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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Best Defense (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Best Defense (1984) Quiz
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About the movie:
Wylie is a lazy engineer. Landry is a Sergeant specialising in Armour. They have never met but their lives become entangled when Landry must take the tank Wylie designed into combat...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best Defense (1984)?
a.
Adapted from the following Broadway production Common Clay (1915). Written by
Cleves Kinkead
. Theatre Republic: 26 Aug 1915- May 1916 (closing date unknown/316 performances). Cast: H.S. Aarons, Margaret Anderson, Andrew Bennison,
Orme Caldara
(as "Hugh Fullterton"), Roy Cochrane, Mabel Colcord,
Jane Cowl
(as "Ellen Neal"), Ida Darling,
H. Dudley Hawley
(as "Arthur Coakley"), Lela Lee, John Mason,
Robert McWade
(as "W.P. Yates"), John Ravoli, Cyril Reinhard,
Russ Whytal
(as "Policeman"). Produced by
A.H. Woods
. Note: Filmed as
Common Clay
by Astra Film and as
Common Clay
by Fox Films.
b.
In this film, Iraq invades Kuwait. Six years later it actually happened!
c.
South Park
creators
Matt Stone
and
Trey Parker
managed to get their hands on a copy of this films script during its pre-production. The two planned to secretly shoot the same film with puppets instead of actors, word for word, and release it on the same day. The duo abandoned these plans after their lawyer convinced them that such a film would never get released.
d.
A waitress from the Holiday Inn where the director and crew were staying stood in for Heather Menzies during the topless shots because Menzies was concerned that her husband might not approve of the nude scene.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best Defense (1984)?
a.
Partially financed with a production grant from The American Film Institute in association with The National Endowment for the Arts.
b.
John Wayne
had intended to play a character in the part directed by
Henry Hathaway
, but
John Ford
insisted he appear in the Civil War sequence.
c.
Eddie Murphy
s character was added to the film after an original version was complete and tested poorly with audiences.
d.
Ava Gardner
surprised director
Mark Robson
by insisting that she do her own stunt work, including dodging blocks of concrete and heavy steel pipes.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best Defense (1984)?
a.
In a separately filmed trailer,
Jack Mulhall
and
Dorothy Mackaill
discuss the film.
b.
Three previous Best Director Academy Award winners served as producers and/or executive producers to this film:
Sydney Pollack
(Producer),
Anthony Minghella
(Exec. Producer) and
Steven Soderbergh
(Exec. Producer).
c.
The last Disney animated classic film to receive an Oscar nomination until
The Little Mermaid
, twelve years later.
d.
When
Kate Capshaw
is humming the Raiders March (the Indiana Jones theme), not only does it refer to her starring role, but it also alludes to the fact that Best Defense director
Willard Huyck
was the screenwriter for
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best Defense (1984)?
a.
There was a scene shot with both
Dudley Moore
and
Eddie Murphy
together, but was edited from the final cut.
b.
At the house of Count Olaf, one of the walls of the dining room is decorated with his portrait. The portrait is a parody on
Cecil Beaton
s photograph of
Maria Callas
.
c.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1991.
d.
The shoot was quick and would only get interrupted when the director ran out of money. It took 4 months to shoot.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best Defense (1984)?
a.
When
Kate Capshaw
is waiting in a pick-up truck, she is humming the theme song from
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
, a movie (also released in 1984) that she appeared in.
b.
Some of the music was changed for the 1997 re-release, most notably at the beginning of the party scene, where "Sixteen Candles" was replaced with "Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby".
c.
The filmmakers cite the martial arts films
Wo hu cang long
,
Ying xiong
,
Shi mian mai fu
and most of all the action comedy
Kung fu
as an influence on the film.
d.
To save money on his own film,
Ed Nelson
, who also produced, wears the same coat he used in
Night of the Blood Beast
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best Defense (1984)?
a.
David Niven
plays Dick Charleston, a role based on Nick Charles which was originated by
William Powell
in the Thin Man movies. This is the second time Niven has played a role originated by Powell, having also played the titular role in the remake of
My Man Godfrey
.
b.
Eddie Murphy
was credited as "Strategic Guest Star".
c.
Julie Christie
originally was to play the role of the politicians wife when
Richard Gere
was attached to the project, but she backed out when Gere was replaced by
John Travolta
. Travolta later dropped out and Gere was hired for the film, but Christie was not offered the role that was eventually played by
Lauren Hutton
.
d.
The siege in the village of Ramelle was filmed on a set created on a disused airfield in Hatfield, England. The bridge so valiantly defended actually crosses a three foot deep canal created for the movie. Earlier scenes in the village of Neuville-au-Plain used the same set carefully shot from different angles.
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