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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : JFK (1991) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : JFK (1991) - Part (6) 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.
There is no female role in the main cast, and few women appear in the film.
b.
John Cleese
s character is called Archie Leach, which is
Cary Grant
s real name.
c.
The alleged assassin rifle - the Mannlicher Carcano - was of Italian manufacture.
d.
Brian Deacon
, the man who plays Jesus, caught pneumonia during the latter part of the filming. To give Deacon some relief, doubles were employed for some long shots, particularly during the crucifixion.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
Burke described to Fangoria Magazine that he once decided to walk through downtown NYC in his Monster make-up, and no one gave him a second glance.
b.
The only film directed by
Joe Dante
to win an Academy Award.
c.
James Woods
eagerly lobbied for the role of Garrison. However he and
Oliver Stone
had vast creative differences, Woods wanting the film to be more of a biography of Jim Garrison with much more emphasis on his personal life, while Stone wanted it to be primarily about the case.
d.
When Frodo is writing the book, the top of the page notes that Sam was elected Mayor of Hobbiton.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
One of the songs in this movie is not a
Cole Porter
song.
b.
Harry Shearer
,
Rob Reiner
,
Christopher Guest
and
Michael McKean
were given $10,000 to write a script, and made a 20-minute version of the film with the money to better demonstrate the improvisation they had in mind. Several scenes from this demo are in the final movie.
c.
In its native Italy, the Carcano rifle is called "The Humane Weapon", because it is almost impossible to shoot anything with it.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30-minute CBS Radio adaptation of the movie on June 28, 1948 with
Deanna Durbin
,
Dick Haymes
and
Vincent Price
reprising their film roles.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
Alyson Hannigan
was considered for the role of Grace.
b.
Oliver Stone was given a copy of Jim Garrisons book, "On the Trail of the Assassins", by a friend to read on the plane to the Philippines during the filming of "Platoon". After reading the book, Stone knew hed found a new film project.
c.
The 1956 Nash Metropolitan
Weird Al Yankovic
drives in the film was the same one used in his "Its All about the Pentiums" (1999) music video.
d.
The pistol used by Maguire (
Jude Law
) is a Savage .32 ACP model.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
The character of Fillmore, voiced by
George Carlin
, is a version of Al Sleet, the hippie-dippy weatherman, a popular skit that Carlin performed in the 60s and 70s.
b.
The fifth pairing out of ten movies of comic actors and great friends
Jack Lemmon
and
Walter Matthau
.
c.
One young actor who auditioned for the role of Jesus was a young 17 year old actor from New Jersey. That actor was none other than
John Travolta
and even though he didnt get the part, producer
Robert Stigwood
kept the young actor in mind for any future productions. Three years later Stigwood would cast Travolta for the lead in the film that would make Travolta a star,
Saturday Night Fever
.
d.
Ben Daniels was offered a role but turned it down.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
In the Spanish version, the famous Catalan chef
Ferran Adrià
voices a French client.
b.
Inside joke: When Chance (
John Wayne
) wants to deputize Colorado he asks Stumpy (who is off camera) where he keeps the deputies badges. While Chance is looking for the badges, Stumpy (
Walter Brennan
) still off camera tells him to look after his own props. Wayne started off in movie as a prop man and was known to get irate if the props were not where they were supposed to be.
c.
During Willie (
Kevin Bacon
) OKeefes flashback, David (
Joe Pesci
) Ferrie is talking about making Fidel Castros beard fall out to embarrass him. This was an actual CIA plot, which failed.
d.
The gag where the mother looks in the closet and sees the alien surrounded by toys was dreamed up by
Robert Zemeckis
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
Chapter Titles: 1. Wreck of the Derigible 2. Roaring Fire God 3. Hurled From the Skies 4. Bolt From the Blue 5. The Torrent 6. Crash in the Clouds 7. Flying Death 8. Crossed and Double-Crossed 9. Wings of Disaster 10.Doomed in a Dungeon 11.Desperate Chances 12.The Last Stand
b.
Computer mock-ups of the assassination, particularly one by
Dale K. Myers
have since strenuously argued against the Magic Bullet Theory as presented in this film by pointing out that the Presidential Limo actually had a step in its manufacture, moving the passenger seats inwards. This had been overlooked in Garrisons diagram. However, Myers simulation is not without criticism of its own in regard to accuracy.
c.
Angelina Jolie
and
Charlize Theron
were strongly considered for the part of Vesper Lynd.
d.
Columbia chief
Harry Cohn
had serious misgivings about this adaptation of
Harry Segall
s minor stage play. He preferred to reserve his more lavish budgets for surefire successes (i.e., anything featuring the studios biggest star,
Rita Hayworth
). However,
Sidney Buchman
was eventually able to talk Cohn into forking out for costly celestial sets and Farnsworths elaborate mansion and also into hiring
Robert Montgomery
on loan-out from MGM. Buchman was also able to convince Cohn that he had a better appreciation of what the public would pay to see than the Wall Street bankers who Cohn answered to.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
This was the first movie ever to gross $100m before being released in the U.S.
b.
George tells Nina that his date for his high school prom (the one to whom he showed a "good time") was named Lucy Jane. In a display of her offbeat sense of humor, that is the name of screenwriter
Wendy Wasserstein
s daughter.
c.
John Candy
was picked by
Oliver Stone
to portray Dean Andrews because he bore a very strong resemblance to the man.
d.
Was made in place of 1980s film entitled "Oh, Oh, 3 Stooges".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
Dean (
John Candy
) Andrews sweaty face during his talk with Garrison is real. Candy was petrified at the idea of appearing in a dramatic film with professional actors like
Gary Oldman
and
Donald Sutherland
. He sweated profusely throughout all his scenes.
b.
Thurl Ravenscroft
s first project.
c.
According to the Australian DVD sleeve notes, "The U.S. Department of Defense provided 300 members of the Utah National Guard to play soldiers in the mass battle scenes filmed on Wasatch Mountain."
d.
The SWAT team that appears in the film is actually the Cherokee County SWAT team.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: JFK (1991)?
a.
The word SNAVE appears under NCC 1864 RELIANT in the final computer generated tactical display around Regula. Snave is the nickname of the CG star field programmer,
Stephen McAllister
.
b.
Callie Khouri
s original plan for the film was to direct it herself, on a very low budget and with a documentary feel to it.
c.
The real
Jean Hill
filmed a cameo in which she played the stenographer during her own questioning. The shot was composed so that her face and the face of
Ellen McElduff
playing her would ironically be seen on split sides of the screen. But it didnt make the final cut. Her cameo can be seen as an outtake on the 2-disc special edition DVD.
d.
While the prison gym scene was being shot at Norwood High School in Norwood, Ohio, the school was conducting baby swimming classes next door at the connected high school annex.
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