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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

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About the movie: Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)?
a.		Tim Burton and Danny Elfman experienced "creative differences" during filming. For this reason, Burton chose Howard Shore to write the film score of Ed Wood.
b.		The character Ardath Bey was originally scripted to die at the end of the film. This was changed by director Stephen Sommers.
c.		According to Sir Michael Caines autobiography, the girl dancing next to him in the disco scene is Caines real-life daughter, Natasha. Shes the tall girl with straight black hair.
d.		Contains one of the very first zoom lens shots in cinema.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)?
a.		Several events in this movie are inspired by Chuck Pfarrers real SEAL career.
b.		The crystal stemware used in the scene where Michael Caine is teaching Steve Martin how to act debonair is called Massena and is made by Baccarat.
c.		The film was based on the book "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places", which Le Ly Hayslip wrote about her experiences during and after the Vietnam War.
d.		The "Peeping Tom Show" segment that the film opens with was inspired by the Candid Camera television series.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)?
a.		An entire day was spent shooting the trailer, which does not appear in the film. The trailer shows Freddy and Lawrence walking along the boardwalk, politely moving out of the way of other people, etc, with a voice saying something like "There are numerous distinguished gentlemen in the world... refined, cultured gentlemen... nice men... but nice men finish last". As these last few lines are spoken, Freddy pushes an old lady into the water, and Lawrence shoves a kids face into his cotton candy.
b.		In one scene, Mills belittles Doe as a "Movie of the Week". When this film was shown on network television, the line was changed to "Book of the Month". (The line has since been restored in subsequent showings on Cable television.)
c.		George Seaton directed retakes and additional scenes when director Gregory Ratoff was unavailable.
d.		First big starring role in a theatrical movie for Michelle Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer was still relatively unknown when this movie was first released and publicity for the movie described her as a "newcomer".

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)?
a.		The original script was vetoed by producer Steven Bach after he told Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro that Jake LaMotta was "a cockroach". De Niro and Scorsese took a few weeks in Italy to do an uncredited rewrite of the script, during which time the two found some sympathetic aspects of La Motta, which eventually satisfied the producers.
b.		This film originated as a project for Mick Jagger and David Bowie, after the success of their popular "Dancing in the Street" video in 1985. Studio bosses were anxious to put them in a movie together. Screenwriter Dale Launer was brought in based on the success of Ruthless People and asked to submit ideas. Launer had seen the original film, Bedtime Story (which starred Marlon Brando, David Niven, and Shirley Jones) on TV once before and suggested a remake. During development, however, Jagger and Bowie dropped out of the project. Steve Martin and Michael Caine were brought in as replacements.
c.		Shot in 1950, not released until 1952.
d.		Actor David Rountree tore his PCL in his left knee three days before filming began. This injury was worked into the script and replaced a "shoulder injury" that was supposed to have been there.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)?
a.		In 1959, The "London Daily News" published an original Ian Fleming short story (conceived as a plot for an abandoned James Bond TV show) called "Murder Before Breakfast". Fleming felt the title did not capture the essence of the story and re-titled it "From A View To A Kill" when it was included in his "For Your Eyes Only" collection of five James Bond stories in 1960. Fleming found the inspiration for this new title from John Woodcock Graves 1820 Cumberland Hunting Song, "DYe Ken John Peel". It read in part: "From the drag to the chase. From the chase to the view. From the view to a death in the morning..." Fleming adapted the third stanza for his short story title.
b.		Sonys first feature from their recently formed animation department.
c.		The movie was used as the source for the musical "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" which opened at the Imperial Theater in New York on March 3, 2005, ran for 627 performances and was nominated for the 2005 Tony Awards for the Best Musical, Book and Score.
d.		The Hockey player Happy mentions in the beginning of the film is Terry OReilly. Once during a game he jumped into the stands at Madison Square Garden and fought with a fan.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)?
a.		The scene in the trailer, with Bensen and Jameison walking along the water where Benson pushes the pedestrian over the edge and in to the water, does not appear in the movie.
b.		The producers discovered Taegu Andy Kang at a nightclub in Toronto.
c.		Lewis Milestone won an Oscar, then called the First Award, for Direction (Comedy Picture), the first and only year that category appeared in the Academy Awards. Milestone beat the only other nominee in the category, Ted Wilde for Harold Lloyds Speedy. Charles Chaplin had originally been announced as a Best Comedy Director nominee for The Circus, but subsequently was removed from the category (his nomination for Best Actor also was rescinded) and given a special Honorary Award. Milestone won a second Oscar for directing All Quiet on the Western Front, which featured Louis Wolheim in a World War I setting, and was nominated one more time, for The Front Page.
d.		Red West agreed to play the role of the bartender after seeing the scenes worked out during his acting class.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)?
a.		Although Cecil B. DeMille states in his autobiography that the film failed to be a financial success when released, it was listed as the box-office champion of 1935 in the 1936-37 issue of the Motion Picture Almanac.
b.		Although he doesnt appear onscreen, Keenan Wynn has an uncredited role in this film: he was Aunt Wendys late husband, Henry, and a painting of him appears above her money safe when she makes withdrawals.
c.		The Vitajex tablets that Lonesome Rhodes hawks have 6 grains of dextrose, 5 grains of inert material, 2.5 grains of caffeine, and 3.5 grains of aspirin. Thats roughly equivalent to a 16 oz café latte and two baby aspirin tablets.
d.		The scene where Steve Martin is posing with the bikini-clad women on the beach was shot twice. For the American release, the women all had their bikini tops on. For the European release, director Frank Oz filmed the same scene with the women topless. Oz states in the DVD commentary that when he commanded the women to remove their tops, he felt like the most powerful man in the world.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)?
a.		Paul Scofields last film.
b.		The first in a proposed trilogy.
c.		According to the DVD commentary, when Freddy is in jail trying to remember Lawrences name, the entire scene was improvised by Steve Martin. Director Frank Oz was crouched out of camera range and tapped actor Anton Rodgers on the foot to interrupt Martin when Oz felt that he had gone as far as he could with the improv.
d.		Director Trademark: M. Night Shyamalan Bright colours to signify something important The red and yellow cloaks worn by the villagers or the monsters.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)?
a.		This film is actually a remake of the comedy Bedtime Story.
b.		The Chiodo Brothers are credited with Special Effects for this film, who also made the 1988 cult film Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Look for Trolls in the finale that resemble Klowns, as well as the same spinning death effect.
c.		The only surviving footage from this film - 38 seconds worth - was found in a mislabeled tin by a collector in Ohio. The footage was investigated and identified on an episode of the PBS Television series "History Detectives."
d.		The scene where Jim smashes a TV while in the recording studio actually did happen. Ray Manzarek describes this scene vividly in his autobiography "Light My Fire".

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)?
a.		Part of the laboratory set was Emerac, the computer from Foxs production Desk Set.
b.		Michael Hordern was not on set when the "Marleys Ghost" segment was filmed; he was added in later through the use of an optical printer. He only appears together with Sim in the two scenes at the end of the "Ghost of Christmas Past" sequence, the latter of the two being the scene where Jacob Marley dies. This was also true of Michael Dolan, who played the Spirit of Christmas Past; he never actually played any scenes on the set with Sim.
c.		Director Frank Oz and cast member Ian McDiarmid had previously both been in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, though their characters had no scenes together. They subsequently worked together in all three Star Wars prequels, during which McDiarmid was digitally inserted into Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, in which Oz already appeared.
d.		Composer Danny Elfman does not return to provide the musical score for this film, citing creative differences with director Sam Raimi over the previous film. Instead, Christopher Young composes the films score. In December 2006, however, producer Grant Curtis announced that Elfman had begun collaborating with Young on the films score music. Interestingly, Elfman turned down this film for Charlottes Web, which is about a spider who uses her talents to do good.

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