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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).
About the movie:
After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)?
a.
In the novel the entire story was set in New York. In the movie much of the action of the film occurs in New Orleans. This change was suggested to
Alan Parker
by
William Hjortsberg
himself.
b.
Stunt men were used to catch
Jack Black
at the end for the stage dive (just in case).
c.
Sean Patrick Flanery
was originally cast as Don West, but he was let go while the project was still in rehearsal because it was thought that he too closely resembled
William Hurt
. The part, played by
Matt LeBlanc
, was also previously offered to
Matthew Perry
.
d.
Tyler Mane
, who played Sabretooth in
X-Men
, requested to reprise the role, but he was turned down by the filmmakers who wanted a younger actor for the prequel.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)?
a.
One of the horse-drawn buses used in the New York scene in the beginning of the movie (Dolly is briefly seen descending from one) is still in use. It is part of the Krewe of Orpheus parade in New Orleans and can be seen every Lundi Gras, still drawn by horses. A calliope has been installed on the upper deck.
b.
Hugh Jackman
recommended
Gavin Hood
as director, noting parallels between Logan and the hero of Hoods previous film,
Tsotsi
.
c.
When the family is looking for Mrs. Doubtfires replacement, many of the potential nannies are members of the crew, including production assistant
Erik Ross
, art department coordinator
Kristen Ross
and production coordinator
Jacqueline A. Shea
. The final name crossed off the list is that of associate producer
Paula DuPré Pesmen
.
d.
Screenwriter
Arthur Laurents
assures that in the original play, the character of Cadell (played by
James Stewart
) allegedly had an affair with one of the two murderers while in school.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)?
a.
The film was shot in 40 days without the crew having to spend more than a day on each location.
b.
The final day of filming on the trilogy actually happened over a month after this movie was theatrically released, and three weeks after the 2004 Academy Awards.
Peter Jackson
arranged to film one final shot of skulls on the floor in the tunnel of the Paths of the Dead, which was included in the Extended Edition of ROTK. He thought it was funny to be doing filming on a movie that had already won the Best Picture Oscar.
c.
Hugh Jackman
and
Liev Schreiber
are the only Tony Award winners in this film, as well as the only ones to also be nominated for a Golden Globe.
d.
One trailer for this film consisted entirely of bloopers.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)?
a.
More explicit shots of the arm cutting scene were removed.
b.
When
Steve Martin
gets the bottle of window cleaner from the trunk of the car, the brand name is listed on the bottle, too small and too briefly to be seen without pausing the film. If you pause it, you can see that the label says "Pane in the Glass" window cleaner.
c.
John Cale
composed his score in three hours.
d.
Kodi Smit-McPhee
was originally cast as the young James Howlett, but turned it down to film
The Road
and was replaced with
Troye Sivan
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)?
a.
Quints name comes from the Latin word for "fifth". Quint is the fifth person killed by the shark (after Chrissie Watkins, Alex Kintner, disembodied head in boat, and Michaels sailing teacher).
b.
Gavin Hood
compared the relationship between Logan and Victor Creed to the tennis rivalry between players
Bjorn Borg
and
John McEnroe
: Victor hates Logan because he loves and needs his brother, but is too proud to admit he wants him back.
c.
The screenplay won the 2006 Chrysler Film Project contest. The prize was $1 million of funding, courtesy of the Chrysler Brand and production company Silverwood Films.
d.
Quentin Tarantino
wrote "The Wolf" character specifically for
Harvey Keitel
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)?
a.
A 16-year-old Jacob Johnson, the son that was born to Alice Johnson in the previous installment,
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
, was a major character in the original script written for the movie by
Michael Almereyda
. In this first draft of the film, Alice, now in her thirties, was killed by Freddy. Taryn, Joey, and Kincaid from
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
also returned as the "Dream Police." In the script, Taryn was the "Blade Cop," Joey was the "Sound Cop," and Kincaid was the "Power Cop." Director
Rachel Talalay
has stated that she greatly disliked original script and that the replacement script by
Michael De Luca
"saved the day." De Luca also said that he was surprised he wasnt asked to write the screenplay in the first place, since he had done a similar last-minute rewrite on A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child.
b.
Liev Schreiber
describes Sabretooth as the most monstrous role he has ever played.
c.
There are several instances of product placement in the film, such as an iPod seen playing propaganda messages, the Dell computer boxes covering the entrance to Daltons cell, Madeline Whites Apple Cinema Display and Hermès Birkin Bag, the Sony PSP owned by the little boy, the Chevrolet van used to transport the crew to the bank, and the Volkswagen SUV, which is used to pick up Russell. A North Face backpack was used to carry the diamonds out of the bank. Also, Poland Springs water, Pepsi, and Wrigleys Juicy Fruit are shown.
d.
Two thousand rats were bred for the production (they had to be bred specially as ordinary rats would have been riddled with disease).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)?
a.
In the opening scene Bowie (
Farley Granger
) has a hurt leg; later on in shooting Granger really did fall and hurt his leg.
Howard Da Silva
had to carry him to the hospital.
b.
The 35mm camera that
James Stewart
holds with the huge telephoto lens attached is an early 1950s Exakta VX (also known as the "Varex" outside the USA) manufactured in Dresden, (east) Germany. The lens is a 400mm Kilfitt. The Paramount property department purposely covered over the name with black masking tape.
c.
During one of the car chase sequences where Gregor (
Stellan Skarsgård
) is dictating directions to Sam (
Robert De Niro
) from a computer terminal, Avid film editing software - the software used to edit the film - is visible on the screen.
d.
Director
Edgar Wright
was offered the role of Chris Bradley/Bolt.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)?
a.
The film was shot on a schedule consisting of only 12 days. And on a budget of $40,000.
b.
Screenwriter
David Benioff
and actors
Hugh Jackman
,
Liev Schreiber
,
Kevin Durand
and
Daniel Henney
are fans of the "X-Men" comics.
c.
Director
Jorma Taccone
assumed he would get the film an NC-17 rating because of the sex scenes.
d.
Love Eterne has earned an Award of Merit at The Accolade Film, Television, New Media and Videography Awards.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)?
a.
Brian Cox
was interested in reprising his role as William Stryker from
X2
, using the digital skin-grafting VFX used in the last film on
Patrick Stewart
and
Ian McKellen
. The filmmakers thought it would be easier and cheaper to cast a younger actor instead and hired
Danny Huston
.
b.
Director
Guillermo del Toro
for years considered this film a dream project and had always wanted to cast
Ron Perlman
in the lead, but could never secure a budget or studio approval. After the massive success of
Blade II
, del Toro was offered
Blade: Trinity
or Hellboy, and though he briefly considered trying to schedule both in, he chose Hellboy.
c.
Those are real tears choking up
Kevin Costner
as he makes his closing summation as
Jim Garrison
. The weight of what he was saying meant the actor became emotional although the speech was not scripted that way.
d.
During the scene in the pool, the girls that can be seen synchronized swimming in the background are the members of the Wheaton College Synchronized Swim Team (in Massachusetts) from the 2002-2003 season.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)?
a.
The singing voice of
Eleanor Powell
was dubbed by
Marjorie Lane
(uncredited).
b.
At the time of its release,
Roger Ebert
and Gene Siskel considered this to be the worst film theyd ever seen. Ebert wrote, "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it." The pair later reviewed it on their television show, where Ebert went on to say that the movie made him "cringe... just sitting here thinking about it." Gene Siskel characterized it as "junk" and said that it made him feel "unclean." The clip of their review would go on to become a popular internet meme associated with bad movie reviews.
c.
The sources of the characters can be seen in Sarahs bedroom at the beginning of the movie. She has a stuffed animal that looks like Sir Didymus on her dresser, a doll that looks like Ludo on the shelves next to her door, a Firey doll on a shelves next to her bed, bookends with with Goblins reminiscent of Hoggle on her dresser, and figurine of Jareth on the right hand side of her desk. After you see the Hoggle bookend, there is a scrapbook shown. It shows newspaper clippings of Sarahs famous actress mom with another man,
David Bowie
. In addition, the dress that she wears in the ballroom scene can also been seen adorning the miniature doll in her music box, and a wooden maze game on her dresser next to her books is reminiscent of the hedge section of the Labyrinth. There is also a small painting on her wall that depicts a contraption much like the one operated by the "Cleaners" that Sarah and Hoggle had to escape from.
d.
Danny Huston
compared his character of William Stryker to a racehorse breeder, who rears his mutant experiments like children but abandons them when something goes wrong.
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