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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ghost Busters (1984) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ghost Busters (1984) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984).
About the movie:
Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
The scene where the camel spits in Turkeys (
Bob Hope
s) face wasnt planned. The camel did it of its own accord while the cameras were rolling, and Hopes recoil and
Bing Crosby
s reaction were so funny that it was left in the final cut of the film.
b.
The plot is largely based on the philosophical writings of
William S. Burroughs
, who came to believe that the number 23 held mystical significance after encountering it during significant moments in his life. Burroughs eventually wrote the screenplay "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz" around this concept, in which he used the deathbed ramblings of mobster Dutch Schultz as a springboard for telling a story based around Schultzs life - which, in Burroughs vision, revolved around recurrences of the number 23.
c.
Angela Austin
replaced
Rhonda Shear
as Cindy Coleman.
d.
The bum that
Bill Murray
played in a deleted scene looks and acts just like his character on
Caddyshack
(and also sports a golfing cap).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
Alyy Khan
who plays the Pakistani Fareed Mansour, previously portrayed Omar Sheik in
A Mighty Heart
, a real-life character upon whom the character Omar in this film, played by
Saïd Taghmaoui
, is loosely based.
b.
The voice of the Scorpion King, at the end of the film, was dubbed by Brazilian rock singer
Max Cavalera
.
c.
Stephen King
sold the film rights for his novella for a dollar.
d.
One scene shot for the film but later deleted shows Ray and Winston on a call and Ray ends up in Canadian Mounties outfit. Production stills from this scene appear in the published version of the film script.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
Kathryn Grayson
s final feature film.
b.
The original title for this second spin was "The Amazing Spider-Man".
c.
The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man suits cost Approximately $20,000 apiece. Three were made and all were destroyed during filming.
d.
The two actors who played the Chicago auctioneer and his assistant,
Les Tremayne
and
Olan Soule
, succeeded each other as the lead on the popular radio show "Mr. First Nighter," during the 1930s and 1940s.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
David Hollander, who appears in the film as the editor of the Harvard Crimson, actually was the editor of the Crimson during the time in which the film is based.
b.
This film features one of the earliest uses of a hidden camera in film-making. In the scene where
Zasu Pitts
leaves the junk shop after discovering the dead body she rushes into a real street and into real passers-by who were unaware they were being filmed. A crowd gathered, police turned up to the scene and it is said that a reporter called in the murder to his editor. This coincides with
Dziga Vertov
s _Kino-Eye (1924)_ which also used hidden camera techniques for the first time.
c.
The party scene where Louis Tully (
Rick Moranis
) mingles with his party guests (commenting on the price of the salmon, and so on) is not only taken in one continuous shot, but is almost entirely improvised.
d.
The
Rita Hayworth
movie the prisoners are watching is
Gilda
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
Producer and director of this film,
Ivan Abramson
, went to court after the film was banned. To settle the case, the had to change the films lurid title and publicity material.
b.
Anthony Hopkins
,
Anthony Heald
and
Frankie Faison
all reprise their roles from earlier films in the series. Faison is the only one of them to have appeared in all of the first four
Thomas Harris
"Hannibal" adaptations, having also appeared in
Manhunter
(albeit in a different role).
c.
Most of the commercials seen before and during the Love for Sale musical number were genuine TV ads of the day, including Victor Kiams famous Remington shaver ad with its slogan "I liked it so much, I bought the company!" According to Byrne, many of the characters in this film were inspired by actual supermarket tabloid stories.
d.
Bill Murray
agreed to do this movie only on the condition that Columbia finance a remake of
The Razors Edge
with him as the star. The remake was made (
The Razors Edge
).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
Sadie Frost
dyed her brown hair red after concerns that she resembled
Winona Ryder
too much.
b.
As the characters exit the El Rey theater at the end of the movie, the poster for "Bussing" - a movie for which
Kevin Smith
has scripted but as of yet not made - can be seen behind Justice and Willenholly just before the camera whip pans to Jay.
c.
The Ectomobile was originally painted black until it was pointed out that most driving would be at night and the car would be difficult to see. It was then repainted white.
d.
Published newspaper reports during production of the film indicated that, as the last Bond film of the millennium, this would feature cameos by virtually every surviving previous Bond girl.
Ursula Andress
,
Diana Rigg
,
Famke Janssen
and
Barbara Bach
were mentioned by name as among those slated to appear. Sadly, this idea - if it was ever more than a media rumor - never came to fruition.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
Initally,
Ray Parker Jr.
was having trouble writing the theme song to the film. The problem was solved when he saw the TV commercial for the Ghostbusters business in the film which inspired him to write the song like a advertising jingle for the business. The song was a #1 hit for three weeks.
b.
Kim Cattrall
was
Nicholas Meyer
s first choice for the role of Saavik, but eventually proved unavailable. In
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
, the sixth film of the series, Saavik was supposed to return as a major character and Cattrall was signed on. Cattrall, however, did not want to be the third actress to play the role of Saavik, and the character was changed to Vulcan officer Lieutenant Valeris.
c.
The car
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
are driving in the early black and white section of the movie is a Henry J, which was manufactured by the Kaiser-Frazer Motor Co. and named for founder
Henry J. Kaiser
.
d.
This was
Doris Day
s final big screen appearance, following a 20 year career in the movies.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
Animator
Eric Cleworth
based the dragons head movements on those of a rattlesnake about to strike.
b.
When Venkman mentions the time Spengler tried to drill a hole in his head, Spenglers response ("That would have worked if you hadnt stopped me") was actually ad-libbed by
Harold Ramis
.
c.
Average Shot Length = 5 seconds
d.
Steven Knight
and
Richard LaGravenese
each wrote drafts of the script during preproduction, but were uncredited.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
The Concorde featured in the film was the 7th Concorde built. It first flew as F-WTSC on Jan 31, 1975. The registration number changed to F-BTSC (serial number 203) in May 1975. The plane was leased from Aerospatiale (France) for the movie, and sold to Air France in October 1980. The same Concorde crashed on July 25th, 2000, while taking off from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris. A burst tire ruptured a fuel tank, and the leaking fuel caught fire. The crash killed all 109 passengers and crew on board, plus 4 people on the ground.
b.
According to the book, "
Alfred Hitchcock
: A Life in Darkness and Light", by
Patrick McGilligan
,
Yul Brynner
was a first consideration for the role of Phillip Vandamm.
c.
The "Meths drinkers" are extreme, down and out alcoholics - what Americans might refer to as "skid row" bums. They drink methylated spirit, or "wood alcohol", which is very cheap, a poisonous variety of alcohol used as a fuel for lanterns and stoves and as a cleaning fluid and solvent. It is a nerve poison, which often causes blindness, so only those so poor and hard up for a drink that they will knowingly drink poison will drink it if nothing else can be found. (American down-and-outs often drink what is called "squeeze", made by squeezing the methyl alcohol liquid out of "canned heat" ("Sterno" brand is one such) heating gel.
d.
The firehouse used is actually two different firehouses that are in two different cities. The exterior is in NY, while the interior is in downtown Los Angeles. The LA firehouse is very popular with filmmakers and has been used in many movies.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
In April 1957, this film was distributed on a double bill at many drive-in theaters with
Dino
starring
Sal Mineo
.
b.
The Broadway musical adaptation opened at the Virginia Theater on October 2, 2003, ran for 372 performances and closed August 22, 2004.
c.
The schedule for getting the movie into theatres for its scheduled release date in summer 1984 was so tight, director
Ivan Reitman
said that the final print included incomplete special effects shots and errors like "wires showing" but, "remarkably, people didnt care".
d.
The film is a departure from most of
Quentin Tarantino
s films in that a number of actual products/brand names/etc. appear in the movie. Tarantino usually makes an effort to avoid product placement in his films.
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