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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : There's Something About Mary (1998) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : There's Something About Mary (1998) - 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: There's Something About Mary (1998).
About the movie:
A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from highschool, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: There's Something About Mary (1998)?
a.
The book that Joel Glicker (
David Krumholtz
) is holding when he enters the Harmony Hut only for it to be taken away is
Stephen Hawking
s "A Brief History of Time".
b.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
c.
In real life,
George Kennedy
, who plays General
George S. Patton
, served under him during World War II.
d.
In the tavern "The Poison Apple", the man with the hook playing the piano is voiced by
Tom Waits
(singing "Little Drop of Poison") and then again by
Nick Cave
(singing "People Aint No Good").
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: There's Something About Mary (1998)?
a.
The scene with the homosexuals is staged in a South Carolina Rest Stop (with South Carolina trooper decals and uniforms). This is based on a real case where Troopers discovered that the stops where being used as meeting places for homosexuals to meet and have anonymous sex. The troopers learned this after arresting a South Carolina state offical "in the act" at one of the stops.
b.
The end credit song, "I Never Even Told You", is a rare singing performance by
Tia Carrere
.
c.
There is a quote from François-Marie Arouet better known by the pen name
Voltaire
, "If God didnt exist it, it would be necessary to invent him."
d.
The film includes a 33-minute take (Vivas and Louis love scene).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: There's Something About Mary (1998)?
a.
D.W. Griffith
had good reason not to use the name or title "Poppy" for this movie -a movie titled "Poppy" with a character by that name had come out in 1917.
b.
The documentary-within-the-film is called "The Death of Death." This is also the name of George Romeros four-part miniseries for the DC Comics zombie title "Toe Tags."
c.
All four segments were filmed in the same residential house in Winnetka, CA.
d.
Dropping Ted on the stretcher wasnt scripted. When it happened, they cut to make sure
Ben Stiller
was okay and then thought it was so funny they left it in.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: There's Something About Mary (1998)?
a.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in the standard spherical format, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
b.
Last film of
John Welsh
.
c.
The hotel where Ted stays in Miami, the Cardozo, is a real hotel, owned by Gloria Estefan.
d.
Originally titled "Paris Match" until
Billy Crystal
complained that people would get the film confused with his own movie,
Forget Paris
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: There's Something About Mary (1998)?
a.
There are several photos in the home of the character played by
Gale Gordon
which feature the actor with
Lucille Ball
, with whom he worked for many years on several of her TV programs.
b.
The movies release was delayed for 6 to 8 months to re-shoot the entire third act.
c.
Ian Fleming
based the character Vesper Lynd on prominent WW2 resistance fighter Christine Granville (1915-1952) whom he met briefly in real-life. Apparently, she was nicknamed Vesperale and allegedly the two had an affair.
d.
Many of the extras in the background are the friends of the Farrelly Brothers.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: There's Something About Mary (1998)?
a.
The additional scenes written for
Charles Laughton
were filmed in New York City in November 1946, because
Ingrid Bergman
was then starring in a Broadway production of "Joan of Lorraine".
b.
According to
Terry Gilliam
s commentary on the Criterion DVD, in the scene where Raoul and Gonzo raise havoc at the
Debbie Reynolds
concert, the voice heard in that scene that is supposed to be Reynolds singing actually IS Reynolds. Gilliam is friends with
Carrie Fisher
, Reynolds daughter, who spoke to her mother about recording a couple lines for the movie, and Reynolds agreed.
c.
About 20 minutes into the film, Sillerton Jackson (Alec McCowan) endures a mediocre meal at the Archer home. In
Alfred Hitchcock
s
Frenzy
McCowans character, Chief Inspector Oxford, suffers the same fate (twice) at the hands of his wife (
Vivien Merchant
).
d.
The character "Patrick Healy" is also the name of an associate producer involved with this film. It is also the name of the National District Attorneys Association spokesman in the book, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Dr.
Hunter S. Thompson
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: There's Something About Mary (1998)?
a.
Kathryn Beaumont
, who was the voice of Alice, narrates the "Alice in Wonderland" ride at Disneyland.
b.
The success of
Spider-Man
prompted 20th Century-Fox to raise the budget from $50 million to $80 million. It made back the bulk of that ($70 million) in just ten days.
c.
This movie was one of two films that starred
Charles Bronson
and released during 1986.
Act of Vengeance
was the other movie (made for television) and interestingly, both were first released in the USA during April of that year.
d.
Bill Murray
,
Cuba Gooding Jr.
and
Vince Vaughn
were all considered for the role of Pat Healy.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: There's Something About Mary (1998)?
a.
Many of the "raindrops" in the final fight between Neo and Smith are actually single lines of Matrix code, similar to those on displays seen in the "real world" throughout the trilogy. This subtle effect was added to imply the Matrix was beginning to destabilize. This visual trick was easily seen on IMAX and larger movie theaters, but can be seen on smaller televisions as banded rain that seems to "jump" like static during close ups of the fight scenes.
b.
Cameron Diaz
s father was on set during filming, so the Farrellys decided to throw him in the movie. In the scene where
Ben Stiller
is released from prison after being wrongfully accused of murder, Camerons dad is the inmate in the front with a beard and long hair jeering at Ben.
c.
Actor
Kevin Dillon
was cast in a small role in
Rush Hour 3
. Filming for his show
Entourage
prevented Dillon from accepting the role, but it was turned into a storyline for Dillons character Johnny Drama on
Entourage
.
d.
Shots of mining-car roller-coaster ride were done with models and a 35mm camera modified to hold extra film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: There's Something About Mary (1998)?
a.
Briefly seen at the Explorers Club is someone dressed like Indiana Jones.
b.
When Mathilde interviews Tina Lombardi (played by
Marion Cotillard
) about the murders she committed, Tina responds, "Je ne regrette rien". This is also the title of a famous song by
Édith Piaf
, who was played by Marion Cotillard in
La môme
three years after this film.
c.
The opening scenes of the film are set in Cumberland, Rhode Island. This is an actual town in Rhode Island where the Farrelly Brothers grew up.
d.
The character of Master Croc, voiced by Jean-Claude Van Damme, late in the movie performs a signature move of Van Dammmes. As he leaps onto the boat Master Croc lands in a wide split position, a characteristic Van-Damme move.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: There's Something About Mary (1998)?
a.
The reclusive novelist
B. Traven
was asked if he would like to visit the set during location shooting. He demurred, but said he would be sending an associate instead. The associate was actually Traven himself, using a pseudonym.
b.
The studio was initially reluctant to allow
Ben Stiller
- the Farrelly Brothers first choice - to star, so the brothers decided upon a then unknown
Owen Wilson
instead. When the studio was even more reluctant to let Wilson star, they agreed to allow the Farrellys to cast Stiller.
c.
After the success of
Sam Peckinpah
s later
The Wild Bunch
, Columbia told him that they would allow him to re-shoot parts of this film that had been cut from the release version. Peckinpah, naturally, declined the offer.
d.
The spaceship in the opening sequence bears the name
Murray Leinster
, after the Science Fiction writer and special effect pioneer of the same name.
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