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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ghostbusters II (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ghostbusters II (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989).
About the movie:
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)?
a.
Bert Wheeler
and
Robert Woolsey
were originally scheduled to star in a college spoof entitled "Frat Heads", but with the success of
Stan Laurel
and
Oliver Hardy
s
The Devils Brother
and
Roman Scandals
with
Eddie Cantor
, RKO decided to make a costume period piece. All that remains of "Frat Heads" are a few publicity stills.
b.
Delias main costume is a dress by ELM Design of Iceland. She was originally scripted to be wearing "trashy high heels," but the change was made after the films original producers decided it was a safety risk to have an actress running in high heels as much as the character was scripted to.
c.
Several pieces of material from the trailers did not appear in the film: Egon uses a PKE meter to read a piece of floating crystal. When someone says the Titanic just arrived, Venkman replies "Better late than never." In the film, this is said by
Cheech Marin
.
d.
The courtroom used was the same courthouse used in
On the Waterfront
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)?
a.
When Peter arrives at Rays Occult book-store, pretending to be a strange customer looking for a particular book, the gag was originally intended to be that Peter had previously made a prank phone call to Ray asking for the book, and Ray realizing it was Peter who made the call when he arrives at the store repeating the act. The prank call was not used in the final edit of the film, resulting in it seeming that Peter is just fooling around as he enters the shop.
b.
The Klepto Kid, played by
Chris Owen
, appears in multiple scenes stealing something: - Some random items from the convenience store when Kenny Fisher makes his introduction. - A small statue that belongs to Molly (the girl hosting the party). - A Loveburger T-shirt when the band is fighting amongst themselves. - A police car when the party is being broken up. - And finally, a gumball machine at the restaurant the morning after the party.
c.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
d.
Several scenes appear in the original trailer that are not included in any theatrical, VHS, or DVD version of the film. They include the kids attempting to push the witches into a pool, the witches being surrounded by trick-or-treaters holding out their hands, and Mary snacking in a grocery store only to be dragged out by Winifred.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)?
a.
A scene featuring Ray driving Ecto-1A recklessly at speed, as a result of being possessed while examining Vigos painting, was filmed but not used in the final edit of the movie. However, some shots of the sequence (Ray running a red light; Peter, sitting in the back, pulling a surprised face) were used in the montage as the Ghostbusters go back into business. (This continued a trend of unused scenes being used in a montage. In the first film, a scene of Ray and Winston investigating a haunted fort, where Ray encounters a beautiful ghost, was filmed and not used, but instead used as a dream in that movies montage sequence.)
b.
For his audition,
Sacha Baron Cohen
sang the entire score of
Fiddler on the Roof
for director
Tim Burton
.
c.
Some of
D.A. Rayner
s wartime submarine adventures and experiences which appeared in his The Enemy Below source novel to this movie and were adapted into this pictures story as well can be researched in Rayners other book, Escort: the Battle of the Atlantic, particularly the 11 November 1944 Southern Ireland encounter between U-1200 and Allied corvettes (See pp. 224-228).
d.
Tony Galento
,
Tami Mauriello
and
Abe Simon
, who play Johnny Friendlys heavies, were all former professional boxers and opponents of
Joe Louis
for the heavyweight world title. Simon fought the Brown Bomber twice and was knocked out in Round 13 in the first fight and Round 6 in the second. Galento and Mauriello fought Louis once apiece and shared similar fates. Galento was kayoed in Round 4 and Mauriello in Round 1.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)?
a.
A scene of Egon and Ray experimenting on the bowl of slime, with them wearing head devices with multiple wires connecting to the bowl (which would have gone before the scene with the dancing toaster), was filmed but not used in the final edit, but a shot from the scene was a commonly used publicity still for the film.
b.
After filming wrapped, star actor
David Niven
sued Paramount Pictures and producer
David Merrick
. Reportedly, this was Nivens first lawsuit in forty-six years of working in the film industry. Niven sued for $1.8 million claiming he was underpaid in salary and was owed $91,667 as Niven worked longer than the five weeks schedule and was not billed correctly in the movies advertising as his contract was breached because an image of himself was not used in promotional material alongside co-stars
Burt Reynolds
and
Lesley-Anne Down
. The original American theatrical movie poster does not feature a photograph of Niven but the British poster did, released there later.
c.
Nigel De Brulier
s yogi was the model for the sorcerer in Disneys "The Sorcerers Apprentice."
d.
Curly Howard
was
Bert Lahr
s inspiration for the role of the Lion.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)?
a.
The kid who tells Ray that, according to his dad, the Ghostbusters are "full of crap" is played by
Jason Reitman
, the son of director
Ivan Reitman
. Reitmans daughter plays the girl with the puppy in Egons lab.
b.
After searching worldwide for the right boat to be the Venture,
Peter Jackson
found and purchased the Manuia, in the South Pacific island of Tonga. Several set pieces were added to the 50 year old vessel to make it resemble a 1930s freighter. Film crew were forced to abandon the boat during filming in March 2005 when it sprang a leak and began to take on water off New Zealands Kapiti Coast. Emergency repairs were carried out and it sailed back to Wellington, where the remaining boat scenes were shot without further incident.
c.
José Ferrer
won the 1947 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Cyrano de Bergerac" for his portrayal of the title role.
d.
President Skroobs name is an anagram of
Mel Brooks
, the man who plays him.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)?
a.
Film debut of
Grace Kelly
.
b.
Alfred Hitchcock
originally wanted to cast
Cary Grant
in the lead role, but Grant told him he was too old.
c.
Several wives and girlfriends of current Red Sox players were extras in the wedding shower scene.
d.
Originally, the producers planned on having the crashed Hindenburg appear as a ghostly blimp. They dumped this in favor of the apparitions coming off the Titanic.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)?
a.
This film represents one of a small handful of American films which featured the word Hitler or Hitlers, and both referencing
Adolf Hitler
, in their titles and were ones made around the time of the Second World War. These World War II movies include
Hitlers Children
;
Hitlers Madman
aka Hitlers Hangman;
Hitler--Dead or Alive
;
The Hitler Gang
aka Hitler & co.; the documentary short,
Hitler Lives
;
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
; Hitlers Women aka
Women in Bondage
; the comic short,
The Devil with Hitler
and
Hitler - Beast of Berlin
.
b.
The scene involving a womans mink coat coming to life was originally written & storyboarded to be in
Ghost Busters
.
c.
When "The Cat Woman" (played, uncredited, by
Elizabeth Russell
) speaks to Irina in Serbian and calls her "my sister", Russells dialog is dubbed by
Simone Simon
,
d.
This film was the mark of
Marc Klein
s directing career.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)?
a.
The name of
Kiefer Sutherland
s character, Daniel Schreber, is the same as that of a man who wrote a book titled "Memoirs of My Nervous Illness" during the heights of a period in which he was institutionalized for schizophrenia. The book has become a standard reading for many psychiatrists and psychologists, and many of the theories of both
Sigmund Freud
and
Carl Gustav Jung
were based on it (Freud never actually met Schreber, though). "Dark City" borrows heavily from the concept of "fleetingly-improvised men" which are found within Schrebers "Memoirs".
b.
Meg Ryan
plays the mother to
Colin Hanks
character. Colin is the real life son of
Tom Hanks
, who co-starred with Meg Ryan in 3 movies.
c.
Dialogue including "Theres always room for Jello" was re-recorded for the finished film.
d.
Gary Oldman
was considered to play Peyton/Darkman.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)?
a.
In the scene when Egon looks up information about Vigo in the database, Vigos full name is listed as Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf. The actor who plays Vigo is
Wilhelm von Homburg
and the twins who play Oscar are
William T. Deutschendorf
and
Henry J. Deutschendorf II
. The twins are the nephews of singer
John Denver
whose real name was Henry J. Deutschendorf I.
b.
This movie marks the last on-screen appearance of renowned make-up artist
Kevyn Aucoin
.
c.
The swords used in the film were made of Duralumin, invented in 1908 by Alfred Wilm.
d.
Non of the female cast members have B-cups.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)?
a.
During the bank robbery scene, the bank parking lot is located off Allen Parkway at the entrance to Eleanor Tinsley Park. In real life, no buildings are located in this particular location.
b.
The shot of the Ecto-1 on the verge of breaking down at the start of the film is fitting in that while filming the bridge scene thats seen in the montage, the car finally did break down.
c.
Elijah Wood
was originally cast, but bowed out after only a few days of shooting.
d.
The Joker says that Harvey is located at Avenue X and Cicero. Cicero is a prominent street in Chicago (where a lot of the movie was filmed) located at 4800 West (48 blocks from State Street).
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