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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Wrestler (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Wrestler (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008).
About the movie:
A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008)?
a.
This movies first sequel,
Death Wish II
, would not be made and released for about another eight years after this picture.
b.
One of the reasons why they didnt employ the full title of the
Stephen King
novella - "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" - was because there was a perception in Hollywood that this was actually going to be a biopic of
Rita Hayworth
. Indeed,
Frank Darabont
even received solicitations from several actresses about playing the lead.
c.
Only two days after its completion "The Wrestler" was screened on Venice Film Festival and walked off with the Golden Lion award for Best Picture.
Mickey Rourke
also would have walked off as Best Actor if the Venice jury chairman, director
Wim Wenders
, had had his way but Wenders vigorous campaigning could not topple a longstanding festival rule which insists that one film is not allowed to win both awards. Rourke happily contented himself with finally being the star of a prize-winning picture.
d.
At one point, "Rain Man" was the biggest grossing Best Picture Oscar-winner. It was subsequently surpassed by
Forrest Gump
which had been put into development at a rival studio at roughly the same time.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008)?
a.
The role of Avner was written with
Eric Bana
in mind.
b.
According to costume designer
Mary Zophres
, there were about 130 day-players (bit part actors) and 3,000-4,000 background extras employed throughout the film.
c.
One of the principal reasons
Rae Dawn Chong
was cast as Ika was because she was completely comfortable with being nude.
d.
Randy "The Ram" Robinsons van is a Dodge Ram.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008)?
a.
Bob Hoskins
was also considered for the role of Slughorn.
Jim Broadbent
started work on this film after filming
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
.
b.
Filming coincided with the beginning of its prequel,
Kings of the Road: The Story of the Portland Buckaroos
. During an interview with Fan Photographer Bill Zavin, the conversation focused momentarily on the fact that Bill had gone to Portland Buckaroos games when he was in high school. Bill was "pleased as punch" to talk about the players of that era, such as Connie Madigan, Art Jones, Arne Schmautz, team President Harry Glickman and dentist Larry Mudrick. Some of this material was used in the films prequel.
c.
Throughout most of the movie, "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" by
Quiet Riot
is The Rams theme intro.
d.
Stanley Kubrick
: [Three-Way] Lt. Roget vs. Cpl. Paris vs. Gen. Mireau
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008)?
a.
Deaundre Bonds
was initially given a role in the film. On the night that he learned he was awarded the role, he attended a family celebration and was involved in an altercation with his aunts boyfriend. The altercation ended with Bonds stabbing the man to death. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
b.
During the bedside interrogation of the Hungarian survivor of the fire, the interpreter mistranslates a key word. The Hungarian uses the word "pasas" (pronounced "pash-aash") which the interpreter (who speaks Hungarian with a strong American accent and is therefore not native) translated as "we were picking up a package". "Pasas" is actually Hungarian slang for a "guy". Only another Hungarian could have picked up on it, and as a result, no one in the movie did, hence the polices investigation of the non-existent cocaine delivery as the motive for the fire, which allowed Verbal the time he needed to go free.
c.
Executive Producer Ed Hohn passed away one month prior to filming, and Executive Producer Bill Randle passed away just after its release.
d.
Randy "The Ram" Robinsons uneasy relationship with his daughter Stephanie parallels that of real-life wrestler Jake The Snake Roberts and his daughter, as chronicled on the documentary
Beyond the Mat
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008)?
a.
Star
Mickey Rourke
received his first Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for this film.
b.
First feature film for
Ashley Kate Adams
.
c.
The Broadway production of "Zoot Suit" opened at the Winter Garden Theater in New York on March 25, 1979 and ran for 41 performances.
Charles Aidman
,
Mike Gomez
,
Abel Franco
,
Darlene Bryan
,
Luis Manuel
,
Edward James Olmos
,
Tony Plana
,
Rose Portillo
,
Geno Silva
,
Dennis Stewart
, and
Socorro Valdez
recreated their stage roles in this filmed production.
Edward James Olmos
was nominated for the 1979 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Zoot Suit" as El Pachuco and recreated his stage role in this filmed production.
d.
Meg Ryan
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
and
Melanie Griffith
were all tapped to play Clarice. However, they all turned the role down because of the disturbing subject matter.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008)?
a.
During the scene where Batman and Robin bid for Poison Ivy, Batman pulls out his credit card. Its expiration date: FOREVER
b.
The song that Navin and Marie sing as they walk along the beach, "Tonight You Belong To Me", was a hit in the 50s for sister duet Patience and Prudence.
c.
The original source of the movie was a novel called "Sara Crewe; or, What Happened at Miss Minchins" by
Frances Hodgson Burnett
, and it was published in 1888. She later adapted her book for the stage calling it "A Little Princess" (in London, 1902) and "The Little Princess" (in New York, 1903). It was successful enough that her publisher, C. Scribners Sons, requested that she expand her original novel to include scenes from the play. The result was the final novel, "A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe," which was published in 1905, and is the secondary source for the movie.
d.
The film reportedly moved wrestler/actor
Roddy Piper
so much, he broke down and cried after a screening.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008)?
a.
When confronted with the fact that she is a shape-shifter, Martia says she thought she was "assume a pleasing shape." Like the title of the film, this is a reference to Hamlet. In this case, the line comes from his "rogue and peasant slave" monologue. He states that the ghost of this father could be the devil, assuming a pleasing shape, to trick him into wrongfully avenging his fathers death upon his uncle. It is in this scene that he resolves to test his uncles conscience with a play.
b.
Once during the filming, the lights were so hot that they set off the soundstage sprinkler system.
c.
The video game Randy and his child neighbor play in the trailer was created especially for the film and was fully playable. The game features similar graphics to the original WWF Wrestlemania Nintendo game.
d.
The battle at Helms Deep was edited down from twenty hours of footage, shot over a three month period with the rain machine battering down on the cast.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008)?
a.
Due to the films modest budget,
W. Axl Rose
donated the use of
Guns N Roses
"Sweet Child O Mine" free of charge for the final match.
b.
Jeffrey Hunter
s first film.
c.
Thurl Ravenscroft
was originally going to sing "The Headless Horseman".
d.
The scene in which Peter Parker catches Mary Janes lunch on the tray involved no CGI. With the help of a sticky substance to keep the tray planted on his hand,
Tobey Maguire
eventually (after many takes) performed the stunt exactly as seen.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008)?
a.
Zach Grenier
s character Bill Joy is named after the co-founder and former chief scientist of Sun Microsystems,
Bill Joy
.
b.
The scene where a fan hands "The Ram" a prosthetic leg is based on an actual event from an ECW show where a fan repeatedly yelled "use my leg" and eventually tossed his prosthetic leg to
Tom Laughlin
(aka "Tommy Dreamer"), who in turn used it on his opponent.
c.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
d.
A sequel was proposed for the film which would have reunited the band in New York City.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wrestler (2008)?
a.
Darren Aronofsky
revealed that
Mickey Rourke
was the first choice to play Randy "The Ram" Robinson but the studio wanted
Nicolas Cage
. Aronofsky fought to have Rourke as "The Ram", and ultimately won out.
b.
Superman creators
Jerry Siegel
and
Joe Shuster
were both delighted with the results.
c.
Film debut of
William Desmond
.
d.
Albert Brooks
was offered the role of Cardinal Glick.
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