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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Avalon (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Avalon (1990) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Avalon (1990).
About the movie:
A Polish-Jewish family comes to the USA at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Avalon (1990)?
a.
Total footage shot: 268 hours / 35060 GB digital data at 4K resolution fit into 2192 16GB SD cards / 1.45 million feet (35 mm film) equivalent
b.
The streetcar wreck scene was staged with a plywood replica of a Baltimore PCC streetcar, with assistance by Baltimore-area streetcar historians. The location of the "wreck" actually was on an original Baltimore streetcar route.
c.
After the mild box-office results of
Phantasm II
, Universal Studios chose not to personally pursue a sequel but did offer to distribute it should
Don Coscarelli
and associates make it themselves. With no casting restrictions this time, Coscarelli offered the role of Mike to his original performer,
A. Michael Baldwin
, who returned to the role after almost 16 years.
d.
Jennifer Lopez
was once attached to play the lead.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Avalon (1990)?
a.
Chaplin bought the idea for the film off
Orson Welles
for $5,000. Welles had been contemplating making a dramatized documentary of the real story of French serial killer, Henri Landru.
b.
The movie takes place mainly between Thanksgiving Day 1948 to Thanksgiving Day 1950.
c.
In the original stage production,
Mary-Louise Parker
played Rita Boyle.
d.
Greg Berlanti
originally turned down the role of director, and he said in interviews that the studio offered the director position to him at least three times because they couldnt find the right director. By the fourth or fifth time theyd asked him, he accepted.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Avalon (1990)?
a.
During the scene when the swarm of bees are stinging Michael we hear his cousin scream the word "bees!" 31 times in a row.
b.
The "Rambo" torso was a rubber suit worn by Al to make it appear that he had a physique like
Sylvester Stallone
.
c.
The musical code for entering the Chocolate Factory played by Wonka (at 51:51) is the introduction of Mozarts "Marriage of Figaro". Mrs. Teevee mistakes it for "Rachmaninoff."
d.
The Aston Martin DBS car makes a return in this movie due to a three-picture $100-million deal that car company Ford has for exclusive vehicle product-placement rights.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Avalon (1990)?
a.
Garry Marshall
: As the Postmaster General.
b.
Mike Wallace
voiced the promotional radio spots.
c.
Alicia Silverstone
and
Ben Affleck
were considered for roles. Silverstone was considered for Sarah Darling and Christine.
d.
The home in the suburbs where the Kaye family moves from Avalon is director Barry Levinsons actual childhood home in Forest Park, west of Baltimores city center.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Avalon (1990)?
a.
First film directed by
Robert Aldrich
.
b.
Some of
Barry Levinson
s relatives appear in the scene of Evas funeral, which is based on the funeral of his own grandmother. When he started directing them, one of his cousins said, "Barry, we know what to do - we did this once before already."
c.
In the first "street dancing" scene (the one in which Kelly accompanies Ozone and Turbo to the beach), the audience watching the dancing is comprised of surfers and beach bums. In said audience, we see a man in a black singlet clapping with the music. This man is
Jean-Claude Van Damme
in his first on-screen appearance. According to Van Damme, he tried hard to draw attention to himself by jumping in the air and doing flips but they were not included in the film.
d.
The cast and crew achieved a personal best by shooting 16 scenes in one night, but the camera failed and all 16 scenes had to be re-shot.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Avalon (1990)?
a.
The poem that Eric Draven misquotes when he breaks into Gideons shop is "The Raven" by
Edgar Allan Poe
. Draven says "Suddenly I heard a tapping..." while Poes poem actually reads "Suddenly there came a tapping."
b.
Glenn Mitchell
s commentary on the Warner Home Video DVD states that the band backing
Ivie Anderson
s rendition of "All Gods Chillun Got Rhythm" was drawn from the
Duke Ellington Orchestra
, for whom Anderson was a vocalist at the time.
c.
This picture featured a number of scenes with Baltimore Transit Co. 7407, the only original Baltimore PCC streetcar that is still complete and in running condition. It was built by Pullman-Standard in 1944, and was the last PCC to run on the streets of Baltimore, on November 3, 1963. It was purchased by a Mr. John Engelman and presented to the Museum. It has since undergone two restorations; the second was performed in the old Carroll Park shops by the Maryland MTA and had been completed when Barry Levinson filmed "Avalon", which used 7407 for some night scenes and interior shots, but he had a wooden rubber-tired PCC replica built for the scenes on Baltimore streets, including the derailment scene. The replica was thereafter donated to the museum.
d.
It took multiple takes to do the scene in the ready room where the Intel officer urinates in the coffee cup, the ship had a fire and a medical emergency in that same area about 20 minutes apart that disrupted the filming. Both the fire and medical emergency were involving the film crew.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Avalon (1990)?
a.
The slivovitz (a.k.a. "block and fall") the immigrant brothers recall their father drinking ("he never drank water, only slivovitz") is a real type of high-proof Hungarian plum brandy or schnapps made with the same kind of plums that give Sloe Gin its flavor. Slivovitz is not a brand name, but a generic term for this type of drink, and a definition of it can be found in some dictionaries.
b.
The Tallmantz Phoenix P-1 was designed by Otto Timm and built by Tallmantz Aviation Inc. for the film. It had the following characteristics: Length: 45 Wingspan: 42 Engine: a like-new Pratt & Whitney R-1340 nine cylinder radial engine of 650 hp, taken from a T-6, as were the wheels and various other parts. Wings: wing panels taken from a T-11 (civilian conversion of an AT-11 which is a Beechcraft 18 type ) The apparent wing, tail, and undercarriage wire bracing was made out of clothesline, and was intentionally made to look flimsy. The fuselage and empennage were all hand-built from scratch - plywood over a wood frame. The cockpit was shallow and makeshift. The pilot sat down. Another person stood behind the pilot and was strapped to a stringer.
c.
To get into fighting shape,
Jason Statham
trained for months with an ex-Navy SEAL, one of the key trainers who built the Spartans of
300
.
d.
Patrick Ewing
: as the angel next to Father Dyer in the dream sequence.
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