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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Christmas Vacation (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Christmas Vacation (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989).
About the movie:
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989)?
a.
According to Mexican-American film historian David Maciel (El bandolero, el pocho y la raza, 1998) the film was considered demeaning by Mexican film authorities so that its release was never authorized.
b.
During its Pay Per View run in 1996, a bonus featurette followed the presentation of the movie which included footage of some scenes with additional dialogue such as the scene in the Federal Reserve Bank where Felix Little asks "Youre in the flower business, Mr. Vanderflug?" and added is Simon replying "Its Vanderfluge, it rhymes with tulip." explaining why Felix pronounces the name correctly from that point on. This featurette is not included in the Special Edition DVD.
c.
The poem that Jim Morrison is reading at the opening of the film is actually two selections from his book of poetry "An American Prayer": "Awake Ghost Song" and "Awake". It is the same book that Jim gives to his bandmates at the end of the film. The musical version of An American Prayer was not, however, recorded by the surviving members of the Doors until several years after Morrisons death.
d.
The house front from
Bewitched
and
The New Gidget
appears in the home movie that Clark is watching in the attic.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989)?
a.
Final screen appearance of
Mae Questel
, whos film career began in 1930 as the voice of Betty Boop.
b.
The ending mirrors the ending of the
C.S. Lewis
book "Voyage of the Dawn Treader", #4 of the Narnia series (#3 in publication order), with a ship sailing to the end of the "known" world and encountering a sky-blue wall, with a doorway leading to "another" world.
c.
The "ASK ME" pin worn by
Kurtwood Smith
in the hardware store shows up again in
Alexander Payne
s following film,
Election
.
d.
Pinks belt buckle is really a pipe; this is evident when Wooderson and Dawson are talking about the freshman girls in front of the Emporium.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989)?
a.
Frank Capra III
, the grandson of
Its a Wonderful Life
director,
Frank Capra
, was the Assistant Director of
Christmas Vacation
.
b.
Has a body count of 14, not counting the girl Ed didnt save or the 6 people Malcolm killed in the past.
c.
November and December 1940 entertainment news reports stated that actors
Don Ameche
,
Mary Beth Hughes
and
Henry Fonda
were originally slated to star in this motion picture.
d.
Originally,
Richard Donner
had filmed Superman talking to his father for
Superman II
, but
Marlon Brando
sued for (and won) a percentage of the profits of the first film, so the producers had his scenes removed, and they were replaced by those with Supermans mother instead. The lawsuit also resulted in him receiving a share of the proceeds from this movie - even though he doesnt appear. These scenes with Brando appear in
Superman II
and can be heard briefly during a scene in
Superman Returns
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989)?
a.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the "midget comedy weight-lifters" Hercules and Dolly were listed as being as part of this movies cast but they do not feature in the final film as it is.
b.
In one shot, the Apple Mac logo is visible on the side of Deep Thought, the giant computer.
Douglas Adams
owned the first two Apple Macintosh computers delivered to the United Kingdom, while
Stephen Fry
(the voice of the Book) owned the third. Both men were/are keen advocates of the Mac.
c.
Last theatrical movie appearance of
Jane Wyman
.
d.
The movie is based on
John Hughes
short story "Christmas 59", the second Vacation story to be published in National Lampoons Magazine (the first was "Vacation 58", which was the basis for the first Vacation movie). The Christmas story was printed in December 1980. The label on the home movie reel that Clark finds in the attic is labeled "Xmas 59," a further allusion.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989)?
a.
Hugh Grant
was originally cast as Gilderoy Lockhart but was forced to withdraw at the last moment because of scheduling conflicts.
b.
Fletch tells beach drifter in one scene that he "feels like a hundred dollars". This line is also said by Ty Webb in
Caddyshack
, a role also played by
Chevy Chase
.
c.
When Clark shows his coworker Bill the brochure about the swimming pool he wants to put in his backward, he is seen drinking coffee out of a Tasmanian Devil coffee mug.
Miriam Flynn
(Cousin Catherine) would later go on to play the voice of Tazs mother in the cartoon
Taz-Mania
.
d.
The filmmakers used bluescreen 90% of the time, and greenscreen for 10%. They chose blue because it better matched the lighting paradigm (green would have been too bright) and because red garments (a la spartan capes) look better when shot over blue.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
himself referred to the film as "just another manhunt wrapped up in pseudo-psychoanalysis".
b.
East Lynne
is the film showing at the theatre that Lila and Reginald attend.
c.
The German Tiger tank commander (played by Karl-Otto Alberty) appears to be a parody - both in appearance and manner of speaking - of Marlon Brandos portrayal of German Lt. Christian Diestl in THE YOUNG LIONS.
d.
The old Dodge pickup that tailgates Clark and the family in the opening scenes of the movie was previously used as Kurt Russells work truck in the movie
Overboard
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989)?
a.
According to a story told by
Jack Palance
,
Joan Crawford
and
Gloria Grahame
did not get along and got into a physical altercation at one point during the filming. The fight started after Grahame sat on the edge of the set during a Crawford closeup and very obviously sucked and smacked loudly on a lolly pop in an attempt to wind Crawford up. It worked, and Palance noted that the all male crew watched the fight for a few moments rather curiously before stepping in to end it.
b.
The only Vacation movie to not feature the
Lindsey Buckingham
song "Holiday Road" throughout the entire film.
c.
Considered by many to be the first musical film in which the songs were integrated with the story.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989)?
a.
Chevy Chase
appears in some scenes wearing a black Chicago Bears ball cap. He wears the same Chicago Bears cap throughout all four Vacation movies.
b.
Shot in 1996-1997 and post production was completed in 2008 because of inexpensive film transfers and computer editing.
c.
Al Pacino
didnt know how to drive a car prior to this film. He had to take driving lessons before he was able to drive in the race car scenes.
d.
This Get Smart movie
The Nude Bomb
was released at the very start of the 1980s in 1980 whilst the second Get Smart movie,
Get Smart, Again!
, was released at the very end of the 1980s in 1989. These two Get Smart movies are the only ones to star the original Maxwell Smart played by
Don Adams
and book-end the 1980s decade.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989)?
a.
The Griswolds neighbors house is the same house Murtaugh and his family lived in all the Lethal Weapon movies. The houses on this street are on the Warner Brothers Studios back lot.
b.
The Bible verse on the wall of the church is Isaiah 53:3-4 which reads, "He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted"
c.
Weeping Mary took two years to write, starting in 2003 and two years to shoot, starting in 2006.
d.
"Variety" credits
Nance ONeil
as Mrs. John Drake, but the role is played by
Virginia Howell
. AFI credits
Onslow Stevens
as President, but the role is played by
Frederick Burton
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christmas Vacation (1989)?
a.
The monkey "Jack" is played by two capuchin monkeys. One is a 10-year old female named Tara, the other an 8-year old male named Levi.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 12, 1941 with
Rosalind Russell
reprising her film role.
c.
Ray Dennis Steckler
s original cut of "The Chooper" was only 60 minutes long. The film could not be distributed unless it was a minimum of 70 minutes, so Steckler went back and added 10 minutes of random footage from the rodeo.
d.
After Clark Griswold (
Chevy Chase
) unsuccessfully attempts to demonstrate his handiwork with the house Christmas lights to his family, he asks his son, Rusty (
Johnny Galecki
), to help him check all the light bulbs again. Rusty looks at his bare wrist, pretending to have a watch, and excuses himself. Looking at a bare wrist and pretending to have a watch is one of Chevy Chases trademark gags.
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