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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dogfight (1991) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dogfight (1991) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dogfight (1991).
About the movie:
1963, the night before the 18 years old "Birdlace" Eddie and his friends are shipped to Vietnam...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dogfight (1991)?
a.
The trial jury consists of crew members, including the director, Rocky Costanzo.
b.
River Phoenix
s marine haircut (called a "high-and-tight") was deemed so unflattering that Warner Bros. requested highlights be added to Phoenixs hair to soften the young actors appearance.
c.
Only the edited 1937 re-release, running 67 minutes, with the original 2-strip Technicolor finale in black and white, seems to have survived.
d.
Jeanette Nolan
s film debut.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dogfight (1991)?
a.
River Phoenix
running down the street after he left Rose was the last scene shot and was not intended. It was added last minute when everyone noticed the skyline. River was told to run and didnt know why. He laughed through the whole scene because everyone yelled "Run River Run!"
b.
Novelist-writer-producer
Steve Shagan
got the idea for "The Formula" novel when he was doing research for the
Voyage of the Damned
screenplay.
c.
Columbia Pictures was determined to hire
Humphrey Bogart
for the top role of Capt. Queeg, and Bogart was enthusiastic about playing it, but the Columbia brass did not want to pay him his top salary. Bogart was rather miffed at this, complaining to wife
Lauren Bacall
, "This never happens to
Gary Cooper
, or
Cary Grant
or
Clark Gable
, but always to me." Bogart correctly figured that
Harry Cohn
and company knew that Bogart wanted to play the part so fervently that he would agree to take less money rather than surrender the part to someone else.
d.
The name of the "Lamborghini" of Snow Cats that they borrowed from the Italian camp was named "Mare Biscotto", it translates to "Sea Biscuit".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dogfight (1991)?
a.
Jack Palance
dubbed the English voice of
Riccardo Garrone
s character Matteo Cirini.
b.
Robert Kinoshita
, who is credited as building
Robby the Robot
, was also Art Director for the TV series
Lost in Space
. Many of the Lost in Space Robots features are similar to Robbys: glass "head" with animated elements; rotating antenna "ears" (although LiS Robots ears rarely moved after the pilot episode); flashing light "mouth"; chest panel with more animated elements. For that matter, much of the layout of Forbidden Planets spaceship is mirrored by LiSs Jupiter 2: saucer shape; integral landing gear/entry stairs; lower external dome with animated lights; central, plexi-domed navigation station; vertical hibernacula arranged along perimeter. In addition, Robby and the LiS Robot had a couple of "family reunions" in two LiS episodes:
War of the Robots
and
Condemned of Space
.
c.
All scenes in Kevins car were shot weeks later than the rest of the film at a park near the directors house (instead of a wooded area miles away). Those scenes were shot on the side of a street in the park, rather than the parking lot that was intended. When the actors and director pulled into the parking lot, they found numerous groups of men engaged in sexual activity directly in front of their cars. (None of that action was filmed)
d.
Given a theatrical release in just two cinemas in the USA, it went straight to video in the UK.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dogfight (1991)?
a.
The character of Jonathan Poe (Joshs young rival) was based on real life young chess prodigy Jeff Sarwer. In the National Primary Championship which the climax of the film is based on, Josh and Jeff actually tied for first place, after which Josh won on tie-breaks. While Sarwer would go on to win the World Championship Under 10, he soon disappeared with his sister and father; the family was known for living a travelling lifestyle (no permanent adress, etc.)
b.
First National constructed its largest set up to that time, for the exterior, interior and garden of an English country home.
c.
To prepare to play the Four Bs, a close group of marines, River Phoenix (Birdlace), Richard Panebianco (Berzin), Mitchell Whitfield (Benjamin), and Anthony Clark (Oakie) were sent for a week of simulated boot camp, run by retired U.S. Marine Corps Captain Dale Dye.
d.
Average Shot Length = ~5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~4.5 seconds.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dogfight (1991)?
a.
Brendan Fraser
s movie debut.
b.
The film
Mary Whitehouse
showed in court to support the idea of the video nasty, although the pre-VRA video was the version the BBFC had cut and passed X. It was removed and re-added to the video nasty list several times but was never successfully prosecuted
c.
Nigel Phelps
based the design of the spaceship "Betty" on a jackhammer. The "Auriga" was originally to be a vertical structure, but he abandoned this idea once he realized the difficulty of capturing the scope of such a ship design on film.
d.
President Kennedy very frequently set up recording machines during meetings at the White House. Much of the dialogue from the movie is taken directly from Kennedys tapes.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dogfight (1991)?
a.
The character of Rose was originally supposed to be markedly overweight, but Lili Taylor made such an impression on director Nancy Savoca that the diminutive actress eventually won the part. Taylor did, however, gain 12 lbs. for the role and wore padding underneath her clothing.
b.
Gene Hackman
was cast only a week before principal photography started in Mexico.
c.
Final film of
Groucho Marx
.
d.
The opening shot of
Scarlett Johansson
is actually influenced by a painting by
John Kacere
, whose painting shows up later in the hotel.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dogfight (1991)?
a.
This was the first film shot at Kaufman Astoria Studios when it was reopened in the 1970s.
b.
The ambulance used is a 1973 Cadillac commercial chassis with coach work by Miller Meteor. It is a Lifeliner model with 54 inches of rear headroom. The actual movie car is now owned by a collector in California.
c.
The first and last scenes (
River Phoenix
on the bus and then River and Rose reuniting) were both shot the first day of filming. River was upset about this unusual way of movie making because he had to shoot the last scene before making the whole movie.
d.
Laras training robot is named Simon, after the director
Simon West
.
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