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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Chinatown (1974) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Chinatown (1974) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974).
About the movie:
A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974)?
a.
Among the items in Ida Sessions pocketbook, which Jake Gittes rummages through, are a $2 bill and a Screen Actors Guild membership card.
b.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
accepted the role of Sasha but had to back out due to schedule conflicts with
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
.
c.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on August 5, 1949 with
John Wayne
and
Ward Bond
reprising their film roles.
d.
The character "Bobo Weller" is based on real-life Playboy Playmate
Terri Welles
. When Paul Snider tries to impress her by listing her favorite books and musicians, theyre the same as those on Welles data sheet.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974)?
a.
The Volkite robots here, refurbished, became the "Republic Robot" that debuted in
Mysterious Doctor Satan
.
b.
Considerable footage from this one was edited into _Kid from Broken Gun, The (1952)_ where it became the background story told in flashbacks.
c.
All of the pigs in the film foreshadow George Millers involvement with
Babe
and directing its sequel ten years later.
d.
Jake Gittes was named after
Jack Nicholson
s friend, producer
Harry Gittes
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974)?
a.
The film was shot in just 40 days in and around Mexico City.
b.
The house where Ken (
Richard Egan
) and Sylvia (
Dorothy McGuire
) lived toward the end of the film is an actual private residence that was built by
Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1948. It still stands today on Scenic Road in Carmel-by-the-Sea and is a prime feature in local tours.
c.
Composer
Gary Chang
wrote a score for the film that was rejected.
d.
The original script was over 300 pages.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
stated in an interview that this film is his favorite
Brian De Palma
movie. In fact, Tarantino cast
John Travolta
in
Pulp Fiction
because he liked his performance in this movie so much.
b.
While computer animation was used in several scenes, the technology did not exist for a shot to contain both live actors and computer animation. Live-action shots were combined with hand-drawn animation. Strong editing, such as with the light cycle chase, created an apparently seamless blend of actors and computer animation.
c.
William Castle
toyed with other ideas to frighten audience members, in addition to percepto; among them: rolling bean bags to brush against the legs of audience members, speakers mounted at different areas that would give a screech when the tingler appeared, and possibly even using shills to operate some type of mechanical device to tickle the legs of the audience members; but the only viable way of doing it was by attaching buzzers in select seats to coincide with the appearance of the tingler- percepto.
d.
The scene where
Roman Polanski
slits
Jack Nicholson
s nose was extremely complex to film, and the two men involved got so tired of explaining how it was done (by using a specially-constructed knife with a short hinge that would be safe as long as it was handled VERY carefully) that they began to claim Nicholsons nose was actually cut.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974)?
a.
Because this film was the first of a planned trilogy,
Jack Nicholson
turned down all detective roles he was offered so that the only detective he played would be Jake Gittes.
b.
In the original series, the Duke brothers used bows and arrows instead of firearms because of they were on probation for moonshining. This was carried over into the film, but no explanation was provided since they were still running moonshine. Although the Duke brothers never used a firearm, this film had Smith and Wesson product placement. Sheev had a S&W cleaning mat on the counter when Roscoe came to his house. Bo and Luke carried the core samples into the lab in a S&W duffel bag.
c.
First James Bond film since
The Living Daylights
not to be novelized into a book. The original
Ian Fleming
novel is to go into reprint as a tie-in for the release of the movie instead.
d.
The "Top Gun" speech in Sleep with Me actually misquotes the real Top Gun script for intended humorous effect. Although Avarys speech claims that Iceman (Val Kilmer) says, "You can ride my tail any time" to Maverick (Tom Cruise) at the end of Top Gun, the character actually tells Maverick, "You can be my wingman any time."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974)?
a.
At one point,
Roman Polanski
and
Jack Nicholson
got into such a heated argument that Polanski smashed Nicholsons portable TV with a mop. Nicholson used the TV to watch L.A. Lakers basketball games and kept stalling shooting.
b.
The names of villain Dominic Greenes henchmen are Yusef, Elvis, Mr. Slate, Gregg Beam, Craig Mitchell and General Medrano. The character of Mr. Slate was originally called Mr. Black whilst Dominic Greene was originally called Maurice Greene. There are three villains in the finished film with names representing colors: Dominic Greene, Mr. White, and Mr. Slate (= gray; previously Mr. Black).
c.
This project was originally envisioned as an outer space version of Lawrence of Arabia by
Allan Holzman
.
Roger Corman
told him that the budget would be far too high, so Holzman eventually decided he wanted to do an Alien ripoff. Corman agreed to that.
d.
A light fell at the "Andes House" location resulting in a giant burn on one of the couches.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974)?
a.
Christopher McQuarrie
s inspiration for the character of Keyser Soze was a real-life murderer by the name of
John List
, who murdered his family and then disappeared for 17 years.
b.
The name of Water and Power engineer Hollis Mulwray is likely a play on the real-life head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, William Mulholland (1855-1935). A man obsessed with an engineering challenge of epic proportions, Mulholland brought the Owens River to Los Angeles-which turned the previously lush Owens Valley into a virtual desert-through a combination of determination and deceit.
c.
Director
Nathaniel Paluga
sifted through over 20 hours of footage while editing this film.
d.
In the TV episode
Tricks and Treats
, Sam and his mates decide not to go out on a trick-or-treat trip on Halloween just so they can go and see a screening of this
The Nude Bomb
movie instead.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974)?
a.
According to
Roman Polanski
s autobiography, he was outraged when he got the first batch of dailies back from the lab; due to the success of
The Godfather
, producer
Robert Evans
had ordered the lab to give this movie a reddish look. Polanski demanded that the film be corrected.
b.
The film utilizes an oft-used storyline of the war movie genre which has two soldiers in love with the same girl.
c.
Patty Jenkins
wrote the screenplay in only 7 weeks, while the production itself only took 2 months to be set up.
d.
Naomi Watts
only spent 8 days filming her leading role.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974)?
a.
After the success of the first movie, Paul Verhoeven and the original screen writers were approached for a sequel by the studio immediately. According to Verhoeven, he wasnt yet ready to make a sequel and wanted to wait until a proper script was written. He felt going forward so quickly would make it feel like he was attempting to cash in on a product. The studio did not agree, and hired Frank Miller to quickly write a new script and implement his own ideas. Ultimately the film failed, and Paul Verhoeven stated that had the studio gone with his ideas, it was far better than what was presented.
b.
Voted number 7 in channel 4s (UK) "Greatest Family Films"
c.
Many plot elements from Romeo & Juliet (such as the opening duel, the tragic love story, and a balcony scene between two lovers) were later used in
Edmond Rostand
s Cyrano de Bergerac - a role played by
Joseph Fiennes
on stage.
d.
The last movie
Roman Polanski
filmed in the US.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Chinatown (1974)?
a.
When
James Franco
smashes the bong over
Danny McBride
s head, it was supposed to be a fake, break-away bong so
Danny McBride
could take part in the stunt. However, it was filled with some water and when
James Franco
actually smashed it,
Danny McBride
was actually mildly hurt.
b.
Although the movie starts out portraying the traditional Elizabethan style of acting on the stage (ie, stylized non-realistic acting), by the end of the movie, sequences on the stage are being performed in the style of realism (ie, what most people think of as modern acting), which was a style of acting not introduced until the 20th century.
c.
All the female aliens are wearing dresses, the male ones have the "Donald Duck" no pants look.
d.
Roman Polanski
eliminated Jake Gittes voiceover narration, which was written in the script, and filmed the movie so that the audience discovered the clues at the same time Gittes did.
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