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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Charley Varrick (1973) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Charley Varrick (1973) Quiz
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About the movie:
Charley Varrick and his friends rob a small town bank. Expecting a small sum to divide amongst themselves...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charley Varrick (1973)?
a.
When filming first began, it took the make-up team six hours to apply the Freddy make up to Jackie Earle Hayley. After a while the team was able to shorten the process down to approximately three hours.
b.
Charleys old mobile home was located near the home of well known Nevada artist Afton Frederick, who allowed the use of her home for some exterior shots. Her husband Cliff Frederick helped the crew with the night security of the old Varrick mobile home, because the roof of Varricks home was fully removed for the ease of the camera and lighting work inside. The weather was extremely warm during the filming, which lasted seven weeks in the Dayton, Carson City, and Genoa, Nevada area.
c.
Russia title: "Between the Sky and Earth".
d.
There is a legend that
Elvis Presley
(who died in 1977) makes a cameo in this movie. Many of those who believe that Elvis is still alive maintain that, the heavily bearded man standing in the background of the scene where Mrs. MacCallister is shouting at the desk clerk (just before she meets
John Candy
) is Elvis.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charley Varrick (1973)?
a.
Cartoon animator/MAD artist
Richard Williams
made a fake MAD cover involving Alfred E. Neuman as Barbara holding her book. MAD commented on its cameo in the movie as a sure-fire kiss of death for a movie.
b.
Ben Affleck
s directorial debut in a major motion picture, although he did direct two other movies that never made it to the big screen.
c.
The braided wedding bands worn by
Walter Matthau
and
Jacqueline Scott
are the same as those worn by
Charles Bronson
and
Lee Remick
in
Telefon
also directed by Don Siegel (I).
d.
The book that Lorena picks up off of Papis nightstand when she enters his bedroom is 100 Love Sonnets / Cien sonetos de amor, a book by
Pablo Neruda
, bilingual edition.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charley Varrick (1973)?
a.
The last film of veteran character actor
Tom Tully
.
b.
When showing the map of the grounds to the President, Ben tells him it belonged to a slave of Washingtons named Charlotte. This is the same name as in the clue to the Templar treasure that Charles Carroll gave to Gates ancestor (and which turned out to be the name of a ship). Presumably Mt. Vernon was one of many dead ends which Ben pursued in his search for Charlotte and the Templar treasure prior to the events of the first movie, which would explain why he knew about the hidden compartment and how it worked, or it might just be a sly reference to the first movie.
c.
Dwarf
John George
- for reasons unknown - does not appear in "Freaks", even though a role was specifically written for him in the screenplay.
d.
The scene in which the scarabs come from the sands to chase the explorers was done by using an air compressor on the set that went off to simulate the insects emerging from the sand.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charley Varrick (1973)?
a.
The fifty-eighth of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
b.
The crop duster that Varrick (
Walter Matthau
) attempts to escape in at the end of the movie was destroyed in Oakdale, California on 31 December 1976 during a crop dusting operation. Upon starting a swath run the pilot of the BOEING A75N1 failed to see and avoid wires and crashed. The 33 year old pilot was killed.
c.
There is a sequence in the movie that is supposed to take place in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The exterior of the D.C. landmark is shown, but the Wisconsin State Capitol, located in Madison, Wisconsin, was used for the interior shots. Two scenes were filmed there: one in the first floor of the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda, and one in the buildings Supreme Court chamber.
d.
Shot without a script.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charley Varrick (1973)?
a.
On the television series, "The Directors",
Peter Hyams
stated that when MGM offered him the project following the success of
2010
, the script focused on two old New York City cops who want to retire. Hyams suggested his idea of two young Chicago cops who dont retire and MGM agreed.
b.
Joe Conforte
, the owner of Mustang Ranch, has a cameo as himself.
c.
Mark R. Burns
got the idea to write a Mob movie when he was ten years old and a house in his Long Island suburban neighborhood was raided and the father was discovered to have been in the Mob.
d.
Barbra Streisand
, who was originally attached to star as Laura Mars, sings the theme song "Prisoner" from this movie. Its the only song that Streisand sings from a movie in which she does not appear.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charley Varrick (1973)?
a.
Exterior shots of the USS Nerka at Pearl Harbor were really the USS Redfish (SS-395) at the naval submarine base in San Diego, California. This is where the film was partially shot. The US Navy lent the USS Redfish to the production for filming this movie. The Hollywood Reporter announced in August 1957 that filming would be conducted on the USS Redfish.
b.
Obba Babatundé
and
Victoria Rowell
s film debuts.
c.
In the opening credits, we see the retirement party for Sally Jupiter, which is a reference to the Last Supper painting. The Comedian is seated directly to Sallys right. In the Last Supper, Jesus is seated in the middle and the person on his right is considered by many to be Mary Magdelene. It is also suggested that Mary was the mother of Jesuss child. Therefore, the placement of the Comedian on Sallys right is a reference to him being the father of her child, Laurie.
d.
A yellow Lincoln Continental sedan is used during a major plot in the film, during the bank heist. This particular scene is similar in
Telefon
, where a yellow Lincoln Continental is used during the attempted bombing of the Hyatt Regency in Houston, Texas (actually San Francisco, California, where the film took place).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charley Varrick (1973)?
a.
The animatronic Queen was controlled by a motion-control rig which could save her movements digitally. So, if the Queen made a nice looking move in rehearsal, the move could be replayed verbatim in front of the camera.
b.
Working title: "The Last of the Independents".
c.
The Sherman Brothers (
Richard M. Sherman
&
Robert B. Sherman
), whose father wrote the big Chevaliar hit "Living in the Sunlight, Loving in the Moonlight", talked
Maurice Chevalier
out of retirement to sing the title song.
d.
The original Broadway production of "Dracula" starring
Bela Lugosi
opened at the Fulton Theater on October 5, 1927 and ran for 261 performances. Also in the original cast was
Edward Van Sloan
as Van Helsing. These were the only two actors from the original 1927 Broadway production to repeat their roles in the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charley Varrick (1973)?
a.
The "We Sell Your Stuff on eBay" store was a real store; it was written into the script after the location was chosen.
b.
Stuntman
Craig R. Baxley
plays a character named van Sickle which appears to be a tribute to longtime stuntman Dale van Sickle.
c.
One of only two widescreen films produced by
Samuel Goldwyn
; the other one was
Guys and Dolls
.
d.
A print of this film is held in the Library of Congress.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charley Varrick (1973)?
a.
The last film for
Bob Steele
.
b.
After the scene in the bar Captain Pike says to Kirk "You know your father was Captain of a Starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives. Including your mothers and yours. I dare you to do better." From the moment that Kirk first takes his seat as acting captain of the Enterprise it is 12 minutes until the point where Spock destroys the Naradas space drill, saving the lives of everyone on Earth.
c.
This film features
Brute Force
(Stephen Friedland) uncredited in the background, and just like
George Harrison
in
Life of Brian
he is in there with champagne glass.
d.
The name Bourne came from Ansel Bourne, a preacher in Rhode Island, the first documented case of "dissociative fugue", a condition not unlike dissociative amnesia or dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder). One day in 1887 he forgot who he was, started a new life in Pennsylvania under the name Brown, and opened a convenience store. About three months later, he woke up and not only remembered his life as Bourne, but forgot all of his life as Brown... and needless to say was quite confused as to why he was in Pennsylvania.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charley Varrick (1973)?
a.
In 1961,
Natalie Wood
was announced for this film (then called Celebration), as a re-teaming with her West Side Story co-star
Richard Beymer
. Presumably, she would played a beefed up version of supporting role that eventually went to
Carol Lynley
.
b.
Character Maynard Boyles line, "Theyre gonna strip you naked and go to work on you with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch," is paraphrased in
Pulp Fiction
by character Marsalus Wallace.
c.
Ranked at #7 on Entertainment Weeklys 50 Best High School Movies (2006)
d.
The actresses who auditioned for the role of Elise were all asked if they had ever been in love before.
Jane Seymour
was the only actress who answered no.
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