QuizAssess
Home
Popular Quiz Categories
Home
Hollywood Movies Famous Trivia Quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Diner (1982) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Diner (1982) - 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: 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.
Just like his character Shrevie,
Daniel Stern
(a Maryland native) was the only main actor who was married when Diner was filming, and thus missed out on much of the nightclub action with the other guys.
b.
This was the last film for
George Gershwin
, who died before filming had begun. He and his brother
Ira Gershwin
had been hired to write the songs, which were not yet completed. Composer
Vernon Duke
took his place and co-wrote "Spring Again" with Ira, as well as the music for "Romeo and Juliet Ballet" and "Water Nymph Ballet." In his autobiography, Duke also claims to have worked on the hit song "Love Is Here to Stay."
c.
The gangs motorcycles are Triumphs with one BSA and 1 AJS.
d.
The torture scene was shortened after preview audiences were taken sick.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
The hockey mask Angela used in
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
is seen in the fishing scene. As it is pulled out of the water, another camper remarks that the date is "Saturday the 14th."
b.
Ellen Barkin
said in 2000 that her character Beth remains the closest to how she felt in real life of any role she had ever played.
c.
Terry Moores career was so hectic during this period that she claims that she didnt see this film until over 35 years later when Marjorie Durante, Jimmys widow, ran a private print for her.
d.
David Walliams
was considered for the role of Barty Crouch Jr.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
The script caused a controversy because some actual first names of Clairemont High School students were used in
Cameron Crowe
s script.
b.
At times during filming when friction between actors got out of hand, Levinson ushered them into a small trailer that the cast nicknamed the "comraderie camper".
c.
The last of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
d.
Produced by
Audrey Hepburn
s then-husband, actor
Mel Ferrer
. Working on this movie together was a last-chance attempt to save their marriage, which ended one year later, in 1968.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
While many have speculated about which character actually represented
Barry Levinson
himself, the answer is none - Barry says that each of the main characters represent a small part of his youth.
b.
Simon Pegg
filmed his role in 5 weeks.
c.
The film has received a Golden Globe nomination and a Screen Actors Guild nomination in the "Made-for-TV" category even though it was not actually made for television. It was released to theaters abroad before premiering on HBO in the United States. (The end credits feature a "Dolby Stereo in Selected Theaters" credit.)
d.
Billy Crystal
, a notoriously die hard New York Yankees fan, wears a New York Mets cap in the film. As explained by Crystal in the DVD Commentary, he did this because the New York Mets had made a major contribution and helped out on his annual Comic Relief charity.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Diner (1982)?
a.
Received a significant sales boost, as this was one of the first films the trailer for
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
was attached to. This resulted in the near legendary occurrence of people paying full fare just to see the trailer, as well as a projected boost of those who stayed through the movie.
b.
The movie was released ten years after
Sex and the City
first aired and four years after the series ended.
c.
The name "Gattaca" is composed entirely of the letters used to label the nucleotide bases of DNA. The four nitrogen bases of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) are adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.
d.
The diner used was real, operational and open for business during filming. Because there were so many night scenes, the filmmakers kept the kitchen running 24/7, and often the cast would see the sunrise as they finished the days work quaffing beer.
Related movie quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Diner (1982) Quiz
Year: 1982 related famous movies quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Alone in the Dark (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Plague Dogs (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Clairvoyant (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : One Down, Two to Go (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Zapped! (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tootsie (1982) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Frances (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : White Dog (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Megaforce (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Vice Squad (1982) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ozu no mahôtsukai (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The World According to Garp (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hey Good Lookin' (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blood Song (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Forbidden Zone (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Kill Squad (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grease 2 (1982) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Verdict (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Citizen (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Junkman (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shoot the Moon (1982) Quiz
Related genere famous movies quizzes
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Parent Trap (1998) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Little Princess (1939) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Uncle Buck (1989) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Big (1988) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Sliding Doors (1998) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Everything Happens at Night (1939) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : As Good as It Gets (1997) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Unexpected Uncle (1941) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : A League of Their Own (1992) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Stick It (2006) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Every Day (2010) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Definitely, Maybe (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Friday (1995) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Return to Me (2000) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Tootsie (1982) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Risky Business (1983) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Winter Break (2003) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Great Buck Howard (2008) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Beekeepers (2010) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Happy Endings (2005) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Imagine Me & You (2005) Quiz