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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Welcome to Mooseport (2004) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Welcome to Mooseport (2004) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004).
About the movie:
A US president (Gene Hackman) who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate (Ray Romano).
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)?
a.
According a 2005 interview with
Edward Albee
, the original writer of the play which the film is based, producer
Ernest Lehman
hired himself to write the screenplay for $250,000. Also, Albee says that when director
Mike Nichols
and stars
Richard Burton
and
Elizabeth Taylor
read the script, they hated it so much that, unknown to Lehman, they changed all of the dialog back to Albees play save two lines: "Hey, lets go to the roadhouse!" and "Hey, lets come back from the roadhouse!" Albee said, "Two lines for $250,000, $125,000 a piece. Thats pretty good."
b.
Ray Romano
s brother (
Richard A. Romano
) and dad appear in the bar scene where Romano is laughing at how Sally turned down the president for a kiss. His dads the bartender and his brothers sitting next to him.
c.
Film premiered at Spokane Falls Community College and raised enough money to begin pre-production on "Blue Balloons."
d.
After the box-office failure of "Batman & Robin", several Batman projects were considered to substitute for the next Batman movie. One was a direct sequel, "Batman: Triumphant", written by
Mark Protosevich
. The second was a prequel, "Batman: Year One". The last was a live-action adaptation of the 1999 cartoon series, "Batman Beyond". None of those projects got off the ground, and instead the franchise was rebooted with
Batman Begins
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)?
a.
According to
Mary Tyler Moore
s autobiography "After All",
Lew Wasserman
had brought her to Universal after her unexpected success as a comic actress on
The Dick Van Dyke Show
with the hopes of making her "the next
Doris Day
" in light movie comedies. This was originally intended to be a film of that type until
Julie Andrews
came onboard, and only then did it become a musical that focused more on her. Also, Moore originally had a solo song that was cut from the final release.
b.
When Sally is being hounded by reporters for the first time about her involvement with the president and one of them asks her if she has had sex yet, that guy wasnt an actor, but a personal friend of Rays and a stand-up comedian who used to open up for him.
c.
William Holden
asked for $750,000 plus 10% of the gross to play Mallory. He was turned down and
Gregory Peck
was cast.
d.
Original Title: "Black Off A Crow". The title was changed the week before the films premiere at the Santa Fe Film Festival.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)?
a.
According to her grandson Peter Riva interviewed for the Icons Radio Hour,
Marlene Dietrich
s fight scene was unchoreographed. She and
Una Merkel
agreed to do it impromptu with the only rule being no closed fists. They used feet, pulled hair, and Marlene had bruises for weeks afterwards. but the director got everything in one take.
b.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
When the town elders ask President Cole to be mayor, the picture on the wall of the previous mayor is in fact
David Chapman
, the production designer.
d.
This was originally intended to be part of the "Scattergood Baines" series and was to be entitled "Scattergood Swings It", but the series was doing so poorly, the title change was made.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)?
a.
Steve McQueen
s first film.
b.
Roman Polanski
was originally supposed to direct the movie. He was in England scouting locations for the movie when his wife
Sharon Tate
was killed by the Manson Family.
c.
Kevin McDonald
s character "Chris Cooper" is named after the film editor
Christopher Cooper
who worked on the
The Kids in the Hall
TV series.
d.
When Sally is being hounded by reporters for the first time about her involvement with the president and one of them asks, "Have you guys had sex yet?" that guy wasnt an actor, but a personal friend of
Ray Romano
s and a stand-up comedian who used to open up for him.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)?
a.
The fourth of seven Cheech and Chong movies starring the comedy duo
Cheech Marin
and
Tommy Chong
.
b.
Ronnies line "My dad likes this song, by the way", referring to "Youll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" by
Lou Rawls
, was added in post-production.
c.
Rod Lurie
was offered the chance to direct the project, but passed
d.
Gabourey Sidibe
read the novel Push years before when her mother, singer
Alice Tan Ridley
, was approached to play the role of Mary in an earlier production that never came to fruition.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)?
a.
The last of Bert I. Gordons "giant special effects" features from the 1950s. He would not do another until 1965s "Village of the Giants."
b.
Dustin Hoffman
was the original choice for the role of President Monroe Cole. He bowed out several months before filming, leaving
Gene Hackman
to take over the part.
c.
At one point MacNamara, played by
James Cagney
, threatens Otto with half a grapfruit so that the scene resembles the famous one in
The Public Enemy
, Cagney pushed into
Mae Clarke
s face.
d.
The motorcycle used by
Matthew McConaughey
is a Triumph Bonneville.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)?
a.
Ronald Colman
and
Vincent Price
previously appeared together in
Champagne for Caesar
.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 29, 1951 with
Bobby Driscoll
reprising his film role.
c.
The town hall in the film is actually a post office, the newspaper boy is a local student
d.
According to writer
Eric Monte
, ABC had planned to do a TV version of this project. After a poorly received pilot, ABC retooled it completely.
Whats Happening!!
was the result.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)?
a.
According to the
Harlan Ellison
documentary "Dreams With Sharp Teeth", he wrote the screenplay with
Steve McQueen
and Peter Falk in mind to play the leads.
b.
The scene in which the president walks Sally to her door after their date, was composed of 2 different cameras, one focused on Maura Tierny and the other focused on
Gene Hackman
, shot 2 months apart. They had to stop shooting cause of weather, but you can see in the shots in that scene focused on Maura its raining and on Gene, its not.
c.
Estelle Parsons
film debut.
d.
The airplanes were designed and built by an aircraft engineer from the Douglas Aircraft Co. based on what he thought aircraft would look like in 1980.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)?
a.
During the election a newcaster announces that there is 20 minutes left in the election. At that moment there are exactly 20 minutes left in the move.
b.
The "No Smoking Is Permitted On Bridge" sign from the first scene was removed in later bridge scenes when
Gene Roddenberry
complained that smoking would not exist in the future.
c.
After this movie,
Ed Bianchi
did not direct another theatrical feature until
Off and Running
, a gap of about a decade.
d.
According to Beverly Garland the first scene shot was a love scene between her and John Ireland. It was at 6:30 in the morning and their teeth were chattering. She says they had huge red biting ants crawling all over them during the scene, and the ants can be seen in the finished film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Welcome to Mooseport (2004)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
: [faces] Private Pyle during the scene when all Marines are being pumped up to kill, and when he is in the head.
b.
Mooseport is actually Port Perry, Ontario.
c.
The pregnantly rounded minivan driven by Juno is a Toyota Previa. These were last manufactured in 1997, but are still quite common in Vancouver where the film was shot.
d.
To create a realistic effect during Vietnam battle scenes, DP
Douglas Milsome
experimented with a camera with a shutter thrown off sync. This effect was reused in another war movie,
Saving Private Ryan
.
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