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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ruins (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ruins (2008) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008).
About the movie:
A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
Pumpkin vines inspired the look of the carnivorous vines in the film.
b.
It was
James Dean
himself who suggested to
George Stevens
that Jett Rinks final drunken soliloquy should be done in longshot to emphasize the characters utter isolation.
c.
Cary Grant
got $450,000 for this movie - a substantial amount for the time - plus a percentage of the gross profits. He also received $315,000 in penalty fees for having to stay nine weeks past the time his contract called for.
d.
Ron Kovic
and
Oliver Stone
wrote much of the script together at a cafe in Venice, California.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
Dakota Blue Richards
s first feature movie.
b.
Some US ad-mats promoted the movie as having been filmed in "Monstascope", suggesting some kind of wide-screen process, but this was entirely misleading. In fact, the film was photographed with spherical lenses and projected at 1.85:1 - wider than regular Academy aperture (1.37:1), but not quite CinemaScope!
c.
Though the film takes place in Mexico during the summer, it was shot primarily in Australia during the winter. Heavy coats were provided for the actors in between takes, and water and olive oil had to be sprayed onto their bodies to simulate sweat.
d.
At one time set to co-star
Frank Sinatra
and
Gloria DeHaven
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 17, 1949 with
Dana Andrews
,
Jean Peters
and
Dean Stockwell
reprising their film roles.
b.
Joan Crawford
was seething when she read that
Robert Aldrich
had replaced her with
Olivia de Havilland
. She is quoted in "Hollywood Reporter" as saying, "Aldrich knew where to long distance me all over the world when he needed me, but he made no effort to reach me here that he had signed Olivia. He let me hear it for the first time in a radio release - and, frankly, I think it stinks."
c.
During Pauls acceptance speech, in a close-up of
Matthew Broderick
, over his right shoulder (camera left) is a portion of a poster that reads "ill man".
d.
All the outdoor scenes were shot with natural light.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
When
Roger Corman
needed to travel to shoot a film on location, he would put together a second feature that could be shot at the same location. This film was shot on the same location as
Naked Paradise
. American International put this on the shelf for a year and a half before using it as part of one of their pre-packaged double features with
Night of the Blood Beast
.
b.
Film debut of
Dorothy Lee
.
c.
Ben Stiller
was involved with this film because he is a friend of novelist / screenwriter
Scott B. Smith
.
d.
The school that was used for the scene where Jack and Melanie find their childrens class had already left is a private college called the New York School of Interior Design or NYSID. The red front doors were added for the filming.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
Tim Burton
originally wanted
Sammy Davis Jr.
, a favorite star of his since childhood, to play the role of Betelgeuse but studio executives didnt like that idea at all.
b.
In the subsequent Chandu serial, producers promoted Lugosi to the role of the magician-yogi.
c.
Reel 7 is missing from the only known surviving print, and all copies made therefrom.
d.
The Mayan temple was made up of three separate sets. The first was the facade overgrown with vines for the characters to walk up. The second was the top of the temple, where the majority of the film takes place. The third set was used for the underground shaft and tunnel scenes. Shots that show the entire temple from a distance were a blend of the sets and CGI.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
The Greek characters, while present in the novel, were not originally included in the screenplay. Director
Carter Smith
convinced screenwriter
Scott B. Smith
to add them back into the story.
b.
Paul Simon
wrote two songs for the film that director
Mike Nichols
rejected: "Punkys Dilemma" and "A Hazy Shade of Winter". Both appear on the Simon and Garfunkel "Bookends" album. The song "Mrs. Robinson" was not written for the movie; it was the working title of a song Simon was then writing (originally called "Mrs. Roosvelt", and about
Eleanor Roosevelt
) and Nichols decided to include it. Simon and
Art Garfunkel
only sing the chorus but none of the verses of the later hit song. Additionally, the chorus portion sung contains some lyrics not featured in the more popular "final" version of the song.
c.
Eva Mendes
was featured in
Will Smith
s "Miami" video. She was the girl in the car lip-syncing "Bienvenido a Miami" in the songs chorus. Mendes mentioned this to Smith during rehearsals. But Smith sheepishly admitted that he did not remember her.
d.
The producers put out a casting call for girls who were "fat" or "overweight", and had thousands of girls show up who were clearly not fat or overweight, but all thought that they were.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
When Juan gets dropped off in the low rider, its actually director
Patrick Sayre
who is driving the vehicle.
b.
Tina Sinatra
who was instrumental in deciding to remake the film, inherited the production rights from her father,
Frank Sinatra
who played Bennett Marco in the 1962 version.
c.
In the novel, there are no "ruins" to speak of, just a hill overgrown with the vines and the shaft cut into it. Director
Carter Smith
suggested changing it to an ancient Mayan temple, an idea with which writer
Scott B. Smith
agreed.
d.
Originally the ending of the movie wasnt as abrupt as it is on screen. There was additional footage shot after Doug kills Mars where we seeing the surviving Carters coming back together with Doug and Ruby. They embrace and Brenda takes Ruby by the hand and they walk away. The footage however was never used in the film in favor of a conclusion that was more shocking and bleak.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
Director
Carter Smith
had just purchased a copy of the
Scott B. Smith
novel and started reading it when he got the phone call offering him the film adaptation.
b.
All of the scenes involving wolves, were shot on sets designed and created by Production Designer Kevin Phipps. These include all of the Forest, Creek and River settings, the Interior of the Chapel, the Hotel Bedroom and Absinthe Factory. These sets were all constructed on the sound stages at Media Pro studios in Bucharest, Romania.
c.
The "fee" for renting the
Jean Paul Getty
mansion was for Paramount to build the swimming pool, which features so memorably.
d.
One of the attractions of making the film for
Matthew Goode
was the chance to work with
Anand Tucker
, having enjoyed his work on
Hilary and Jackie
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
The opening shot sweeping through the stadium was accomplished using a computerized system that held the camera on four wires. The system was invented by the inventor of the Steadicam stabilizing camera system,
Garrett Brown
.
b.
The films title came about because the Samuel Goldwyn Co. threatened to sue Paramount, as it owned the rights to the title via the 1939 film. Upheld by the Motion Picture Association of America, Goldwyn was legally permitted to fine Paramount $2,500 every time it neglected to add the
Emily Brontë
prefix to the title of their version.
c.
The opening scene featuring the characters talking by the swimming pool was the first scene to be shot.
d.
Repackaged as "Poor White Trash", The film ran for years on the souths drive-in circuit on a successful double feature with the similarly themed "I Hate Your Guts" (aka Shame).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
Writer
Cash Markman
was disappointed that the title of his script - "Sunset Strip" - was changed, so he spoofed
Sunset Blvd.
again in 2002, this time doing the directing, and keeping the title he wanted, and getting his perfect William Holden-type actor - Randy Spears.
b.
The first film in the series not directed by
Takashi Shimizu
.
c.
The film rights were purchased before the novel was published.
d.
The fast food restaurant "In & Out Burger" is referred to during the movie.
John Goodman
once did a commercial for the "In & Out" fast food chain.
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