QuizAssess
Home
Popular Quiz Categories
Home
Hollywood Movies Famous Trivia Quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hardware (1990) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hardware (1990) - 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: Hardware (1990).
About the movie:
A wandering nomad finds a robot head in the post-apocalyptic desert. He brings it back to the city and sells it to a wandering soldier...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hardware (1990)?
a.
The rodeo arena, where Harley (Isabel Glasser) competes in the barrel racing event, is the Cowtown Coliseum located at the Fort Worth Stockyards. The Coliseum was the site of the very first indoor rodeo in 1918.
b.
Sinéad OConnor
was originally supposed to play the riverboat cab driver.
c.
The character of Maria Gambrelli, played here by
Claudia Cardinale
(who appeared as Princess Dala in the first film,
The Pink Panther
), originally appeared in
A Shot in the Dark
and was played by
Elke Sommer
.
d.
In his speech at the Golden Globes,
Leonardo DiCaprio
revealed that
Michael Mann
had a hand in writing the films screenplay.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hardware (1990)?
a.
Actual German and Soviet dialogue and aircraft were used in the movie.
b.
Ashton Kutcher
and
Katie Holmes
were originally set to play the roles of Matt and Erica. They both dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
c.
Only the second film (after
Titanic
) to have two actors nominated for an Academy Award for playing the same role in the same movie. In both films
Kate Winslet
played the younger version in the dual-nominee role.
d.
The hair stylist was also the person who worked with and designed the distinctive big hair look for singer
Howard Jones
in the 1980s.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hardware (1990)?
a.
Rated #1 of the 25 most controversial movies of all time. Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2006.
b.
In the original script Moses Baxter was unemployed and dying of cancer.
c.
The film almost never made it to the theatres in Greece. A group of Greek lawyers decided to try to ban the film on the grounds that
Oliver Stone
was denigrating the figure of Alexander the Great by making reference to his bisexuality. The film was ultimately given a theatrical release in Greece and premiered at #1.
d.
Bert Wheeler
and
Robert Woolsey
were originally scheduled to star in a college spoof entitled "Frat Heads", but with the success of
Stan Laurel
and
Oliver Hardy
s
The Devils Brother
and
Roman Scandals
with
Eddie Cantor
, RKO decided to make a costume period piece. All that remains of "Frat Heads" are a few publicity stills.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hardware (1990)?
a.
John Goodman
and
Winona Ryder
were attached to this project at one time.
b.
Body Count: 4.
c.
First dramatic feature film about the Iraq War to win an Academy Award. First war movie about a modern war to win the Best Picture Academy Award where the war featured is not World War I, World War II nor the Vietnam War. First war movie to win the Best Picture Academy Award since
The English Patient
. First war movie to win a Best Director Academy Award since
Roman Polanski
s
The Pianist
.
d.
The storm in the opening sequence in the desert was real.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hardware (1990)?
a.
Ranked #2 on the American Film Institutes 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time (2006).
b.
Stacey Travis
did most of her own stunts.
c.
Steve Martin
had such respect for
Peter Sellers
that when he was asked to take over the role of Clouseau, he put off the decision to accept it until after he had already worked out the characters accent and run several ideas for scenes past director
Shawn Levy
.
d.
The Canal Street subway station was actually filmed in Torontos "Bay Lower" unused subway station. $150,000 was spent on set dressing alone. The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) was so impressed with the New York conversion that they actually requested the set to be left up after filming was completed to attract future filming revenue. The set remained for about three weeks until TTC fire inspectors deemed the set a hazard (steel girders, signs and benches were plastic and wood), so the set was torn down and disposed of.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hardware (1990)?
a.
Larry B. Scott
, who plays the homosexual Lamar, claims on the DVD Documentary that he had to over-compensate for his masculinity because people really thought he was gay. Indeed, many of his post-Nerds film roles are either dramas or action Movies (Like
Extreme Prejudice
or
Iron Eagle
).
b.
Richard Stanley
wanted to use stop-motion animation for the Mark-13, but was unable to do so because their wasnt enough time and money to use this particular technique.
c.
Director
Hy Averback
said in an interview that one day,
Peter Sellers
refused to shoot a scene until a crew member standing off camera changed clothes. The superstitious Sellers claimed the outfit was the "wrong color". Shooting had to stop while they went to wardrobe and got a different color outfit for the crewmember.
d.
Anna Paquin
, who plays a love interest to
Jeff Daniels
in the Squid and the Whale, played his daughter in
Fly Away Home
. Upon the release of the Squid and the Whale, Jeff Daniels said that this previous experience made the filming a bit awkward for both of them. His comment to one interviewer about how he and Paquin got through the filming of their intimate scenes was, "we tried not to think about...you know, geese."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hardware (1990)?
a.
William Hootkins
improvised a lot of the foulest and most obscene lines of his character.
b.
The film was widely condemned in 1956 for its right-wing, pro-war message.
c.
About twenty-five minutes of this film are in color, from the moment that Irene (
Anna Neagle
) enters the ballroom dressed in her blue gown, up through the moment when she returns home and sings the song "Alice Blue Gown".
d.
H.C. Potter
was the initial director but quit over "Selsnickian interference." His footage (in black and white) was completely discarded.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hardware (1990)?
a.
The boat-cab driver is actually
Lemmy
of the band Motörhead. The band he plays Moses and Shades is, you guessed it, Motörhead.
b.
Actor
Wade Nichols
character is named "Foster Brooks". This is also the name of a real life comedian of the day who specialized in playing drunk.
c.
The movies line "I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!" was voted as the #55 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
d.
The film underwent costly re-shoots in an attempt to inject some humor after it was found that test audiences werent sure if it was supposed to be a comedy.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hardware (1990)?
a.
San Juan Batista, the Spanish mission which features in key scenes in the movie doesnt actually have a bell tower - it was added with trick photography. The mission originally had a steeple but it was demolished following a fire.
b.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
c.
John C. Reilly
was cast as Marvin Boggs, but dropped out and was replaced by
John Malkovich
.
d.
Stacey Travis
dyed her hair red to play Jill in the movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hardware (1990)?
a.
In the record store scene, Alex Fletchers solo album is beside
The Flying Lesbians
section.
b.
Allen Baron
originally offered the role of Frank Bono to
Peter Falk
as a friend for no pay. Falk seriously considered it, but declined when he was offered a paying gig.
c.
Dylan McDermott
came up with the idea to have Moses Baxter read the Bible.
d.
Focus Features was involved very early on but dropped out in 2004.
Related movie quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hardware (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hardware (1990) - Part (3) Quiz
Year: 1990 related famous movies quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ghost (1990) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Postcards from the Edge (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Soultaker (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pretty Woman (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Slumber Party Massacre III (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jetsons: The Movie (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Deadly Stranger (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thieves of Fortune (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Love You to Death (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Daredreamer (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Robot Jox (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : RoboCop 2 (1990) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mindwalk (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Predator 2 (1990) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Predator 2 (1990) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : RoboCop 2 (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Men at Work (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Avalon (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Revenge (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The First Power (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather: Part III (1990) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hunt for Red October (1990) Quiz
Related genere famous movies quizzes
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Invisible Man (1933) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Mist (2007) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Invisible Man (1933) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Monkey Shines (1988) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Puppet Masters (1994) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Supernova (2000) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Doom (2005) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Crazies (2010) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Pickman's Muse (2010) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Communion (1989) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The War of the Worlds (1953) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Asylum (2008) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Crazies (2010) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Phantoms (1998) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Silent Rage (1982) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Creepshow 2 (1987) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : They Live (1988) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Ghost in the Machine (1993) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Tentacoli (1977) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Invisible Agent (1942) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Priest (2011) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Night of the Creeps (1986) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Maximum Overdrive (1986) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Quiz