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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Back to the Future (1985) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Back to the Future (1985) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985).
About the movie:
In 1985, Doc Brown invents time travel; in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Chris Rhodes room is the same set as occupied by
Joseph Cotten
in RKOs
Walk Softly, Stranger
.
b.
The script never called for Marty to repeatedly bang his head on the gull-wing door of the DeLorean; this was improvised during filming as the door mechanism became faulty.
c.
According to screenwriter
Hildegarde Stadie
, the main character of Burma Roberts was inspired by a real woman, Burma White, about whom little is know. This appears to be the same case that was dramatized in an episode (Burma White Case) of the radio program Calling All Cars that was broadcast December 6, 1933.
d.
The role of the Meth Doctor was given to one of Justin Kadys college professors. A few days before shooting the professor had to back out due to academic obligations. Justin Kady almost re-wrote the script to edit the Meth Doctor out until he met Mike Reed who later was casted as the Meth Doctor.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Al Pacino
was offered the role of Charley but turned the role down.
b.
Another deleted scene shows Marty peeking in on a class in 1955 and seeing his mother cheating on a test.
c.
The band playing during one of the games is
Slipknot
. They did not actually star in the movie however, but they were recorded during one of their performances and digitally added into the movie.
d.
Dan OBannon
and
John C. Wash
animated the Death Star schematics seen on the computer screen as R2D2 searches the Death Stars computer memory. They were influenced by similar sequences they produced for the film
Dark Star
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
The Twin Pines Mall is, in fact, the Puente Hills Mall in City of Industry, California. Today, JCPenney is no longer an anchor there.
b.
This low budget comedy became the final film project for veteran producer
Sidney W. Pink
.
c.
Paul Verhoeven
: Credited as "Jan Jansen" in the edited TV version.
d.
Robert Davi
wrote the first draft of the script in 1986. He was inspired to write it after working with 1960s rock star
Jay Black
in
Contract on Cherry Street
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
The DeLorean time machine is a licensed, registered vehicle in the state of California. While the vanity license plate used in the film says "OUTATIME", the DeLoreans actual license plate reads 3CZV657
b.
The film "Wagonmaster," whose poster is seen at the theater stars and pictures a young Ben Johnson.
c.
The caption that goes by the "Textures" picture in U.S. Camera is about the Ruwenzori Mountains (Africa).
d.
Anne Hathaway
and
Bradley Cooper
were originally cast in the lead roles but both dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
The license plate on a car outside the band audition (which says "FOR MARY") is a tribute to
Mary T. Radford
, personal assistant to second unit director
Frank Marshall
.
b.
After the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001, Warner Bros. pulled all advertising of the film which had included a mock newspaper clipping alongside
Arnold Schwarzenegger
s face featuring the word "bombing" and the tagline "What would you do if you lost everything?" and its
Collateral Damage
movie website that had included a game called "Hunting for the Wolf". When the film was finally released in 2002, the films poster was revamped with shot of an explosion due to the U.S. subsequent invasion of Afghanistan in the background of Arnolds face in the foreground and the films original tagline missing. The website was completely revamped with nothing but production stills, bios, the films synopsis, and cast and crew material. The games and other material that had been on the original version of the website were completely eliminated.
c.
This film has rarely been seen before the DVD Release. It has only been seen at film festivals before.
d.
Heath Ledger
had been in talks to play Llewelyn Moss, but withdrew to take "some time off" instead.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Billy Crystal
co-wrote the story, but is not given on-screen credit.
b.
In the first classroom scene, two phrases are written on the blackboard: 1. in Greek, correctly written, the beginning of the Odyssey - Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, polytropon hos mala polla (the sentence breaks off, against grammar and sense); 2. Ovid, Remedia amoris, line 91 - Principiis obsta, sero medicina paratur (Resist the first elements of passion; its too late when you resort to medicine). A third phrase appears at the end of the scene: Quidquid agis, prudenter agas et respice finem (Whatever you do, do it wisely and keep in mind your purpose), an anonymous traditional maxim with biblical echoes.
c.
The space alien gag first appeared in the screenplays third draft, with the primary difference being that it was to be done to Biff.
d.
During the non-union shoot in San Francisco, crew members struck and were joined by star Sarah Polley, who walked the picket line. Striking crew members report that they were quite touched by her action, which was more than a gesture, but rather a sincere belief in workers rights. On her part, Polley called her union, the Screen Actors Guild, to tell her of her action, and the union representative told her theyd back her if she crossed the picket line. SAG assumed that she was calling to ask whether she could defy the strike and cross the picket line! A shocked and dismayed Polley stayed out with the strikers, and the strike ended after three days when their grievances were met. Subsequently, Polley has stated that she has been told that she lost several job offers due to this incident as producers dont want a union militant despite the film industry being a craft industry dominated by the guild (union) system and she did what she felt was right.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
The scene of Violet Beareguardes demise where she swells up into a blueberry was done in two takes. Take one was pumping air into an inflatable suit and take two involved stuffing Denise into a two piece Styrofoam cut out. When rolling Denise around in her blueberry suit, the Oompa Loompas had a hard time controlling the rolling actress and would send her crashing into the wall several times.
b.
When Doc Brown first sends Einstein "one minute" into the future, the time elapsed between when the DeLorean disappears and reappears is actually 1 minute 21 seconds, just as the reappearance occurred at 1:21am, and the flux capacitor required 1.21 jigowatts of electricity.
c.
Unremembered was made for a total production cost of $31,685. All the production money was put up by Greg Kerr and drawn from personal savings and loans.
d.
The release of this movie was delayed to be released after
The Princess Diaries
so that the film makers could capitalize on the success
Anne Hathaway
had in that film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
A marketer hoped to get a prominent placement for California Raisins somewhere in the film. He suggested putting a bowl of raisins on a table at the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. He had also told the California Raisins board that this would do for raisins what
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
did for Reeses Pieces.
Bob Gale
informed him that a bowl of raisins would photograph like a bowl of dirt. The only thing that appears in the film is Marty jumping over Red, sleeping on a bench that is advertising California Raisins.
b.
Columbia Pictures boss
Harry Cohn
told
Orson Welles
he would never again hire one man to produce, direct, and act because he could never fire him.
c.
Marlon Brando
was about fifty-six years of age when he played the seventy-year old Adam Steiffel, Chairman of the Titan Oil Company in this movie.
d.
This is the first Star Wars movie not to open number one at the box office opening weekend.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Body Count: 4
b.
Robert Aldrich
was a candidate for directing.
c.
Most of the dialogue was added in post-production, as extraneous noise (such as helicopters) left many scenes with unusable audio.
d.
Wendie Jo Sperber
, who played Linda McFly, was in fact three years older than
Lea Thompson
who played her mother, and six years older than
Crispin Glover
who played her father.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
The school that served as Hill Valley High was Whittier High School in Whittier, California just outside of Los Angeles. Its
Richard Nixon
s alma mater. Also just beyond the school is where Stricklands home is, as seen later in
Back to the Future Part II
. The back side of the school can be seen as Marty jogs up to the porch.
b.
One of
Rod Steiger
s impersonations is of comedian
W.C. Fields
. Steiger would portray Fields eight years later, in
W.C. Fields and Me
.
c.
In the scene where Johnnie brings a glass of milk up to Lina,
Alfred Hitchcock
had a light hidden in the glass to make it appear more sinister.
d.
Saul Bass
has said in interviews that the studio tampered with film in post against his wishes.
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