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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Wackness (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Wackness (2008) Quiz
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About the movie:
It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named Luke Shapiro spends his last summer before university selling marijuana throughout New York City, trading it with his unorthodox psychotherapist for treatment, while having a crush on his stepdaughter.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wackness (2008)?
a.
The armor used in Dead of Knight (2009) is the same armor used in
Laughing Boy
.
b.
In the DVD extras,
Vin Diesel
comments that before his 3-month preparation for Triple-X, hed never ridden a motocross bike; he was trained by the worlds top motocross bikers.
c.
The scene in which Luke dances and the pavement lights up is a reference to
Michael Jackson
s video to his song "Billie Jean".
d.
This is the first movie
Steven Spielberg
has directed for 20th Century Fox. The studio, which handled theatrical distribution rights in North America, financed the film along with DreamWorks, which handled theatrical distribution rights in all other countries outside of North America. DreamWorks released the film on DVD and VHS in North America, while Fox handle DVD and VHS rights worldwide.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wackness (2008)?
a.
When viewing the rough cut,
Arthur Freed
,
George Sidney
, and
Roger Edens
came away feeling that the picture was too slow. In the rough cut, the scenes of Ravenal and Magnolia becoming rich, before suddenly going broke, lasted much longer. Roger Edens cut the "rich" scenes to a mere three minutes which showed a montage of quick scenes without dialogue, set to an orchestral accompaniment of "You Are Love". In the final print of the film, this is immediately followed by the scene in which Magnolia and Ravenal, still wealthy, sing "Why Do I Love You?", and this does contain dialogue. The scenes that followed, showing the couple in poverty, were also drastically tightened before the films release, though they also contained dialogue.
b.
This film is primarily notable because it marked the movie debut of the electrifying
James Cagney
. Cagney was signed for the film, along with
Joan Blondell
, at the insistence of
Al Jolson
, who had seen the pair in the Broadway stage version, originally titled, "Penny Arcade," bought the rights, and insisted that they repeat their performances in the Warner Brothers film. Interestingly, though Cagney owed his film start to Jolson, the two would never meet.
c.
The spit-can that Budd (
Michael Madsen
) uses is labeled Oak Ridge Coffee. Oak Ridge is a town in Tennessee about 15 miles from
Quentin Tarantino
s hometown of Knoxville.
d.
The first song in the movie that Luke is listening to on his headphones is "The World Is Yours" which features the lyric: "I sip the Dom P, watchin Gandhi til Im charged."
Ben Kingsley
won an Oscar for portraying
Gandhi
in 1982.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wackness (2008)?
a.
Clive Owen
was director
Michael Davis
s first choice for the lead.
b.
"The What?" performed by The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Method Man is playing when Luke visits his supplier Percy, who happens to be played by Method Man himself.
c.
The Enterprise bridge set from
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
was redressed for use as the Kobayashi Maru simulator, the Enterprise bridge, and the Reliant bridge. The circular set was built as a set of modular "wedges", which allowed them to be rearranged for a similar, but distinctive, look. Also, for the Reliant, the seat covers were changed, and the turbolift door was painted blue. In one shot, when the turbolift doors are open, a ship diagram for the Enterprise can be seen inside the lift.
d.
The red carpet premier of this film was at the Spartan Twin theaters in Frandor Shopping Center, Lansing MI.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wackness (2008)?
a.
Stewart Granger
actively sought the lead role, but was unwilling to commit to a long term contract with MGM.
b.
The crocs used in the film are all live wild caught crocs caught by Steve himself. "Bindi": scene where Brozzie falls from the tree into the lake "Monty": when Steve first discovers the croc on land "Charlie": boat in the middle of the lake prior to capture "Graham": final capture scene.
c.
The hat that
Ben Kingsley
wears was his own. He grabbed it when he set off to New York to film the movie, thinking it might be useful.
d.
In one of the original versions of the film, Mulan was engaged to Li Shang and matching Yin-Yang necklaces were bestowed upon them. Although that part was removed, the Yin-Yang necklaces survive in the sequel (
Mulan II
) as wedding gifts to them after Shangs proposition.
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