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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thor (2011) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thor (2011) - 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: Thor (2011).
About the movie:
The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thor (2011)?
a.
The films portrayal of Thor combines the classic Marvel Comics character (Thor is cast down to earth to as punishment for his arrogance) with the Marvel "Ultimate" character (Thor is dismissed by many on earth as a crazy deluded man).
b.
Steven Spielberg
: [music] (
John Williams
score)
c.
In an outdoor restaurant scene, one of the people sitting in the background is the father of the director Todd Haynes. His sister Wendy is also in that scene.
d.
The scene at the racquetball court, where
John Candy
serves and the ball hits him in the head, was done in one take.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thor (2011)?
a.
Before
Michael Mann
was hired,
Spike Lee
,
Martin Scorsese
, and
Steven Spielberg
were all offered the chance to direct the movie.
b.
Tom Hiddleston
researched Marvel Comics Loki and found him to be a multi-dimensional character, so based his performance as Loki on three different actors:
Peter OToole
(enigmatic reckless persona),
Jack Nicholson
(edgy and near-insane persona), and
Clint Eastwood
(persona with simmering anger).
c.
Jack Nicholson
turned down the role of Peter Fallow.
d.
James Franco
s film debut.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thor (2011)?
a.
Colm Feore
s makeup as Laufey the Frost Giant took five hours to apply.
b.
For many years this film only existed in murky 9.5mm dupes on the black market. In March 1973, at a screening of this film at George Eastman House, archivist James Card said that
Henri Langlois
and his staff at the Cinematheque Francais discovered a copy of it in 1968 among other miscellaneous cans of film marked "linconnu" (films "unknown" due to missing titles, etc.).
c.
The drug "Risperdex" mentioned in the movie is reference to the real drug Risperdal. However, Risperdal is an antipsychotic, not an antidepressant.
d.
Renée Zellweger
admitted that the day she was cast in this film, it had been so long since she had worked that when she went to an ATM, she did not have enough of a balance to make a withdrawal.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thor (2011)?
a.
Optimus Primes original alternate mode in
Transformers
was a cab over truck, but this was revised to a long-nosed Peterbilt truck. This was because test designs showed a cab over could only disguise a 20-foot robot, and so the larger Peterbilt truck was chosen to make Prime taller (at 32 feet tall). The truck was also colored blue with red flames (like Rodimus Prime, Optimuss successor), to give Prime a distinct look.
b.
When
Chris Hemsworth
and
Anthony Hopkins
saw each other in full armors for the first time, Hopkins said "God, theres no acting required here, is there?"
c.
There was a widespread rumor in the early to mid-90s that the priest in the wedding scene has an erection. He doesnt (in fact the shot is of the priests knee moving underneath his tunic) but this didnt deter enraged moralists from strenuous protest (even to the extent of filing at least one lawsuit against Disney). In the 2006 Platinum Edition DVD release, the scene has been altered so that the priest is standing on a small platform box and his knee is no longer visible through his robes.
d.
According to producer
Walter Mirisch
,
Anne Bancroft
declined the role of Golde.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thor (2011)?
a.
At the time, it was the biggest and most expensive Hollywood flop ever. Its failure resulted in the sale of the United Artists studio to MGM.
b.
Thor holds a drawing of a crossroads with nine orbs in it. This is his perception and representation of Yggdrasil, in Norse mythology a great tree around which the nine worlds are tethered, making up the universe.
c.
A Bengal cat, a domestic breed, was used in the film.
Halle Berry
loved it so much that she announced that she was going to adopt it. Some media sources inaccurately described the 13 pound housecat as a tiger which caused the Fund for Animals to send Berry a nasty letter.
d.
Both
Shelley Long
and
Bette Midler
were promised top billing when they signed to do the film. Neither one wanted to give up top billing to the other. So west of the Mississippi River, Long got top billing and Midler got top billing east of the Mississippi.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thor (2011)?
a.
Woody Allen
originally conceived the story (in which people in the future are forbidden to talk) as a plausible way of making a modern silent film.
b.
Singer/guitarist
Joe Walsh
can be seen during the "Jailhouse Rock" sequence at the end. He still had long hair and a long mustache at the time and is the first prisoner to jump up on a table and start dancing.
c.
A model of the Infinity Gauntlet, an all powerful weapon capable of controlling aspects of reality (soul, time, space, power & mind) in the "Marvel Comics" universe, was constructed for this film. The model is made from bronze and copper (with jewels made from resin) and weighs 60 pounds. It was built to be operational so that animatronics could be built on it.
d.
The opening abstract segment, set to
Ludwig van Beethoven
s Fifth, directly mirrors the opening of
Fantasia
which also began with an abstract section, set to
Johann Sebastian Bach
s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thor (2011)?
a.
To prepare for his role as Loki,
Tom Hiddleston
trained in the Brazilian martial art of capoeira.
b.
While riding his exercise bike, Garfield wears a Morehouse College sweatshirt -
Samuel L. Jackson
s alma mater.
c.
The wallpaper in Bartons room only peels when
John Goodman
s character is in or has just left Bartons room.
d.
At the beginning of the film where April enters her apartment and picks up a pile of magazines, the top one is actually a comic book of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thor (2011)?
a.
Although
William Gillette
s name appears in the credits, this film bears little or no resemblance to his 1899 play "Sherlock Holmes".
b.
The "Nightmare" sequence for Molly was filmed in the old IMAX theater of the defunct Boardwalk & Baseball theme park (which had previously been Circus World).
c.
Christopher Lee
was working on
That Lady
at the same time.
d.
To prepare for the role of Heimdall,
Idris Elba
read the "Thor" comics where Heimdall featured prominently: "Hes a very central character and I wanted to reflect him as he is in the comic books."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thor (2011)?
a.
Tom Hiddleston
found Lokis helmet very uncomfortable, as it was heavy to wear and he couldnt see properly out of it. He channeled this discomfort into Lokis battle scenes.
b.
After its release, the original nitrate negative and fine grain prints were given to
Mary Roberts Rinehart
. She had a 16mm safety print made from the 35mm negative so she could see the film. Over the years, all original material was destroyed, and to date, only that one 16mm print is known to have survived, which has since been copied and preserved.
c.
In the hospital scene the blood was sprayed on the actors with a garden sprayer.
d.
Was given a very limited release in the United States due to the Columbine Massacre. It was only shown in five theaters for only one week. However, it would later develop a large cult success from word of mouth following the success of DVD sales and would follow up with the sequel
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thor (2011)?
a.
Laurie Zimmer
hated her performance after seeing herself in the dailies. Carpenter contrarily thought she did a great job.
b.
Reportedly, stars
Burt Reynolds
and
Clint Eastwood
had been talking about doing a movie together for a number of years before this film project finally came to fruition.
c.
During his travels in the east, Seppala left some of his animals with Harry Wheeler of Quebec, who began breeding them. All currently American Kennel Club-registered Huskies can trace their ancestry back to this foundation stock.
d.
This is
Natalie Portman
s second comic-book film after
V for Vendetta
.
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