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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : High Road to China (1983) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : High Road to China (1983) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: High Road to China (1983).
About the movie:
A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Road to China (1983)?
a.
One of the movies producers is
Debra Hill
, who teamed up with
John Carpenter
to make
Halloween
, a horror movie about murdered babysitters. Listen carefully when Sara and Kris watch television. The music you can hear is John Carpenters chilling
Halloween
theme, an in-joke.
b.
David Essex
suffered a serious eye injury while filming a action scene.
c.
Both
Richard Gere
and
Diane Venora
worked with language coaches to develop their accents.
d.
Final film directed by
Brian G. Hutton
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Road to China (1983)?
a.
Jürgen Prochnow
makes a comment about how he "had a bad experience in one of these before" when in the submarine. This is a reference to
Das Boot
, in which Prochnow starred as The Captain.
b.
The biplanes, Dorothy and Lillian, are French-built Stampes, which were built after WW II. Actual Stampes were civilian aircraft without armament. This explains the high mounting positions of the Lewis guns.
c.
In the movie, Theo and Julians son Dylan died from a disease epidemic, while in the book Julians character was the one that is pregnant and the one Theo is protecting. In the book, Theo is married and divorced Helen and had a daughter named Natalie who was killed when Theo backed out of the driveway and accidentally ran her over. Both the film and book show this death as the reason for either relationships not working. The movie changed and combined two characters: Julian and Helena while creating Kee.
d.
The movie is based on three short stories from Jerry Boyds book: "The Monkey Look," "Million $$$ Baby" and "Frozen Water." Some parts of the introduction were used as well.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Road to China (1983)?
a.
Audrey Stanzler
and
Mihran Konanyan
were supposed to play Jacks Victim, and Edwins victim - respectfully. When they proved unavailable,
Kate Leiva
and
Matthew Greene
were cast.
b.
Thanks to
Gusmano Cesaretti
,
Michael Mann
s regular collaborator,
Tony Scott
managed to get on screen real-life gang bangers from 18th Street Gang in East Los Angeles.
c.
Naming the planes Dorothy and Lillian is a reference to actress sisters
Dorothy Gish
and
Lillian Gish
.
d.
Final theatrical feature of
Anne Jeffreys
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Road to China (1983)?
a.
This picture was originally intended as being a vehicle for
Roger Moore
.
b.
Hurd Hatfield
was only cast as Pontius Pilate after a number of British heavyweights had passed on the part.
c.
In a magazine interview,
James Spader
said that he found the original screenplay "awful" but also that it was so bad it actually intrigued him. He then met with
Roland Emmerich
, was inspired by the directors passion for the project, and decided to make the movie because he felt the energy and craziness of making such a film would translate into an exciting final film.
d.
John Travolta
auditioned for and won the lead role of Bill, but ABC-TV wouldnt let him out of his contract for his series
Welcome Back, Kotter
, and the part was eventually given to
Richard Gere
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Road to China (1983)?
a.
The machine guns on Dorothy and Lillian are Lewis Automatic Machine Rifles, chambered in .303 British caliber. Although the weapon was invented by an American Army captain, it was adopted by almost every other Allied army in WW1 prior to being adopted by the US in 1917. The guns were inexpensive and reliable, explaining why OMalley could afford a pair.
b.
According to
Loretta Lynn
, her husband Doolittle wanted nothing to do with
Tommy Lee Jones
, who was playing him, until shortly before shooting began in Butcher Holler. Jones rented a Jeep, got drunk on moonshine and went tearing through the town in the vehicle, only to get arrested for drunk driving, beat up for resisting arrest and jailed. Doolittle liked him immediately after that.
c.
Jodie Foster
was cast at one point as Amanda, but dropped out in order to play Iris in
Martin Scorsese
s
Taxi Driver
.
d.
To achieve the effect of Laura becoming submerged in the hotel room, the set was lowered into a tank of river water.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Road to China (1983)?
a.
In the shot of the clock tower of 1985, after Doc Brown sent Marty into the future (with a flying-by helicopter), you can clearly see that the piece of the ledge under the clock dial is broken off. It was broken off by Doc Brown in 1955.
b.
The Finnish title of the film is "Kourallinen dynamiittia", which translates into English as "Fistful of Dynamite". This is actually the alternative English title of dollar-trilogy director
Sergio Leone
s film
Giù la testa
.
c.
The scenes with
Robert Morley
and
Timothy Bateson
were added after previews.
d.
Final movie of
Madge Blake
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Road to China (1983)?
a.
Every piece of body armor worn by the various extra foot soldiers during major battle scenes is paintball body protection made by JT USA.
b.
The set for "A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody" took months to build and cost over $200,000. This was substantially more than it cost the real
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
to produce a whole show, according to former Ziegfeld girl
Doris Eaton
.
c.
When Arctor and Connie are about to have sex, there is a brief view of the clock/radio next to the bed. The clock shows the time as 4:20, a classic drug reference, fitting in with the theme of the film.
d.
In the scene where they first arrive in Afghanistan,
Tom Selleck
really slaps
Bess Armstrong
in the face hard enough to knock her to the ground.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Road to China (1983)?
a.
The only
Mae West
film to receive an Academy Award nomination.
b.
This movie has been considered to have been part of a cycle of movies initiated by the box-office success of Indiana Jones and the
Raiders of the Lost Ark
movie. Interestingly,
Tom Selleck
auditioned for the part of Indiana Jones and one can see his screen test on the DVD for that movie.
c.
Before it became apparent the film was not a hit,
George Pal
told press he was planning a sequel with
Tony Randall
recreating his role.
d.
During one of the depositions, it is mentioned that the invention of Facebook made Mark Zuckerburg "the biggest thing on a campus that included nineteen Nobel Laureates, fifteen Pulitzer Prize winners, two future Olympians, and a movie star." One of the lawyers then asks, "Who was the movie star?" and the response is, "Does it matter?" This movie star was, in fact,
Natalie Portman
, who was enrolled at Harvard from 1999 to 2003 and helped screenwriter
Aaron Sorkin
by providing him insider information about goings-on at Harvard at the time Facebook first appeared there.
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