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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In the Heat of the Night (1967) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In the Heat of the Night (1967) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In the Heat of the Night (1967)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967).

About the movie: An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)?
a.		While his career had been languishing for over 3 years before this picture was released, many critics proclaimed this film as the final nail in the coffin for the former silent film super-star, John Gilbert.
b.		Jane Fonda was originally cast as Julia. However, when the producers had trouble casting the role of Lillian Hellman, they decided to recast Fonda in the lead.
c.		Barbara Eden and Andy Williams tested for roles.
d.		In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #75 Greatest Movie of All Time. It was the first inclusion of this film on the list.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)?
a.		Evan Rachel Woods movie debut.
b.		Rod Steiger was asked by director Norman Jewison to chew gum when playing the part. He resisted at first but then grew to love the idea,and eventually went through 263 packs of gum during the shooting of the film.
c.		Fury was shot on weekends for six months, starting in the last week of June and finishing the first week in January. The temperature ranged from the 90s down to the 40s in the old building, but the cast still had to wear the same summer clothes since the story occurred over two days.
d.		The final Harvest Moon number was shot in Technicolor while the rest of the film was black/white. This was because of shortages of material needed for color stock due to the war. Studios used their limited color stock for their top films.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)?
a.		This was Burt Lancasters first important movie role. He was the third choice for the part of The Swede, and was signed only after actors Wayne Morris and Sonny Tufts proved unavailable. Lancaster was an ex-circus acrobat from Union City, New Jersey. When producer Mark Hellinger saw the first rushes of Lancasters performance in a private screening room, he was so pleased that he yelled "So help me, may all my actors be acrobats!"
b.		Orson Welles was courted for the part of Dr. Luther, played in the movie by Lee J. Cobb, but opted instead to direct Touch of Evil. Welles even read the script and told director Nunnally Johnson that whoever played the lead would win the Oscar (Joanne Woodward did, in fact, win the Oscar).
c.		The helicopter that is taken apart by the mechanic just before Agent Valentine arrives is an Mi-24 Hind-A. It is distinguishable from later versions of the Hind due to the "greenhouse" cockpit. Later versions had two rounded canopies.
d.		Frequently cited as Sidney Poitiers favorite of all the films hes done.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)?
a.		Carrie Fisher: Doctor, played Princess Leia.
b.		Mississippi was eventually ruled out as a location due to the existing political conditions. Sparta, Illinois, was selected as the location, and the towns name in the story was changed to Sparta so that local signs would not need to be changed. The greenhouse was added to an existing home and filled with $15,000 worth of orchids.
c.		The treasure legend is a real Oregon Coast legend. There are various versions of the legend. Only a few versions talk about the black slave. Spielbergs film, The Goonies, is based on the same legend but tells a whole different story.
d.		In the opening scene, Meryl Streeps character is starring in a musical version of Sweet Bird of Youth, a play by Tennessee Williams about an aging actress who pines for her lost youth.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)?
a.		The shifting hump on Igors back was an ad-libbed gag of Marty Feldmans. He had surreptitiously been shifting the hump back and forth for several days when cast members finally noticed. It was then added to the script.
b.		Although it has a supernatural twist to the story, all the characters and scenarios are based on real people and events.
c.		Set in a hot Mississippi summer but filmed during autumn in Illinois, many of the actors had to keep ice chips in their mouths (and spit them out before takes) to prevent their breath from appearing on camera during the night scenes.
d.		Tony Martins "Tenement Symphony" was later razzed by Groucho Marx as "the most godawful thing Id ever heard."

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)?
a.		Originally Jorge Garcia was attached to play Harry Knowles, but scheduling conflicts with Lost caused him to turn down the role. Then, Kevin Smith stepped in and was reportedly very enthusiastic, but some last-minute editing for Clerks II forced him to step down.
b.		The scene that took place at the sheriffs house featured dialog that came out of improvisations between Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.
c.		This film was among the first "made for television films"... but its actually a compilation of the first three episodes from the television series all filmed 3 years before. They were... "Enter the Lone Ranger", "The Lone Ranger Fights On", and "The Lone Rangers Triumph".
d.		Penn, Sean had originally turned down his role due to schedule conflicts, and Bill Paxton replaced him. About a week before filming, Paxton backed out; fortunately, Penn had become available.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)?
a.		Ben Stiller broke three cameras in succession filming one scene, and even hit his wife Christine Taylor in the face once.
b.		According to Norman Jewison and Haskell Wexler on the DVD commentary, they originally wanted to use "Lil Red Ridin Hood" by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs in the movie, and this is the song Ralph Henshaw (Anthony James) was dancing to during filming. Unable to license Sam the Shams song, "Foul Owl on the Prowl" was substituted, composed by Quincy Jones and performed by Boomer & Travis (better known as Owens Boomer Castleman and Michael Martin Murphey).
c.		It was the Fox companys choice to change the title of this movie from "The Endangered" to "Once Upon a Forest". Fearing audiences would find the former title too sensitive for a childrens film.
d.		Filmed in the same house as the feature film "Group Home."

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)?
a.		As part of the films promotion, the "Audrey II" plant was occasionally interviewed, in character, by the press. On at least one occasion, the interview concluded with Audrey II "eating" the interviewer.
b.		Kenya Sawada is dubbed.
c.		The movies line "They call me Mister Tibbs!" was voted as the #76 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
d.		In the diner scene near the end, the restaurant patrons were supposed to deck Tony Randall, who would fake a reaction to the blow and slide down "unconscious" in the booth seat. However, during filming the actor overestimated his hook and accidentally knocked out Randall for real. The shot wound up being so good that the accidental knockout is the one shown in the film.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)?
a.		The release date for the film was pushed back after the similarly themed Chasing Liberty flopped at the box office.
b.		Kevin Smith: [comic books] Brodie is a comic book collector; there is a comic book store in the mall; comic book creator Stan Lee appears in the movie; Brodie and T.S. discuss Supermans sex life.
c.		Danny and Carlas last names are the same as the firm Darrin worked for on the classic sitcom Bewitched: McMann and Tate.
d.		Virgil tibbs arrives in Sparta, and subsequently leaves town, via the old Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad (GM&O). This anchors the films setting in the deep south, and in Mississippi in particular. Yet, ten years earlier the GM&O had suspended all passanger service south of Saint Louis, MO; which Sparta, IL was and is. However, The GM&O had merged the Alton & Southern Railroad (which operated service between Saint Louis and Chicago). Therefore, filming of the operating train station scenes where Tibbs boards the train, as well as the long shot closing credits scenes, were completed at Alton, IL, about 75 miles north of Sparta. Careful viewing of the rail station scene early in the film between Tibbs and Chief Gillespie were at the "Sparta, IL" station but the Sparta station was clearly closed down.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967)?
a.		The movies line "They call me Mister Tibbs!" was voted as the #16 movie quote by the American Film Institute
b.		The beginning of the film features a false-start opening sequence called "The Littlest Elf". The sequence was created in CGI, but designed to resemble the stop-motion animated childrens specials common in the 1960s and 70s, most famously by Rankin-Bass.
c.		This film was ranked #7in the 2004 DVD documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made.
d.		During Jasons flashback of his arrival at the hospital after a car crash, a loudspeaker is heard calling "Dr. Stahl and Dr. Gee to psychiatrics". This is almost certainly a reference to Eric Steven Stahl and Gerald Laurence (a.k.a. G-man), the movies writers.

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