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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gorky Park (1983) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gorky Park (1983) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983).
About the movie:
An investigator on the Moscow police force relentlessly pursues the solution to a triple homicide which occurred in Moscow's Gorky Park...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983)?
a.
The last third of
Martin Cruz Smith
s "Gorky Park" novel takes place in New York, USA but this was changed to Stockholm, Sweden for the movie as scriptwriter
Dennis Potter
didnt like it. Stockholm was more Cold War cinematic.
b.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
c.
This film was originally intended to be released in the summer of 1986, but the release was pushed up to January to avoid competition and confusion with
Top Gun
.
d.
The MPAA banned photos of the famous
Burt Lancaster
-
Deborah Kerr
passionate kiss on the beach for being too erotic. Many prints had shortened versions of the scene because projectionists would cut out frames to keep as souvenirs.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983)?
a.
There is no interstate highway number 60 in the The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways in the United States. If there were, its eastern end would have to be north of Raleigh NC (Interstate 40) south of Richmond VA (Interstate 64). Its western end would have to be south of Monroe UT (Interstate 79) and north of Barstow CA (Interstate 40).
b.
Based loosely on the ice hockey experiences of director
Peter Markle
. When Markle filmed the ice hockey scenes, he worked while on ice skates.
c.
Gene Kirkwood
and
Hawk Koch
first sought the rights to
Martin Cruz Smith
s "Gorky Park" novel when it was still in galley form.
d.
Zoes sisters name appears on the cell phone as Kiley Warner.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983)?
a.
William Hurt
as Arkady Renko appears in every scene in this movie bar four.
b.
Welles demanded that the inside of the Ambersons mansion be built as if it was a real house, with continuous rooms of four walls and ceilings. This enabled his camera to roam around the house freely and shoot from any angle.
c.
In the lake scene,
Adam Sandler
s character reminisces his childhood at Lake Winnipesaukee. Winnipesaukee is approximately 50 miles north of Manchester, New Hampshire; where Sandler grew up.
d.
According to
Stanley Kubrick
s biographer,
Robert Redford
was the original choice for the role of Barry Lyndon but turned it down.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983)?
a.
This movie was made prior to glasnost.
b.
Andie MacDowell
asked
Harold Ramis
if she could speak with her normal (and rather heavy) South Carolina accent.
c.
Jim Stark was actually first intended to be more of a nerd, wearing a brown jacket and glasses. However, when Warner Bros. told director
Nicholas Ray
to re-shoot in color, Ray, as well as costumer
Moss Mabry
, wanted him to wear red.
d.
Clancy Brown
, who plays Captain Hadley in this film, played another character named Captain Hadley in
The Guardian
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983)?
a.
Mike Medavoy
approved
Michael Apted
as director.
b.
This film, shot in 3 weeks (of November 1974) in Florence, South Carolina, was originally titled "Truckin Man" and was shown under that title during the first 6 months of its theatrical release. The distributor thought a change to "Truckers Woman" would increase the box office.
c.
Before
Paris Hilton
was cast as Paige Edwards,
Jennifer Connelly
and
Kate Winslet
were originally considered for the role. The rest of the cast was built around her. Her "Thats hot" catchphrase is spoken by several characters, for this reason.
d.
The plane Rusty and Danny fly to Vegas in at the beginning of the movie is a Gulfstream Aerospace G200.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983)?
a.
Sam Raimi
: [pov shot] As various missiles such as catapult loads and arrows fly through the air, we see their targets from the missiles viewpoint.
b.
For the filming location of Helsinki in Finland, prior to this movie, the last big Hollywood production filming there had been
Warren Beatty
and his production crew there for a month shooting
Reds
.
c.
Georges Corraface
inherited his leading role from
Timothy Dalton
three days before filming began.
d.
Fox first wanted to open the film on Memorial Day and change the name to Doomsday to avoid the fierce competition on July 4th.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983)?
a.
The AT-ATs were inspired by the walking machines in
H.G. Wells
s "War of the Worlds" and their appearance was based on gantry cranes which are used in most shipping ports in the USA. Walking patterns of elephants were studied to make the movements seem as realistic as possible.
b.
Gene Tierney
originally did not want to make this film but did it anyway under contract obligations.
c.
Roman Polanski
has said that the dark ending to the film was a result of his own despair following the murder of his wife, actress
Sharon Tate
.
d.
Patrick Stewart
auditioned for this picture.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983)?
a.
The blindfold Jenna is wearing when she is 13 is made out of the same material/pattern as the eye cover she is wearing when she wakes up when she is 30. The blindfold and eye cover were both designed by Cris Notti, an accessories designer based out of Los Angeles.
b.
Daniels license plate number is ERIN G BRGH, an abbreviation for Erin Go Bragh which is a popular Gaelic slogan meaning "Ireland Forever".
c.
First Hollywood movie and first movie outside of home country Poland for
Joanna Pacula
.
d.
Alun Armstrong
was offered the role of Russian Genrael Vostov.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983)?
a.
Brian J. Smith auditioned for the role of Chris Boyd before being cast as Trey McCoy.
b.
According to this film, the events that occurred in
Jaws 3-D
never took place.
c.
Third last theatrical movie for
Lee Marvin
. Only
Canicule
and
The Delta Force
would follow with a tv movie
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
.
d.
The Blue Harley Davidson WLA motorcycle that is seen in the funeral scene was restored by
Mark Evans
on the British television series "A Bike Is Born".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gorky Park (1983)?
a.
Dustin Hoffman
and
Robert Redford
were considered for the role of Arkady Renko which in the end went to
William Hurt
.
b.
Judy Garland
was smoking four packs of cigarettes a day during filming.
c.
This is the only Star Wars film where Darth Vaders signature theme "The Imperial March" is not played in some form or another - as it had not been written at the time.
d.
Marlon Brando
was offered the lead but rejected it. It was eventually played by
Frank Sinatra
.
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