Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Getting Straight (1970) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Getting Straight (1970) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Getting Straight (1970).

About the movie: A Vietnam vet and former social radical is conflicted by his desire to become a teacher and his sympathy with anti-establishment student protests.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Getting Straight (1970)?
a.		Rhemas bass player, Bobby Freedman, didnt appear in the movie because he gave a weak screen test and they only needed five band members. Tom Nolan portrayed the sixth alien because the filmmakers wanted a "real actor" to play the alien leader.
b.		The shot where Zed catches the golf ball in his mouth was filmed in reverse.
c.		Most of the film was shot handheld as that was the best way to countermand the oceans swell.
d.		Cecil Kellaways last movie.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Getting Straight (1970)?
a.		The "Air Herc" sandals brand is a reference to the Nike Air footwear line. Moreover, the Hercules mosaic showing Hercules running resembles an actual Nike print ad. Nike was the Greek goddess who personified triumph.
b.		Lane Community College in Eugene served as the location for the film. The new campus was in the final stages of construction at the time of production. This allowed the film crew to easily simulate the occupation of offices and buildings by protesters without interfering with actual campus life. Some pyrotechnic effects were used, including one that used black powder and petroleum that blackened an exterior wall and startled the cast and crew. A technician apologized for overdoing the effect (an understatement). Many local people were involved, including a few hand-picked for stunt work.
c.		Simon Baker was hired for the role of Carl Herrod, but had to bow out at the last minute, due to scheduling conflicts. His name was even advertised on pre-production billboards at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. The part went to Adam Baldwin, eventually.
d.		Brian De Palma was inspired to make the film after he read an article about a set of Soviet Union Siamese twins that were successfully separated after an operation. De Palma said he was haunted by a photograph of the twins in which one looked cheerful and healthy, while the other looked surly and disturbed. The article went on to include issues about the twins psychological problems after their separation.

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