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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Back to the Future Part II (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Back to the Future Part II (1989) 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 Part II (1989).
About the movie:
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985... without interfering with his first trip.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)?
a.
"Hudsucker Proxy" was one of the incantations in the Book of the Dead in an early draft of
Evil Dead II
.
b.
Robert Altman hired a local theater group to stage a scene from Oscar Wildes "Salome". He then copied their staging for the rendition of that same scene in the film.
c.
In the "1985A" scene where Marty watches a documentary on the life of Biff in front of the casino, there is a still photo of the part 3 villain, Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. According to
Bob Gale
in the DVD Commentary, this was a still of and early make-up test for Mad Dog. The look was changed when part 3 began.
d.
According to
Robert Evans
in his memoirs
Warren Beatty
was approached to play Gatsby but wanted to direct the film and suggested Evans play the role himself.
Jack Nicholson
was offered but rejected the role because he didnt believe
Ali MacGraw
to be appropriate casting for Daisy (she was later replaced with
Mia Farrow
) and
Steve McQueen
was also considered and rejected for the role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)?
a.
In the Bum Larry scene, Acker had to shoot around the arriving guests for Ruben Studdards 25th birthday party. The party was taking place at the Birmingham Museum of Art, and the scene was being shot underneath Interstate 20/59 which runs directly beside the museum. Several times during the scene you can catch a glimpse of a multi-colored "RS" on the wall of the museum in the background. "RS" is obviously for "Ruben Studdard". Extra ambient noise was also added to the scene to mask the party music resonating through the area.
b.
A movie theatre advertises "Jaws 19", directed by "Max Spielberg". Executive producer
Steven Spielberg
, who directed
Jaws
, has a son Max.
c.
Desert footage was shot by
Merian C. Cooper
and
Ernest B. Schoedsack
in 1937 for an unmade film on the life of Lawrence of Arabia..
d.
This was one of the biggest box office bombs of all time, losing a total box office revenue of 58.1 million US dollars (135 million was the original budget for the film).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)?
a.
Marsha Mason
,
Jane Fonda
and
Jill Clayburgh
all passed on the title role.
b.
In an Easter Egg on the DVD,
Seth Green
improvises different versions of his mocking commentary as Handsome Rob (
Jason Statham
) seduces the cable TV repairwoman.
c.
When Marty arrives in 2015, he looks in the window of an antique store, where we see the denim jacket that he wore in 1985, a Roger Rabbit doll and a
Jaws
Nintendo game.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
was also directed by
Robert Zemeckis
.
d.
Although credited with music score,
Bronislau Kaper
did not contribute to the soundtrack.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)?
a.
Mena Suvari
wore resin on her teeth to make them look grungier. She had to get her teeth professionally cleaned afterwards to remove it.
b.
This is the last film that
Joel Siegel
reviewed for
Good Morning America
.
c.
Filmed at the same time as
Back to the Future Part III
. In the five years since the original was made,
Michael J. Fox
had forgotten how to ride a skateboard.
d.
Bethany and some of her family members had cameos in the movie. In the church scene her parents are behind
Dennis Quaid
and
Helen Hunt
and her sister in law sings in the worship band. In Thailand while the mission crew are serving food, Bethany walks across the screen holding a large box.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)?
a.
Most of the time of the artists was donated.
b.
The scene where the T-Rex comes out of the bushes and eats the gallimimus was actually shot on the island of Oahu at Kualoa Ranch. This was the only outdoor scene not filmed on Kauai, due to Hurricane Iniki.
c.
James Dean
was signed to play Billy the Kid in this picture but the role was given to
Paul Newman
after Deans death. It was the second role Newman inherited from Dean (who had also been signed to star in
Somebody Up There Likes Me
).
d.
Crispin Glover
played George McFly in
Back to the Future
, but was replaced by
Jeffrey Weissman
in Part II. Weissman was made up to look like Glover so that this film could incorporate excerpts from the original. All shots of Weissman are either from the back, at an angle, or with Sunglasses so that the audience wouldnt notice that it is a different actor.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)?
a.
The date on the office calendar in "Bonnie Scotland" is June 16, the same day as
Stan Laurel
s birthday.
b.
This was
Peter Robbins
s last voice-acting role as Charlie Brown before leaving the series.
c.
In his acceptance speech when he won a BAFTA for Best Actor on 21 February 2010,
Colin Firth
revealed that he had been on the point of turning down the part and had the email to director
Tom Ford
in his outbox, waiting to be sent. Then a man arrived to repair his refrigerator and Firth reconsidered. He thanked "the fridge guy" in his speech.
d.
The two police officers are named Reese and Foley, which are the names that director
Robert Zemeckis
and screenwriter
Bob Gale
use for any police or government agents in the films they have written.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)?
a.
Sam Raimi
: [chainsaw] The wrestler Peter fights is named Bonesaw.
b.
When
Eric Goldberg
first approached cartoonist
Al Hirschfeld
about adopting his visual style for the Rhapsody in Blue segment, Hirschfeld told him that if he was 50 years younger he would have been on a train the next day to come work on the project.
c.
One scene from
Back to the Future Part III
was filmed during the shooting of Part 2. In the scene where Doc & Marty return from the future to "1985A" and drop Jennifer off on her front porch swing, the cast and crew waited for daylight and film the scene where Marty comes back from 1885 in western dress and wakes up Jennifer. (This is according to
Bob Gale
in the DVD Commentary)
d.
Christopher Reeve
supposedly was offered $1 million to play the lead and turned it down.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)?
a.
When Duke is gambling (he plays a round of roulette) there are two actual
Hunter S. Thompson
IDs in his wallet. One pass is his press pass, the other is his drivers license.
b.
According to
Paul Ehlers
, the fake feet he wore as part of his Madman Marz costume were very slippery and nearly caused him to fall out of the tree in the shot where Madman watches the campers in the woods.
c.
The
Jaws
video game seen in the antique store window was made by LJN for the early releases on the Nintendo Entertainment System. LJN would go on to make video games based on this movie and
Back to the Future Part III
. LJN also made the NES game based on
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
. A doll of Roger also appears in that same window with the Jaws game.
d.
Body count: 40.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)?
a.
The bocce ball POV shot at the beginning of the film was achieved by duct taping the camera to the wheel of an old, two-wheeled push lawnmower.
b.
In 2015, when Doc and Marty look at the USA Today newspaper and see the headline change, the following headlines and blurbs are: Across the top: 1. Slamball Playoffs Begin (Slamball would become a televised sport in 2002) 2. Cubs Sweep Series In 5 (a World Series sweep would be in 4 wins thus implying the playoffs have been expanded in the future) 3. Marshall Runs 3min. Mile 4. Washington Prepares For Queen Dianas Visit (the film was released 8 years before
Princess Diana
s death) On The Side: 1. Thumb Bandits Strike (Reference to an unused concept of
Bob Gale
s that no one would use paper money but would have their thumbprint to pay for things. Thus leading to crimes of thieves cutting off peoples thumbs) 2. Man Killed By Falling Litter 3. Tokyo Stocks Are Up 4. Swiss Terrorist Threat 5. Shredding For Charity 6. President Says Shes Tired 7. Queen Diana... (Repeated Headline) 8. Kelp Prices Increase 9. Pitcher Suspended For Bionic Arm Use 10. Slamball Playoffs (Repeated Headline) 11. "Jaws" Without Bite (Movie review of the "Jaws 19" gag in the film) Main Headline of Griff and His Gangs arrest: "Gang Jailed" "Hoverboard Rampage Destroys Courthouse" "Gang Leader: I Was Framed" Caption below Griffs picture: Gang Leader Had Bionic Overload.
c.
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by
Harry Medved
and
Randy Lowell
.
d.
A technical advisor on board during filming had to go uncredited, because he was a real-life chain gang escapee who was still a wanted man.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Back to the Future Part II (1989)?
a.
Actual footage of Martin and Lewis 1951 appearance at New Yorks Paramount Theater is integrated into the films opening.
b.
Elisabeth Shue
was cast as Jennifer, and all the closing shots of
Back to the Future
were re-shot for the beginning of this film.
Claudia Wells
(Jennifer in "Back to the Future") was unable to reprise her role as she had stopped acting because her mother had been diagnosed with cancer. She returned to acting for the independent film
Still Waters Burn
.
c.
Some songs were written for the movie by
Harry Warren
,
Johnny Mercer
and
Al Dubin
but not used: "My Adventure", "Lets Drink to a Dream", "Waltz of the Flowers" and "Is It Possible Youre Possessable"
d.
The credits on the version of this movie which exists today are actually for the movie
Mad Doctor of Blood Island
and bear no relation to this film. This comes from when they were originally intended to be released as a double feature.
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