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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jackson County Jail (1976) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jackson County Jail (1976) Quiz
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About the movie:
This is a powerful drama about a young woman who stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation while driving cross-country from California to New York.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jackson County Jail (1976)?
a.
The 1971 Plymouth Barracuda was chosen because
Don Coscarelli
remembered a guy in high school had one, and was a little envious of him. A Barracuda was made to look like the Hemi Cuda. Though in one scene you can see the designation of 440-6 on the hood. Indicating the car had a 440, with a "six pack" (3 two-barrel carburetors).
Bill Thornbury
then took the car to a friend of his and had it custom striped so it felt like it was really his car. The true purpose of the car was so the brothers Mike and Jody could have a means of bonding. In fact,
A. Michael Baldwin
learned to drive in that car, he was only 14 at the time! After the movie was finished, the car was sold, and to this day nobody is sure what really happened to it. As a result the black Hemi Cuda became just as much of a hallmark to the series as the chrome spheres.
b.
Donald Pleasence
had actually been a Royal Air Force pilot in World War II, who was shot down, became a prisoner of war and was tortured by the Germans. When he kindly offered advice to the films director
John Sturges
, he was politely asked to keep his "opinions" to himself. Later, when another star from the film informed John Sturges that Pleasence had actually been a RAF Officer in a World War II German POW Stalag camp, Sturges requested his technical advice and input on historical accuracy from that point forward.
c.
The climactic foot chase between Coley Blake and the police was completely improvised. Moreover, Blake was more of a slick New York City criminal type in an earlier draft of the script.
d.
The special eye effects for Steve March were created by having
John Agar
wear special black contact lenses that were very thick. The extreme thickness of the contact made it painful for Agar to wear them.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jackson County Jail (1976)?
a.
Although he always refuses such collaborations,
Moby
did the films score because he was such a big
Donnie Darko
fan that he couldnt resist
Richard Kelly
s offer.
b.
Shipped to theaters under the code name "Guest House".
c.
The jail cell and the police station were both built on sound stages.
d.
The song "Medfield Fight Song" was written by
Richard M. Sherman
and
Robert B. Sherman
, the first of many they would write for Disney.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jackson County Jail (1976)?
a.
The orange colored mini-sub visible in the wet-entry area was the same mini-sub seen in the end of
Sphere
, also starring
Samuel L. Jackson
.
b.
In 1991, Paramount Pictures was preparing to release the film under the title "Lame Ducks" with a major ad campaign, playing up the fact that it was produced by David and Jerry Zucker who produced Airplane (1980) and The Naked Gun (1988), but when the brothers bailed on the project, the movie was shelved, the publicity campaign was scrapped and the title was changed to "Brain Donors". It was released in a few theaters to some positive reviews, but it really made its money on home video where it has attracted a small cult following.
c.
The soundtrack album of this movie was on the Billboard Top 40 album chart for over a year. It has sold over three million copies.
d.
The parade featured at the conclusion was done with the full cooperation of the town of Paso Robles, California.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jackson County Jail (1976)?
a.
One of the questions Spock is asked by the Computer on Vulcan asks about the major historical events of 1987. We never see or hear the answer to that question as the film was made in 1986.
b.
Publicity for the film claimed a cast of 3,000.
c.
The name of Peters landlord, Mr. Ditkovitch, is a reference to
Steve Ditko
, co-creator of Spider-man.
d.
This film was shot in 26 days.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jackson County Jail (1976)?
a.
Producer
Michael Douglas
considered several directors, including
Mark Rydell
,
Adrian Lyne
,
John Badham
and
Tony Scott
, before settling on
John Carpenter
.
b.
Other real names of the pilots/RIOs were that are not otherwise mentioned in the movie, but only by their callsigns are: Hollywood: Lt. Rick Neven; Wolfman: Lt(jg) Leonard Wolfe; Slider: Lt(jg) Ron Kerner; Cougar: Lt . Bill Cortell; Merlin: Lt(jg) Sam Wells.
c.
Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996.
d.
Herbies name is mentioned only once in the film. This occurs when Pete first picks up Herbie at the beginning. The owner of the car lot tells Pete a story about Jim Douglas and says, "Herbie, he see it, he stop." For the rest of the movie, the car is called Ocho.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jackson County Jail (1976)?
a.
The opening scene was filmed in the screening room at New World Pictures.
b.
Chauntal Lewis
stars in all but five brief scenes.
c.
In January 1945,
Agnes de Mille
, who choreographed the 1943 Broadway musical, originally was announced to choreograph the
Mary Pickford
planned screen version.
d.
Mike Newell
was not aware that
Alan Rickman
wore black contact lenses for the role of Snape until one day, when he was complimenting Alan on the amazing shade of his eyes, Alan leaned over and popped one of the lenses out.
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