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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hopscotch (1980) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hopscotch (1980) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hopscotch (1980)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Hopscotch (1980).

About the movie: A CIA agent tired of his incompetent colleagues retires and dares them to stop him from publishing an embarrassing book of memoirs.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hopscotch (1980)?
a.		Sir John Gielguds actual first name is, in fact, Arthur.
b.		The house used for the exteriors of the Bishop house in the film still stands in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Since the film though the house has been repainted and now has a widows walk on the roof.
c.		While trying to be farcical, the film is actually quite accurate regarding the modeling industry. Even the quick scene of the two sets of bunk beds at Dereks apartment is factual; Cindy Crawford and Jules Asner shared a similar bunkroom during the early days of their modeling careers.
d.		Sam Waterston arrived late to begin filming because his role in Heavens Gate ran much longer than anticipated. By the time he began his work as Cutter he was exhausted. As a result people mention how awful he looks two times, and he blames jet lag.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hopscotch (1980)?
a.		Originally entitled "Finding Maubee", the title of the novel by AHZ Carr on which it was based.
b.		After agreeing to be filmed in Germany, Walter Matthau resisted filming scenes showing him drinking at Oktoberfest until his stepdaughter Lucy Saroyan was given the role of Carla, the pilot who flies him in her seaplane. After arriving at their destination and being paid, she tells Matthaus character that he reminds her of her father. His response is, "Thats always been my problem."
c.		The double-thick Technicolor prints (two strips of dyed film, cemented together) presented numerous screening problems for untrained projectionists. If screened improperly, they would warp, scratch, etc. and due to the expense of printing in Technicolor at this time (since there were no optical printers, or any easier way of printing such technology in those days) forced the Fairbanks studio to issue a black-and-white version as well.
d.		Irene Dunne replaced Myrna Loy.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hopscotch (1980)?
a.		Francis Ford Coppola, who considered offering the role of Willard to Al Pacino, said that Pacino would probably have played the role if they could have filmed the movie in his New York City apartment. Jack Nicholson also was offered the role but turned it down.
b.		During the funeral scene, the writer giving the eulogy is wearing the same outfit as David Kahane when he was murdered (boots, blue jeans, red shirt, brown sportscoat and glasses).
c.		The names of the characters "Ludlum" and "Westlake" are taken from authors Robert Ludlum and Donald E. Westlake.
d.		Harvey Keitel auditioned for the role of Ezra Cobb.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hopscotch (1980)?
a.		At a press conference for his movie Mystic River, Clint Eastwood condemned the Iraq war as a "big mistake" and defended Sean Penns visit to Baghdad, saying he might have done the same thing but for his age.
b.		This film marks the first time Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox have been in the same movie since Back to the Future Part III (although they did appear in an episode of Spin City together).
c.		The theatrical trailer for the film uses the soundtrack from Rookie of the Year, which was directed by Daniel Stern.
d.		Walter Matthau, who lost family and friends in the Holocaust, only agreed to travel to Germany to shoot the opening Oktoberfest scene on condition that his son, David Matthau, was cast as Ross.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hopscotch (1980)?
a.		The photograph of Ned Beatty on the desk where Matthau is typing his book is first seen with a smiling face. As the writing continues throughout the film, the expression gradually changes to anger and is finally shot off the desk, the bullet hitting the middle of his forehead.
b.		Katharine Hepburn was in discussions to star in the original Broadway stage production of "Stage Door", but Broadway producer Leland Hayward, reportedly jealous of her deepening friendship with noted film director John Ford, cast his then-girlfriend Margaret Sullavan in the leading role. Hayward and Sullavan married one month after the stage play opened. Margaret Sullavan was considered for the film version but became pregnant with their first child, and the part went to Katharine Hepburn.
c.		In Vincente Minnellis autobiography, he says that Robert Mitchum was very uncomfortable in the role of the sensitive Micheal.
d.		On the shelf in the living room is a picture of the real life Frank Gilbreth in uniform as an Army Major during WWI. This is visible outside the makeshift operating room during the mass tonsillectomies.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hopscotch (1980)?
a.		After filming, Gregory Peck informed the producers that, as Audrey Hepburn was certainly going to win an Oscar (for this, her first major role), they had better put her name above the title. They did and she did.
b.		The name of the character "Follett" is taken from author Ken Follett, a popular writer of spy novels and political thrillers.
c.		During the filming of the dinner sequence, Reese Witherspoon was hit in the face with a ceramic plate. She required 5 stitches as a result of the injury, which delayed the shoot for 3 days.
d.		One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hopscotch (1980)?
a.		The "Tales From Space" comic book reappeared in at least two episodes of the television series Oliver Beene and in a commercial for McDonalds Mighty Kids Meals.
b.		Madonna (specifically for Velma Kelly), Goldie Hawn, Kathy Bates, Rosie ODonnell, Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kristin Chenoweth (for Roxie Hart or Mary Sunshine), Cameron Diaz, Whoopi Goldberg (for Mama Morton) and Britney Spears (by Harvey Weinstein for Kitty Baxter), Toni Collette, Winona Ryder, and Marisa Tomei were all considered for roles in the movie.
c.		The Oktoberfest scene at the beginning of the film was not staged. The filmmakers hid cameras to prevent people from knowing they were being filmed.
d.		During one climbing-scene director Renny Harlin complained that the safety-lines were visible, so the stuntman performed the climbing without any safety-lines.

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