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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Willard (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Willard (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003).
About the movie:
A young man with an unusual connection with rats, uses them at his own sociopathic will.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003)?
a.
The Spitfire planes needed to be fitted with new Rolls-Royce engines before being usable.
b.
Vinnie Paz
of Jedi Mind Tricks had a cameo, has a song on the soundtrack and also put up some money for the film.
c.
The two detectives are named "Allan" and "Sherman" (
Allan Sherman
was a popular US comedy singer).
d.
There have been reports that the enormous rat Ben was not portrayed by a rat, which is not quite true. Ben was played by a giant Gambian Pouched Rat (cricetomys gambianus), a distant relative of the Norway rat (rattus norvegicus), the species in the film. Gambian pouched rats, while fairly docile, can grow to body lengths of as much as 10-17 inches from head to base of tail, with a tail about the same length again or longer, and generally weigh anywhere from two to over six pounds.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003)?
a.
When filming the yacht scenes with
Vince Vaughn
, director
Todd Phillips
became very seasick and mentioned that he hated boats. When asked why he included one in his screenplay, he vowed never to write/shoot a scene on boats again.
b.
Star
Tony Beckley
was terminally ill throughout the production and passed away just after the principle photography was shot. Director
Fred Walton
dedicated the films 1993 sequel When A Stranger Calls Back to the memory of Beckley.
c.
Phil Saunders, one of the art crew members, says that production designer
Neil Spisak
was let go just a few weeks into principal photography.
J. Michael Riva
was subsequently hired for the remainder of principal filming and re-shoots. However, both Spisak and Riva are credited in the main titles sequence.
d.
The film was originally conceived as a R rated picture and was shot with that rating in mind. However, following the success of other PG-13 rated horror movies like
The Ring
, executives at New Line asked the director to tone down the violence and language for the more commercial lower rating. This was done by shorting the demise of
R. Lee Ermey
s character Mr. Martin and cutting some of his lines.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003)?
a.
The movie prominently features the song "Ben" by
Michael Jackson
, this song was written specifically for the movie
Ben
, which is the sequel to the original
Willard
.
b.
In the scene where
Andy Kaufman
performs "Mighty Mouse" on
Saturday Night Live
, the real Studio 8H was used, made to look as it did circa 1975.
c.
SFX man
Douglas Trumbull
created the cloud effects by injecting white paint into tanks of salt and fresh water.
d.
Brad Bird
s son
Nicholas Bird
is the voice for the little boy on the tricycle. The little boy on the tricycle is named Rusty; this is revealed only in the film credits and in a comic published in Disney Adventures Magazine.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003)?
a.
Both
Lily Tomlin
and
Dustin Hoffman
- who had longed wanted to work together - jumped at the chance to do so when
David O. Russell
approached them.
b.
The original opening in the script shows Jeff Taylor as a photographer in an unnamed war-torn area. He blames himself for the death of a woman, and upon returning to America, quits freelancing and takes a job in San Diego
c.
The climactic tongue scene took 2 days to film.
d.
All of the photos in the house of Willards father, Martin Stiles, are of actor
Bruce Davison
, who played the part of Willard in the original movie (
Willard
).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003)?
a.
The film was written on the set of
The One
with
Doug Hutchison
in mind for the title role.
b.
Vitaphone production reels #3051-3058
c.
Family Ties
is playing on the TV when spiders start crawling over the screen.
d.
The "gang" (Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon) only drinks Jack Daniels through the whole film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003)?
a.
Anthony Minghella
wrote 20 drafts of the screenplay.
b.
During the title sequence, several images from
Crispin Glover
s book Rat Catching are used. In one shot a copy of Rat Catching - a red colored, hard bound book - can actually be seen.
c.
Some of the real photos from the ripper victims are pinned to the walls in the police station sets; the directors placed them there to unnerve the cast so theyd give an edgier performance after having seen the real victims.
d.
Just before shooting started, the body of a fisherman who had been murdered washed up on the bank of the river right near the main house.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003)?
a.
Joaquin Phoenix
and
Macaulay Culkin
both turned down the role of Willard.
b.
Movie was intended for export only, was presumed lost, but a print appeared in 1980.
c.
The swords used in the film were made of Duralumin, invented in 1908 by Alfred Wilm.
d.
Petula Clark
, who had many hit records in French and English, does her own singing in the French-dubbed version of this film. The French audio track is included on the DVD.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003)?
a.
Completed in 1988 (as "The Dead Come Home").
b.
Zelda Rubinstein
s film debut.
c.
When Cathryn brings over her ginger cat to cheer Willard up, the cat is named Scully.
Glen Morgan
and
James Wong
served as long-time writers/producers on
The X Files
.
d.
The "so called seven dirty words" the radio executives tell Howard he cant use are based on a list invented by comedian
George Carlin
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003)?
a.
In the scene where Ben is nailing wooden boards to the door, small numbers can be seen on them. These were written on the backs of the boards so they could be removed and replaced in between shots, preserving continuity. Some numbers are visible because some of the boards were nailed on backwards.
b.
This film is a remake of
Thunderball
, with some differences.
Claudine Auger
played "Domino" in the original movie, while
Kim Basinger
plays the character, now renamed "Domino Petachi".
Adolfo Celi
, played "Emilio Largo" in the original, while
Klaus Maria Brandauer
played the character in this film, now renamed "Maximillian Largo".
c.
Continuing the pattern of film versions of "Alice in Wonderland" not being commercially successful, this movie was a huge box office failure. However, it did become something of a cult film during the 1960s, where it was viewed as a "head film".
d.
The trailer contains some lines not used in the movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willard (2003)?
a.
Average Shot Length = ~5.8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~5.5 seconds.
b.
Two additional double roles (besides Mike/Roman and Grace/Margaret) are in the film: the nun at the orphanage turns up as a snooty starlet at a party in the 1940s, and the cop at the mental hospital is seen again as an obnoxious party guest.
c.
Preserved copies of this film are held by the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
d.
The part of Cathryn was written for director
Glen Morgan
s wife
Kristen Cloke
. Cloke got pregnant and had to withdraw. She played a small role as a psychiatrist, though. That scene was cut during post-production, but can be seen on the DVD-release.
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