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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Diner (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Diner (1982) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982).
About the movie:
A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
The release of the almost complete version on DVD allows viewers to compare it with the edited 1949 re-release, occasionally shown on Turner Classic Movies. Eliminated in the shorter version is an early shot of Karloff with a book of poetry about the desert, Hansons reminiscing about Kerrigans and Hales earlier days in the service, and McLaglen and Ford sharing cigarettes and recalling their wives and sweethearts. Apparently, a boxing match between Hale and Stein immediately following the death of Bevan, before they all draw lots, is still missing.
b.
It is claimed that
James Spader
is a dancing extra for a few seconds in the opening dance.
c.
The character of Pierre Dupin, played by Leon Ames, reappeared in another Poe story done by Universal, "Mystery of Marie Roget" (1942) , this time with Patric Knowles in the role.
d.
Keira Knightley
credits the food poisoning she had during her audition for landing her the part of a sickly alcoholic.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
Paul Reiser
had not planned on auditioning for the film. He accompanied a friend who was auditioning, and while in the waiting room, he was persuaded to come back to audition himself.
b.
Entire movie was shot digitally for only $20,000.
c.
Bobby E. Goins
and
Dakar Lawrey
went to high school together.
d.
Orson Welles
reportedly insisted on including magic tricks into his scenes, a possible source of the friction between him and
Peter Sellers
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
The opening quote, "So fleet the works of men/ Back to their earth again/ Ancient and holy things/ Fade like a dream, is from Old and New: A Parable by
Charles Kingsley
(1848).
b.
The diner used in the movie was moved further downtown in Baltimore, and by 2002 was an on-the-job training school for at-risk youth.
c.
The knives used by Shinzon were all designed by Gil Hibben, an American knife-designer who also designed the
Rambo III
knife. The knives used in "Nemesis" were not specifically designed for film; all of the designs used are at least ten years old.
d.
Features the first dual role in an all-sound film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
Elyses face is hidden through the entire movie.
b.
This movie was originally planned to represent how new Hollywood was taking over old Hollywood. The original casting choices were
Paul Newman
for Woody (representing old Hollywood) and
Jim Carrey
for Buzz Lightyear (representing new Hollywood)
c.
Reels three and four were originally tinted in sepia and blue.
d.
There is a poster of "The Fall Guy" actress Heather Thomas on the back of Mikes bedroom door.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
Kevin Bacon
was sick on the day of his screen test to play Fenwick. But he had previously decided that his character would probably be half-drunk during the entire movie, so he went ahead and auditioned and got the part.
b.
French actor Charles Vanel (as Bertani) could not speak a word of English. All his lines were dubbed.
c.
At one point, while the characters in the film are examining a store-front display of World War II heroes, a photograph of several men in uniform is shown. This photo is of actual soldiers that fought in World War II, all of whom made their home at the location of the film shoot, Ferndale, California.
d.
There was to be a sequel, appropriately entitled "Cats". But when "Dogs" failed at the box office, production was canceled.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
Michael Tucker
, who plays "Bagel", was born and raised in Baltimore and talks in his native accent in the film.
b.
The films release was delayed almost a year due to producer
Howard Hughes
protracted battles with regional censor boards. When Turner Classic Movies screened the film on August 9, 2011, host
Ben Mankiewicz
stated that to satisfy the stricter boards, director
Howard Hawks
assembled a second, less violent cut.
c.
WILHELM SCREAM: During Narissas transformation near the end of the film, a man is flung across the room by the flames and screams.
d.
For the scene where Two Socks is being shot at by the soldiers, the wolf was actually hemmed into a small pen with puffs of smoke popping off around him. The animal was chained within the pen to prevent him escaping.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
The last shot filmed was after Will finds out that Kellys getting married and is on the floor, desperately trying to sleep, and puts the blanket over his head.
b.
Harry Andrews
nearly lost his part in this film when his previous film,
The Man Who Loved Redheads
went over scheduled filming duration.
c.
MGM was reluctant to release the film, which they believed would be a commercial flop. But when they found out that critic
Pauline Kael
had written a glowing review in the New Yorker, they immediately released it.
d.
As with the previous films. The type of martial arts used by Jason Bourne is a combination of Filpino Kali along with
Bruce Lee
s Jeet Kune Do. The character of Desh uses the same as well as some moves from the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
The film is loosely inspired by the 2003
Fountains of Wayne
song of the same name.
b.
Barry Levinson
claims that the infamous football quiz that Eddie forces his fiancée to pass is based on something that one of his male cousins did in real life.
c.
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.
d.
Eighteen-year-old
Alice Faye
, the female vocalist with
Rudy Vallee
and His Connecticut Yankees, was slated to make her screen debut in a featured spot. Then in a Hollywood fantasy come to life,
Lilian Harvey
, a musical favorite of European moviegoers, decided that the female lead was rather secondary and withdrew from the film. Enter Alice, at
Rudy Vallee
s suggestion, to fill Miss Harveys shoes. Billed third after Mr. Vallee and
Jimmy Durante
, Miss Faye was bestowed with a saucy hit song, "Nasty Man" (music by
Ray Henderson
, lyrics by
Irving Caesar
and
Jack Yellen
), followed quickly by a movie contract with Fox.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
Masters gives "shout outs" to some of his favorite actions heroes and film directors naming various characters after them.
b.
Barry Levinson
had the main actors arrive in Baltimore a week before filming began to get to know each other and build rapport. Predictably, the young male actors went out on the town to clubs and tried to pick up women. Sometimes they would use bogus stories about what they were doing in Baltimore.
Tim Daly
says he came up with the most popular one, that they were engineers working on a rotating rooftop restaurant.
c.
The colorful Mexican movie posters in Seymours room are authentic, and are by artist
Ernesto Cabral
.
d.
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.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
The
William Shakespeare
reference that ends the film was suggested by
Humphrey Bogart
.
b.
All of the scenes in the diner were filmed last after the cast got to know each other. The dialog in those scenes is a combination of scripted and improvisational.
c.
Loosely based off of a short film the two directors had made, which also starred Marel Medina as the eccentric hero.
d.
To achieve the brain-splattering shot in the library basement gunfight initially
Kristen Savage
tried the local butcher shop with no success, and so the brains were constructed with chewed-up chewing gum and paper towels soaked in blood.
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