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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hurricane (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hurricane (1979) Quiz
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About the movie:
There is only one safe place... in each other's arms.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hurricane (1979)?
a.
The meaning of the phrase "wing and a prayer", of which the films title is a part, is a shortening of an old saying among aviators, "Were coming in on a wing and a prayer". It means that they are flying or trying to land an aircraft in poor condition. The expression can also be used as a metaphor for trying to achieve something even though one is a bit ill-prepared or ill-equipped for the task.
b.
Film debuts of
Vic Morrow
and
Jamie Farr
.
c.
Roman Polanski
was contracted by Dino De Laurentiis to direct this film, but when Polanski fled to country to avoid prosecution on a sex-with-a-minor charge
Jan Troell
was hired to replace him at the last minute.
d.
The map General Phillips uses to brief Dutch is a map of Brazil. The map show a geographic feature called Chapada das Mangabeiras.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hurricane (1979)?
a.
John Candy
was originally cast in the film playing
Joe Flaherty
s role, but ultimately dropped out because his agent erroneously double-booked him while he was filming
1941
.
b.
Dino De Laurentiis
originally offered the role of Charlotte to singer
Anne Murray
though she declined due to recording schedules.
c.
Frozones aftershave is Hai Karate, a real 60s/70s aftershave brand.
d.
The 1984 novel by Warren Adler that the film is adapted from was based on the January 1982 "Air Florida" plane crash into the Potomac River, flying out of National Airport, Washington, D.C.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hurricane (1979)?
a.
Annoyed that his brother
John Barrymore
was trying to show him up by placing his hand on him while he was finishing a scene (an ancient actors technique for drawing attention to oneself),
Lionel Barrymore
excused himself from the set and went to the back lot to find a telephone. He then phoned the set and told director
Richard Boleslawski
that "hed better advise Mr. John Barrymore to not place his hand on me at the close of this scene, lest I lay one on him!" By the time Lionel returned to the set, John has been advised to keep his hands to himself.
b.
In the scene where Jim was running down the road to get to his house,
Jason Biggs
got heatstroke. They had to pack his shirt with ice to cool him down while he was running. Afterwards, they rushed him to a doctor. In another incident, while at home Jason Biggs also took too many Zinc supplements and became ill, so Jim was completely written out of the scene where Kevin and Finch are talking to each other while Finch is playing golf.
c.
Roman Polanski
was set to direct this film until he was charged with statutory rape, then fled the country.
Jan Troell
replaced him.
d.
In the opening segment of the movie, there is a brief shot of two Israeli girls watching TV appearing twice. The one of the left is
Steven Spielberg
s daughter
Sasha Spielberg
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hurricane (1979)?
a.
Trevor Howard
kept a diary during the making of this film and it goes into much detail about the productions many troubles.
b.
The shirt that Doc wears for the majority of the film features a design depicting cowboys on horseback and a train, foreshadowing the climax of the third film.
c.
The picture of Red in her martial arts uniform reads, "Red Puckett: Forest Regional Karate Champion".
d.
Ron Howard
took a break during preproduction on this film to work on
Frost/Nixon
.
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