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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Foxes (1980) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Foxes (1980) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Foxes (1980)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980).

About the movie: A group of friends come of age in the asphalt desert of the San Fernando Valley set to a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980)?
a.		Robert Romanus and Cherie Currie appear in this movie together. Thirty years later, Romanus had a small role in The Runaways, a movie about the formation, success, and eventual disintegration of the band that Cherie Currie was in before acting in Foxes.
b.		The names of the unruly kids in the theater are Kyler, Brakota and Condon.
c.		Robert Zemeckis consciously shot What Lies Beneath in the style of Hitchcock, if he had access to digital technology. Also, the heroine of the film is a blonde, which was a common trademark of Alfred Hitchcocks.
d.		When Damescinos mentions the virus that causes vampirism, he says "parvovirus", even closed captioning says "horrible virus" because of the obscurity of the term. Parvovirus IS a true virus type, and meets all the requirements for creating vampires in a fictional environment, the term was too obscure for most people to recognize, other than experts in virology.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980)?
a.		The scene in which Diane opens the bedroom door and is met with a fearsome scream was the first to be filmed.
b.		Even though the film was rated M15+ in other states of Australia, it was banned in Queensland until the Queensland Film Board of Review was abolished in 1990 by then Premier Wayne Goss.
c.		Rosanna Arquette, Diane Lane, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Kristy McNichol all auditioned and/or tested the role of Annie.
d.		Cinematographer Conrad L. Halls return to filmmaking after a ten-year absence.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980)?
a.		Joe Pescis first movie in 8 years.
b.		The synopsis for the canceled "Phantasms End" script written by Roger Avary goes as it follows: "The year is 2012 and there are only three U.S. states left. Between New York and California is the wasteland known as the Plague Zone. Unfortunately, the evil Tall Man controls that area. Since many people are dead, the Tall Man is able to make thousands of dwarf slaves for his planet daily in the Mormon Mausoleum. Besides him, the other residents are "baggers," human-like creatures that are infected by the Tall Mans blood, the dwarves, and, of course, the silver spheres, all trying to break out of the barrier that contains them and into the real world. A group of hi-tech troops are sent in to destroy the red dimension where the Tall Man gets his power. Reggie follows so he can find Mike after a series of nightmares he had. Will they be able to finally destroy the Tall Man for good?"
c.		According to a musician hired for the project, the original story concept centered around an all girl rock band who was being groomed by an established female pop singer. The script was rewritten so much, the band element of the story was dropped.
d.		In an original draft of the script, after Jason (Austin St. John) and Kimberly (Amy Jo Johnson) had been turned evil when they were sacrificed into Maligores pit, it would have been revealed that they would have had enhanced strength as a result. This explains why they are able to fight the Turbo Rangers with ease and why Tommy is struggling when an evil Jason tries to strangle him. However, the scene with the explanation was cut due to the films allowed running time.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980)?
a.		The final film directed solely by Busby Berkeley.
b.		The reason that Dan Dailey sings "Friendly Island" in such an odd voice is that he is making fun of Ezio Pinza the basso profundo opera star who was starring in the then current stage show "South Pacific".
c.		The original title was "20th Century Foxes" but was shortened to "Foxes" to avoid a lawsuit from film studio 20th Century Fox.
d.		It was originally intended for the Brooklyn Bridge to be destroyed by one of the monsters hands, but it was decided that this seemed too deliberate. It was changed to the monsters tail destroying the bridge, which seemed more accidental.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980)?
a.		Mary Janes performance of The Important of Being Earnest was performed and filmed at the Ivar Theater in Hollywood.
b.		The reason the secret police are called "Fingermen" is because the New Order was arranged on the model of the human body. The Chancellor was the Head; the television station BTN was the mouth; visual and audio surveillance were the Eye and the Ear; Inspector Finch was part of The Nose, the police force, and Creedys secret police were the Hand.
c.		The set for the sequence where Professor Lupin teaches Harry to defend against the dementors previously served as Dumbledores office in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
d.		This movie was released the same year as the similarly themed movie Little Darlings.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980)?
a.		Edward Bunker who plays Chadwell in the Northfield bank robbery was actually, among many other things, a convicted bank robber.
b.		Buddy Foster, Jodie Fosters brother and a child actor in his own right, was up for a part in this film. They wanted him to play the love interest to his own sister. They eventually recast the love interest role and Buddy can be seen in another part.
c.		The golfer next to John Malkovich at the driving range is actually the head of the make-up department for the film, Michael Mills.
d.		This film was inspired by the story of Saratoga, which was finished after its star died.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980)?
a.		Barbara Feldon, the original Agent 99, allegedly turned down an invitation to appear in the movie.
b.		The films dedication states: " . . . a film dedicated to the IV Armored Corps of the Army Ground Forces, United States Army, whose cooperation made it possible to tell this story."
c.		At the plane crash site, the actor that was supposed to call out, "Major Mancheck," fell out of his trailer and broke his leg. He was replaced on the spot with actor Robert Bob Olen, who did the lines but was never credited for it.
d.		Annie (Cherie Currie)s shoulder tattoo of a cherry is real. Currie had got the tattoo during her tenure as lead singer of the band The Runaways in reference to their signature song "Cherry Bomb."

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980)?
a.		Cherie Curries first foray into acting. Prior to this film, she was known primarily as a singer.
b.		In a scene in the movie theater, Eli Roths character Sgt. Donny Donowitz uses the alias "Antonio Margheriti". This alias is named after cult Italian director Antonio Margheriti (director of such films as Apocalypse domani), one of Roths and Quentin Tarantinos favorite directors.
c.		Marlon Brando was paid $1 million in advance. He threatened to quit and keep the advance. Francis Ford Coppola told his agent that he didnt care, and if they couldnt get Brando, they would try Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford, and then Al Pacino. Brando eventually turned up late, drunk, 40kg overweight, and admitted he hadnt read the script or even "Heart of Darkness", the book it was based on. He read Coppolas script, and refused to do it. After days of arguments over single lines of dialogue, an ad-lib style script was agreed upon, and this was shot according to Brandos stipulations that he appears in shadows.
d.		According to a 1977 interview with James Brolin, the working title of the film was "Wheels".

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980)?
a.		For most of the film, Walter Baylor wears only one brown bag over his head, however in the Medieval science class, you see four different bags hanging on the wall.
b.		There is a second reference to Alfred Hitchchock (I)s dislike of eggs. A raw egg is thrown hitting the glass and splattering in the restaurant at the beginning when the kitchen staff believe Cary Grant is responsible for the recent thefts. He is also offered a saucer of milk referring to "cats".
c.		This was Jodie Fosters last film before attending college at Yale University. Foster returned to acting in the late 1980s.
d.		Because they are very health-conscious, RZA and The GZA (credited as GZA) do not drink coffee. So they are drinking tea in the film.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxes (1980)?
a.		Hank Worden, who has a substantial role as the Indian Crazy Bear, also does a cameo appearance as the jailer at the cavalry fort guardhouse; likewise, Harry Landers plays both Grey Wolf and also one of Captain Trasks attachés.
b.		Cameron Diazs father was on set during filming, so the Farrellys decided to throw him in the movie. In the scene where Ben Stiller is released from prison after being wrongfully accused of murder, Camerons dad is the inmate in the front with a beard and long hair jeering at Ben.
c.		According to Adrian Lyne, a seventeen year old Demi Moore showed up to auditioned for a role.
d.		Due to malfunctioning editing/computer equipment, the entire film was edited on a 2 inch video camera screen. The feed from the computer was rerouted out of the computer and the monitor being used happened to be the VCD screen. Needless to say, it took over 5 months to edit the film.

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