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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Soloist (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Soloist (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009).
About the movie:
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009)?
a.
Despite his distrust of two-dimensional images, Nathaniel Ayers did attend the premiere of this film in Los Angeles with his family, who flew in for the occasion. He rarely watches movies or television.
b.
The bumbling, kite-flying man Sandy dates in the beginning of the film is Farrah Fawcetts real life ex, Ryan ONeal in an unbilled cameo.
c.
In Mr. Lowerys office the following exchange is heard: CASSIDY (to Marion): You should take a vacation in Las Vegas, playground of the world! MARION: Thank you, but I think Ill spend this weekend in bed. CASSIDY: Only playground to beat Las Vegas. The last sentence was in the original script used by
Alfred Hitchcock
for
Psycho
, but he had to cut it due to the censors.
Gus Van Sant
put it into
Psycho
as Hitchcock originally intended.
d.
Residents of Tampa, Florida will recognize the Tampa skyline, which was shot and added by editor Gene May.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009)?
a.
Although never classed as an official UK video nasty the film was one of the movies included by Mary Whitehouse on a compilation tape shown to the Conservative Party during their 1984 conference. It was eventually released on the Apex video label in 1987 after receiving 1 minute 19 secs of BBFC cuts.
b.
Several members of the Lamp Community, a housing and care center for the mentally ill, appeared in the film and attended the Los Angeles premiere and after party. Nathaniel Ayers is a resident and beneficiary of Lamp.
c.
Oprah Winfrey
s first movie.
d.
The two booksellers Corso encounters in Toledo are actually the same actor,
José López Rodero
. Writer/director/producer
Roman Polanski
used a motion capture rig to use the same actor twice. The same man appears again later, playing two workmen cleaning out the bookstore. Rodero was an assistant director and production manager, not a professional actor. He was hesitant to accept these multiple parts.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009)?
a.
The film makers shot on "skid row" in Los Angeles, which is known for being home to one of the largest stable populations of transient persons (homeless) in the United States.
b.
The movie playing on the TV at the hotel was
The Long Goodbye
.
c.
Jackie Coogan
s last project.
d.
Several references are made to an "Ice Hovercraft" its actually an air-boat such as ones used in the everglades or swampy regions.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009)?
a.
As of April 2009, Nathaniel Ayers "has a girlfriend and is doing reasonably well" according to
Steve Lopez
. He is also taught himself to play the flute.
b.
Melissa Joan Hart
s name doesnt appear in the end credits.
c.
The screenplay was based on the story "Farewell to the Master" by
Harry Bates
. It was originally published in the pulp magazine "Astounding Science-Fiction."
d.
The opening credit sequence runs 20 minutes and takes up the entire first reel on 35mm prints. Appropriately, the reel ends with the films title.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009)?
a.
At one scene in the motel, a smashed watermelon is visible by the bed with no explanation as to why or how it got there. This is because the scene involving the watermelon gag was cut, but the smashed watermelon is still in the shot. The gag was going to be that he was having sex with the watermelon. But shortly before its release, American Pie came out and it no longer seemed appropriate due to using the same joke.
b.
Director
Nathaniel Paluga
sifted through over 20 hours of footage while editing this film.
c.
Julian McMahon
s movie debut.
d.
The real Nathaniel Ayers was invited to view the filming of the scenes at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, but opted on the day to set up his cello and music across the street and continue playing saying "I really got something going here. I think Im going to stay and play this just a little bit longer." Steve Lopez spoke about this incident in an interview conducted by Dave Davies for National Public Radios program Fresh Air in April 2008. He added: "I look(ed) across (the street from Disney Hall) and there he is sawing away, as he calls it. And inside this building there are maybe three hundred people, the LA Philharmonic, the cast, the crew, are shooting a movie about his life. And I said to the producer Gary Foster You know what Gary, we picked the right name for this thing, The Soloist. There he is."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009)?
a.
Most of the homeless people shown in the film are actually homeless.
b.
At the end, Joe refers to the "crooked road" he traveled. He walked the crooked sidewalk to the factory, drove the crooked road from the airport, then walked the final crooked path to the top of the volcano, all of which were in the same lightning bolt shape.
c.
When Frank and Breezy go on their movie date, the film they attend is
High Plains Drifter
.
d.
Paul McCartney
enjoyed a private screening together with director
Julie Taymor
, and expressed how much he liked the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009)?
a.
Will Ferrell stated this is his favorite of his films, for sentimental reasons- throughout the span of the shoot, his wife became pregnant with, and gave birth to, their first son. He said he filmed specifically imagining watching the movie with his child one day.
b.
Originally planned for a November 2008 release date, the film was held back due to Paramounts tightening of the number of films it releases per year and released late April of 2009. The trailer continued to run in theaters with November as the release date.
c.
Leigh Brackett
succumbed to cancer shortly after completing her first draft of the script of the film.
d.
The closing legend of the film mentions the testing of a drug named BZ in Vietnam. BZ is NATO code for a hallucinogen called 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, which was rumored to have been administered to US troops during the Vietnam War in an attempt to increase their combat abilities.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009)?
a.
In the scene that Nathaniel Ayers and Steve Lopez attend a rehearsal concert, all the seats are covered with canvas. This was not cinematic imagery; this is actually done in some concert halls during rehearsals to reflect a more accurate sound as if the seats were being occupied.
b.
Joe Dante
told Cahiers du Cinéma in 1990, that Warner Bros. opened this movie directly opposite
Dick Tracy
in an attempt to keep the box-office record set by
Batman
from being broken.
c.
The original opening in the script shows Jeff Taylor as a photographer in an unnamed war-torn area. He blames himself for the death of a woman, and upon returning to America, quits freelancing and takes a job in San Diego
d.
Meg Ryan
turned down the part of Molly.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009)?
a.
The music that
Juliette Lewis
sings in the film was written by and originally performed by
P.J. Harvey
.
b.
Having directed
Jack Benny
s finest screen performance in
To Be or Not to Be
, the legendary
Ernst Lubitsch
oversaw retakes of this later film between early November and November 10, 1942. Writer
Morrie Ryskind
, who had worked on the early stages of the screenplay, was brought back to create new dialogue for the retakes. Neither contributor received an opening credit.
c.
The second of ten movies starring
Ann Sothern
as the heroine Maisie Ravier.
d.
In the film,
Steve Lopez
is portrayed as divorced. However, his real life counterpart remains happily married. Lopez said that while having himself portrayed as recently single in the film was a bit weird, it was much more important to him that the film makers captured the themes of his articles rather than absolute facts.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Soloist (2009)?
a.
Actor Paul Sampson suffered a minor eye injury during one sequence in which he is shot by Ben Cross character due to a premature squib detonation. This footage is included in the finished film.
b.
The closing credits include old footage of famous cowboy star
William Boyd
as his character Hopalong Cassidy on horseback at a parade. Special effects make it appear that he is marching just in front of the cast of the films fictional police show Badge of Honor.
c.
This is the second time
Robert Downey Jr.
has portrayed a real-life reporter. He previously portrayed San Francisco Chronicle reporter Paul Avery in
Zodiac
.
d.
Due to financial difficulties, Cannon Cinema made a decision to discontinue all filming 3 days before its scheduled end, leaving the movie in a quandary. All the climactic scenes were completed bar the final battle and resolution between He-Man and Skeletor. After 2 months, the Cannon Cinema executives allowed director
Gary Goddard
to film the ending in a complete, albeit rushed manner.
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