences with Tommy Wiseau. That explains why his character, Peter, is not at the party at the end. Peters lines were given to Greg Ellery, who unexpectedly shows up at Johnnys birthday party.
d.		Joseph L. Mankiewicz was never proud of this film and only made it out of sufferance for his friend, Elizabeth Taylor. At one point he even tried to have his name taken off. He was however paid $3 million for making it, a then unheard of sum of money for a director.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003)?
a.		Cartoon Networks Adult Swim aired the film, in its entirety, on April 1 2009 and 2010, as an April Fools Day joke.
b.		Matt and Elektras playground fight took four days to shoot.
c.		Marks Loretta Youngs first appearance in a Warner Brothers film.
d.		John Singleton planned a sequel where Shaft battles drug lords in Jamaica. But the films middling box-office returns and Samuel L. Jacksons disappointment with the film stopped any plans of a sequel.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003)?
a.		Shot simultaneously on 35 mm film and high-definition video. Tommy Wiseau was confused about the differences between the formats, so he used both cameras on the same mount. He also purchased the cameras, instead of renting them as film productions usually do.
b.		Here is the text of the letter that Ned receives with the yearbook: Mr. Ned Racine 69906753 Florida State Penitetiary Tallahassee, Florida 33104 Dear Mr. Racine, Here is The Wheaton Cougar you asked to see. We were very intrigued by your most unusual request. Many former graduates have requested a look a our old yearbooks, but yours was our first correspondence from a state penitentiary. We hope that you will respect our desire to have the book returned at the soonest possible time. Good luck in your rehabilitation. I hope this satisfies your curiosity about your departed cousin. Very truly yours, David Morris Assistant Principal Wheaton High School
c.		The way Buck Howard finds his check at the end of his show is not the way The Amazing Kreskin (on whose career the movie is loosely based) used and still uses. The method was depicted differently probably for dramatic purposes.
d.		The exterior scenes were filmed on sets constructed for RKOs The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003)?
a.		Took several years to complete and only screened a handful of times
b.		Shirley MacLaine turned down the role of Diane Freeling in Poltergeist to play the Oscar-winning role of Aurora Greenway in Terms of Endearment.
c.		After a very limited theatrical run, the film has become popular as a "midnight movie," with a cult following. Audience members dress up as the characters, throw plastic spoons at the screen, and toss footballs to each other. Tommy Wiseau attends many screenings, and holds Q&A sessions with the audience.
d.		Notice that Michael Jr. isnt eating his pie and ice cream in the diner when he and his father are talking about the money. According to Sam Mendes, in earlier takes Tyler Hoechlin gobbled up his pie, not considering that he would have to perform the scene again and again. By the time they got to the take thats in the film Hoechlin was stuffed and couldnt take another bite. Tom Hanks by contrast knew to put small amounts of food into his mouth and eat slowly.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003)?
a.		Other actors were originally cast as Michelle and Mark, but they quit the film due to creative differences. Their scenes were re-shot.
b.		The end credits thank the people who helped with the production by saying: Without Your Support, This Movie Would Have Been About Vampire Clowns. This is a reference to the first Kids on Coffee short, "The Vampire Clown Killers".
c.		Black radical Laureen Hobbss character is loosely modeled after communist activist Angela Davis.
d.		In a TCM interview, according to screenwriter Ernest Lehman (who worked in close collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock), the working title was "In A Northwesterly Direction." The head of the Story Department at MGM said, "Why dont you call it North by Northwest?" Lehman says that he and Hitch adopted that as the new working title, always assuming that theyd come up with something better.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003)?
a.		Leonard Nimoy agreed to appear in the film only after Paramount agreed to a settlement of his lawsuit against them for allowing his TV series likeness to be used by advertisers. The lawsuit began when Nimoy saw the now famous Heineken beer advertisement that features Patrick Phillips.
b.		Hanzo is missing two fingers on his left hand. The reason that the Yakuza traditionally cut their fingers starting from the left pinkie is that these fingers have a vital role in controlling a Japanese sword, and their loss would significantly impair a duelist. Hanzo must be a formidable swordsman to be able fight in close combat as he did despite the loss of his fingers.
c.		The word "fiancée" is never uttered by any character; they only use the terms "future wife" and "future husband".
d.		Tyler appears in the film five times before we clearly see him on the moving walkway at the airport. In the first four appearances, he flashes on screen for a single frame (1/24 of a second) and only when the Narrator has insomnia: at the photocopier at work; in the corridor outside the doctors office, when the Narrator learns about the testicular cancer support group; at that groups meeting; as the Narrator sees Marla leaving a meeting but doesnt follow her. He can also be seen as a waiter in the presentation video of the hotel (he is the furthest waiter on the right).

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003)?
a.		A billboard for the film was erected on Highland Avenue in Los Angeles. It stayed there for five years.
b.		During shooting of tea scene in the garden and the greenhouse scene, airplanes were flying over the area and interfered with the sound. When the scenes were finished, the director gave Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews awards for "best acting in airplane interference".
c.		Body count: 11 (with seven killed by Paul). Pauls seven kills is his lowest in the series.
d.		While filming a scene featuring a naked hitchhiker, John Waters was on the campus of Johns Hopkins University without permission. When someone was offended, campus police were notified and Waters and his crew lammed it. They eluded the police for a while but were caught when they went to pick up the car and were charged with "conspiracy to commit indecent exposure."

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003)?
a.		The vodka used in the film is Sobieski Vodka from Poland. The amber liquid, although not identified in the film, is believed to be Scotch by many fans.
b.		The tan and black striped gown with a black crepe bow on the bodice Gemma Jones (Mrs. Dashwood) wears playing cards at Barton Park is the same costume Jemma Redgrave (Lady Bertram) wears in the final scene in Mansfield Park, Rosemary Enright wears at dinner in The Regency House Party, and Francesca Annis (Lady Ludlow) wears in Cranford. The costume is also worn by an extra at the Netherfield Ball in Pride & Prejudice, by Wendy Craig (Mrs.Lefroy) in The Real Jane Austen, and by Penny Downie (Lady Judith Milbanke) at dinner, after Annabella returns to her parents house in Byron.
c.		Brooke Shields invited the films crew to her house for dinner and prepared fettuccine. In a 1978 article, she revealed, "It came out like - well, remember the depression, those pictures of people lined up and getting slop from a big pot? Thats what my fettuccine was like. For my next party I made chicken."
d.		Rob Zombie: voice of Dr. Karl, talking to Starla on the phone

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003)?
a.		A number of scenes were shot for the movie but not used in the theatrical version. Among them are: Extended dialogue scenes between Jor-El and his fellow Kryptonians, a scene of baby Kal-Els space pod flying past the Phantom Zone-trapped villains, a scene of a young Lois Lane seeing Clark Kent running extremely fast from a train window, a scene in which Ma Kent tries to wake up a still-sleeping Clark, an additional dialogue between Superman and Jor-El in the Fortress of Solitude, a scene in which Superman is pelted with bullets, fire, and ice as he approaches Luthors hideout, a scene in which Otis has to feed Luthors "babies" (some type of animal or monster we never see on screen,) and a scene where Luthor attempts to feed Miss Teschmacher to those same "babies" after she sets Superman free. Although not used in the theatrical cut, most of these scenes were worked into the extended DVD versions. All of the scenes, used in the extended version or not, can be found in the four-disc DVD special edition of the film.
b.		First movie as a producer for Bo Derek.
c.		Before Trey Parker and Matt Stone settled on the final plot for this film, one of their original ideas was to do an all-puppet version of Armageddon. They had been given a copy of the script and thought it was already funny as was; but thought that if they were to make it into an all-puppet movie; then it would substantially funnier. The main reason why this idea never came to fruition was because of legal problems with the studio who owned the rights to the film.
d.		The script was originally written as a play, then a novel.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Room (2003)?
a.		It was reported in 2002 that when the "Submarine Voyage" attraction was closed down in Disneyland, it was to reopen with the theme of this film. However, due to negative feedback from some critics, the idea was scrapped.
b.		The line "Dont worry about it" is the most frequently used phrase in the film.
c.		Steven Soderbergh was first interested in directing Charlie Kaufmans script back in late 1996, when Kaufman was still trying to get Being John Malkovich produced. Soderberghs considerations for casting were for David Hyde Pierce in the role of Nathan Bronfman, Chris Kattan in the role of Puff (likely due to his character Mr. Peepers on Saturday Night Live at the time), and Marisa Tomei in the role of Lila Jute. He was about to go into pre-production when he was offered Out of Sight and after much deliberation he left the project.
d.		Three members of the punk band Fear appear in the film. In addition to Lee Ving, who played Piggy, Derf Scratch was a member of Reggies band and Philo Cramer was a member of the Jews/Blues band.

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