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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Frankie and Johnny (1991) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Frankie and Johnny (1991) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991).
About the movie:
Johnny has just been released from prison, and gets a job in a cafe beside waitress Frankie. Frankie is a bit of a loner, but Johnny is determined their romance will blossom.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991)?
a.
Jeff Bridges
was at one point considered for the male lead.
b.
The original cut ran four hours and thirty minutes.
c.
Juliette Binoche
knew she wanted to be in the film the minute she read the scene when Kip shows Hana the fresco paintings on the walls of a church.
d.
Many of the cars in the film have a "B" sticker on the windshields. This is a reflection of the wartime rationing of gasoline. Gas was rationed primarily to save rubber, because Japan had occupied Indochina, Malaysia, and Indonesia. (There was a shortage of gas on the East Coast until a pipeline from Texas was constructed to replace the transport of crude oil by sea.) The B sticker was the second lowest category, entitling the holder to only 8 gallons of gas a week.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991)?
a.
The murder of the Duchesse de Praslin contributed to the outbreak of the French revolution.
b.
In the comics, the symbiote was a flowing sentient liquid ooze.
Sam Raimi
was very clear on the films portrayal of the symbiote: he wanted it to have character, but not to resemble a spider or octopus. As portrayed in the film, it possesses a webbing form (it was composed of many separate CGI threads) that gives it a sense of life and an appearance of gripping onto someones body.
c.
Frankie agrees to open her robe for 15 seconds so that Johnny can look at her nude. She actually does it for over 40 seconds.
d.
Director
Robert Milton
also directed the Broadway production.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991)?
a.
C.B. Harding
: as the postman
b.
Robert Rodriguez
originally envisioned
Johnny Depp
in the role of Jackie Boy. Due to prior commitments, Depp could not play the part. While at the Academy Awards, Rodriguez saw
Benicio Del Toro
with long hair ("Wolf Man" hair, as he describes it. Ironically, Del Toro plays the title character of
The Wolfman
) and said that he "was looking at Jackie Boy". He told Del Toro not to cut his hair and mailed him the comic book and a copy of the short, "The Customer is Always Right." Del Toro immediately signed on.
c.
This movie is based on real events in the life of a real USA-Mexico Border Patrolman.
d.
Playwright
Terrence McNally
originally wrote the role of Frankie for
Kathy Bates
. Johnny was played by
Kenneth Welsh
in the 1987 Off-Broadway production of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" that starred Bates.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991)?
a.
Miller talks about the cosmic unconsciousness: "Youll be thinking about a plate of shrimp, and all of a sudden someone will say plate, or shrimp, or plate of shrimp." Later, the two Latinos whove stolen the "Asimov" car park outside a diner which features a huge sign in one of its windows reading: PLATE O SHRIMP $2.95.
b.
Don Cheadle
replaced
Terrence Howard
as Rhodey, due to a falling out between Howard and Marvel Studios. The two actors worked with each other in
Crash
.
c.
The football team on the poster behind Nick when Johnny enters the restaurant for the first time is PAOK from Thessaloniki, Greece, with a double-headed eagle as its emblem.
d.
John Travolta
chose not to promote the film with the rest of the cast, because he was still reeling from the loss of his son, Jett.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991)?
a.
The fifteenth of sixteen Charlie Chan movies starring
Warner Oland
.
b.
Kathy Bates
originated the role of Frankie on the stage. She campaigned to get the role in the film, but lost out to
Michelle Pfeiffer
.
c.
The 16 March 2001 draft of the screenplay lists
David Zucker
and
Peter Tilden
as writers. Tilden is not credited in the final film and Zucker only receives a directing credit.
d.
In one scene, Leonard quickly passes in front of a comic book store. The Batman logo is displayed prominently on the stores window.
Christopher Nolan
later directed
Batman Begins
and
The Dark Knight
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
delayed the start of the production because
Uma Thurman
was pregnant.
b.
The scene at the hot dog stand with Sheriff Jud and the rookie had to be re-shot after the crew forgot to turn on the microphone the first time.
c.
The director was only 22 years old when he finished the film.
d.
In a scene at the beginning, Frankie is on a bus reading a magazine. On the front cover is
Penny Marshall
, the sister of director
Garry Marshall
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991)?
a.
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.
b.
Last movie directed by
Lewis Milestone
. He only did two TV episodes after this.
c.
Michelle Pfeiffer
took on the role of the emotionally fragile waitress in part to work with
Al Pacino
again after having filmed
Scarface
with him nearly a decade before.
d.
The first of many collaborations between composer
Joseph LoDuca
, director
Sam Raimi
, producer
Robert G. Tapert
and actor
Bruce Campbell
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991)?
a.
Although the films original title was "The Hunchback of UCLA," it was actually shot across town at the University of Southern California (UCLAs rival).
b.
Was filmed in 1985 and sat on the shelf for nearly five years.
c.
Kathy Bates
, who had originated the role of Frankie on stage, was passed over in favor of
Michelle Pfeiffer
- a fate that often seemed to befall her stage characters when transferred to the screen, which delayed her eventual success on film. Ironically, in this case, it was Marshalls former brother-in-law,
Rob Reiner
, who gave Bates her big-screen break in
Misery
.
d.
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.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991)?
a.
The casting of
Michelle Pfeiffer
was met with some negativity as many felt the actress was too beautiful to play such a damaged and plain character. However, while the film wasnt an enormous hit, Pfeiffers performance was widely-praised and the actress was nominated for a Golden Globe as a result.
b.
The movies line "Snap out of it!" was voted as the #96 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
c.
This film contains the only known footage of New Orleans jazz clarinetist
Jimmy Noone
, who mentored
Benny Goodman
in Chicago in the 1920s.
d.
For the car chase scenes,
John Cena
trained with the New Orleans Police Department in order to do his own stunt driving.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frankie and Johnny (1991)?
a.
The credits on the version of this movie which exists today are actually for the movie
Mad Doctor of Blood Island
and bear no relation to this film. This comes from when they were originally intended to be released as a double feature.
b.
During the scene in the Texas airport,
Dean Stockwell
s character is on the phone with his wife. The PA announcer can be heard saying "A message for Joy Stockwell, Joy Stockwell. Austin will arrive at any minute." Joy was Deans wife and Austin, his son, was born during production of this film.
c.
The end theme song to
Solarbabies
, "Love Will Set You Free" performed and written by
Smokey Robinson
is about
Jesus
offering an invitation for Christian discipleship, with direct quotes from Jesuss sermons in the Bible.
d.
One scene called for actor
Al Pacino
to be surprised after opening a door.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
was filming in a nearby studio, so director
Garry Marshall
arranged for Kirk and Spock be on the other side of the door that Pacino opened.
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