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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982).
About the movie:
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track--again???
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)?
a.
The music played during the shuttle launch is from the Nova of Madagon sequence in
Battlestar Galactica
. The navigator is played by Kent McCord who played Captain Troy on
Galactica 1980
.
b.
The voice of
Victor Kilian
(Captain of the Santa Madre) is dubbed by a different actor.
c.
In a corridor of the Clamp Tower, one nameplate says "Vectorscope Labs". This is a reference to the movie
Innerspace
also directed by
Joe Dante
.
d.
When Johnny hails a cab at the airport after his return from Sicily, he asks the driver to take him to "19 Cranberry Street, Brooklyn." This is a real house located a few blocks from the East River, just like the exteriors shown in the movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)?
a.
The filmmakers all hail from The School of Visual Arts. Graduation dates ranging from 1984 to 2014
b.
The Zucker/Abrahams directing trio (
Jerry Zucker
,
David Zucker
&
Jim Abrahams
) claim (on the audio commentary on the DVD release of
Airplane!
) never to have seen this film. They initially agreed to a sequel and then balked at the idea at a later date. The movie went ahead without their permission and despite their protests - thus, they refused to watch a single frame of it upon its release - and still havent over 20 years later.
c.
Second James Bond movie to use Turkey as a location;
From Russia with Love
was the first. A big car chase through the old town of Istanbul was ultimately eliminated.
d.
Episode titles: 1. The Terror of Tarzan 2. The Love Cry 3. The Call of the Jungle 4. The Lions Leap 5. Flames of Hate 6. The Fiery Pit 7. The Leopards Lair 8. The Jungle Traitor 9. Lost in the Jungle 10. Jaws of Death 11. A Thief in the Night 12. The Enemy of Tarzan 13. Perilous Paths 14. Facing Death 15. The Reckoning
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)?
a.
The hair on the back of Randals head wasnt
Jeff Anderson
s real hair. It was fake hair that was glued to his hat.
b.
The sound effects as the boy in the control room is "playing" with the incoming planes radar are from the Atari 2600 game
Yars Revenge
.
c.
The scene in which Jason knocks down the two different doors at Westin Hills is a reference to
Jason X
where he knocks down multiple doors aboard the Grendal.
d.
One of only a handful of
Theda Bara
films that still exist, the others being
The Unchastened Woman
,
The Stain
,
East Lynne
, and two short comedies she made for
Hal Roach
in the mid-1920s.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)?
a.
The truck that Ted leaps out of to get into the skyport is named "Kens Trucking" and has a Canadian maple leaf on it. This is an inside joke since "Ken" is Writer-Director
Ken Finkleman
who is from Canada, hence the Maple Leaf.
b.
It was reported that
Monique Parent
claimed in an interview that she and
Jennifer Burton
both actually masturbated to orgasm in the masturbation scene. This is an urban myth - Monique Parent never made any such claim.
c.
Julio Macat
: as a newspaper stand guy and sells a newspaper to Jennifer Lopezs character
d.
Jack Nicholson
turned down the role of Johnny Hooker in
The Sting
(ultimately played by
Robert Redford
), to appear in this film, which was written by his good friend
Robert Towne
. Nicholson thought that The Sting was too commercial. Both he and Redford were nominated as Best Actor of 1973 at the Academy Awards, losing out to Jack Lemmon in
Save the Tiger
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)?
a.
In Womans World the connections to automotive companies of the era are both obvious and subtle. The obvious is Ford Motor Company which supplied Fords, Mercurys, Lincolns, "Dream Cars", and styling models for the film. There are even scenes of the Ford test track in Dearborn, Michigan. The subtle is the company name Gifford Motors close to General Motors; GM. Also many shots of the New York skyline feature the Chrysler Building.
b.
The school in this films (New Ashby High) colors are light blue, peach and orange.
c.
At the Alpha Beta base, a technician tells Buck Murdock that the piece of equipment he is working on has red lights that go back and forth, but no other apparent purpose. This piece of equipment has been seen in many science fiction movies and television shows (including
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
,
The Last Starfighter
and an episode of
Star Trek: The Next Generation
), but its function is never explained.
d.
Victor Mattiece, the main villain, never appears in the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)?
a.
Edwin Neal
said, in a documentary, that he read for the part acting like an eccentric nephew of his and that, luckily for him, it was exactly what
Tobe Hooper
was looking for.
b.
Sean Penn
was cast as Larry Fine but dropped out to spend time with his family.
c.
During the course of filming,
Lee Marvin
and
Perry Lang
got into an argument. While filming the scene where they come to Crucifix Hill (where the Nazis are planning an ambush), Lang kept waving and gesturing his arms while he spoke. After the scene was finished, Lee Marvin growled at Lang "What the fuck was all that crap about?" To which Perry Lang cursed out Marvin. According to the other actors in the Reconstruction Documentary, neither Marvin nor Lang spoke to one another for the next week. Finally, Marvin began talking to Lang and treated him with respect for standing up to him.
d.
At one point Stryker, speaking to
William Shatner
s character Buck Murdoch, says "Roger, Murdoch..." Roger Murdoch was the co-pilot in the first film played by
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)?
a.
The metallic hair bands wrapped around
Rose McGowan
s head for the prom scene was a result of off-screen competition.
Rebecca Gayheart
walked out of the hair and makeup trailer with her hair done up with flowers, which awoke the competitive spirit in Rose, who quickly went back into the trailer and demanded that she have a more interesting hairstyle.
b.
When Obadiah Stane watches Rhodey on TV, an expensive chess set is visible on the table in front of him. In the comics, Obadiah Stane was fond of playing chess, and also created a group called the Chessmen to attack Stark Industries.
c.
Warner Brothers falsely marketed the movie as being based on a true medieval legend.
Edward Khmara
took the issue to the Writers Guild Association and was awarded a cash settlement from Warners, but the medieval legend claim wasnt dropped.
d.
The window behind the "Transcendental Air" desk shows the cityscape from
Logans Run
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)?
a.
Against the wishes of director
Kurt Wimmer
, the film was completely re-edited by the studio after they saw the original version which they apparently did not like; they saw it as too emotional for the action film they were expecting and re-edited it so there would be more of an emphasis on the action and to cut it down to a PG-13 rating. The edition shortened the film from its original length of 120 minutes to 88 minutes. The director was quite angry about the edition, and many fans agree that it lowered the quality of the film significantly.
b.
William Shatner
s character orders a profile on everyone whos seen
The Sound of Music
more than four times. That film was directed by
Robert Wise
, who also directed
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
, which starred
William Shatner
three years earlier.
c.
In a poor attempt to keep a low profile, John Lyshitski (
Dax Shepard
s character) appears disguised with suspicious looking outfits such as the Unabomber and Travis Bickle (from Taxi Driver).
d.
David Cronenberg
was offered a chance to direct this but he turned it down.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)?
a.
Both this film and
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
are dedicated to
Bernie Mac
.
b.
The theme music used in this movie is from the TV series
Battlestar Galactica
.
c.
Garson Kanin
originally wanted to direct his own script but could not get a commitment from studio chief
Harry Cohn
in writing guaranteeing him final cut. He ultimately sold the story outright to Cohn and went to Europe for three years.
d.
Sam Elliott
and
Terence Stamp
were offered the role of John Ryder.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)?
a.
Arliss Howard
plays a 24-year-old going undercover as a high school senior. His biography shows him to be 34-years-old when this was released, making his believable youthful appearance even more surprising.
b.
The hanging lady in the first airplane movie reprises her role as the first victim of Strikers anecdotes as the vomiting lady.
c.
In the Japanese version, Hisao Egawa and Mami Koyama are the only ones who have provided voice work as Dragonball characters.
d.
Seth Meyers
, another SNL alum, stopped by the set one day and came up with the "2 legit to quit" scene.
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