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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Making the Grade (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Making the Grade (1984) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Making the Grade (1984).
About the movie:
Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives it up in Europe...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Making the Grade (1984)?
a.
Edward Van Sloan
(Dr Waldman) also makes an uncredited appearance as himself in the films prologue, in order to warn audiences of what follows.
b.
The original composer for the film was Danny Elfman, who was suggested by Richard Kraft who was the head of music of Cannon films at the time and was immediately rejected by the film producers to score the film. Kraft would later become Elfmans agent along with the late Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein and Basil Poledouris among others, after he was fired from Cannon Films after this film was completed in post-production
c.
First major teaming of comedy duo
Burt Reynolds
and
Dom DeLuise
. The two had appeared in
Silent Movie
but were not "teamed" as such. They would make a number of other pictures together, including
Smokey and the Bandit II
,
The Cannonball Run
,
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
and
Cannonball Run II
.
d.
When on the phone inquiring about the train tickets Blaine (
Christopher Reeve
), mentions something about it "Being like
North by Northwest
".
Cary Grant
, who starred in
His Girl Friday
(like
Switching Channels
, one of many remakes of
The Front Page
), starred in
North by Northwest
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Making the Grade (1984)?
a.
Nigel Stock (I), who plays Waxfatter, had previously played the role of Dr Watson in a 1960s television version of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
b.
The original banner at the top of Facebook.com included a stylized portrait of a young
Al Pacino
. It was designed by Andrew McCollum, a friend of Mark Zuckerberg. The banner used on the website in the film uses a portrait of actor
Jesse Eisenberg
(who plays Zuckerberg).
c.
Andrew Dice Clay was cast after being seen at a comedy club by Julie Seltzer (the films casting director) and Robert Kraft (head of music for Cannon films) and despite his age (the part was for a high school teenager) Clay was cast on the spot. It was also the same comedy club where Jim Carrey was performing and was also approached in the parking lot of the club for a role in the film and quickly turned it down.
d.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 16 seconds .
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Making the Grade (1984)?
a.
The films music budget before composer Basil Poledouris was brought on board was a paltry five thousand-dollars, which was completely used on a composer who was rejected by the producers for the project. Soon after Poledouris was hired, Cannon films had "mysteriously" come up with more money for the music budget.
b.
The first ever film released on DVD.
c.
Studio electrician
Carl Barlow
died during production when he slipped and fell off a platform.
d.
The films three main stars are all previous nominees for Best Supporting Actress (
Juliette Binoche
-
The English Patient
,
Judi Dench
-
Shakespeare in Love
,
Lena Olin
-
Enemies: A Love Story
). Binoche and Dench are both winners in that category, and were both nominated for this film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Making the Grade (1984)?
a.
During post-production, Richard Kraft, then the Head of Music for Cannon Films and now Hollywood Music Agent, was fired because he had uncovered a discrepancy in the music cue sheets which had literally taken off the names and performers of the music which included the films composer Basil Poledouris and substituted them with bogus names (non-exsistant composers) for each title track, published under a bogus copyright music company and were declared "Public Domain" because the company did not want to pay the re-use fees, which at the time were a requirement for all films and television to be included in the film and used for future rebroadcasts on Cable TV and network television and also because someone within Cannon Films was taking credit for Poledouris compositions and deliberately keeping the money for themselves.
b.
The blue spacesuit on the Discovery (the only one that was never used, in either
2001: A Space Odyssey
or
2010
) was later used in the
Babylon 5
episodes #1.20, "Babylon Squared" and #3.17, "War Without End: Part 2"
c.
The scene involving the shootout after the bank robbery was particularly tricky to film since they were only allowed to film on the weekends.
d.
The original script had an optimistic coda hinting that Jessica and David might wind up happily together, but
Jack Nicholson
couldnt get any chemistry going and neither could
Bob Rafelson
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Making the Grade (1984)?
a.
Producer
Neal H. Moritz
and director
Andy Tennant
are neighbors. One day they were chatting to each other over their fence when Moritz asked Tennant if he was working on anything at that moment. Tennant replied that he wasnt doing anything at the time. That was when Moritz realized that his neighbor would be the perfect choice to direct this screenplay.
b.
The story was originally optioned by Frank Capras Liberty Films in 1945, and announced as the companys first production. Later that year, producer-director Roy Del Ruth acquired the story.
c.
The first EON Productions James Bond movie to feature the Columbia Pictures logo. Ironically, in 1967, Columbia Pictures produced the James Bond spoof
Casino Royale
and was attempting to remake the film before it took over MGM.
d.
Before the closing credits, the film informs you to "watch out" for a sequel coming soon. The producers intended to make a sequel titled "The Tourista" with Judd Nelsons character returning. But due to the poor performance at the box office they scrapped the idea.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Making the Grade (1984)?
a.
The first actor approached for the role of Eddie Keaton was
Jim Carrey
, who was seen by the films casting director Julie Seltzer and the head of music for Cannon Films (now music agent) Richard Kraft at a comedy club in Los Angeles. Carrey turned down the part and Judd Nelson was cast soon after.
b.
The film was heavily criticized by Asian critics for having Chinese actresses portraying the geishas. In reality, according to producer
Lucy Fisher
, the producers held an open day for audition for Japanese actresses to audition for those roles. None turned up and they had to turn to other Asian actresses for casting.
c.
The papal helicopter is a Bell 222, the type formerly of
Airwolf
fame.
d.
Final film of
Edgar Buchanan
.
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