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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Death Race 2000 (1975) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Death Race 2000 (1975) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Death Race 2000 (1975).
About the movie:
A champion of a brutal cross-country car race of the future where pedestrians are run down for points...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Race 2000 (1975)?
a.
Coleman Francis
: [vigilante shooting] Griffin, played by
Coleman Francis
, is gunned down at the end with no trial or arrest.
b.
The real
Larry Flynt
appears as a judge.
c.
The opening sequence was shot at an actual racetrack in between races.
d.
Steve Landesberg
movie debut.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Race 2000 (1975)?
a.
Bono
wears a hat with the word YES written across it in reference to John Lennon and Yoko Onos first meeting in her art studio, where he found a ladder propped against a white wall. After climbing the ladder at the top he found the word "yes". When he asked Yoko why she smiled and said "would you rather it tell you no?"
b.
The cars didnt run most of the time, so they had to be pushed down hills in order to get them to move. Moreover, the cameras used to film the cars were undercranked in order to perpetuate the illusion that they were moving faster.
c.
Scarlett Johansson
turned down the role of Marlena.
d.
According to the producers, had
Bruce Lee
been alive at the time, he would have been offered the part that eventually went to
David Carradine
. Had Lee taken the part, the producers would have billed the film as "the rematch of the century".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Race 2000 (1975)?
a.
Explaining why he took the Frankenstein role,
David Carradine
says, "I started that picture two weeks after I walked off the Kung Fu set, and that was essentially my image, the Kung Fu character, and a lot of people still believe Im that guy. The idea actually was: No. 1, if you walk off a television series, you better do a movie right away or you might never get to do one. And the second thing was to do something right away that would create the image of a monster to get rid of the image of that little Chinese guy that Id been playing for four years. And, you know, it did kick-start my movie career."
b.
The protagonist is referred to as The Postman or Shakespeare. In the novel his name was Gordon Krantz.
c.
The horror film that the kids watch is
Shock Waves
, also directed by Ken Wiederhorn.
d.
When Yuri finds Vitaly in the Bolivian boarding house, the shape Vitaly has laid the coke in represents Ukraine, the brothers country of birth.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Race 2000 (1975)?
a.
About 70% of the movie was actually filmed in Africa.
b.
The airplane that attacked Frankensteins car was Burt Rutans Vari Viggin.
c.
This 1949 movie features an African-American soldier. A year before, in 1948, Executive Order 9981 by President
Harry S. Truman
mandated that US Armed Forces be fully integrated.
d.
The characters portrayed by
Jane Wyatt
(Sondra) and
Edward Everett Horton
(Lovett) do not appear in the novel Lost Horizon by
James Hilton
but were added to the screenplay for romantic interest and comic relief accordingly.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Race 2000 (1975)?
a.
Animation was employed to create the hail as it was falling from the sky in the background, but popcorn that had been spray-painted white fell as "hail" onto the pavilion of Rameses palace. It was light so it could not hurt the actors, it bounced like real hail; and it could be swept up and used again for additional takes of the scene. The fire that burned from the hail was created by animation.
b.
Director
Paul Bartel
had
Jane Ruhm
design the opening titles using money from the budget without getting
Roger Corman
s permission first.
c.
The character of Roy Walley was based on a combination of the brothers
Roy Edward Disney
and
Walt Disney
, right down to the thin mustache.
d.
This movie was loosely based on Heino Timmermans fishing experiences in Alaska. He was a good friend of director
Henry Hathaway
and worked with him on several of his movies - mainly when out boating.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Race 2000 (1975)?
a.
David Carradine
refused to wear leather, so costume designer
Jane Ruhm
had to make Carradines iconic black outfit out of another fabric that looked just like leather.
b.
Editing on the film was completed at
George Clooney
s palatial Italian villa on the shore of Lake Como.
c.
In the original script, Ray and Ken are English, but when
Colin Farrell
and Brendan Gleeson came on board, the characters were changed to Irish as to suit their natural sensibilities.
d.
George Murcell
s last feature film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Race 2000 (1975)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "Pygmalion" on which "My Fair Lady" was based opened at the Park Theater opening October 12, 1914, ran for 72 performances and was revived in 1927, 1938, 1945, 1987 and 2007. The play premiered in a German translation at the Hofburg Theatre in Vienna on October 16, 1913 and in English at His Majestys Theatre in London on April 11, 1914 and starred
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
.
b.
Kevin Costner
,
Sean Connery
and
Andy Garcia
engaged in police tactic and weapons training for the film - from the 1950s.
c.
Sylvester Stallone
wrote some of his own dialogue.
d.
Although he receives third billing on-screen, James Gregory (who plays heroines father) was entirely cut out of release print that played theaters and appears on home video; film was originally screened for Hollywood trade press at nearly a half-hour longer in length and was presumably cut following printed complaints it ran too long.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death Race 2000 (1975)?
a.
Amy Brand (
Melanie Lynskey
) had no costume changes, and wore the same outfit the entire movie.
b.
The lines of the radio owner during the scene where
Billy Bob Thornton
is talked out of bulldozing the church were improvised.
c.
Was theatrically re-released in France in the mid-80s with its title changed from the literal translation "La Course a la Mort de lan 2000" to a more evasive "Les Seigneurs de la Route" (meaning "Lords of the Road"). This time,
David Carradine
and
Sylvester Stallone
shared the top billing on the posters.
d.
Liev Schreiber
accidentally gave away the twist ending while he was promoting the film on
The Daily Show
. During the interview
Jon Stewart
referred to a "hot Russian spy" to which Schrieber replied, "Are you talking about me or Angelina?" Realizing his slip Schrieber quickly added, "Shes the hot Russian spy. Im the good- Im her boss. Sorry. Whoa."
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