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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Back to the Future (1985) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Back to the Future (1985) - Part (6) 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 head of the Statue of Liberty is shown about 50% larger than actual size. CG supervisor
David Vickery
said in an interview that many people imagined the head being much bigger than it actually is, and that the size was increased due to complaints that the head looked too small in the trailer.
b.
Dave Foley
, who is Flick, originally tried out for the Slim, played by
David Hyde Pierce
.
c.
There are at least four references to losing ones soul: in the song "Sixteen Tons" played at the start of the movie, the lyric "I sold my soul to the company store" Joe responds to DeDes question in the factory while inspecting his damaged shoe Patricias reference to being soul sick the first night on the yacht several lines involving the Waponis Tobi Chief such as when Joe states that he hopes the chief will not lose his Tobi (soul).
d.
The main setting, 1955, is the year that
Albert Einstein
, the dogs namesake, died.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
The set for Hill Valley is the same one used for
Gremlins
. Both movies were filmed in the Universal Studios backlot.
b.
The film that Betty and Ed go to see early in the film, All For Love is completely made-up, as are all the posters for the other films outside the theater. Titles that are visible include Jail-Break, Bengal Tiger, Public Enemys Wife and Big Noise.
c.
Because most of the original voice cast of the movie had died, including
Hans Conried
(Hook) and
Bobby Driscoll
(Peter Pan), an entirely new cast of actors had to be used to film this sequel.
d.
When Evan is driving he passes a movie theater, the movie playing is The 40 year old Virgin Mary.
The 40 Year Old Virgin
also starred
Steve Carell
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Martin Scorsese
banned smoking from the set, both because hes a severe asthmatic, and to avoid any photographs being taken of the biblical characters - namely
Willem Dafoe
, who smoked at the time - with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths.
b.
When 1955 Doc Brown sees the videotape of himself explaining the need for 1.21 GW of power, he goes to an adjacent room and is seen talking to a picture frame that he refers to as "Tom". When he returns the picture to the mantle we can see that is was
Thomas A. Edison
he was speaking with. To Edisons left on the mantle are Sir
Isaac Newton
and
Benjamin Franklin
, to his right is
Albert Einstein
, Docs inspiration for time machine invention.
c.
Kely McClung
, who plays the masked lead antagonist SuperNinja, also cameos as the first member of the Delta force to be killed by the ninjas in the opening scene.
d.
In the scene where Toombs discusses where he should take Riddick in custody he mentions Butcher Bay. This is a reference to the video game
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
. In this game Riddick escapes that prison.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
At 42 minutes, this is the shortest Disney "feature" to date.
b.
Feature film debut of
Robert Strauss
.
c.
This marks the second movie
Ian Whyte
has played the Predator creature. Next to
Kevin Peter Hall
, he is the only other actor to do so.
d.
Ron Cobb
was originally hired to design the DeLorean time machine but left for another project and was replaced by
Andrew Probert
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
According to the Variety review, the film included library stock and duplicate footage.
b.
Producer
Sol C. Siegel
won permission from the New York Police Department to rope off a large section of downtown New York as one extensive set.
c.
The character of Evan is based on Writer/Director
Mike Olinger
s high school newspaper editor.
d.
When Marty McFly leaves Doc Browns garage because he is late for school, co-writer
Bob Gale
mentioned in a commentary that the Garage was actually a flat put next to a Burger King restaurant in Burbank. As part of their agreement with Burger King, the studio wasnt given any money from the restaurant for their cameo, but Burger King did allow the crew to film their scenes for free and allowed them to park there.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
In the scene where Norma Rae is fightng against being put into the police car,
Sally Field
struggled so hard that she actually broke the rib of an actor playing one of the policemen.
b.
Docs distinctive hunched-over look developed when the filmmakers realized the extreme difference in height between
Christopher Lloyd
and
Michael J. Fox
; Fox is 5 4½" while Lloyd is 6 1". To compensate for the height difference, director
Robert Zemeckis
used specific blocking where the two often stood far apart at different camera depths. For close ups, Lloyd would have to hunch over to appear in frame with Fox. The same approach was used in the two sequels.
c.
Shot on sets left over from
Big Bad Mama II
.
d.
"Adopt a Sailor" is an actual program with USO.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
José Ferrer
,
Clifton Webb
and
Sydney Greenstreet
were all considered for the role ultimately played by
Luther Adler
.
b.
Ranked #10 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Sci-Fi" in June 2008.
c.
Lynn Redgrave
and
Jean-Pierre Aumont
star in lead roles in this movie. Prior to filming, they had met whilst both serving as judges at the 1972 Miss Universe contest in Athens, Greece.
d.
The resort scenes were filmed entirely at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, California. One reason why
Billy Wilder
chose this location was
Marilyn Monroe
s ongoing personal problems. He wanted a location where she could live on site and not have to be transported.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
The twenty-ninth of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
b.
Gerard Butler
and
Steven Strait
were originally cast.
c.
Executive producer
Steven Spielberg
initially had some reservations about hiring composer
Alan Silvestri
, having been unimpressed by Silvestris score for
Romancing the Stone
. During a preview screening in which the film was accompanied by a temp track that only used part of Silvestris score, Spielberg commented to
Robert Zemeckis
that a particularly grand cue was the sort of music the film needed, unaware that it was indeed one of Silvestris cues.
d.
The first feature film directed by TV-veteran Don Taylor. When his mother died during filming, Columbia brought in Phil Karlson to direct a few scenes in Taylors absence. According to Tab Hunters autobiography, Karlson directed the scene in which Hunter assures his future mother-in-law that hes not a beach bum but rather a hard-working citizen.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Actor/Writer/Director
Axel Harney
wrote Runways & BunkBeds based on his own previous experience as an international model. He worked world-wide for numerous designers including Georgio Armani, Kenneth Cole, Tommy Hilfiger, Joseph Aboud, and Gucci.
b.
This film began production immediately after principal photography on
Trail of the Pink Panther
wrapped.
c.
Sean Connery
was originally offered the role of Morpheus. He turned down the role saying he couldnt understand the script.
d.
Christopher Lloyd
based his performance as Doc Brown on a combination of physicist
Albert Einstein
and conductor
Leopold Stokowski
. Browns pronunciation of gigawatts as "jigowatts", is based on the way a physicist whom Zemeckis and Gale met with for research said the word.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future (1985)?
a.
Nickelodeons first feature film.
b.
When Marty is being judged at the band auditions at the beginning, the judge who stands up to say he is "just too darn loud" is
Huey Lewis
, whose songs, "The Power of Love" and "Back in Time" are featured on the movies soundtrack, and also wrote Martys audition song (which is a re-orchestrated version of "The Power of Love.")
c.
Nearly half of the film is filled by montages including a chase scene, a training montage, a love scene and a cooking montage.
d.
Alexandra Mason
initially auditioned for the role of Jini Jacobs. Though
Nathanael Coffman
felt she nailed her audition, he also felt she looked too young for the part. Instead, he asked her to play Jini Jacobs spunky little sister, Erika Jacobs.
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