Pop Quiz: Holiday Movie IMDb Trivia – with Answers!

Name the holiday-themed movie based on the trivia pulled from its IMDb page.

The voice of the jack-in-the-box laugh is that of Dal McKennon. The audio clip is taken from Lady and the Tramp (1955), in which McKennon performed the voice of a laughing hyena. [2003]
While making this film, cinematographer Jan de Bont got trapped in an elevator. This later gave him the inspiration for the opening scene of Speed (1994), which he directed.[1988]
An elaborate fantasy sequence, in which Ralphie joins Flash Gordon to fight Ming the Merciless, was filmed but dropped from the final cut. [1983]
The original title of the film’s script was Stop Me. It was director Bob Clark who came up with the film’s title, saying that he liked the irony of something dark occurring during such a festive holiday. [1974]
In this film, the Ghost of Christmas Past claims she can remember nearly 1900 years, implying that unlike the book and other film versions, this spirit is the universal ghost of all past Christmases, instead of the ghost of Scrooge’s personal past. [1992]
The kid who asks for a snowboard in the video letters is Kurt’s actual grandson, Bing Bellamy, whose mother is Kurt’s daughter, Kate Hudson. [2018]
The locomotive in the movie is based on the Pere Marquette 1225, a restored steam locomotive located in Owosso, MI. Many of the film’s train sound effects are recordings of the actual train. The train runs between Owosso and nearby Ashley during the holiday season. [2004]
In 2010, as part of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act, which was to regulate financial markets, a rule was included which barred anyone from using secret inside information to corner markets, similar to what the Duke brothers tried to do in the movie. Since the movie inspired this rule, it has since become known as the Eddie Murphy Rule. [1983]
After failing to get the Christmas lights to work one last time, [main character] takes his frustration out on the plastic decorations in the front yard. [Lead actor] actually broke his pinky finger while punching Santa Claus. He resorts to kicking and clubbing the decorations after that. The film kept rolling, and the take was used. [1989]
In an interview for television, [legendary makeup and special effects artist] Stan Winston told a little anecdote about how his crew were collecting the mechanical penguins after a day’s shoot, and found one of the live penguins snuggled up asleep against a mechanical one. [1992]
The airport greeting footage at the beginning and end of this movie is real. Writer and director Richard Curtis had a team of cameramen film at Heathrow airport for a week, and whenever they saw something that would fit in they asked the people involved for permission to use the footage. [2003]
Bedford Falls is a fictional town in upstate New York, as seen on the death certificate telegram received by Mr. Gower. It is a combination of two real towns: Bedford Hills (in Westchester County) and Seneca Falls (midway between Rochester and Syracuse). [1946]
Zero’s nose is actually a tiny glowing jack-o’-lantern. [1993]
“The Trolley Song” was ranked #26 and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was ranked #72 by the American Film Institute in 2004 on the 100 Greatest Songs in American Films list. [1944]
Many of the scenes were filmed at Fairhaven High School in Fairhaven, Massachusetts in February 2022 during the school’s February break. At this time, the area received a snowstorm, to the delight of the film crew since many of the scenes took place during a snowstorm. They took full advantage of the weather and the snow you see in the film was from an actual snowstorm. [2023]
Unbeknownst to most parade watchers, Edmund Gwenn played Santa Claus in the actual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade held on November 28, 1946. He fulfilled the duties of most parade Santas, including addressing the crowd from Macy’s marquee after it was over. [1947]
When the Ghost of Christmas Present (Carol Kane) first appears in the movie, she says to Frank Cross, “I’m a little muddled.” This is a direct quote from Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz when she first meets Dorothy in Munchkinland. [1988]
The exterior of the McAllister residence was filmed in front of a house in the outskirts of Chicago. Because it was too small for filming inside and Chicago didn’t have large movie studios, the interior was completely built inside an abandoned high school. [1990]
When Irving Berlin won an Oscar for his song “White Christmas” from this movie, he became the first artist to present himself with an Academy Award. [1942]
Miles’s (Jack Black) studio setup, seen in the opening scene, with keyboard, monitors, sound modules, etc., was copied directly from the studio of Hans Zimmer, who composed the score for the film. [2006]
Zach Galligan had already auditioned for parts with Phoebe Cates before and felt very comfortable with her. When it came to the session, he rested his head on her shoulder and gazed at the camera. Executive producer Steven Spielberg said, “Oh my God, look at that! He’s in love with her already. I don’t need to see anything else.” [1984]