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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : It Could Happen to You (1994) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : It Could Happen to You (1994) Quiz
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About the movie:
A police officer promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress in lieu of a tip.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Could Happen to You (1994)?
a.
In the movies initial phase, it was originally titled "The $2 Million Tip".
Arnold Schwarzenegger
was slated to star in the movie, but ultimately chose to star in
Last Action Hero
instead.
b.
Unusually,
Billy Crudup
actually was on the other end of the telephone line in the scene where
Frances McDormand
s character reprimands him.
c.
The only one of
Alan Tang
s movies in which all his dialog is in English.
d.
Elisabeth Shue
s brother, actor
Andrew Shue
, has a role as an extra at the frat party. He is at the bar laughing at Daryl.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Could Happen to You (1994)?
a.
Upon its initial theatrical release, this film was considered a "Negro problem picture". Moreover, this movie was one of four problem pictures of 1949 according to academic, novelist, literary critic, writer, and scholar,
Ralph Ellison
in his essay, "The Shadow and the Act". The other films were
Intruder in the Dust
;
Lost Boundaries
and
Pinky
, all triggering a nerve in a "deep center of American emotion."
b.
The title of Kates script, "Lovestained", is a reference to EPIC Productions previous film, a short entitled "Gunstained". There are other references to "Gunstained":
Chris Dimoulas
, who plays the gunman in the Annihilator film who is shot in the head, also appeared in "Gunstained" as a criminal who is also shot in the head.
Bryan Payerl
, who plays Clive Pierce in
Out of Focus
, is one of the leads in "Gunstained".
c.
Story based on director-writer-actor
Monty Lapica
s own experiences following the death of his father.
d.
The movie is based on the true story of Phyllis Penzo and Officer Robert Cunningham. For twenty-four years, Penzo served as a waitress at Sals Pizzeria in Yonkers, New York. Cunningham, a thirty-year veteran of the police force in nearby Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., was a regular customer at the restaurant, well-liked by the staff there. (His favorite dish was linguine with clams.) One day in March, 1984, Cunningham asked Penzo for help picking his weekly lottery numbers. Penzo suggested three numbers, and Cunningham came up with three more numbers on his own. Cunningham jokingly promised that if he won, he would split the winnings with Penzo as a tip. The next day, to Penzos surprise, Cunningham and his wife came to the diner with the winning lottery ticket in hand. Cunninghams ticket had won $6 million, which he split with Penzo, giving her $3 million. In real life, however (as stated in a disclaimer at the end of the movie), Cunningham and Penzo were both happily married to other people for many years.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Could Happen to You (1994)?
a.
The scene when Jim is thanking the guys for everything toward the end of the movie was shot in two different locations. The shot of Finch, Kevin, and Stifler with the building behind them was shot in Los Angeles and the shot of Jim with the county club in the far background was shot in San Francisco.
b.
At Charlie and Muriels divorce proceedings, Muriel has had a breast augmentation. They are Rosie Perezs real breasts. She had to have them bound down for the first half of the movie, to appear smaller.
c.
Larry Blyden
was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Musical for "Flower Drum Song" for the part of Sammy Fong.
d.
The film was originally announced for a November 2005 release
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Could Happen to You (1994)?
a.
Among several other inside jokes, there is the use of
Nick Mikula
s last name as one of the men who supposedly slept with Michelle Fullmer. Mikulas voice can be heard as Richie Fontaine who Michelle is sleeping with.
b.
Released in the UK in the same week that the National Lottery was launched.
c.
David Lynch
wrote the script with
Barry Gifford
, who wrote the book
Wild at Heart
. Lynch said that he got the name for this project from a page in Giffords book. He said that on that page he saw the words "Lost" and "Highway" and the words clicked with him.
d.
Was filmed in the summer of 1955 and not released until 1957 and marketed to cash in on the sudden burst of
Jayne Mansfield
fame.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Could Happen to You (1994)?
a.
The reviews were bad and Carl LAemmle was forced to recut the film to 4 reels. For the public in 1914 it was such to little story for a long movie.
b.
Terrence Howard
was briefly attached to star as Petey Greene. He recommended
Taraji P. Henson
for the part of Vernell while the two were filming
Hustle & Flow
.
c.
The title was originally going to be "Cop Gives Waitress Two Million Dollar Tip".
d.
The movements of Saphira flying were modeled after those of an eagle.
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