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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Watchmen (2009) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Watchmen (2009) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009).
About the movie:
In an alternate 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009)?
a.
Diane Lane
wanted
Viggo Mortensen
to be in the film so much that she gave up part of her salary so that the production could afford him.
b.
John Frankenheimer
was tapped to take over as director by New Line Cinema after
Richard Stanley
was fired after four days of shooting.
c.
Final movie written by Oscar winner
Ben Hecht
.
d.
Premiered in more theaters (3,611) than any other R-rated movie. Scored the biggest debut of 2009 with a $55.7 mil weekend gross, in March of the same year, until
Monsters vs Aliens
opened a few weeks later.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009)?
a.
In an episode of The Simpsons, Robin Williams manic portrayal of an English Literature Teacher in this film is blamed for having "destroyed a generation of educators".
b.
The introduction features many cultural references from history, slightly altered: Silhouette kisses the nurse in the V-J Day celebration in Times Square, taking the place of the sailor in Alfred Eisenstaedts famous photo. Sally Jupiters retirement party recreates the Last Supper painting by
Leonardo Da Vinci
. The photo of The Comedian shaking hands with President Nixon is based on the photograph of
Richard Nixon
and
Elvis Presley
. The image a peace protester placing a flower in a gun mirrors the famous "Flower Power" photo taken by Bernie Boston in 1967. Ozymandias outside Studio 54. The Village People can be seen behind him on his right.
c.
Will Smith
improvised Deans line about buying the lingerie for himself to try cross dressing on the weekends. Smith has said it was difficult to restrain his comedic instincts during a dramatic role.
d.
The "atmosphereum detector" that Dr. Armstrong uses is actually an analog multimeter made by The Precision Apparatus Company (Glendale, Long Island, NY).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009)?
a.
"The Invisible" is based on the Swedish film
Den osynlige
, which was very loosely inspired by a novel of the same name by the Swedish writer Mats Wahl.
b.
Dennis Hopper
based his performance as Kaufman on
Donald Rumsfeld
.
c.
The Mercedes that The Firm gives McDeere was given to
Tom Cruise
as a gift after filming.
d.
The first trailer for the film, which premiered with
The Dark Knight
sparked so much interest that it sent the graphic novel back onto the bestseller list. Barnes and Noble Bookstores reported selling out of the novel nationwide.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009)?
a.
Elvis co-star from
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
was offered a role in this film, but according to her interview made in 1998, she turned down the offer and said
Tom Parker
(Elvis manager) was one of the reasons why she did so.
b.
This movie is unique in Academy Awards history, in that its the only time an African-American,
Denzel Washington
, won the Best Actor Oscar as directed by a fellow African-American,
Antoine Fuqua
.
c.
Rorschachs name refers to the famous Rorschach inkblot test used in psychotherapy. In the graphic novel, we learn that the material from his mask was intended for a dress belonging to
Catherine Genovese
, better known as Kitty Genovese. Her murder in public view sparked an outcry about bystander apathy. Ozymandias is a Greek name for Rameses II, and the title of a sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The inscription from a ruined statue quoted in the sonnet appears under a massive Egyptian bust in his lair.
d.
Feature film debut of
Roselyn Sanchez
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009)?
a.
Martin Scorsese
: The director appears a further two times in addition to his credited appearance as Jimmy Shorts: first, he is visible in a "portrait" with
Harvey Keitel
(for one frame) in the opening home movies/main title sequence. Second, his voice appears as narration: "Father Im not worthy of your flesh."
b.
Rachel Griffiths
plays Ermine Jung (Georges mother). The actress is five years younger than
Johnny Depp
(George).
c.
Three
Bob Dylan
songs are used in the movie. "The Times They Are a-Changin" for the opening credits, "All Along the Watchtower" near the end, and "Desolation Row" for the closing credits. All three songs were referred to in the original graphic novel. "The Times They Are a-Changin" is the only one where the Bob Dylan version is used as the other two are covered by
Jimi Hendrix
and
My Chemical Romance
.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on August 16, 1943 with
Monty Woolley
and
Roddy McDowall
reprising their film roles.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009)?
a.
The air craft carrier seen in this movie was the USS Yorktown II. This flat top also featured in another of Twentieth Century-Fox production, the documentary,
The Fighting Lady
.
b.
The actors inside the Lensor costumes were skilled in body movement, some were from Cirque Du Soleil.
c.
Was shipped to some theaters under the codename Old Heroes Never Die.
d.
While writing the screenplay for the film,
Emma Thompson
had sisters
Natasha Richardson
and
Joely Richardson
in mind for the roles of Elinor and Marianne.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009)?
a.
Alan Myerson
: The man on the plane who refuses to put his cigar out.
b.
Reese Witherspoon
studied with a Matabele tribe in Africa to perfect the Bushman language her character uses in the film.
c.
In its first weekend of release in the United States it was able to gain back its entire production budget.
d.
In the opening montage,
Neil Armstrong
says Good luck, Mr. Gorsky on the moon. In urban legend, the child Armstrong, searching in his neighbors backyard for his lost baseball, overhears Mrs. Gorsky from the bedroom saying Oral sex?! Ill give you oral sex when that kid next door walks on the moon! and so, years later, says Good luck, Mr. Gorsky as the first lunar transmission to Earth. This story has been debunked by Armstrong himself and other sources.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009)?
a.
When Tony Montana dies, the globe says, "The World is Yours", which is what flashed on a billboard when Tony Camonte (
Paul Muni
) died in the original
Scarface
.
b.
Pieces of 80s pop culture shown on Adrian Veidts bank of monitors include Apples "1984" commercial for the Macintosh and the music video for "Addicted to Love" by
Robert Palmer
.
c.
When Dan Millman is seen lying on top of the old car outside of the gas station, the letters "SM" are spelled out on the top of the car with rocks which are the initials for the actor who plays him (
Scott Mechlowicz
).
d.
To help promote this film Disney teamed up with Amtrak and ran a special train that went across the country that showed different items from the movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009)?
a.
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, several films, instead of crediting their directors as such, listed the directors name as "A blank Production" on the same card as the main title credit. This film is one such; though the title card lists it as "A William Seiter Production" Seiters actual function was director, not producer.
b.
Scout Taylor-Compton
auditioned for the role of Jenna which eventually went to
Danielle Panabaker
.
c.
Daniel Henney
relished his villainous role as David North: "There are no restrictions playing it, allowing you freely to express it, so you can act how you want to."
d.
In the graphic novel, it is implied that Captain Metropolis and Hooded Justice are a gay couple. There are also several hints questioning the sexual orientation of Adrian Veidt. While the sexuality of the first two is not addressed in the movie, Adrians sexual orientation is hinted at twice. The first time in during the opening montage when Adrian is in front of Studio 54 (a popular disco club in the
The Village People
, whose sexuality was ambiguous and are seen as gay icons. The second time is when Night Owl II is on Adrians computer, a folder on the floppy disc he opens in entitled "Boys".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Watchmen (2009)?
a.
According to Director
Alex Proyas
commentary on the Directors Cut DVD, test screening audiences were "troubled" by the notion that the entire city wasnt sucked out into space once the Shell City Wall was breached. Thus, a last minute SFX addition of Bumstead and a Stranger drifting through a force field was created.
b.
Norman Jewison
was set to direct the movie before
Richard Attenborough
signed on.
c.
When
Patrick Wilson
was offered the role of Dan Dreiberg he called one of his best friends who is a huge comic book fan and asked him what he knew about the Watchmen comic. He told Patrick that if Patrick was ever to do a superhero movie that this was the one to do. Having got the part, Patrick invited his friend to visit the set when filming the prison escape scene.
d.
When
John Carroll
was introduced to a Tiger from Texas, he inquires, "Do you know the McNaught Sisters in Fort Worth?" This was an inside joke by screenwriter
Barry Trivers
. The McNaught Sisters - Mary, Ruth and Corinne - were actually from Fort Worth and were cousins of
Florine McKinney
, Trivers former wife.
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