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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987).
About the movie:
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987)?
a.
Mike Allred
tried out for the lead role in this film, but was turned down.
b.
Alan Parker put many people who did not make the initial audition for the band in bit parts in the movie.
c.
Tyrone Power
also starred in the original version of the film,
Love Is News
, in much the same role. His co-stars were
Loretta Young
,
Don Ameche
and
George Sanders
.
d.
A James Bond origin story like this had been touted to be the first Bond film after
Roger Moore
retired. A first draft screenplay was written where James Bond was a young man in the Royal Navy. However,
Albert R. Broccoli
rejected the concept believing at the time that the audience wasnt really interested in a young James Bond. This movie has been made and released on the heels of Batman reboot and Star Wars prequels.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987)?
a.
Advertisements for this film were censored in some parts of Canada due to the tagline "In Vietnam the wind doesnt blow, it sucks." At that time, Canadian censors had not yet decided whether the phrase "it sucks" (or "this sucks") was obscene.
b.
A scene was filmed with
Dudley Moore
appearing in drag as Max Shadys mother, testifying at Lanas trial. Although the scene was cut from the movie, it is included on the DVD release.
c.
To keep the plot a secret during the shoot,
Sarah Jessica Parker
put a fake cover, titled National Park by Jesse Lasky, on her copy to keep off prying eyes.
d.
Baracus was a Sergeant in
The A-Team
, and in this film he is a former (dishonourably discharged) Corporal at the beginning of the movie, after the "eight years and eighty successful missions later" part he is a Sergeant as evidenced by the stripes on his uniform during the trial scene. Hannibal, Face and Murdock retain their original rank of Colonel, Lieutenant and Captain.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987)?
a.
Except for the title cards "A
Stanley Kubrick
Film" and "Full Metal Jacket", there are no opening credits.
b.
The original cut ran for almost three hours.
c.
The film was one of several theatrical films based on literary classics which were released to US schools in the 1950s and 60s, for showing to children. The others included
Heidi
and
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
. They were all released to the schools in heavily cut versions that had a running time of no more than forty-five minutes.
d.
One scene which was cut from the final theatrical version but later shown in the TV version was shot in the cafeteria at one of Niles Easts two sister schools, Niles North.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987)?
a.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 17, 1950 with
Fred Allen
reprising his film role.
b.
In several of the Vietnam scenes a Red Ryder B.B. gun can be seen in the squad leaders pack, and in the scene where "Vietnam: The Movie" is being filmed he is holding it in his hand as the camera crew goes by.
c.
Harry S. Murphy
(Warden Harrah) originated the role of The Lecturer in the Los Angeles production.
d.
This film, based on the book Towelhead by
Alicia Erian
, debuted at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival with the non-controversial title Nothing is Private. However, after consultation with Erian and Warner Brothers, the filmmakers decided to release the movie in the United States and other countries with the same title as the book, obviously an ethnic slur. The title was met with controversy and protests from the Arab-American community. Some complained about the slur itself, others accused Warner Brothers of choosing a buzz-generating controversial title that was misleading since the story centers more on Jasiras sexual behavior than her ethnicity. This and other topics are discussed on the DVDs two panel discussions.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987)?
a.
The stars of this movie,
William Bendix
,
Preston Foster
,
Richard Jaeckel
and
Lloyd Nolan
all reprised their characters from this movie in a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast on 28 February 1944.
b.
Carol Burnett
was extremely unhappy with her performance in this film, as were a lot of critics. The comedienne likes to tell the story of how she was a passenger on an airline that had
The Front Page
as its in-flight movie. At the films conclusion, Burnett stood up and apologized to the passengers for what theyd just witnessed.
c.
The book that Robbie tries to lend to Baby as an explanation for his refusal to help Penny is The Fountainhead by
Ayn Rand
. Rand was the creator of a philosophy called Objectivism, which holds (among other beliefs) that it is more important for a person to be concerned with his or her own well-being rather than to try to help others. Some of her adherents (including, apparently, Robbie) interpret her books as justification for selfish and self-serving behavior and the disavowal of responsibility to others.
d.
The entire film was shot in England (Pinewood Studios and Bassingbourn Barracks). Footage of an actual graduation ceremony at Parris Island was used in the film, with an insert from England added to it. For the final battle scenes set in Hue, Kubrick was able to use the abandoned gasworks town of Beckton on the River Thames. Researchers painstakingly went through dozens of shots of the real Hue in order to make sure Beckton looked authentic, and palm trees were brought into the area to create a tropical effect.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987)?
a.
Jane Plank
did not really know how to figure skate;
Katie Wahlquist
was the figure skating stunt double for Tammy Duncan.
b.
Gustav Hasford
began working on "The Short Timers" (the book on which this film is based) while serving in Vietnam, and based many of the characters (and names) on soldiers he served with.
c.
According to
Keith Gordon
(who plays Arnie) on the DVD Commentary, he kept having trouble with Christines push-button operated TorqueFlite automatic transmission control. The 1958 Plymouths (along with all other Chrysler products that year) used push buttons to select "Reverse," "Neutral," "Drive," etc. (The buttons can be seen in some shots located near the steering column but are never seen being pushed in the film.) He says that it would routinely take several tries to put the transmission in gear. In a few instances, filming would be delayed so that a technician could repair the selector buttons, and even then hed still have trouble with it.
d.
According to the DVD Documentary, Paramount originally wanted to produce a TV series of Beverly Hills Cop after the success of the first film but Eddie Murphy didnt want to go back to TV so a movie was made instead.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987)?
a.
The room in which Thornton Melon takes his three-hour oral exam is the same room in which Alex Owens makes her successful dance audition in
Flashdance
.
b.
The museum exterior scene takes place at the University of the Arts main building, Hamilton Hall. This is the original location of the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.
c.
The only shot that actually shows Parris Island is when the platoon graduates and another shot of video is imported into the movie showing the graduation location on Parris Island by First Battalion.
d.
Elvis Presley
dyed his brown hair to black to celebrate his first color film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
s daughter
Vivian Kubrick
makes a cameo appearance during a scene in Vietnam where Joker and Rafterman encounter a mass open grave. She can be seen wielding a motion picture camera, shooting into the open grave for a few moments.
b.
The musical instrument played by
Patrick Stewart
, the "baliset", is actually a Chapman Stick, an electric guitar and bass created in the 1970s by
Emmett Chapman
, who plays the music we hear.
c.
The film was shot in 73 days and had one of the fastest turn around post-production schedules as the film was pushed up to a release date in August 1993.
d.
The driver Memo Moreno is named after real-life ChampCar drivers Roberto Moreno and Memo Gidley. The use of a wheelchair-bound team owner is inspired by Sir Frank Williams.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987)?
a.
It was
Sigourney Weaver
s idea to dress
Nora Dunn
s character up like in
Rebecca
.
b.
The first film adaptation of a
Joseph Conrad
novel.
c.
Shooting took 16 months.
d.
The siren heard at the Da Nang base during the Tet Offensive is the same as heard at Burpelson AFB in
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Full Metal Jacket (1987)?
a.
The scene where they are eating at an outside table at a drive-in restaurant was filmed at Kirts in Ogden, Utah. Kirts is a popular hang out for the local high school students. Kirts changed its sign for the movie.
b.
Film critic
Roger Ebert
gave the movie a one-star rating, but admitted that he already walked out after 8 minutes. After receiving heavy criticism for rating a movie without having the courtesy to watch it completely, he went back to see the movie in its entirety, and promised to never, ever do it again.
c.
Charlies "older man" date at the officers club is the real-life "Viper",
Pete Pettigrew
. He is a retired Navy pilot and TOPGUN instructor, and shot down a MiG during the Vietnam War. He served as the technical consultant on the film.
d.
When telling the recruits about Christmas services, Sgt Hartmann calls the clergyman "Chaplain Charlie". In
Stanley Kubrick
s
A Clockwork Orange
Alex refers to the prison chaplain as the "prison Charlie". "Charlie" is cockney rhyming slang for "chaplain" or "priest".
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