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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Transamerica (2005) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Transamerica (2005) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Transamerica (2005).
About the movie:
A pre-operative male-to-female transsexual takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Transamerica (2005)?
a.
The initial idea for the screenplay occurred in a conversation between screenwriter/director
Duncan Tucker
and intersex actress
Katherine Connella
. While discussing male/female perceptions, Connella shocked Tucker (they had been sharing a house for about four months at the time) with the revelation that she had been raised as a male.
b.
Last cinema film of
Betsy Blair
.
c.
The opening number, "Science Fiction Double Feature", contains references to many classic science fiction films. In the script, the credits were to be shown between clips of the films. Production designer
Brian Thomson
disliked the idea, and suggested using a pair of disembodied lips to mouth the words, inspired by a
Man Ray
painting.
d.
Ryan Harper Gray
met with numerous Iraq veterans and even spent time in a Portland homeless shelter in order to play the role of Jason, a young man shattered by his experiences in war.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Transamerica (2005)?
a.
According to an interview with
Gideon Raff
,
Thora Birch
did many of her own stunts.
b.
The huge black handgun that is seen throughout the movie (used by the bad guys) is a Desert Eagle .50AE pistol.
c.
Felicity Huffman
had to stay in character all day, while shooting. This included having to keep Brees voice on so that she wouldnt lose it. If she turned it "off" she would lose the voice.
d.
Reportedly it took forty minutes to dress
Bette Davis
each day in her historically accurate costumes with several layers of under garments and corsets to help her maintain the correct posture and movement
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Transamerica (2005)?
a.
Matthew McConaughey
and
Emile Hirsch
were considered for the role of Jonah Hex.
b.
Not knowing the film would be such a success, most of the wardrobe and props were donated to charity and thrift stores after production wrapped.
c.
In a 30 second TV spot for "Nurse Betty", the blood on Bettys nurse dress from helping the young man in the ambulance was dyed blue per MPAA guidelines.
d.
A tour guide says that her favorite television show stars
Rosemary Clooney
, aunt of director
George Clooney
. G. Clooney also includes R. Clooney in the movie by playing her recording of "Theres No Business Like Show Business" over the end credits.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Transamerica (2005)?
a.
Felicity Huffman
nicknamed her prosthetic penis "Andy" during filming.
b.
Kevin Hart
(Nashawn) is shorter than
K.D. Aubert
(Gisele) and in many scenes he actually had to stand on a box so their height difference wasnt so obvious.
c.
Director
Todd Haynes
never met
Bob Dylan
.
d.
The general US release was Feb 13, 1976. Los Angeles opening was March 10 1976, New York May 7 1976.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Transamerica (2005)?
a.
Once
Peter Weir
committed to the project, filming had to begin immediately because a Directors Guild of America strike was looming on the horizon (though it never actually happened).
b.
Matthew Greene
campaigned for the role of Jack.
c.
Many scenes involve improvisation. The scene where the characters are riding in the car towards sunset is one of them: the director (
Duncan Tucker
) asked
Felicity Huffman
to start poking
Kevin Zegers
in the stomach and shoulder. Kevin Zegers stayed in character, and the director liked the result.
d.
Satans "I am a friend and companion of the night..." speech is taken from Howard Phillips Lovecrafts short story "The Horror At Red Hook."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Transamerica (2005)?
a.
The young girl sewing in the first scene at the convent is
Marlene Dietrich
s daughter,
Maria Riva
.
b.
During the filming of the movie,
Anjelica Huston
was "arrested" on Dublins Moore Street. She had been convinced by some of the street stall owners to try doing her sales pitch for real. As a joke someone informed the local beat Garda that there was someone selling on Moore Street without a traders licence. Not recognizing
Anjelica Huston
, the officer in question detained her. He saw the funny side of it when it was revealed who she was and what she was doing and let her go.
c.
Both
John Carpenter
and
Kurt Russell
explain on the audio commentary that the test screening was so overwhelming positive that both of them expected it to be a big hit. However, 20th Century Fox put little into promoting the movie and it ended up being a box office bomb. However, it went on to be a huge cult hit through home video. Carpenter and Russell explained that the reason the studio did little to promote the film was because they didnt know how to.
d.
This is the first non-Miramax film to be acquired by
Harvey Weinstein
and
Bob Weinstein
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Transamerica (2005)?
a.
Danny Elfman
, who did the film score (for this and several other films by
Sam Raimi
) had some sort of falling out with the director during the course of this film, and has been quoted saying "To see such a profound negative change in a human being was almost enough to make me feel like I didnt want to make films anymore." He has stated that theyll never work together again.
b.
Felicity Huffman
had to finish shooting her scenes earlier than scheduled when she secured a role on
Desperate Housewives
.
c.
According to an article in Wired, this is the "first Hollywood production created entirely on Linux". Animators used more than 250 HP workstations, loaded with Red Hat Linux and custom animation software, to render the film.
d.
Adapted from a Broadway musical that opened on April 25, 1927 at the Belasco Theater in New York and ran for 352 performances.
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