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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Basic Instinct (1992) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Basic Instinct (1992) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992).
About the movie:
A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992)?
a.
The woman portrayed as Rays wife in the film, Della Bea, was actually his second wife. Rays first marriage was to Eileen Williams in 1951. They had one child and divorced in 1952.
b.
Halfway through the film, George Segals character enters an actual construction site in New York City. The complex being constructed was the World Trade Center.
c.
The production made use of around 157 locations throughout North America.
d.
The first film of
Jeanne Tripplehorn
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992)?
a.
Sam Elliott
s feature film debut.
b.
The apartment complex where Detective Nick Curran lives is located at 1158-1170 Montgomery Street at the Green Street L-Bend.
c.
The effects department actually took mud showers to study how to realistically portray mud in the film.
d.
Neds original armor can be seen on display at the State Library of Victoria, Australia. Joes armor is in the hands of a private collector. The National Trust (Old Melbourne Gaol) owns the armor believed to be Dans. Steves is with the Police Historical Unit (Police Museum in Melbourne).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992)?
a.
Just after Franks house explodes, the black cop says, "Two days to retirement" as a nod to
Danny Glover
s character in
Lethal Weapon
. At that point, you can hear a soundtrack excerpt from the Lethal Weapon theme in the background.
b.
The Roswell crash vehicle was designed by William L. McDonald from the death bed testimony of the last survivor of the Roswell crash recovery team. The model is available as a kit from the Testors toy company.
c.
Paul Verhoeven
briefly considered
Peter Weller
for the role of Nick Curran.
d.
Director
Garry Marshall
plays the first baseman.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992)?
a.
Pai Mei punching through a wooden plank, leaving a round hole as opposed to "regular" wood splinters, may be a reference to this ability, attributed to several martial arts masters - among them Masusatsu Oyama (founder of the Kyokushin school of karate) who, in martial arts folklore, is said to have punched such a hole in an oak door to grab the wrist of a burglar trying to enter his house
b.
Jennifer Beals
,
Jennifer Grey
,
Jamie Lee Curtis
,
Glenn Close
,
Ally Sheedy
,
Diane Keaton
,
Stockard Channing
,
Annie Potts
,
Robin Wright
,
Nancy Allen
,
Joan Allen
,
Rosanna Arquette
,
Kim Basinger
,
Ellen Barkin
,
Patricia Clarkson
,
Geena Davis
,
Laura Dern
,
Linda Fiorentino
,
Bridget Fonda
,
Carrie Fisher
,
Jodie Foster
,
Melanie Griffith
,
Linda Hamilton
,
Daryl Hannah
,
Helen Hunt
,
Holly Hunter
,
Anjelica Huston
,
Amy Irving
,
Nicole Kidman
,
Diane Lane
,
Christine Lahti
,
Jessica Lange
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
,
Heather Locklear
,
Andie MacDowell
,
Madonna
,
Virginia Madsen
,
Demi Moore
,
Emma Thompson
,
Uma Thurman
,
Tatum ONeal
,
Annette OToole
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
Greta Scacchi
,
Elisabeth Shue
,
Mary Steenburgen
,
Julia Roberts
,
Mimi Rogers
,
Isabella Rossellini
,
Meg Ryan
,
Meryl Streep
,
Sissy Spacek
,
Kathleen Turner
,
Sigourney Weaver
and
Debra Winger
were considered for the role of Catherine Tramell.
Kelly Lynch
was reportedly offered the role, and
Mariel Hemingway
,
Catherine OHara
and
Kelly McGillis
auditioned for it.
Lena Olin
reportedly wanted the role, but refused to work with
Paul Verhoeven
.
c.
Frank Capra
was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1938 and was at the forefront of a union dispute amongst producers and directors that was threatening to disrupt that years Oscar ceremony. Fortunately it was resolved in time for the President to walk off with 2 more Oscars to add to his collection.
d.
Bruce Campbell
actually twisted his ankle on a root of a tree and was really in pain when
Sam Raimi
and
Robert G. Tapert
thought Campbell was fooling around and started to poke at the ankle to the point that it made him laugh despite the pain. Raimi told him "Stop fooling around and get ready for the next shot." Campbell painfully obliged.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992)?
a.
Brad Pitt
and
Edward Norton
both really learned how to make soap.
b.
Writer
Joe Eszterhas
was paid a then-unheard-of sum of $3 million for his script.
c.
The interpolated murder sequence at the end of the film was shot in the New York production studio of adult film director
Carter Stevens
.
d.
The deaths of approximately twenty-eight people who died playing Russian roulette were reported as having been influenced by scenes in the movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992)?
a.
The seventh of nine movies made together by Warner Brothers romantic couple
Olivia de Havilland
and
Errol Flynn
.
b.
Mary Kelly was the name Sam Baldwin gave as the eighth girl he "made it with" in college.
Mary A. Kelly
is the Script Supervisor and also played a bit role as the nervous woman on the plane.
c.
Originally the main character was going to be Tinny, the title character in
Tin Toy
. He would have gotten lost during a family trip and joined up with a sarcastic ventriloquist dummy in a search for a home. Eventually, Tinny was replaced with a toy astronaut named Lunar Larry, which then became Buzz Lightyear. The dummy, meanwhile, was given the identity of a cowboy, eventually becoming Woody.
d.
Michael Douglas
(a former race-car driver) did most of his own stunt driving in the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992)?
a.
Film debut of
Mickey Rooney
.
b.
To get an R-rating,
Paul Verhoeven
had to re-cut the movie a total of fourteen times.
c.
The original script called for Bennie to get away alive with both the money and head. But during shooting,
Sam Peckinpah
decided on his own that Oates had to die, and rewrote it as such.
d.
When Jean and Storm are in the church looking for Nightcrawler, Jean is wearing a jacket with a phoenix on the back. This is a nod to the fans of the comic book where Jean becomes Phoenix.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992)?
a.
The Johnny Boz Club was a set built inside Warner Bros Studios.
b.
Based upon the real story of
Helen Eileen Beardsley
and her husband.
c.
This film was selected as the only feature film shown during the 2005 Gulf Coast Film Festival in Nassau Bay (Houston), Texas. It is 89 minutes long while the next longest film at the festival was 43 minutes long.
d.
The concept of "Rob Hathaway" was constructed halfway through the production of this picture.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992)?
a.
Paul Verhoeven
was on record when he first signed to do the film as saying that he wanted to make it the first Hollywood mainstream film with an erect penis in it. He didnt get his wish. But he did get a limp penis on screen - on Bozs cadaver when the police examine his body.
b.
Near the end of the movie, Annie quotes some poetry in a voiceover and then says "That was Thomas Gray. Or William Cullen Bryan, I forget which." It was indeed Thomas Gray and it was taken from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard".
c.
The hedge maze was brought in as there was no actual garden maze on the mansion property.
d.
Gary Busey and Randy Quaid were originally cast as the leads.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Basic Instinct (1992)?
a.
The make up team wanted to make Freddy look more like an actual burn victim, and the crew had many reference photos of actual victims, which detailed how white the skin would appear after healing. They did not want the audience to "turn away in disgust" whenever Freddy appeared on screen, so they opted to take away some of the realism.
b.
To "doctor" the film,
Jack L. Warner
enlisted the help of
Rupert Hughes
, who reedited it and provided new titles. Since no compensation had been agreed upon, Warner sent a check for $1500, which Hughes returned saying he had done the work as a favor to both Warner AND
Herman Melville
.
c.
Texas Land Commissioner
Jerry Patterson
was an extra and appears after the Battle of San Jacinto in a crowd scene shouting, "Hang him!" Patterson is shown briefly in costume in a cut-away shot with another extra while Houston makes a speech. Patterson also did several "PSA" announcements from the Alamo set to promote the "Save Texas History" web site.
d.
Writer
Joe Eszterhas
and producer
Irwin Winkler
walked off the picture after failing to reach agreement with director
Paul Verhoeven
over how the film should be tackled. Verhoeven promptly hired
Total Recall
writer
Gary Goldman
to come up with some new scenes, most of which beefed up
Michael Douglas
s character and made him less wimpy. These changes were largely made at the behest of Douglas. It was during this stage that Verhoeven realized his changes werent going to work so he had to publicly make up with Eszterhas. Problems reoccurred later when Eszterhas wanted to make more changes to appease the gay and lesbian communities. Verhoeven point blank refused to incorporate these changes.
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