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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Zoolander (2001) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Zoolander (2001) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001).
About the movie:
At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001)?
a.
Robert Merrill
broke his contract with the Metropolitan Opera in order to make this film.
b.
The title of the film is a play on a song (The Exploding Boy) which was on the b-side of the single "In Between Days" by
The Cure
. "In Between Days" had been used by the director and his wife as a title to a previous movie and so they decided to adapt "The Exploding Boy" to The Exploding Girl for the purpose of this film (as explained by the director himself on 14th Nov 2009 at the 50th International Film Festival of Thessaloníki, Greece).
c.
Ben Stiller
had several family members in this film: His wife
Christine Taylor
(Matilda), father
Jerry Stiller
(Maury Ballstein), mother
Anne Meara
(protestor who hits Mugatu with an egg), sister
Amy Stiller
(one of Hansels friends in his loft), and brother-in-law
Mitch Winston
(Director of the infomercial).
d.
James Cagney
s powers of memorization were failing him and cue cards had to be used for the 81-year-old actor.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001)?
a.
This movie marks the last on-screen appearance of renowned make-up artist
Kevyn Aucoin
.
b.
Ryan Carnes
, who played Marc in the original
Eating Out
, was unable to return due to shooting conflicts.
c.
The picture that appears on the video box cover with Mary Martin playing the guitar does not appear in the final film.
d.
For a long time was only available in bootleg format and in edited forms until an official VHS release.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001)?
a.
Sonja Davis
, who was
Angela Bassett
s stuntwoman, was killed in an accident on the film set in 1994.
b.
Kerry Valderrama
and
Elizabeth Ingalls
again play a couple in a relationship as they did in Valderramas
Garrison
.
c.
Katinka Ingabogovinanana (
Milla Jovovich
)s car is a US Spec Citroën SM
d.
When Riddick pulled the tarp off one of the buildings, revealing Jack, a tied rope was on the other side causing
Vin Diesel
to pull a muscle.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001)?
a.
The field scenes were filmed in the Palouse region of Washington State. Just outside of Washington State University
b.
The yo-yo scenes as shown by
Owen Wilson
s character Hansel were performed by professional yo-yo performer and Duncan Yo-Yo Company employee
Steve Brown
.
c.
The car driven by
Bob Newhart
is a Jensen Interceptor.
d.
The three main characters of the film - Elmer Butts, and Elvira and Ma Plunkett - come to Hollywood from Gopher City, Kansas.
Trixie Friganza
, who plays Ma Plunkett, was in fact from Kansas.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001)?
a.
When Derek and Hansel disguise themselves and sneak into Maurys office, Hansels jumpsuit has a name tag on which is printed the name "Kumar". This refers to
Kumar Pallana
, who has appeared in all of
Wes Anderson
s films (
Bottle Rocket
,
Rushmore
, and
The Royal Tenenbaums
).
b.
The second time that
Shia LaBeouf
has played a character named Jacob. The first time was in
New York, I Love You
.
c.
Extra scenes with
Greta Garbo
were added after previews to ensure that
Joan Crawford
didnt walk off with the picture.
d.
William Styron
s second novel, "Set This House on Fire", describes a film crew on location - obviously based on director
John Huston
and gang during the shooting of this film. The town in the novel is Ravello on Italys Amalfi Drive, where most of the film was shot.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001)?
a.
The film has been banned in Malaysia because of the use of fictional Malaysian Prime Minister as the subject of assassination. It was originally also banned in neighboring Singapore, but the ban has since been lifted.
b.
Ridley Scott
was attached to the project years before production finally began.
Tim Burton
was also considered as director.
c.
Columbia Pictures gave
Gene Kelly
almost complete control over the making of this film, and many of his ideas contributed to its lasting success. He removed several of the sound stage walls so that he,
Rita Hayworth
, and
Phil Silvers
could dance along an entire street in one take. He also used trick photography so that he could dance with himself in one sequence.
d.
Film debut of
Douglas Fowley
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001)?
a.
Many scenes were storyboarded but never animated. Those include a scene where Gaston visits the Asylum and a scene where the Beast is seen dragging a carcass of an animal he killed. Both where considered too gruesome for the film and the ideas were dropped.
b.
Professional boxers played
Jimmy Braddock
s opponents. They were told to land their blows as close to
Russell Crowe
s body as possible. Unfortunately, they sometimes couldnt pull back in time and ended up injuring Crowe.
c.
Images of the World Trade Center towers were removed before the movies 28 September 2001 release. They were edited out in one shot and obscured in another.
d.
Al Adamson plays one of the vampires in the opening segment.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
raved about this film in an interview with Vicente Molina Fox, which was conducted during the production of
The Shining
, and named it his favorite film of 1978.
b.
Generally credited (along with
Gremlins
) with the creation of the PG-13 rating, as many felt the scenes of violence in both movies were too much for a PG rating, but not enough for an R rating. It is widely believed that had
Steven Spielberg
s name not been on both movies, both may have received an R rating. (
The Flamingo Kid
was the first film to be *given* a PG-13 rating, but sat on the shelves for five months before being released.)
Red Dawn
was the first motion picture released with the PG-13 rating.
c.
Owen Wilson
, who plays Hansel, wore a wig for the entire movie. He was filming
Behind Enemy Lines
at the same time, and had to keep his hair short for the role.
d.
During Annabelles first English class with Ms. Bradley, random quotes and poems are written on the chalk board, which becomes visible while Ms. Bradley quotes a poem by Walt Whitman. During this time, the lyrics "open your heart, catch my disease" followed by "B. Lee" from
Ben Lee
s 2005 single "Catch My Disease" can be seen in the lower left corner of the board, written in yellow chalk. This is presumably a joke quote, that has no relevance to the scene.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001)?
a.
When pre-production was underway, the original Alien Queen could not be located and the molds that were used to build the original were damaged beyond usefulness. Fortunately, the original life-size puppet was located... in the personal collection of an avid
Alien
fan.
b.
Bruce Dern
was the original choice for the role of Judge Noose, but he had other commitments.
c.
Eddy Chandler
(Plainclothes Policeman),
Harry Strang
(Policeman) and
Robert Emmett OConnor
(Policeman) are in studio records for their roles, but were not seen in the movie.
d.
The non-graphic orgy sequence was originally longer, but shortened to obtain a PG-13.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoolander (2001)?
a.
The international corporation set up by
Saddam Hussein
to launder money from his various enterprises was called Montana Management after the
Scarface
main character.
b.
It was clear to the writers from the very beginning that the entire final sequence of the novel (Frodo and Sams encounter with Shelob) would be part of the third film, not this one. This tactical move meant the battle for Helms Deep became this films natural climax.
c.
The part of Mugatu was originally written for
Andy Dick
, who couldnt do it due to commitments to
Go Fish
.
d.
To promote the movie,
Tommy Tiny Lister
was brought in to the WWF as Zeus. Saying he was angry about losing in the movie and saying he could beat Hogan in real life. The problem was he was not a real wrestler. He wrestled only three matches, a tag match with
Randy Savage
vs.
Hulk Hogan
& Brutus Beefcake at Summerslam, an eight-man tag where he was eliminated by DQ. Finally since Vince knew the movie was a bust and wouldnt sell on PPV by it self he sold the PPV the match/the movie which included a steel cage match between Hogan & Beefcake vs. Savage & Zeus. Rumors say had No Holds Barred been a success, the main event for
WrestleMania VI
would have been Hulk Hogan vs. Zeus.
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