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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tropic Thunder (2008) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tropic Thunder (2008) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008).
About the movie:
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008)?
a.
For the fake trailer, "Satans Alley",
Tobey Maguire
came in at the very last minute to film the role of
Robert Downey Jr.
s monk lover. He did it as a personal favor for
Ben Stiller
and
Wonder Boys
co-star Downey.
b.
Mufasa was to sing a song titled To Be King, but it didnt suit
James Earl Jones
singing voice.
c.
Theres another hidden 4 in the scene where Johnny borrows the powers of all 3 of his teammates - look carefully at the rock lines on Ben Grimms arm when they glow.
d.
One of only 4 productions to win both the Best Play Tony (1981) and the Best Picture Oscar (1984). The other 3 are My Fair lady (1957/1964), The Sound of Music (1960/1965) and A Man For All Seasons (1962/1966).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008)?
a.
Ben Stiller
first came up with the idea for this film while working on
Empire of the Sun
. He has said in interviews that at the time he had friends who were actors in
Platoon
and
Hamburger Hill
and they would go on about the intense "boot camp" preparation and simulation of war these projects involved and how it made them feel like real soldiers. Stiller found this funny because he thought that being an actor in a war film was nothing like being a real soldier in a real war.
b.
German filmmaker
Wim Wenders
called
Ann Savage
s performance as Vera "30 years ahead of its time".
c.
Paul L. Smith
s voice was dubbed in by another actor during post-production.
d.
Joseph Ruben
was on the shortlist to direct the film at one point.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008)?
a.
Harvey Lembeck
s first film.
b.
The donut shop is owned by ex Chicago Blackhawk
Stan Mikita
, a reference to a popular chain of Canadian donut shops created by hockey legend Tim Horton. The police officer in the shop is Officer Koharski. This could be a reference to the National Hockey League referee Don Koharski who was told by New Jersey Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld to "have another donut, you fat pig" after a playoff game.
c.
The external shots were filmed using a ocean-front cottage that is now part of the Heritage House on the Mendocino coast in Northern California. The actual cottage is now listed for rent as the "Same Time Next Year Suite" for obvious reasons.
d.
During the battle scene near the start of the "film within the film", Jeff Portnoy (
Jack Black
), yells, "You call in that snake n nape and get us some boom-boom NOW!" Used extensively by American forces during the Vietnam era, "snake and nape" was a close air support ordnance made up of 250-lb. Mk-81 "Snakeye" bombs and 500-lb. M-47 napalm canisters. Essentially, Jeff Portnoys character "Fats" was telling the radio operator to call for airplanes to come in and drop a combination of conventional bombs and napalm on the enemy so the wounded could be evacuated.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008)?
a.
Owen Wilson
was originally set to play Rick Peck, but after his attempted suicide,
Ben Stiller
gave the role to
Matthew McConaughey
.
b.
Chapter titles: 1. Below the Deadline 2. In the House of the Blind Men 3. The Golden Locket 4. Vengeance of the Dead 5. Trapped by Treachery 6. On the Wings of Death 7. The Double Cross 8-10 unknown 11. A Monstrous Menace 12-15 unknown
c.
"Miles Gloriosus," literally translated, is the Latin term for "glorious soldier." But it is also Latin slang for "blowhard" and "braggart."
d.
Director
Timur Bekmambetov
is planning a sequel, though creator
Mark Millar
has denied that he will write one. He is instead creating a story along with the producers.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008)?
a.
For his audition,
Sacha Baron Cohen
sang the entire score of
Fiddler on the Roof
for director
Tim Burton
.
b.
The final scene, shot in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, is a re-shoot. It had originally been filmed in black and white, but it was decided that it looked too flat.
c.
Paramount was reluctant to make the film, as it had already put
Theodore Dreiser
s novel on the screen in 1931 under its original title,
An American Tragedy
. The studios lack of commitment ultimately changed when director
George Stevens
sued them for preventing him from working and therefore breaching his contract.
d.
Ben Stiller
originally planned to play Rick Peck, with
Keanu Reeves
playing Speedman.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008)?
a.
It took fifteen takes to get
Steve Coogan
s nose to bleed during the video conference scene with
Tom Cruise
s character. Each actors part was filmed separately, with
Justin Theroux
serving as Cruises stand-in during Coogans filming.
b.
Bruce Campbell
was set to appear in a small role, but he backed out to star in the television film
Tornado!
.
c.
The final amphibious attack on M. Bisons compound, filmed on location in Thailand, was originally supposed to be an air assault. The Thai government wouldnt allow the use of its airspace for the large number of aircraft the scene would require, so the producers changed the final battle to a boat assault instead.
d.
In the defecation scene, where
Joaquin Phoenix
gets pooped on in bed, the "feces" was actually a combination of humus and coffee grounds. The mixture was inserted into a tube that was taped onto Antony Langdons (Anton) back that went down to his butt.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008)?
a.
Like most of the serials made from 1928-31, this one contains music over the opening and closing main titles only.
b.
Throughout the film it is mentioned that Kirk Lazurus is a five-time Academy Award winner. As of the films original release,
Katharine Hepburn
holds the record for most acting Oscars ever won with four--no real actor has ever won five.
c.
The credits list a soundtrack album on Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records, but it was never released.
d.
Jerry Lewis
has the only copy locked in a private vault where he vows to keep it from ever being viewed again.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008)?
a.
The Booty Sweat energy drink seen in the movie can be purchased on Amazon.com as part of a promotional tie-in.
b.
This was the first screenplay
David Benioff
sold. It sold for $1.5 million.
c.
American International Pictures released this in a double feature with
Cat Girl
.
d.
Uses same music and sets as
The Vampire Bat
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008)?
a.
Despite the final courtroom scene in this movie, the real
Al Capone
and
Eliot Ness
never came face to face during their battles.
b.
Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Jacques Vanaire
(Alphonse),
Sally Cairns
(Manicurist),
William Halligan
(Mr. Loomis) and
William Emile
(Fencing Instructor). Both
Marshall Ruth
and
Wally Walker
were inside a bull costume and could not be identified, but it is assumed they were there.
c.
After filming was completed,
Orson Welles
left to go to Mexico to continue filming his version of "Don Quixote". It was during this time that Universal asked for cuts, and since he wasnt around, they began cutting it themselves.
d.
Mos Def
was offered the role of Alpa Chino, but turned it down.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tropic Thunder (2008)?
a.
The water buffalo that
Jack Black
s character rides was discovered to have been pregnant when the cast and crew came back to the set one morning and found her nursing a newborn calf.
b.
Over two miles of corridors were built in sections spreading over three sound-stages for
Jane Asher
to run through while she was held captive.
c.
The role of Col. Bliss was originally written for Robyn Hilton (I). Early drafts of the script, with Hilton in mind, gave the Bliss character a lot more lines. Writers also wrote several semi nude and topless that would have played on Hiltons physique. The character was meant to be a sexual distraction for the Ike character. Early drafts of the synopsis described it this way: "Bliss catches Ike peeping on her in the shower. She asks Ike to meet her in her quarters. To relax, Ike smokes a joint. Bliss catches him. She expresses an interest in him as well. They arrange a late night sexual rendezvous but every time they plan to get together, something happens which prevents them to consummate their scandalous affair. Finally, during the climax of the movie, Bliss and Ike manage to sneak away and, in the midst of all the craziness, consummate their affair with wild, animal, hilarious passion." Hilton read the script and passed. Studio heads were not happy with the idea of a student having sex with a teacher. The Bliss role was scaled back. Writers left the attraction in but eliminated all of the raciness and nudity.
d.
Screenwriter
David Self
, who wrote a draft of the script, claimed Captain America was his favorite childhood superhero: "My dad told me I could one day be Captain America."
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