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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Wag the Dog (1997) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Wag the Dog (1997) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997).
About the movie:
Before elections, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to "fabricate" a war in order to cover-up a presidential sex scandal.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997)?
a.
The scene in which shoes laced together are hanging from telephone and electric wires was shot on East Capitol Street a few blocks behind the U.S. Capitol. The production crew left several pairs of shoes behind and they remained hanging on the wires for years.
b.
In the film, Eddie (played by
Eddie Rochester Anderson
) says that hes going back to "Mr. Benny", an in-joke reference to the fact that Anderson played Rochester, the valet, on
Jack Benny
s radio program and later TV show.
c.
At the 20th anniversary re-release premier,
John Williams
conducted a live orchestra as the film played, much like an orchestra would do for a stage musical.
d.
Buster Keeton kills his wife with an Estwing framing hammer, easily noticed with its all-metal, one-piece construction.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997)?
a.
"Why change horses midstream?" was originally a campaign slogan for
Abraham Lincoln
during the Civil War.
b.
Features first song ("Never On Sunday") from a foreign-made movie to win an Oscar.
c.
According to director
Charles Shyer
, in the shot where Alfie (
Jude Law
) punches a car windshield, Law actually cracked the windshield. Apparently, the actor wasnt able to put as much effort into punching it until Shyer told him to imagine that it was the paparazzi. As a result, Law punched so hard that a sledgehammer had to destroy the cracked windshield.
d.
Cecil B. DeMille
agreed to do his cameo for a $10,000 fee and a brand-new Cadillac. When
Billy Wilder
went back to him later to secure a close-up, DeMille charged him another $10,000.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997)?
a.
Director of photography
Ross W. Clarkson
received two awards in Australia for "The Mechanik": Gold for feature film at the 2006 Queensland A.C.S (Australian Cinematographers Society) Awards, and an Award of Distinction at the National A.C.S. Awards.
b.
Conrads line, "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow," is a quote from WWII General
George S. Patton
.
c.
During the scene where the possessed Linda attempts to stab Ash with the dagger,
Betsy Baker
actually had no idea where he was. With her heavy, white contact lenses preventing her from seeing
Bruce Campbell
, he was literally battling a blind actress.
d.
The last film in the series in which
Don The Dragon Wilson
plays the same character, Jake Raye. He will appear as the main actor in parts three through eight, but as different main characters.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997)?
a.
MGM bought the rights to
Mark Twain
s novel in 1935 for $100,000, but never filmed the story. Eventually, Warner Bros. secured the rights.
b.
In the scene where Regan is getting her brain scan, just before the machine starts, the shadow of a cross falls across her forehead.
c.
In the funeral scene, soldiers in the military band are played by members of the Riverside Community College marching band.
d.
Some of the artillery used in the film is shaped like the pegs used in the game.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997)?
a.
The windy weather conditions of the California filming locations proved to be quite problematic for recording sound during the shoots. Most of the seemingly ambient wind noise heard in the film was authentic.
b.
The renovated house where Kevin sets up his traps is not actually in New York City. All the scenes of the house and the surrounding neighborhood were filmed at the Hollywood backlot, Brownstone Street.
c.
Dan Futterman
was originally cast as Olaf, but by the time the movie was ready to shoot, Futterman was committed to
Capote
so he recommended
Tim Guinee
for the role.
d.
Dustin Hoffman
based his character of Stanley Motss on Hollywood producer
Robert Evans
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997)?
a.
This film was originally intended as a pilot for a Shadow TV series. However, it was turned into a movie instead
b.
In the scene shown on the television in the bar, then Mayor
Edward Rendell
was interviewed for the news.
Jonathan Demme
wanted him to follow lines in the script and Rendell had refused. He insisted on simply answering as he would for any other topic when interviewed for the news. As a result, he managed to get the take on the first try. Through the rest of his tenure as mayor, many referred to him as "One Take Eddie" due to this part in the film and his subsequent ability to do this shot in one try.
c.
Christopher Nolan
s screenplay was based on his brother
Jonathan Nolan
s story "Memento Mori". But the screenplay is still considered original (rather than adapted) because Jonathans story wasnt published until after the film was completed.
d.
The political talk show at the end of the film lists its phone number as 1-(800)-555-0199. This number is also Lester Burnhams office number in the film
American Beauty
as well as Lowell Bergmans fax number in the film
The Insider
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997)?
a.
The character of Winifred Ames was originally written for a man.
b.
Albert Magnoli
filmed a second love scene that was not included in the final cut of the film. This scene has special meaning because it contains the actual illusion of the purple rain. A snippet of this scene is included in the theatrical trailer for the film as well as the When Doves Cry montage. This scene, as well as the other deleted footage that led up to it, is also outlined in the films screenplay found on various websites. It is rumored that this second love scene almost earned the film an X-rating although its unclear as to whether this scene was actually included in early edits of the film or actually submitted to the MPAA. This legendary piece of footage has never been released commercially in its entirety.
c.
At one point Dr. West suggests that the noises coming from his laboratory wall are just "probably rats in the wall". This is a reference to one of H.P. Lovecrafts better known stories "Rats In The Wall".
d.
The official US entry at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997)?
a.
Susan Saint James
is almost unrecognizable ditching her normal dark hair color for blonde to portray a kooky "Cindy Crawford" supermodel type.
b.
After this film started production and before its release, US President
Bill Clinton
became involved in a sex scandal and threatened military action against Iraq.
c.
Never released on video or DVD (as of January 2010).
d.
One of the few changes that
Clint Eastwood
made to
David Webb Peoples
s original script was to remove the opening voiceover and replace it with text.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997)?
a.
Scenes of straightforward dialog maybe comprised of up to 6 layers of computer-composited imagery as the following example shows. In one scene,
Natalie Portman
s best take had been take seven while
Jake Lloyd
s was take one. The two takes were spliced together. However, Lloyds mouth at the end of the scene is still gaped open, so the same segment from take fifteen (in which his mouth is closed) is patched in. Furthermore, when Portman appears to look down from Lloyd instead of up, those few seconds were run backwards, which unexpectedly caused steam in the background to rise in reverse. The problem was fixed by flipping the steam backwards. All these fixes resulted in a seamless scene. This technique prompted
Liam Neeson
, upon the films release, to complain thus, "We are basically puppets. I dont think I can live with the inauthenticity of movies anymore."
b.
The inspiration for the cityscapes and the design of Libria come mainly from the works of Hugh Ferriss, an early 20th century conceptual artist.
c.
According to
Rob Reiner
on the Criterion DVD commentary, his characters name, Marty DiBergi is an homage to
Martin Scorsese
(Marty),
Brian De Palma
(Di),
Steven Spielberg
(Berg) and either
Federico Fellini
or
Michelangelo Antonioni
.
d.
The name of Schumanns medication, "Prozalium", is a combination of Prozac and Valium.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wag the Dog (1997)?
a.
In the scene where Murphy is practicing his gun twirling while Lewis is getting the coffee, if you look in the background of the side shot (where both are in the scene) the low brown building behind them with the antennae tower is the TV station KDFW Channel 4, the Dallas/Fort Worth affiliate of the FOX Network (at the time it was the CBS affiliate). Also of an interesting note, the parking lot behind Murphy in the shots facing him is no longer there. It is now a city bus terminal.
b.
The talk show phone number, (800) 555-0199, is common to many films and television shows because this is the only number that has been reserved by the phone company as an allowable "fake" 800 number for media usage.
c.
Gwyneth Paltrow
was originally signed on to play
Ava Gardner
but dropped out. She was replaced at the last minute with
Kate Beckinsale
.
d.
When Todd is looking through Styles stuff, he finds a Teen Wolf shirt from the first film.
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