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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Herbie Rides Again (1974) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Herbie Rides Again (1974) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Herbie Rides Again (1974).
About the movie:
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Herbie Rides Again (1974)?
a.
Producer
Anthony Bregman
plays the driver who flips off Jane at the farmers market (it is not his voice though).
b.
Michael Klesic
had a small part in the film as a Russian athlete but it was left on the cutting room floor.
c.
During filming,
Radha Mitchell
was the only actor who had the entire script. The other actors just had their storyline.
d.
Unlike
The Love Bug
, in which all VW logos were removed from Herbie, Disney worked closely with Volkswagen to promote the sequel. 300,000 Herbie posters were distributed to dealers to pass on to their customers and each VW dealer had a Bug on display that was made up to look like Herbie. Plus, if a customer wanted to turn their new Beetle into a Herbie they could purchase a graphics kit from the VW parts department.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Herbie Rides Again (1974)?
a.
The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 16 December 1936 and closed in May 1938 after 577 performances.
Eddie Albert
originated his movie role as Bing Edwards in the play. The opening night cast also included
Frank Albertson
as Billy Randolph,
Wyn Cahoon
as Joyce Winfree,
José Ferrer
as Dan Crawford and
Ezra Stone
as Misto Bottome.
b.
Alonzo Hawks character role, was acted well by
Keenan Wynn
. He portrayed the same evil character and with the exactly same name and personality, from oldest to newest, in
The AbsentMinded Professor
,
Son of Flubber
and in
Herbie Rides Again
.
c.
During shooting of the opening shot where the CAGs Tomcat is taking off from Pearl Harbor, the film crew actually underestimated the blast radius of the Tomcats exhaust and one of their cameras was blown over when the plane went to full afterburner, which resulted in the shot being filmed from a slightly different angle than originally planned.
d.
In cooperation with Tulane University, students from Xavier University also participated in the pilot film program.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Herbie Rides Again (1974)?
a.
The original choice for the lead character was
Walter Brennan
playing Grandpa Steinmetz. However, since he was seriously ill with emphysema the studio cast
Helen Hayes
as Grandma Steinmetz instead.
b.
Mark Wahlberg
was cast in the lead role but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
Bradley Cooper
who was originally cast but had to drop out also due to scheduling conflicts, was now available and was able to take the lead role.
c.
Joaquin Phoenix
was the top contender for the role of Henry Sturgess, but passed on and
Dominic Cooper
was cast.
d.
Shot quickly in mostly two locations: the hotel room apartment, and the car in front of a rear projection screen on a soundstage at PRC. The actual shooting schedule was 28 days, including a brief location shoot in Lancaster, California for the desert scenes, and backplates for rear projection.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Herbie Rides Again (1974)?
a.
The GAF Viewmaster reel set shows a picture from a deleted sequence where one of Alonzo Hawks nightmares has him being treated by VW Beetle doctors. The "doctors" have a red cross on the hood and the headlights have "pupils." The "doctors" have mechanical arms that hold welding torches and other mechanical tools. The scene was probably deleted because it would have been too scary for kids.
b.
Ripleys outfit was going to be a different one than the dark red uniform she is wearing for the most of the film. After
Sigourney Weaver
saw
Kim Flowers
(Hillard) on the set, she wanted to wear the same costume. Hillard can be seen in the exact same outfit in the underwater scene.
c.
Jayson Kochan, who plays the lead role of Clay, had just recovered from pneumonia a week before the Heavens Shore scene was shot, where his character swims naked in the Northwests Pacific Ocean during 45-degree weather and 50 mph winds. Unfortunately for Jayson, it took more than just a couple of takes.
d.
For the first time,
Hoot Gibson
had star billing.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Herbie Rides Again (1974)?
a.
This movie was part of a cycle of gender role-playing switch movies made by Hollywood during the 1980s and probably starting with
Kramer vs. Kramer
. The set of pictures include
Mr. Mom
;
Baby Boom
,
3 Men and a Baby
, and
Paternity
.
b.
The owners of the Sheraton Palace Hotel allowed Disney to film the scene of Herbie crossing their large regal dining area only after the Herbie used was rigged to run on battery power (no gas exhaust) and the bottom of the car was drip-proofed. It was filmed at a time of day where there is low traffic at the dining area. The diners in the foreground (in front of Herbie rolling through) were actually blue screened in later.
c.
Orson Welles
later said that he regretted the way
Marion Davies
was portrayed as "Susan Alexander" and that Davies was a wonderful woman.
d.
Johnny Knoxville
was set to star as Harry Lockhart before being replaced by
Robert Downey Jr.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Herbie Rides Again (1974)?
a.
The first film to receive 7 Academy Award nominations without receiving a Best Picture nomination.
b.
This was
Rock Hudson
s favourite film of his own.
c.
Film debut of
David Opatoshu
.
d.
Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbies interior was painted a special non-reflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Herbie Rides Again (1974)?
a.
In Mr. Lowerys office the following exchange is heard: CASSIDY (to Marion): You should take a vacation in Las Vegas, playground of the world! MARION: Thank you, but I think Ill spend this weekend in bed. CASSIDY: Only playground to beat Las Vegas. The last sentence was in the original script used by
Alfred Hitchcock
for
Psycho
, but he had to cut it due to the censors.
Gus Van Sant
put it into
Psycho
as Hitchcock originally intended.
b.
The gang sing "I ran all the way home" - this was the theme tune to,
All the Way Home
which starred
Frances Lee McCain
, Gordies mother.
c.
Gore Verbinski
did not tell the cast what was to happen with the bone cage. He wanted to get their natural reactions when it swung from side to side.
d.
Keenan Wynn
was only 17 years older than
Ken Berry
, who played his nephew.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Herbie Rides Again (1974)?
a.
Director
Alister Grierson
and cinematographer
Jules OLoughlin
had no experience with 3D prior to working on this film. Thus, they had learn how to light the scenes, use the stereoscopic space and manipulate the cameras from scratch.
b.
The model year of Volkswagen Beetle used for Herbie shifts back and forth throughout the film. Its most visible when the side rear windows change size from smaller (1963) to larger (1966).
c.
The American edit of the film contains CGI effects that werent included in the Japanese cut. These include realistic-looking clouds.
d.
During the shooting range scene actor Eric Jann was able to hit the clay targets during rehearsals, but could not hit a single target during filming.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Herbie Rides Again (1974)?
a.
Apparently, the zero gravity sex scene between
Angela Bassett
and
James Spader
was put together using out-takes of scenes featuring
Robin Tunney
and
Peter Facinelli
, and with Tunneys skin color being digitally darkened.
b.
One of the girls says "Now I know what Sherman meant" when the troupe arrives in Tunis, a reference to General Shermans quote "War is hell".
c.
When Mary gets ready for bed, she is wearing a Macalester College (St. Paul, Minnesota) T-shirt, from director,
Peter Berg
s alma mater.
d.
Throughout the film Herbies name was said 60 times total and "Herb" was said once.
Helen Hayes
, as Mrs. Steinmetz, said Herbies name 28 times.
Stefanie Powers
, as Nicole Harris, said Herbies name 22 times.
Ken Berry
, as Willoughby Whitfield, said Herbies name 10 times and nicknamed Herbie, as Herb once. 28 + 22 + 10 + 1 = 61.
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