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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dragnet (1987) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dragnet (1987) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987).
About the movie:
The equally-straight-laced and "by the book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987)?
a.
The character Adrienne is a reference to
Adrienne King
, who played Alice Hardy in
Friday the 13th
and
Friday the 13th Part 2
.
b.
The pregnant woman who turns away the Super Duper skate team is actually director
Casey La Scala
s wife.
c.
Joe Friday is fairly accurate in quoting the dress code to Pep at the beginning of the film. Section 3/605, Paragraph .10 refers simply to the need for a neat and professional appearance. .20 through .26 deal specifically with appearance of ones hair. .50 provides an exception to wear normal civilian clothing if appropriate to the assignment. .70 refers to ornamentation, such as rings, and .80 refers to appropriate attire for court which is, interestingly, the only paragraph that mentions the specific items of clothing Friday quotes.
d.
The logo of the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicagos Hockey Team, has a cameo in the movie on the train.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987)?
a.
Jack Conway
shot retakes and pick-up shots when
Sam Wood
wasnt available.
b.
Lou Costello
, in his youth a basketball player who specialized in dead-eye free-throw shooting, pumped in many of the shots himself during the films basketball game.
c.
Links to the two classic TV series include a cameo by
Harry Morgan
, and a photo of
Jack Webb
is visible in one scene. Morgan was originally going to be in one scene only but asked for a bigger part, so he was made the Captain. As well as the closing credits theme of the original series played towards the end of the film.
d.
Director
Ron Shelton
met co-writer
Robert Souza
on
Dark Blue
. A former cop, Souza was an adviser. Shelton was so impressed, he asked him to help co-write his next film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987)?
a.
MGM tried to persuade
Alfred Hitchcock
to use their Ultra-Panavision system which utilized a 65mm negative with a slight anamorphic squeeze. When projected, the image would be free of grain and quite wide. Hitchcock reportedly balked at using this large format, and instead insisted on going with Vistavision which was the format used in several of his Paramount productions. Going with Ultra-Panavision would have meant
Bernard Herrmann
s score would have been heard in magnetic stereo. The Vistavision prints utilized optical mono sound. Ironic that the version shown now has an entirely new soundtrack mixed in stereo.
b.
Then-Governor George Wallace refused permission to allow
Otto Preminger
to shoot the film in his state of Alabama.
c.
The photograph of Captain Gannons wife behind his desk is the same photograph as Colonel Potters wife in
M*A*S*H
. Both parts were played by
Harry Morgan
.
d.
Christopher Walken
turned down the role of Rico.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987)?
a.
There were four complete rooms built on set for Imams house in New Mecca. They were built in a modular way so that walls could be removed at any time to get shots from every angle.
b.
The Family Media Guide claims the word "fuck" and its variations are used 224 times in this film, however other sources list the count at 560 which, until the release of
Fuck
was a record (the previous holder was
Nil by Mouth
which had a count of 470).
c.
The version of the film released on DVD contains approximately 1196 shots in 9397 seconds of action. This equates to an average shot length of about 7.9 seconds.
d.
In real life,
Dan Aykroyd
is a huge fan of
Jack Webb
, the original Joe Friday, and as a tribute to him Aykroyd gives many of his characters the ability to spit out complex technical jargon the way Joe Friday recites laws and police procedures. Examples are in
Ghost Busters
(when Ray Stanz "orders" the demi-god Zuul to leave New York),
The Blues Brothers
(when Elwood describes the specifications of the "Bluesmobile"), and
1941
(when he explains the function of the anti-aircraft gun to
Ned Beatty
).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987)?
a.
The "police" aircraft used to force down the Reverends jet and rescue Connie is a 1963 American supersonic Northrop/Thornton T-38A jet trainer, Construction Number 5518, tail number N638TC, owned (as of October 2010) by the Thornton Aircraft Corporation of San Marino, California. It was the worlds first and most produced supersonic jet trainer. It remains in service as of 2010 in air forces throughout the world. It is one of the few T-38 jet aircraft in private ownership.
b.
This is a film adapted from a hit Broadway play.
Frank Langella
was nominated for a Tony Award for his stage performance of the title character.
c.
Popular
John F. Kennedy
assassination-conspiracy-theory suggests that the President was killed by a bullet fired from the front; specifically, from a fence behind a grassy knoll; also that three transients arrested soon after Kennedys murder are said to be the "additional assassins". The opening montage portrays the Comedian delivering the fatal bullet from the grassy knolls fence dressed in the same outfit as one of the "3 Tramps" as they were famously photographed. The puff of gun smoke said to have been seen, turns out to be Blakes cigar smoke. At Blakes funeral, the soundtrack plays "The Sound of Silence" by
Paul Simon
&
Art Garfunkel
, a song reportedly inspired by national emotional trauma from the Kennedy murder.
d.
Allmovie said that "Star
Gregory Peck
went into
MacArthur
disliking the title character that he was slated to play, but emerged from the experience with a deeper understanding and respect for this complex historical figure."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987)?
a.
To prepare for his role as Obadiah Stane,
Jeff Bridges
read some of the "Iron Man" comic books that featured Stane. He also grew a goatee and shaved his head, which he said was something hed always wanted to do.
b.
Dan Aykroyd
s character talks about Los Angeles and how could things be permitted in the same city in which they recorded "We are the World". Aykroyd sang with the other performers on "We are the World".
c.
In a scene from early in the movie, Lowell is dressing down Suzanne for her drug-use on set, and the film crew are clearly seen near-by. One of the crew is wearing a crew shirt from "Evil Angels;"
Evil Angels
, starred
Meryl Streep
.
d.
The first movie to do all special effects (except makeup and explosions) on a computer. All shots of spacecraft, space, etc were generated on a Cray X-MP computer.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987)?
a.
In the scene of Eddies apartment, the Arlo Guthrie album Alices Restaurant is shown in a very far distance in the living room while Chastity and Eddie are in sitting on the couch in the foreground.
b.
All of John Does books were real books, written for the film. They took two months to complete and cost $15,000. According to Somerset, two months is also the time it would take the police to read all the books.
c.
The character Ana Ng is a reference to another song by
They Might Be Giants
, also called Ana Ng.
d.
Connie Swails house was later used as Susan Mayers house in the TV series
Desperate Housewives
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987)?
a.
To date (summer 2009) this is the last theatrical movie to be censored by Swedish authorities. The scene cut is the infamous "head in the vise" scene.
b.
In another nod to the series, when Joe Friday first sits down at his desk, we see a pack of Chesterfield cigarettes on top of the news paper. Chesterfield was the sponsor of the Dragnet radio series and original Joe Friday,
Jack Webb
, used to participate in Chesterfield ads during the live radio broadcasts.
c.
The movie was inspired by true events experienced by writer
Marvin Faulkner
.
d.
Porters first name is never revealed; even his wife and then subsequent girlfriend call him Porter. When asked about Porters first name in the movie, Resnick pauses and then replies, "I dont know. He never called himself anything but Porter."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987)?
a.
EASTER EGG: On the special features, disk click up and when the vampire hieroglyphics is highlighted then Click it to access a hidden movie
b.
Upon seeing the film at a star-studded preview screening at Paramount, MGM studio head
Louis B. Mayer
screamed at director
Billy Wilder
that he should be tarred, feathered and horse-whipped for bringing his profession into such disrepute. Wilders response was a terse, "Fuck you" (Mayer would find himself ousted from his position within the year by the new regime at MGM, headed by
Dore Schary
).
c.
Lord John Whorfins line, "Character is what you are in the dark," is a quote from the 19th Century evangelist Dwight L. Moody.
d.
When Joe Friday is doing his opening narrations as he sits down at his desk, he says "My partner is Frank Smith..." Frank Smith was Fridays original partner on the 1950s Dragnet series and the radio show.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dragnet (1987)?
a.
William Shatner
has stated that his line "Who am I to argue with the Captain of the Enterprise?" was the hardest line he ever had to deliver.
b.
Peter OToole
was asked to play
Rudyard Kipling
.
c.
The night watchman tells Bender and Vorobyaninov that it was "Kaminsky who found the jewels while putting up a curtain". This is a self-reference by director
Mel Brooks
, who was born Melvin Kaminsky.
d.
Near the end of the picture, when the Reverend Whirley is being taken away on the airport runway, Joe Friday sees his true love standing there beaming on the tarmac. For a brief moment an old, four piston engine aircraft is in the background behind the actress. This aircraft is a Lockheed Constellation, which is affectionately known as a "Connie", the same first name as the Virgin Connie Swail.
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