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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A View to a Kill (1985) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A View to a Kill (1985) - Part (4) 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.
The description of Max Zorin in the script was based on
Sting
, and written with
David Bowie
in mind, but he turned the film down.
b.
This film is considered lost. Please check your attic.
c.
This was the first Disney animated feature made under a single director. Previous features were directed either by three or four directors, or by a team of sequence directors under a supervising director. The man hired for the job was veteran animator
Wolfgang Reitherman
(one of the fabled Nine Old Men), who would direct all of the Disney features up until the 1980s.
d.
The film originated largely as a showcase for the musical performances of the Elfmans musical theater troupe, The Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo (with Danny Elfmans Satan character from the film being one such holdover from these stage shows). In the documentary "A Look Into The Forbidden Zone," director Richard Elfman states that he started the film with no particular audience in mind, merely as an exercise in unrestrained creativity and "to capture on film what I was no longer doing on stage with the Mystic Knights."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Vehicles featured included two Zorin airship blimps, one with green and white and the other with green, red and white markings, the larger being a SkyShip 6000 and the smaller is marked G-BIHN and was inflatable from a Portakabin; a 1962 silver Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II chauffeured by Tippett but owned by the producer; a 1984 blue Renault 11 TXE French taxi; a Peugeot 604 limousine; a 1977 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 limousine (used by Zorins thugs), a 1985 Ford LTD US sedan; a truck carrying explosives; a red American LaFrance Tiller Fire Engine Truck belonging to the San Francisco Fire Department; a MBB Bo-105 helicopter; Stacys Jeep Cherokee XJ; Polas 1984 General Motors Chevrolet Corvette C4 hire-car; Polaris Indy 600 snowmobiles; an Aerospatiale SA 341/342 Gazelle helicopter; an Iceberg Mini-Submarine and various makes and models for the San Francisco PD squad and patrol cars such as late 1970s Dodge Monacos, Dodge Diplomats, a Plymouth Volaré and vehicles typical of Mopar Squads, the latter being the only James Bond movie ever to feature them.
b.
The final campfire scene was left out of the original shooting schedule and was shot after both motorcycles had been stolen.
c.
Having decided that pirates were the 18th century equivalent of rock stars,
Johnny Depp
s characterization of Sparrow was inspired by close observation of his friend
Keith Richards
, though he emphasized in interviews that it was not an impersonation.
d.
Robert Redford
,
Harrison Ford
,
Sylvester Stallone
,
Jack Nicholson
and
Ed Harris
were considered for the role of Eddie Valiant.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Robert F. Simon
s final movie.
b.
According to
Inside A View to a Kill
, the color scheme of red, white and green of the Zorin airship was based on the Fuji Airship logo color scheme. This is because during a location scout, actual footage was used from this in the finished movie, and the long shots had to match the close-ups.
c.
The Autobot Sisters alternate modes - a pink Ducati 848, blue Suzuki B-King, and a purple MV Agusta F4 312R - were designed and built by the sports bike company retroSBK.
d.
The song Chuck sings after successfully creating the fire is "Light My Fire" by
The Doors
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
A movie theatre marquee in the opening shot of this picture reads
Privates Progress
, which like this film, was distributed by DCA.
b.
Fred Astaire
cut his shins and ankles on the broken glass generated during "One for My Baby."
c.
The opening sequence of this film is the first time 007 is depicted on a mission inside Russia. Specifically, it was the snow-capped region of Siberia inside Russia (which was actually filmed in Iceland)
d.
James Stewart
turned the film down because of the strong language.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Composer
Jerry Goldsmith
wrote a score for this film that wasnt used.
b.
Four actors in this movie - Ho Sung Pak, Danny Pesina, Katalin Zamiar and Richard Divisio -have all starred in the original two "Mortal Kombat" video games. Ho Sung Pak as Liu Kang Danny Pesina as Johnny Cage/Scorpion/Sub-Zero/Reptile Katalin Zamiar as Mileena/Kitana/Jade Richard Divisio as Kano/Baraka/Quan Chi
c.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
This is the only James Bond movie to have the title from an
Ian Fleming
work be amended or changed in some way. The source title which is from the "For Your Eyes Only" collection of short stories was called "From a View to a Kill". This was also this movies working title, as seen in the end credits of
Octopussy
, but the word "From" was dropped before filming began in May 1984.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Created on a budget of less than $1,000 U.S Dollars.
b.
Nick Offerman
is credited as playing Nick the Potter, when in fact he played three characters in the film. He played the blonde mow-hawked trumpeter in Maura Tierneys "Hals Pets Community Service Band." He also played the bald phone translator that Mercer tries to get to help him find out where Alren is.
c.
Tanya Roberts
got the role after
Albert R. Broccoli
saw her in
The Beastmaster
.
d.
This film was made in seven days.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
A recently-discovered trailer for this film is being restored. The film itself is still missing, but some footage at least survives
b.
All of the actors and crew performed on a volunteer basis. Most are theater students at the University of Wyoming.
c.
The license plate (613HSO) of the Eleanor at the airport is sequential with Hal Macleans Mustang (614HSO).
d.
The literal translations of some this films foreign language titles include include Moving Target (Italy); Dangerously Yours (Canada & France); A Panorama To Kill (Spain); Dangerous Mission (Belgium); Operation: Moving Target (Greece); In The Face of Death (West Germany); Murder In The Eyes (Hebrew/Israel); The Beautiful Prey (Japan); Living Target (Sweden); 007: In The Aim Of The Assassins (or 007 At The Aim Of The Killers) / The Preview To A Death (Latin America); 007 In The Target Of The Assassins (Portugal and Brazil); 007 And A View Of Death (or 007 And The Look of Death) (Finland) and Agent 007 In The Line Of Fire (Denmark)
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Howard Hawks
made an uncredited contribution to the screenplay.
b.
In 1959, The "London Daily News" published an original
Ian Fleming
short story (conceived as a plot for an abandoned James Bond TV show) called "Murder Before Breakfast". Fleming felt the title did not capture the essence of the story and re-titled it "From A View To A Kill" when it was included in his "For Your Eyes Only" collection of five James Bond stories in 1960. Fleming found the inspiration for this new title from John Woodcock Graves 1820 Cumberland Hunting Song, "DYe Ken John Peel". It read in part: "From the drag to the chase. From the chase to the view. From the view to a death in the morning..." Fleming adapted the third stanza for his short story title.
c.
The movie utilized real soldiers as background artists and extras. They had been situated close by to the production at Camp Young, California where they were in training.
d.
This was the first "official" RKO production.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Congressman Melvin Price openly criticized the military for their non-involvement in the film, calling it a "shameful attempt at censorship". United Artists were only too happy to exploit this with teaser posters asking "Is this the most controversial picture of the year?" On the back of this, the film grossed nearly $2 million (United Artists had projected a gross of around $20,000).
b.
Zack Pearlman
was discovered when he uploaded "Repressed Memories", where he recited being caught masturbating at the age of 16 by his sister.
c.
Filming was delayed when the "007 Stage" at Pinewood Studios burned down on 27 June 1984. It was totally rebuilt in less than four months, and renamed "The
Albert R. Broccoli
007 Stage". Unintentionally, the title song of the movie was called "Dance Into The Fire". The stage burnt down again in July 2006 just after filming had been completed on
Casino Royale
.
d.
After a very limited theatrical run, the film has become popular as a "midnight movie," with a cult following. Audience members dress up as the characters, throw plastic spoons at the screen, and toss footballs to each other.
Tommy Wiseau
attends many screenings, and holds Q&A sessions with the audience.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A View to a Kill (1985)?
a.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
joined the cast when he was shown the mask he would wear as Cobra Commander.
b.
Jon Heder
credits
Tina Majorino
(Deb) with helping to choreograph the dance scene. He also states that some of the dance moves were "borrowed" from
Michael Jackson
,
Backstreet Boys
,
John Travolta
,
Soul Train
, as well as some of his own moves.
c.
A similar scene where Han is using a fire hose as a weapon of choice is used again by
Jason Statham
s character Frank Martin in
Transporter 2
.
d.
This film is often credited with helping to spark the interest in snowboarding due to its use in the pre-credits opening action snow sequence. The
The Beach Boys
song "California Girls" can be briefly heard as an in-joke when James Bond snowboards. The song however does not feature on the soundtrack album.
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