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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jaws (1975) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jaws (1975) - Part (7) 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.
Alexandra Meierhans (Irene) actually was pregnant during the shoot, so a very fast shooting schedule was required.
b.
Nicole Kidman
was told not to twitch her nose in public until after the film was released, but did after much pestering from
Jonathan Ross
on
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
.
c.
Rachel McAdams
auditioned for the role during another movies premiere. She was given the script just a day in advance. She beat nine other actresses for the role. The scenes used during her audition included the one of Allies and Noahs argument at the end after Allie and her mother return from their morning drive.
d.
In 2004, Empire magazine voted this as the 10th best film of all time.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
This Island Earth
was shown in drive-in theaters in America in the summer of 1960 on a double bill with
Forbidden Planet
.
This Island Earth
was also reissued in theaters in America in July 1964. There is a three-color 1964 reissue of the full-color 1955 one-sheet and an abridged 1964 version of the 1955 press book.
b.
X-ray sunglasses are seen in this Bond movie and its the first time that such a famous spy genre gadget has been seen in the official series. However, x-ray glasses had been seen for the first time in a Bond movie in
Casino Royale
. A pair of infra-red sunglasses with x-ray capabilities were used by Le Chiffre (
Orson Welles
) to cheat at Baccarat.
c.
Steven Spielberg
s biggest fear other than the appearance/performance of the mechanical shark was that cameras would catch sight of land.
d.
The Alpha Beta party was filmed at a funeral home.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
The Red Skull (
Hugo Weaving
) is only referred to as the "Red Skull" once in the movie, in the letter that is read by the German SS officer from Hitler.
b.
The clowns line, "I love the smell of burning asphalt in the morning!" is a reference to
Apocalypse Now
s "I love the smell of burning napalm in the morning...".
c.
Three mechanical "Bruces" were made, each with specialized functions. One shark was open on the right side, one was open on the left side, and the third was fully skinned. Each shark cost approximately $250,000.
d.
Jack Nicholson
refused to wear a Boston Red Sox hat during filming and instead wore his New York Yankees hat.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
The love theme that composer Randy Edleman wrote for the
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
soundtrack (called "Bruce and Linda" on the album) has scored dozens of other movies trailers, including
Forrest Gump
,
Cradle Will Rock
, and
The Truman Show
. It became such a common choice, especially for the "dramatic montage" latter section of trailers, that when the humor website cracked.com and the comedy duo BriTANicK made a widely forwarded 2009 parody of movie trailers, they also used Edlemans music for the same purpose.
b.
Color sequences now only exist in black and white.
c.
Voted #3 in Total Films 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time list (November 2005).
d.
All of the shooting locations for the film were around the Pittsburgh, PA area. They were chosen for their close location to director George A. Romeros home in Pittsburgh.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
During the filming, Doors music was constantly being played on the set.
b.
The R42 featured in the chase scene (4572) is currently running on services based out of Jamaica Yard (as of March 2009). This car, along with its mate (4573) are set to be preserved in the New York Transit Museum. The fleet is currently being decommissioned due to age.
c.
The film was simultaneously shown in 490 theaters on its opening weekend, the first time for Hollywood, setting the standard for subsequent films. The film was originally booked in about 1000 theaters, but MCA executive
Lew Wasserman
wanted that cut back, saying he wanted lines at the box office.
d.
In 1989, a new musical adaptation was produced for Broadway. It opened Nov 12, 1989 at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York and ran for 1,017 performances. Among the replacement cast members during its long run were
Cyd Charisse
as Grusinskaya (the
Greta Garbo
role in this film) and
John Schneider
as Felix Von Gaigern (the
John Barrymore
role in this film).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
Batgirl had a full-head costume designed for her much like Batmans (complete with pointy ears) in this movie, but it was rejected in favor of letting
Alicia Silverstone
s hair flow freely (except in one scene where she wears it as a crash helmet). Batgirl action figures designed for the movie reflect the full-head costume, before the toy makers were informed of the change.
b.
Kevin Spacey
asked the director for call sheets when
Garry Shandling
was going to be doing his scenes so that he could be there to watch. Spacey gave Shandling acting advice between takes, and at one point was even Garrys focal point behind the camera to mimic a facial expression, which the director used in the film since it captured the moment perfectly.
c.
Four of the actors from this movie - Mako,
Dante Basco
,
James Hong
and
Clyde Kusatsu
- would work together again in
The Storm
, in which all four voiced characters.
d.
When Universal saw the finished film and were more than happy with the result, they began an advertising campaign on television costing an unprecedented $700,000.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
Director
Paul W.S. Anderson
nicknamed
Bridgette Wilson
"RoboBabe".
b.
The children acting as
Wendell Corey
s children in the film are actually his real-life children.
c.
According to
The Making of Steven Spielbergs Jaws
documentary, the shooting star that appears during the night scene where Brody loads his revolver was real, not an optical effect.
d.
The original running time for the movie was 3 hours, but half of the movie was cut because the crew thought it was too long. To this day, all of the deleted footage has yet to be released and seen.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
In the lower right-hand corner of Isabels toe tag, theres the number 616. Whilst some people interpret the Mark of the Beast to be 666, others interpret it to be 616, hence its appearance on the toe tag.
b.
During the display in which
Richard Dreyfuss
and
Robert Shaw
compare battle scars,
Roy Scheider
lifts up his shirt to reveal an appendix incision. This is not a prosthetic, but Scheiders own scar.
c.
Although the film is in black and white, two frames where the gun shot goes off while pointed at the camera are tinted red.
d.
Nintendo humor abounds in this movie. "New Jerseys third-largest crime family" is known as the Mario Brothers. Additionally, Hudson Hawk has been in prison so long he does not know what a Nintendo is.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
The part of Charles father, Edward was played by Alex Carpenters real father, Charles.
b.
Paul Reubens
completely improvised his death scene.
c.
The first actor to be signed on was
Lorraine Gary
as Ellen Brody.
Steven Spielberg
hired her after seeing her in
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
, because he thought she was so naturalistic.
d.
Ron Howard
was originally set to direct the film, but left the project to direct
Ransom
. He stayed on as Executive Producer on the film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jaws (1975)?
a.
The Wachowski brothers contract for doing the
The Matrix Reloaded
, and
The Matrix Revolutions
, included a stipulation that would not have to do any media interviews.
b.
Producers
Richard D. Zanuck
and
David Brown
optioned the film rights to the novel for $175,000 in a deal which also included a first-draft screenplay from author
Peter Benchley
. This draft, extremely faithful to the novel, would later be rejected by
Steven Spielberg
. The subsequent two drafts from Benchley would also be rejected.
c.
Dave McKean
: the motion capture performer for the porcupine wearing braces. His character also appears waving during the end credits.
d.
John McCormacks contract stipulated that at least part of the film would be shot in Ireland in locations of his choice.
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