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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Whole Nine Yards (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Whole Nine Yards (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Whole Nine Yards (2000).
About the movie:
Nick is a struggling dentist in Canada. A new neighbor moves in, and he discovers that it is Jimmy "The Tulip" Teduski. His wife convinces him to go to Chicago and inform the mob boss who wants Jimmy dead.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Whole Nine Yards (2000)?
a.
A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.
b.
The fifth of nine classic RKO movies featuring Simon Templar, The Saint starring
George Sanders
.
c.
The owners of the two houses that were used for this movie were paid $50,000 on the condition that they left their homes for a month.
d.
Shortly after the spaceship departs, Indy says to Mutt, "Why dont ya stick around junior?" Henry Jones, Sr. also addressed Indiana Jones as "Junior", much to his dissatisfaction.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Whole Nine Yards (2000)?
a.
Spoof of "Rear Window." Script title: "Rear Entry."
b.
When Oz recognizes that his neighbor is Jimmy "The Tulip", the newspapers picture that says "His Two-Lips" are sealed is actually from Die Hard 2.
c.
Hedy Lamarr
lived in the house shown in the film in the late 1940s. At that time, the house was painted white.
d.
During the "Wonka Wash" car scene (01:24:27), the foam used to spurt out was compiled from basic fire extinguishers, but what was unknown to the cast and crew was that the foam itself was potent skin irritant, so after shooting the scene, the actors were left in considerable discomfort when their skin puffed up and required several days to receive medical treatment and recovery.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Whole Nine Yards (2000)?
a.
Mattel released a few toys based on the movie as well as a mini-comic called The Cosmic Key that was released with some of the He-Man toys.
b.
Being a Spanish co-production, this film went on after its release on September 7, 2001, to become Spains biggest grossing domestic film of all time after less than two months of release.
c.
Is the first mainstream American movie to be filmed in Montreal and take place in Montreal.
d.
Alternate titles for this included "I Changed My Sex", "He or She" and "I Led Two Lives".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Whole Nine Yards (2000)?
a.
In the original childrens books, Clifford never talked.
b.
All of
James Garner
s scenes were filmed in one day.
c.
Seth Rogen
was a guest on
The Howard Stern Show
on August 11, 2008 and he told
Howard Stern
that he wrote the script in 2001. However since he was still relatively new it wasnt until his performances in
The 40 Year Old Virgin
and
Knocked Up
that the script was approved.
d.
As a result of a bet lost on the set,
Bruce Willis
agreed to do a guest appearance on
Friends
for free. He was already planning to do the guest spot, but the terms of the bet led to him giving his pay for the episode to charity.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Whole Nine Yards (2000)?
a.
This movie was intended to be the Universal Studios "answer" to 20th Century-Foxs
Patton
.
b.
The exterior shots of New York City were actually sets built in North Carolina. Said sets proved realistic enough to fool even
Stanley Kubrick
, who attended the movies premiere. Co-writer/director
Michael Cimino
actually had to convince the Bronx-born Kubrick this films exteriors were shot at a sound-stage and not on location.
c.
When
Matthew Perry
is cutting the grass at the beginning of the movie, hes wearing a shirt with the crest of the hockey team, the Ottawa Senators. Matthew Perry spent some time growing up in Ottawa.
d.
The singing voice of
Keenan Wynn
is dubbed by an uncredited vocalist named Bill Reeve.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Whole Nine Yards (2000)?
a.
The film was shot in 8 days.
b.
The ad that appears on the tail of the first bus that explodes says "Save the Clams" was an advertisement for The Bank of Santa Monica.
c.
The three kids who run between Jimmy and Oz when they are standing next to the flower cart are
Bruce Willis
s three daughters,
Tallulah Belle Willis
,
Scout LaRue Willis
, and
Rumer Willis
.
d.
These stories were originally written and filmed for the anthology series
Darkroom
. They were deemed too intense by Universal and thus culled into an anthology film for theatrical release.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Whole Nine Yards (2000)?
a.
When Volkswagen was approached about a product placement in the movie for its new Beetle, they said they would only pay if a male character drove the car, because there are already plenty of women who want to drive the new VW Beetles. However, it was decided that it was such a perfect car for Sophie to drive that they would use it anyway, even though Volkswagen didnt pay them.
b.
Writer/Director,
Jason Michael Brescia
is actually a serious Alexander Hamilton scholar, with a college minor in Colonial American History, concentrating on the years of Hamiltons life.
c.
The gun Chev uses in the bar scene is a Springfield XD. The loaded chamber indicator on the top of the gun indicates that there was no round in the chamber (the gun wasnt loaded) and the cocked position indicator indicates that the striker was down and the gun could not be fired even if it was loaded.
d.
Ian McDiarmid
has likened Palpatine in this film to Iago in
William Shakespeare
s play Othello, in the way he manipulates other characters to turn against each other, to their own destruction. McDiarmid has in fact played Iago on stage, as has
Ewan McGregor
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Whole Nine Yards (2000)?
a.
The message "For Sasha" appears just before the end credits. This is a dedication to the directors daughter
Sasha Cassavetes
.
b.
The original script called for the movie to take place in Florida instead of Montreal.
c.
The "Slipping Through My Fingers" scene includes a short clip of
Meryl Streep
and
Amanda Seyfried
laughing. According to
Phyllida Lloyd
the crew blasted heavy metal music to get the pair to laugh so much.
d.
The term "Sweded" was created due to the Swedish governments stance on file-sharing. While many media corporations have succeeded in having files of their copyrighted works removed from Internet web sites, Sweden has treated such file sharing as a form of free speech, and a right of consumers. There is even a Swedish pro-piracy political party.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Whole Nine Yards (2000)?
a.
Although she plays an airhead character in the film - a role she chose because it wouldnt overtax her -
Naomi Watts
nevertheless spent the first few days onset in tears as she was still living with the intensity of the character she had just played in
21 Grams
.
b.
The scene with Naomi and Beau in the bedroom was originally much longer and Naomi was much more open to the idea of intimacy. The scene was later re-shot and shortened after test audiences felt a woman who had been raped would not be so willingly dominated, even while under the influence of alcohol.
c.
Bruce Willis
tried to contact
Matthew Perry
to get him to take part in the film while, unbeknownst to him, Perry was on vacation. After a few weeks of trying to get hold of him, Willis left the famous line, "I will chop off your legs, set fire to your house, and watch you drag..." on Perrys answer machine. They thought it was so funny that they included it on the film.
d.
The teams arrival to the island was shot at Noordwijk Beach, during which a freak 110-mph windstorm threatened to blow the entire days setup and down the productions Bell 412 helicopter, which is seen transporting the team to the island.
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