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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hollywood Homicide (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hollywood Homicide (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003).
About the movie:
Two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other fields investigate the murder of an up-and-coming rap group.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003)?
a.
The film was originally going to be a drama before
Marion Suge Knight
complained to the producers. The film was subsequently turned into a comedy.
b.
Already an accomplished piano player, Steve Allen learned how to play the clarinet for this film.
c.
Four basketball athletes and one team name, were mentioned,
Michael Jordan
,
Scottie Pippen
,
Shawn Kemp
,
Dennis Rodman
and the
Harlem Globetrotters
.
d.
Brian De Palma
originally planned for this to be the first Hollywood film to boast unsimulated sex scenes. The studio thought differently.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003)?
a.
In a very unusual move for an event film of this scale, Warner Bros. released the film in Europe at the end of 1980 and in the U. S. about seven months later, in the summer of 1981.
b.
Hal Needham
was better known in the film industry as a stunt man, and had great difficulty in getting any producers interested in this project. Only when his close friend
Burt Reynolds
agreed to star in the film did he manage to gain studio attention.
c.
Gavilan is based on
Robert Souza
, who was a homicide detective in the LAPD Hollywood Division and moonlighted as a real estate broker in his final ten years on the job. The scene where a cuffed crook steals the gun from a patrol officers belt and starts shooting it off in the parking lot actually happened during Souzas tenure.
d.
First film role for
Robert J. Anderson
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003)?
a.
"John Doe" comes to think he may be Freddys son. As noted earlier, this film takes place 10 years in the future circa 1999. The NOES official websites time line notes that Freddy Kruegers death at the hands of the Springwood parents took place in 1968 (based on the fact that in The Dream Child, Freddys mother is said to have died soon after Freddys trial). This film notes that Freddys child was taken away from him in 1966 (see the chalkboard scene at Springwood High School). Therefore, John Doe would have to be in his thirties to be Freddys son - which he obviously was not.
b.
Ron Shelton
said that he thoroughly enjoyed working with
Master P
,
Kurupt
and
André Benjamin
, and came away from the movie concluding that rappers tend to be natural actors.
c.
Plagued with horrible weather, the cast and crew had to work through a sandstorm and several inches of snow in order to finish production.
d.
Tyrone Power
s flying stunt double in this movie, R.A.F. pilot Lieutenant Harold Barlow, was shot down by German aircraft and taken as a prisoner-of-war, according to a 20th Century Fox studio press release of 24 January 1942.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003)?
a.
As part of the re-shot ending,
Tom Berenger
and
Polly Walker
were required to film a scene wearing S&M gear. Both actors refused as this wasnt in their original contract, so the scene had to be filmed by doubles.
b.
According to the DVD commentary the roles that
Harrison Ford
and
Josh Hartnett
play in the movie are almost reversed in real life. Gavilan (Ford) is a good shot and almost a stunt driver. Calden is a lousy shot and driver. In reality Ford does not like guns and is a very poor shot at best while Hartnett is a very good marksman, having been through actor basic training for two other movies (
Pearl Harbor
,
Black Hawk Down
) twice. Hartnett on the other hand does not like to drive while Ford is, according to
Ron Shelton
, "...a maniac behind the steering wheel".
c.
Much of the footage originally shot by
Howard Hawks
is said to have been lost in a plane crash. However, Hawks claimed that most of the location footage (except battle scenes) was his.
d.
During their bonding week before filming, the seven Deltas partied a lot in their hotel. Bruce McGill actually stole the piano from the hotels lobby and moved it into his room so that the group would have music.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003)?
a.
John Lasseter
s first directorial effort since
Toy Story 2
.
b.
Oscar winning Art Driector
Cedric Gibbons
first feature film.
c.
Peter Lorre
s first American film.
d.
The subplot of Gavilan trying to sell Jerry Durans house to Julius Armas is based on
Robert Souza
s real-life attempt to sell
Robert Evans
house to
Dodi Fayed
, who was in the music business at the time and for whom Souza did bodyguard work.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003)?
a.
H20Klick is really the 504 Boys, a New Orleans-based hip-hop group that
Master P
produces.
b.
The cellular phone used by
Jodie Foster
in this movie is a Nokia 8890. The silver slide phone is often mistaken as the phone used in
The Matrix
.
c.
In the scene where Chelios runs into a mob of porn stars, the "extras" in the movie are real porn stars. One of the stars most recognizable is
Jenna Haze
, but
Peter North
,
Lexington Steele
, and
Ron Jeremy
make an appearance as well.
d.
The lyrics for the song "Dream" were changed slightly for this film. The line "Things never are as bad as they seem" in the classic, and better known, version were re-written and sung as "Dreams are just as real as they seem" to allow
Leslie Caron
s character to have some hope that her dreams would come true.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003)?
a.
This film was originally a segment of the fantasy anthology film
Flesh and Fantasy
. The footage was excised from the final print and expanded into an independent feature.
b.
The line "Come back with your shield, or on it" was a common phrase said by Spartan women to their sons and husbands. It was common Spartan practice to bear the dead soldiers on their shields. The phrase "Come back with your shield" was a reference to the fact that a soldier who showed cowardice would usually drop his very heavy shield as he ran away in order to escape faster.
c.
The set for Bedford Falls was constructed in two months and was one of the longest sets that had ever been made for an American movie. It covered four acres of the RKOs Encino Ranch. It included 75 stores and buildings, main street, factory district and a large residential and slum area. The Main Street was 300 yards long, three whole city blocks!
d.
Director
Ron Shelton
met co-writer
Robert Souza
on
Dark Blue
. A former cop, Souza was an adviser. Shelton was so impressed, he asked him to help co-write his next film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003)?
a.
The hip-hop club was also used as the base of operations in
Oceans Eleven
according to
Ron Shelton
.
b.
Una Merkel
s final movie.
c.
In the deleted scenes, Marge, Lisa, and Homer are "American Idol" judges and are listening to
Simon Cowell
. Simons contestant number is "72707". The movie was released in theaters on July 27, 2007.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 19, 1948 with
Ronald Colman
and
Greer Garson
reprising their film roles.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003)?
a.
The movie was filmed on a Panasonic HVX200 which was purchased specifically for the film. Shipment of the camera was delayed by the seller and the crew became concerned that it would not arrive before they had to start the project. The camera was delivered 1 hour before auditions were held.
b.
The opening and closing statements narrated by
John Malkovich
(playing an older Carlitos Paez) were written by the real Carlitos Paez for the film.
c.
Joe Gavilans frequently heard cell phone ring is the opening riff of "My Girl", while K.C. Caldens phone plays "Funkytown".
d.
Kevin Spacey
was cast two days before filming began.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hollywood Homicide (2003)?
a.
Ron Shelton
said that, according to the source material he worked with, K.C. Calden leaving the screenplay at Jerry Durans house was based loosely on a real event. A police officer and aspiring screen writer was sent to a house to investigate a crime. When he learned that the homeowner was a film producer, the officer ran out to his car, brought in a screenplay hed been working on and gave it to the producer!
b.
The films title is in reference to one of the characters in the novel saying this and to describe the on set of summer in Miami.
c.
Wallaces real wife was named Marian, but it was changed to Murron to avoid confusion with the Robin Hood character of the same name.
d.
Besides the full body suits in different colors for special effects scenes,
Kevin Bacon
also had to wear full-eye contact lenses the same color as the suits for most scenes.
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