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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Ninja (1985) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Ninja (1985)

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About the movie: American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Ninja (1985)?
a.		Steve James said in an interview that Michael Dudikoff had much anxiety working with him, for fear of being shown up as a result of a lesser knowledge of martial arts than his sidekick. James even requested his final fight scenes be filmed on the other side of the compound, far away from Dudikoff, to avoid any further problems. It wasnt until halfway through filming the sequel that the two of them set their differences aside.
b.		All but three minutes of the film was shot inside the bare and confining, sixteen by twenty-four foot "jury room".
c.		The Woads in the film are supposed to be Picts. The term Woads was created for the film because the producers felt the term Picts didnt sound right. The word comes from the blue plant that the Picts may have used to paint themselves prior to battle.
d.		John Travolta and Kelly Preston first met on the set of "The Experts" and later married.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Ninja (1985)?
a.		The original screenplay was originally much darker and intended for a more mature audience. Apart from being a low-life, Hancock was supposed to be sexually frustrated as well because he could never have sex with a women without killing her (a scene involving Hancocks explosive orgasm was actually cleared by the MPAA, but removed from the final cut because a test audience didnt find it funny). The tone of the movie was made considerably lighter for a summer release tailored for a wider audience, but the MPAA still gave the film an R rating the first two times they classified it, before edits involving language and violence allowed it to receive a PG-13.
b.		Body count: 114
c.		The title comes from a painting by Russian artist Marc Chagall called "The Dead Man" which depicts a funeral scene and shows a man playing a violin on a roof top. It is also used by Tevye in the story as a metaphor for trying to survive in a difficult, constantly changing world.
d.		In the scene in the "Jazz Cat" bar Steven Seagal is one of the members of the live band, wearing a cowboy hat, sunglasses and a fake beard, even though he also appears in the scene as his character Glass.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Ninja (1985)?
a.		In the prison parts of the movie, Olmos managed to get on screen real-life gang members from the Bloods and Crips, Aryan Brotherhood, Nazi Lowriders, Hells Angels, 18th Street, White Fence, La Colonia de Watts, Dogtown, East Side Clover and the infamous Black Guerilla Family.
b.		Producer Gabrielle Tana and her partner, Executive Producer Carolyn Marks Blackwood, got the rights to the Book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" back in 1998.
c.		All three major cast members of the American Ninja franchise starred in 3 entries of the series. They all starred with each other at least once but NEVER all three in the same film. Michael Dudikoff starred with Steve James in American Ninja 1 and 2 and starred with David Bradley in American Ninja 4. David Bradley starred with Steve James in American Ninja 3 and by himself in American Ninja 5.
d.		The song played by Daffy and Donald Duck in the Ink and Paint Club is the Second Hungarian Rhapsody by Franz Liszt, a song featured in numerous cartoons, including the Oscar winning Tom & Jerry short The Cat Concerto and the Bugs Bunny Merrie Melodie Rhapsody Rabbit.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Ninja (1985)?
a.		Disneys 30th animated feature.
b.		Some re-used musical tunes from Enter the Ninja, also produced by Cannon Films.
c.		Before leaving on his mission to rescue Kyle Reese, John Conner (Christian Bale) tells his wife, "Ill be back." This line was used by the T-800 Terminators (both played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) in The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. In Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Schwarzeneggers T-800 uses a variation of the line: "Im back!"
d.		Even though Jake Gyllenhaal was David Finchers first choice for the role of Robert Graysmith, had Gyllenhaal turned the role down, Finchers second choice was Orlando Bloom.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Ninja (1985)?
a.		A rare 1984 poster featuring the rock band KISS advertising their then current album "Animalize" can be seen on the wall in Joes squads sleeping quarters. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Eric Carr have their faces hidden by additional stickers to avoid any legalities and Mark St. Johns head seems to be cropped off by the camera angle.
b.		Henry Fonda reprises the title role that he originated on Broadway (for which he won a Tony Award in 1948).
c.		Actor Paul Freeman is gray eyes, but in the movie he wears brown lens who portrayed by Ivan Ooze.
d.		In 1994, Judy Lewis went public with the information that she is indeed the love child of Clark Gable and Loretta Young, which had been the subject of speculation in Hollywood for years. (Loretta Young always claimed she went away for a while, found the girl, and adopted her.) Thus, in an interesting coincidence, Clark Gables real life daughter Judy Lewis is a close friend of Gables on-screen daughter in this film, Cammie King Conlon (Bonnie Blue Butler).

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Ninja (1985)?
a.		The film is dedicated to actress Barbara Ruick, who appears in the movie as a barmaid, and who died during the filming.
b.		Director Sam Firstenberg has stated in an interview that American Ninja (along with Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo) is one of the two favorite films he directed. He says American Ninja "has a special quality of innocent, true friendship, love and youthful idealism."
c.		In France, where the film is set, the film broke the record for the biggest debut for an animated film.
d.		Jo Van Fleet won the 1954 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "The Trip to Bountiful" for her portrayal of Jessie Mae Watts.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Ninja (1985)?
a.		In the movie trailer it was originally titled "American Warrior" but was changed to "American Ninja" by the time of the films release.
b.		This was one of the biggest box office bombs of all time, losing a total box office revenue of 58.1 million US dollars (135 million was the original budget for the film).
c.		Another scene that came about by accident was when Roger and Eddie Valiant arrive at Maroon Studios to interrogate Mr. Maroon. As Bob Hoskins delivered his lines, he looked straight ahead, instead of down at a three-foot rabbit. The animators decided to have Roger stand on tiptoe against the wall to cover up the gaffe.
d.		A complete copy was recently found in the Moscow Film Archive in Russia, in great condition. It still has the Russian title cards. Apparently Russian film director Sergei M. Eisenstein was a big fan of star Pearl White and managed to acquire a copy.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Ninja (1985)?
a.		Allison Janney was originally chosen for the role of Barbara in the flower shop but she insisted on taking the role of Sally Lester, Clarissa Vaughans (Meryl Streep) lover.
b.		Kurt McKinney auditioned for the title role but was considered to be too young.
c.		As preparation for his traumatic scene in the interrogation room, Leland Orser would breathe in and out very rapidly so that his body would be overly saturated with oxygen, giving him the ability to hyperventilate. He also did not sleep for a few days to achieve his characters disoriented look.
d.		An experimental film, shot in chronological order without a screenplay.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Ninja (1985)?
a.		The film market became segmented when studios realized that they could release and distribute differing versions of films for domestic and international audiences. In this film, in a scene set in a Parisian nightclub, Joan Fisk (Olivia de Havilland), daughter of the US Ambassador to France and American GI Sgt. Danny Sullivan (John Forsythe) watched a stage revue. In the European version, the dancers were topless.
b.		Only small fragments of the movie (last reel except the final minute) and parts of the soundtracks on disks are known to exist. Please check your attic. (May 1999 update: reel 1 and a further one were recently found.)
c.		Michael Dudikoff knew no martial arts before filming began.
d.		Chris OBrocki dyed his signature brown hair, blonde, for the role of Shane.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Ninja (1985)?
a.		Almost 25 years after the film was released, it was remade as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
b.		The final piece of score by Elliot Goldenthal in the film, "Funeral/Coda," is actually Goldenthals rejected finale for Heat, which director Michael Mann replaced with an existing Moby piece.
c.		Daydreamer was originally supposed to be shot on video with a budget of 15K. Attaching Arielle Kebbel and Aaron Paul boosted the budget of the film to 96k allowing the filmmakers to shoot on Super 16mm film.
d.		Chuck Norris was originally cast to play the title role in the film.

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