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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : We Are the Strange (2007) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : We Are the Strange (2007) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007).
About the movie:
Two outcasts fight for survival in a sinister fantasy world. Their lives are constantly in jeopardy after they're caught in the middle of a deadly battle between bizarre monsters on their way to the ice cream shop.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007)?
a.
A metal wire was made as the spine for the eMMM puppet. Which allowed the puppet to stand up right when hooked up to a hook during the green screen shooting of the film.
b.
Cloris Leachman
s first theatrical film role.
c.
In the promotional film
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
, this film is referred to only under its working title, "People in Love".
d.
Shelley Winters
gained 35 pounds for the part of Belle Rosen.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007)?
a.
The battle of Normandy at the start and the battle to defend Ramelle at the end both run to about 25 minutes in length, comprising nearly an hour of the film.
b.
In the film, the role of Alan Parrishs father and that of the merciless hunter Van Pelt are played by the same actor (
Jonathan Hyde
). This may be a reference to Peter Pan, since (in theatre and movie versions) the parts of Captain Hook and Wendys father are traditionally played by the same actor. (
Robin Williams
played the grown up Peter Pan in the movie sequel
Hook
.)
c.
M. dot Strange
actually turned in the movie to the Sundance Film Festival incomplete. He still had the last 15 - 20 minutes to finish.
d.
The band that Jill watches on TV while she makes the sculpture is
Gwar
, though the music is Ministrys "Stigmata".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007)?
a.
In the afterword to the book this film was based on, author
Larry Doyle
admitted he initially conceived this story as a movie. When he was unable to generate interest, he published the story as a novel. It subsequently generated enough popularity to spark interest in adapting it for film, and Doyle was invited to write the screenplay.
b.
eMMMs head is an actual baby doll head, which M. Dot Strange found lying in the gutter.
c.
The 35mm prints of this film come from a digital intermediate that has been digitally grain reduced. As a result there are digital grain reduction artifacts visible on all prints.
d.
Each time Robby (
Kid Rock
) gets dust in Joes face with his car, the song "You Aint Seen Nothin Yet" is playing. This happens 3 times.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007)?
a.
The proceeds that
John Sayles
earned from his screenwriting duties were used to finance
Return of the Secaucus Seven
.
b.
Even though Camera appeared as an avatar during the character select prologue, it was the only character to not visually appear in the movie.
c.
Faye Dunaway
s film debut.
d.
It was originally planned to open the film with the old black and white Universal logo that had been used at the beginning of
The Mummy
which would dissolve into the blazing desert sun.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007)?
a.
The novelization of this movie, Target, was written by
Stephen Hunter
, and published by Warner Brothers, Inc., 1985.
b.
The First Film to be produced in Str8nime, named for its 8 bit animation, Japanese Animation, and Strangeness.
c.
The props they use for the eggs are Sugar Apples.
d.
The Victor Moore Arcade was torn down in the late 1990s as part of a project to build a new transport hub.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007)?
a.
Queen Isabelle (
Catherine Tate
) asking Gulliver if he was a "noble" man was a nod to her role as Donna Noble in the Doctor Who TV series.
b.
First 007 movie in the series to feature a female -
Judi Dench
- in the role of M, head of the UKs security agency MI6 (Foreign Intelligence). Denchs character was reportedly inspired by the career of
Stella Rimington
, former Director-General of the UKs MI5 (Domestic Intelligence) and first woman to head that organization.
Lois Maxwell
, who played the character Moneypenny in Bond movies from 1962-1985, had made the suggestion of having M as a woman in 1985.
Martin Campbell
revived that idea for this movie.
c.
Though no footage of
Georgia Hale
appears in the finished film, the reconciliation scene she shot for him in
Virginia Cherrill
s absence, has survived.
d.
The Sinister Arcade was a game that scared M. Dot Strange when he was a kid, which is why it was commonly shown in the middle of an abandoned creepy alleyway and why it was the only arcade that remained active when all the other arcades were shut off.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007)?
a.
The trainer Angelo Dundee trained Willie Pastrano, Ralph Dupas, Mohammed Ali and trained
Will Smith
for the movie
Ali
.
b.
Marlon Brando
was offered the role of Sykes by the head of the Walt Disney Company
Michael Eisner
himself. Brando, however, turned it down, fearing the movie would bomb.
c.
Near the ending of the movie, HIM says "#000000". #000000 is the computer code for Black.
d.
While filming at the Chilean Embassy in Washington D.C.,
Nicole Kidman
and
Daniel Craig
were to drive a white SUV to the entrance, stop the car and allow valets to park it. Kidman forgot to place the car in park and as she got out it began to roll down the hill. Craig swooped in from the passenger side and dove at the car, hitting the emergency brake and stopping the disaster from proceeding. This happened during heavy rain effects.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007)?
a.
Close associates of the people portrayed in the film were on the set constantly, providing crucial and pivotal information.
b.
Due to a labor dispute, the principal actors had to "live" on the set for a few weeks to avoid crossing picket lines.
Marlene Dietrich
took the time to learn how to play the zither; it was said she drove the rest of the cast and crew mad with her attempts to perfect her technique. Her efforts paid off, however, as illustrated in the scene where she plays the zither very competently.
c.
Carol Sobieski
wrote the first draft of the screenplay, which the director and producers thought were wonderful - but it wasnt the movie they wanted to do. Next,
Fannie Flagg
was brought on to do another draft and she finished seventy pages before quitting. With no money left to hire another writer, director
Jon Avnet
took it upon himself to write the screenplay and spent the next three years doing so. He did, however, stay in close contact with Flagg to make sure he stayed true to her book.
d.
eMMMs outfit is a doll size Japanese womens uniform, which M. Dot Strange purchased during a Japan trip. There were no doll size male clothes so he choose the only outfit that looks less feminine. He joked that he made eMMM a cross dresser on purpose, and decided that it would be the outfit for eMMM to wear in the movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007)?
a.
The scene that shows the red arm coming through the cracked ceiling was the only scene to show live action.
b.
Allison Janney
was originally chosen for the role of Barbara in the flower shop but she insisted on taking the role of Sally Lester, Clarissa Vaughans (
Meryl Streep
) lover.
c.
The initial story inspiration for 1408 came from a collection of real-life news stories about parapsychologist
Christopher Chacon
s investigation of a notoriously haunted room at the famous Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado, CA, as well as another undisclosed hotel on the East Coast.
d.
Tom Cruise
turned down the part later played by
Michael J. Fox
as he didnt like the idea of scenes involving him taking drugs.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: We Are the Strange (2007)?
a.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 2, 1949 with
Jeanne Crain
reprising her film role.
b.
Despite his short screen-time, HIM said the most words of dialog throughout the entire movie.
c.
Robert Rodriguez
s original budget projection was $9,000. He brought his film in on time and under budget, mainly by shooting only one take for every scene, thereby saving on film.
d.
Brodies comic book collection seen in the movie was actually director
Kevin Smith
s collection at the time (which has grown considerably since). The collection is what Smith was able to purchase back after selling his original collection to finance production of
Clerks.
.
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