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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dick Tracy (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dick Tracy (1990) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990).
About the movie:
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.
Broadway star
Gwen Verdon
had one number as a hotel maid, but her sexy moves were deemed obscene. She was cut, although her name appears in some cast lists, and her scene re-shot with a non-musical performer.
b.
The main colors in the film are the six that the original comic strip appeared in: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, plus black and white.
c.
Mel Brooks
had problems with Yugoslavian extras who did not speak English. Some extras playing museum guards were to walk through the museum ringing a bell and shouting, "Closing time! Closing time!" The extras misunderstood and walked through the scene shouting "Cloakie Bye! Cloakie Bye!" Brooks decided "Cloakie Bye" was funnier, so he left it in the movie.
d.
The phrase "kiss kiss, bang bang" appeared in the 1960s as an overseas slang for spy movies, especially James Bond movies. It was popular in Europe and Japan. It first appeared as a film title for a 1966 spy comedy made in Spain with Italian financing. It was also the title of famed critic Pauline Kaels second published collection of reviews. Kael wrote that she chose the words as her title because they are "perhaps the briefest statement imaginable of the basic appeal of movies."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.
Although
Philip Yordan
is credited as a screenwriter on the film, his contribution to the screenplay actually was written by
Ben Maddow
, whom Yordan fronted for, splitting the fee with the black-listed writer.
b.
Principal photography occurred between February and late April 1941. The film was criticized by pacifists for its pro-war stance.
c.
The movie was filmed on a Panasonic HVX200 which was purchased specifically for the film. Shipment of the camera was delayed by the seller and the crew became concerned that it would not arrive before they had to start the project. The camera was delivered 1 hour before auditions were held.
d.
Of all the villains, "Numbers" Norton (played by
James Tolkan
) was the only one created for the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.
One of the original writers on the project was
Rowland Leigh
.
b.
The character of Steve "The Tramp" Brogan was a recurring character who eventually turned good. The story of "The Tramp" and The Kid in the movie comes straight out of the comic strip.
c.
Todd Field
had planned to follow up
In the Bedroom
with this film, but he decided to make
Little Children
(also starring
Kate Winslet
and
Ty Simpkins
) instead.
d.
Vitagraphs final serial.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.
John Waynes company, Batjac, produced this film and he had planned to play the lead. He didnt because after preproduction had already started,
John Ford
contacted the Duke with a new project called
The Searchers
, which Wayne opted to star in instead. Since money was already being spent to make "Seven Men From Now", it could not be stopped without losing that money.
John Wayne
asked
Randolph Scott
to play the lead in his place.
b.
The villains, in this film, have an infrastructure (i.e. Big Boy is the boss of Flattop and Itchy, Lips Manlis is the boss of the five card-playing villains in the beginning), unlike in the comic where villains each arose and fought Tracy one-by-one in a fashion largely independent of each other with no hierarchy.
c.
Miko Hughes
character name, Joseph Cousins, is the real name of one of the boys who plays young Dominic (he was played by twins
Joseph Cousins
and
Christian Cousins
).
d.
Kirby, the vacuum cleaner, is based on the Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80 from 1969.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.
The five villains appearing in the beginning playing cards are: Stooge, Shoulders, The Rodent, The Brow and Little Face.
b.
Renée Zellweger
s famous line "You Had Me From Hello" served as the inspiration behind
Kenny Chesney
s 1999 single of the same name. In 2005, Chesney married Zellwegger, only to have it annulled after four months.
c.
During the bedroom scene, Susan is seen reading a magazine in which the page facing the camera has the Philadelphia Flyers logo and would seem to be about the Flyers. In real life,
Blanchard Ryan
s (Susan) father is CEO of the Flyers.
d.
The last film of
Dean Jagger
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.
Karen Black
was originally set to play the therapist, but pulled out days before shooting was to begin.
b.
Final on-screen role for actor
John P. Ryan
.
c.
Final Amercican studio film of
Richard Conte
.
d.
One of the hardest characters for the make-up artists to create was "Littleface" Finney, one of the hoodlums killed in the garage shootout at the beginning of the film. The character, as created in the comics, has a normal sized head with a face no bigger the average adult nose. In order to create this effect, a child was cast as Finney and then fitted into an over-sized body and made-up head as shown by behind the scenes photos. His voice is overdubbed in the film and cut-away shots where you only see his back were done with an adult actor.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.
The role of Hannah was originally intended for
Jeanne Crain
who dropped out when she became pregnant.
b.
The make-up used for all of the villains was based directly on how they were drawn by
Chester Gould
in the original comic strip. The only exception was Big Boy Caprice, whose make-up was designed by
Al Pacino
himself.
c.
John Gielgud
was considered for the role of Elliott Templeton.
d.
The length of the long takes: Long take in the car when Julianne is shot - 3:58, Long take of the birth - 3:11, Long take of the siege - 6:18.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.
Amanda Bynes
was originally set to star.
b.
As a tie-in with the movie,
Walt Disney
comics released "Dick Tracy: The Tommy Guns and Truehearts Trilogy" which explained the back story leading up to the movie with the actual film plot used as the third installment.
c.
A sizable number of the high school scenes were shot at a health spa in Encino, Los Angeles, California.
d.
Gurinder Chadha
: A wedding guest dressed in pink in the conga line.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.
Dustin Hoffman
made a cameo as Mumbles as a favor for
Warren Beatty
.
b.
The chandelier used was 17 feet high and 13.2 feet wide, and was hung with more than 20,000 full cut Swarovski crystal pendants. It was produced by Tisserant in Paris, and it took four months to construct and five days to assemble at the studio.
c.
The sounds of the mine car running along the tracks during the chase scene were recorded on the rollercoasters at Disneyland, with the music and sound effects etc turned off.
d.
According to director
Harold Ramis
, most of the times when he tried to explain a scene to
Bill Murray
, Murray would interrupt and ask, "Just tell me - good Phil or bad Phil?"
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.
Vitaphone production reels #4311-4317.
b.
George Jefferies
, who plays Rock in Fans Anonymous, took a three week hiatus during production to appear on _"Guiding Light" (1952)_ as a doctor.
c.
The garage shooting that opens the movie was inspired by the "St. Valentines Day Massacre" in which
Al Capone
s gunmen killed a group of rival hoods in a garage. In the Dick Tracy comics, "Big Boy" Caprice character was originally was inspired by Al Capone.
d.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Vigilante Rides Again 2. Mystery of the White Horses 3. Double Peril! 4. Desperate Flight 5. In the Gorillas Cage 6. Battling the Unknown 7. Midnight Rendezvous 8. Blasted to Eternity 9. The Fatal Flood 10. Danger Ahead 11. X-1 Closes In 12. Danger Rides the Rails 13. The Trap That Failed 14. Closing In 15. The Secret of the Skyroom
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