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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : At Close Range (1986) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : At Close Range (1986) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : At Close Range (1986)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: At Close Range (1986).

About the movie: A boy and his friends seek to join a mid-atlantic gang led by the boy's estranged father, unaware that his father's ruthlessness takes no account of family ties.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: At Close Range (1986)?
a.		The role of Brad Whitewood, Sr. was originally offered to Robert De Niro, who turned it down because he felt the character was too dark.
b.		John Banners film debut.
c.		References are made to a number of classic films: "Marry Samuel" (Psycho); "I refused to give her my essence" (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb); and "Sleep with the fishes" (The Godfather).
d.		Nicole Kidman went to the Russian Embassy in Australia for help in speaking Russian. She didnt work with any other coach on the set except the woman from the embassy.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: At Close Range (1986)?
a.		There are references in the film to J.J. Abramss series Alias: At the bar, Uhura orders a Slusho drink, and Spock Primes ship is seen to contain red matter compressed into the form of a ball (Slusho drinks and the red ball were trademarks on the show).
b.		Based on the actual crimes of Bruce Johnston, Sr., in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
c.		Actors and their character names Norman Willis (Saloon proprietor), Nick Thompson (Nick) and Harry Seymour (Pianist) were all in studio records, but were not seen in this movie. A piano is seen in the prison orchestra, but the pianist was never in view.
d.		Debbie Turner (Marta) had many loose teeth during filming. When they fell out, they were replaced with false teeth.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: At Close Range (1986)?
a.		After Paramount Pictures turned down the pop track for its film Fire with Fire, Sean Penn took the track "Live to Tell", performed by his then wife Madonna, and placed it in this movie. The track went to #1 on the Billboard charts in June 1986.
b.		"The Turntable Song (Round an Round an Round)" (music by Johnny Green, lyrics by Leo Robin), a chipper swing novelty, became the final hit tune (albeit moderate) from a Deanna Durbin movie. Commercial recordings were made by Miss Durbin with Johnny Green and His Orchestra on Decca (from a July 22, 1947 recording session -- Deannas last for the label -- which produced a 78-rpm album of four selections from the Green-Robin score -- the three other tunes being the title number, "Its Only Love" and "You Wanna Keep Your Baby Looking Right"); The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoens Orchestra, also on Decca; The Modernaires with the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra on Columbia -- plus the films title song on the flip side; Jack Smith with Clark Sisters and Earl Sheldons Orchestra on Capitol; Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra, featuring vocalists Don Cornell, Laura Leslie and The Kaydets, on RCA Victor; plus Four Chicks and a Chuck with the Jack Miller Orchestra on MGM Records.
c.		Steve McQueen and Audrey Hepburn were originally cast to play Major Julian Cook and Kate Ter Horst repectively. But they were dropped when Hepburns asking salary price was too high, and McQueen only wanted to appear in starring roles, not all-star assembled projects.
d.		Ranked #2 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Gangster" in June 2008

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: At Close Range (1986)?
a.		The moving truck that drove around Buddys cage, on the highway, was carrying the Framms items. It can be seen at the house that Jackie Framm drove to and moved, approximately four to six minutes after the movie started.
b.		Barbara Parkins auditioned and was considered for the role of Octopussy before Maud Adams was cast. Parkins previously starred with Roger Moore in Shout at the Devil
c.		When Christopher Walken works with guns in film, he checks them himself before each scene for safety reasons and his own personal ease. During the scene when Sean Penn sticks a gun in Walkens face, Walken checked the gun before the scene started. Before the director had the chance to say "Action", Penn ran off camera and shouted, "Give me the other gun!" He immediately returned to Walken and started the scene. This is the cut that made it into the movie, and Walken was really terrified.
d.		Scriptwriter Marguerite Roberts was a member of the American Communist Party and in 1951 she was ordered to appear before the House of Un-American Activities Committee. Roberts and her husband John Sanford refused to name fellow members of the party and were both blacklisted. MGM received permission from the SWG (Screen Writers Guild) to remove Roberts name from the film after she refused to testify before HUAC.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: At Close Range (1986)?
a.		To make sure his facts were accurate, Martin Scorsese contacted Tyler Anbinder, a professor of history at George Washington University and author of the book "Five Points".
b.		Steve Austin tore his hamstring while training for the football scenes.
c.		Screenwriter Nicholas Kazan originally wrote in the script a scene in which after Brad Sr. and Brad Jr. "do laundry", Brad Sr. takes little Brad to a whorehouse. The scene was not filmed due to "reasons beyond his control".
d.		The opening credits sequence took several months to film.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: At Close Range (1986)?
a.		Actress Eileen Ryan, who plays Sean Penns and Chris Penns grandmother, is in fact the boys real-life mom.
b.		The principal shooting location was less than 50 yards from Hank Williamss boyhood home.
c.		Kevin Smith: [hockey] A hockey goal and KOHO goalie stick can be seen when Randall leaves the house when Dante picks him up.
d.		Originally, John Belushi wanted the final piece of music to be a punk rock song performed by Fear, the band fronted by singer/actor Lee Ving. The studio music supervisor rejected the song choice.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: At Close Range (1986)?
a.		When Hoffa and Ciaro encounter the trucker convoy en route to prison, the facility in the background of the scene is an actual view of Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where both were incarcerated.
b.		Made in 1959, some 35 years after the real murder.
c.		In the scenes filmed in the town square of Franklin, Tennessee, theres a monument with a soldier that is visible in the middle of the square. In reality, the monument is of a Confederate soldier, but as this story is supposed to be in Pennsylvania, the production team had to change the appearance of the statue to look like a Revolutionary War soldier.
d.		Evan Rachel Wood mentions Plaquemine County to Larry David. Not only is there no Plaquemine County in Louisiana, but it is also the only state to not have any counties, only parishes.(Melodie mentions PC in relation to losing her virginity, growing up in Mississippi, not Louisiana.)

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