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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grease (1978) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grease (1978) - 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: Grease (1978).
About the movie:
Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
Peter Bogdanovich
claims that seeing
Cybill Shepherd
on a magazine cover inspired his casting her. According to Shepherd he later viewed an old silent screen test of her shot by
Roger Vadim
.
b.
Mark Wahlberg
was originally approached for the role of Jim Street.
c.
"Greased Lightning" was supposed to be sung by
Jeff Conaway
s character, Kenickie, as it is in the stage version.
John Travolta
used his clout to have his character sing it. The director felt it was only right to ask Conaway if it was okay. At first he refused, but he eventually gave in.
d.
Jodie Foster
was considered for the
Ashley Judd
role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
First scheduled to be released by Paramount in the US and Canada on 2 October 2009 to be in contention for that years Oscars. Paramount later pushed the film back to 19 February 2010 due to financing problems (the studio didnt have the $50-$60 million necessary to promote an awards movie). Another reason cited for the push-back was
Leonardo DiCaprio
s unavailability for the interview circuit due to other filming commitments. Paramount also figured that a film geared towards adult audiences might achieve some traction in the doldrums month of February when there are traditionally very few "intelligent" movies released.
b.
Title is taken from a Shakespearean poem entitled "When in disgrace with fortune and mens eyes".
c.
The first of only two films to receive 14 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
d.
Originated in Chicago at the Kingston Mines Theatre, of which authors
Jim Jacobs
and
Warren Casey
were acting ensemble members. It opened on the 5 February 1971, and cast members
Marilu Henner
, who played Marty, and
James Canning
, who played Doody, went on to play those roles on Broadway. Others in the cast were Sue Williams (Rizzo),
Bruce Hickey
(Kenickie), Bill Cervetti (Miller), Sheila Ray Ceaser (Jan),
Hedda Lubin
(Frenchy), Polly Pen (Patti), Leslie Goto (Sandi), Doug Stevnson (Danny), Gerald Bolnick (Sonny), and
Gary Houston
(Roger).
Guy Barile
directed and Ronna Kaye choreographed the production, and Wrick Paul (aka
Rick Paul
) was set designer. The rock-and-roll band that accompanied the show, led by Michael Williams, was called Sex Nellie, and Love.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
The production had a product placement plan with Coca-Cola, but it fell through. The Coke products were taken out or blurred. There is a huge hanging picture/advertisement in the diner that was blurred out. Photos on the inside flaps of the soundtrack album have Pepsi products.
b.
The running time before
Robert Evans
at Paramount had the film re-edited was 3 hours, and the actor who played the blackmailer (and whose part was cut from the film) was
William Hickey
.
c.
Screenwriter Leigh Whannell was physically sick from watching some of the scenes that were shot.
d.
The gun that Alex uses is a Bushmaster Carbon 15 Type 21 semi-automatic varmint rifle, and the gun that Eric uses is an Interdynamic KG-9 assault pistol.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
This was the first major Hollywood film with the word "Nazi" in the title (though it appears
Inside Nazi Germany
was actually the first, this was a short and not a major feature). A number of American movies and documentaries in the 1940s would follow with the word "Nazi" in their title, among them
Nazi Agent
;
The Nazis Strike
; The Story of One of Hitlers Children as Adapted from: Education for Death - The Making of the Nazi (USA) See:
Education for Death
;
Nazi Concentration Camps
; Nazi Spy Ring (aka
The Dawn Express
); and
The Nazi Plan
. A number of these titles mentioned were also spy melodramas.
b.
Although
M.K. Jerome
and
Herb Magidson
are credited in studio records for songs, none were sung in the movie.
c.
Filmed in 1944, the film bears a 1948 copyright statement, but there is no record that it was ever copyrighted.
d.
The official premiere after-party was at Studio 54.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
Harry Reems
was originally signed to play Coach Calhoun. Producers got cold feet (for fear of his adult movie notoriety) weeks before filming and replaced him with
Sid Caesar
. Prosecuted by the federal government in 1976 on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute obscenity across state lines, Reems was convicted, but the conviction was overturned on appeal one year later.
b.
Elpidia Carrillo
, who played Anna in the first Predator film, has her name listed in the sequels credits yet doesnt seem to appear in the actual film. Look carefully during the scene inside Peter Keyes mobile headquarters and you will spot her. When Keyes (
Gary Busey
) describes how the creature activated a self-destruct device in
Predator
, you can briefly spot Anna on one of the video screens. Carrillo filmed a debriefing scene in which she talks to the camera and describes the events of the first film, but it was cut from the sequel.
c.
The scene in which Neil Gordon (
Craig Wasson
) is thrown into the grave and partially buried by the skeleton of Freddy is a tribute to
Body Double
, in which Wassons character is similarly buried alive.
d.
The only adaption of an
S.E. Hinton
novel not to feature
Emilio Estevez
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
Choreographer
Patricia Birch
worked with
Sha-Na-Na
to ensure that the tempo of the dance contest would be correct. She appears, uncredited, as one of the dancers during the contest.
b.
The Mrs. Pickman creature was shot as a miniature. Originally it was a man in a suit prosthetic, but
John Carpenter
didnt find it convincing enough.
c.
One of the few Universal films that does not begin with the Universal logo.
d.
Tom Sizemore
was strongly considered to play
Al Capone
, as was
Alfred Molina
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
First film released by American-International Pictures.
b.
Robert Aldrich wanted Barrie Chase to do her exotic dance topless, but she refused.
c.
Rizzos hickeys were real.
Stockard Channing
said in an interview that
Jeff Conaway
insisted on applying them himself.
d.
Cecil B. DeMille
was due to direct the film when the rights were originally purchased in 1925, and
Alfred Hitchcock
was to direct a proposed version in the 1930s.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
Directing debut of
Kevin Spacey
.
b.
This is the Spanish language re-shoot of their February 1931 short
Chickens Come Home
. For this version Stan and Ollie speak phonetic Spanish (quite well) and interact with an entirely new Spanish speaking cast with some completely new scenes. The "Regurgitator" during the party scene, in particular is worth seeing.
c.
When Nuclear Man was being developed,
Christopher Reeve
was approached to play that part as Supermans polar opposite, or a darker version of Bizarro.
d.
In the scene where the cast are near the bridge after the car race, the water on the ground was stagnant and dangerous. Some cast members became ill from filming as the setting was a derelict place full of dirt and rubbish.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
Based on the career and incarceration of birth control crusader
Margaret Sanger
, of whom director
Lois Weber
was an ardent admirer.
b.
Vitaphone production reels #3281-3288
c.
Jim Jacobs
and
Warren Casey
, who wrote the original stage play, were originally supposed to serve as executive producers of the film but got kicked off the set by
Allen Carr
.
Patricia Birch
who was choreographer on the Broadway stage continued her role in the movie version and the film original song "Sandy" was co-written by
Louis St. Louis
who wrote some songs used in the film.
d.
The yellow 1947 Crosley convertible featured in this film was borrowed from a family member of the original Crosley Motors.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grease (1978)?
a.
The budget had ballooned from $12 million to over $22 million when the production was finally finished.
b.
The original Broadway production opened at the Eden Theater on February 14, 1972 and ran for 3,388 performances, setting a record.
Adrienne Barbeau
and
Barry Bostwick
were in the original Broadway cast.
John Travolta
appeared at some time as a replacement on Broadway in the role of "Doody".
Marilu Henner
, an alumna of the original Chicago production, appeared as a replacement in the role of "Marty".
Patrick Swayze
and
Treat Williams
were both replacements as Danny Zuko.
Richard Gere
is also listed as an understudy to many male roles, including Danny Zuko. Gere played Zuko in the London production in 1973.
c.
Filming was halted for two weeks in November 1999 after
Nicole Kidman
fractured two ribs and injured her knee while rehearsing a dance routine for the film. Many of the scenes where she is seen only from the chest up, including "A real actress!", were shot while she was in a wheelchair.
d.
"Frank" and "Ollie", the two trainmen that Kent interviews after the derailment, are caricatures of Disney classic animators
Frank Thomas
and
Ollie Johnston
. They also perform the voices for the characters. Animation writer
Earl Kress
has said "that Frank and Ollie are also life-long train enthusiasts and have extensive scale model railroads in their backyards like
Walt Disney
used to have."
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