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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grindhouse (2007) - Part (8) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grindhouse (2007) - Part (8) 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.
In the fake Indian language the English term "curve ball" translates to "Hershiser", a reference to Los Angeles Dodgers ace pitcher
Orel Hershiser
.
b.
One of the highest grossing films of 1971 and Warner Brothers biggest grossing film of the year.
c.
Quentin Tarantino
s grindhouse of choice was the Cameo in Los Angeles.
d.
The title of the movie came from an autographed picture of
Julie Newmar
that author
Douglas Carter Beane
saw on the wall of a Times Square Chinese restaurant, the China Bowl, in the mid 1980s.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
In order to give the cast and crew an idea of how a double feature grindhouse movie would feel,
Robert Rodriguez
and
Quentin Tarantino
compiled together the Italian films:
I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale
and
Zombi 2
, with a few old grind house trailers in between.
b.
The song "The Flying Circus" is featured in Epcots Fountain of Nations soundtrack at the
Walt Disney
World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
c.
The CGI floating orb was conceived in post-production. It was also decided in post that the aliens face should occasionally be visible through the visor and that it should breath, with occasional puffs of steam shooting from its visor.
d.
One of the Rhodian locations used in the film has been renamed "
Anthony Quinn
Bay" after the actor was reported to have bought property nearby.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
The movie contains numerous connections to French New Wave films. Reference is made to
Tirez sur le pianiste
and its star,
Charles Aznavour
, has a singing role at the end of this movie.
Anna Karina
, featured in several
Jean-Luc Godard
films, has a bit part.
b.
WILHELM SCREAM: during the shooting in the hangar when a guard is shot
c.
In "Planet Terror",
Quentin Tarantino
tells
Rose McGowan
she looks like actress Ava Gardner. In reality,
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
, who plays Lee in "Death Proof", is related to
Ava Gardner
.
d.
At the time this film was released, in 1940, World War II had already begun in Europe, but the Soviet Union still had a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany. In the film, Mac is able to fool a character by pretending to hear news that Germany has broken the pact and launched an invasion of the USSR. Of course, thats exactly what happened the very next year when Germany launched Operation Barbarossa in summer 1941.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
Although
Tennessee Williams
wrote the role of Serafina in his 1951 Broadway play for
Anna Magnani
, her English skills were too limited and
Maureen Stapleton
played the role instead to great acclaim. Stapleton also would originate the role of Lady Torrance in Williams "Orpheus Descending", a role Magnani also would play on film.
b.
Michael Keaton
s feature film debut.
c.
The song, "Benny Havens, Oh!" (sung by the soldiers at the farewell party at Fort Leavenworth) is a song from West Point. Benny Havens ran a public house near by West Point Military Academy. The writing of the song in his establishment by a Lieutenant OBrien is commemorated in a mural in the Benny Havens Room of the West Point Army Mess.
d.
Tony Block, played by
Rebel Rodriguez
is the son of director
Robert Rodriguez
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
Martin Sheen
the narrator of the prologue, played President Kennedy in the TV miniseries
Kennedy
.
b.
Penélope Cruz
mentioned in an interview with
Ellen DeGeneres
that she shot her cameo in two hours, and said that she wanted to do it because she was a fan of
Sarah Jessica Parker
and the show.
c.
Nicolas Cage
agreed to play Fu Manchu in the "Werewolf Women of the SS" trailer - for free - as a favor for friend
Rob Zombie
.
d.
After the concert, the state troopers chase the Blues Brothers back to Chicago. The scene where several state trooper cars crash off the highway embankment was filmed at the Rt. 12 overpass in Wauconda, IL. They had trouble getting the cars to flip over when they went down the embankment, so they dug a hole into the embankment to help the cars flip over as they hit it.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
Rose McGowan
is germaphobic, and had to have the stripper pole sanitized before doing her go-go dance routine.
b.
Dedicated to prominent production designer and art director Harold Michelson, who was a mentor to Edward L. Plumb and reviewed the crypt designs of art director L.J. Dopp for this film. After Michelson approved the drawings, Dopp went on to direct a crew to build the 14 foot high crypt. Michelson was the storyboard artist on Alfred Hitchcocks "The Birds", which featured Tippi Hedren (one of the stars of "Her Morbid Desires", the first segment of "The Boneyard Collection"). Michelson was also the visual consultant and actor in "Graveyard Shift", which starred Brad Dourif (who appears in "The Boneyard Collection"s last segment, "The Devils Due at Midnight").
c.
The cat held by
Marlon Brando
in the opening scene was a stray the actor found while on the lot at Paramount, and was not originally called for in the script. So content was the cat that its purring muffled some of Brandos dialogue, and, as a result, most of his lines had to be looped.
d.
The large, white hovercraft appears to be a Saunders-Roe Nautical 6 (SR.N6). The smaller hovercraft appears to be the Britten-Norman "Cushioncraft" 5 (CC5). There was one CC5 built which capsized during tests off of Priory Bay.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
Robert Wagner
s first film.
b.
In the scene where Earl McGraw (
Michael Parks
) feeds his invalid wife, theres a framed photo of Parks on a motorcycle from his TV series
Then Came Bronson
.
c.
Pamela Susan Shoop
(Karen) got an ear infection during filming of her death scene as the water in the hot tub was apparently "none too clean".
d.
Unknown actress
Gail Smale
("Sister Hannah") was alleged to be original director
Sean MacGregor
s under-aged girlfriend at the time of production, and her characters Nuns Habit costume with rose colored glasses was partly an attempt to conceal her natural albinism. "Peopletoys" remains her only known screen credit.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
The film for "Death Proof" was physically scratched to achieve its dirty look, rather than digitally scratch the film footage.
c.
In wide shots of their characters riding across the desert on camel-back,
Myrna Loy
and
Louise Closser Hale
were doubled by
Audrey Scott
.
d.
The deleted scenes show multiple references to John Wilkes Booth, which frames the scene where the rooftop shooter jumps down from the roof and limps away on one leg.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
The role of Sister Luke was suggested for
Ingrid Bergman
but Bergman herself said she was too old for the role and instead proposed
Audrey Hepburn
.
b.
The name "Grindhouse" may be taken from a poster from the movie
Policewomen
. (The font and font coloring used for the opening title sequence in
Pulp Fiction
were also the same as used in Policewomen.)
c.
This film includes several references to Winsor McKays other work. For instance, Gertie the Dinosaur is seen holding up a bandstand cover, and Nemos mother asks him if he has been "sneaking pies again," in reference to "Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend."
d.
Tobe Hooper
allowed
Gunnar Hansen
to develop Leatherface as he saw fit, under his supervision. Hansen decided that Leatherface was mentally retarded and never learned to talk properly, so he went to a school for the mentally challenged and watched how they moved and listened to them talk to get a feel for the character.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grindhouse (2007)?
a.
Written on the floor of Tong Pos fighting ring is the Thai word "Kay", meaning "dead".
b.
The reference to the Acuna Boys goes back further than
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
: they were the the murderers in
Rolling Thunder
, which came out in 1977.
c.
The massive shoot of the "target building insert" sequence was intended to be among the first sequences shot in principal photography, due to its complex nature. However, negotiations to borrow four Black Hawk helicopters from the United States military were so arduous that an agreement was not reached until a month after shooting had commenced. Director
Ridley Scott
had prepared a rental of four Hueys from Germany that were ready to be painted black and work as substitutes in the event an agreement with the US Department of Defense could not be reached. Fortunately, the US Government was eventually satisfied that the film would portray the incident in a positive light, and shipped the helicopters to the location in two C-5 Galaxy transports. Ridley Scott says this was very fortunate for the film, since the title is
Black Hawk Down
and Hueys have no resemblance to Black Hawks.
d.
The lead character Apollonia Kowalski is strongly based on the silent film actress
Pola Negri
, and even named the character after her (the name Pola is a contraction of Apollonia). Director Kotowski built the Apollonia Kowalski character to be one that he imagined Negri would enjoy playing as an old woman.
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