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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grindhouse (2007) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grindhouse (2007) - Part (7) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007).
About the movie:
Two full length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez put together as a two film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
None of the stage musicals original songs were used in the film version.
b.
The electric guitar that Lazarus plays is a Gibson ES-335.
c.
During its original theatrical run, this film was preceded by
Not Tonight, Josephine
in some theaters.
d.
In the "Machete" trailer,
Danny Trejo
throws knives at people in a limousine through the sun roof. He does the exact same thing in
Desperado
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
Originally meant to be "Conan the Conqueror", the script was rewritten as "Kull" for
Kevin Sorbo
when
Arnold Schwarzenegger
refused to reprise his Conan character.
b.
Searching for someone qualified to score a story dealing with elderly people, the production team was reminded of
Le chat
, a French film about a bitter old couple spending time arguing. Thats how Philippe Sarde was hired and why some of the main theme of that precise film is repeatedly used in the score of "Ghost Story."
c.
Keenan Wynn
and
John Carradine
(a veteran of vampire films) were both original choices for Grandpa. Wynn died right before filming and Carradine was too ill.
d.
The "missing reels" in the Grindhouse films were an original William Castle-style idea cooked up by
Quentin Tarantino
and
Robert Rodriguez
. Tarantino owns a print of the
Oliver Reed
film
The Sell Out
which when he bought it was missing a reel (containing a major plot point). After watching the film in this way, Tarantino found the scenes that he didnt see created an interesting mystery which made him try to figure out what went down in those scenes. Contrary to rumors, in the Grindhouse era, frames would often be missing from films but not entire 20-30 minute reels. This was not a staple of Grindhouse cinema.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
Burt Brinckerhoff
was nominated for the 1966 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Cactus Flower" in the role of Igor.
b.
An extra named
John Wood
sued
Stan Laurel
and his stunt double,
Ham Kinsey
, claiming back injuries after Laurel and Kinsey threw him in the ducking pond on the set. The lawsuit specified $40,500 in damages, but was settled out-of-court.
c.
Robert Rodriguez
wrote the first 30 pages of the script for "Planet Terror" back in 1998.
d.
Dwayne The Rock Johnsons character, Joe Kingman, suffers a separated shoulder that temporarily knocks him out of the big game. In real life, The Rock actually did suffered a season-ending shoulder separation while playing defensive tackle as a freshman at the University of Miami.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
Since the entire cast performed barefoot, glassware of any kind was banned from the set.
b.
According to Turner Classic Movies,
John Boorman
wanted
Lee Marvin
and
Marlon Brando
to play Ed and Lewis, respectively. After reading the script, Marvin suggested that he and Brando were too old, and that Boorman should use younger actors instead. Boorman agreed, and cast
Jon Voight
and
Burt Reynolds
.
c.
Taylor Swift
- here seen dating
Taylor Lautner
- had actually just broken up with him recently in real life.
d.
Robert Rodriguez
specifically wrote the part of Dakota for
Marley Shelton
after working with her on
Sin City
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
Roland Emmerich
suggested composer
Joel Goldsmith
to
Vic Armstrong
after working with him on Moon 44 (1990). Armstrong and Emmerich worked together on Universal Soldier (1992) with
Dolph Lundgren
a year before this film.
b.
In
Death Proof
, the
Jordan Ladd
character Shanna is wearing a shirt that says "Bad Ass Cinema". The picture on her shirt is from the classic Grindhouse movie,
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
.
c.
During the fight between Chozen and Miyagi (When Chozen is armed with the spear), Chozen strikes Miyagi on the back with the spear. This is one of only 2 times in the entire movie series someone lands a successful strike on Miyagi. The second is in the climactic dojo showdown in
The Karate Kid, Part III
between Myagi, Kreese, Silver & Barnes. Kreese and Myagi start to fight and Kreese lands a kick on Miyagis chest.
d.
Sharon Tate
was replaced in the film by
Tuesday Weld
after
Sam Peckinpah
was fired by producer
Martin Ransohoff
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
The extremely large sniper rifle used to disable Wikuss armored suit is an actual weapon, the Denel NTW-20 20mm anti-materiel rifle. Appropriately, it is manufactured in South Africa.
b.
Last cinema feature of
Murray Matheson
.
c.
In the first mock preview, directed by
Robert Rodriguez
,
Danny Trejo
plays the title character, Machete. Machete was the name of Danny Trejos character in Rodriguezs "Spy Kids" movies. In both he is a character that is inventive with weapons.
d.
Screenwriter
David Koepp
, who was originally involved with
Men in Black II
but left to write
Spider-Man
, signed on permanently for this film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
The parts of "Honey Bunny" and "Pumpkin" were written specifically for
Amanda Plummer
and
Tim Roth
.
b.
The Canadian release of
Grindhouse
had one extra trailer attached to the opening of the film. The trailer was called "Hobo With A Shotgun" and was the winner of the SXSW Grindhouse fake trailer competition. The short was directed by an indie film maker from Nova Scotia, Canada, named
Jason Eisener
.
c.
Gizmo refers to Mr. Wing as "
Keye Luke
", which is, of course, the actors real name.
d.
Much of the footage for what would become
Superman II
was written and shot simultaneously with the original. Before shooting was complete for the sequel, however, director
Richard Donner
was fired and replaced with
Richard Lester
, who re-shot most of the footage directed by Donner.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
Eli Roth
filmed the faux-trailer for "Thanksgiving" in the Czech Republic while he was there directing
Hostel: Part II
.
Jay Hernandez
and
Jordan Ladd
, as well as several extras from that film, appear in the trailer as well.
b.
George Lucas
had a script policy which was carried over to the novel-writing policy today: Any characters from the trilogy cannot be killed off by any means - which explained the reason he overruled
Harrison Ford
s suggestion of killing Han Solo off. However, he consented
R.A. Salvatore
s idea of killing Chewbacca off in the novel Vector Prime (set 21 years after Episode VI).
c.
Brandon Routh
put on 20 pounds of muscle for the movie.
d.
The name of the Bar where the confrontation between White Goodmans team and Average Joes occurs "The Dirty Sanchez" refers to a deviant sexual practice.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
One of the models of the Nautilus created by
Harper Goff
was a "squeezed" version which could be filmed with a standard lens and still look normal when projected in Cinemascope.
b.
Kurt Russell
has a scar over his left eye. This is the same eye the character Snake Plissken, played by Russell in
Escape from New York
, wears an eye patch over.
c.
David DeCoteau
got his first job on a movie in Hollywood, California working as a production assistant on this film. He was only 18 years old at the time.
d.
During post-production, the Soviet Union ceased to exist.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
The house used for Cudas home in the film actually belonged to the films sound man
Tony Buba
. In fact its the Buba family photo album thats featured in the film as Martins family album. Many of the religious artifacts seen in the house also belonged to the Buba family.
b.
Eli Roth
finished his trailer for "Thanksgiving" in two days.
c.
This film broke
Fahrenheit 9/11
s record for the biggest box office opening weekend ever for any film that opened in fewer than a thousand theaters.
d.
Lucretia, the evil Malics companion, was played by Patricia Medina. At the time this was filmed, she was married to
Joseph Cotten
who was playing good guy Captain Craig McKenzie.
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