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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Back to the Future (1985) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Back to the Future (1985) - Part (3) 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.
The date when Helen drinks the potion (October 26, 1985) is the "present" date in
Back to the Future
, also directed by
Robert Zemeckis
.
b.
Apparently
Ronald Reagan
was amused by Doc Browns disbelief that an actor like him could become president, so much so that he had the projectionist stop and replay the scene. He also seemed to enjoy it so much that he even made a direct reference of the film in his 1986 State of the Union address: "As they said in the film
Back to the Future
, Where were going, we dont need roads."
c.
All of the interiors of the Marshals offices were shot on the 20th floor of 444 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, which was the exact same location as was used for shooting the interiors of the offices in
The Fugitive
; even the same floor was used.
d.
Paul Rudd
s film debut; it was filmed before
Clueless
, his first big-screen appearance.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
One couple is seen several times throughout the movie, and every time we see them they are making out.
b.
Michael Biehn
s character reads Sun Tzus "The Art of War". Biehn starred in
The Art of War
alongside
Wesley Snipes
.
c.
In the opening sequence, all of Docs clocks read 7:53 (25 minutes slow) except for one clock. It is on the floor next to the case of plutonium and it reads 8:20.
d.
When Oleg says he listens to "Kvasha", this is a direct reference to not only the music type, but also Oleg Kvasha who first played for the NHL team Florida Panthers back in 1996. The first name "Oleg" also happens to be
Cameron Bright
s characters first-name: Oleg Yugorsky.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Alan Silvestri
s orchestra for the score of the film was the largest ever assembled at that time (85 musicians).
b.
When director
Richard Benjamin
came to this film set in 1930s Prohibition Kansas City, Benjamin had already researched the 1930s period from his development work on the then canceled film of
Dick Tracy
.
c.
Avco Embassy Pictures picked up the film for release solely based on the fact that zombies were featured in the film. This was the element upon which they marketed Fear No Evil, note the zombie image used on the early video releases.
d.
An issue of the magazine "Fangoria" can be seen in the cars trunk.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Items under the MacKenzies bed include a Lite Brite, I Vant to Bite Your Finger, Fart: The Game, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mouser and an Atari 2600 Pitfall! cartridge.
b.
The DeLorean used in the trilogy was a 1981 DMC-12 model, with a 6-cylinder PRV (Peugeot/Renault/Volvo) engine. The base for the nuclear-reactor was made from the hubcap from a Dodge Polaris. In the 2002 Special-Edition DVD of the BTTF Trilogy, it is incorrectly stated that the DeLorean had a standard 4-cylinder engine.
c.
Bruce Greenwood
, who plays The President, also played president John Fitzgerald Kennedy in
Thirteen Days
.
d.
One of the considered endings had Leo Davidson crash-landing at Yankee Stadium and seeing apes playing baseball. This scene was originally suggested in 1995 by Fox executive
Dylan Sellers
when
Phillip Noyce
and
Terry Hayes
were attached. When Hayes submitted a script without the baseball scene, Sellers fired him and Noyce quit.
Tim Burton
wanted the scene but it was cut due to budgetary concerns.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
This film was one of the biggest hits of
Billy Wilder
s career. He expected a big piece of the profits. The studio accountants informed him that since his last picture
Ace in the Hole
lost money, the money that picture lost would be subtracted from his profits on this film. Wilder left Paramount shortly after that.
b.
According to writer/actor
Kevin Grevioux
, the model for the Selene character was the psychic vampire of the Hellfire Club in the X-Men comics, the Black Queen Selene.
c.
The set used for the interior of the Banks home had to be rebuilt from scratch for the sequel. With no presumption of a sequel during production of the original movie, the set was destroyed after production completed. Set crew had to recreate the entirety of the set based only on a few remnant sketches of the original set, and had to infer most measurements based on the known sizes of various reference items in the original film.
d.
Character name of Emmett comes from the word "time," spelled backwards and pronounced as syllables (em-it). His middle name is "Lathrop," which is "portal" backwards, with an extra "h" inserted in the middle.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
During the shooting of the climatic waterfall scene,
Buster Keaton
inhaled so much water that he had to have first aid.
b.
Anthonys powers have the sound effects of the
Tempest
arcade game.
c.
When
Robert Zemeckis
was trying to sell the idea of this film, one of the companies he approached was Disney, who turned it down because they thought that the story of a mother falling in love with her son (albeit by a twist of time travel) was too risqué for a film under their banner. In fact, Disney was the only company to think the first was risqué. All other companies said that the film was not risqué enough, compared to other teen comedies at the time (e.g.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
,
Revenge of the Nerds
, etc).
d.
In June 1938, this film was shown on a double bill with
Three Blind Mice
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
The New York production of the musical "Sunday in New York" by
Norman Krasna
opened at the Cort Theater in New York on November 27, 1961 and ran for 188 performances. The original Broadway cast included a young
Robert Redford
.
b.
The house used for Doc Browns home is the Gamble House at 3 Westmoreland Ave., Pasadena, California. It was the home of the Gamble family until 1966, when it was turned over to the University of Southern California. It is now a historical museum.
c.
All of the close-up shots of Sarahs hand holding her phone were shot on one afternoon, in the library, and yes, it was actually
Anna Kendrick
s hand.
d.
The unrated version is notorious for a scene where fellatio is witnessed by
Meg Ryan
s character, although it was later revealed in the film commentary that the actress was using a dildo.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Canadian pop singer
Corey Hart
was asked to screen test for the part of Marty.
b.
William Strykers lab was shot at Cockatoo Island, at New South Wales. The enormous buildings at that location were perfect for the designers, and the filmmakers saved money on digitally creating a set.
c.
This is billed as Godzillas 50th Anniversary Commemoration Project.
d.
Shot from June to October 1963.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
The Terminator action figure in Matts apartment is a nod to executive producer
William Wisher Jr.
and composer
Marco Beltrami
. Wisher co-wrote and appeared in
The Terminator
and
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
, and Beltrami composed the score for
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
.
b.
C. Thomas Howell
was considered to play the role of Marty McFly.
c.
Long after Bela Lugosis death, it was revealed that the "hypnosis" angle was a complete hoax, but Boris Karloff played along at the time of the films release, stating that he was convinced that Lugosi had been hypnotized, because he had never seen his fellow co-star keep his back to the camera so long.
d.
Claudette Colbert
was originally cast to play Mary. Days before production began,
Frank Capra
fired her from the film because she refused to work into the evening. Capra then hired
Katharine Hepburn
after
Spencer Tracy
suggested her.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Robert Sklar
in his book Movie-Made America: A Cultural History of American Movies states that this movie was the " . . . first of many to dramatize American war heroics for the home front."
b.
Because of
Chief Dan George
s age, he would have trouble remembering his lines so during takes,
Clint Eastwood
would begin to mouth his lines without realizing it and had to be told to stop because it would ruin the take. In a featurette on the DVD about making the film, Eastwood says hed have people drill Dan George on his lines, but when it came time to shoot the scene, hed say "Chief, just forget about the lines - tell me the story about the man who rode over the hill." And Dan George, who was apparently a natural storyteller would tell the story and it would be perfect.
c.
A very brief scene was cut in-between the scenes of the McFly family dinner and Marty being woken up by Docs phone call. It involved Marty preparing to send his demo tape to a record company. Marty decides not to do it, and leaves the empty manila envelope on his desk. In a scene that remains in the film, he goes to breakfast with the manila envelope sealed, suggesting he decided to send it in.
d.
Farrah Fawcett
auditioned for the role of Hattie, but turned it down.
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