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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : X-Men: First Class (2011) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : X-Men: First Class (2011) - Part (3) 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: First Class (2011).
About the movie:
In 1962, Charles Xavier starts up a school and later a team, for humans with superhuman abilities. Among them is Erik Lensherr, his best friend... and future archenemy.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)?
a.
The "native girl" doing the topless dance was actually a stripper hired by producer
Ron Ormond
, and that footage was shot in Hollywood.
b.
During the Cerebro sequence, one of the mutants to be seen is Cyclops as a young boy playing with a glove and baseball, noticeable by his sunglasses.
c.
Cary Grant
considered himself to be miscast.
d.
The train fight between Doc Ock and Spider-Man was the idea of director
Sam Raimi
and the first major sequence to be filmed.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)?
a.
John Irving
subsequently wrote two novels - Until I Find You (2005) and Last Night In Twisted River (2009) which feature characters who win the 1999 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay that Irving won for this movie.
b.
Charlie Rowe
was initially cast as the young Charles Xavier but, due to scheduling conflicts with
Neverland
, he was replaced by
Laurence Belcher
.
c.
The role of B.Z. was offered to Harrison Ford, Burt Reynolds, Dustin Hoffman and Johnny Carson all of whom turned it down.
d.
In June 2006, the "Flying Dutchman" set ship was towed to Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Lines private island, where it was displayed in promotion release of the movies.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)?
a.
The first part of
Anthony Spadaccini
s 3-part "Film Truth Collection", a cinéma vérité story about the consequences of ones careless actions. This is followed by
Aftermath
(which is a prequel) and
Hatred
.
b.
Mike Tyson
: man in park.
c.
Cedric Gibbons
was nominated for the Art Direction Academy Award for this picture, and also for
When Ladies Meet
.
d.
This is the second time that
January Jones
has been cast in 1962 opposite an actor with a pork based name. The first was in
Mad Men
opposite
Jon Hamm
and then this alongside
Kevin Bacon
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)?
a.
Orson Welles
one-scene cameo helped to fund his stage production of the very same story.
b.
In addition to his comic book persona, the character of Sebastian Shaw (
Kevin Bacon
) takes on qualities of Nazi scientist
Josef Mengele
. Mengle is noted for his eugenic experimentation and torture often with children, to whom he would offer candy to gain their trust.
c.
In a bit of life imitating art,
Catherine OHara
received a large amount of Oscar buzz for her performance in this movie. She was nominated for and won several precursor awards, and many awards experts predicted she would receive an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Like her character in the movie, OHara failed to be nominated.
d.
Holds the record for most miniature modelwork to appear in one film. It is said more minatures were used for this film than in any other two films combined. Due to the advances in digital technology since this films release, most experts believe this record may stand forever.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)?
a.
In his application to adopt the girls, Grus first name is given as Felonious.
b.
Only a minor success at the time of its release, this long-forgotten film became well known in 1989 when it was incorporated in the
Metallica
video "One" (1989), which turned it into a cult item.
c.
Glenn Shadix, a collaborator with
Tim Burton
, was offered the role of the Rude Gambler, but due to scheduling conflicts with
Dunston Checks In
,
Danny DeVito
was cast.
d.
The filmmakers hired an "X-Men" specialist to help the cast understand their roles.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)?
a.
To prepare for his role as Beast,
Nicholas Hoult
studied
Kelsey Grammer
s performance as Beast in
X-Men: The Last Stand
and Grammars early series
Frasier
; he also underwent training in athletics, weightlifting and boxing.
b.
At the first "cast meeting" called by
Francis Ford Coppola
, he got all the principal actors to read the entire
Bram Stoker
novel out loud to get a feel for the story. According to
Anthony Hopkins
, it took two whole days to complete.
c.
Christian Bale
reportedly lost weight to achieve the very thin frame of
Dick Eklund
by eating very little. He even went missing for hours at a time in preparation for his role.
d.
Carrie Fisher
guest-hosted the SNL episode the Blues Brothers debuted in.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)?
a.
The ending fight between Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr was going to have them use their powers, but
Matthew Vaughn
reasoned that since it was an origin story about the early X-Men the fight had to be a more conventional brawl: "Fox were saying, people want to see super heroes use their powers... but not in this film." "Sometimes they just want to punch each other. That, to me, is whats different."
b.
The character of Sheriff Cooley fits Tommy Johnsons description of the Devil exactly: "Hes white, as white as you folks, with empty eyes and a big hollow voice. He likes to travel around with a mean old hound." Sheriff Cooley is also a tribute to Boss Godfrey (played by
Morgan Woodward
), the sinister chain-gang boss in
Cool Hand Luke
. Like Godfrey, Cooleys eyes are never seen, and his mirrored sunglasses reflect his surroundings (usually fire). (In "Cool Hand Luke," Boss Godfrey is referred to as "the devil" by several of the prisoners.)
c.
The only Die Hard film that is set in multiple locations (New Jersey, Washington DC, West Virginia, and Baltimore). The other three Die Hard films were all set in and around (or above) primarily one location throughout most of the movies.
d.
Kevin Costner
was considered for the role of Heep. However,
Paul Giamatti
accepted the part before they contacted Costner (Giamatti was really the first option).
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)?
a.
Anthony Hopkins
was offered the role of Alfred but declined.
b.
The original design for the Alien by
H.R. Giger
had eyes, which were eliminated to make the creature look even more menacing.
c.
When Charles and Erik try to talk to Logan in the bar, a neon sign for "Marvs Beer" is visible on the wall behind them. This is a reference to director
Matthew Vaughn
s production company Marv Films.
d.
Robert Rodriguez
specifically wrote the part of Dakota for
Marley Shelton
after working with her on
Sin City
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)?
a.
The filmmakers had only two choices for the role of Sebastian Shaw:
Colin Firth
and
Kevin Bacon
. They decided to go with Bacon as he was American and seemed more menacing than Firth.
b.
The mutant Nightcrawler was going to make a cameo appearance in the film;
Alan Cumming
, whod played Nightcrawler in
X2
, was going to reprise the role, despite his discomfort with the prosthetic makeup he had to wear for his role. The cameo was so short, however, that the filmmakers felt the long and costly makeup process was not worthwhile, so he was omitted from the film - the video game
X-Men: The Official Game
(VG) mentions that Nightcrawler joined the X-Men, but left because he didnt appreciate their life of action and violence.
c.
Awarded a Golden Ace award Las Vegas Film Festival.
d.
The commercial on the TV when it switches to the "special report" near the beginning of the film is a commercial for a Subaru WRX that
Zack Snyder
directed.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: X-Men: First Class (2011)?
a.
According to the Terminators computer display, he fires 760 rounds of ammunition during the cemetery scene.
b.
During the commercial filming scene, the clapper-board reads "Director: John Pleshette", the real name of the actor playing the director. Also, Duke (Apollos Trainer), the Agent and the Meat Foreman (played by
Tony Burton
,
Leonard Gaines
and
Frank McRae
respectively) are all referred to by their real Christian names in the script, while the Referee is introduced as
Lou Fillipo
, again the real-life name of the actor (who is also a professional fight referee).
c.
To prepare for his role as Erik Lensherr,
Michael Fassbender
studied Sir
Ian McKellen
s performance as Lensherr in the previous X-Films, but also looked through the comics as he decided to make his own version of Magneto: "You want to respect what someone else has done, especially because the fan base really liked what Ian has done with it. But while I could have gone and studied him as a young man and brought that to the performance, I dont think Matthew is very interested in that. So Im just going my own way and working with whatever is in the comic books and the script."
d.
The movie has no music score whatever. The only thing at all musical in the film is some African chanting and drums.
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