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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : French Connection II (1975) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : French Connection II (1975) Quiz
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About the movie:
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marsailles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: French Connection II (1975)?
a.
Felix Sabates
, who plays Dr. Felix, is in fact a real doctor and is actually director
Robert Rodriguez
s personal physician.
b.
The yearbook picture of Robert Porter is the actual picture of
Kevin Spacey
that appears in the 1977 Chatsworth High School yearbook.
c.
Many scenes of Sunny talking were actually partly virtual. The lower part of the face was replaced and tracked onto the real face.
d.
Alain Charniers villa is the same building used in the original film,
The French Connection
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: French Connection II (1975)?
a.
The Latin on Zolas mansions fireplace hearth, seen twice, is "Nulla Dies Sine Linea": "No Day Without a Line".
b.
Marlon Brando
so angered
Francis Ford Coppola
that the director turned over the filming of Brandos scenes to
Jerry Ziesmer
, the assistant director.
c.
Doyles memorable cry of "Mickey Mantle sucks!" during the cold turkey sequence was the source of much trouble for the film makers and their legal department. Producer
Robert L. Rosen
had to track down
Mickey Mantle
to obtain his permission for the reference. After a long phone call, Rosen flew out to Mantles home in Dallas with a print of the film, which was screened for him and his lawyer. When
Gene Hackman
uttered the line, Mantle surprised Rosen not only by roaring with laughter but also insisting that they watched the rest of the film because both he and his lawyer were enjoying it so much. Mantle later happily signed a release waiver and the line stayed in the film.
d.
An interview with writer
Neil Simon
in a DVD extra
Murder by Death: A Conversation with Neil Simon
has him reveal that he and director
Robert Moore
at one time wished to replace
Truman Capote
with a real actor in the part of Lionel Twain but ultimately this never eventuated.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: French Connection II (1975)?
a.
Franco Nero
was dubbed by an uncredited actor in this film. It is possible, though, not confirmed, that several of the other Italian actors were dubbed as well, although the actors themselves can be seen mouthing the words.
b.
Eddie Egan
, the real-life New York cop who was the basis for the character of Jimmy Doyle in
The French Connection
, really did have a try-out for the Yankees in his youth, and played alongside a then-unknown
Mickey Mantle
.
c.
Final film performance of
Evelyn Keyes
.
d.
Initially scheduled to start pre-production in 1936, under the supervision of
Irving Thalberg
with his wife,
Norma Shearer
as Elizabeth Bennett, but pre-production was put to a halt after Thalbergs death.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: French Connection II (1975)?
a.
The dates of the Ripper victims deaths are as follows: Mary Ann Nichols: 31st August 1888. Annie Chapman: 8th September 1888. Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes: 30th September 1888. Mary Jane Kelly: 9th November 1888.
b.
Reportedly, while shooting the movie, the four stars had become close friends, and
William Powell
even gave up his old habit of hiding out in his dressing room between scenes so he could join in the fun with the rest of the cast. One of the biggest jokes was a running gag
Spencer Tracy
played on
Myrna Loy
, claiming that she had broken his heart with her recent marriage to producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
He even set up an "I Hate Hornblow" table in the studio commissary, reserved for men who claimed to have been jilted by Loy.
c.
The film was initially budgeted at $8 million but production problems forced the studio to contribute an additional $3 million.
d.
Gene Hackman
almost passed on this film. He felt that the length of time between the original and the sequel would hurt the films chances for success.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: French Connection II (1975)?
a.
Whenever
Fernando Rey
is speaking French in the film, his voice is dubbed by a French actor.
b.
The treatment for SNATCHED was written as a birthday gift for Alan Donnes friend, actor Christopher Meloni. The two worked together on DIRTY MOVIE.
c.
David Brown
and
Richard D. Zanuck
, producers of the first two films, originally pitched this as a spoof under the title of "National Lampoons Jaws 3, People 0". This was based on a suggestion by
Matty Simmons
and
John Hughes
and was about a movie studio trying to make a second sequel to
Jaws
. It opened with author
Peter Benchley
being eaten in his pool by a shark and included a naked
Bo Derek
and shark-costumed aliens.
Joe Dante
was attached as director. The idea was crushed by
Steven Spielberg
, who threatened to walk from his deal with Universal. As it was, when Zanuck and Brown learned that their comedy was halted, they quit the studio.
d.
Alex Proyas
got the idea for the buildings changing and growing while the crew was moving pieces of the set around during filming of
The Crow
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: French Connection II (1975)?
a.
Penultimate collaboration of star actor
Charles Bronson
with producer
Dino De Laurentiis
. The last would be
The White Buffalo
. Their previous collaborative projects included
The Stone Killer
,
Valdez, il mezzosangue
,
Battle of the Bulge
and
The Valachi Papers
.
b.
One of the posters in the café where the trio ends up after Apparating into London is from
Daniel Radcliffe
s play Equus.
c.
According to
Ed Harris
,
Gene Kranz
s reaction to the astronauts living, which was sitting in a chair, almost overcome with emotion, was based off a documentary interview of Gene, who, while describing his feelings as the astronauts made it back, started to break down.
d.
In planning the climactic chase in which Doyle pursues Charnier across Marseilles, director
John Frankenheimer
wasnt aware that
Gene Hackman
suffered from knee problems. Despite this, Hackman went ahead and filmed the entire chase without a double, badly inflaming his knee by the time he was through. He has said that Doyles expressions of pain and determination as the chase progressed didnt require much acting.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: French Connection II (1975)?
a.
In its initial release, this never expanded beyond 169 screens, hence its disappointing box office numbers.
b.
Jim Backus
was the original choice for Mr Salt but he was considered too recognizable a figure.
c.
The film was banned in Russia until 1993.
d.
The heroin processing lab was built by the Corsican mafia, and was so realistic that the entire set had to be guarded by French police when it wasnt in being used by the film crew. The mafia also advised on the methods used by drug smugglers to get heroin in the US (concealing the drug in freighter weights) and, according to
John Frankenheimer
, organized the permits for the traffic jam during the chase at the end of the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: French Connection II (1975)?
a.
Fred Gwynne
s final feature film appearance.
b.
This became a short-lived television series in 1984.
c.
Ann Sothern
s daughter
Tisha Sterling
plays the younger version of Sotherns character Sheba whos seen in the prologue for this film.
d.
This was the first major motion picture sequel to simply have a number, or roman numeral (II), in the title, as opposed to "Part II," like the previous years
The Godfather: Part II
(the first major motion picture to have a "Part II" in the title).
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