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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Howard the Duck (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Howard the Duck (1986) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986).
About the movie:
A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invader.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986)?
a.
The lively chorus shouting the words "Ghostbusters" through the song were made up of the only people
Ray Parker Jr.
could find quickly enough to help him meet his deadline: his young girlfriend and her friends.
b.
In one of the final scenes, when
Orson Welles
lifts
Loretta Young
one-handed into the clock tower from a ladder, this is not a special effect.
Loretta Young
stated that this was actually filmed in the church with her dangling dangerously many feet above the church floor.
c.
Harry Belafonte
improvised or wrote most of his own dialog.
d.
According to reports at the time of the movies release,
George Lucas
was heavily in debt (having just built the $50-million Skywalker Ranch complex) and was counting on this film to get him back in the black. When it bombed, he was forced to start selling off assets to stay afloat. His friend
Steve Jobs
, the CEO of Apple Computer, offered to help by buying Lucasfilms newly-launched CGI animation division for a price well above market value, and Lucas, in desperate straits and thankful for the assistance, agreed. That division eventually become Pixar Animation Studios.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986)?
a.
Chuck Norris
American film debut.
b.
Shortly after the movie was released,
Frank Price
quit his job as the head of Universal Pictures, the studio that funded the film. "Variety" reported the story with the headline, "Duck Cooks Prices Goose."
c.
David Arquette stated during his bus tour that he came up with the idea for the film during a Reggae party held outside, where he envisioned a murderer "coming out of the woods and slashing up all the hippies." The idea eventually led to The Tripper.
d.
NBC made a deal with MCA Inc., to produce a series entitled PROJECT 120, a series of two hour features made especially for TV. The first one would be "Johnny North" aka "The Killers", but due to the violence and sexual content the title was changed and released in movie theaters.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986)?
a.
Most of the planes in the airfield are actually American AT-6 Texan trainers painted with a German paint scheme, but the one actually flown is an authentic German plane, a Bucker Bu 181 Bestmann.
b.
This was the only film in which
Natacha Rambova
had a starring role.
c.
Jay Leno
was up the role of Phil Blumburtt.
d.
First National also released this film as a silent movie at 2,741.07 m.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986)?
a.
It took
Ray Harryhausen
four months to produce the skeleton scene, a massive amount of time for a scene which lasts, at the most, three minutes.
b.
Phoebe Cates
auditioned for the role of Beverly that eventually went to
Lea Thompson
.
c.
Thanks to the managers/agents, the "actors" only had the briefest moments on skates. They wanted the skaters to skate and the actors to act.
d.
Due to the scheduling conflicts and hilarious improvisations, Lance inadvertently became the main character. Originally, the story centered more on Mabel and Cornelius. But Vijet D. Teng made a decision in during editing to make sure the story centered on Lance instead.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986)?
a.
Laura Linney
was given the script by
Eric Stoltz
in 2000 while they were filming
The House of Mirth
. She agreed to do it immediately.
b.
Woody Allen
has said that he was inspired to write this film after a chance re-reading of Tolstoys novel "Anna Karenina"
c.
On his DVD commentary, director
Chris Terrio
reveals that he shot two endings for the Alec and Jonathan storyline - one in which Alec does not open the door for Jonathan, and the one that was in the film, in which Alec does open the door for Jonathan. Terrio said that he decided to use the latter version after producer
Ismail Merchant
asked him to because "there are already too many movies where gay men get punished at the end." Terrio says that he doesnt know what happens to Alec and Jonathan "five minutes or five months later," but he does think that this version of the ending provides a "glimmer of hope" for them.
d.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Howard knocks the duck hunter out of his boat and shouts "Banzai!"
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986)?
a.
Jennifer Connelly
and
Taylor Neff
were considered for the role of Charlene Charlie McGee.
b.
Popular vocalist
Tori Amos
auditioned for the part of Beverly Switzler, eventually played by
Lea Thompson
.
c.
One of the Mosquitoes seen in the film (number TA639) is on show in the permanent collection of World War II aircraft at the RAF Museum at Cosford in Shropshire, UK.
d.
The version of the film released on DVD contains approximately 1196 shots in 9397 seconds of action. This equates to an average shot length of about 7.9 seconds.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986)?
a.
June 2008 Ranked #3 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Courtroom Drama".
b.
Howard landed on Earth on 8 September. It was on that date in 1966 that
Star Trek
premiered on NBC.
c.
Neither
Romola Garai
nor
Diego Luna
(Katey and Javier) had any professional dance training. Before production began, the actors spent ten weeks in Puerto Rico, training for eight hours a day with producer
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen
and four additional dancer/choreographers.
d.
Costa-Gavras
came up with the films title;
Joe Eszterhas
original screenplay was entitled "Sins of the Fathers".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986)?
a.
The ultra light aircraft used in the movie was a Quicksilver MX.
b.
During the chase scene, the car driven by Agent Downey and Jack Sylvester passes the Alto-Nido Apartments (1851 N. Ivar Street, Hollywood, California). In
Sunset Blvd.
this is the apartment building where Joe Gillis lived before he moved to Norma Desmonds mansion.
c.
Steven Spielberg
: Reflected in the TV broadcasting the CNN story about the return of the dinosaurs, sitting on the couch next to
Jeff Goldblum
and eating popcorn.
d.
The film was originally titled "El Weirdo".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986)?
a.
Movie was edited at Samantha Staleys house in North Hollywood. Cut on an AVID Film Composer.
b.
The Rolling Stone that Jack finds in the dead pilots bag is the September 9, 1982 edition, featuring
Elvis Costello
on the cover.
c.
Russell Crowe
began shooting for Gladiator a few months after
The Insider
wrapped. He had gained upwards of 40 pounds for his Oscar-nominated role in The Insider and yet lost it all before Gladiator began. He claims he did nothing special other than normal work on his farm in Australia.
d.
In a 1986 interview in "Star Hits" magazine, singer
Belinda Carlisle
stated that she auditioned for a role in the film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Howard the Duck (1986)?
a.
The role of Eggars crazed mother is actually played by a man.
b.
Robert De Niro
had a deal with
Leonardo DiCaprio
who was interested in playing the films protagonist Edward Wilson. De Niro planned to shoot the movie in the fall of 2004 but DiCaprio couldnt do it then because he was making
The Departed
for
Martin Scorsese
. The role ultimately went to
Matt Damon
, who played DiCaprios antagonist in The Departed. Both movies were nominated for Oscars in 2007.
c.
Executive producer
George Lucas
spent $2 million on Howards duck suit, and eight different actors worked inside the costume. According to the 2009 DVD release, a child actor was intended to be the "main" Howard, but didnt work out; another actor,
Ed Gale
ended up performing the lions share of the major scenes as Howard and as such earned himself a credit at the start of the film.
d.
Sharon Stone
signed for the lead for $2.5 million.
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