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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Birdy (1984) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Birdy (1984) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Birdy (1984)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Birdy (1984).

About the movie: Two friends arrive back from Vietnam, scarred in different ways. One has physical injuries, the other has mental problems that make him yearn to be a bird...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdy (1984)?
a.		Garrisons meeting with Mr. X was originally scripted and shot as two different meetings, the second one occurring after Garrison has lost the case, and it would have been the last scene in the film. During post-production, the two meetings were weaved into one. On the Special Edition DVD the complete alternate scene is available.
b.		In the novel, the veterans served in World War II. This was changed to Vietnam for the film.
c.		When Rose is arrested the camera pans behind the Jeep showing the Ohio license plate "C3J 46E5" with a county code sticker "75" in the bottom left corner indicating Shelby County, Ohio. The license plate is a custom plate as in that standard issue plates are formatted as 3 letters and 4 numbers (AAA 0000) and was registered after 2004 because Ohio license plates changed formats in 2004.
d.		After the success of Jean Websters 1912 novel, "Daddy Long-Legs," she adapted it to a play which opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 28 September 1914 and closed in May 1915 after 264 performances. The opening night cast included Ruth Chatterton, Charles Trowbridge, Charles Waldron and Cora Witherspoon.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdy (1984)?
a.		Composer David Helpling and Director Eller have never met. Helpling lives in San Diego and Eller lives in Charlotte. They communicated by email and phone.
b.		Alec Guinness was sought for a cameo.
c.		Matthew Modine auditioned for the role of Al but Alan Parker cast him as Birdy instead.
d.		When Trey Parker and Matt Stone showed the first footage of the film at the 2004 San Diego Comic Convention, it began with the tagline (words flying at the screen) "Alec Baldwin, George Clooney, Janeane Garofalo, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, George W. Bush, John Kerry, Kim Jong-Il .... will all HATE this movie!" A teaser trailer shown in theaters used an even longer list of names.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdy (1984)?
a.		Brendan Frasers movie debut.
b.		First use of the skycam in a feature film. It was a camera held by wires supported by four cranes and controlled by computer, and was used in Birdys dream sequence of actually being able to fly.
c.		The quad bike was originally supposed to be a two-wheeled dirt bike. When it turned out to be a quad and didnt fit into the corridors of the station, two film lights on stands were used to simulate headlights in the hall.
d.		The Aston Martin DB5 that was seen in the movie was sourced by Autosport Designs Inc of Huntington Station, New York a specialist exotic car dealership. Dreamworks contacted Autosport Designs and asked if they could supply a silver DB5. However they did not have one in stock and instead contacted a customer and arranged for his car to be used. The car is the same make and model used in the movie Goldfinger, one of Steven Spielbergs personal favorite films. In the cinema, we also see Frank Abagnale Jr. watching that movie.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdy (1984)?
a.		Birdys real name is never revealed. (It was never revealed in the original novel, either.)
b.		Reuses music from The Outer Limits episode "Nightmare".
c.		Howard Ashman was going to write lyrics for the songs of this film as soon as he finished writing lyrics for the songs in Aladdin, he died before he could finish the lyrics for the songs in Aladdin, so there for did not write any lyrics for any of the songs in this film.
d.		Mia and Tia are modeled after the first-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdy (1984)?
a.		The soundtrack was composed and recorded in one weekend. Peter Gabriel used tracks from his third and fourth albums as bases for much of the music, including excerpts from "Not One Of Us", "Family Snapshot", "The Family and the Fishing Net", and "San Jacinto." One cue was simply an instrumental version of "The Rhythm of the Heat", and the main theme was a variation of "Wallflower."
b.		Filmed in 1986. Timothy Dalton began filming his first James Bond film, The Living Daylights, two days after completing work on this movie.
c.		The only surviving print of The Noble Experiment was recently loaned to the UCLA Film and Television Archives for eventual restoration. It has not been screened in over 40 years.
d.		While filming the scene on the ferry between Dolores and Selena, Jennifer Jason Leigh became seasick. A student from the local high school was pulled out of class to act as a stand-in.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdy (1984)?
a.		Writer John C. Kruize stated in an interview that the monsters were never "intended to be pasty-faced, shambling zombies."
b.		The filmmakers donated a percentage of the opening weekend proceeds to the Flight 93 memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The actual amount donated turned out to be $1.15 million.
c.		Nicolas Cage had two teeth removed (without anesthetic) for this role.
d.		Tom Bähler was originally approached to write the films songs, before the decision was made to hire Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdy (1984)?
a.		Pre-production had to be delayed due to the writers strike in 2007/08. After Bruce Willis walked because of script complaints, United Artists CEO Paula Wagner then made the decision to cancel the production entirely. Oliver Stone has protested that the writers strike and Willis drop out were merely convenient excuses for UA to rid itself of a hot potato (especially in light of the commercial failure of its politically charged film Lions for Lambs) , and that he was ready to replace Willis with Nicolas Cage.
b.		The movie was dedicated to Lord Louis Mountbatten following his assassination by the IRA. The films dedication reads: "This film is dedicated to the memory of the last Honorary Colonel of the Calcutta Light Horse - Admiral of the Fleet, The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, K.G. 1900 - 1979." According to Australian movie magazine Movie News, Mountbatten "helped with the preparations for the film version before his tragic death. The Last Charge of the Calcutta Light Horse actually took place just before Mountbatten arrived in India in 1943 as Supreme Allied Commander in South-East Asia". Mountbatten wrote the foreword to James Leasors book Boarding Party, of which this film is based. The foreword stated " . . . I immediately saw how valuable were the results of this operation. I am pleased that at last credit may be given to those who planned and carried it out."
c.		During pre-production, director Seneca Haynes and producer Jack Bennett watched _Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)_, 20 Million Miles to Earth, The Day the Earth Stood Still, _It Came From Outer Space (1953)_, Ed Wood, American Movie, and Them!. They also screened Them! for the cast and crew the day before filming began. Haynes remarked that while Them! had the biggest influence on River of Dread, the scariest film they saw was American Movie.
d.		Then-unknown Danny Glover was scheduled to make a speech as a bit player, but because he kept botching his lines his scenes had to be cut from the movie.

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