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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jaws (1975) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jaws (1975) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975).
About the movie:
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
Venerable character actor
Clarence Muse
, who lost the role of Sam to
Dooley Wilson
, played the role in the 1955 TV series.
Ludwig Stössel
was promoted from the minor role of Leuchtag to the
S.Z. Sakall
part (renamed Ludwig),
Marcel Dalio
was elevated from the minor role of Emil, the croupier, to the
Claude Rains
role (renamed Renaud), and
Dan Seymour
was promoted from the small part of Abdul to Ferrari, the
Sydney Greenstreet
role.
b.
The mechanical shark used in the film was nicknamed "Bruce" by its handlers, and the "full body" version tours around museums, while "Bruce II" resides at the Universal Theme Parks and "bites at" tourists on the tour ride.
c.
As with Static Omegas last outing (the short film D.O.D. (Dead on Delivery)) this film was made with no official budget. Hence the tag in the end title credits "No money was harmed during the making of this film."
d.
Yoni Sakal, the boy who played "Baram" in the film, broke his arm on the night before re-shooting pivotal scenes. Shot lists needed to be adapted to hide an arm in a sling, in very hot weather conditions.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
James Cossins
was cut out of this film
b.
This was the first movie to reach the coveted $100 million mark in "theatrical rentals", which is about 45% of the "box office gross". It was the highest-grossing of all-time in the U.S. until
Star Wars
.
c.
Curtis Harrington
was set to direct the movie, but due to studio politics the film was taken away from him. Harrington later described this as the biggest setback of his career.
d.
A script, dated January 9 1932, survives.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
The movie took two years to make.
b.
Lee Remick
,
Diane Varsi
and
Hope Lange
were all considered for the lead role of Janet.
c.
Peter Benchley
has mentioned that if he had known about the actual behavior of sharks, he would have never written the book.
d.
When we first see Julian (Julianne Moore), she is in the interrogation room with Theo. Just after she states her name as "Julian", you can see a headline behind Theo that prominently displays the word "Moore", as a reference to the actresss real name.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
Harvey Stephens
, who portrayed Damien in
The Omen
, appears in this remake as the tabloid reporter who asks Robert Thorn if the deceased nanny "was on drugs".
b.
On the Anniversary edition of this picture on DVD, it is revealed on the documentary of the making of the film,
The Making of Steven Spielbergs Jaws
, that
Lee Marvin
was
Steven Spielberg
s first choice for Quint. When he refused,
Sterling Hayden
was his next choice.
c.
Natalie Portman
has stated it was "really uncomfortable" to film the sexually explicit scenes, but she believed the scenes were necessary to show Ninas discovery of self pleasure as part of her evolution.
d.
Bernard Herrmann
s last score for a Hitchcock film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
Robert Shaw
could not stand
Richard Dreyfuss
and they argued all the time, which resulted in some good tension between Hooper and Quint.
b.
First screen appearance of
Margo Lion
.
c.
Director
Michael Winner
once said of this movie: "From caveman days to today, there have always been violent times. You cannot say the Middle Ages werent violent, before television or films. So where do you put the blame then - oil paintings and books?"
d.
The Central Core set required the digging of a 70 ft deep by 30 ft wide hole in a soundstage.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
Executive Producer
William Conrad
supplied the TV announcers voice.
b.
Both the actual Macys and Gimbels department stores were approached by the producers for permission to have them depicted in the film. Both stores wanted to see the finished film first before they gave approval. If either store had refused, the film would have had to been extensively edited and reshot to eliminate the references. Fortunately at the test viewing, both businesses were pleased with the film and gave their permission.
c.
The "oceanographic institution on the mainland" that Matt Hooper comes from refers to the real-life Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Bob Ballard
who rediscovered the RMS Titanic worked from Woods Hole.
d.
In the evidence room at the prison where Freeze is held and before Bane breaks in, both the Riddlers and Two-Faces outfits can be seen.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
When it was initially released in the summer 1975, over 67 million Americans went to see the movie, making it the first summer "blockbuster".
b.
The directors grandfather was Elmer C. Robinson, the cop who investigated the Lonely Hearts murders.
c.
Russ Meyer wanted June Wilkinson to play the role of Ashley St. Ives, a part that ultimately went to studio contract player Edy Williams (who, interestingly, wound up marrying Meyer).
d.
Leonardo DiCaprio
and
Benicio Del Toro
were originally considered for the lead roles.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
The average summer tourist population of Marthas Vineyard before the film was released was approximately 5,000 people. After it came out, the population ballooned to 15,000.
b.
The writer of this movie,
Richard Sale
, also wrote the source novel of the same title. Sale himself was also a producer and film director in his own right but he didnt direct this movie,
J. Lee Thompson
did.
c.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
Originally released as part of a double feature bill with Disneys
The Jungle Book
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
(29 October 2002) A stuntman was killed filming a parachuting scene near Oceano, California. Jumping with eight other skydivers from 14,000 feet, the man was supposed to land on the beach, but actually landed about 300 yards offshore and drowned.
b.
Will Rogers
planned to play Nat Miller in this film, but eventually backed out of the project, enabling him to make the ill-fated airplane trip with
Wiley Post
to Alaska. The plane crashed, killing them both.
c.
Brad Pitt
auditioned for the role of J.D., but was rejected because he was considered "too nice" for the part.
d.
Some scenes that have been declared "missing" from the video were not in the original theatrical release. When the movie was first televised, the network needed fillers after editing it for TV, so they used extra footage from the films production.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
Robert Shaw
was also in trouble with the IRS and had to flee the country once his scenes were completed.
b.
The original Broadway production of "The Picnic" by
William Inge
opened on February 19, 1953 at the Music Box Theater, ran for 477 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1953.
c.
Tom McLoughlin
also coordinated for the mimes who play the sentinels and the humanoids. His wife doubled
Yvette Mimieux
for stunts.
d.
The re-united The Pixies recorded a new song together (their first output in 12 years), written by
Kim Deal
, called "Bam Thwok," which was originally written for the soundtrack to Shrek 2. But the movie company chose a song by Counting Crows instead, and "Bam Thwok" ended up helping to inaugurate the European version of iTunes.
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