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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In Country (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In Country (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: In Country (1989).
About the movie:
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Country (1989)?
a.
The veterans in the dance sequence are all actual Vietnam veterans, and their real family members accompany them.
b.
This was the first U.S. production to use the French-made Louma crane. It was going to be used for shooting the miniatures. The Louma proved to be so flexible that it was frequently used for the "A" camera.
c.
The rural location for the second half of the movie was a peanut farm.
d.
There were several different stuntwomen who played Sandra during her drowning scene; two for the underwater shots, and one for her corpse being pulled onto the shore by Jason.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Country (1989)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "The Music Man" opened at the Majestic Theater on December 19, 1957, ran for 1375 performances and won the 1958 Tony Award for Best Musical.
Robert Preston
,
Pert Kelton
and
The Buffalo Bills
reprise their roles in the movie. Robert Preston won the 1958 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
b.
Of the five major characters who are Vietnam veterans, only one, Earl, is played by an actual Vietnam veteran,
Jim Beaver
.
c.
Director
Milos Forman
relied heavily on reaction shots to pull more characters into scenes. In some group therapy scenes, there were ten minutes of
Jack Nicholson
s reactions filmed even if he had very little dialogue. The shot of
Louise Fletcher
looking icily at Nicholson after he returns from shock therapy was actually her irritated reaction to a piece of direction from Forman.
d.
Kevin Costner
was considered for the role of Richard Kimble.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Country (1989)?
a.
Christopher Knight
s part was severely shortened, originally running four minutes.
b.
The miniature of the Spacedock interior (some fifteen feet across) had been destroyed at the end of production on the previous film and had to be rebuilt from scratch.
c.
The doctors office seen in the film is actually a dry cleaners which is still operating in Mayfield, Kentucky. After the film, the store was named "Clothes Doctor" as a result of appearing in the movie.
d.
The main character is named Sean Archer. Sagittarius the Archer, one of the constellations of the zodiac, is diametrically opposite (half-way around the year from) the constellation Gemini. Castor and Pollox are the two major stars in the constellation Gemini.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Country (1989)?
a.
Amy Heckerling
was inspired to write the film after her husband when writer
Neal Israel
started playfully talking in a different voice to pretend what their new baby would say.
b.
A full scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, one of the first replicas outside D.C., was built in Mayfield, as shooting on the Mall at that time was restricted.
c.
The films poster was banned in the US after receiving complaints deeming the image offensive.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 7, 1947 with
Tyrone Power
reprising his film role.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Country (1989)?
a.
Portions of the film, including the exterior of Formosa Studios were shot at Albuquerque Academy, the directors high school.
b.
Most of the cast has never appeared in another film.
c.
Danny Boyle
pushed his
Solomon Grundy
project back because he thought this story and "Solomon Grundy" were too similar.
d.
Ken Jenkins
, who plays "Jim Holly" (the organizer of the veterans dance), is the father of
Daniel Jenkins
who plays Sams father in the Vietnam flashbacks. Their casting in the film was purely coincidental.
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