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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Waiting... (2005) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Waiting... (2005)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Waiting... (2005).

About the movie: Young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waiting... (2005)?
a.		Paris Hilton and Molly Sims were both offered the role of Danielle and refused. At the last minute, Jordan Ladd was hired.
b.		In one of the last scenes, a young man who is stoned says, "She was a hip, hip lady." The same line is spoken by Rory Cochrane in Dazed and Confused.
c.		In the original draft for Vegas Vacation, the Griswolds do not stay at the Mirage Hotel. They stay at the Walley World Hotel and Casino, and Roy Walley was a part of the script. This is a reference to the Griswolds vacation destination from the first film. The Griswolds house is located on the same block as the Murtaugh House from the Lethal Weapon movies.
d.		Carls back story is hinted at once, when he is referred to as "Professor" by a waiter.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waiting... (2005)?
a.		The "foreign" guests at the bar speak German with Austrian accent and the guy says, "Did you see the blonde girl? Thats unbelievable, her breasts are incredible!"
b.		The closeness between King Henry and Becket is depicted as being a purely platonic one. Homosexuality was illegal at the time in Britain and any suggestion of that would have fallen foul of the censor.
c.		Calling ESPN 8 "The Ocho" is a reference to the fact that when ESPN 2 was still a relatively young network, at least one of the announcers referred to it as "The Deuce".
d.		Throughout his career Burt Reynolds has made a number of movies that examine movie-making and this film is one of them. The pictures include Fade-In (location filming & westerns); Silent Movie and Nickelodeon (silent films); Best Friends (scriptwriting & Hollywood); Hooper (stuntwork and Hollywood); The Player (Hollywood); Boogie Nights (adult films); The Last Producer (producers and Hollywood); The Hollywood Sign and A Bunch of Amateurs (actors and Hollywood).

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waiting... (2005)?
a.		In real life, Coach Bill Yoast has four daughters, not just Sheryl. Since two daughters were older and one a baby, Sheryl was with her father at most of the games and other events, and the filmmakers thought it would be confusing and distracting to depict the other three. The sisters were fine with it, and enjoyed the movie.
b.		In the Blockbuster store and in the newspaper that is being read by Benedict, there is advertisement for Dracula and Single White Female.
c.		As an April Fools Day joke, director Rob McKittrick and actor Luis Guzmán staged a "diva fight" on set. During the filming of the scene where Calvin imagines his co-workers cheering him on at the urinal, Guzmán pretended to ditch a line from the script in favor of his own line. The fight was so realistic that the other actors on set became very uncomfortable and quiet when Guzmán "stormed" out.
d.		When Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford were called to shoot publicity stills, neither actress would enter the studio first. Instead, they remained in their limousines and circled the parking lot until director George Cukor summoned them and they instantly behaved like best friends.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waiting... (2005)?
a.		In an original incarnation of the script Calvin was the character who couldnt piss, and Brian was a character who couldnt get the girl. The parts were combined at the last minute.
b.		Jetfire asks Optimus Prime to take his parts, saying he will have "a power youve never known," and upon doing so, Optimus has the ability to fly. In Transformers, most of the Autobots did not have the ability of flight (and in this film, Optimus becomes the first movie Autobot to do so).
c.		When the Bannings fly to England, the pilots voice is that of Dustin Hoffman (Captain Hook) - "This is your captain speaking..."
d.		In one scene, we watch a videotaped confession by one of James Spaders characters past lovers. The director gave the script and a video camera to actress Jennifer Jason Leigh in order for her to tape the speech at home with the help of her boyfriend, but they never got around to it and, once filming began, a crew member was used in the brief role.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waiting... (2005)?
a.		During the sequence dealing with Proposition 6, one of Milks friends says "Even Reagan doesnt support it." Former Governor Ronald Reagan was so opposed to the measure that he publicly went against the Republican Party on the issue, even though he had been mentioned as a serious candidate for the Presidential election in 1980 and risked alienating his conservative support base. His support was given a great deal of credit for Proposition 6s defeat and contributed to his growing national profile ahead of his two elections as President of the United States.
b.		The ShenaniganZ restaurant was actually a converted Bennigans restaurant (hence the extreme similarities). It has since been completely renovated and is now a Verizon Wireless retail store. (2009)
c.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 26, 1941 with Herbert Marshall reprising his film role.
d.		This was Clint Eastwoods first film since Kellys Heroes not to be produced by The Malpaso Company. At the time, divorce proceedings between Eastwood and Maggie Johnson were under way so the profits would have had to be shared with Maggie. Instead his Malpaso comrade Robert Daley set up Second Street Films to produce the movie.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waiting... (2005)?
a.		Deborah Kara Unger, William Devane, Gregg Henry and David Paymer are the only main characters that die in both the theatrical and directors cut of the film. While John Glover and James Coburn are the only ones who die in the theatrical version and survive in the directors cut.
b.		Producer Jeff Balis (I) makes a cameo as a diner at Shenanigans.
c.		When Harvey Dents face is on fire, the first frame reveals the Batman logo on his close-up.
d.		One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.