QuizAssess
Home
Popular Quiz Categories
Home
Hollywood Movies Famous Trivia Quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Amadeus (1984) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Amadeus (1984) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984).
About the movie:
The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984)?
a.
Rizzo the Rat appeared throughout the final season of
The Muppet Show
and along with Scooter as the Happiness Hotel bellhops in
The Great Muppet Caper
, but this is his first major role with the Muppets and his first appearance with his more-"wiseguy" personality.
b.
The play, on which the film is based, was first performed on November 2, 1979 at the National Theatre in London.
c.
Pictured on one of four 25ยข US commemorative postage stamps issued 23 March 1990 honoring classic films released in 1939. The stamp featured
Stagecoach
,
Beau Geste
,
The Wizard of Oz
, and
Gone with the Wind
.
d.
The grid-like flooring on the Nostromo was achieved using upturned milk crates, painted over.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984)?
a.
Production for Halloween 3-D was shut down on Tuesday, September 29th 2009 because The Weinstein Company ran out of money. They had just received the first draft of the screenplay on Friday September 25th and shooting was supposed to start in November to end in time for director Patrick Lussier to start shooting another film from a prior engagement in January,
Drive Angry 3D
with
Nicolas Cage
. Production is scheduled to reprise once Patrick Lussier wraps the film up.
b.
Official Selection: Salento International Film Festival
c.
The piece of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
s music with the oboe and clarinet themes, whose score
Antonio Salieri
so deeply admires in one of the earliest sequences, is the Adagio, or third movement, of the Serenade No. 10 in B-flat, KV361, also known as "Gran Partita".
d.
Ranked #9 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Sci-Fi" in June 2008.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984)?
a.
The name of the pet store Ghost Dog visits is Birdland, which was the club named after
Charlie Parker
, whom
Forest Whitaker
played in
Bird
.
b.
According to
Milos Forman
s autobiography, one studio offered to provide funding for
Amadeus
on the one condition that Forman cast
Walter Matthau
(a reported Mozart enthusiast) for the role of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
. Forman refused the offer, considering Matthau to be too old for the role.
c.
According to an article in Premiere Magazine 1997, all extras in the film had to sign an agreement promising not to attempt to approach/speak to actresses
Michelle Pfeiffer
or
Jessica Lange
.
d.
The painting printed on a banner at the beginning of the Day of the Dead parade is by L.A. artist George Yepes who now lives in San Antonio, Texas.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984)?
a.
As
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
, having fainted, is carried out of the middle of the opera The Magic Flute, you see three small boys with wings half following him. This is a reference to the Three Boys (Drei Knaben) who play a significant part in the opera.
b.
The NAACP attempted to have this film banned. After that effort failed, it then attempted to have some of the films more extreme scenes censored.
c.
The Transformers official slogan, "More than meets the eye," is heard twice in the film: firstly when Sam is talking to Mikaela inside Bumblebee; and secondly when Optimus Prime makes his transmission at the end of the film.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 14, 1946 with
Greer Garson
and
Gregory Peck
reprising their film roles
b.
The sarcastic video store employee, Jay, is named after writer/director
Jay Woelfel
who is a friend of
Rolfe Kanefsky
, the director of this film. Woelfel also worked on the music for this film.
c.
When shooting the scene in which
Antonio Salieri
is writing down the death mass under
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
s dictation,
Tom Hulce
was deliberately skipping lines to confuse
F. Murray Abraham
, in order to achieve the impression that Salieri wasnt able to fully understand the music he was dictated.
d.
The only two actors to appear in all four Burton/Schumacher films are
Pat Hingle
(Commissioner Gordon) and
Michael Gough
(Alfred.)
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984)?
a.
According to the 23 March 1949 edition of Daily Variety, producer
Stanley Kramer
astoundingly had started principal photography for two whole weeks before legally acquiring the rights to
Arthur Laurents
play.
b.
The "Don Giovanni" scene was being shot in part on the Fourth of July. During one take, upon
Milos Forman
s call of "Action", a large American flag unfurled from the ceiling. 500 extras stood up from their seats and begun to sing "The Star Spangled Banner". The only extras that did not stand up were about thirty people, scattered throughout the theater- at first thought to be normal people, but it was deduced that these thirty were the secret police.
c.
Features two actors who went on to be US State Governors. In November 1998,
Jesse Ventura
was elected Governor of Minnesota; in October 2003,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
was elected Governor of California.
d.
Although
David Bowie
was said to be keen on playing Elf Lord Elrond, the part went instead to
Hugo Weaving
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984)?
a.
The "zoo" that Mumbles finds himself in is actually the penguin exhibit at Sea World, Orlando, Florida.
b.
Uses the same sets as
The House of Usher
.
c.
Due to scheduling conflicts actor Tom Shay (Agent #1) was not available for the scene in which Damon (
Ron Rogell
) is being chased by the Agents SUV so
Gene Gabriel
is driving the SUV dressed as Agent #1 in the sequence.
d.
In preparation for some aspects of the title role, actor
Tom Hulce
studied footage of
John McEnroe
s on-court tennis tantrums
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984)?
a.
Just one year after this film came out, as its prints were being destroyed,
William Shatner
was cast in
Star Trek
, cinematographer
Conrad L. Hall
got his first Academy Award nomination, actor
Milos Milos
murdered the estranged wife of
Mickey Rooney
and then killed himself, and actress
Ann Atmar
committed suicide.
b.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #92 Greatest Movie of All Time.
c.
The chariot race was shot without sound. This was added in post-production when the decision was also made to not have any music throughout the sequence.
d.
Elizabeth Berridge
, during the Nipples of Venus scene, did not know she could spit out the candy (which was really lumps of marzipan) between takes and ate about 15 whole pieces. She later describes how she thought that they were disgusting and that she eventually made herself sick.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984)?
a.
Vespers face can be seen in the opening credits when the cross-hair moves over the face of the Queen of Spades.
b.
When
Paul Schrader
was first writing the script, he believed that he was just writing about "loneliness," but as the process went on he realized he was writing about "the pathology of loneliness." His theory being that, for some reason, some "young men" (such as Schrader himself) subconsciously push others away to maintain their isolation, even though the main source of their torment is this very isolation.
c.
The original Broadway production of "Amadeus" opened at the Broadhust Theater on December 17, 1980 and ran for 1181 performances starring
Ian McKellen
and
Tim Curry
. The movie was based on the
Peter Schaffer
play which won the 1981 Tony Award Best Play and who also wrote the movie screenplay.
Patrick Hines
was in the original Broadway production, but played a different role in the movie version.
d.
Based on a real radio show in which unsolved crimes were reenacted in the hope of catching the criminals. However, the only thing this serial took from the "Gang Busters" radio show was the call signal and the title; the story was both an original one and completely fictional.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Amadeus (1984)?
a.
One of the producers wanted Ivan Korshunov to die by being thrown out of the plane by President James Marshall. But the writer thought it would be too obvious, so they stuck with his idea that Marshall snaps Ivans neck by wrapping a strap around his neck and opening his parachute. Although Marshall releasing his grasp on Ivan was the producers idea.
b.
In an in-depth interview in the cult Cinema Retro magazine (Issue #18), Corman nominated
The Masque of the Red Death
alongside _The Intruder_ and
X
as his personal favorites among his own films.
c.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Mystery of the Blooming Gardenias 2. Death in the Laboratory 3. Cleared Mysteries 4. Mystery of the Silver Fox 5. Death in the River 6. The Criminal Shadow 7. Face To Face 8. The Fatal Trap 9. Parisian Rooftops 10.Battle Royal 11.The Burning Fuse 12.The Roofs of Limehouse 13.The Sting of the Scorpion 14.The Scorpion Unmasked 15.The Trap is Sprung
d.
According to
John Harkness
s book "The 1999 Academy Awards Handbook",
Maurice Jarre
, in his speech accepting the 1984 Best Original Score Oscar for
A Passage to India
, expressed his gratitude that
Amadeus
had not been Oscar-nominated for Best Original Score. An obvious joke, since none of Amadeus score was original.
Related movie quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Amadeus (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Amadeus (1984) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Amadeus (1984) - Part (4) Quiz
Year: 1984 related famous movies quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cannonball Run II (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bolero (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dune (1984) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Oh, God! You Devil (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Karate Kid (1984) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : C.H.U.D. (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dune (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Harry & Son (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Die unendliche Geschichte (1984) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Unfaithfully Yours (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Night Shadows (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Places in the Heart (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Beat Street (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Body Rock (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Karate Kid (1984) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Electric Dreams (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Romancing the Stone (1984) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blame It on Rio (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Massive Retaliation (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blood Suckers from Outer Space (1984) Quiz
Related genere famous movies quizzes
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Bird (1988) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : St. Louis Blues (1958) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Ray (2004) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Amadeus (1984) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Selena (1997) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Runaways (2010) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Amadeus (1984) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : De-Lovely (2004) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Love Me or Leave Me (1955) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Soloist (2009) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Idolmaker (1980) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : I'm Not There. (2007) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Doors (1991) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : De-Lovely (2004) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Runaways (2010) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : I'm Not There. (2007) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Ray (2004) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Amadeus (1984) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : De-Lovely (2004) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Last Days (2005) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Notorious (2009) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Beyond the Sea (2004) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Walk the Line (2005) - Part (6) Quiz