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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Boogie Nights (1997) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Boogie Nights (1997) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Boogie Nights (1997) - Part (3)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997).

About the movie: The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the 1970s and 1980s.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.		The storys timeline begins in 1977 (among other things, Reed Rothchild mentions Star Wars) and, while an exact year is not specified in the final few scenes, it is clear that it ends in 1984. Among other things, Jack Horner makes a reference to Buck and Jessies baby as "an Olympic swimmer" (the Summer Olympics in 1984 were held in Los Angeles) and Dirk Digglers outfit in the final scene is identical to the kind of clothes that Don Johnson wore on Miami Vice (which began airing on NBC in 1984).
b.		June Allyson had a deleted number entitled "What Do You Think I Am?" (music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane). "Shady Lady Bird" (written by Martin and Blane), sung by Helen Forrest with Harry James and His Music Makers, was also cut from the release print. In shots of the James band at the dance, Miss Forrest can be spotted on the bandstand. A third Martin-Blane number, "I Know You by Heart," was played by the Harry James orchestra during the dance, but a vocal version by Tommy Dix didnt make the release print. All four of the tracks mentioned above are featured on the 2004 soundtrack CD from Rhino Handmade.
c.		The fifth of six "Thin Man" movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, filmed May 8-July 14 1944.
d.		This was Scorseses first picture to be shot in 2.35 : 1 aspect ratio.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.		The movie was originally banned in South Korea. The ban was lifted in 1999.
b.		The grocery store Nani tries to get a job at is owned by a "Mrs. Hasegawa", a reference to the famous "Hasegawas General Store" in the town of Hana on Maui.
c.		Alexander Hall was the original director, but fell ill with pleurisy and was replaced by Rowland V. Lee after two-thirds of the film was shot. The length of principal photography suggests that Lee reshot or expanded most of Halls material, resulting in many cast changes. It is not known how much of Halls footage remains in the film.
d.		The dead cons Benson, Karls and Popovich are named after second assistant cameraman Garrett Benson, first assistant cameraman John Karls and key grip J. Michael Popovich.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.		A majority of the talent just happened to be at the school during one or more of the shooting dates.
b.		Much of the footage originally shot by Howard Hawks is said to have been lost in a plane crash. However, Hawks claimed that most of the location footage (except battle scenes) was his.
c.		According to William H. Macy, his agent discouraged him from reading the script, but Macy did so, loved it, and signed to do the film.
d.		The films working title was "Would I Lie to You?".

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.		The design for Anakins lightsaber was based on Darth Vaders lightsaber prop as seen in Star Wars. Count Dookus lightsaber prop is curved and is based on a rapier, with an Arabian flare. Obi-Wan Kenobi uses a lightsaber prop that is a duplicate of the one he lost in battle at the end of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.
b.		The Counting Crows song that plays during Shrek and Fionas honeymoon montage replaced a track by Weezer which didnt quite fit to the timings of the visuals. When the Crows came on board, they however had to ensure that their new track did, as the visuals had already been locked down and couldnt be changed.
c.		Because of his negative experience with a studio changing his films title (see Sydney), Paul Thomas Anderson made sure that the title "Boogie Nights" was actually mentioned in the film.
d.		Completed in 1930, and reviewed in Photoplay Magazine December 1930 (on the newstands in November), release was delayed until February 1931.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.		Burt Reynolds apparently did the first days shooting as Jack Horner using an Irish accent. By the next day, he was back to sounding like himself.
b.		Nicknames of the Six: Michael Patrick Burke - "The Colonel", Jeremy Catalino - "The Prototype", Peter Donovan - "Shotgun", Eshom Nelms - "Buck Fever", Ian Nelms - "D1", Peter Atencio - "Chef Meat"
c.		Merv Griffin: As Himself, during the The Merv Griffin Show sequence.
d.		John Charles Hunt directed the film while working his job at Fed-Ex. DP Abe Holtz directed some key scenes with Hunts blocking while off to his delivery job.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.		The climactic Rollerbabies contest was shot in only one day.
b.		The positioning of Jack Lucas with the homeless cabaret singer in his arms at the hospital echoes the positions of Mary and Christ in Michelangelos Pieta at the Vatican.
c.		On 6 January 1998, 3 special-effect crew members were injured preparing a gas-based explosion in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Two of the crew were hospitalized with serious injuries and the third was treated and released. Improper safety measures that went against industry standards allowed for a premature explosion as the crew was setting up the shot. The battery used to trigger the explosion was stored inside a truck engine compartment rather than in the open. The battery was not disconnected when a cable touched the electrical contacts, causing detonation. Black Dog Productions was fined $16,800 by the state. These scenes that were filmed in downtown Wilmington were not used in the final release.
d.		The donut shop where Buck Swope encounters the robbery is Miss Donuts on Sherman Way between Lindley Ave. and Reseda Blvd. Further down the street is a church that used to be a boxing ring and rock club, among other things, also between Reseda Blvd. and Lindley Ave. The nightclub exterior scenes were filmed there. The Reseda Theatre, the nightclub, the church, the dirt parking lot, the donut shop and the storefront where the kid gets beaten up are all on Sherman Way between Reseda and Lindley.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.		Actors that were asked to play the role of Bo Laramie included George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Kurt Russell, and Vince Vaughn. Clooney is also referenced in the script.
b.		This movie features the famous scene of Le Chiffre (played by Mads Mikkelsen) torturing James Bond in a chair. However, it is in the film Exit that the tables are turned and Mikkelsens character Thomas Skepphult is the one who is tortured in a chair. Ironically, Exit premiered just a few months before this film.
c.		This is Disneys first 2-D film in which all of the voice actors do both the speaking and singing parts since Beauty and the Beast.
d.		Besides the numerous other parallels/references to John Holmes in this film, the sequence where Dirk, Reed and Todd are at Rahad Jacksons house - an attempted scam involving drugs, a rich and violent man, and a robbery plot that turns into a scene of bloodshed - is a reference to the Wonderland murders that centered around Holmes and gangster Eddie Nash in real life.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.		Burt Reynolds did research by hanging around real porn sets. He said all the porn actors asked him the same question: how to get a Screen Actors Guild card.
b.		The original Broadway production of "Sarafina!" opened at the Cort Theater in New York on January 28, 1988, ran for 597 performances and was nominated for the 1988 Tony Awards for the Best Musical and Score. Dumisani Dlamini, Leleti Khumalo, Nhlanhla Ngema and Mbongeni Ngema recreated their roles in the movie version. A nomination for the 1988 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical went to Leleti Khumalo.
c.		In the hotel, after the interrogation, Boris walks out of the room to call Dr. Kropotkin, and says: "Uri, get the rubber sheets... and watch that man." (pointing to Bill Murrays character). "Watch That Man" is the title of the novel on which the movie is based.
d.		The sounds of the lasers were made by striking a metal wrench up the steel re-enforcement cables of a high-voltage electricity pylon - those long lines of power pylons that criss-cross most countries. The Millenium Falcon "shutdown" engine noise was sourced from an external air-conditioning unit on its last legs.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.		Paul Thomas Anderson simulated the dialog in the fake porn movies by adapting actual dialog from real porn movies. He said he did so people could not say the porn dialog "sounded fake".
b.		Joanna Lumleys bits of narration at the beginning and end of the film were recorded in a single take.
c.		Mike Myers wife suggested he dance in the movie during the credits, since he dances around his own house in the buff. This has become a continuing trademark of the series - in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me he really does dance naked.
d.		Vox (the librarian hologram played by Orlando Jones) was originally written to be a robot. Steven Spielberg, however, was creating Artificial Intelligence: AI at the same time, and had a similarly-designed robot in his own film for every version of Vox the filmmakers could conceive. Production designer Oliver Scholl came up with the idea of a hologram.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.		The Colonel (Robert Ridgely) can be seen laughing in the back of the shot when Floyd Gondoli (Philip Baker Hall) is trying to pitch Jack on changing to video. He starts right when Floyd describes his sexual turn-ons. Paul Thomas Anderson blurs the shot.
b.		Max Gails film debut.
c.		The oft-malfunctioning animatronic alligator used in the film was later donated to the Florida Gators as a team mascot.
d.		Peter Coyotes characters name is never revealed, and is referred to as "Keys" in the novelization and end credits because he is identified by wearing a key-chain in the first half of the movie.

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