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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Xi yan (1993) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Xi yan (1993) Quiz
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About the movie:
To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xi yan (1993)?
a.
Writer-director
Lars von Trier
s first draft screenplay was called "Taps" and featured tap dancing in every scene. Choreographer
Vincent Paterson
convinced von Trier that it would be far too difficult, if not impossible, to teach something as "technical" as tap dancing to
Björk
and the other cast members within a reasonable period of time. Von Trier rewrote the screenplay so that the songs would be more in the style of "traditional" Hollywood musicals, but retained some of the tap-dancing motif with the character of Oldrich Novy.
b.
"Wally", the comedy sidekick, simply disappears about two-thirds into the movie, and is never heard from nor mentioned again.
c.
This was the most financially profitable film of 1993, earning $23.6 million from a budget of $1 million. This gave it a cost-to-return ratio of 23.6, considerably higher than 1993s biggest money-maker "Jurassic Park" whose ratio was 13.8.
d.
The grave markers in the cemetery and the doors in the morgue were made of Styrofoam. The morgue was cleared out already, so they had to bring in props.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xi yan (1993)?
a.
Final film of
William Fawcett
.
b.
Despite receiving rave reviews at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival (where it received a standing ovation from the entire audience), producer Anthony Esposito was unable to find a distributor for the film, which subsequently settled for a cable release in the US in October 2002, and went straight to video in most other countries.
c.
Winston Chao
had been an airline steward for seven years and had never acted in a film before when
Ang Lee
cast him as Wai-Tung. Three to four hours every day were spent to teach him how to act.
d.
Fifty days before shooting began, the captains chair on the bridge set was stolen. A new one had to be used, one made of fiberglass around foam on an old first season frame.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xi yan (1993)?
a.
Meryl Streep
s favorite movie.
b.
Originally an unsold TV pilot that was released to theaters.
c.
The theatre the film was shot in was only closed on Sundays. The film was shot exclusively on Sundays for 9 months.
d.
Ang Lee
: a guest at the wedding banquet.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xi yan (1993)?
a.
Ang based the first half of the movie on the true story of a friend, Neil Peng
b.
Based on the first American stage musical to play Londons West End, where it was a big hit in 1897.
c.
The flesh-flower that attacks Childs is actually an incredibly detailed effect. Its petals are 12 dog tongues complete with rows of canine teeth. Effects designer
Rob Bottin
dubbed it the "pissed-off cabbage".
d.
Some of fake names used by the narrator in the self-help groups are taken from
Planet of the Apes
(Cornelius), as well as classic roles played by
Robert De Niro
(such as Rupert from
The King of Comedy
and Travis from
Taxi Driver
).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xi yan (1993)?
a.
Ang Lee wrote the film six years before it was made, and five years before his first film, Pushing Hands
b.
According to
Jim Breuer
, the only time he was actually under the influence of marijuana during filming was scene in which Samson is arrested. According to Breuer,
Dave Chappelle
gave him a bag of marijuana at the end of a days shooting. Right after smoking it, Breuer was called back to the set because
Clarence Williams III
wanted to quit the film and demanded that all of his scenes be filmed on that day. Breuer needed multiple takes to get his lines right.
c.
In the scene with
Sylvester Stallone
,
Bruce Willis
and
Arnold Schwarzenegger
, the latter two are never seen in the same shot.
d.
The character Andy Dufresne had a cameo appearance in Apt Pupil, another
Stephen King
novelette. Andy handled the investments for Dussander, the Nazi in hiding.
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