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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - 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: Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
About the movie:
An All-American trucker gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)?
a.
Turkish government officials greatly resented the portrayal of their country in the movie, and made this known to the media in general after the films release.
b.
In this film, lead actress
Sissy Spacek
was directed by her husband
Jack Fisk
.
c.
This the last studio film that
John Carpenter
worked on at the end of the 1980s due to the problems hed received during the production of the film with then studio head Lawrence Gordon, who practically interfered with the film up until its release date.
Prince of Darkness
and
They Live
would be made independently through Alive Films without any studio interference and distributed by Universal Pictures.
d.
According to the
The Royal Tenenbaums
DVDs directors commentary,
Wes Anderson
wanted the final scene to be set to
Bob Dylan
s "Billy (Main Title Theme)" from Dylans score to
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
, but could not afford the rights to use it. (Anderson later used the song in
The Royal Tenenbaums
in the scene where Royal is kicked out of the house.)
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)?
a.
Based on
Theodore Dreiser
s novel "An American Tragedy", published in 1925.
b.
The rivalry between the Chang Sing and Wing Kong Tongs is analogous to the famous rivalry between the Hip Sing and On Leong Tongs (even the names rhyme) in early 20th century New York.
c.
The second Disney animated feature to use their proprietary CAPS (Computer Animation Production System) system entirely, a digital ink, paint, animation and camera process.
The Rescuers Down Under
was the first Disney film to use the system.
d.
David Berenbaum
: an office worker.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)?
a.
Hugo Friedhofer
s title theme from
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
, another Fox film set in WWII, is used in the scenes between
Bradford Dillman
and
Dana Wynter
.
b.
The films director
Tony Gilroy
grew up about 65 miles north of New York City in Orange County, New York and did not forget where he came from in his directorial debut. It is mentioned that Michael Clayton attended Washingtonville Central High School; graduating in 1977. Gilroy, himself, graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1974. The home of Michael Clayton depicted in the film is actually in Blooming Grove, NY. The airport where Michael boards a private jet was filmed at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor/Newburgh, NY. And the pivotal moment of the film involving an incident with a main characters automobile was filmed at the Moodna Viaduct in Salisbury Mills, NY. All of these locales are within 7 miles of his hometown.
c.
This will be the first "Nightmare" movie that wont star
Robert Englund
as Freddy Krueger. Englund has played Freddy in every movie, including
Freddy vs. Jason
and the TV series
Freddys Nightmares
.
d.
"Miao Yin" roughly translates to "cat-like".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)?
a.
Vin Diesel
and director
Rob Cohen
signed on for this film two months before the original opened. Both ended up leaving the project.
b.
The name of the murdered gang leader, Lem Lee, is probably a reference to Tom Lee, the leader of the On Leong Tong, a crime syndicate in New Yorks Chinatown in the early 20th Century that fronted itself as a merchant association.
c.
Chris Noth
was originally going to play
Michael Biehn
s role.
d.
The script originally called for nudity, but Schmoeller said he was too bashful and embarrassed to bring it up with
Tanya Roberts
and the other actresses during casting. When they got to the lake scene, he finally asked them if theyd be willing. The collective answer was no.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)?
a.
Both
John Carpenter
and
Kurt Russell
explain on the audio commentary that the test screening was so overwhelming positive that both of them expected it to be a big hit. However, 20th Century Fox put little into promoting the movie and it ended up being a box office bomb. However, it went on to be a huge cult hit through home video. Carpenter and Russell explained that the reason the studio did little to promote the film was because they didnt know how to.
b.
In the scene where Steve (Campbell Scott (I)) is buying pregnancy tests and comes across the grocery cashier (
Jeremy Piven
), the cashier mentions that he knows him from "Mr. Deegans class". Mr. Deegan is a teacher mentioned in
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
, which
Cameron Crowe
wrote.
c.
David Jackson is based on real life scientist David Johnston. He died in the exact same way and uttering the same final words into his radio before the blast of Mt. St. Helens hit him, "Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!"
d.
Edited in five different locations over the 2 year production.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)?
a.
The Nissen Hut where the movie "My Reputation" had its world premiere was located in the base cinema on the 467th Bomb Group airbase in Rackheath, England.
b.
The Brides of Lo Pan must have green eyes. Yet both
Kim Cattrall
and
Suzee Pai
had brown eyes in real life. Both wore green contacts for the movie. This is very obvious in the hi-def version of the movie.
c.
William Holden
was suggested to play Roger Thornhill, but was never actually offered the part.
d.
Finn McMissile is a stylized Aston Martin DB5, James Bonds trademark vehicle. (According to James Bond Vehicles by John Cork and Collin Stutz, it never carried missiles, though. The Goldfinger version had machine guns where McMissile has his missiles.)
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)?
a.
The Truck Driven by Jack (
Kurt Russell
) - the "Pork Chop Express" - is a Freightliner FLC 120
b.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
lost 40 pounds for his role.
c.
Actor and co-producer
James Faulkner
and his family were nearly injured when a helicopter had to make an emergency suddenly forced landing.
d.
Shot in 11 days.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)?
a.
As Lightning (the character, one of the Three Storms) is crushed to death near the end of the film, some of the lightning he emits forms a small Chinese symbol as it disappears (near the top middle of the screen). The symbol translates as "carpenter". This film was directed by
John Carpenter
.
b.
Clark can be seen wearing a t-shirt from "Walley World", the Griswolds destination in the first film,
Vacation
, in the scene set in Chicago where he films Ellen in the shower. Later, while the family is in Paris, Rusty is wearing a "Walley World" sweatshirt in the restaurant scene.
c.
Sarah Polley
had the role of Jenny but lost it to
Cameron Diaz
when
Martin Scorsese
was forced to go with a more bankable star.
d.
Russell Crowe
had
Ridley Scott
read the script to help him decide if he wanted to make it.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)?
a.
Despite its legend, this was NOT the first movie to feature a helicopter shot.
They Live by Night
was an early, if not the very first, film to use it.
b.
This movie was to begin production in 1942, but
Myrna Loy
refused the part. Instead, she went to New York to marry car rental heir John Hertz, Jr., and worked for the Red Cross war-relief effort. The movie almost began shooting with
Irene Dunne
as Nora Charles.
c.
According to
John Carpenter
on the audio commentary that the opening of the film with Egg Shen (
Victor Wong
) in the lawyers office was added in as a request from 20th Century Fox because to make
Kurt Russell
s character Jack Burton to be more heroic. If the scene was not added in, the film would have started with Jack driving to San Francisco.
d.
Eminem lost 24 pounds for the role.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)?
a.
#s phone was the brand new Princess model, just introduced by the Bell System in 1959, the same year this movie was filmed.
b.
William Bendix
was a friend of producer
A.C. Lyles
, and he literally talked his way into doing a cameo role as the blacksmith, which was nowhere in the original script.
c.
The short knives wielded by the "Three Storms" warriors, that Thunder calls "Hui Huan Dou" (Soul-Returning Blades) are in fact Nepalese Kukri. These knives were made famous for their usage by the Gurkhas in the British Indian Army.
d.
Yves Montand
s character, Sarti, tells how he no longer slows down when he sees an accident. He uses the exact words of the real life driver Phil Hill, as quoted by Robert Daley in his book "The Cruel Sport".
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