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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : JFK (1991) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : JFK (1991) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991).
About the movie:
A New Orleans DA discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
This was the only feature film (Peanuts or otherwise) for which composer
Vince Guaraldi
wrote an original score.
b.
The left shoulder patch of the border guard is a Space Shuttle Mission Patch for mission STS-29, which flew in March of 1989.
c.
The Indian Chief played by
Mel Brooks
speaks Yiddish. He says: "Blacks!" "Dont be crazy!" "Let them go!" "Have you ever seen in your life?!"
d.
Oliver Stone
showed this film in December of 1991 to all of Congress on Capitol Hill. It led to the 1992 Assassinations Disclosure Act
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
When Dean sees the article in the paper indicating that hes being investigated by the FBI, he says "They have NO Sullivan protection for this." Hes referring to the Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan, which set the standard for defamation cases brought against media companies.
b.
Olivia de Havilland
was a contract player at Warner Brothers when MGM made the call to her for the part of Melanie. De Havilland was very keen to take the part and managed to convince her boss
Jack L. Warner
to let her out of her contract, mainly by getting his wife to exert her influence.
c.
When Lana and Paul are talking on the roof, a sign can be seen in the distance reading "The New Million Dollar Hotel" (ref.
Wim Wenders
film
The Million Dollar Hotel
where the roof scenes are very important).
d.
"X",
Donald Sutherland
s character, is based on
L. Fletcher Prouty
, Chief of Special Operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff (and, thus, principal liaison officer between the Pentagon and the CIA) during the JFK presidency. He was a technical advisor for the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
Oliver Stone
regards this film as his
The Godfather
.
b.
Throughout all four Vacation movies, Ellen refers to Clark by the nickname "Sparky". In the DVD commentary for this movie,
Chevy Chase
mentions that the nickname was actually
Beverly DAngelo
s idea, and she even affectionately calls him by that nickname in real life to this very day.
c.
The Christopher Mott Society is a parody of the right-wing John Birch Society. In the scene where the Mott society is meeting, they listen to a record album of a talk by a right wing pundit, many right-wing pundits put out albums of their speeches in the 60s and 70s and widely distributed them for sale in friendly newspapers since they could only afford to get radio time on low-power stations.
d.
Harvey Hart
replaced
Jules Schwerin
as director after 9 weeks of shooting.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
An Unfinished version of the film was shown at the Washington Independent Film Festival as work in progress and it went on to win the Audience award for best picture.
b.
Originally slated to go to theaters.
c.
Robert Taylor, Lana Turner and Grace Kelly were originally announced for roles played by Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall and Gloria Grahame.
d.
The real
Jim Garrison
never made the speech that Costner makes at the end of the movie. It was taken from several speeches the he gave and some of it from his book.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
24 researchers were involved in the scripting process.
b.
In the original novel, Jorgensen was Rosewater. For some reason, this was later changed or filmed and cut to get the movie the Hays seal.
c.
The set used for the Martin sisters apartment is the identical set used that same year by Fox for Margo Channings apartment in
All About Eve
.
d.
George Sanders
also played Inspector Warwick in the 1932 British version, but was uncredited.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
Burton Gilliam
who played the Colt salesman also parodied the Western movie genre as Lyle in Mel Brooks
Blazing Saddles
.
b.
"Let justice be done though the heavens fall" is an old Roman maxim: Fiat justitia ruat caelum.
c.
Justin Theroux
: The lawyer on the phone.
d.
Val Kilmer
met
Robert Downey Jr.
for the first time at a Hollywood party. A week later he received the screenplay for
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
and agreed to do it before hed even finished reading it. Upon agreeing, and much to his delight, he was informed that Downey Jr had already been cast.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
Johnny Depp
s character was based on a real person, Inspector Frederick Abberline of Scotland Yard, who was in charge of the investigation in the East End. The real Frederick Abberline however was not either a dope addict or a clairvoyant, and did not die following the investigation - he died in 1929, aged 86.
Robbie Coltrane
s character Peter Godley is loosely based on Essex born George Godley, who at the time of the ripper murders was a sergeant at Bethnal Green.
b.
Jeffrey Falcon did all of his own stunts free of wires and special effects.
c.
Dr.
Marion Jenkins
, the anesthetist, plays himself in the film. He was genuinely surprised at the level of detail and research that had gone into preparation for that key scene. Even the tiles for the set of Trauma Room One were exactly the same shade of green he remembered (even though the scene itself is black and white in the finished film).
d.
One of the first films to take advantage of a new Michigan law providing tax incentives to film productions.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
Matt and Elektras playground fight took four days to shoot.
b.
Rated #5 of the 25 most controversial movies of all time. Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2006.
c.
Shot in six days.
d.
Dorris Bowdon
(Rose of Sharon) was married to screenwriter
Nunnally Johnson
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
Kongs "official" height (from the posters) is 50 feet. He was closer to 19 feet tall in the jungle and close to 25 feet when in New York City.
b.
" One may smile, and smile, and be a villain" is from
William Shakespeare
s "Hamlet", Act I, Scene V.
c.
The movie originally began as two shorts, "Dark Reflection" and "Night Watch". A third short, "Confessions", was written to tie all the story lines together and make it into a feature length movie.
d.
Actor
Sidney Poitier
gave up his usual salary and agreed to do the film for a smaller amount and a percentage of the profits. He won the Best Actor Oscar for his efforts.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
James Belushi
makes a cameo in Directors Cut as an accomplice of JFKs murder. He appears in Elm Street (where the president was killed) as archive footage when Jim Garrison explains step by step the JFKs murder in the trial.
b.
The films main poster was predominantly colored red. Similarly, the record release of the "Shock Treatment" 45" single was embossed on red-colored vinyl.
c.
Neil Kinsella was the director from pre-production through the end of principle photography when he was replaced before additional photography due to creative conflicts with the executive producer, Jonathon Trent the star of the film credits him as the most important element in the production.
d.
After Zack makes fun of Vince when he asks if Amys last name is Nordic, Vince says "Oh, hes quick with a joke or to light up your smoke," which is a line from
Billy Joel
s song, "Piano Man".
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