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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bull Durham (1988) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bull Durham (1988) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988).
About the movie:
A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988)?
a.
Harrison Ford
was considered for the male lead role.
b.
In the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, "maneiro" is a widely-used word, meaning "cool", taken from the character name, Tony Manero.
c.
Screenwriter
Paul Haggis
finished his final draft of the script for the film only two hours before the Writers Guild of America Writers Strike started.
d.
Rachel Weisz
was originally cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by
Rosemarie DeWitt
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988)?
a.
John Paragon
: the gas station attendant.
b.
Kim Basinger
,
Mary Steenburgen
and
Pamela Stephenson
auditioned for the role of Annie.
c.
The title is taken from
On Her Majestys Secret Service
where we learn it is the motto on the Bond family coat of arms. In Latin, it is "Orbis non sufficit".
d.
The hanging lamp (voiced by
Phil Hartman
) is based on
Peter Lorre
in both voice and appearance.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988)?
a.
Jenny Agutter
,
Shelley Hack
,
Lynda Carter
,
Pam Dawber
and
Valentina Cortese
were considered for roles.
b.
The film was screened several times around middle to late 1981 to Michigan preview audiences who loved the film. According to
Bruce Campbell
, "one patron was happy she saw the film because she was having a bad day!"
c.
Nehemiah Persoff
, who portrays Capones boss, Johnny Torrio, had a recurring role on the TV series,
The Untouchables
playing, among other roles, Capones book keeper, Jake "Greasy Thumbs" Guzik.
d.
When Nuke is promoted to the majors we see him giving a television interview. This scene was filmed at Arlington Stadium, which was the former home field for the Major League team the Texas Rangers.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988)?
a.
Chill Wills
was listed as a cast member in an early production chart, but he did not appear in the movie.
b.
Although
Kevin Costner
plays the older more experienced ball player, in real life hes only three years older than
Tim Robbins
(33 and 30 respectively during filming), and
Susan Sarandon
was actually in her early forties (42). Additionally, Costner is about three and a half inches shorter than the very tall Robbins (almost 65").
c.
The Circle K is in San Dimas at the corner of Walnut and Bonita Ave. The scenes at the convenience store were at least partially filmed at the Circle K at the northwest corner of Broadway and Hardy in Tempe, Arizona.
d.
In the scene before the intervention, where Brady picks Tracy up after school, the car had quit working so it was being pushed by crew members off camera.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988)?
a.
Before Holly Cantrell takes her shirt off and rips her pants into short, her outfit is almost an exact match to Holly Marshalls outfit in
Land of the Lost
.
b.
The front of the Wheaties box from which Crash eats depicts Chicago Bears great
Walter Payton
.
c.
When going to the convenience store where Raymond K. Hessel works, Tyler gets the gun out of the Narrators bag. The Narrator obviously didnt know the gun was there, indicated by his astonishment "Is that a gun?", despite the fact that its his backpack.
d.
The 11 suitcases seen in the movie are created by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton and they are decorated with giraffes, rhinoceros and antelopes designed by
Eric Chase Anderson
, the directors brother. They all have the initials JLW.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988)?
a.
Most of this film was shot in 1974.
b.
There really was a ballplayer named "Crash" Davis.
Ron Shelton
found his name in a baseball listing as a minor leaguer and American Legion player. Realizing that he would have to have the permission of the real Davis to use his name (and thus avoid a lawsuit). When Shelton approached Davis, he was asked "Do I (Meaning
Kevin Costner
) get the girl in the end?" Shelton told him he does and Davis signed off his permission.
c.
A theme of bears can be noticed in the film - the meeting at the start is of the Brown Bear Lodge; a California state flag (with a bear on it) is seen in Arctors house; Arctors name appears to be derived from Ursus arctos, the scientific name for the Brown Bear and from the star, Arcturus (located in the Bootes constellation which is also known as the bear keeper/ herder).
d.
For the television version, scenes of the fire engines pulling up to a building on fire after the foreshocks, are stock shots borrowed from the television series
Hawaii Five-O
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988)?
a.
Kay Lenz
was originally offered the female lead role but turned it down.
b.
The bad guy who Ivan Danko shoots on the steps in Moscow was played by one of Hungarys leading action-movie actors. In an interview, he said that until he met
Arnold Schwarzenegger
and the others in the film he thought of himself as a muscular and tough actor. He subsequently described himself as a "small potato".
c.
Originally filmed as a made for TV movie, but released to theaters instead.
d.
James Whitey Bulger
is number two behind
Osama bin Laden
on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted list.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988)?
a.
In the scene where the Bulls have returned from the long road trip, Annie is seen at the game wearing a black veil and appearing as if she had just come from a funeral. This is because the previous scene, where Annie attends Max Patkins funeral, was deleted in post-production.
Ron Shelton
had written a scene where Max was killed in a car crash during the season.
b.
Porn star
Randy West
was
Robert Redford
s body double.
c.
Leslie Howard
,
William Gargan
and
Ilka Chase
originated the roles in New York when the play opened on 12 January 1932 at the Broadhurst Theater and ran for 183 performances.
d.
Vitaphone production reels #2181-2187; a Vitaphone musical score and sound effects were added to this otherwise silent production.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988)?
a.
In the first take of the scene when the Wicked Witch of the West leaves Munchkinland, the smoke that was supposed to go up around her came early, and started forming before she stepped on the platform she was supposed to be on. On the second take, part of
Margaret Hamilton
s cape became caught in the platform when the burst of fire appeared. Her make-up heated up causing second- and third-degree burns on her hands and face, and it was later discovered that one of the key components in her make-up was copper. The producers used the first take. Youll notice the early appearance of the red smoke.
b.
Filmed in 1966, not released until 1968.
c.
This Tarzan movie is a departure from preceding Tarzan pictures in that the films major subject focuses on Jane rather than Tarzan as the central character.
d.
Ranked #5 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Sports" in June 2008.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bull Durham (1988)?
a.
An "Annie" is a term referring to baseball groupies, hence the name Annie Savoy.
b.
Considered by many of the films producers, critics and audiences to be the film that proved that Walt Disney Productions animation department could survive after the death of
Walt Disney
. The film was the companys first major success since
The Jungle Book
and last until
The Little Mermaid
.
The Rescuers
also out-grossed strong competition such as
Star Wars
in many European countries including France and Germany.
c.
Susan Sarandon
was originally cast as Barbara Land.
d.
At the end of the film real footage is shown of the present day USS Mason featuring Bill Clinton and Tommy Hilfiger. Hilfigers production company THEntertainment produced the film.
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