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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : City Heat (1984) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : City Heat (1984) - 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: City Heat (1984).
About the movie:
A slick private eye and tough police lieutenant--once partners, now bitter enemies--reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City Heat (1984)?
a.
William H. Macy
s character has a discussion on the phone where he complains he cannot read a smudgy fax, and the message should be mailed, not faxed. This is exactly like a conversation his character has in
Fargo
.
b.
The animation style was influenced primarily by
Lady and the Tramp
(for the city scenes) and
Bambi
(for the bayou scenes). Those films were, in the directors opinion, "the peak of animation in the classic Disney animation style."
c.
Julie Andrews
was originally cast in the role of Caroline Howley.
Clio Goldsmith
was also cast in the role during pre-production.
Madeline Kahn
replaced Goldsmith in the part.
d.
This movies working title was The Return of Maxwell Smart which ended up being this movies re-titled television title.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City Heat (1984)?
a.
Playing a 1930s detective,
Clint Eastwood
s lead role in this film as Lieutenant Speer spoofs and parodies his Dirty Harry screen persona.
b.
The play, "The College Widow," opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 20 September 1904 and closed in May 1905 after 278 performances.
c.
Was originally planned to be called "Babysitter From Hell", in which Maggie would become possessed by the devil and terrorize the children she was babysitting. This was later changed to "Girlfriend From Hell" Which would allow more adult themes and have more grown up actors working full time.
d.
The poster art was by fantasy illustrator Boris Vallejo.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City Heat (1984)?
a.
According to his Oscar speech,
Alan Ball
was sitting at the World Trade Center plaza when he saw a paper bag floating in the wind and was inspired by it to write the film, which was originally conceived as a stage play.
b.
Prior to starring together in this movie, stars
Burt Reynolds
and
Clint Eastwood
had actually appeared together before about six years earlier, not in a film though, but on the cover of the 9th January 1978 edition of world renowned Time Magazine. The cover ran a banner headline declaring "Hollywoods Honchos -
Burt Reynolds
- Clint Eastwood" thus Reynolds had first billing and Eastwood second on the cover of Time. This movie actually had the reverse of this billing, Eastwood being first and Reynolds second. The Time story itself lead with the headline: "Good Ole Burt; Cool-Eyed Clint".
c.
The total duration of composer
Elmer Bernstein
s original score for the film is a total of seven minutes much to the surprise of film music aficionados who have wanted for a release of this music for years. The music is more in the vain of transitional orchestral cues in between the pre-recorded songs featured throughout the film to give the film more dramatic weight where needed.
d.
In the original fable, the princess sleeps for 100 years, and the Prince finds her and wakes her up after the aforementioned century has passed. This idea was dropped for the Disney film so that the Prince could be introduced much earlier in the story.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City Heat (1984)?
a.
Eli Roth
put on 35 pounds of muscle to play Donnie Donowitz, "The Bear Jew". Roth also learned to cut hair for the role from producer
Pilar Savone
s father Umberto at his salon in Beverly Hills.
b.
Reportedly, stars
Burt Reynolds
and
Clint Eastwood
had been talking about doing a movie together for a number of years before this film project finally came to fruition.
c.
Jim Varney
was originally cast as
Stan Laurel
but had to bow out due to ill health.
d.
According to the Christmas 2006 issue of People magazine,
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
had to learn to play the guitar for his part in this film in a very short time. His guitar instructor was
Nancy Wilson
of the band Heart. Morgan was thrilled to take lessons from her because, in his own words, "I had such a crush on her as a kid."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City Heat (1984)?
a.
According to
Harrison Ford
, during the making of the film, he and
Mark Hamill
would usually fool around and not commit to their work whenever
Alec Guinness
was not on set. When Guinness was on set, they behaved much more professionally.
b.
The first version of Hallows Eve was set in a haunted community theater. The filmmakers were called to a meeting the day principle photography began where they were presented with a new contact that would surrender their rights to the film upon completion. Refusing the demands of the new contract caused them to lose the location mere hours before they were to begin shooting.
c.
Original opening credits and underlying music were replaced during the 1940s for an intended re-release, and are still in place on surviving material.
d.
Penultimate comedy for
Clint Eastwood
.
Pink Cadillac
was his last.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City Heat (1984)?
a.
The death of
Michael J. Fox
s father delayed filming for two weeks.
b.
Appearing together in this movie were actors
Madeline Kahn
and
Burt Reynolds
who had previously worked together in
Peter Bogdanovich
s
At Long Last Love
about nine years earlier.
c.
In the DVD commentary Mastroianni said that horror fans frequently confuse this film with 1979s _When A Stranger Calls (1979)_ because of their similarly threatening titles. Mastroianni also said ironically He Knows Youre Alone and When A Stranger Calls were both playing at a New York theater at the same time once. He said that the theater marquee read When A Stranger Calls He Knows Youre Alone as if it was all one big movie title.
d.
A lot of the violence had to be trimmed to avoid an X rating. Moreover, some of the profanity also had to be toned down in order to secure an R rating.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City Heat (1984)?
a.
In Gwens parents house, Van Wilder says about Richard "If he is here, whos running hell?" The same line was used by
Richard Ruccolo
s character in
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place
, which
Ryan Reynolds
also starred in.
b.
In an interview with
Dick Cavett
,
Alfred Hitchcock
explained how he managed to call attention to the glass of milk containing the fatal dose of poison. He wanted it stand out so he had a glass made that contained a small battery operated light so the glass would show up in the long down the hallway shot.
c.
Although
Jane Wyman
had no trouble faking the fingering of a dummy violin,
Olivia de Havilland
had to have someone do it for her. In all her close-ups, the arm doing the fingering belonged to a professional hidden from view, or the fingers were hidden from view. She controlled only the bow.
d.
When director
Richard Benjamin
came to this film set in 1930s Prohibition Kansas City, Benjamin had already researched the 1930s period from his development work on the then canceled film of
Dick Tracy
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City Heat (1984)?
a.
Richard Benjamin
replaced
Blake Edwards
as director. This was the third theatrical feature directed by Benjamin. He came to this film project after his
My Favorite Year
had recently been Oscar nominated whilst his
Racing with the Moon
had been well received by critics.
b.
Dominic Purcell
(Drake) did all of his stunts in the sword fight sequence against Blade.
c.
The only "Beach Party" movie to include any swearing. Princess Yolanda (
Bobbie Shaw Chance
) barks "Like hell!" to Chicken Feather (
Benny Rubin
), as they discuss J. Sinister Hulk (
Jesse White
)s latest scheme.
d.
Although
Vivien Leigh
initially thought
Marlon Brando
to be affected, and he thought her to be impossibly stuffy and prim, both soon became friends and the cast worked together smoothly.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City Heat (1984)?
a.
The USS Juneau, mentioned by Detective Brody, was a light cruiser sunk at the Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942. Its loss was notable for the deaths of five brothers from the one family, the Sullivans.
b.
In one of the mice dioramas, a bottle of Dom Perignon is called "Veber".
Francis Veber
wrote and directed
Le dîner de cons
, the film which inspired this remake.
c.
Jack L. Warner
considered this film one of his finest achievements.
d.
This movie was one of two pictures that both of this films stars,
Burt Reynolds
and
Clint Eastwood
, had in theaters during 1984. Eastwood also was in
Tightrope
whilst Reynolds was also in
Cannonball Run II
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City Heat (1984)?
a.
The after-premiere party for the film is said to have cost more than the production costs of
Billy Elliot
.
b.
Don quotes twice from
William Shakespeare
when he is in Nats bar. The first quote "Purple the sails, and so perfumed ... " is from Antony and Cleopatra: Act II, Scene 2. The second "Yea, all which it shall inherit ..." is from The Tempest, Act IV, Scene 1.
c.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
This movie has been described as a parody of gangster films of the 1930s which starred the likes of
Humphrey Bogart
,
James Cagney
and
Edward G. Robinson
. Many of these gangster movies were produced by Warner Brothers, the studio that made this picture.
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