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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Universal Signs (2008) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Universal Signs (2008) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Universal Signs (2008)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008).

About the movie: After the death of his fiancée's daughter while in his care, a deaf man shuts himself off from the world. Haunted by memories, it is only through new friendship that he can learn to forgive, love, and reconnect.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008)?
a.		The "Coney Island Amusement Park" in the film is actually The Long Beach Amusement Park in Long Beach, California. The production was able to film at the park from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
b.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on August 12, 1935 with Robert Montgomery reprising his film role.
c.		Paul Sorvino, who plays Giggies father, is actually five years younger than Joseph Bologna (Giggie).
d.		Academy Award winner Joseph Renzetti painstakingly created the mesmerizing score. Renzetti composed equivalent to an opera in the 100 minutes of original score.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008)?
a.		According to Stephen Rebello, author of "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho", Alfred Hitchcock was displeased with the performance of John Gavin who played Sam Loomis in the film and referred to the actor as the stiff.
b.		The final leg of the serum relay was not run by Seppala and Togo, but by Gunnar Kasaan, who reached Nome on Groundhog Day. Kasaan was driving Seppalas second string of dogs, using a dog named Balto as the lead dog. In Seppalas considered opinion, Balto was a second-rate dog. For once, Seppala was wrong.
c.		The Sumo Wrestler who won the match is retired Sumo Wrestler Mainoumi who reached the rank of Komosubi (Junior Champion). He retired in November 1999 and is now a Sumo Announcer for NHK among other things.
d.		Anthony Natale, the films lead, is also a sign language teacher. On his breaks from shooting, he could be found teaching sign language to many of the non-signing crew.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008)?
a.		The sprawling $350,000 Rue Casanova set took three months to build and included 48 buildings and three converging streets.
b.		Lupe Ontiveros is the mother of two Deaf sons; she is an advocate for the rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in Los Angeles and worldwide.
c.		The horror film showing on the TV early in the movie is _Theres Nothing Out There (1991)_, the first film made by director Rolfe Kanefsky.
d.		Renny Harlin: [Finland] "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius is used in some scenes.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008)?
a.		Margot Kidder, Robert Hogan and Ashlyn Sanchez learned sign language for their roles.
b.		Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke are both in real-life old friends of Marisa Tomei.
c.		The Wizard was originally supposed to have a song routine where he hands out the awards to the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tin Woodman. This was scrapped because E.Y. Harburg, the lyricist, felt the scene would work better as a non-musical one, so he translated the lyrics into prose form.
d.		In the beginning credits of the movie, it states, "Radio music supplied by Charles Greene and Brian Stone". The music that they used was "Green Rocky Road", performed by the band "The Daily Flash", which Greene and Stone managed.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008)?
a.		The film was banned outright in Chicago, Guatemala, Spain, Peru, Venezuela, Trinidad and other countries. Many other locales required cuts in police brutality, Mikes murder and the mine explosions. The Hays office was concerned about Joes criminal behavior in setting off the mine explosions not being punished, but eventually issued a certificate of approval.
b.		The film is based on a book that is very popular among junior high and high school students. A school class was actually responsible for Francis Ford Coppola making this film. A class voted Coppola the director they would most like to see direct a film of the book. The school sent a letter and a copy of the book to Coppola. Coppola read the book and the letter. He was so moved, he made both this film and Rumble Fish.
c.		The high school Green attends is the exact same high school writer/director Robert Hall went to.
d.		In the creation of the film, the filmmakers paid special attention to the sign language, making sure that the signing was visible in every frame.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008)?
a.		Denis Leary was offered the role of Dignam in this film, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with his television show, Rescue Me.
b.		The museum exterior scene takes place at the University of the Arts main building, Hamilton Hall. This is the original location of the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.
c.		Despite being released by Cinerama, this film was not shot in the three-strip Cinerama process, but was projected on the deeply curved original Cinerama screen upon original release, which was exclusively to Cinerama theatres, followed by release to "regular" theatres. It was shot in Ultra Panavision 70, a one-strip process that in no way resembled the original Cinerama effect.
d.		Steve James said in an interview that Michael Dudikoff had much anxiety working with him, for fear of being shown up as a result of a lesser knowledge of martial arts than his sidekick. James even requested his final fight scenes be filmed on the other side of the compound, far away from Dudikoff, to avoid any further problems. It wasnt until halfway through filming the sequel that the two of them set their differences aside.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008)?
a.		All Deaf characters are played by Deaf actors.
b.		Charles Bronson once said of ex-patriot Mexican immigrants: "Mexican aliens, like the immigrants before them, are seeking a better life in the US. They come here, not because they want our jobs, but simply because they want a job. They want to make a living and live, thats all."
c.		Last cinema film of Dorothy Alison.
d.		"One Little Thing", the flashback sequence that reveals an important plot point involving two of the films characters, was not in the early drafts of the script. It was later written and filmed as an exercise for the cast and crew and was not intended to be used in the movie. The complete uncut version of this scene can be found on the White Outs DVD of Extras.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008)?
a.		Robert DeMayo, a Deaf actor and teacher, worked with the writer, director, Ann Calamia, for over a year transliterating the written English script into the visual American Sign Language. He took into account the background of all of the signing characters when choosing the type of sign language that each actor would perform. He also taught sign language to all of the non-signing actors.
b.		The high-heeled shoes that Marisa Tomei wears in her nude scene with Ethan Hawke are her own shoes.
c.		Contrary to popular belief, the detective that points his gun at himself several times was actually testing director Edward D. Wood Jr. to see if he would notice. Needless to say, Ed Wood didnt notice.
d.		In 1988, brake and muffler shop Meineke used a RoboCop-like customer in a commercial. For legal reasons, the armor was completely orange in color, whereas everything else - even the voice - was similar.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008)?
a.		Real life husband and wife, Troy Kotsur and Deanne Bray, play a couple in the film.
b.		Simona Wakefields mother, Adona, was cut from the final version of the film, but can still be seen in one shot. When Rocky leaves the theater after getting fired, a blonde woman is standing near a bench. Thats her.
c.		The word "chechahcos" is Inuit for tenderfoot or newcomer.
d.		The first draft of the feature length script was written in two days during the 08 World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Universal Signs (2008)?
a.		Sabrina Lloyd took both private and group sign language classes for three months to prepare for her role as Mary Callahan. She not only learned her characters lines in sign language, but also the male leads lines in order to best perform her role.
b.		The spider introduces herself as "Charlotte A. Cavatica," which refers to the barn spiders scientific name, Araneus cavaticus. The old scientific name was feminine - Aranea cavatica.
c.		The average length of a shot is 1.6 seconds.
d.		This was the last movie to feature Fields as the main character; his remaining film work had him in supporting roles or cameos, as his health began to decline.

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