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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Breathless (1983) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Breathless (1983) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Breathless (1983).
About the movie:
Jesse has to get out of Las Vegas quickly, and steals a car to drive to L.A. On the way he shoots a police man...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Breathless (1983)?
a.
When Lt Parmentel interviews Jesses friend Tolmatchoff, the Lt refers to a "Johnny Godard". This is a nod to
Jean-Luc Godard
, director of the original
À bout de souffle
.
b.
During filming
Grace Kelly
managed to have affairs with
Bing Crosby
,
Clark Gable
and
William Holden
c.
According to Mayfair magazine Vol. 22 No. 9,
Gail Harris
was originally cast as well.
d.
Kirby, the vacuum cleaner, is based on the Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80 from 1969.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Breathless (1983)?
a.
Average Shot Length = ~5.3 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~5.4 seconds.
b.
The skater who says to the breakdancers, "For wimps," is pro skater Christian Hosoi.
c.
90 minute continuous shot. No edits in entire film.
d.
When Monica is in the elevator, she comments how windy it was outside. The song playing on Muzak is "Blowing In The Wind".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Breathless (1983)?
a.
Michael Mann
originally worked on the screenplay but left the project to make
The Keep
.
b.
The melody being played on the boardwalk is "Beautiful Dreamer," the favorite of Joe in the original film.
c.
The car chase finale was filmed on the Olympic Peninsula; there were filming delays when the beach was foggy.
d.
Second of three movies that paired
Cary Grant
and
Irene Dunne
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Breathless (1983)?
a.
In an interview with True West magazine (Oct. 2006), star
Kurt Russell
admits that after original director
Kevin Jarre
was fired, he directed a majority of the picture. According to Russell, credited director
George P. Cosmatos
served merely to make things run smoothly. Also in the True West interview,
Kurt Russell
states that the film was nearly cast with
Richard Gere
as Wyatt Earp and
Willem Dafoe
as Doc Holliday.
b.
Xaviera Hollander
s memoir that this movie is based on, "The Happy Hooker: My Own Story", was published in 1971. This movie was filmed about four years after it was released.
c.
Nastassja Kinski
was considered to play Monica.
d.
Juliette Binoche turned down the role of Ingrid.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Breathless (1983)?
a.
Cinematographer
Donald McAlpine
was faced with a real problem with the meet-cute scene between Romeo and Juliet at the fish tank - the reflections of the water and the glass of the tank were almost impossible to light without causing all sorts of untoward reflections. McAlpine solved the problem by inserting a couple of fluorescent tubes into the tank out of the cameras eyeline. These were the sole source of light in the scene.
b.
According to director
Hal Needham
in the DVD Documentary, Pontiac gave them two Trans-Ams and three Bonnevilles (Sheriff Justices patrol car) for the film. Needham says that one of the Trans-Ams was completely destroyed during the famous bridge jump scene and that with all the damages the Lemans sustained, they eventually had to piece all three bodies together to make one Bonneville.
c.
After the production was given the green light,
Tim Burton
was set to direct this but, after receiving the script for
Ed Wood
, he chose to direct that instead.
d.
The woman and child from the Thunderbird that Jesse steals, are played by director
Jim McBride
s own real life wife and child.
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