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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
About the movie:
A young man must complete his work at a Navy Flight school to become an aviator, with the help of a tough gunnery sergeant and his new girlfriend.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)?
a.
Last film of Rico Alaniz.
b.
Richard Gere
rides a 750cc Triumph T140E Bonneville introduced halfway in the 1978 selling season. Two T140E Bonnevilles were supplied by Deweys Cycle Shop in Seattle, Washington. One had Receipt no.16787 dated April 8, 1981 as sold to Paramount Pictures.
c.
The movie showing in the theater where Howard goes to view the premiere with the B-movie actress is called "Die Watching". Actress
Melanie Good
, who plays the B-movie actress, starred in a movie of that name in 1993 (
Die Watching
).
d.
The budget was too low to rent the bowling alley during peak daytime hours, so the cast and crew had to wait till the bowling alley closed at 9pm, then shot all night till 9am.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)?
a.
Shipped to some theaters under the name "Nomad". (In the Star Trek original series episode
The Changeling
, from 1967, the name of the space probe was Nomad.)
b.
Choreographer
Arlene Phillips
was seven months pregnant at the start of production. Phillips had a production baby during filming. The baby was name Allana Roxana, the first name being named after this films producer
Allan Carr
.
c.
Mention is made of Lieutenant Neidermeyer getting "fragged" by his own troops. This was the fate given to Neidermeyer in the ending of
Animal House
, also directed by
John Landis
.
d.
During the scene at TJs where Zack says goodbye to Paula, Seegar says "I can still taste that bug!" This is a reference to a deleted survival training scene (including in the novelization) where Zack goads Seegar into eating a bug that is crawling on the roof of their shelter, then is forced to eat one himself to avoid disgrace.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)?
a.
The bar that Jim and his buddies frequented in the movie is Barneys Beanery, a popular spot in W. Hollywood, CA. This was the last place
Janis Joplin
went to before she died later that night at a nearby hotel.
b.
The incident where R2-D2 accidentally electrocutes himself by mistaking a power outlet for a computer terminal was taken from the novelization for
Star Wars
.
c.
John Travolta
turned down the lead role (which went to
Richard Gere
) on the advice of his agent. See also
American Gigolo
.
d.
According to writer/"Beat The Geeks" Movie Geek (and fan of the film)
Marc Edward Heuck
, writer Nancy Down disowned the film (opting for the Rob Morton alias) due in part to her dissatisfaction over the more upbeat "music video" ending.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)?
a.
Warren Beatty
was considered for the title role.
b.
Released on the same day with
Toy Story 3
. Director
Jimmy Hayward
was a former animator of Pixar and worked on the first two Toy Story films.
c.
The Broadway production of "The Man in the Glass Booth" by
Robert Shaw
opened on Sep 26, 1968 at the Royale Theater and ran for 264 performances.
d.
Zach tells Paula that he will later be stationed in Beeville, Texas to learn to fly jets. Beeville was actually home, until the mid nineties, of Naval Air Station Chase Field, where navy pilots trained. The base has since been closed and the site converted into a maximum security prison.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)?
a.
As of November 2009, the movie is the highest grossing 3D horror movie at the United States box office.
b.
In contrast to the majority of popular horror films, all the victims who die are men.
c.
Felissa Rose
was asked to return as Angela Baker but was busy attending college.
d.
In the original script, Mayos Dad, played by
Robert Loggia
in the film visited his son during training and had a much bigger role.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)?
a.
Robert Morley
and
Stephen Fry
have both played Oscar Wilde and Mycroft Holmes. In the
Gyles Brandreth
books where Oscar is a detective, his friend Conan Doyle states that Oscar was the inspiration for Mycroft.
b.
John Denver
was offered and turned down the lead role. He later said it read like a "1950s movie".
c.
This was
Roger Corman
s first directorial project for one of the major studios (Twentieth Century-Fox). After approximately 15 years experience as a producer/director of low budget productions, it was no surprise that Corman wrapped this production ahead of schedule and well under budget.
d.
Many of the exterior scenes were shot on the same two blocks to avoid using up too much money on gas. This is most obvious in the first chase scene, when the Mariachi supposedly runs away from the hotel hes staying in, yet it can be seen just over his shoulder soon afterward.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
was impressed with this film. As a result,
Robert Altman
was hired to direct episodes of Hitchcocks TV series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
.
b.
Mrs. Abagnales house after she remarried was the same house used for
Father of the Bride
and its sequel.
c.
Nick jokingly tells Kate that in Italian, tiramisu means "food of the gods." In actuality, tiramisu literally means "pick me up."
d.
Producer
Don Simpson
unsuccessfully demanded that the ballad "Up Where We Belong" be cut from the film, saying, "The song is no good. It isnt a hit." The song later became the #1 song on the Billboard chart and won the Academy Award for Best Song. He wanted a similar song called "On The Wings Of Love" by Jeffrey Osborne. The song was released a few months later. It peaked at #29 on the Billboard charts.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)?
a.
The "grizzly bear" that
Leslie Nielsen
fights is actually a docile honey bear.
b.
Jacinda Barrett
auditioned for a role and even revealed some information about the projects reboot direction.
c.
Former Marine drill instructor turned actor
R. Lee Ermey
coached
Louis Gossett Jr.
for his role as Sgt. Foley. Ermey would later play a tough and profane drill sergeant himself in
Full Metal Jacket
. Ironically, he was initially hired as a coach for that movie as well, before landing the role.
d.
A pig carcass was used for the close-up of the chain saw cutting through the tennis player.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)?
a.
Branko Tomovic
auditioned for the part of The Repairman.
b.
Melissa Carr was cast as Suzanne the week before principal photography began.
c.
In reality, at the time he hit the wounded soldier,
George S. Patton
had been without sleep for nearly 48 hours and after hitting him, returned a couple of hours later and apologized.
d.
Actress
Lisa Eilbacher
said the hardest part about doing her obstacle course scenes was pretending she was out of shape.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)?
a.
The motel scenes were filmed at the Tides Motel in Port Townsend, Washington. The room they used still has a wooden plaque on the door commemorating its use in the movie.
b.
For the Los Angeles premiere, all guests (and some critics) paid five cents to see the movie in honor of the film and early Hollywood ticket prices. However, reaction to the picture was poor and one critic (David Sheehan, reporting for CBS News) claimed it wasnt worth paying a nickel to see.
c.
A print of the film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
d.
Ann Rutherford
got the call at 3:00am to be on location to pick cotton for a scene. She was licking the blood off her fingers when picking the cotton.
David O. Selznick
came by to check on her. She showed him the blood. He said, "Good! Good!".
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