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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Coming to America (1988) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Coming to America (1988) - 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: Coming to America (1988).
About the movie:
An African prince goes to Queens, New York City to find a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and will.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coming to America (1988)?
a.
When Velma is sitting in the backseat of the van and her leather outfit makes a farting noise, the line, "That was my outfit, I swear," was an ad-lib by
Linda Cardellini
.
b.
The critical and commercial failure of this film caused
David O. Selznick
to stop producing movies.
c.
The Bergen Street station in the film was actually an abandoned, lower level portion of the station, which had to be re-tiled and fixed to look as if it was still in working condition.
d.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
, an Oscar nominee, and
Vondie Curtis-Hall
, and Emmy/SAG Award nominee, made their first on-screen appearances in this film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coming to America (1988)?
a.
Broke the record set by
The Ten Commandments
for being the lowest grossing widely-released (US) animated movie of all time.
b.
Gene Wilder
conceived the "Puttin on the Ritz" scene, while
Mel Brooks
was resistant to it, feeling it detracted from the fidelity to Universal horror films in the rest of the film. It was only when he saw it with a howling audience that Brooks was confident about the sequence.
c.
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.
d.
When King Jaffe Joffer (
James Earl Jones
) visits New York to bring Akeem back home, he wears a lion skin sash. Years later Jones would portray the voice of the lion king Mufasa in Disneys
The Lion King
.
Madge Sinclair
(Queen Aoleon) would also star alongside Jones in The Lion King as Mufasas wife, the lioness queen Serabi.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coming to America (1988)?
a.
When Prince Akeem (
Eddie Murphy
) goes to sit with the King and Queen at the breakfast table, the King is surprised to find out that Akeem had grown a mustache. In
Beverly Hills Cop
, when Axel (also played by Murphy) visits Jenny Summers at the art gallery where she works, she is just as surprised to find out that he grew a mustache.
b.
According to the biography "Beyond the Rainbow", this film was at one point to have included a role for
Judy Garland
.
c.
Chazz Michael Michaels skating style was inspired by the skating style of
Elvis Stojko
.
d.
The voice of Lightning McQueens agent Harv, is provided by
Jeremy Piven
who also plays Vincent Chases agent in the TV-series
Entourage
. The UK release featured the outspoken
Top Gear
host
Jeremy Clarkson
as the voice of Harv.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coming to America (1988)?
a.
The McDowells home address is 2432 Derby Avenue, Jamaica Estates. Cleo gives the King his home address on the phone when he calls the King to let him know Akeem is at the house.
b.
Michael Keaton
spent only two weeks filming his part in the film, which lasts 17.5 minutes out of the 92-minute running time. It is Keatons favorite film of his own.
c.
With one exception (see goofs entry), all shots of US Air Force "Vindicator" bombers are views of the same Convair B-58 Hustler, taken from a stock piece of film after the Department of Defense declined to cooperate with the filmmakers.
d.
Gary Oldman
is listed twice in the ending credits, credited as "Dr. Smith" and again as "Spider Smith".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coming to America (1988)?
a.
President of NURV Gary Winston appears to be an amalgam of the CEOs of Microsoft and Apple: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, respectively. NURV resembles Microsoft in power and composition, and Winstons appearance is modeled after Gates. But Gary Winston also posesses Steve Jobs cutthroat business drive, fiery temper, and motivational speeches. This combination is also possibly supported by the coexistence of both PCs and Apple computers on the NURV compound
b.
Joe Shelby
: Zombie in car.
c.
Dennis Farina
, a former Chicago police officer, was a consultant on the film since the story was based on a Chicago police officer and criminal. Farina had previously played a Chicago cop in Manns television series
Crime Story
.
d.
Michael Tadross
: the Unit Production Manager as Taxi Driver
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coming to America (1988)?
a.
A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
b.
The last frame in the film is a skull that is superimposed over
Vince Vaughn
s face. This is the same skull used in the last frame of
Psycho
, superimposed over
Anthony Perkins
face.
c.
Director
John Landis
and
Eddie Murphy
did not get along and Murphy vowed to never work with Landis again. However, the two later reconciled and Eddie personally asked John to direct Beverly Hills Cop 3.
d.
In
Know Your Place
,
Tristan Wilds
can be seen wearing a Tuskegee Airmen T-shirt.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coming to America (1988)?
a.
According to the DVD commentary, the tape for Gus would have said something along the lines of him always reaching his hand into the cookie jar for money, while Addisons would talk about her using her looks to survive, stating that she would have to sacrifice and scar them if she wanted to escape. When Addison walked into the room, she found an envelope with the tape inside. Tearing it open, she found the tape for Gus, but tossed it aside, as she didnt have the tape recorder to play it.
b.
Neither the Republican nor Democratic parties are ever mentioned in the film.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 13, 1944 with
Charles Laughton
reprising his film role.
d.
Tobe Hooper
: to the right of
Arsenio Hall
(Reverend Brown) and
Shari Headley
, listening to Browns non-stop preaching during the McDowell party.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coming to America (1988)?
a.
John Landis
: [SYNW] on a movie poster in the subway station (the movie claims to star
Jamie Lee Curtis
, who appeared in Landis
Trading Places
). Another poster is visible in Ophelias apartment.
b.
Jan de Bont
insisted that
Keanu Reeves
get a sensible haircut as would befit a hard-working cop. 20th Century Fox were horrified when they saw the buzzcut that he adopted for the film, threatening to postpone the film to allow his hair to grow back.
c.
Ironheart has never been released on DVD in the United States.
d.
The original name of this Tennessee Williams (I) was "The Seven Descents of Myrtle" and opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York on May 27, 1968 and ran for 29 performances.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coming to America (1988)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
initially wanted to film
William Makepeace Thackeray
s most famous novel "Vanity Fair", but then decided that he couldnt do justice to its expansive plot within the limits of a three-hour film. He then decided to film "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." instead. The announcement of a TV miniseries production contributed to his decision.
b.
John Landis
: [look to camera] When Patricia tells Daryl he needs to take off his wet clothes after he tells her that Lisa dumped him, he looks directly into the camera.
c.
Second and final Death Wish movie to have a subtitle as part of its film title. The previous sequel had one:
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
. The first three movies did not have a title subtitle. An intended but unfilmed sixth movie was also to have a subtitle: Death Wish 6: The New Vigilante.
d.
The original play based on the novel by
Edith Wharton
and written by
Margaret Ayer Barnes
opened in New York on 27 November 1928.
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