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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Goodfellas (1990) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Goodfellas (1990) - Part (6) 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.
In order to get the lizards to move, heaters had to be turned on full blast because reptiles dont move in cold weather.
b.
Due to the shortage of English speaking actors in Italy, some of the extras were U.S. Air Force personnel from the 31st Fighter Wing, stationed at nearby Aviano Air Base.
c.
One of the dancers cheering on
Robin Johnson
in her first musical scene was actually porn star
Sharon Mitchell
.
d.
The name Tommy DeVito is an obvious nod to
Tommy DeVito
, the lead guitarist of
The Four Seasons
, who
Joe Pesci
was friends with.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
Ava Gardner
s first film as a freelance actress after completing her 20 year studio contract where she worked for a weekly salary and didnt benefit financially from being loaned to other studios. She was now free to choose her roles and negotiate her salary.
b.
The entire film was shot at one location, the home of the writer, director and co-producer. They utilized every floor of the 3 story house as well as the basement and the garage to create different locations. The entire movie was shot in only 4 weekends.
c.
John Malkovich
was considered for Jimmy Conway but he turned it down.
d.
The Temple of Jerusalem set was constructed on the Pathe (later, RKO) backlot in Culver City. It was redressed as the "Great Wall" set that the title character breaks through in
King Kong
. It was later reused in
David O. Selznick
s
The Garden of Allah
and finally went out in a blaze of glory after it was redressed with Civil War era building fronts, burned and pulled down by a tractor to represent the burning of Atlanta munitions warehouses in Selznicks
Gone with the Wind
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
The first Disney animated feature to be created for the 70mm format.
b.
Llewelyns shotgun is a Winchester Model 1897 (with the barrel sawed down and filed, and the shoulder butt sawed-off and the handle taped around), one of the first successful pump-actions.
c.
This movie features
Shirley Temple
s famous "staircase dance" with
Bill Robinson
.
d.
Every one of
Robert De Niro
s outfits had a watch and a pinkie ring to go with it.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
Ray Liotta
s mother died of cancer during filming. Liotta says that he used his anger over losing his mother for certain scenes, the pistol-whipping scene in particular.
b.
Despite of the title suggesting so, there never was a "Surf I".
c.
Originally written and conceived as a live action
Star Fox
film.
d.
The movie mentions that Sid Hatfield married Mayor Testermans widow. There is speculation from historians that Sid Hatfield himself killed Mayor Testerman in the confusion so that he could marry the mayors wife.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
In addition to having real professional wrestlers playing the wrestlers in the film, "The Mobster" was played by professional wrestler
Sammy Menacker
. He was formerly known as "Slammin Sam Menacker." By the time this film was made, Menacker had retired from the ring but was still in the business as a host/commentator.
b.
The films soundtrack did not include many of the songs featured in the film, most of them being the tracks played during the lengthy scene where Henry rushes around trying to make his drug deal. The songs sampled during the scene are, in order, "Jump Into the Fire" by Nilsson, "Memo From Turner" by the Rolling Stones, "Magic Bus" by The Who (from the Live at Leeds album), "Monkey Man" by the Rolling Stones, "Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters, "What is Life" by George Harrison, "Mannish Boy" again and "Toad" by Cream.
c.
According to
Tom Noonan
, additional scenes were supposed to be filmed that explain that Jackson was not the killer. But the production company had just experienced the failure of
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
and demanded that the film finish under budget. The production was rushed and a few scenes were left unfilmed.
d.
The movies artistic supervisors spent three weeks in China sketching, photographing, and soaking up the culture. Computer animators used the latest technology to add detail and mimic camera techniques that were previously unavailable in animation, like crowd scenes of up to 30,000 people. They used a computer program called "Atilla" to make the sequence featuring 2,000 Huns on horseback.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
The last film of pioneering director
Sidney Olcott
.
b.
Tom Cruise
and
Madonna
were the producers first choice for the roles of Henry Hill and his wife.
Ray Liotta
and
Lorraine Bracco
were subsequently cast in those parts.
c.
There are 36 unique locations in Shrek - more than any other computer-animated film at the time.
d.
The lyrics to the famed title song are only heard at the very end, are sung by a large choral group, and are different than the familiar lyrics heard in the popular-song record releases of the time.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
To make the dialogue in the film more natural, the writers got closely involved during post-production and wrote additional dialogue for the actors and Transformers.
b.
Barry Sonnenfeld
took over as cinematographer for the last few days of filming, as
Michael Ballhaus
had to leave to shoot
Postcards from the Edge
.
c.
One scene was cut from the film by the producer at the urging of a distributor, much to the disgust of director
Curtis Harrington
. This scene features Terry wandering around the zoo looking at the caged apes. He hears a familiar laughter and turns to find Tina and her boyfriend making out in another nearby cage. This sequence preceded the scene in which Terry arrives home and encounters Mrs. Orland descending the staircase. Harrington described the footage as "wonderful" and the sequence as "very important psychologically" but he concluded the film was otherwise cut together and released as he intended.
d.
When Granny Wendy is telling the children about the story of Peter Pan, she is holding one of the original printings of the book. It is a first edition version which is noticeable by the olive color, and the gold gilt design on the front cover. The version was printed in 1911 as the first novelization of Peter and Wendy.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
According to
Ray Liotta
on the special edition DVD of this film,
Sean Penn
was also considered as Henry Hill.
b.
Patrick Warburton
is basically portraying a live-action version of his trademark voice acting roles: a tough macho jock who often screws up his assignments.
c.
Actresses, Kristen Kerr and Masuimi Max, were both cast in Ramzi Abeds "Black Dahlia Movie" before later being cast in David Lynchs film, "Inland Empire".
d.
Jennifer Black requested Diego Garcia to actually slap her. He did 3 times. Leaving a bruise on her face.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
The orchestral conductor Sir Alfred de Carter, is based loosely on the real life British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham. Beecham was the son of pharmacist Sir Joseph Beecham, the inventor of the laxative Beechams Pills. Accordingly Harrisons character, Sir Alfred de Carter, is said to be named after Carters Little Liver Pills, the American equivalent.
b.
The last movie
Martin Scorsese
shot in the standard 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
c.
The final shot of Hayley with the hoody pulled over her head was taken by the DP
Jo Willems
without
Ellen Page
knowing. She didnt know about the shot until she saw the final cut.
d.
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.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goodfellas (1990)?
a.
Deep Impact was a NASA space probe designed to study the composition of the interior of the comet Tempel 1. On July 4, 2005, one section of the Deep Impact probe successfully impacted the comets nucleus. This is coincidental, as the scientists behind the mission and the creators of the movie devised the name independently of each other, at around the same time.
b.
According to
Nicholas Pileggi
, some actual mobsters were hired as extras to lend authenticity to scenes. The mobsters gave fake Social Security numbers to Warner Bros. and it is unknown how they received their paychecks.
c.
When Iris is watching a movie in Amandas house, the movie she is watching is
His Girl Friday
.
d.
Charles Walters
, announced as the director, bowed out of the project when his first choice for lead actress,
June Allyson
, lost the part to
Susan Hayward
. Upon her casting, Miss Hayward requested
Daniel Mann
to direct, and Susan also wanted and received script revisions.
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