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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bullitt (1968) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bullitt (1968) - 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: Bullitt (1968).
About the movie:
An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bullitt (1968)?
a.
The first film released by Dreamworks SKG.
b.
According to
John Cho
, after filming ended
J.J. Abrams
gave the cast small boxes containing little telescopes, which allowed them to read the name of each constellation it was pointed at: "I think he just wanted each of us to look at the stars a little differently."
c.
Peter Yates
hired a local trucking company for some background shots (most notably the scene where the Dodge Charger crashes into the gas station), but sent back the initial truck because it was red. He didnt want any red vehicles in the movie because it would detract from the blood. A blue truck was dispatched in its place.
d.
The egg chef in the kitchen during the rain sequence towards the end of the movie is young actor/producer
Anthony Begonia
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bullitt (1968)?
a.
The producer chose to change the ending, and both
Curtis Harrington
and
Piper Laurie
refused to be involved in the re-shoot. It was allegedly shot by
Stephanie Rothman
, who has neither confirmed nor denied her involvement. This ending, featured in the TV commercials at the time of the theatrical release, helped make it the box office success it was.
b.
Joanna Cassidy
s film debut.
c.
Filmed in mid-1945, but nor released until 1947
d.
There are several close ups of fingers toying with the ring. While some have lovely cuticles and nails, some look quite ragged (see goofs). The latter are actually
Elijah Wood
s hands. He has a habit of biting his nails.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bullitt (1968)?
a.
Among the actresses who performed in reference footage for this film included
Spring Byington
and
Frances Bavier
.
b.
One of the first things
Peter Yates
did when he got the job was persuade Warner Brothers to buy him a lightweight Arriflex camera that he could use for all his hand-held footage.
c.
In later years co-star
Vincent Price
ridiculed the inanities in this film. After the Medved Brothers book "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time" came out in the late 1970s, Price declared in an interview that he could not understand how they could not include "Green Hell."
d.
David Lochary
and
Mink Stole
designed and colored their own hair for the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bullitt (1968)?
a.
Robert Vaughn
has repeatedly said that his performance in this film is his best and contains the work he is most proud of.
b.
Chapter titles: 1. Message of Hate 2. Menace from the Sky 3. Mysterious Prisoner 4. A Perilous Ride 5. A Womans Wit 6. A Night of Terror 7. Washed Ashore 8. A Perilous Leap 9. Lost Identity 10. In Close Pursuit 11. The Wilds of Alaska 12. The Camp of the Charkas 13. The Secret Skull 14. The Desert Island 15. Home and Happiness
c.
The music President Shepard and Ms. Wade dance to is the song "I Have Dreamed" from musical "The King and I" with music by
Richard Rodgers
and lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
. Ironically, Sydney had previously stated she had no intention of "Whistling a happy tune" (another King and I reference) when led by their President.
d.
The "missing reels" in the Grindhouse films were an original William Castle-style idea cooked up by
Quentin Tarantino
and
Robert Rodriguez
. Tarantino owns a print of the
Oliver Reed
film
The Sell Out
which when he bought it was missing a reel (containing a major plot point). After watching the film in this way, Tarantino found the scenes that he didnt see created an interesting mystery which made him try to figure out what went down in those scenes. Contrary to rumors, in the Grindhouse era, frames would often be missing from films but not entire 20-30 minute reels. This was not a staple of Grindhouse cinema.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bullitt (1968)?
a.
First major film to use the word "bullshit".
b.
Reels 2,4 and 5 of this 5-reel film survive in the Library of Congress.
c.
"ARF! ARF! GOTCHA", which appears near the end, when the Gibson is about to crash, is a reference to one of the earliest Trojan horse programs, EGABTR from 1985. Disguised as a graphics utility, EGABTR spread by email, wiped out everything on a victims hard disk, and left only the message, "Arf, arf, Gotcha!" on the screen. "ARF" may also serve double duty as a reference to the German hacker group "Asoziale Randgruppe Frankfurt".
d.
During TV news coverage of the true identity of "Deep Throat" that aired in 2005,
Robert Redford
stated that they tried to film in the actual Washington Post newsroom, but it proved impossible because many Post employees were too aware of the camera, and some even tried to "act". Redford stated some employees would disappear into restrooms and apply make up. The production team recreated the facility at a Burbank studio in Los Angeles for a reported $450,000. The Post did, however, cooperate with the productions quest for authenticity by shipping several crates of actual newsroom refuse that included: unopened mail, government directories, Washington telephone directories, wire service copy, calendars, and even stickers from
Benjamin C. Bradlee
s secretarys desk.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bullitt (1968)?
a.
Bullitts reverse burnout during the chase scene actually wasnt in the script -
Steve McQueen
had mistakenly missed the turn. The footage was still kept, though.
b.
The audio disks from this movie are not known to survive, but since the film was recorded on Movietone, sound on film, this is not a problem.
c.
All the actors and actresses in the film performed their own fight stunts, many of whom have martial arts experience in their personal lives. The "black belt" martial artists in the cast include: Brian Arrington, Renee Porada, Leon South, Jimmy Crissman, and Matt Borczon. Several others have martial arts experience such as Brian Anthony, DeAnna Visalle, and Amara Offhouse.
d.
Merle Oberon
and
Laurence Olivier
apparently detested each other. Legend has it that when
William Wyler
yelled "Cut!" after a particularly romantic scene, Oberon shouted back to her director about her co-star "Tell him to stop spitting at me!"
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bullitt (1968)?
a.
Ray Charles
: as a Bus Driver.
b.
The film opened on
Liv Tyler
s 21st birthday.
c.
Initially the car chase was supposed to be scored, but
Lalo Schifrin
suggested that no music be added to that sequence, pointing out that the soundtrack was powerful enough as it was.
d.
According to contemporary newspaper reports, the cast and crew filmed scenes on location in Indianapolis for three weeks. The main cast did much of their own driving at the actual Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bullitt (1968)?
a.
According to
Peter Yates
,
Steve McQueen
made a point to keep his head near the open car window during the famous chase scene so that audiences would be reassured that it was he, not a stunt man, who was driving,
b.
This was one of the first films that Broadway columnist-turned-film producer/writer
Mark Hellinger
worked on at the B-picture unit of Warner Brothers. Hellinger was under close scrutiny by Hollywood columnists to observe how he would perform, and they jokingly referred to this film as "Hellingers Kitchen".
c.
"Fiddlers Green" is a song about the place where cavalrymen go when they die located "Halfway down the trail to hell" and, in the end, advocates suicide by pistol when death is certain and the hostiles are closing in. "Fiddlers Green" possibly originated in England at least to the 19th century and is still sung today. The song speaks of a place where fisherman go if they dont go to hell. It found its way to the U.S.A with the help of Cornish settlers. The fictional place of Fiddlers Green is also the final resting place for pirates.
d.
Gregs full name is Gaylord Myron Focker.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bullitt (1968)?
a.
The ten minute sequence at Universal Studios manages to plug and reference several of Universal Studios old rides and its current slate of pictures including the
Psycho
house and
Jaws
shark attractions,
The Last Married Couple in America
;
Little Miss Marker
;
Coal Miners Daughter
; as well as the Cylon studio attraction re
Pilot
;
Battlestar Galactica
and
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
.
b.
Robert Zemeckis
: [citation] The shots in the psychiatric clinic where Helen is brought look exactly like those in
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
.
c.
June 2008 Ranked #5 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Courtroom Drama".
d.
The license plate on the Mustang is JJZ 109.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bullitt (1968)?
a.
Bob Clark
, who previously made
Children Shouldnt Play with Dead Things
and
Dead of Night
with
Alan Ormsby
and
Jeff Gillen
, was originally approached to direct this film too. However Clark felt the script was too disturbing for his taste so he opted to produce the film, though he was uncredited.
b.
According to producer
Walter Mirisch
,
Anne Bancroft
declined the role of Golde.
c.
Pre-production work for this film began before
Casino Royale
started filming.
d.
The films famous chase scene wasnt originally in the script. In the first draft of "Bullitt", adapted from Robert L. Pikes novel "Mute Witness", Det. Frank Bullitt was a Boston policeman who ate a lot of ice cream and never solved a case. The book had originally been bought with
Spencer Tracy
in mind; but with Tracys death, the property fell into the hands of
Steve McQueen
and Producer
Philip DAntoni
. DAntoni added the chase and changed the location to San Francisco.
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