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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lenny (1974) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lenny (1974) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Lenny (1974).
About the movie:
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establisment as too obscene for the public.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lenny (1974)?
a.
In the film, Matt runs into an industrial area where a forklift accidentally damages a container filled with toxic waste that falls on his face. In the comics, Matt saves an elderly blind man from being run over by a truck, but a radioactive isotope fell out of the truck and struck Matt in the face.
b.
The Japanese character that the Takas younger son paints and gives to Algren is the character for "samurai".
c.
The one-take master shot scene of Lenny doing his act in a raincoat near the end of the film came from an actual tape recorded from a show he did that was sent to
Dustin Hoffman
by a student who saw the show. Lennys exact words in the scene on stage are verbatim from the tape of his show.
d.
Ryan Reynolds
wore special contact lenses in many scenes to make his eyes seem black with just a white ring around them.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lenny (1974)?
a.
Alan Ruck
plays a character named Dr. Fry. In
Ferris Buellers Day Off
, Alan Ruck played a character named Cameron Frye. Dr. Fry also mentions that he is still paying off the Ferrari!
b.
Last cinema film of
Paul Maxwell
.
c.
Al Pacino
was considered for the lead role
d.
The "junk" car used as the starting point for the prototype of the Tucker car started life as a 1942 Oldsmobile.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lenny (1974)?
a.
Raquel Welch
was offered the role of Honey Bruce. She turned the part down, because she thought she could not play it.
b.
Gloria Stuart
and
Grace Bradley
were considered for the part of Gay Merrick before model-turned-actress Mari Coleman--aka
Judith Allen
--was cast.
c.
Christopher Young
: the conductor and the guy standing next to the piano player at Mary Jane Watsons rehearsal scene.
d.
This project originally began at Artisan Entertainment with producer
Dylan Sellers
with a different director and cast members, one of them including
Tara Reid
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lenny (1974)?
a.
The footage showing the arrival of the Cardinals and the crowds gathering in St. Peters Square is taken from news reels and other archive films that documented the events between the death of Pope John XXIII and the election of Pope Paul VI in 1963.
b.
Both
Kate Winslet
and Juliette Lewis turned down the role of Marcy.
c.
Neil Diamond
was originally selected for the title role but declined.
d.
Susan Sarandon
gave pictures of herself in the 1970s to British artist
Russel Oxley
, who used them to paint an acrylic portrait of her character, supposedly from that era. After filming, the canvas went home with Sarandon.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lenny (1974)?
a.
Director
Wes Anderson
chose not to have an original score for his film, opting, instead, to borrow original music from Indian films including those from legendary Indian auteur
Satyajit Ray
s films.
b.
Singer
Sisqó
made this movie just before he gained fame (briefly) for "The Thong Song".
c.
The off-camera voice you can hear during the interview scenes is that of director
Bob Fosse
.
d.
In the documentary
The Celluloid Closet
(based on the Vito Russo book of the same name),
Susan Sarandon
said that she added the kiss between Louise and Thelma at the end of the movie. Sarandon said that she told costar
Geena Davis
(but no one else) that she was going to kiss her.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lenny (1974)?
a.
David Mamet
s screenplay considerably expanded his script for the play, providing more context for the pressure placed on the salesmen. Notably,
Alec Baldwin
s introductory speech was added as well as
Jack Lemmon
s phone calls to clients and the hospital, plus his sales call to the man with the fishing rod. Many consider the screenplay to be superior to the text for his Pultizer-winning stage play.
b.
Guillermo del Toro
was offered the chance to direct, but turned it down.
c.
In the subway scene,
Patricia Arquette
and
Nia Long
were the only people who werent stunt people.
d.
The Broadway production of "Lenny" by
Julian Barry
opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theater in New York on May 26, 1971 and ran for 453 performances.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lenny (1974)?
a.
In a fight with
Tom Berenger
,
Sidney Poitier
says he has been up against the Mafia, the Ku Klux Klan and the KGB. He has: in
Lets Do It Again
,
In the Heat of the Night
and
Little Nikita
.
b.
The eccentric character of Mose Harper, played by
Hank Worden
, is loosely based on an actual historical personage called Mad Mose, a legendary half-crazy Indian fighter of the American southwest with a fondness for rocking chairs.
c.
Other than the massive mechanical Kong,
Carlo Rambaldi
constructed the two mechanical hands that held
Jessica Lange
under the supervision of
Glen Robinson
at MGMs construction department. Made out of duraluminum metal with special bolts placed in the knuckles to prevent the hand from closing too tightly - even if the main cable in the wrist broke - and covered with rubber and Argentinian horsetails, the hands took 4-1/2 months to create.
d.
The character of Sherman Hart is based on
Milton Berle
; the real name wasnt used because Berle was still alive and there were fears he might sue for libel. But the character uses all of Berles mannerisms and trademark shtick, including sticking the cigar under his top lip.
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