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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The School of Rock (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The School of Rock (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 School of Rock (2003).
About the movie:
A wannabe rock star in need of cash poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school, and tries to turn his class into a rock band.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The School of Rock (2003)?
a.
This movie marked
Ray Milland
s first film appearance without the hairpiece he had worn for decades.
b.
Cast and Crew worked 5 days from 9 a. m. until midnight and one night until 4.50 a.m.
c.
In the movie, Chaucer uses the phrase "gilding the lily". The real Chaucer died in the year 1400. However, the first documented reference of the phrase is from the USA in 1895. It probably derives from a 1565 Shakespear play where Shakespear writes "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily".
d.
The idea for the movie came when writer
Mike White
moved into an apartment next to
Jack Black
. White would often find
Jack Black
running naked through the halls or blasting much of the music featured in the movie at full volume.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The School of Rock (2003)?
a.
The Wayans have said that this sequel wasnt as strong of a film because the studio wanted it released within a year after the first films release. They felt it was too rushed.
b.
The script originally called for
Jack Black
and
Joan Cusack
s characters to fall in love following their outing to the bar.
c.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Fifth Column Strikes 2. Dead End 3. Man Hunt 4. Trapped 5. Test Flight 6. Double Danger 7. Death Takes the Witness 8. Counterfeit Trail 9. Ambush 10.Sky Raiders 11.Trail of Death 12.Code of the Rangers
d.
Face Eater has multiple characters that are named after famous horror/b-movie directors:
John Carpenter
,
George A. Romero
,
Roger Corman
,
Tobe Hooper
,
David Cronenberg
,
Don Coscarelli
and
Wes Craven
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The School of Rock (2003)?
a.
Lee Iacocca
wasnt informed about his portrayal in this film, and wasnt pleased when he heard that he was killed off during the attempted assassination on Veidt.
Zack Snyder
said: "Its nothing against Lee; I think Lees awesome. But he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time." About the legal ramifications, Snyder added: "I think we got away with it because the movie has a satirical quality to it. And there were so many other famous people in the film, lookalikes of
Richard Nixon
,
Annie Leibovitz
, or
John F. Kennedy
. These are the people that we need in the movie to try and create this 80s vibe. And so, when we had the scene where Adrian was meeting with the captains of industry, Lee just kinda jumped out as a famous person you identify with the 80s, but also with being in the automotive industry." Lee later admitted that the actor
Walter Addison
looked good in the part.
b.
The Hercules aircraft (337) at the beginning of the movie is stationed at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario Canada. It is a Canadian Air Force plane flown by Canadian Military pilots. It was painted to resemble the USAF planes.
c.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #66 Greatest Movie of All Time.
d.
Stephen Frears
was originally approached to direct.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The School of Rock (2003)?
a.
Peter Weller and
Patricia Charbonneau
had previously co-starred in the film
Shakedown
, where they both played lawyers and lovers. They are reunited in this film as the titular character and a doctor, which was Jill Henneseys character in the third film. If Weller had returned to do the third Robocop film, it may have been possible that Charbonneau may have returned as well and develop the storyline between the characters as partially seen in the third film between Hennesey and Robert John Burke, who took over for Weller.
b.
Writer
Mike White
is actually not a fan of classic rock. The basis of the movie is actually used so
Jack Black
could perform his own favorite music
c.
James Dean
was free to star in the film because
Elizabeth Taylor
got pregnant, which delayed production of
Giant
.
d.
The gold watch DJay wears that belonged to his late father actually belonged to
Craig Brewer
s late father and mentor, Walter.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The School of Rock (2003)?
a.
In the end credits,
Mike Myers
name appears next to a photo of
Gilda Radner
at Studio 54. When Myers was a boy, he played Radners son in a Canadian television commercial, and both were cast members of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) (at different times).
b.
All parents cars are Volvos.
c.
In the Italian version MakeEm Laugh is sung in Italian and has similar, but a little different lyrics. Its the only song they did this to.
d.
This is the first movie that
Keanu Reeves
would play a former Quarterback from Ohio State. He would later appear as another former Quarterback from Ohio State in
The Replacements
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The School of Rock (2003)?
a.
Alison Doody
had been asked by
Peter Jackson
to play Eowyn, but had to decline the role due to her pregnancy and to the 18 months commitment.
b.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
c.
The preview running time was 135 minutes, indicating much was cut before its release.
d.
Deweys guitar is a Gibson SG Standard.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The School of Rock (2003)?
a.
Alan Silvestri
wrote 24 minutes of score (including over seven minutes for the final credits) for a 143-minute film. Aside from the Russian chorus and the Elvis song from the beginning, there is not one single note of written musical score in the film until Noland leaves the island (1 hour and 43 minutes into the movie). Only then does the musical score come in: an oboe, piano and strings are all that Silvestri uses. Every musical cue is a variation on the same melody, which is heard in full at the end.
b.
Howard Frank Mosher
s barn was used as the soundstage for the cockfight and strip-show scenes.
c.
Movie debut of
Debbie Reynolds
.
d.
In the photo that Dewey holds up of his and Neds old band, the other person is
Richard Linklater
, the director.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The School of Rock (2003)?
a.
According to Jakes video logs, the entire film (on Pandora) takes place over a 96-day period. The first log is dated 05/19/2154 and the last 08/24/2154 - 3 months and 5 days later.
b.
The movie mentions Bethmoora, a city in the fiction of the early 20th century visionary writer
Lord Dunsany
. Also note that the Golden Army is hidden in Ireland, Dunsanys homeland. The term "glamour" used for the fairies cloaking skill also originates in Dunsanys "The King of Elflands Daughter".
c.
Stunt men were used to catch
Jack Black
at the end for the stage dive (just in case).
d.
The play, "New York Town" was copyrighted in 1932, but had no known performances.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The School of Rock (2003)?
a.
Neds old band, Maggotdeath is a reference to the metal band,
Megadeth
.
b.
This is a film adapted from a hit Broadway play.
Frank Langella
was nominated for a Tony Award for his stage performance of the title character.
c.
The Eldorado Cadillac driven by Priest was owned by KC, the pimp who makes an appearance in the nightclub scene. The deal was that KC would get a part in the movie (in the opening credit it says "and introducing: KC") in exchange for the use of his car.
d.
The first Marx Brothers film to be produced in Hollywood.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The School of Rock (2003)?
a.
The big posters in Deweys bedroom are of the
The Sex Pistols
,
The Who
, and New York City rock band Evil Jake. They were included because set designers photographed lead singer Mike Jacobs apartment as research on how struggling musicians actually live, and Deweys apartment is partially modeled on Mikes.
b.
In the latter part of the story, listen closely and youll hear a faint Tarzan yell during the panther/tiger scuffle. That was Weismullers classic signature that he invented for his earlier Tarzan role.
c.
The name of the song that the Germans sing is "Panzerlied". However, only the first four lines of the song are actually sung.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60-minute CBS Radio adaptation of the movie on December 25, 1950 with
Judy Garland
reprising her film role as Dorothy.
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