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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Five Easy Pieces (1970) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Five Easy Pieces (1970) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970).
About the movie:
A drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970)?
a.
In the scene where Judy and
Van Johnson
meet in the restaurant, the woman sitting directly behind Judy is wearing the same green and plaid costume worn by
Cyd Charisse
in
The Harvey Girls
, which also starred
Judy Garland
.
b.
The actor playing Manny Goldstein (Danny Dante) would not get out of character for days after the shoot. After Mannys big scene, Danny spent the entire night telling dirty jokes in character to the assembled cast and crew.
c.
Ellen Burstyn
was considered for the role of Rayette.
d.
Around 15 different drafts of the script were written. The final film is a hybrid of 4 of them.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970)?
a.
The traffic jam on the freeway was shot on a new and unopened section of Interstate 5 near Bakersfield, Ca.
b.
The house that was used as the Von Trapp home was actually owned by actress
Hedy Lamarr
.
c.
Additonal scenes were added to update the story when the United States entered World War II during the production.
d.
Al Boasberg
, the man most responsible for shaping the early comic persona of
Jack Benny
, was initially given top billing among the films writers. In what was to become one of the first major disputes over film writing credit, Boasberg (primarily a gag man) sought sole credit for the comedic scenes, leaving credit for the screenplay itself to
Robert Pirosh
and
George Seaton
. MGM bitterly fought this and punished Boasberg by listing him under the others. A furious Boasberg had his name removed from the film completely.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970)?
a.
"Five Easy Pieces" refers to a book of piano lessons for beginners.
b.
Piper Laurie revealed in 1997 that she never even bothered to see the finished film because she heard it was terrible, and that she and Frederic Forrest would constantly sit through the entire shooting laughing.
c.
First movie Dean Martin did after Martin and Lewis broke up.
d.
When the shot pans over Sarahs books, they include John Updikes "Couples" also about married couples in adulterous affairs in the suburbs.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970)?
a.
This movie was sponsored in part by the Converse shoe company. Many characters wear Converse shoes, especially the classic Chuck Taylor All-Stars. There is also an extraordinary number of shots of shoes throughout the entire film.
b.
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. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and may not have ever been televised.
c.
Warner Baxter was originally cast in the role of Dr. Braun. After eight days of shooting, director Lubitsch turned to his assistant Henry Blanke and said: "He looks like a detective." Baxter was replaced by Monte Blue.
d.
In
Carole Eastman
s original script, Catherine Van Oost was supposed to be an older woman. But director
Bob Rafelson
transformed her into a young beauty who is Carls protégé.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970)?
a.
Both
Penny Marshall
and
Cindy Williams
had small parts in this film five years before
Laverne & Shirley
, but both ended up on the cutting room floor.
b.
Susan Anspach
was actually tested for the part of Rayette, but won the part of Catherine after
Carol Lynley
withdrew.
c.
Reel 3 of this 5 Reel film survives in the Library of Congress.
d.
ARIIA is voiced by
Julianne Moore
, who chose to go uncredited.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970)?
a.
When Sheriff Smith asks Terri to the movies he says it is Monster _That Challenged the World, The (1957)_. Not only is this a real movie, but the scenes shown were actually from it.
b.
In movie theaters was released as a Disney movie but was changed to touchstone pictures for the VHS / DVD release.
c.
Michel Legrand
composed the first score for this film, but it was rejected in favor of a score by
John Barry
, aided by
Don Walker
. When it was first aired on U.S. television, the CBS network had Barry and Walkers score replaced with a completely new score by
Stu Phillips
. Only the music by Barry and Walker is heard on the film today.
d.
Jack Nicholson
wanted
Janis Joplin
to have the part of Palm Apodaca, but it was never offered to her.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970)?
a.
Michael Keaton
was originally cast as Sean Devine. He had done several script readings with the rest of the principal cast, and he had been doing research for the role with the Massachusetts State Police Department, and living in Boston for several weeks. A month before principal photography was to start, Keaton and director
Clint Eastwood
got into a huge argument, and Keaton left the project. A week later,
Kevin Bacon
was cast in the role.
b.
Rosemarie DeWitt
, who plays the neighbor Sara Wilson, is the granddaughter of the real
Jimmy Braddock
. She is the daughter of his daughter Rosemarie, who is portrayed by
Ariel Waller
in the film.
c.
When Dupea goes to quit his oil-rigging job, the loud whirring of machines can be heard in the background. This identical sound effect was used seven years later by
George Lucas
, for the trash compacter scene in
Star Wars
.
d.
Carters Vettes license plate has the same three-letter combination as the license plate of the van that the consuls daughter is held in.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970)?
a.
Jay Leno, who provides the voice of Vorb, did his work three years before the movie hit theaters.
b.
An early incarnation of this screenplay was offered to
Paul McCartney
, whom the producers had learned was interested in playing a role in a dramatic motion picture. When McCartney passed on the film (he decided instead to star in his own screenplay,
Give My Regards to Broad Street
) the role of the kidnapped rock star was rewritten and
Diane Lane
was cast in the part, as Ellen Aim.
c.
Gregory Peck
, who starred in
Cape Fear
, appears as Cadys lawyer.
Robert Mitchum
played Max Cady in the 1962 version, and appears as Lieutenant Elgart.
Martin Balsam
played Mark Dutton in the 1962 version and the judge in this version.
d.
The song played by Dupea on the piano in the back of the truck driving down the road is Chopins "Fantaisie" in F.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970)?
a.
The script written by Brian Stewart in 1989 was originally set in New York and optioned by
John Heyman
.
b.
The actors playing the Green Street Hooligans had to work out with the productions trainer for four or five hours every day. The trainer,
Pat E. Johnson
, had most of the actors throwing up, he was working them so hard. A typical day would involve basic strength and fitness training for about two hours, followed by choreographing of the fight sequences. Rehearsals would take place in the afternoon, and then in the evening they would all go out drinking (which is probably why most of them were throwing up the next day).
Elijah Wood
was absented from most of this rigorous schedule to emphasize his outsider status.
c.
Jack Nicholson
wanted
Lauren Hutton
as Catherine.
d.
This film is a mixture of a mid 60s Filippino horror movie called "Tagani", "One Million BC" (1940) and "Unknown Island" (1948).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Five Easy Pieces (1970)?
a.
Carole Eastman
wanted
Jeanne Moreau
as Catherine.
b.
J. Carrol Naish
s portrayal of Sitting Bull was adapted into cartoon form by
William Hanna
and
Joseph Barbera
as Crazy Coyote in a Huckleberry Hound cartoon.
c.
In one of the early versions of the script, Judge Doom was revealed to be the one who killed
Bambi
s mother.
d.
The cockroaches that
Jean Hill
and
Mink Stole
are forced to eat in the castle are actually raisins.
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