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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Great Balls of Fire! (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Great Balls of Fire! (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Great Balls of Fire! (1989).
About the movie:
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Balls of Fire! (1989)?
a.
The original recording of the song "Honey Dont" by
Carl Perkins
is heard in this film and is a Sun Records label.
b.
Red Buttons
and
Carol Lynley
, whose characters fall in love in the movie, actually disliked each other intensely. They refused to have anything to do with each other except when the cameras were rolling.
c.
Screenwriter
Albert Maltz
did not receive a credit when the film was released because he was blacklisted. Instead, the script was credited to
Michael Blankfort
.
d.
The marker board on Victors door when Lauren goes to see him reads, "Victor, Tests came back positive. Be careful."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Balls of Fire! (1989)?
a.
Murray Silver Jr.
and
Myra Lewis
sold the film rights to the book for $115,000, plus a share of the profits. The two were supposed to serve as script consultants, but after the rights were sold three times, they lost that role when Director
Jim McBride
and Producer
Adam Fields
opted to put some distance between the film crew and their real-life counterparts.
b.
Maury Dann, played by
Rip Torn
, mentions that one of his children is named Elmore. Torns real first name is Elmore.
c.
Ashley Lilley
(Patricia) is
Amanda Seyfried
s best friend, and also appeared with her in
Mamma Mia!
.
d.
The scream that was used after
Chris Rock
says, "Security," was actually done by
Adam Sandler
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Balls of Fire! (1989)?
a.
Ted Dekker
, author of the novel, was on set nearly every shooting day. In many cases he put three lines into the shot as an homage to the book cover. While some of these lines are drawn on walls and such, they also show up as objects (chalk, pencils, etc...).
b.
Brad Pitt
, who plays Achilles had a mishap during the production - he tore his left achilles tendon.
c.
The surviving copy is from the 1918 re-release, and so the date on the check and the date in the newspaper have been altered from 1915 to 1918 in an attempt to make it seem like a contemporary film.
d.
The song "Great Balls of Fire" in the soundtrack has an extra, extended piano solo which builds up to a vocal climax missing from the original Sun record version.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Balls of Fire! (1989)?
a.
Dustin Hoffman
s role of Sam Daniels was originally intended for
Harrison Ford
. Coincidentally, Harrison Fords character in
Blade Runner
was written with Dustin Hoffman in mind.
b.
The trailer for this film was narrated by
Marvin Miller
, who also provided the voice for Robby The Robot.
c.
When
Glenn Shadix
(who played Otho) died in September 2010, the last song performed at his memorial service was "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)," which was used to great effect in the scene in which Otho leads a séance and everyone around the table is possessed and dances to the music.
d.
Jerry Lee Lewis
later recorded his own version of the "Big-Legged Woman", the opening song where he and Jimmy Swaggart sneak over to club Hanleys as small boys to see whats going on.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Balls of Fire! (1989)?
a.
Artie Lange
auditioned for the role of
Bob Zmuda
. According to Lange,
Milos Forman
performed
Andy Kaufman
s stand-up act and told Lange to heckle him.
b.
Elvis Presley
was considered for the role of
Hank Williams
, but Wiliams widow
Audrey Williams
vetoed the idea, as she felt that Elvis would become the focus of the movie.
c.
The name "Serafina Pekkala" originated when
Philip Pullman
browsed through a Finnish telephone directory.
d.
The Sun Records Studio scenes for the film were shot in the legendary studio itself.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Balls of Fire! (1989)?
a.
Jerry Lee Lewis
hated both this film and his ex-wife
Myra Lewis
autobiographical book which was a source. Linda Gail Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis sister, also thought this film was a poor and unjustified version of the real Jerry. The books co-author
Murray Silver Jr.
was outraged by the film which he thought departed from the book or the truth. Silver made several criticisms such as "The movie was phony." Director
Jim McBride
admitted that it was never his intention to tie his film to the facts, and stated "This movie does not represent itself in any way to be a historical documentary. We use the book as a jumping-off point."
b.
This serial was based on a Flash Gordon comic strip continuity involving Prince Barin and his Tree People, of "Frigia".
c.
Lennie James
actually hit himself in his private parts with the shotgun while blasting a hole in the wall at the bookies, but continued the scene. That footage was used in the film.
d.
The producer hired Norman Tuckey (music) and Osborne Tedman (lyrics) to write the first Tarzan song, "Tarzan, My Jungle King," sheet music. "Written and composed especially for Son of Tarzan" (which was, ironically, a silent movie).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Balls of Fire! (1989)?
a.
The special effects department used condoms to create the "bubbles" on the walls of the underground tunnels.
b.
Jerry Lee Lewis
re-recorded his songs for this film, which
Dennis Quaid
lip-syncs.
c.
Terry Gilliam
turned down offer to direct.
d.
Bill Pullman
s first film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Balls of Fire! (1989)?
a.
Rons fear of spiders was explained by author
J.K. Rowling
as stemming from an early trauma, when his practical joker brothers, Fred and George, tormented him with spiders during his infancy.
b.
During the filming of church exterior in Fort MacLeod three tornadoes formed in the sky above the steeple. They did not touch the ground.
c.
Mike Medavoy
, head of Orion Pictures and former agent of
Terrence Malick
, had hired Malick to write the script. Malicks script was turned down for being "too dark", since it focused more on the tragic aspects of Jerry Lee Lewis life than what was wanted.
d.
The films supervising editor
Margaret Booth
was also the original editor of
Camille
which is featured prominently in this film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Great Balls of Fire! (1989)?
a.
Many video shops would not stock a release with "orgasm" in the title, so the title of the home video and DVD release is "Amys O".
b.
Film debut of
Martin Landau
.
c.
Dennis Quaid
did some of his own piano playing. Pianist/singer
Jason D. Williams
, often compared to Jerry Lee Lewis in looks and musical performance, also served as Quaids piano double. The filmmakers used Williams hands for the piano parts in the film. Williams also found himself teaching Dennis Quaid how to play a few parts, which Quaid quickly picked up. At the time of filming, Quaid had played the guitar for 20 years but had only played the piano for two years.
d.
Daniel Radcliffe
has said that "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is his favorite book.
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