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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999).
About the movie:
A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)?
a.
A print of this film is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
b.
When the con-men
Walter Connolly
and
William Frawley
advertise "Romeo & Juliet" as the play they were to present, they say it stars "
David Garrick
" and "Mrs. Sarah Kemble Siddons", two of the most famous British actors of the 18th century. David Garrick and Sarah Kemble Siddons were both long dead by the year in which "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is supposed to take place.
c.
In the novelization, Brandy dies as well when she jumps in the water after the piranha to avenge Jack. Since she isnt seen again after Jacks body is found, that scene was probably cut from the film.
d.
The glider used in the film is a Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus, a German high performance two seater. However, it is physically impossible to reach from the rear seat to the front in flight. So this was arranged in studio. The glider was actually flown by
Thomas Knauff
, a famous glider pilot from USA. In the original film from 1968 there are similar scenes in another glider, a Schweizer 1-23, an American high performance glider from that time.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)?
a.
When Crown first enters the museum there is a banner advertising an exhibition called "Japan", however the Kanji (Chinese characters) in Japanese say "konbu", which means seaweed.
b.
"Lord Haw Haw" was a name given by the British to several different German propaganda broadcasters during the Second World War, including but not limited to William Joyce. The name is thought to have been coined by Jonah Barrington of the Daily Express. It is unlikely that the Germans ever referred to Joyce to his face as Lord Haw Haw.
c.
Winner, Excellence in Educational Programming (Eric Weil, Jennifer Oxley and Sesame Workshop), 2004 Association DAnimation Internationale (ASIFA-EAST) Festival - Shared with
Janie & Jerome: The Move
.
d.
The musical that this film is based on was originally entitled "Away We Go!" The title was changed to "Oklahoma!" after the popularity of that song with the plays initial audiences. It was the first Broadway musical in which every single song had a direct relation to the plot, and in which there were none that were simply musical interludes. (Even "Show Boat", which actually is the first Broadway musical in which most of the songs have a direct relation to the plot, originally had one or two numbers which were simply thrown in so that something could be going on while the scenery was being changed, or even to suit certain cast members who perforned "specialties" in the original 1927 production. These specialties were deleted from later productions of "Show Boat".)
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)?
a.
Shot in chronological order.
b.
Robert Rossen
selected documentary cinematographer
Floyd Crosby
because he wanted a "realistic" look for this film. This would become Crosbys first mainstream project. Crosby started the film, but was eventually replaced by
James Wong Howe
.
c.
Alex North
used parts of his rejected score for
2001: A Space Odyssey
for this film. For example, the main title music was originally composed for the space station phone call sequence of 2001, but here rearranged with a female vocalist added.
d.
The line, "Youre not boring, Ill give you that," was ad-libbed by
Rene Russo
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)?
a.
When Thomas Crown is signing the sale contract in the boardroom, it can clearly be seen from the movement of the pen that he is signing "pierce" and not "thomas".
b.
At his request, the screenplay was translated into Braille for
Ray Charles
to read.
c.
Robert Mitchum
was cast at short notice as Mr. Bosworth because the original actor cast dropped out due to a serious illness.
d.
Despite the changes made for the film because of censorship, nearly all of the dialogue is identical to that in the 1934 play "The Childrens Hour", on which this film was based.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)?
a.
The last line of the movie where Catherine leans into Thomas on the plane and whispers "Next time, Ill break both your arms" is a reference to Magrittes painting "Son of Man" which is alluded to and shown numerous times during the film and who Thomas pretends to be in the final museum scene. A subtle feature of the "Son of Man" is that the mans left arm appears to bend backwards as if broken at the elbow. Since Thomas models himself as the "Son of Man" she is remarking that shell break his right arm as well as the already broken left.
b.
The hardware store scene early in the film was shot at Laurel Hardware, which closed in 2009.
c.
There was to be a sequel, appropriately entitled "Cats". But when "Dogs" failed at the box office, production was canceled.
d.
The old church that explodes in the climax actually caught fire and burnt down a year after shooting.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)?
a.
The film originally showed Crown breaking the backing of the
Claude Monet
painting in order to fit it into his briefcase. However,
John McTiernan
later decided that audiences might be put off if they saw him in some way damage the painting, so he edited the scene so that it only showed Crown putting the folded painting into his briefcase, and figured most people wouldnt catch on to the fact that the briefcase was half the size of the painting.
b.
During the scene where Wendy brings Jack breakfast in bed, it can be seen in the reflection of the mirror that Jacks T-shirt says "Stovington" on it. While not mentioned in the film, this is the name of the school that Jack used to teach at in the
Stephen King
novel.
c.
The slang word "Stoops" (pronounced: "Shtoops") was coined in Kids.
d.
Harrys hotel room number is 714. This number is also Joe Fridays badge number on the L.A. television cop show,
Dragnet
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)?
a.
Cinematographer
Tom Priestley Jr.
replaced
Ericson Core
eight days into shooting.
b.
The song Billys father sings to Layla, "Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear To Tread", was actually sung by Vincent Gallos father, Vincent Gallo Sr.
c.
There are several references to
Frank Herbert
s Dune, including a bar named "Dune" and a scene where Mike is forced to insert his hand into a black box that inflicts pain as part of a test.
d.
Allegedly, after a test screening of Ninotchka, one audience member wrote on the preview card: "I laughed so hard, I peed in my girlfriends hand!"
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)?
a.
The second painting that comes up missing and is given to Catherine Banning at the heliport is "Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil" by Edouard Manet, 1874 and the real painting resides on long term loan to the Courtauld Institute Gallery in England. It is never explained in the movie how it was taken but hints do exist in the original draft of the script.
b.
Paul Thomas Anderson
wanted the film to open (the way all of his other films open) with just the production company, "A P.T. Anderson Picture", and the main title, no credits. In order for this to happen, all the members of the cast and crew have to agree to waive their main-credit right. All the cast and crew agreed to this, except producer
Robert Jones
and so the movie now has beginning credits.
c.
Compared to its two predecessors, "Scream 3" used the least amount of artificial blood. Its tally of 10 gallons compares with 50 gallons for the first film and 30 for the second.
d.
While the ending credits are filmed outside of the actual San Quentin prison, the gas chamber scene was filmed on a replica set constructed on a soundstage.
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