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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thelma & Louise (1991) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thelma & Louise (1991) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991).
About the movie:
An Arkansas waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a '66 Thunderbird.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
Planned to be shot in Technicolor, but made in black and white.
b.
John Woo
: [mexican stand-off] Twice - Once between Carmichael (
Samantha Mathis
) and Hale (
Christian Slater
) when they first meet in the Utah desert and once with Deakins (
John Travolta
) and Kelly (
Howie Long
) on the train.
c.
Such was the interest in an adaptation of
Nikos Kazantzakis
s hugely popular novel, the film was already in the black before it opened.
d.
Goldie Hawn
and
Meryl Streep
wanted to make a movie together and Thelma & Louise was one of the scripts they considered. Ultimately, they decided to star in
Death Becomes Her
instead.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
Originally, this was intended to be a made-for-television film. When the producers saw how well
Amy Madigan
played the title role, they released it in theatres so that Madigan had a chance at an Academy Award nomination (she wasnt nominated for this film but years later, she was nominated for
Twice in a Lifetime
).
b.
Between the six female principals are twelve Academy Award nominations and five wins. Only
Daryl Hannah
and
Dolly Parton
have not won, although Parton was nominated for Best Song from "Nine to Five" and "Transamerica."
c.
Scott Rosenberg
wrote the script in two weeks. It was partly in reaction to the death of his father from cancer.
d.
A total of five identical 1966 Thunderbird convertibles were used throughout the shoot: one star car, one camera car, one back-up car, and two stunt cars.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
Cher
was also offered the role of Thelma, but turned it down.
b.
Seeing as he had absolutely no involvement with the creation of the original Punisher character, this is one of the few movies based on a Marvel Comic that
Stan Lee
does not appear in.
c.
During the first "Uncle Nutsys Clubhouse" scene, Uncle Nutsy (Al Yankovic) instructs Bobbo The Clown/Bob (David Bowe) to look up, down, then at "Mr.Frying-Pan," David Bowes lip is busted when the pan accidentally makes contact with his face, it was supposed to stop short, the reaction in the movie is Mr.Bowes actual displeasure with the fact he is currently bleeding (only hidden by his red clown makeup on his lips), after review it was decided that this take was excellent, and no further takes were filmed.
d.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
Kirsten Dunst
shot this film shortly after having treatment for depression.
b.
In the scene where the tanker truck is shot and blown up, the reactions of
Susan Sarandon
and
Geena Davis
were supposed to be genuine. Rather than filming separate reaction shots, director
Ridley Scott
rigged the tanker to blow up during the take, in order to get authentic expressions of surprise from the two leads. Despite this, they were so astonished while watching it that they forgot to actually react, so Scott had to film their reactions again.
c.
Courtney Love
plays stripper Althea Flynt in this film. Before she was famous, Love was a stripper in real life too.
d.
The John Garfield character (Johnny Bradfield/Jack Dorney) is obsessed with not being made a sucker. The word "sucker" is used 19 times in the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
The MTK Stadium in Budapest, Hungary was used to play the Stade Colombes (Coombes Stadium) in Paris, France where the movies climactic football match takes place. The producers had had difficulty finding a large stadium without floodlights, as floodlights at football stadiums were largely unknown until well after World War II. The MTK stadium, now known as the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, was the biggest one without lights (but at the same time structurally similar to Continental stadiums that were around during WW2) that they could find. The stadium today is the home of the MTK Hungária Football Club.
b.
The "Creek Scene" was shot entirely with the Red One Cinema Camera using prime Canon and Nikon Lenses.
c.
Then struggling actor
George Clooney
auditioned five times for
Ridley Scott
for the part of J.D. that went to
Brad Pitt
.
d.
"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 3, 1946 with
Humphrey Bogart
,
Sydney Greenstreet
and
Mary Astor
reprising their film roles.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
The original story came to Zach in a dream.
b.
Ambitious on any budget with 25 speaking parts, 16 New York City locations, digital effects, a complete original score, and a production crew of 4, the movie made indie film history by being completed on schedule for under $9,000. Shot on large format Digital Video (on a Sony DSR 500), with post-production (including editing, sound, and special effects) completed on a Mac G4.
c.
Jerry Goldsmith
s synthetic and score was rejected early in post production for being "too weird" and replaced with music by
Curt Sobel
.
Jerry Goldsmith
s rejected score was released in Spring 2005 as a Varese Sarabande CD Club Release limited to 3000 copies.
d.
Callie Khouri
first conceived the project in 1979. She was hired by
Ridley Scott
for a project called "Thelma & Louise" around 1980.
Ridley Scott
was going to produce, and Khouri was appointed as director. They were turned down by many studios, until MGM purchased the rights in 1981. But Khouri wasnt ready to direct the film, so Scott was going to direct himself. The movie was originally announced in 1981 for a 1983 release. Originally, Scott and Khouri wanted
Natalie Wood
for Thelma and
Tuesday Weld
as Louise. However, Wood died in 1981 and Weld quickly dropped out from the project, so this would never come to pass. A number of filmmakers were attached to Khouris script including Brian de Palma,
John Carpenter
and
Sidney Lumet
. By 1988,
Ridley Scott
spoke of casting
Mia Farrow
,
Jane Fonda
,
Lily Tomlin
,
Candice Bergen
,
Tuesday Weld
,
Meryl Streep
,
Liza Minnelli
Jessica Lange
,
Isabella Rossellini
or
Jodie Foster
for the role of Thelma;
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
Melanie Griffith
,
Vanessa Redgrave
,
Glenn Close
,
Mary Steenburgen
,
Kim Basinger
,
Ellen Barkin
,
Goldie Hawn
,
Anjelica Huston
,
Sigourney Weaver
or
Lorraine Bracco
would be considered for the role of Louise;
Dustin Hoffman
,
Al Pacino
,
Jack Nicholson
, Robert de Niro,
Steve Martin
,
David Bowie
,
Tim Curry
,
Richard Gere
,
Pierce Brosnan
or
James Woods
could be Hal;
Kevin Costner
,
Bruce Willis
,
Rick Moranis
or
Chevy Chase
would play Jimmy;
Jon Voight
,
Willem Dafoe
or
John Travolta
would be Max; and
Christopher Atkins
would be J.D.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
In an interesting twist of fate,
Brad Pitt
lost out on the role of Brian McCaffrey in
Backdraft
to
William Baldwin
, who then had to be released from his contract to play the small part of J. D. in
Thelma & Louise
that was re-cast with
Brad Pitt
.
b.
Curiously enough, this was the very movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger
studied when he was trying to find his character for
Red Heat
. The exercise - emulate
Greta Garbo
- was recommended to him by his director
Walter Hill
.
c.
Dan and Ev have a conversation which includes the exchange: Ev: "Im sorry I missed the sermon. What was it about?" Dan: "Sin." Ev: "What did the minister say about it?" Dan: "He was against it." That referred to a famous (or infamous) conversation former President
Calvin Coolidge
- nicknamed "Silent Cal" - and his wife once had.
d.
Bill Murray
: As Agent 13.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
Table Top RPG writers Monte Cook and Sean K Reynolds both appear as the characters Bill the Cleric and The Inquisitor respectively.
b.
Dedicated to "Brothers and sisters who have had enough of the Man."
c.
Theatrical trailer features snippets of scenes that were not included in the final film.
d.
It took producers so long to find someone for the role of Louise that
Geena Davis
had to sign a contract stating that the producers could cast her in either role if need be.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
The first
John Moore
directed feature film that will not be distributed by 20th Century Fox.
b.
The sequence where Darryl slips and falls over on the builders supplies as he is leaving for work was unscripted, as
Christopher McDonald
genuinely lost his footing. Despite this he remained in character, yelling at the workmen as he got into the car and drove away.
Ridley Scott
apparently liked the result, and so it remains in the film.
c.
Matt Ryan, who plays Randys best friend/business partner Tully Reid, is an avid photographer, doing major work for musicians and bands all across the country. It was his idea for Randy Fogg to use his phone as a prop and pretend to be making business calls and getting there business off the ground, which is revealed at the end of the film that Randys phone got disconnected a few months prior.
d.
Tim Thomerson
was originally slated to play Harry Fontana.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
June Allyson
was 32 when she played 15-year-old Jo March.
b.
When Angie is cooking dinner for her father and brothers, she is seen wearing a Kearney Tigers sweatshirt. The Kearney Tigers are a basketball team belonging to a popular all girls high school in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
c.
For the more raunchy sex scenes between
Brad Pitt
and
Geena Davis
, director
Ridley Scott
had assumed that a body double would be needed for Geena. Shortly after hed begun auditioning prospective doubles, Davis learned of Scotts intentions and insisted that no doubles were needed in those steamy scenes.
d.
On the DVD release,
Kristen Cloke
, wife of screenwriter
Glen Morgan
and star of the first
Final Destination
, provides the voice of the narrator on the "Choose Their Fate" feature.
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