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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) Quiz
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About the movie:
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)?
a.
Last theatrical film directed by
Hal Ashby
.
b.
River Phoenix
becomes the first actor to portray Indiana Jones as a teenager. He was later offered the chance to portray young Indy in
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
, but turned it down, since he didnt want to return to television.
c.
Once asked about comparisons to his character in this movie with
Humphrey Bogart
s in
Casablanca
,
Charles Bronson
replied: "I play
Charles Bronson
".
d.
The audition scene the producers chose for actresses who wanted to play Marcy was her notorious "Its like being on a plane..." scene, in which Marcy compares her dire situation to being on a plane doomed to crash. This was an unfortunate choice, on the part of the producers, as was the scheduled date for the auditions; September 11, 2001. The producers made efforts to call off the auditions, but due to the general chaos gripping the US that day, they found it impossible to contact many of the actresses before their scheduled audition times. Consequently, the auditions went ahead as planned.
Cerina Vincent
s portrayal of this scene won her the role of Marcy.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)?
a.
The film was intended to be released in October 2009 but it was postponed because Paramounts remaining yearly marketing and Oscars campaigning budget could only afford for its two other movies,
Up in the Air
and
The Lovely Bones
.
b.
There is a scene showing Senator Seabright Seab Cooley Senate Majority Leader Bob Munson driving up to and talking inside a residential apartment building in which both of them live (in separate apartments). The "apartment building" is actually the original section of The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, now called The Wardman Tower. The hotel and tower still exist, on the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road NW, and is the largest, and one of the most historic, hotels within the city limits of Washington, DC.
c.
This was the first movie that
Woody Allen
directed. His initial lack of either confidence or track record prompted him to initially ask
Jerry Lewis
to direct the movie, but Lewis was busy with his own work.
d.
Director
Hal Ashby
was fired just after principal photography wrapped, and the studio, PSO Entertainment (whose first major production this was), took over creative control.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)?
a.
George Lucas
s original choice for cinematographer was
Geoffrey Unsworth
, but Unsworth was committed to
A Bridge Too Far
.
Gilbert Taylor
was hired instead, but hated working on the project. Producer
Gary Kurtz
became concerned that Taylor was slowing production down and attempted to replace him with
Harry Waxman
, but the camera crew made it clear they would not work under Waxman, and Lucas told Kurtz that replacing Taylor would probably delay the film even further.
b.
King Kongs friend Bobby Bond and his father and sister were eliminated from the movie, and replaced by the cast that is in the film.
c.
The key scene when
Danny Aiello
and
John Turturro
talk alone approximately midway through the film was partly improvised. The scripted scene ended as the character Smiley approached the window. Everything after that until the end of the scene was completely ad-libbed.
d.
Oliver Stone
was very displeased with how the final version of the film turned out as it had little to do with his original script, which subsequently was re-written by
Robert Towne
and then revised by
Hal Ashby
in improvisation. He said he only visited the set once, and wanted to have his name taken off the picture but it was too late as the credits were already made up for it.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)?
a.
Played at the Radio City Music Hall in New York in a slot that was originally intended for
Brigadoon
.
b.
The diner where
Tom Hanks
and
Jude Law
meet was bought on the internet by production designer
Dennis Gassner
for $20,000.
c.
The Broadway musical version opened at the Palace Theater on May 29, 1981, ran for 770 performances starring
Lauren Bacall
and
Harry Guardino
and was nominated for the 1981 Tony Awards for the Best Musical, Book and Score.
d.
According to Executive Producer
Mark Damon
(quoted from "A Life in Film: An Interview with Mark Damon," Director
Hal Ashby
"threw away the script" and had the actors improvise all their dialog and actions.
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