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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Goodfellas (1990) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Goodfellas (1990) - 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: Goodfellas (1990).
About the movie:
Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
The American Mutoscope & Biograph Companys groundbreaking gangster film short
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
influenced director
Martin Scorsese
s gangster films
Goodfellas
and
Gangs of New York
. Scorcese chose it for his 2005 tribute at
Beaubourg, centre dart et de culture Georges Pompidou
in Paris, France. Biograph, the oldest movie company in America, is still in business.
b.
Scream queen
Elissa Dowling
is part of Anchor Bays DVD commentary, billed as the "hot girl".
c.
A Beautiful Belly, shot in June 2009, was the first feature-length motion picture shot entirely on the Canon 5D Mark II DSLR.
d.
Some of the previews for the film jokingly claimed that
Saddam Hussein
s role was played by himself.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
Joseph Bono
has a small role as a gangster in both
Goodfellas
and
Raging Bull
. Guido, Bonos character in
Raging Bull
, only has a couple of lines. During the pool scene, Guido hears about a guy who was hitting on Vickie. He says, "Thats the same guy..? I gotta break his legs... No, Ill catch him." In
Goodfellas
, Bono has a cameo as a mobster named Mikey Franzese, who appears briefly as the camera pans through the Bamboo Lounge near the start of the movie. Mikeys only line was: "I havent saw that guy. Yeah, I wanna see him."
b.
The film was shot in 40 days without the crew having to spend more than a day on each location.
c.
Don Red Barry
s last movie.
d.
For the scene where Matt Nolan hauls his wife Sue across the room by her hair and throws her out the door,
James Cagney
taught
Loretta Young
an old stage trick. When Cagney grabbed her hair, Young reached up and grabbed Cagneys wrist with both hands. As Cagney pulled her screaming across the room, Young was actually hanging from Cagneys wrist. This trick, and Youngs performance, made the gag look quite real, but prevented Cagney from pulling her hair out.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
70mm blow-up version released in Spain.
b.
The silver-blue motorcycle ridden by Button (
Brad Pitt
) is a 650cc Triumph T110, recognizable as a 1956 model because of its alloy head and 4-bar tank badge.
c.
After the premiere,
Henry Hill
went around and revealed his true identity. In response, the government kicked him out of the Federal Witness Protection Program.
d.
Laurence Fishburne
who plays
Cuba Gooding Jr.
s father is only six and a half years older than him in real life
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
The meaning and relevance of this movies
Nighthawks
title is that Nighthawks refer to the men and women street cops of the New York City Crime Unit who patrol the city at night-time.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 18, 1942 with
Gary Cooper
,
Walter Brennan
and Joan Leslie reprising their film roles as Alvin C. York, Pastor Rosier Pile and Gracie Williams, respectively.
c.
Robert De Niro
was cast as Detective Stanford, but was replaced by
Al Pacino
.
d.
The movies line "As far back as I could remember Ive always wanted to be a gangster." was voted as the #20 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
Director
Fritz Lang
had originally planned to call this film "Chuck-a-Luck". However, the studio insisted that its name be changed to "Rancho Notorious" and when Lang asked why, he was told that it was because Americans wouldnt understand what "Chuck-a-Luck" (a gambling game commonly played in saloons in the Southwest) meant. Lang replied, "Well, its a good thing that they all know what Rancho Notoriouswhich has nothing to do with anything in the film means!"
b.
During one of the final scenes, Henry Hill opens his front door and picks up a newspaper. Close inspection reveals that the newspaper is the Youngstown Vindicator.
Martin Scorsese
included it as an homage to Youngstown, Ohio, which has been called Mobtown USA.
c.
Al Pacino
and
Robert De Niro
were
Michael Mann
s first choices for Hanna and McCauley.
d.
IMAX had to agree to Disneys terms and conditions to gain the exclusive first showings of the film. These included a limited engagement of 4 months and 50% of the box office receipts. Its for this reason that, when
Fantasia/2000
had its first run, not all IMAX cinemas showed it as not all of them were prepared to accept Disneys terms. The California Science Center in Los Angeles was one such venue who refused to meet these terms so Disney built a purpose-built IMAX theatre for the 4 month run, costing them $4 million, and demolished it afterwards.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
At first, producer
Irwin Winkler
disagreed when
Martin Scorsese
cast
Ray Liotta
as Henry Hill. One night, Liotta approached Winkler in a restaurant and asked for a minute alone. They walked into the bar area, and Liotta told Winkler why he thought he was good for the role. Winkler called Scorsese the next day and told him to go ahead.
b.
In the end,
Steven Spielberg
was so disappointed with this film, he took his name off of it when it was released.
c.
There are a few references to the Baltimore Ravens since the setting is in Baltimore, Maryland and the writer/producer is a huge Baltimore Ravens fan.
d.
Most of the backgrounds in the film are not animated, but are actually paintings.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
The character of Alvin was based on the popular newspaper columnist
Walter Winchell
.
b.
Film was shot in 3 months on the weekends.
c.
Voted #1 in Total Films 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time list (November 2005).
d.
Freddy Krueger and Nancy are the only character names that reflect the original
A Nightmare on Elm Street
. In the remake, however, Nancys surname has changed from Thompson to Holbrook.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
Was shipped to theaters under the code name "Jones".
b.
Saxophone solos for
Tony Curtis
were actually played by musicians
Gerry Mulligan
and
Dave Pell
.
c.
Daniel von Bargen
who plays Russ Duritzs (
Bruce Willis
) father Sam is only five years older than Willis.
d.
The dinner scene with Tommys mother was almost completely improvised by the actors, including Tommy asking his mother if he could borrow her butchers knife and Jimmys "hoof" comment.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
Melissa Leos character Ray Eddys name is spoken one time throughout the film.
b.
Heather Donahue
s discovery of
Joshua Leonard
s teeth, blood and hair wrapped in a bundle of twigs bears a striking similarity to
Washington Irving
s story "The Devil and Tom Walker". Toms wife goes to find the devil in the swamp, and never returns home. When Tom goes to find her, he discovers her apron with her heart and liver inside. However, it also reflects a scene in the silent documentary "Haxan" where a severed hand is carried by a witch hidden in a bundle of twigs.
c.
Michael Caine
claims that director
Richard Attenborough
did not tell him that a string of dummy tanks behind the scout car Caine was in would be blown up, so Caine could look realistically startled during the shot.
d.
Martin Scorsese
wanted
William Petersen
to star in this movie, but Petersen declined.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
Howard Hawks
originally wanted
Gregg Toland
as his director of photography. When Toland proved unavailable, he had to go with
Russell Harlan
instead.
b.
In a documentary entitled
The Real Goodfella
, which aired in the UK,
Henry Hill
claimed that
Robert De Niro
would phone him seven to eight times a day to discuss certain things about Jimmys character, such as how Jimmy would hold his cigarette, etc.
c.
Hilary Duff
first heard of the movie when
Frankie Muniz
was guest starring in her show
Lizzie in the Middle
.
d.
Veruschka von Lehndorff
: The sixties model, actress and artist as Gräfin von Wallenstein, seen at the Casino Royale.
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