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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Barney (1976) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Barney (1976) - 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: Barney (1976).
About the movie:
A twelve year old boy and a common criminal are being transported in the same ship from England to Australia in the last century...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Barney (1976)?
a.
Quentin Crisp
filmed his cameo in 16 days.
b.
Ellen Corby
, as one of the telephone solicitors, can be seen among those gathering around
Robert Benchley
when he announces the "banquet", and again at the picnic as one of a trio of prize winners. Shes the dark haired one with her back to the camera.
c.
Director
David Waddington
once said that he made this movie for " . . . all the people who havent seen a film since
The Sound of Music
because theyre sick of sex and violence".
d.
When the film was re-released in November 1952, Columbia redesigned the opening title credits with the name of
Marilyn Monroe
over the title, and the name of
Adele Jergens
, who originally had top billing, moved to the head of the supporting cast; this is the version that was shown on Turner Classic Movies.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Barney (1976)?
a.
The first film by
Tim Burton
to not feature
Danny Elfman
s music score.
b.
This movie was the Columbia Pictures studios first Australian theatrical feature film production in thirty years. At the time, their film
Smithy
had been their last.
c.
The character "The Dude" is based on a real-life friend of the Coen Brothers named Jeff "The Dude" Dowd. The Port Huron Statement that The Dude refers to himself as being one of the original authors of, is a real document/statement written by The Students for a Democratic Society at a national convention meeting in, Michigan, June 11-15, 1962.
Jeff Dowd
was not one of those students.
Jeff Dowd
was 13 years old in 1962, as he was born on November 20, 1949. He was a member of the Seattle 7 but did not help write any Port Huron Statement.
d.
When Scott is questioning the boyfriend, a plaque in the background has the names of various cast members.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Barney (1976)?
a.
For Napoleons dance routine, director
Jared Hess
had
Jon Heder
improvise and dance to three different songs. Hess then took the "best" moves from each song and put them in one routine, using one song.
b.
Town scenes were filmed at the heritage listed Australiana Pioneer Village in New South Wales, Australia. This locale is a popular tourist attraction which recreates Australian pioneer settlement buildings. In 2009, the village incorporated about twenty buildings and held over 1500 artifacts.
c.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
The films setting is an archaeological dig at "Olduvai" on Mars. Earths Olduvai Gorge contains some of the earliest human and hominid (pre-human) remains and artifacts. This was the setting for the opening scenes of
2001: A Space Odyssey
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Barney (1976)?
a.
Robert Downey Jr.
was almost cast as Duckie when the ending had Andie getting together with Duckie. Per
Molly Ringwald
, this ending may have stuck if Downey won the role because he didnt give her the "brother vibe"
Jon Cryer
did.
b.
Songs in this movie were sung by the renowned Australian singer
Julie Anthony
. The songs were recorded in London, England.
c.
Arthur Loft
is in studio records/casting call lists for an unnamed role, but he was not seen in the movie.
d.
Two endings were shot: In one, both commanders die; in the other, a third vessel rescues them. The final ending was determined by preview results. The USS Haynes was portrayed by the USS Whitehurst, captained by
Walter R. Smith
, who received a "technical advisor" credit and can be seen portraying the ships chief engineer.
Eva Novak
can be seen in a photo as the wife of Von Stolberg.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Barney (1976)?
a.
The roles given to
Jane Fonda
,
Anne Bancroft
and
Meg Tilly
were portrayed on Broadway by
Elizabeth Ashley
,
Geraldine Page
and
Amanda Plummer
.
b.
The film features
Colin Petersen
in a bit part as Second Man. At about age 10, Petersen had been the first actor to play the famous Australian boy character Smiley (Smiley Greevins) in the classic Australian family movie,
Smiley
.
Barney
is similar to that film in that it also features a boy central character. This movie was made approximately twenty years after
Smiley
and reportedly, Geevins casting was, according to the book Australian Film 1900-1977, "...to symbolize Columbias hopes that Barney would find the same success as the earlier film".
c.
Since this was before the days of CGI, one of the visual effects that was needed to be accomplished was Violet turning blue. At the time, the development of color layering was in process. According to the book, Violets face and hair turns blue. The director worked with it but was only able to turn her face blue. Further development of the color layering was perfected by the time the first
Star Wars
was released and was ready for use to make the light-saber concept look good.
d.
Bob Weinstein canceled the film considering it to be too similar to The Ring.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Barney (1976)?
a.
Three of the actresses concerned with this movie would turn down roles in
The Graduate
later the same year.
Candice Bergen
(the first choice for Anne Welles) turned down the role of Elaine Robinson, as did
Patty Duke
(who played Neely OHara), and
Susan Hayward
(Helen Lawson) was the original choice for Mrs Robinson. However, both films featured small roles by a young
Richard Dreyfuss
.
b.
This picture began filming during May 1976.
c.
Helen Parr (Elastigirl) is exceptionally accurate with her use of radio protocol while flying. "VFR on top" indicates she is flying in the regime of Visual Flight Rules on top of a cloud cover. She then requests vectors to the "initial", the initial landing approach. "Angels 10" is her altitude call - ten thousand feet. "Track east" is her current direction of travel from her current position. Her "buddy-spiked" mayday is US Air Force code, as a warning not to fire, given to an aircraft who has radar lock on a friendly - in this case, Helen was referring to the missiles she thought were fired by friendlies. "Transmitting in the Blind Guard" is a call on the emergency frequency where 2-way communication has not been established.
d.
The yellow Dodge Vipers loaned to the production team were originally colored red. They were repainted red before they were returned.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Barney (1976)?
a.
Anne Hathaway
had to wear a thick clip-in hair-piece to give her hair a much bushier appearance; the hair-piece became known as "the beast" by cast and crew. Her pre-makeover eyebrows took an hour to apply as each tiny hair was individually glued on.
b.
There were rumors of the movies title being changed to "Out of the Night", but was thought to produce a negative fan reaction. The title was also believed to be used as an alias to keep unwanted people away from the set.
c.
The producers of this movie,
William H. Pine
and
William C. Thomas
, were known in the industry as "The Dollar Bills" because they made movies so quickly and efficiently that their films seldom if ever lost money. This was their most expensive production to date, mainly because of its cast of higher-paid stars. It was also their biggest hit.
d.
Spike Milligan
: As Hawker, the man who hides Barney and Rafe from policemen.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Barney (1976)?
a.
The old lodge on the bluff was constructed especially for the movie and was torn down after filming was completed. The interior scenes were shot on a set.
b.
Rebecca Gayheart
and
Sarah Michelle Gellar
star in this film and they also star in
Scream 2
together.
c.
This Universal production became the most famous and successful film to pair
David Manners
with
Helen Chandler
. The pair had made two films at Warner Brothers/First National and one at Fox.
d.
The name of the lovable furry wombat was Amanda. Amanda actually played herself and came from Eric Worrals Reptile Park Tourist Resort near Gosford in New South Wales, Australia. Many of the other Australian animals and fauna seen in this movie came from this park resort.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Barney (1976)?
a.
Julian Burton
is reported to have actually written the entire Life is a bum poem himself, taking care to make the poem imitate- and yet parody- beatnik art at the same time.
b.
The film was laughed off the screen during its initial screening for industry members and press, on the Universal studio lot.
c.
The shows best-known song, "The Song is You," was recorded and filmed but cut out of the final release version. As filmed,
John Boles
sang it to
June Lang
in a dressing room scene. An instrumental of the song can still be heard under the opening credits.
d.
Director
David Waddington
conceived the original idea for this movie whilst working on a documentary in Queensland, Australia.
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