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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Harry and the Hendersons (1987) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Harry and the Hendersons (1987) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Harry and the Hendersons (1987).
About the movie:
Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harry and the Hendersons (1987)?
a.
John Malkovich
read the first 40 pages of the script and liked it. But he asked his agent why he was up for the role of Frank. He said Malkovich had been reading the wrong lines. He was up for Marvins role instead.
b.
Joan Crawford
and
Mercedes McCambridge
fought both on and off camera. One night, in a drunken rage, Crawford scattered the costumes worn by McCambridge along an Arizona highway. Cast and crew had to collect the outfits.
c.
M. Emmet Walsh
plays
John Lithgow
s father, when in actuality Walsh is only 10 years older than Lithgow.
d.
The story in Cruising Paradise that the pictures are marking is called "The Hero is in His Kitchen". It revolves around a payphone conversation between two men, one in Tucson, Arizona and the other in Los Angeles, California. One of the last things said on the last page of the story (the one the pictures are marking) is "Dont buckle under the weight of a heavy heart!"
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harry and the Hendersons (1987)?
a.
After Harry sees George on the News Reports, as the police car crashes into the television shop, a Vince and Larry (the Crash Dummies) commercial plays.
b.
Cinematographer
John F. Seitz
and Director
Billy Wilder
examined in detail a large number actual black-and-white photographs of the real locations of the settings featured in this film including battle shots so as to give the film the right look of authenticity.
c.
On "The Directors" (2007),
Wes Craven
suggested that
Eddie Murphy
ignored his requests to play the character vulnerable and instead felt compelled to showcase his comedic talents.
d.
At one point,
Roman Polanski
and
Jack Nicholson
got into such a heated argument that Polanski smashed Nicholsons portable TV with a mop. Nicholson used the TV to watch L.A. Lakers basketball games and kept stalling shooting.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harry and the Hendersons (1987)?
a.
Henry B. Walthall
played Chillingworth in both this and the 1926 silent version.
b.
Was filmed at the same studios as
Stanley Kubrick
s
The Shining
. Author
Stephen King
visited the set, and many aspects of this film affected Kings later work.
Irvin Kershner
was nicknamed "Kersh" on the set. Kings novel
It
features a character named Mrs. Kersh, who sounds like Yoda. Writer
Lawrence Kasdan
went on to direct
Dreamcatcher
.
c.
Richard Foley
and
Dana Middleton
, the two news anchors listed in the credits, were real-life news anchors and talk-show co-hosts at Seattles KOMO TV. Their brief appearance in the movie was from the set of their nightly local news magazine "Weeknight" which aired from 1983 to 1985, when it was replaced by the syndicated version of
Jeopardy!
when it moved from KIRO TV to KOMO TV. Another reporter is seen in the movie reporting from the actual newsroom of KOMO 4 News. Middleton and Foley also hosted "Northwest Afternoon," an afternoon daily talk show. Middleton left KOMO TV in 1993, and Foley followed suit in 1995.
d.
In the DVD commentary, director
Robert Altman
states he included the F-word several times on purpose to get an R-rating because he didnt want kids to see the film - he thought kids wouldnt like the film so he wanted to keep them out (especially 14-year-old boys).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harry and the Hendersons (1987)?
a.
A theatrical play version of "Guess Whos Coming to Dinner" is being developed, directed by
Kenny Leon
and adapted for the stage by
Todd Kreidler
. The producers anticipate the Broadway production will open in the fall of 2008.
b.
Edward Burns
gained 20 lbs for the movie to accurately play an arson investigator as they have to have spent at least 7 years in the fire service and would gain muscle mass across their backs, chests and arms.
c.
In one scene, John Lithgows character complains to his wife, portrayed by Melinda Dillon, that as a boy when he asked for artists paints for Christmas that his dad gave him a BB gun. This is clearly a send off to 1983s
A Christmas Story
, where the lead character Ralphies quest was to receive a BB gun for Christmas. Melinda Dillon played Ralphies mom.
d.
Howard Keel
was the original choice to play Don Lockwood; however, he was replaced by
Gene Kelly
as the screenwriters evolved the character from a "Western actor" background to a "song-and-dance vaudeville" background.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harry and the Hendersons (1987)?
a.
Director
Danny Leiner
has made comments that, despite Leiners urging,
Fabio
refused to have a goose hit him in the face as he drove off at the end of his scene (which would have been a reference to an incident where a goose hit
Fabio
in the face while on a roller-coaster).
b.
Bill Martin
, who co-wrote the screenplay for
Harry and the Hendersons
, wrote songs for
Harry Nilsson
s "Harry" album and is pictured (wearing a bear suit) inside the albums cover. Martin says that the character "Harry" in the film is named after
Harry Nilsson
.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 7, 1944 with
Victor Moore
and
William Demarest
reprising their film roles.
d.
The film was shot in 25 days.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harry and the Hendersons (1987)?
a.
There had been plans to film a third Omen movie starring
Jonathan Scott-Taylor
in 1979.
b.
Avner is referred to as a "sabra" more than once. This is an Israeli term for a native born Jew, as opposed to an immigrant. "Sabra" originally referred to a tough kind of cactus (Opuntia cactus) which grew out in the desert.
c.
Alec Baldwin
accepted the role of Jack Ryan because
Harrison Ford
turned it down. Cast member
Sam Neill
also benefited from Fords refusal three years later, by being cast in the lead role of
Jurassic Park
.
d.
According to cryptozoologist
Loren Coleman
, some characters in the film are based to varying degrees on actual figures in the search for Sasquatch. "Jacques LaFleur" (
David Suchet
) is a nod to the late Canadian Rene Dahinden, and "Dr. Wallace Wrightwood" (
Don Ameche
) combines some qualities of
John Green
,
Peter Byrne
and the late Dr.
Grover Krantz
.
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