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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Legal Eagles (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Legal Eagles (1986) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Legal Eagles (1986).
About the movie:
District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Legal Eagles (1986)?
a.
Roger Thornhills mother tells him jokingly, "Pay the two dollars," after he futilely attempts to shed light on his kidnapping and be exonerated from his DWI charge. The line is a reference to a Depression-era
Willie Howard
vaudeville sketch written by
Billy K. Wells
. A man is in court to pay a $2 fine for spitting on the subway, but his lawyer insists on fighting the case. As the lawyer incurs greater and greater sentences, his defendant keeps pleading, "Pay the two dollars!" This sketch also appeared in
Ziegfeld Follies
with
Edward Arnold
portraying the attorney.
b.
The secret C.I.A cell Treadstone is inspired by the real life secret C.I.A cell The Enterprise, which organised the Iran-Contra affair. The character of Conklin is based on
Oliver North
while Ward Abbott is a combination of John Poindexter &
Robert McFarlane
.
c.
In the end credits, one can see that one of the works of art used in the film is from the collection of Mr. & Mrs.
Cary Grant
. As Grant would die the same year of the films release, this would be one of his last screen credits.
d.
The drive-in movie Teeny is watching before she and Sam try out the tree house is
Love Story
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Legal Eagles (1986)?
a.
Debra Winger
actually left the powerful CAA agency over this film. She felt that since all the major cast and crew members were with CAA at the time, they did not hire the best people, they hired only clients who could get the film made.
b.
In the Fairy Godmothers factory, some workers are putting potion bottles on a conveyor belt. One of the bottles is marked "Viagra".
c.
The first movie produced by Fox Animation since
Titan A.E.
.
d.
The airplane model used for the miniature shots in this movie was also used in the episode of
The Girl on the Balance Beam
. It was used when the Paramedics rescue an actress in a harness for a flying scene. She is in front of a night sky backdrop and the Airplane model on wires.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Legal Eagles (1986)?
a.
3x10 to the 7th meters per second is approximately one-tenth the speed of light.
b.
When the judge instructs the clerk to call the next case, the clerk announces the "State of New York vs Christian Clemenson".
Christian Clemenson
is in fact the actor playing the clerk.
c.
Famed cinematographer
Roger Deakins
was brought on to consult on the films highly sophisticated lighting schemes. Much of the films first half bears an atmospheric, sepia-hued look that characterizes much of Deakins film work.
d.
Push/Pull (2003), a short film once known as 9:04 pm, is a "sequel" of sorts to this feature film. It tells the story of two 9:04 AM characters, many years in the future. 3 Sisters (2005) is a prequel with the 3 sisters of 9:04 AM, Amanda, Christie and Billie. However, the actress playing Christie in 3 Sisters plays a Goth in 9:04 AM.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Legal Eagles (1986)?
a.
The script for this movie started out as a documentary on the battle over the estate of artist Mark Rothko.
b.
Jiminy Cricket required 27 different colors.
c.
Eddie McGee, the winner of the first season of CBSs "Big Brother," originally appeared in the movie, but the scene was cut due to lighting and sound issues.
d.
The original Broadway production of "Broadway" opened at the Broadhurst Theater on September 26, 1926 and ran for 603 performances.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Legal Eagles (1986)?
a.
When we first see Freddy sitting with the other kids in the institution, the movie they are watching is
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
.
b.
The film was kick-started some years earlier when
Edward Zwick
was given Zus Bielskis (1912 - 1995) obituary to read from the The New York Times.
c.
IMAX had to agree to Disneys terms and conditions to gain the exclusive first showings of the film. These included a limited engagement of 4 months and 50% of the box office receipts. Its for this reason that, when
Fantasia/2000
had its first run, not all IMAX cinemas showed it as not all of them were prepared to accept Disneys terms. The California Science Center in Los Angeles was one such venue who refused to meet these terms so Disney built a purpose-built IMAX theatre for the 4 month run, costing them $4 million, and demolished it afterwards.
d.
During the "Singing in the Rain" scene when Kelly is making something to eat, in the background is Newmans Own salad dressing. Paul Newman and Robert Redford appeared in a number of movies together.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Legal Eagles (1986)?
a.
Shot in 1957, not released until 1959.
b.
At one point, the two main lawyers were men and
Dustin Hoffman
and
Bill Murray
were offered the film.
c.
Beast and Gambit were considered as new characters but they ultimately went with Nightcrawler because he was the most outsider-like of the choices.
d.
George Chakiris
(Bernardo) had previously played "Riff" in the London production.
Tony Mordente
(Action) had played "A-rab."
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