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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Where the Wild Things Are (2009) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Where the Wild Things Are (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: Where the Wild Things Are (2009).
About the movie:
An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world--a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)?
a.
The pistols carried by
Johnny Mack Brown
were the actual pistols that belonged to the real Billy the Kid. They were loaned to the studio for the picture by
William S. Hart
, who had them in his private collection.
b.
Originally released as part of a double feature bill with Disneys
The Jungle Book
.
c.
Director Barry Sonnenfelds daughter, Chloe, can be seen riding a scooter as Puggy and Anna run through the airport.
d.
The film was originally set for release from Universal, but disagreements with
Spike Jonze
led to him taking the film to Warner Bros.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)?
a.
Near the beginning of the movie, while still in his New York apartment, the character played by
Jack Benny
mentions "Hobby Lobby". This was a radio program that was first broadcast nationally as a summer replacement for "The Jack Benny Show".
b.
At the beginning of
Death Proof
,
Vanessa Ferlito
s character is drinking from a soda cup. The restaurant on the cup is the same Mexican restaurant (Acuna Boys) that is advertised during the transition between "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof".
c.
Most of the scenes showing
John Wayne
riding from a distance were filmed with
Chuck Roberson
substituting for Wayne.
d.
In July 2006, less than six weeks before the start of shooting, the Henson-built monster suits arrived at the Melbourne soundstage where
Spike Jonze
and his crew had set up their offices. The actors climbed inside and began moving around. Right away, Jonze could see that the heads were absurdly heavy. Only one of the actors appeared able to walk in a straight line. A few of them called out from within their costumes that they felt like they were going to tip over. Jonze and the production crew had no choice but to tell the Henson people to tear apart the 50-pound heads and remove the remote-controlled mechanical eyeballs. This meant that all the facial expressions would have to be generated in post-production, using computers.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)?
a.
The film was made into a haunted house at Universals "Halloween Horror Nights".
b.
During the restaurant sequence, the scene in which Nika (
Olga Kurylenko
) talks about owning a squirrel/chipmunk when she was young was actually true for the actress, and the scene was improvised during filming.
c.
Spike Jonze
turned down the chance to make the movie fully animated, because he wanted people to feel the Wild Things, and thought it would be more exciting and dangerous, if a real kid were running around with the wild things.
d.
Originally banned in Mexico, Central and South America.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)?
a.
A newer restored print of the film is being restored and will be released to limited theater engagements and worldwide DVD release slated for 2008 by the original company that made it, American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
b.
Max Records
s favorite scene in the original book, is when Max meet a sea monster. That scene is however not included in the film.
c.
The Krakow ghetto "liquidation" scene was only a page of action in the script, but
Steven Spielberg
turned it into 20 pages and 20 minutes of screen action "based on living witness testimony". For example, the scene in which the young man escapes capture by German soldiers by telling them he was ordered to clear the luggage from the street was taken directly from a survivors story.
d.
The fifteenth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies starring
Warner Oland
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)?
a.
The Ambassador Hotel was being torn down as the film crew shot on the property.
b.
This is the first time any of the cast members appears in a movie released on IMAX screens.
c.
There is a mistaken belief held by some that "Carousel" was filmed in separate versions - 55mm and 35mm. This is not true. The 55mm print was converted to 35mm, unlike
Oklahoma!
, which was literally filmed twice, once in 70mm and once in 35mm.
d.
P.J. Soles
, who plays Pvt. Wanda Winter also plays Stella the following year in the army flick
Stripes
with
Bill Murray
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)?
a.
Jon Lee Brody
performed all of his own stunts and fights.
b.
Other actors auditioning for the role of Max included
Griffin Armstorff
,
Jackson Pace
and
Bobby Coleman
.
c.
Early in the movie, when Jack (
Lou Costello
) first meets the employment agencys receptionist (
Dorothy Ford
), he tells her: "I like girls like you, eyes of blue and five feet two". This is a reference to the refrain of the 1920s popular song, "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?" Its only after she rises from her chair that he realizes his misconception; he is dwarfed by Dorothy Fords 6 2 (1.88 m) full height.
d.
This is the second film series starring
Mike Myers
in which the sequel grossed more in its first two weeks of release than the original did its entire box office run. The first was
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
, which grossed more its opening weekend than
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
did altogether.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)?
a.
The car that Chong drives at the beginning of the movie is actually owned by
Jack Nicholson
.
b.
Michelle Williams
was at one point cast to voice KW, but the role went to
Lauren Ambrose
. The reason given by the filmmakers for this was that Williams voice didnt match what theyre going for.
Chloë Sevigny
was another consideration for the same role.
c.
For the African village scenes native huts were constructed and 800 locals were hired as extras. The village was burned to the ground for the final village scene.
d.
John Hamilton
s first film performance.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)?
a.
To prepare for his role in the series,
Keanu Reeves
was asked to read three books: Simulation and Simulacra, Out of Control and Evolution Psychology.
b.
Initially, Warner Brothers studio was so unhappy with
Spike Jonze
s final movie (it was much less family friendly than they imagined) that they wanted to re-shoot the whole $75 milion project in early 2008. Jonze was eventually given some more time and money by the studio in order to make the final product satisfying to both, the studio and himself.
c.
TV Executive Rex Brooks was originally written as a male. Director
Pete Travis
changed it to a woman because he felt the movie lacked a strong female character.
d.
Shot in 1987, the film took a couple of years to find a distributor.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)?
a.
Writer
Donald E. Westlake
stated in an interview that "The Hot Rock" started out to be one of his darker Richard Stark/Parker novels, but that "it kept turning funny."
b.
The character mannerisms and wardrobe for Elliot Goulds newspaper editor character are based on Tim Fitzpatrick, a deputy editor at The Salt Lake Tribune. Fitzpatricks father is a former publisher of the newspaper. When the crew arrived to film scenes in the Tribune newsroom, they loved Fitzpatricks look so much they copied it down to the last detail.
c.
Alan Parker put many people who did not make the initial audition for the band in bit parts in the movie.
d.
Lauren Ambrose
described her character as a "eight-foot-tall Neanderthal, that looks just like her".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)?
a.
Jodie Foster
was thirteen at the time of filming and refused to appear nude. Thus, her older sister,
Connie Foster
, was used as her double in the films brief nude sequence.
b.
The date of the Eagles first day of training camp was July 4, 1976, the Bicentennial.
c.
Though their names are not mentioned in the book,
Maurice Sendak
named the Wild Things after his aunts and uncles: Bernard, Tzippeh, Aaron, Moishe, etc. In the film they have totally different names.
d.
The shot of the Ecto-1 on the verge of breaking down at the start of the film is fitting in that while filming the bridge scene thats seen in the montage, the car finally did break down.
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