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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Pop (1981) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Pop (1981) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Pop (1981)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: American Pop (1981).

About the movie: The story of four generations of a Russian Jewish family of musicians parallels the history of American popular music in the 20th century.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Pop (1981)?
a.		According to Ralph Bakshi, he originally wanted to end the movie with Lynyrd Skynyrds "Free Bird".
b.		Drew Barrymore and Neve Campbell did not meet Roger Jackson, the actor who played The Voice, before shooting commenced. Whenever they are talking on the phone to the killer, they are actually talking to him.
c.		The original script set the movie in Seattle, the hometown of scriptwriter George Wing.
d.		The popularity of the film almost led to a spin-off TV-series in 1989; however, when the animation department green-lit its sequel, The Rescuers Down Under, the project was scrapped. The series was still made, but Bernard and Miss Bianca were replaced with Chip and Dale, and the series was called Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Pop (1981)?
a.		Josh Brolin was making Grindhouse when he was turned on to role of Moss. He asked the films director Robert Rodriguez if he could borrow a video camera for his audition tape, and he ended up having his audition elaborately shot with the theatrical camera they were using, directed by Quentin Tarantino, and with Marley Shelton as Carla Jean. When the Coens saw Brolins tape, their response was that they loved the lighting.
b.		The DVD was pulled shortly after release to omit the bonus short "The Signature Collection" due to a copyright infringement. Copies with the short are extremely rare and only a few made it through sales.
c.		Some of the gangland scenes are rotoscoped footage from The Public Enemy.
d.		Originally the first crash in Death Proof was to take place on an overpass, and after the cars hit, they were to fall off and land on a highway. Another car going 80 mph was to crash in to them once they reached the highway causing there to be another female victim.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Pop (1981)?
a.		Of the original 18 Autobots featured in the first episode "More than Meets the Eye", 15 are seen in the movie. Mirage, Trailbreaker, and Sideswipe do not appear although they were all scripted to appear in three separate scenes on Earth.
b.		Camerons name, Cameron James, is a play on the name of a famous director, James Cameron.
c.		Although all of the characters are fictional, many were partially inspired by real people. The character of Frankie, for instance, was based on Grace Slick (of Jefferson Airplane) and Janis Joplin (of Big Brother and the Holding Company).
d.		The multi-plane effect was also used in several scenes. When Quasimodo was singing "Out There", the camera pans over Paris and seemed to look three-dimensional. Additionally, the camera also pans through the Parisian buildings and we see the Palace of Justice. However, the first use of the multi-plane effect was from Pinocchio.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Pop (1981)?
a.		All four principal characters appear together in the same scene only once, after the raid on Shantytown, when Rhett tells the anxious group of the fate of Scarletts second husband, Frank Kennedy.
b.		Although not specifically stated, the incident in which Zalmies mother dies appears to be the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a one of the worst industrial disasters in New York Citys history. 146 garment workers, mostly immigrant women, died either in the fire, or by jumping from the windows of the 8th-10th floors because the doors were locked shut. The fire prompted legislative and union action to improve safety and working conditions in garment sweatshops.
c.		Finola Hughes auditioned for the role of Cristal Connors.
d.		Average Shot Length (ASL) = 16 seconds (including opening Sinatra travelogue montage).

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Pop (1981)?
a.		Throughout the years, Sam Peckinpah (who appears briefly in the film as the meter reader) claimed that he had done work on the script ranging from modifications to major overhauls. Those who worked on the film claimed that if Peckinpah had made any changes to the script, it was limited to a few lines of dialog. Peckinpahs claims became so inflated that the actual writer, Daniel Mainwaring, threatened to file an official complaint with the Writers Guild of America, so Peckinpah backed down. When Peckinpah died in 1984, many of his obituaries still carried the claim that he had rewritten the screenplay for this film.
b.		Author Chuck Palahniuk named Tyler Durden after the character of Toby Tyler in Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus, and a man called Durden with whom Palahniuk worked, who was fired for sexual harassment. Marla Singer was named after a young girl called Marla who used to beat up Palahniuks sister in school.
c.		The original opening in the script shows Jeff Taylor as a photographer in an unnamed war-torn area. He blames himself for the death of a woman, and upon returning to America, quits freelancing and takes a job in San Diego
d.		The two dancers in the "Sing Sing Sing With a Swing" montage are the rotoscoped Nicholas brothers in Stormy Weather.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Pop (1981)?
a.		Buster Keaton doubled for Ford West, the actor playing Gillette, in the scene where the motorcycle he is driving (with Keaton on the handlebars) hits a deep pothole and bucks him off flat on his behind.
b.		Except for a few bits of live-action stock footage and the still drawings in the opening credits, the movie is entirely rotoscoped.
c.		The official name of the Quaker religion is Society of Friends. Members of the faith are called Friends and nicknamed Quakers. The book is called "The Friendly Persuasion", meaning the faith. The film is simply called "Friendly Persuasion," which more specifically refers to the Quakers way of communicating.
d.		Jeff Wadlows feature debut. He got the chance to make Cry_Wolf after winning $1,000,000 at the 2002 Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Pop (1981)?
a.		Ralph Bakshi: as the voice of the piano player who tells a pregnant Bella that her song "is going to be a big hit. I think you should try it out."
b.		The War Department Motion Picture Board of Review initially rejected the film for release because the story misrepresented the Army Intelligence Division as engaging in espionage. After studio revisions, the film was still refused approval because the Army said that Kay Kysers character would never be called into the Intelligence Service without qualifications and training. Producer Harold Lloyd suggested that Kyser get the orders from a mixup of names, but that revision was still rejected because the Army did not want a commissioned officer to be made to be the object of ridicule. A further revision having Kyser decommissioned and entering the Intelligence Service as a civilian was finally approved by the War Department. Additional scenes were filmed in late February 1942 to make the changes in the film.
c.		Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voriss original script "Nottingham" turned the traditional story on its head by portraying the Sheriff of Nottingham in a more sympathetic light and Robin Hood as more of a villain. The script was extensively re-written by Brian Helgeland because director Ridley Scott wanted the Sheriff of Nottingham to be a more conflicted character. New rewrites were done by British playwright Paul Webb and later by Tom Stoppard, who reworked the story while the movie was already being filmed.
d.		This was the first time Myrna Loy had worked with William Wyler and she was wary of his reputation as "90-Take Willy". As it turned out, the two got along very well.

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