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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ghost Busters (1984) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ghost Busters (1984) - Part (5) 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.
When first introducing Sir Ulrich at the joust we hear Chaucer (Bettany) make a point of including the lower classes attending the tournament by saying "And everyone else here not sitting on a cushion". This is a reference to
The Beatles
Royal Commend performance in 1963 when
John Lennon
introduced the last song by saying "The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of you, if youd just rattle your jewelry".
b.
The art gallery seen in the film is the now-defunct The Basment, in Bakersfield, CA. The owner of The Basement, Deon Bell, can be seen as an extra during the art show scene, alongside his brother Tye Bell, who operated the boom on that day of shooting. Deon Bell also created the paintings Helena looks at the beginning of the movie.
c.
The mall parking lot Gladys pulls into to pick up the dresses is Eden Prairie Center in Eden Prairie (not the Mall of America), the same mall that was used in
Mallrats
d.
Scenes in the montage sequence of the Ghostbusters running around New York (and also driving in the Ecto-mobile) were done on the first day, largely without film permits. In one scene, someone who looks like they might be a security guard begins chasing after them, and Dan Aykroyd can be seen actually driving the Ecto-mobile.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
20th Century Fox insisted the film be shot in Cinemascope, a decision that
George Stevens
was not happy with.
b.
The character of Winston was initially written to be a guard at the Ghostbusters firehouse. Also, in earlier drafts of the script, Winston was the one who conjured up the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
c.
When Fast Eddie prepares for his first matchup against Minnesota Fats, his manager sits down in front of a poster depicting
Willie Mosconi
, 14-time world champion in billiards from 1941 to 1957. About ten minutes later, Willie himself makes a cameo as the guy who holds onto the bet money. His character name is also Willie.
d.
Director Mark Rosman still has in his personal collection the cane and music box from the movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
The candle lit kitchen table scene was shot in the middle of the afternoon with black trash bags put over the outsides of all the windows. They had scheduled to be at the cabin only from Friday January 2nd to Sunday January 4th, but ran out of time the Saturday night to shoot all of the indoor nighttime scenes. So the next morning the director and producers woke up early to tape trash bags to the outsides of the windows and the scene inside was quickly shot. The idea to put up trash bags was production designer
Blake Bratcher
s idea.
b.
Joely Richardson
s character was originally written for a man. However, during auditions, director
Paul W.S. Anderson
had the part read by both men and women. He chose Richardson because of the British stage class that she would bring to the movie, and thought it would be fun to then "douche her with gallons of blood".
c.
Voted number 28 in channel 4s (UK) "Greatest Family Films".
d.
In demonstrating the physics of what is happening,
Aaron Eckhart
s character uses a peach to make his point. Unfortunately none of the peaches brought to the set were suitable so an apple was painted and had a peachstone inserted into its middle.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
Andrew Davis
was attached to direct the picture based on a different screenplay. The budget being too high and creative differences arising, Carolco hired
Roland Emmerich
, fresh from his low budget feature
Moon 44
and a canceled
Sylvester Stallone
vehicle "Isobar", to deliver a new screenplay and direct the film.
b.
Peter Jackson
s original screenplay for Freddys Dead saw Freddy aging and growing weak within the dream world. The teens of Springwood would have drug-fuelled slumber parties for kicks, and enter the dream world to beat him up.
c.
In the scene when the terror dogs (Zuul and Vince Clorthow) come to life, were actual statue designs on an old church in Philadelphia.
d.
This films distinguishable title uses two uncommon words but its not the first time that one of them has been used in the James Bond universe. See:
Quantum Diamonds
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
As revealed in an interview with Mix Magazine Online the hit song Ghostbusters was created 4:30 in the morning when after almost 2 long days of trying to create a song
Ray Parker Jr.
saw a commercial for a drain company that reminded him of a scene from the film. That commercial helped him coin the popular line "Who you gonna call?"
b.
Banned in the UK on the grounds that it "justified homicide without penalty".
c.
In the movie,
Dick Van Dyke
s character wants to be a chemist. In the stage play he wants to be a simple English teacher, and Rosie has a song to that effect. None of the Russian Ballet shows up in either the stage version or the 1995 movie remake.
d.
In an interview given at the time of the films release,
Liza Minnelli
said you could tell she was the star of the cabaret in which the movie is set because shes the only performer with shaved armpits.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
In the mid-1940s, this was announced as a project for
Joan Crawford
and
James Mason
.
b.
Despite the critical success of the film, it was nominated for two Golden Raspberry awards: Worst Actress for
Shelley Duvall
and Worst Director for Stanley Kubrick. It "lost" both awards.
c.
Lindsey Buckingham
was approached to write the theme song to after the successful collaboration for
Vacation
("Holiday Road"). He declined because he didnt want to get into the rut of being asked to write movie themes.
d.
The producers asked
Dede Allen
to edit the film. She met once with director
Todd Phillips
to discuss it, but eventually declined the offer.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
There was an even more ferocious version of the Librarian Puppet that was going to be used, but it was rejected. However, it was recycled and used in another successful Columbia Pictures film released one year after this one,
Fright Night
.
b.
Ferris wears a different outfit in each scene before he and Cameron go to pick up Sloane.
c.
Catherine Bell
was
Isabella Rossellini
s nude body double.
d.
The chapter titles were: - 1. The Unwelcome Throne - 2. The Two Ordeals - 3. The Temple of the Lion - 4. The Royal Slave - 5. A Colonel in Chains - 6. Three Bags of Silver - 7. The Garden of Brides - 8. The Cruel Crown - 9. The Spellbound Multitude - 10. The Warrior Maid - 11. The Forged Parchment - 12. The Kings Will - 13. The Court of Death
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
Until the release of
Home Alone
, this was the highest-grossing comedy of all time.
b.
Woody Allen
was inspired in part by
The Thin Man
series of movies, modeling his main characters after Nick and Nora Charles.
c.
Jessica Lange
and
Sam Shepard
fell in love while working on the movie and subsequently had two children together, Hanna and Walker.
d.
Linda Fiorentino
initially turned down the script because she didnt want to play a prostitute. She changed her mind when her character was changed through rewrites.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
The color of each characters car is the same color as their playing piece in the game.
b.
After seeing "every blonde in town", producer
Julia Phillips
still preferred
Farrah Fawcett
over
Cybill Shepherd
for the role of Betsy.
c.
Jessica Alba
replaced
Kate Bosworth
after she dropped out to shoot
Superman Returns
.
d.
In the original draft for
Bill Murray
s character, sexual obscenities were written on Peter Venkmans door; but
Ivan Reitman
wanted to make his film a target audience for families so the phrase "Venkman Burn in Hell" was added. In fact, this is a nod to the final scene in
Stephen King
s
Carrie
- where there is a for-sale sign on the vacant lot where Carries house once stood, and someone has graffitied it with "Carrie Burn in Hell".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghost Busters (1984)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 10, 1939 with
Charles Ruggles
,
Charles Laughton
and
Zasu Pitts
reprising their film roles.
b.
Huey Lewis
and the News turned down an offer to write and record a theme song for Ghostbusters. They later sued
Ray Parker Jr.
for plagiarism, citing the similarities between his theme song and their earlier hit "I Want a New Drug."
c.
The whole of this movie was shot on the Warner Brothers backlot and sound stages.
d.
Cary Grant
and
James Stewart
both turned down the role of James Gannon because they knew they were too old for the part.
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