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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Midnight Madness (1980) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Midnight Madness (1980) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Midnight Madness (1980).
About the movie:
Leon planned "The Great Allnighter" by picking college students to participate in his night long scavenger hunt...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Midnight Madness (1980)?
a.
This film jointly holds the record (with
The Color Purple
) for the film with most Oscar nominations without a single win (11).
b.
The script called for the Japanese pilot to try to force the F-14 into the water. The pilot who basically did a hammerhead and pulled out real close to the water was Richard "Fox" Farrell (VF-84 XO), now retired. He did kick up quite a bit of seawater and was really pushing the envelope with the Tomcat. WWII ace-in-a-day Archie Donahue was one of the Zero pilots. The Zeroes (converted AT-6 Texans) were flying with the throttle to the stops and the F-14s were flying at stall speed (note wings fully extended in most scenes). That was so they could get both aircraft in the same shot at the same time (remember, no CGI stuff back then!).
c.
The name of the character Alafair in the movie and book is the real name of the authors (
James Lee Burke
) own daughter, who is now also a writer.
d.
David Naughton
drinks from a very conspicuously placed Dr Pepper bottle. He starred in the "Im a Pepper, Youre a Pepper" commercials.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Midnight Madness (1980)?
a.
The character played by
Shawn Ashmore
wears a t-shirt with a symbol that resembles a bulls-eye. Director
Carter Smith
remarks on the DVD commentary that this was deliberate.
b.
Disney released this film, its second to be rated "PG" by the MPAA (the first being
The Black Hole
), without any mention of its involvement, in hopes that teenage audiences might be more likely to see it if they didnt know that it was a Disney picture. (However, the cover art of the DVD release of the film in 2004 credits the film to Walt Disney Pictures.)
c.
Co-writer
Jeffrey Nachmanoff
was eventually asked to direct the film after the original director dropped out.
d.
While
David Lean
didnt always get along with everyone in his cast, he was very fond of
William Holden
. Lean found Holden to be extremely professional. He felt that Holdens considerable talent often went unnoticed, in part because the actor made everything look so effortless.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Midnight Madness (1980)?
a.
Filmed in 1988, but with re-shoots done in 2004.
b.
Josh Pais
, who plays Raphael, also plays a passenger in the back of a taxicab who says, "What the heck was that?" right after Raphael hops on the cabs hood.
c.
During the "Video Pirates" segment, inside the treasure chest, there is a videotape of "Reckless Youth," which is the final segment of the movie.
d.
Feature film debut of
Michael J. Fox
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Midnight Madness (1980)?
a.
In the scene in which Harolds team interrogates Scott in the van,
Andy Tennant
, who played "Melio," was sick with the flu and had a fever of over 103 degrees F.
b.
According to director
Elia Petridis
, the role of Mr. Darly was originally slated to be played by British star
David Suchet
who had to bow out due to scheduling conflicts. After hurried casting sessions, the role went to
Benton Jennings
.
c.
After Noxie ties Sarah up, he says "I want to have your abortion." A small tribute to a line that got cut from
Fight Club
.
d.
Scott Bairstow
, who plays Miles, did the film for free; he wanted to be in the film that much.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Midnight Madness (1980)?
a.
Sydney Pollack
brought a lawsuit against Danish TV after screening
Three Days of the Condor
in pan-and-scan in 1991. The court ruled that the pan scanning conducted by Danish television was a mutilation of the film and a violation of Pollacks Droit Moral, his legal right as an artist to maintain his reputation by protecting the integrity of his work. Nonetheless, the court ruled in favor of the defendant on a technicality.
b.
Originally titled "The All Night Treasure Hunt", the title was changed to avoid confusion with
Scavenger Hunt
c.
Financial constraints led director
Oscar Micheaux
to transfer the original storys setting (the Civil War) to present day.
d.
According to the liner notes of the soundtrack CD, the lyrics of most of the choruses heard throughout the film, often thought to be Asian, Semetic or Egyptian in origin, are actually "gibberish" that composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
concocted to evoke the period and "sound" like ancient Egyptian and are actually meaningless.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Midnight Madness (1980)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: used at least twice during the last fight of the film. Once as the bus is thrown, and then again shortly after.
b.
Director
Robert Aldrich
s son (
William Aldrich
) and son-in-law (
Peter Bravos
) are the first two casualties in the film, killed by falling cargo during the opening credits as the disabled plane is descending for its crash-landing.
c.
Dirk Blocker
s film debut.
d.
Professional Taekwondo instructors were used for some of the stunts, including WTF silver medalist Master Timothy Connelly.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Midnight Madness (1980)?
a.
The "Palmer mansion" set is actually the real-life "Playboy" mansion owned by
Hugh M. Hefner
.
b.
Partially into the films production, Bakshi got into a fight with one of the producers. This resulted in the producers seeking to fire Bakshi and hire Chuck Jones to finish directing the film. When Jones was approached, he declined.
c.
The movie inspired Joe Belfiore, a high school junior in Clearwater, Florida, to create a similar game. He took the game with him to Stanford University, then ultimately to Microsoft. The Game, as it came to be called, in turn, inspired the movie
The Game
.
d.
Both
Michael Fassbender
and
James McAvoy
appeared in
Band of Brothers
at the start of their careers. This marks their first appearance together since then.
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