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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Airplane! (1980) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Airplane! (1980) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980).
About the movie:
An airplane crew takes ill. Surely the only person capable of landing the plane is an ex-pilot afraid to fly. But don't call him Shirley.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980)?
a.
One of the phrases that is uttered by the alley urchin is "Beaufort, South Carolina," which was the setting for
The Big Chill
, also directed by
Lawrence Kasdan
.
b.
Rex Kramer and Steve McCroskey were also character names in
The Kentucky Fried Movie
.
c.
American International Pictures had planned at one stage to revive Count Yorga as an adversary for the abominable Dr. Phibes in the film
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
. This plan was eventually dropped however actor
Robert Quarry
(who plays Count Yorga) did appear in the film as Darrus Biederbeck, and also costarred with Price and Peter Cushing in "Madhouse" (1974).
d.
The entire film was shot over the course of ten days.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980)?
a.
This is the last movie to have been released on LaserDisc in the United States.
b.
The airplane model used for the flying shots hangs in the museum at the Studios at Las Colinas (Texas).
c.
Howard Hughes
visited the set one day, landing his amphibious plane near the beach where they were filming. Hughes said he stopped by to say hello to his good friend
Cary Grant
but in actuality he wanted to meet
Katharine Hepburn
, whom he was fascinated by. The film
The Aviator
recreates this first meeting of theirs.
d.
The company was able to get police cars and uniforms through
Tor Johnson
s son,
Karl Johnson
, an officer in the San Fernando Police Department, who also makes an uncredited appearance in the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980)?
a.
Chris Evans
was attracted to the role of Captain America by its character: "Even if it wasnt a comic book. I think the story of Steve Rogers is great. Hes a great guy. Even if it was just a script about anybody, I would probably want to do it. It wasnt necessarily about the comic itself. Hes a great character to play; he just happens to be a comic book character."
b.
Final film of
Ethel Merman
.
c.
A few days before the film was to go on general release, the processing lab which had the negative informed New Line that they wouldnt be releasing it as they hadnt been paid. At the last minute however, producer
Robert Shaye
was able to negotiate a deal.
d.
Odette Annable
s film debut; she was five years old.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980)?
a.
The Boeing 707 used in the movie was a re-painted TWA airliner.
b.
Laura La Plante
s singing is dubbed.
c.
The characters all attended Georgetown University together. After reading the script, Georgetown University administrators refused to allow producers to film on campus, so the on-campus scenes were filmed at the University of Maryland. No Georgetown University buildings appear in the film.
d.
Appears to use the same interior sets for the cabin and cockpit as used in "Zero Hour!" (1957)
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980)?
a.
The entire production took just over a month.
Robert Hays
was doing the television show
Angie
at the same time.
b.
The only Best Picture winner initially released before the previous years Best Picture (2005 Best Picture,
Million Dollar Baby
, release date was 15 December 2004 and 2006 Best Picture, this film, release date: 10 September 2004).
c.
After casting,
David Fincher
forbade principal actors from meeting their real-life counterparts until filming was completed.
d.
The board in the Scrabble game has several words relating to pregnancy and childbirth. In particular, one of the players somehow managed to play "episiotomy."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980)?
a.
In a little Scene, you can see a "Futuristic Truck". This is the Landmaster from
Damnation Alley
.
b.
The first man who is re-animated at the morgue (who goes on to kill the dean) is
Arnold Schwarzenegger
s body double.
c.
William Tregoe
, who plays Jack Kirkpatrick, the TV anchorman ("I say, let em crash"), plays an almost identical character in the "Count/Pointercount" segment of
The Kentucky Fried Movie
. His character name is the similar-sounding John Fitzsimmons, and he is arguing for "count." Both roles parody
James J. Kilpatrick
on
60 Minutes
.
d.
The restaurant for Kirk and Mollys date isnt a real restaurant. It was a set constructed on an empty bandstand in Pittsburghs Market Square.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980)?
a.
At one point,
J. Todd Adams
was forced to put down his gun prop by the towns law enforcement. The production team explained and he was soon allowed to continue.
b.
David Letterman
screen-tested for the role of Ted Striker.
c.
Ben Affleck
was offered the role of Jackie, but turned it down.
d.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980)?
a.
The eyes that are frequently superimposed on the screen are those of
Bela Lugosi
. They were taken from
Victor Halperin
s earlier film
White Zombie
.
b.
The bum that
Bill Murray
played in a deleted scene looks and acts just like his character on
Caddyshack
(and also sports a golfing cap).
c.
Jill Whelan
, who plays the sick child, also played the daughter of Capt. Stubing (
Gavin MacLeod
) on
The Love Boat
.
Joyce Bulifant
, who plays her mother, played MacLeods wife on
Mary Tyler Moore
.
d.
The "animal" discovered in the bushes is actually the writer/director, Rudy De Luca. He filmed that scene with his pants down and bare butt showing, but it was edited out to get a PG-13 rating.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980)?
a.
Lloyd Bridges
as Steve McCroskey spoofs his role as airport manager Jim Conrad in the TV series
San Francisco International Airport
. Also,
Robert Stack
appeared as an airline pilot whose nerve fails him during an in-flight disaster in
The High and the Mighty
.
Peter Graves
appeared in a similar "airplane disaster" TV movie,
SST: Death Flight
.
b.
The core group of Deltas (D-Day, Otter, Boone, Hoover, Flounder, Bluto and Pinto) actually traveled up to the filming site a week early, at director
John Landis
request. He wanted the group to emotionally bond so that their friendship would look genuine in the film.
c.
The character of O.W. Grant is a compilation of many different trickster figures in world mythologies. It is stated that he is half-leprechaun, which is shown in his red hair. Also, the monkey pipe is a reference to the Monkey figure of Eastern mythologies. The pipes smoke can also be interpreted as a reference to Djinni.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 4, 1951 with
Bob Hope
and
Jane Russell
again reprising their film roles.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Airplane! (1980)?
a.
Ball State University is one of the major backers of this film and nearly 50 students from that university worked on the film for credit.
b.
At one point, the producers of the "Rush Hour" trilogy considered shooting a third and fourth installment, back-to-back.
c.
All the exterior shots of the plane while flying use a sound track of a propeller plane although it is a jet because the studio would not let the producers use a propeller plane in the movie.
d.
Dolemite is a play on dolomite, a naturally occurring mineral that consists of calcium and magnesium.
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