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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A View to a Kill (1985) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A View to a Kill (1985) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985).
About the movie:
An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California's Silicon Valley.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Together, both Paris and the Eiffel Tower were a major location for this James Bond movie. But it wasnt the first time they had been used in an EON Productions official James Bond film. Paris was seen in the opening scenes of
Thunderball
which included a long-shot of the Eiffel Tower.
b.
In the Collectors Edition DVD documentary,
Janet Leigh
says that a nude body double was used in portions of the shower scene. The DVD notes include a quote from
Alfred Hitchcock
, in an interview with
François Truffaut
, in which he says the same thing.
c.
"Over the Rainbow" was nearly cut from the film; MGM felt that it made the Kansas sequence too long, as well as being too far over the heads of the children for whom it was intended. The studio also thought that it was degrading for
Judy Garland
to sing in a barnyard. A reprise of the song was cut: Dorothy sang it to remember Kansas while imprisoned in the Witchs castle.
Judy Garland
began to cry, along with the crew, because the song was so sad.
d.
Director
Robert Aldrich
intensely disliked
Frank Sinatra
s non-professional attitude and tried unsuccessfully to have him dismissed from the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Was filmed at Pinewood Studios in England where James Bond films are made.
b.
The Eiffel Tower features prominently in the movie. In the earlier James Bond film
Moonraker
, it is mentioned that the villain Hugo Drax actually bought the structure but his application to transport the tower was refused.
c.
All the outdoor scenes were actually filmed in San Francisco except for the bank robbery which Dirty Harry foils, when he first utters his immortal phrase, "Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" This scene was shot on a set.
d.
During production, the films title was still being chosen. The working title was simply "Monster Flick".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
The name on the cats bowl is PUSSY. The word has previously been used as part of one of the most ever popular Bond girls name, Pussy Galore, in the novel and movie
Goldfinger
as well as in the short story and James Bond movie
Octopussy
, where it appeared in an actual title. Its a word that is very much associated with the James Bond universe.
b.
According to the trailer, the story is set in the 1300s. No date is given in the film itself.
c.
Kongs "official" height (from the posters) is 50 feet. He was closer to 19 feet tall in the jungle and close to 25 feet when in New York City.
d.
Original prints of the films theatrical poster misspelled Parry Shens name as "Perry Shen".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
When
Grace Jones
as May Day screams during the mine sequence when sparks fly around her, her screams are for real. She did not know that electric cables around her would go off as a special effect for the scene.
b.
The then child actor
Brett Maxworthy
was about eleven years old when he starred in this movie.
c.
Ellen Corby
, as one of the telephone solicitors, can be seen among those gathering around
Robert Benchley
when he announces the "banquet", and again at the picnic as one of a trio of prize winners. Shes the dark haired one with her back to the camera.
d.
The line "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and Im all out of bubble gum" was ad-libbed by
Roddy Piper
. According to director
John Carpenter
, Piper had taken the line from a list of ideas he had for his pro wrestling interviews.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Its believed by many that the famous line "A mans gotta do what a mans gotta do," widely attributed to a
John Wayne
Western character, is spoken by Wayne in this film, however, it isnt. His character, The Ringo Kid, instead says "There are some things a man just cant run away from," when asked why he intends to stay and avenge his familys murders rather than try to escape to Mexico.
b.
May Day, the first henchwoman to have a sexual relationship with a leading Bond villain, is named for the French term "Maider" (literal translation: "Help me").
c.
The film initially was green-lit with a budget of US$69 million from the studio.
d.
Steve Garvey former bassist of the Buzzcocks plays bartender Steve.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
The films story is considered a re-working of much of the story structure of the earlier James Bond movie
Goldfinger
. The two films share many similar story elements.
b.
The Ennis Brown House in Los Angeles, designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright
and built in 1924, and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was used for the exterior shots of the haunted house during the films opening sequence.
c.
All of the characters who die are the ones who are immediately present in the scene where the crew starts to talk about the hallucinations.
d.
Amusement park trams were rented to carry ballroom scene extras across the studio lot, in order to prevent their makeup and costumes from getting dirty or damaged.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Product placements, brand integrations and promotional tie-ins for this movie include Renault Automobiles; Michelin Tyres; Stolichnaya Vodka; BP; Phillips Computers; Phillips Electronics; Lafite Rothschild wine; The Sharper Image; Cartier; Bollinger Champagne, particularly a Bollinger 75; Diners Club; Chevron Oil USA; Seiko Time (U.K.) Ltd.; Whiskas and two spin-off video-games,
A View to a Kill
and
James Bond 007: A View to a Kill
.
b.
Film debut of
Frank DeKova
.
c.
First of only two films
Charles Chaplin
directed in which he did not take a starring role. The second was
A Countess from Hong Kong
.
d.
Adapted for radio in the 40s as an episode of "Screen Directors Playhouse," an NBC radio show that featured condensed audio versions of contemporary films. Edward G. Robinson and most of the original cast reprised their roles for radio.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
To cut costs, the production only painted one side of the full-size model of Max Zorins blimp.
b.
When Mrs. Henderson is in bed talking to Lady Conway by telephone, we see it as a split screen.
Stephen Frears
achieved this by filming them simultaneously side by side.
c.
Nitrate and safety prints of this film survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
d.
The courtroom scenes (filmed in St. Cloud, Minnesota) were "dressed up" to give it a more "hockey feel" this included adding small black circles that looked like hockey pucks near the ceiling architecture. Instead of taking them down, the "hockey pucks" still remain today.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Robert Redford
,
Clint Eastwood
and
James Caan
were all offered the movies title role. All three turned it down: Redford wanted too much money; Eastwood said he was too busy; Caan said, "Theres no way Im getting into that silly suit."
b.
In the German translation Glastenberry says "We are right" instead of "Hitler was right".
c.
James Bond utilized two aliases in this movie, in 3rd place after 2nd ranked
Octopussy
where he used three and
Diamonds Are Forever
where he used the most, four. The first alias was as James St. John Smythe whilst visiting Zorins horse sales. The second alias was as journalist James Stock (a pun on stocks and bonds) of the London Financial Times whilst in San Francisco. In neither case did he use a disguise.
d.
To prepare for his role as Obadiah Stane,
Jeff Bridges
read some of the "Iron Man" comic books that featured Stane. He also grew a goatee and shaved his head, which he said was something hed always wanted to do.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Roger Moore
s hair had to be thickened every day during filming.
b.
Virtually all of the actors were chosen without auditions.
c.
The converted truck chassis used for the "stealth tank", was later redressed and used for the alternate mode of the Decepticon Brawl/Devastator in
Transformers
.
d.
The Alamo gates were filmed very quickly - one or two takes at most. However, the March through Laredo was organized and roads were blocked off two blocks away once filming began. The actual scene that stopped filming was when a single shot rang out in the Alamo during the ending sequence of the film. This angered some locals, who claimed that the site is a shrine and that no gunfire had been fired there since the original battle.
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