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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Maniac Cop (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Maniac Cop (1988) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988).
About the movie:
In New York, a man in a cop's uniform starts killing people for no apparent reason.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988)?
a.
The original financier backed out during production and left directors Brad F. Grinter and Steve Hawkes to complete the movie with their own resources.
b.
Richard Roundtree
: (Shaft) makes a brief cameo as Commissioner Pike.
c.
Musician/Actor
Mos Def
took the album artwork of his 2009 album The Ecstatic from a frame in this film.
d.
Film debut of
Katie Holmes
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988)?
a.
The film was originally to be called "Killing Mrs. Tingle". The events on 20 April 1999 at Columbine High School (Littleton, Colorado, USA) in which 13 people were murdered by two of their own classmates, prompted the name change.
b.
Bodycount: 19
c.
Robert Redford
,
Harrison Ford
,
Sylvester Stallone
,
Jack Nicholson
and
Ed Harris
were considered for the role of Eddie Valiant.
d.
Near the end of the film, the beginning of a TV news broadcast is abruptly interrupted by a message from the Womens Army. The opening animation for the news broadcast was the one used for New York TV station WNEW-TV (now WNYW), channel 5.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988)?
a.
Director
John McNaughton
says he deleted a scene that would have shown
Matt Dillon
and
Kevin Bacon
showering together, as it was gratuitous.
b.
William Lustig
: makes a brief cameo as a motel-manager.
c.
The original choice to direct the film was
Vincente Minnelli
but when his salary demands were too high, the job went to
George Cukor
.
d.
According to
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Dino De Laurentiis
decided to produce this film because he needed quick cash for his long gestating project
Total Recall
. At that time, he owned the rights to the film. Despite that, the failure of the film to make adequate money (only $16 million) would eventually resulted in De Laurentiis bankruptcy and Recalls sale of rights to Carolco.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988)?
a.
Rats really did eat the soles off
John H. Groberg
s feet; they split open when he stood up. Later in life he was diagnosed with skin cancer on the soles of his feet. His doctor was curious about how he exposed the soles of his feet to the sun, and he explained that the treatment for his injury in Tonga had been to sear his soles with the heat of the sun.
b.
Despite the intense emotional and physical content of most rest of the movie,
Ellen Page
said that one of the hardest scenes to shoot by far was the scene at Nighthawks, where for take after take she had to eat more tiramisu than she could ever want.
c.
Sam Raimi
: makes a brief cameo as the parade reporter.
d.
The Secret was originally a short film written and directed by
Darren DeBari
in 1993 and was adapted to a feature by
Ian J. Keeney
12 years later.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988)?
a.
In traditional Disney films, the main female character usually makes a transition from being an ordinary woman into becoming a Princess by the end of the film. In
Enchanted
the character of Giselle is a would-be Princess who makes the transition to becoming an ordinary modern woman. (The supporting character Nancy does become a princess in her place.)
b.
The costumes in the "It" number were recycled from the "Beautiful Girls" number in
Singin in the Rain
.
c.
The Coroner (
Barry Brenner
) was
William Lustig
s real-life doctor.
d.
While the actual performances of Beethovens piano pieces in this film were not played by
Gary Oldman
, the actor practiced five hours a day so that his movements would be in time with the performances of
Murray Perahia
, which were done off-camera.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988)?
a.
Three cameras were used to shoot the St. Patricks Day parade before the production began.
Sam Raimi
shot some of this footage, which was shown to investors to secure the money to "complete" the film.
b.
Oliver Stone
says that his biggest regret about the film is the fact that he had to cut out most of actor
Pruitt Taylor Vince
s performance as the prison guard Kavanaugh. As filmed, Kavanaugh becomes a comic character, who Mickey uses as a shield whilst moving through the prison, and who ends up being shot 16 times by the time Mickey meets Warden McClusky (
Tommy Lee Jones
) at the stairs. In the finished version of the film, you dont actually see Kavanaugh being shot at all prior to stairs. Stone says he was forced to cut much of this because the studio insisted that the movie be under two hours. Strangely however, the footage of Kavanaugh was not restored by Stone for his Directors Cut nor was it included as a deleted scene on the DVD.
c.
Many people who are in studio records/casting call lists as cast members did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Louise Beavers
(Aunt Sukey),
Bert Roach
(Major Domo),
Oscar Apfel
(Tompkins),
Richard Powell
(Doorman),
Syd Saylor
and
Hooper Atchley
(Agitators),
Morgan Wallace
(Slave Buyer),
William Stack
(W.R. Earle),
Ward Bond
(Officer) and
Samuel S. Hinds
(Commander). A modern source also lists
Harry Holman
(Auctioneer) and
Harry Strang
(Navigator) as cast members, but they were not seen either.
d.
The studio wanted Michael Mann to re-team with
Don Johnson
, the star of Manns show
Miami Vice
, but Mann wanted William Petersen who he had worked with on
Thief
.
Jeff Bridges
was also discussed.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988)?
a.
The actors that play both the protagonist (
Bruce Campbell
) and the antagonist (
Robert ZDar
) have had the nickname The Chin.
b.
The bridge where Mickey and Mallory get married is the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge over the Rio Grande Gorge, outside of Taos, New Mexico.
c.
When this film was scheduled to be shot,
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
were in the midst of one of their feuds, and were not speaking to each other. Consequently, the two have very few scenes where they appear together. They were also feuding when they began shooting
Little Giant
, which is why they also have few scenes together in that picture.
d.
The film was shot primarily in the avocado groves maintained by the University of California at Riverside (UCR), which the university uses for horticultural experiments.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988)?
a.
During the scene when Alex changes the Swedish Au-Pair Ylva to a German Elsa, the German version of the film substitutes a Russian Elsa. When discussing "Russians with edge", its
Joseph Stalin
who comes to mind.
b.
Jake LaMotta
: makes a brief cameo as a detective.
c.
Except for two uncredited parts in her first two films, this was the only color film
Judy Holliday
made.
d.
This was the first RKO Radio produced film to be shot in Technicolor.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988)?
a.
Sono Bugiarda (listed as "Sono Bugiarda (Im A Believer)" in the soundtrack listing) actually means "Im a Liar" in Italian.
b.
Jill Gatsby
is
Larry Cohen
s daughter and is killed in every one of his movies that shes in.
c.
The film has won awards from: Bridge Fest (Audience Award), Santa Monica International Film Festival (Best Feature and Audience Award), Montana Independent Film Festival (Best Feature), Naperville Independent Film Festival (Best Actor - Jon Bernthal), Canada International Film Festival (Best Feature and Grand Jury Award), George Lindsey UNA Film Festival (Golden Lion Award).
d.
Actual combat scenes taken during fighting on Tarawa and Iwo Jima were used in this film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Maniac Cop (1988)?
a.
Diehard fans of
Mission: Impossible
were upset by the treatment of the Jim Phelps character in this film, and by the decision to turn much of the focus onto one character.
b.
The scenes of the employment agency and dinner party were originally filmed for the 63 minute version to be released overseas simultaneously with a USA 42 minute print, but the 63 minute version was released in the USA as well.
c.
Although the film is set in New York City, it was only shot there for three days.
d.
Robert De Niro
lobbied for the role of Vincent Mancini. Director
Francis Ford Coppola
considered it, which would have included aging
Al Pacino
s Michael Corleone even more, but eventually decided against the idea.
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