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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Squid and the Whale (2005) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Squid and the Whale (2005) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Squid and the Whale (2005).
About the movie:
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Squid and the Whale (2005)?
a.
Background shots in China supervised by
George W. Hill
were also used in
The Good Earth
.
b.
Viveca Lindfors
first Hollywood film.
c.
The 29 June 1943 Hollywood Reporter stated that
Hermes Pan
would be directing dance routines involving the Roller Skating Vanities of which
Gloria Nordskog
would star. However, Nord has no listed credit on this picture but apparently was an uncredited roller skating headliner. As such, she appeared as one of the skaters but did not "star" in the picture so to speak.
d.
The agency which Bernard gets the rejection letter from is ICM (International Creative Management). This is the agency of
Jeff Daniels
, who plays Bernard, and also of
Laura Linney
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Squid and the Whale (2005)?
a.
The title refers to a prized display of a giant squid fighting a whale at the American Museum of Natural History, which appears in the final shot of the film.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 10, 1944 with
Charles Boyer
and
Alexis Smith
reprising their film roles.
c.
Diana Lewis
(Gertrude) and
Gayne Whitman
(Pennys Companion) are in studio records for those roles, but were not seen in the film.
Jean Rogers
was tested for a role in the movie, but she did not appear.
d.
The book that the Zompyre is reading in the "Fast-Forward" sequence is
Harper Lee
s To Kill a Mockingbird.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Squid and the Whale (2005)?
a.
The original negative was considered lost, but later found by the current owner of the film: MGM. It was subsequently used to create new elements for the special edition DVD.
b.
The winery where the final battle takes place is not in Japan, but in Napa County, California. The filmmakers visa had run out, so final filming was shifted to the United States.
c.
Laura Linney
was given the script by
Eric Stoltz
in 2000 while they were filming
The House of Mirth
. She agreed to do it immediately.
d.
Bette Davis
was reportedly very keen to land the part of Sister George.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Squid and the Whale (2005)?
a.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
b.
Shot in 23 days.
c.
The films screenplay, by
Michael Cimino
and
Deric Washburn
, was based, in part, on the script "The Man Who Came to Play", a 1975 screenplay by
Louis Garfinkle
and
Quinn K. Redeker
about men who travel to Las Vegas to play Russian Roulette. A pre-release arbitration dispute secured Garfinkle and Redeker a co-"story by" credit on the film, although the two writers had nothing to do with its making. They also later shared an Oscar nomination with Cimino and Washburn.
d.
The film almost got an "X" rating because of the sex scene with Prince and Apollonia. However, after several seconds were cut out of it, the film came out with an "R" rating.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Squid and the Whale (2005)?
a.
The original story came to Zach in a dream.
b.
Noah Baumbach
originally wanted
Wes Anderson
to direct but Anderson convinced Baumbach to direct it himself, due to the film being very personal to Baumbach.
c.
After the film was complete, director
Sam Mendes
and editor
Tariq Anwar
decided to scrap a short fantasy opening and the lengthy epilogue in which Jane and Ricky are tried for Lesters murder, choosing instead to increase the three teens screen time throughout the film; many of the cast and crew were caught completely by surprise when they saw the finished film.
d.
Although its commonly believed that the famous "jump cut" is from the bone being tossed in the air to a ship floating in space, it is in fact not a spaceship, its a nuclear device circling the earth. So the bone being used as the "first" murder weapon is thrown to the "ultimate" weapon. Originally the "star child" was to detonate this device and all the other devices that were circling the earth.
Stanley Kubrick
decided against the ending as it was too similar to the end of his previous film
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
, where nuclear bombs are exploded.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Squid and the Whale (2005)?
a.
Final film appearance of
George Burns
and
Gracie Allen
together.
b.
Jeff Daniels
was scheduled to film
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
when
The Squid and the Whale
was set to start production. The beard Jeff Daniels has in The Five People You Meet In Heaven is there only because he felt his character in The Squid and the Whale would have had a beard.
c.
The street that
Sean Connery
is parked in waiting for
Catherine Zeta-Jones
to leave the antiques shop is the same one that Hagrid and Harry walk down in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
when they are heading for the Leaky Cauldron.
d.
The novel upon which the film is based was inspired by the true story of
Ed Gein
, a serial killer who was also the inspiration for
Deranged
,
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
, and
The Silence of the Lambs
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Squid and the Whale (2005)?
a.
Anna Paquin
, who plays a love interest to
Jeff Daniels
in the Squid and the Whale, played his daughter in
Fly Away Home
. Upon the release of the Squid and the Whale, Jeff Daniels said that this previous experience made the filming a bit awkward for both of them. His comment to one interviewer about how he and Paquin got through the filming of their intimate scenes was, "we tried not to think about...you know, geese."
b.
Wendy Hiller
s final film.
c.
The original fairy tale was based on the disappearance of the children of the Dutch - not German - village of Hamelin. Although at the time they were thought to have vanished magically, it is now believed that the children left to join one of the Childrens Crusades and were taken into slavery.
d.
The Katayanagi twins reference their X number coincidentally when they select their respective keys on the keyboard. The first twin hits the white key that is both the 6th key from the top and from the bottom of the screen - while the 2nd twin hits the black key that is 5th from the bottom and the 5th black key from the top since you can see the shadow of the top black key, and finally they hit the keys that are inverse to their hair/clothing color.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Squid and the Whale (2005)?
a.
Carter Stevens
states that a bearded extra (sitting next to
Albert Jaccoma
who plays "Ralphie") in the night club featuring
Elda and the Stilletto
was "the science fiction editor for Dell" at that period in time. This is heard on the alternate audio track for the R-rated version of Punk Rock.
b.
Bill Murray
was set to star in the main role, but backed out in the last minute because he wanted to take a break after filming
Broken Flowers
. He was later replaced by
Jeff Daniels
.
c.
The final confrontation takes place in the Oracle dome. The decor resembles a Japanese tea garden, including a Japanese gate (that gets destroyed). Oracles CEO, Larry Ellison, has a well-known affinity for all things Japanese, especially landscaping and decor.
d.
In the original shooting script, the caged "cobra-man" circus freak was supposed to be a were-beast and the Man in the Iron Mask was supposed to be one of the exhibits.
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