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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thelma & Louise (1991) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thelma & Louise (1991) - 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: 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.
Mr. Stricklands office placard identifies him as "S.S. Strickland." While these could be his initials, it has also been speculated that it stands for "School Superintendent."
b.
New Line insisted on a prologue of two minutes. What they got was one that lasts for seven and a half.
c.
Prior to production,
Gene Roddenberry
joked that he wanted
Richard Burton
for the role of Kirk and
Robert Redford
to play Spock. The joke was reported as fact by some media. The role of Decker wasnt cast until days before production started. Actors considered included:
Andrew Robinson
- who later played Elim Garak on
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
),
Jordan Clarke
, Richard Kelton (I),
Lance Henriksen
,
Tim Thomerson
, Stephen Macht (I),
Art Hindle
and
Frederic Forrest
.
d.
Susan Sarandon
and
Geena Davis
were both nominated for Best Actress, but lost to
Jodie Foster
in
The Silence of the Lambs
.
Ridley Scott
was nominated for Best Director, but lost to
Jonathan Demme
, also for
The Silence of the Lambs
.
Callie Khouri
won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, while
Ted Tally
won Best Adapted Screenplay, once again for
The Silence of the Lambs
.
Ridley Scott
went on to direct the sequel
Hannibal
, while
Harvey Keitel
would appear in the prequel,
Red Dragon
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
Beau Bridges
was considered for the part of Hal (the cop) that went to
Harvey Keitel
.
b.
Kevin Gnapoors phone number on his business card uses the North Shores real area code, 847.
c.
This film initially had a hard time getting a theatrical release. After making a successful premiere in Norfolk, Virginia, the movie finally secured a wide release and proved to be a big financial hit.
d.
The vehicle that Jeep and Charlie are driving into the sunset in at the end of the movie is actually a Jeep (Wagoneer).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
The voice of Ace Ventura and the manner in which he speaks, was added by
Jim Carrey
only after several readings of the script. The voice was something Carrey used in his stand up routine. The "All righty then" was the catch phrase of one of his stand up characters and after the lines from the script werent feeling right, he added it to the script and read through it again using that voice for all the lines. It was such an improvement that it became the main Ace Ventura personality trait.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Januray 15, 1945 with
George Coulouris
and
Helen Beverly
reprising their film roles.
c.
Christian Slater
was almost cast as J.D., before
Brad Pitt
got the role.
d.
Eric Bogosian
wrote the screenplay with help from director
Oliver Stone
. The screenplay was almost entirely based on Bogosians original play and some biographical information about
Alan Berg
, a talk show host in Denver who was murdered in 1984 by white supremacists.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
The character of Ivy Peterson was taken not from
Robert Louis Stevenson
s original novella, but from the 1931 film version. Ivy never appears in the original story, nor, for that matter, does Jekylls fiancée.
b.
Ellen Barkin
,
Glenn Close
,
Christine Ebersole
,
Farrah Fawcett
,
Carrie Fisher
,
Mary Gross
,
Daryl Hannah
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Anjelica Huston
,
Jessica Lange
,
Kelly LeBrock
Madonna
,
Liza Minnelli
,
Jane Seymour
,
Cybill Shepherd
,
Emma Thompson
,
Meg Tilly
,
Tracey Ullman
, and
Sigourney Weaver
were all considered for the role of Thelma.
c.
Star
Joel S. Rice
beat out five other actors for the role of Radish.
d.
This movie was an even bigger financial flop at the box-office than the original first run of
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
The Silver Surfer was created by
Doug Jones
wearing a prosthetic suit developed by Spectral Motion, and a new VFX program from Weta Digital which augmented the Surfers reflective surface.
b.
Jennifer Beals
was considered for the role of Louise.
c.
The song that Jonas is listening to in his car is "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", sung by Meat Loaf. Meat plays the part of the bus driver, Hoover, in the movie.
d.
Universals press copy boasted that they had spent $200,000 to produce the film. They also claimed that it featured 700 scenes and a cast of 800 players. None of this was true.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
Peter Jackson
shot many scenes directly from the earlier, animated adaptation of
The Lord of the Rings
directed by
Ralph Bakshi
.
b.
Joan Cusack
was considered for the role of Thelma.
c.
The 52 chapters of this serial were released weekly over the course of a year.
d.
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.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
A poster of the band Prinzhorn Dance School can be seen on the wall where Greenberg hangs the drawing made by Florence niece. Its a reference to
LCD Soundsystem
s
James Murphy
, who was responsible for the soundtrack. Murphy is the boss of the DFA record label, who released the Prinzhorn Dance School album.
b.
Tony Ganios
s film debut.
c.
Claire Danes rendition of Juliets line "I long to die!" is sampled in the background of the Evanescence song "Tourniquet."
d.
Ridley Scott
filmed a longer ending (found on the Special Edition DVD) in which we see the car plunge into the canyon, with a melancholy
B.B. King
song playing in the background. Instead he opted for a more upbeat ending with the car frozen in ascent and
Hans Zimmer
s score playing.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
RKO had built an expensive ship set for their 1938 production
Pacific Liner
.
Val Lewton
was given instructions to come up with a film that could use the still existing set.
b.
The only Oscar won by the film was for special visual effects. It was awarded to Stanley Kubrick - and was his sole win from 13 nominations. However, while Kubrick designed much of the look of the film and its effects, many of the technicians involved felt it was wrong for him to receive the sole credit. Following this controversy, the Academy tightened it eligibility rules.
c.
The interiors were shot at a real mausoleum called "Angeles Abby Mausoleum" and situated in Compton, California.
d.
According to a 2011 Vanity Fair article, it was Michelle Pfeiffers idea that Ridley Scott direct the film instead of just simply executive produce it.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
Kris Kristofferson
was offered the part of Jimmy, but he turned it down and it eventually went to
Michael Madsen
.
b.
Radha Mitchell
received her role without an audition.
Woody Allen
saw her in
Ten Tiny Love Stories
and liked it so much that he decided to cast her.
c.
First of five movies that paired
John Wayne
and
Maureen OHara
.
d.
The incident with Walter and Hildy hiding escaped killer Earl Williams in a desk in the city room was based on a real incident.
Emile Gauvreau
, the editor of the old New York City paper "The New York Evening Graphic", hid an escaped killer in the city room of the newspaper, interviewed him, wrote the story and waited until the paper was on the street before turning him over to the police.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thelma & Louise (1991)?
a.
Robert Vaughn
said in an interview that he considered this to be the worst film ever made.
b.
The works of de Sade read out in the film were actually written by
Doug Wright
.
c.
More than 40 people were considered to direct the movie.
d.
Dustin Hoffman
fought for the ending where Raymond goes back to Wallbrook, even though the screenwriters both wanted him to end up with Charlie. Hoffman thought it wouldnt be true to Raymonds character if they had him stay.
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