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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : McHale's Navy (1997) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : McHale's Navy (1997) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: McHale's Navy (1997).
About the movie:
Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McHale's Navy (1997)?
a.
Even though
Christopher Nolan
offered her the part,
Katie Holmes
decided not to reprise her role as Rachel Dawes. Instead, she opted to co-star with
Diane Keaton
and
Queen Latifah
in
Mad Money
that same year.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
,
Isla Fisher
,
Emily Blunt
and
Rachel McAdams
were all considered for the role before
Maggie Gyllenhaal
stepped in.
b.
The TV behind Armando in the shop was showing the 1960s TV show "The Munsters."
c.
The only Best Picture Oscar winner not to be nominated for any other Academy Awards.
d.
The recurrence of the initials "DEI" in the movie is no accident. The truck that is used to transport the popcorn to Dr. Hathaways new house has "Drain Experts Inc." emblazoned on its side. The company Chris interviews with at the beginning (and which funds Dr. Hathaways show "Everything") is Darlington Electronic Instruments. The initials are rumored to have been inscribed by Caltech alumni at (among other places) the summit of Everest, on the moon and on many satellites and space probes manufactured at Jet Propulsion Labs (which sits just up the hill from Caltech in Pasadena). There has long been an unofficial contest to see who could place the letters DEI into the most prominent public view. Their placement in this film was with the full complicity of director
Martha Coolidge
and her Caltech advisor,
David Marvit
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McHale's Navy (1997)?
a.
Jon Favreau
chose Industrial Light & Magic to provide the films VFX after watching
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
and
Transformers
.
b.
The movie takes place in 1988. Frank tells Donnie the world will end in 28 days, 06 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. If you add these numbers, the sum is 88. When Samantha asks when she can have kids, Donnie says: "Not until 8th grade." Donnie mentions to his therapist that his dog Callie died when he was eight. (He is later seen holding a stuffed toy dog in her office.) Donnie jokes about the
Back to the Future
DeLorean which had a speed of 88 MPH. According to the television reporter, the fire at Jim Cunninghams house was extinguished "sometime after 8:00 last night." The red-eye flight that almost crashes is Flight 2806 which boards at Gate 42 at 12 AM. The climax of Donnie Darko occurs one week before the 1988 US presidential election, when
George Bush
won on November 8, 1988 11/08/88. The movie was shot (for a budget of less than US$5 million) in 28 days. There are 28 scenes in the directors cut of this film.
c.
The song "Working On My Tan" can be heard towards the beginning of the movie. It was sung by Curry, Tim, who plays Vladikov.
d.
To get
Dean Stockwell
in the proper mood, director
Francis Ford Coppola
had him pretend to be a sadistic monarch who sentenced every cast member to a beheading.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McHale's Navy (1997)?
a.
The license plates for the Gotham related cars were designed in the same style as the Illinois state license plates. This was done to stay consistent with other vehicle license plates while filming the car chases in Chicago.
b.
This is Aaron Norris (
Chuck Norris
brother) last film as a stunt coordinator. He began his career as a director with his next film, his brothers
Braddock: Missing in Action III
.
c.
A few of the characters mention Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton having sunk The Love Boat. The original Joseph Happy Haines played by
Gavin MacLeod
later went on, after filming McHales Navy, to play the role of Captain Merrill Stubing in the TV
The Love Boat
.
d.
Tim Burton
turned down an opportunity to direct so he could direct
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McHale's Navy (1997)?
a.
The opening scenes showing how Bobby died in a car crash in a "chicken run" is a recreation of the famous race scene in
Rebel Without a Cause
. Joe is even wearing a red jacket like
James Dean
.
b.
The character of Abraham was modeled after Warren Jeffs, who was the leader of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints in Colorado City, Arizona and was arrested in August of 2006 for accomplice to rape.
c.
According to his book "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor",
Bruce Campbell
mentioned that McHales crew were rarely given specific instructions in many scenes other than to follow
Tom Arnold
around. He and
French Stewart
were not given any direction at all for their sequence in the talent show, so they scripted out a vaudeville act using Naval and nautical terms all by themselves. Despite this, most of their sequence ended up playing in the background while the camera focused on Arnold and Debra Messing.
d.
This film was conceived to use the costumes and sets built both for an intended sequel of
Masters of the Universe
and a live version of Spider-Man. Both projects were planned to shoot simultaneously by
Albert Pyun
. After Cannon had to cancel deals with both Mattel and Marvel because of their financial troubles, they needed to recoup the money spent on both projects. Then Pyun wrote the story
Cyborg
. Some network television still give the films title as Masters of the Universe 2: Cyborg which often confuses many into thinking a sequel to that film was made.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: McHale's Navy (1997)?
a.
A WWI veteran,
Arthur Treacher
came to the USA as part of a Musical-Comedy Revue named The Great Temptations in 1926. This film was his debut in a long career as what Hollywood considered to be the "perfect butler" in scores of movies that followed.
b.
When she first meets Harold, Maude states her full name as Dame Marjorie Chardem (although it is spelled "Chardin" in the screenplay, novel, and transcript).
c.
Late singer and actress
Aaliyah
was considered to play the role of Maggie in the film, but the part was given to
Zoe Saldana
.
d.
Ernest Borgnine
, who plays Cobra in the movie, played McHale in the original TV series.
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