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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ishtar (1987) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ishtar (1987) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ishtar (1987)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Ishtar (1987).

About the movie: Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ishtar (1987)?
a.		Denise Nicholas film debut.
b.		In one of Gary Larsons "The Far Side" comic strips, captioned "Hells Video Store," the entire store is stocked with nothing but copies of Ishtar. Larson later apologized, saying "When I drew the above cartoon, I had not actually seen Ishtar. Years later, I saw it on an airplane, and was stunned at what was happening to me: I was actually being entertained. Sure, maybe its not the greatest film ever made, but my cartoon was way off the mark. There are so many cartoons for which I should probably write an apology, but this is the only one which compels me to do so."
c.		The Centennial scene was filmed in the rotunda of the Utah State Capitol, and local high schools actually have proms there.
d.		The interrogation room was built inside the lobby of the production office.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ishtar (1987)?
a.		Prior to the films release, producers Robert Michael Geisler and John Roberdeau allegedly violated a confidentiality clause they had signed by giving an interview to Vanity Fair about their long involvement with Terrence Malick and the film. Malick was upset by this. Geisler and Roberdeau had to sign another agreement stating they would not attend the Oscars ceremony. If they violated that agreement, their names would be stripped from the film and video credits.
b.		The films reception was so awful it helped coin a new Hollywood term in relation to director Elaine May: "movie jail". The term referred to someone whose perceived failure as a director was so profound, they would not be allowed to helm a movie again for a very long time, if ever again. In fact, May has not directed a single new movie since Ishtar.
c.		This movie is being preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
d.		The production used two ships. One was the replica Rose, dressed up to be the HMS Surprise, which could be put to sea within 45 minutes at any time. The other was a replica of the replica, built on a gimbal in the giant tank at the Baja Studios, Mexico. Construction of the replica took approximately three and a half months.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ishtar (1987)?
a.		When Tyler and the Narrator are fighting and gather a crowd, no one intervenes, but instead look rather bemused.
b.		Stars Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty, both recent Oscar winners, were each paid $5 million, a sum that was considered impressive at that time and, in 2009, is still a considerable paycheck.
c.		Fred Olen Rays first movie.
d.		In 2009, Whitney Houston revealed on The Oprah Winfrey Show that by the time The Preachers Wife started shooting, her cocaine and marijuana habits had gotten so bad that there was never a day while filming the movie on which she had not done some drugs.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ishtar (1987)?
a.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 15, 1937 with Marlene Dietrich reprising her film role.
b.		Despite the films reputation as one of the biggest box office failures of all time, Ishtar did, in fact, hold the #1 box office position in its first week of release. However, in its second week, with the release of Beverly Hills Cop II, the film quickly dropped to fourth place.
c.		The gasworks town of Beckton (used for the climatic battle in Hue) was also used in the film Nineteen Eighty-Four. Incidentally, some of the buildings seen were designed by a French architect who also worked in Hue.
d.		The first scene shot was the romantic kissing scene by the fire between Jonathan Jackson and Alexis Bledel. Jackson, who had been cast at the last minute, had not even met Bledel before shooting the scene.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ishtar (1987)?
a.		At the first Battle of the Bands and when fighting the first evil ex Scott is seen wearing a "Plumtree" t-shirt. Plumtree is an all-girl indie rock band that released the song "Scott Pilgrim" on their 1998 album, Predicts the Future. The song became the inspiration for Bryan Lee OMalley to create the graphic novels title character.
b.		Two of the characters from Orson Welless 1938 radio broadcast (portrayed in the film by different actors), Prof. Pearson (the main player in the radio broadcast), and the ill-fated journalist Carl Phillips make brief appearances at the site of the first Martian landing.
c.		Many town locals were employed in the film as village extras.
d.		Writer/director Elaine May worked on the editing for months, and she only turned in a print of the film when the studio threatened legal action.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ishtar (1987)?
a.		Soupy Sales last feature film.
b.		For the role of Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson flew from England to director Catherine Hardwickes house to audition. There, he and Kristen Stewart, who was already cast as Bella Swan, rehearsed the "Love Scene"/"Meadow Scene" on Hardwickes own bed.
c.		The film is presumed lost.
d.		This was Warren Beattys first film in six years, after his Oscar winning film Reds.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ishtar (1987)?
a.		The first computer-animated film to receive a PG rating.
b.		The soldiers in the transport trucks that Adrian Cronauer entertains are from the U.S. Armys famed 1st Infantry Division. You can tell by their distinctive "Big Red One" shoulder patches.
c.		Originally intended as an installment of the Disneyland TV series circa 1957, it was shelved until 1975.
d.		Although the film had an overwhelmingly negative reception when released, it underwent three successful screenings with preview audiences. Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman and Charles Grodin have all defended the films quality in subsequent years, blaming its bad reputation on reports of production and budgetary problems which had been leaked to the press by studio head David Puttnam who disliked Beatty and was on poor terms with Hoffman as well.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ishtar (1987)?
a.		Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title Human Beast.
b.		Graffitti written in green color by an unknown person/agent(s) on the Berlin Wall seen after production wrapped read: "007 WAS HERE OCTOPUSSY".
c.		Among the actors initially considered for the role of David Sumner were Donald Sutherland, Jack Nicholson and Sidney Poitier. Actresses originally considered and/or auditioned for the role of Amy were Diana Rigg, Charlotte Rampling and Helen Mirren.
d.		The films budget was $55 million; it bombed at the box office, making only $12.7 million, a loss of over $42 million.

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