Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : City on Fire (1979) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : City on Fire (1979) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: City on Fire (1979).

About the movie: A pyromaniac, ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City on Fire (1979)?
a.		Mel Brooks cast Mary-Margaret Humes as the Vestal Virgin Miriam for the Roman Empire segment after first seeing her picture on a Sunset Boulevard billboard.
b.		German Import DVD has a Super-8 Version (German language only), as a special feature on the disc.
c.		Lou Costello always suspected that Universal wasnt giving him and Bud Abbott the agreed-upon share of the profits the studio made from their films (a suspicion later proven, as a result of legal action they took against Universal, to be true). Therefore, he developed a habit of picking out furniture he liked from the sets of their films and taking it home, considering it payback for what he believed to be Universals cheating. One day director Charles Lamont showed up on the set to shoot a scene at the ice skating rink only to discover that all the wrought-iron patio furniture that had been there the previous day had disappeared. Costello denied any knowledge of it, and Lamont said he would shoot no more scenes until the furniture was returned. A compromise was finally reached whereby Costello would bring back the furniture, the scene would be shot, and then he would be allowed to bring all of the furniture back home.
d.		Was sponsored by Patagonia and Powell Skateboards

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: City on Fire (1979)?
a.		Samonte Cruz (Johnny) was hit by a car before the first day of rehearsals and broke his neck. The film crew decided that he was too important to replace and reorganized the production schedule to shoot his scenes after he recovered. Nearly four months later (3 months after principal photography), Samonte was able to move enough to act. His scenes were filmed in a two day stretch. He would apply his neck brace in between takes. Scenes were choreographed to get the most action while maintaining accessibility for Samonte.
b.		Some elements of the disaster depicted here reflect the Texas City Disaster: On 16 April 1947, a mid-morning fire on the SS Grandcamp, docked in Texas City, caused the ship to blow up and ignite several oil refineries around the harbor. The fire detonated approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate and the ensuing fires and explosions killed at least 581 people in and around Texas City. These events also triggered the first class action lawsuit against the United States government, on behalf of 8,485 dead and injured victims.
c.		Warwick Davis, who played Professor Flitwick and the first Gringotts Goblin, also provided the voice for Griphook who was physically played by Verne Troyer.
d.		Talbys spacesuit chestplate is made from a muffin tray.

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