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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dick Tracy (1990) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dick Tracy (1990) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dick Tracy (1990) - Part (2)

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.		Sidney Poitier turned down the role of Duff Anderson.
b.		The cocaine in the film is either powdered milk or L-Glutamine, an amino acid generally used for muscle recovery. All of which the actors actually snorted.
c.		Whoopi Goldberg was invited to play her Star Trek: The Next Generation character but declined.
d.		Twenty One villains from the Chester Gould comic strip appear in the movie: "Stooge" Viller Shoulders William "The Rodent" Wilson (originally Rhodent) The Brow "Littleface" Finny "Flattop" Jones Jake "Itchy" Rossi (originally Itchell Oliver) Patricia "Breathless" Mahoney 88 Keys (originally Keyes) "Lips" Manlis (originally Manlus) Steve "the Tramp" Brogan Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice Lorenzo "Pruneface" Prunesti Mumbles Texie Garcia Influence (originally The Influence) Ribs Mocca (originally Mocco) Ben "Spud" Spaldoni Johnny Ramm The Blank DeSanto

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.		John Gielgud was considered for the role of Elliott Templeton.
b.		John Carl Buechlers character (Dan the weed man) in the Segment "The Weed" was inspired by John Goodmans character from Arachnophobia.
c.		The backup dancers and singers supporting Breathless Mahoney (Madonna) were all skilled Broadway performers who were taught how to intentionally sing poorly for comic effect.
d.		Judy Garland missed 11 days of shooting and was late 40 times.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.		During his scene, Michael Winslow did all the sound effects. In the commentary for the movie Mel Brooks jokes that they saved around a $1000 by letting him do this.
b.		The character of the CIA Career Trainee Lisa Sahadi (played by Elisa Moolecherry) was revealed in a deleted scene to actually have been a CIA agent who is part of the new group and is gathering intelligence on the group.
c.		The scene in which Rat and Mr. Fox fight to the death originally included Rat making reference to his wristwatch, stating, "Ive still got the watch . . . She never asked for it back," referring to Mrs. Fox. The dialogue was inspired by an actual onstage aside from Keith Richards to Eric Clapton at a rehearsal of a concert staged by Sheryl Crow, which was witnessed by Wes Anderson. However, the scene was ultimately changed for the final film.
d.		Al Pacino actually designed Big Boy Caprices make-up himself and completely re-imagined the character, who was originally big and fat in the comics with a little nose. Caprices resulting film counterpart is of average height with enlarged hands, nose, and cheekbones, hence his street name.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.		Four days before filming, Corey Haim broke his leg and Dingers character had to be rewritten to include the injury. While his actual cast was removed during filming, he had to wear a fake one for the remainder of the production. In the movie Dinger says that his mother hit him with her car. In real life, Haim broke his leg while trying to teach his mom how to drive a motorbike. She couldnt use the breaks well yet and ran into the side of a building, breaking her nose and Coreys leg.
b.		The print shown on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel is a re-release with tampered credits. The director credit is missing.
c.		A 135 minute version of the film exists as confirmed by Warren Beatty in an interview in 2002. He was forced to cut the film to the current 105 minute version at the insistence of then chairman of The Walt Disney Studios Jeffrey Katzenberg, prior to the release.
d.		Eager to repeat the success of To Have and Have Not, Warner Bros. studio chief Jack L. Warner gave Howard Hawks $50,000 to purchase the rights for "The Big Sleep." Hawks bought the rights for $5,000 and pocketed the rest.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.		Lothar Mendes, although credited as co-director, was in charge of producing the silent version, which was shot simultaneously.
b.		The movie was originally conceived in the early 1980s by United Artists and was to be written by Tom Mankiewicz, who had the movies only villain, The Blank, with Flattop Jones as the supporting villain in a side-plot. Mankiewiczs idea for the start of the movie was to have a beaten-up cop who was on his death bed having a police artist show his drawing of the killer without a face yet drawn. The beaten-up cop says, "Thats him!" and dies. Dick Tracy creator Chester Gould loved the idea and wanted him to do the script, but due to Goulds demands on the picture that no one could meet, the project was shelved. After Goulds death, the demands werent as drastic from his family members and the project was in development again. After some new attempts with other studios and directors, Warren Beatty purchased the rights and brought the project to Disney and an earlier draft written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. was rewritten by Bo Goldman which became the final script.
c.		When Miriam is taken off the bus in the refugee camp you can hear the song "Arbeit Macht Frei" by The Libertines. "Arbeit macht frei," meaning "Work shall set you free," was written above the entrance at Auschwitz, the biggest of the Nazi death/concentration camps of World War II.
d.		The special scent that Linus puts on his neck to seduce Abigail is noted in a title card as "The Gilroy." This is an in-joke on Tony Gilroy who wrote the screenplays for The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum, all starring Matt Damon, and also wrote and directed Michael Clayton, which stars George Clooney and is produced by Steven Soderbergh.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.		According to the filmmakers in the DVD documentary, Herbies #53 comes from star baseball pitcher Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
b.		Gollum only appears in one scene in the book. Andy Serkis completed that scene during the first week of production, but stayed on as Second Unit Director.
c.		Karina Bongs (Lilys mother) character was modeled after Imelda Marcos, former First Lady of the Philippines. There are in-jokes made about Karinas husband being a dictator and how Karina has thousands of pairs of shoes (as Imelda did). Also, the couple have a son, Ferdinand Jr., who is fondly called Bong Bong by the people.
d.		Right before the five villains at the poker game are killed, the Brow (Chuck Hicks) gets two pair, aces and eights. This is widely known as the "dead mans hand".

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.		During the make-up tests it was suggested that Warren Beatty be given the detectives famous hooked nose. But after some initial tests the make-up artists decided that it would have been a crime to hide one of the cinemas most famous faces behind putty and latex.
b.		This films dedication states that it is dedicated to the heroes of Bataan.
c.		When Ash and Cheryl return to the cabin (after the failed attempt to drive into town due to the destroyed bridge), Scott goes to say something and then suddenly stops, throws his head back and steps out of the shot. This was due to the actor (Richard DeManincor) blowing his line.
d.		This was Universal Pictures last theatrical serial. Three additional serials were canceled while still in the planning stages: The Yukon Sky Patrol, The Scarlet Horseman Rides Again, and The Evil Eye.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.		Approximately 2,000 finches were released into the sets of the Beaumont house for the shooting of the films finale.
b.		In the French version (dubbed in Quebec, at least), Judys line, "Im sorry, dear, you have the wrong number," which she speaks in a fake English accent, is still in English but is spoken with a regular North American accent. Additionally, the two French girls who hear the game at the very end speak Spanish instead of French.
c.		Warren Beatty originally wanted Bob Fosse to direct, but Fosse turned him down. Martin Scorsese was also a fan of the comic strip and considered directing at one point, but he lost interest and chose to make Goodfellas.
d.		Hugh Jackmans physique looks slightly different in different scenes because he was cast 1.5 months after principal photography had started and kept working out extensively while shooting continued.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.		First feature film with a completely digital sound track. Disneys The Black Hole would have been the first, but only had its score recorded digitally.
b.		Rumpelstiltskin begins a line with the words "If music has charms to soothe the savage BEAST." Though this quote has been used many times, it is actually a misquote of the line "Music has charms to soothe a savage BREAST, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak," (from "The Mourning Bride" 1697 by William Congreve). However, in the case of this movie, as it pertains to Shrek (an ogre), the misquote ("beast" rather than "breast") is, in fact, appropriate.
c.		The movie theater where Wells and Amy see the film was the same one which showed The Exorcist in an exclusive engagement. The infamous San Francisco serial killer, Zodiac, saw the film there, too.
d.		Clint Eastwoods mother toiled through an uncomfortable day (wearing a heavy dress) as an extra, filming a scene where she boards a train; but the scene was eventually cut, with her son apologizing that the film was "too long and something had to go." All was forgiven when he brought her to the Academy Awards and thanked her prominently in his acceptance speech.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dick Tracy (1990)?
a.		The character of The Rodent, one of Lips Manlis henchmen seen playing poker in the opening scene, is indeed from the comic strip. He appeared in 1959, and his name was called "The Rhodent".
b.		According to the DVD commentary, the filming of the beach party took place in December. The original location was flooded shortly before the scene was shot, and the scene had to be rescheduled at a new location at the last minute. The location that ended up in the film was a sand quarry.
c.		Sam Elliott hadnt read any of the His Dark Materials books, before he was asked to take the role as Lee Scoresby. He chose to first read the books by Philip Pullman, and then to read the films script.
d.		Screen credits erroneously list Al Hill as Filthy McNasty and George Moran as Cozy Cochran, but their correct role identifications are Repulsive Rogan (Hill) and Filthy McNasty (Moran).

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