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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).
About the movie:
An estranged family of former child prodigies reunites when one of their member announces he has a terminal illness.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)?
a.
A sequel was planned but scrapped due to the critical and commercial failure of
Old Dogs
, also directed by
Walt Becker
.
b.
Owen and
Luke Wilson
s mother, Laura Wilson, worked closely with photographer
Richard Avedon
. Laura documented Avedons "In the American West" series project. The photo clipping of
Owen Wilson
s character, sent to
Anjelica Huston
s character, copies a famous portrait from the Avedon series, of a young man holding a disemboweled snake. The Wilson brothers would definitely be aware of their mothers project, and this would be somewhat of an inside family joke.
c.
Vivian Kubrick
: The young girl sitting behind Lady Lyndons left shoulder during the magic show is
Stanley Kubrick
s daughter.
d.
Al Jolson
insisted on singing the opening number Vive la France live on set, as he claimed it would be impossible to do the song justice if was filmed miming to playback, in order to deliver it with the excitement and verve that only he could bring to it. Even though this presented considerable technical problems, Warner Brothers agreed (thats the real studio orchestra actually on set playing the house band of the Wonder Bar) and this is one of the very last musical numbers to be performed live on camera.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)?
a.
The bus jump scene was not in the original script, director
Jan de Bont
came up with the idea one day when he was driving around Los Angeles and noticed one section of the I-105 freeway was missing.
b.
Cameron Crowe
says he got
Billy Crudup
s line, "Well, yeah, on my better days, I am Russell from Stillwater," directly from
John Cusack
s response to a girl in a bar who asked, "Arent you Lloyd Dobler?" (his character in
Say Anything...
).
c.
The ragtime piano melody heard in the nursing home sequence is actually the Sugar Hill Gangs "Rappers Delight."
d.
The spots on the dalmatian mice were created using a Sharpie pen.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)?
a.
The ship used in the movie was HMCS Kitchener.
b.
Christopher Allen Nelson
, who worked on the special effects, revealed in interview that over 450 gallons of fake blood were used on the two Kill Bill movies.
c.
Steven Spielberg
describes this film as "the sweet dessert I give those who had to chow down on the bitter herbs I used in
Munich
."
d.
Brian Tenenbaum
, who plays one of the paramedics, was a college friend of
Wes Anderson
and brothers
Owen Wilson
and
Luke Wilson
at the University of Texas. His name was used for the film and family because, says Anderson, "I just like the name." Brian Tenenbaums sister is named Margot.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)?
a.
Many of the characters in the film were directly and/or indirectly based on members of the Karnas family, Director of Photography
Robert D. Yeoman
s brother-in-laws family.
b.
Richard Attenborough
cast
Marisa Tomei
in the role of Mabel Normand after seeing her performance in the 30s set comedy
Oscar
on a transatlantic flight.
c.
Christopher Walken
s characters full name is Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey.
d.
Jason Filardi
s original screenplay was entitled "Jailbabe.com". He had
Adam Sandler
and
Angelina Jolie
in mind when he first wrote it.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)?
a.
According to Tommy Chongs book "Cheech & Chong: The Unauthorized Autobiography",
Cheech Marin
offered him a cameo in the film. Chong says he turned it down because he was upset that Marin was doing a film on his own.
b.
By including the shoot-out, Lou, Evan, Jeffrey and Larry are the only four team members that do not score a goal on-screen.
c.
Portions of
André Previn
s music score were recycled as title theme for same studios
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
.
d.
The original hawk used to play Mordecai was kidnapped during shooting and held for ransom - production could not wait for him to be returned which is the reason that the bird that appears later in the movie has "more white feathers" - its a different bird.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)?
a.
A copy of this film is in the Library of Congress.
b.
Quentin Tarantino
: [Long Take] During the second half of
Death Proof
, when the four women are talking in the cafeteria, it is all done in a single take that is approximately seven minutes long.
c.
In 1955, Anthony "Tony Mike" de Vincenzo filed a lawsuit against Columbia Pictures because Terry Malloy (the character played by
Marlon Brando
) seemed to have been based on him, who was known as a whistle-blower against the corrupt International Longshoremens Association union. He won a small out-of-court settlement.
d.
Wes Anderson
wrote the part of Royal Tenenbaum with
Gene Hackman
in mind.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)?
a.
This film was written specifically with actors
Cameron Diaz
,
Kate Winslet
,
Jude Law
, and
Jack Black
in mind.
b.
The brand of cigarettes Margot smokes throughout the movie were only sold in Ireland and were discontinued in the 1970s. According to director
Wes Anderson
in the DVD insert (detailing all of the setting and props and the reasons why he used them) this was intentional, both because of the theme of the 1970s and to make Margots secret smoking habit just a little stranger.
c.
Prosthetic ears, cheeks, and nose was added to
Jon Voight
to make his angular face more rounded like Coach Adolph Rupp.
d.
This film was fully financed via private equity.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)?
a.
Ranked #9 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Sports" in June 2008.
b.
The poster for the film was inspired by
Michael Jackson
s Off The Wall album cover.
c.
Shipped to theaters under the code name "List After List".
d.
Scenes aboard Richie Tenenbaum (
Luke Wilson
)s yacht were filmed aboard the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy training vessel "Kings Pointer," based in Kings Point, NY, Long Island.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)?
a.
According to "The Hollywood Hall of Shame," the screenplay was written with
Marlon Brando
in mind for the lead.
John Wayne
was about to make the last film of a three-picture deal for RKO Radio, and
Dick Powell
had been assigned to direct. They were going over various scripts in Powells office when Powell was called away for a few minutes. When he returned, he found Wayne enthusiastically looking over the screenplay for "The Conqueror", which Powell had intended to throw away. Powell tried to talk him out of it, but Wayne insisted that it was the film he wanted to make. As Powell later said, "Who am I to turn down John Wayne?"
b.
The villains, in this film, have an infrastructure (i.e. Big Boy is the boss of Flattop and Itchy, Lips Manlis is the boss of the five card-playing villains in the beginning), unlike in the comic where villains each arose and fought Tracy one-by-one in a fashion largely independent of each other with no hierarchy.
c.
The screenwriter came up with this films concept when he was still a sophomore in high school.
d.
The name "Ari" is taken from the nickname of musician
Nico
s son. Nico also has two songs on the films soundtrack.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)?
a.
Jean-Luc and Sabrina, the two six-foot steel sculptures adorning the Verses stage, were created by production designer and Los Angeles sculptor Cynthia Minet.
b.
According to
Alec Baldwin
, the film was extensively re-edited after it came into the possession of Bob Yari Productions, and no longer bears any resemblance to its original form or to the Benet short story, hence the title change. Baldwin has since requested that his name be removed from the credits as director and producer.
c.
Fellow filmmaker
Paul Thomas Anderson
collaborated with
Wes Anderson
on the soundtrack.
d.
Peter Bonerz
gave direction and production advice to Bolger prior to filming.
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