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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : L.A. Story (1991) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : L.A. Story (1991) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991).
About the movie:
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991)?
a.
According to the magazine Time, "
Dakota Fanning
reportedly took a pay cut from her million-plus fee on Hide and Seek to get her name above the title right next to
Robert De Niro
s."
b.
Sarah Jessica Parker
has stated that this film changed her career. Up until this point she had always played mousy girls or the best friend. She said that no one in Hollywood had thought of her as "sexy." Once she was cast in this role several new doors opened for her.
c.
Sean Connery
,
Liam Neeson
and
Matthew McConaughey
all turned down roles.
d.
The idea for the image of the headless man came to
Oliver Stone
in a dream.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991)?
a.
In the racetrack sequence, there are more than 16,000 computer animated 3D characters in the stands.
b.
The classroom used in the opening scene where Chris Ostreicher (
Chris Klein
} and Steve Stifler (
Seann William Scott
) are getting ready to take a final exam is the same one used in
Old School
when Frank Ricard (
Will Ferrell
) is getting beaten up by Dean "Cheese" Gordon Pritchard (
Jeremy Piven
).
c.
After 1955 Doc Brown scoffs at the notion of Ronald Reagan becoming the President, he says "I suppose Jack Benny is the Secretary of the Treasury!" This is a reference to Bennys stage/screen persona as a "tightwad" with money.
d.
Rick Moranis
: as the gravedigger.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991)?
a.
Just after the scene where Captain Miller "recruits" Upham for the mission there is a short scene that shows the motor pool. For a few brief seconds a jeep with a small trailer rolls by. If you look carefully you can see that the jeep and trailer contain Captain Miller and his men. The next scene shows Miller and the others walking through a meadow on foot with no vehicle in sight. This is due to the fact that the scene which shows how Miller and the men lose the jeep was deleted from the final cut. Later in the film Miller mentions something about losing "most of their ammo". This occurred when they lost the jeep.
b.
Even though the film had a number of great songs, a soundtrack for this film was never released.
c.
The train sequence was shot with a green screen background because director
Michael Mann
had very precise ideas about what should be visible through the train windows.
d.
The screams heard when the characters rush to the maid in the billiard room are not from the actress playing the maid. They are from the actress playing Miss Scarlett, from the scenes where the dead body of the cook and the live body of Wadsworth fall out of the meat locker.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991)?
a.
A lengthy alternative ending was shot but later scrapped. That ending included spoofs of
A Beautiful Mind
,
Hulk
, and especially
The Matrix Reloaded
.
b.
For the Italian version of the film, Bones and Skull have been renamed "Punk" and "Freak".
c.
Steve Martin
and
Victoria Tennant
were married at that time.
d.
This film features a total of 3 actors who would later go on to play roles in the Home Alone series.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991)?
a.
The name of the hotel in Santa Barbara is "El Pollo del Mar." That translates to "Chicken of the Sea."
b.
Most of the animators shown in the film were actually actors hired to portray animators. And this film, showing the Disney animation studios as a happy, coherent family, was released at the worst possible moment, when half of the actual animators went out on strike. The strikers frequently picketed theaters showing the film, sometimes holding up a large cardboard sign depicting Disney as a dragon, labeled The Reluctant Disney.
c.
Jane Wyman
shot this concurrently with
The Yearling
.
d.
Art director
Elis Lam
s name appears as the author of the last three newspaper articles that Strahm looks up on the computer about Seth Baxter.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991)?
a.
The freeway sign was programmed to deliver its messages in multiple languages so it wouldnt have to be dubbed in foreign-language release.
b.
14,000 gold bars, valued at $16M, equals about $1,143 per bar. At the long-standing price of $35/troy ounce, the bars would have had to weigh only 32.6 oz (almost 36 oz avoirdupois) each--probably a gross understatement, even though the bars are clearly much smaller than the standard "Fort Knox" size. But even assuming the weight is correct, 14,000 bars would weigh almost 16 tons (not counting boxes, men and equipment)--well beyond the capacity of the truck they were using. Then again (still with me, folks?), 14,000 bars, at only 12 to a box, would require over 1,100 boxes--seemingly a lot more than is in the pile. So maybe the German colonel was wrong.
c.
First installment of the franchise where Billy the Puppet appears in person to deliver the rules of a game, rather than a warning or a congratulations message.
d.
Although the script conformed to the provisions of the Production Code, a number of potential "problems" had to be addressed. The list of suggested alterations or eliminations included a warning "not to characterize Muley as insane", the rewording of "certain of the lines which have reference to Rosasharns pregnancy" (in the book, Tom teases Rosasharn and Connie with the line, "Well, I see you been busy"; in the film this is changed to, "Well, I see Im gonna be an uncle soon"), the removal of a "toilet gag about Grandma" (early in the familys journey Rosasharn leads her out of a gas-station washroom, explaining, "She went to sleep in there"), the elimination of "specific mention of Tulare County California" and a request not to identify a town as "Pixley" (a town in Tulare County, CA, notorious for its ill treatment of migrant workers). It was also suggested that the film not show "Tom killing the deputy in self-defense".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991)?
a.
Nicholas Meyer
admits that Khans familiarity with Chekov is a mistake, but defends this citing Arthur Conan Doyle who frequently had trivial errors in his Sherlock Holmes stories, but made no apologies for them.
b.
In the scene where the camera moves along the banquet table, the table used had to be specially designed to move apart so that the camera could travel backward.
c.
Dr. Weir shares his name with a historical figure, Johann Weyer, also known as Wier or Wierus. He was a Dutch physician, occultist, and demonologist.
d.
Several scenes in the various teasers and trailers were cut from the actual release.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991)?
a.
In the very first draft of the script it was revealed that the signs could interact with people because an alien disguised as a repair man tampered with it. The role of the alien was written with
Jon Pertwee
in mind, he couldnt accept it due to failing health. The script was quickly re-written and the alien was written out.
b.
The character of Penelope Smallbone was named for one of the models who appeared in the opening credits to
The Spy Who Loved Me
. At one point,
Lois Maxwell
flubbed a line and called her Penelope Smallbush, so that
Roger Moore
replied "We know where your mind has been, Moneypenny!"
c.
One of the cars never before seen on American TV or Film is the Toyota Chaser, a Camry-sized sedan which is powered by a 2.5 liter in-line six twin turbo that also powers the Japanese version of the Lexus SC300/400, which is called the Toyota Soarer and the Japanese version of the GS300/400 the Toyota Aristo. It is also the same engine used in the 87-92 model Toyota Supra.
d.
A Central City sign can be seen in the film. Central City was the home of Green Lanterns superhuman ally and close friend, the Flash.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991)?
a.
Woody Harrelson
: as Harris Boss at the TV station.
b.
The torso of The Interlocutor was built from an old water-heater found by Haynes and Bennett on the banks of the New River. The robots head is a medieval jousting helmet, which severely limited the visibility of
Clay Scheib
and his ability to hear direction from Haynes. The robot was rusty-brown in color, similar to how it appears on the poster.
c.
Michael Z. Gordon
wrote the script (with Michael Legge), and then Gordon secured the financing, produced the film and now has completed principal photography, all in less than three months.
d.
Two references to
The Beatles
include the song "Here comes the Sun," and the Flight Controller saying "Coo-Coo-Ca-Choo," as the plane flies and settles in a bee-like fashion.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: L.A. Story (1991)?
a.
Chevy Chase
: as Carlo Christopher at LIdiot.
b.
When
J.M. Barrie
and the Llewelyn Davies family are traveling by buggy to Mary Ansell Barries (Jamess wife) cottage, a flock of sheep stops in front of the buggy and it is forced to stop. This is included in the film because the buggy is an original from the late 1800s and is not able to properly run. To make it go, it is pushed over the hill. To cover for it stopping suddenly at the base of the hill, director
Marc Forster
decided to have the sheep block the road.
c.
Noise pollution was an issue throughout the neighborhood scenes.
Zach Braff
stated in the DVD commentary track that birds and airplanes were the biggest problems due to the high amount of trees and filming so close to Newark International Airport.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
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