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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dead Americans (2010) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dead Americans (2010) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dead Americans (2010).
About the movie:
It's not death, it's deactivation.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Americans (2010)?
a.
Supposedly,
Mary Pickford
and
Ernst Lubitsch
enjoyed working with each other and planned on working together on three more films, but for reasons unknown the plans were never realized. However, in an interview with film historian
Kevin Brownlow
, Pickford said, "Oh, I detested that picture!... I disliked the director... as much as he disliked me."
b.
Diner sequence filmed at the Bagdad Cafe in Newberry Springs, California.
c.
The story is inspired by the Maoist insurgency in Peru known as the Shining Path. Its leader Abimael Guzmán, who was known by the nom de guerre President Gonzalo, was captured in an apartment above a ballet studio in the capital Lima in 1992. The ballet teacher Yolanda was based on Maritza Garrido Lecca, the woman in whose apartment Guzmán was found. Bardems character was inspired by Benedicto Jimenez and General Antonio Ketin Vidal, the leading figures responsible for Guzmáns capture.
d.
The scene in which the car nearly drives off the end of San Franciscos unfinished Embarcadero Freeway, before the driver swerves just in time, was done by stunt driver
Guy Way
. Way had his wife with him when he did the stunt, and she freaked out and didnt recover for several days.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Americans (2010)?
a.
Farrah Fawcett
was about thirty-one years of age when she starred in this movie.
b.
While shooting the motorcycle sequence in the mountains, Ken Collins nearly destroyed the camera and armature attached to the motorcycle. By taking the motorcycle so low to the ground, the aluminum connecting knuckle was shaved off on the concrete.
c.
Although the majority of the film was shot at what was once Maine North High School, the final shot of Judd Nelson on the football field was actually shot at Maine West High School, also located in Des Plaines, IL.
d.
While on their date,
Dana Andrews
and
Alice Faye
exit a movie theater and walk past a Rexall Pharmacy. Beginning less than a year after the film was released, Faye would co-star on a weekly radio show with her husband
Phil Harris
, sponsored by Rexall.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Americans (2010)?
a.
Guy Hendrix Dyas
and sculptor James Jones collaborated on designing a Sentinel (in the comics, the Sentinels were a set of mutant-fighting robots constructed by anti-mutant government officials). Their final design was a complex hollow robot that could compress itself into a discus. Animating the Sentinel would have cost about seven million, so the Sentinel was never used in the film.
b.
The man who comes through the door after they throw Macgruder out was a cab driver who
Tom Savini
took a ride from.
c.
The wooded locations and buildings featured in the film were all wiped out by the massive Station Fire in Angeles Crest National Forest. All the featured buildings, locations and vehicles were destroyed.
d.
It is often claimed that in Japanese, "rambo" means "violence". This is not quite correct. The adjective "ranbou" or "rambô" (depending on how you choose to romanize it) has a meaning closer to "rowdy", although it can quite legitimately be translated as "violent". It is also identical in pronunciation to the Japanese title of the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Americans (2010)?
a.
According to
Mel Brooks
(in the commentary for
Spaceballs
) when
Gene Wilder
came on the cast for this movie, he requested that Brooks do his movie idea next.
Gene Wilder
s idea was
Young Frankenstein
.
b.
Residents of Tampa, Florida will recognize the Tampa skyline, which was shot and added by editor Gene May.
c.
Two continuous Steadicam shots, the second being over four minutes, bookend the movie.
d.
The titles of the fourteen chapters are: 1. The Clutching Hand 2. The Twilight Sleep 3. The Vanishing Jewels 4. The Frozen Safe 5. The Poisoned Room 6. The Vampire 7. The Double Trap 8. The Hidden Voice 9. The Death Ray 10. The Life Current 11. The Hour of Three 12. The Blood Crystals 13. The Devil Worshippers 14. The Reckoning
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Americans (2010)?
a.
Actor Jay Hewlett withstood below-freezing temperatures for a scene behind a bar wearing nothing but a suit.
b.
The lead role was intended for
Lanny Ross
, but
Bing Crosby
was cast because he was the more popular star instead. In fact, the songs were also selected especially for Ross, even though Crosby sings them in the final cut.
c.
The writers based this film on the memoirs of Dr.
Frederick Treves
as well as other true accounts, but avoided the play by
Bernard Pomerance
. The true name of the Elephant Man was not John Merrick as most believe, but Joseph Carey Merrick. Merrick was born in Leicester, England on August 5, 1862, and died in the Royal London Hospital on April 11, 1890, at the age of 27. When Dr. Treves wrote his memoir, he referred to him as John. His handwritten manuscript reveals that Treves knew that Merricks name was Joseph, and deliberately crossed out Joseph and replaced it with John. Merricks surviving correspondence shows he signed his name as Joseph, and contemporary newspaper articles about his case refer to him by his correct name. Why Treves changed his name to John is unknown.
d.
Director
Tobe Hooper
made this film between his other horror movies
Salems Lot
and
Poltergeist
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Americans (2010)?
a.
Gary Cole
and
Jane Lynch
portray
Will Ferrell
s parents, despite being only 11 and 7 years older, respectively.
b.
Actors Kevin Scott and Raul Aguirre are Iraq War combat veterans.
c.
In the 1970s Marshall played their home football games off campus at Fairfield Stadium. Since the stadium was demolished in early 2004, Herndon Stadium in Atlanta was used as the stand-in for Fairfield Stadium.
d.
Jean Rougerie
is dubbed.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Americans (2010)?
a.
Jan de Bont
is a fan of singer
Tori Amos
, and decided early on he wanted to include some of her music in the film.
b.
Though not as well remembered as some of
Orson Welles
s more original projects, this was the only film directed by Welles to show a profit in its original release.
c.
After the success of
Sergio Leone
s
Il colosso di Rodi
(U.S. title: "Colossus of Rhodes"), it was decided to change the character of Talos into a living bronze giant. It would become one of
Ray Harryhausen
s most famous creations.
d.
After the first effects makeup team was a no-show on set, producer Susan Montague constructed, painted and dressed several makeup prosthetics featured in the film. Until then, she had no previous experience or training in the field.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Americans (2010)?
a.
First use of the Omnimount shooting system. Invented by Jeff Fry, the Omnimount is a versatile shooting platform that allows the filmmakers to attach the camera to unconventional parts of vehicles in little time without damaging them.
b.
The 2005 DVD restoration further details the risqué liberties of a 1933 pre-code film release in two scenes. The first is when Ann is on the ships deck while Charlie is peeling potatoes, and the second is where Denham is shooting some test footage of Ann ("Scream for your life, Ann, Scream!"). The thin material used for Anns dress and gown in both scenes makes it obvious that
Fay Wray
is not wearing a bra; a wardrobe decision that may not have made it past the Breen Code the following year.
c.
A scene was filmed where Tracey finds cockroaches in her hair. It was based on an urban legend about a girl whose brain is eaten by cockroaches that were living in her beehive hairdo. While it never made it into the final cut, it explains all the references to roaches in the latter part of the film.
d.
David Mamet
had been studying jiu-jitsu for about 6 years prior to making the film.
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