Movie trivia meme
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inmyriadbitsHi, I really love this meme. Movies and trivia? I'm so there, guys. Those are two of my favorite things. :D
[01] — Look up TEN of your favorite movies on IMDB.
[02] — Click the "trivia" link in the sidebar.
[03] — Post a fun and random bit of trivia from each film.
Asking me to pick my ten favorite movies is like asking me to pick my ten favorite books; it's just not possible. So these are more "the first ten I thought of/ran across in my DVD case."
[Sometimes there were too many good ones for me to just pick one. I tried!]
1. Casablanca
Producer Hal B. Wallis nearly made the character Sam a female. Hazel Scott, Lena Horne, and Ella Fitzgerald were considered for the role.
Director Michael Curtiz' Hungarian accent often caused confusion on the set. He asked a prop man for a "poodle" to appear in one scene. The prop man searched high and low for a poodle while the entire crew waited. He found one and presented it to Curtiz, who screamed "A poodle! A poodle of water!"
When the Epstein brothers won an Oscar for their script, they became the first (and as for 2007 the only) Academy Award winning twins. [Katie and I totally need to become the second.]
In the 1980s, this film's script was sent to readers at a number of major studios and production companies under its original title, "Everybody Comes To Rick's". Some readers recognized the script but most did not. Many complained that the script was "not good enough" to make a decent movie. Others gave such complaints as "too dated", "too much dialog" and "not enough sex".
2. Amélie
The traveling gnome was inspired by a rash of similar pranks played in England and France in the 1990s. In 1997, a French court convicted the leader of Front de Libération des Nains de Jardins (Garden Gnome Liberation Front) of stealing over 150 gnomes. The idea was later used in an advertising campaign for an Internet travel agency.
Audrey Tautou doesn't know how to skip stones; the stone-skipping scenes were made with special effects.
3. Singin' In The Rain
Filming of the Cyd Charisse dance number had to be stopped for several hours after it was discovered that her pubic hair was visible through her costume. When the problem was finally fixed, the director said, "It's OK, guys, we've finally got Cyd's crotch licked."
4. Strictly Ballroom
During a shoot in Fran's house, a real food inspector came onto the set and demanded paperwork because he thought it was a real shop.
5. Finding Nemo
According to the DVD, the names of the nine boats seen in the Sydney harbor are: Sea Monkey, Major Plot Point, Bow Movement, iBoat, Knottie Buoy, For the Birds, Pier Pressure, Skiff-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, and The Surly Mermaid. [If I ever have a boat, I'm totally going to name it "Major Plot Point." :D]
6. Mirrormask
According to an interview with Neil Gaiman, the original computers used to do all of the CG were named after the Beatles (John, Paul, Ringo, George). Later a fifth computer was required, so it was named Yoko. Soon after the fifth computer was introduced, the network crashed, and could not be restored properly ("the computers refused to talk to each other"). A new server and computers were purchased, and named after The Ramones (Joey, Jonny, DeeDee and Tommy). Gaiman said "I wish I knew more about the history of The Ramones; the computers performed brilliantly, vibrantly and died an untimely - and early - death."
7. Much Ado About Nothing
Like the 1966 film, this film casts a real-life (at the time) married couple in the leads. In the earlier film, it was Robert Stephens and Maggie Smith. In this film, it is Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson.
8. The Princess Bride
When Count Rugen hits Westley over the head, Cary Elwes told Christopher Guest to go ahead and hit him for real. Guest hit him hard enough to shut down production for a day while Elwes went to the hospital.
Writer William Goldman was on set during one of the flame burst scenes in the forest when Robin Wright Penn's dress caught fire. Although Goldman knew this was intentional, he was so caught up in the moment that he shouted, "Her dress is on fire!", thus ruining the take.
During the filming of some scenes, the weather became markedly cold for Robin Wright Penn. André the Giant helped her by placing one of his hands over her head; his hands were so large that one would entirely cover the top of her head, keeping her warm. [AWWWW]
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The skull and crossed blades flag was the flag of "Calico" Jack Rackham, captain of the Revenge and longtime lover of notorious female pirate Anne Bonny.
The final cannon shot during the Black Pearl's siege of the town, billows into a Mickey Mouse head shape against the night sky
The East Indian Trading Company really did brand pirates with a "P" but it was put on their foreheads instead of their arms.
Industrial Light and Magic designers scanned turkey jerky to create the effect of decomposing skin when the pirates turn into their skeletal forms.
Johnny Depp wore contact lenses which served as sunglasses so he wouldn't be squinting in the sun all the time.
10. Before Sunrise
The idea for the movie came from a night Richard Linklater spent walking around Philadelphia with Amy, a woman he met.
[01] — Look up TEN of your favorite movies on IMDB.
[02] — Click the "trivia" link in the sidebar.
[03] — Post a fun and random bit of trivia from each film.
Asking me to pick my ten favorite movies is like asking me to pick my ten favorite books; it's just not possible. So these are more "the first ten I thought of/ran across in my DVD case."
[Sometimes there were too many good ones for me to just pick one. I tried!]
1. Casablanca
Producer Hal B. Wallis nearly made the character Sam a female. Hazel Scott, Lena Horne, and Ella Fitzgerald were considered for the role.
Director Michael Curtiz' Hungarian accent often caused confusion on the set. He asked a prop man for a "poodle" to appear in one scene. The prop man searched high and low for a poodle while the entire crew waited. He found one and presented it to Curtiz, who screamed "A poodle! A poodle of water!"
When the Epstein brothers won an Oscar for their script, they became the first (and as for 2007 the only) Academy Award winning twins. [Katie and I totally need to become the second.]
In the 1980s, this film's script was sent to readers at a number of major studios and production companies under its original title, "Everybody Comes To Rick's". Some readers recognized the script but most did not. Many complained that the script was "not good enough" to make a decent movie. Others gave such complaints as "too dated", "too much dialog" and "not enough sex".
2. Amélie
The traveling gnome was inspired by a rash of similar pranks played in England and France in the 1990s. In 1997, a French court convicted the leader of Front de Libération des Nains de Jardins (Garden Gnome Liberation Front) of stealing over 150 gnomes. The idea was later used in an advertising campaign for an Internet travel agency.
Audrey Tautou doesn't know how to skip stones; the stone-skipping scenes were made with special effects.
3. Singin' In The Rain
Filming of the Cyd Charisse dance number had to be stopped for several hours after it was discovered that her pubic hair was visible through her costume. When the problem was finally fixed, the director said, "It's OK, guys, we've finally got Cyd's crotch licked."
4. Strictly Ballroom
During a shoot in Fran's house, a real food inspector came onto the set and demanded paperwork because he thought it was a real shop.
5. Finding Nemo
According to the DVD, the names of the nine boats seen in the Sydney harbor are: Sea Monkey, Major Plot Point, Bow Movement, iBoat, Knottie Buoy, For the Birds, Pier Pressure, Skiff-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, and The Surly Mermaid. [If I ever have a boat, I'm totally going to name it "Major Plot Point." :D]
6. Mirrormask
According to an interview with Neil Gaiman, the original computers used to do all of the CG were named after the Beatles (John, Paul, Ringo, George). Later a fifth computer was required, so it was named Yoko. Soon after the fifth computer was introduced, the network crashed, and could not be restored properly ("the computers refused to talk to each other"). A new server and computers were purchased, and named after The Ramones (Joey, Jonny, DeeDee and Tommy). Gaiman said "I wish I knew more about the history of The Ramones; the computers performed brilliantly, vibrantly and died an untimely - and early - death."
7. Much Ado About Nothing
Like the 1966 film, this film casts a real-life (at the time) married couple in the leads. In the earlier film, it was Robert Stephens and Maggie Smith. In this film, it is Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson.
8. The Princess Bride
When Count Rugen hits Westley over the head, Cary Elwes told Christopher Guest to go ahead and hit him for real. Guest hit him hard enough to shut down production for a day while Elwes went to the hospital.
Writer William Goldman was on set during one of the flame burst scenes in the forest when Robin Wright Penn's dress caught fire. Although Goldman knew this was intentional, he was so caught up in the moment that he shouted, "Her dress is on fire!", thus ruining the take.
During the filming of some scenes, the weather became markedly cold for Robin Wright Penn. André the Giant helped her by placing one of his hands over her head; his hands were so large that one would entirely cover the top of her head, keeping her warm. [AWWWW]
9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The skull and crossed blades flag was the flag of "Calico" Jack Rackham, captain of the Revenge and longtime lover of notorious female pirate Anne Bonny.
The final cannon shot during the Black Pearl's siege of the town, billows into a Mickey Mouse head shape against the night sky
The East Indian Trading Company really did brand pirates with a "P" but it was put on their foreheads instead of their arms.
Industrial Light and Magic designers scanned turkey jerky to create the effect of decomposing skin when the pirates turn into their skeletal forms.
Johnny Depp wore contact lenses which served as sunglasses so he wouldn't be squinting in the sun all the time.
10. Before Sunrise
The idea for the movie came from a night Richard Linklater spent walking around Philadelphia with Amy, a woman he met.