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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mississippi Burning (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mississippi Burning (1988) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Mississippi Burning (1988).
About the movie:
Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mississippi Burning (1988)?
a.
Many of the extras participating in Clayton Townleys speech scene were actual members of the Klu Klux Klan and used their clan membership cards as ID (according to
Stephen Tobolowsky
in
Stephen Tobolowskys Birthday Party
).
b.
The DeLorean was deliberately selected for its general appearance and gull wing doors, in order to make it plausible that people in 1955 would presume it to be an alien spacecraft.
c.
The character of Winifred Ames was originally written for a man.
d.
Shot in 10 Days.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mississippi Burning (1988)?
a.
Billy Yeager
gained 35 pounds and shaved his head for the lead role of Lloyd.
b.
One of
Stephen Tobolowsky
s heroes is his late aunt, Hermine Tobolowsky, known as the "mother of the Texas Equal Rights Amendment".
c.
The film was shot on location in New York City in 16 days.
d.
This movie was advertised as the first Black American "talkie", however it is thought to be the first produced by a black production company.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mississippi Burning (1988)?
a.
Mike Erwin
was the first choice for the role of Mark Halliwell.
b.
A Klansman in a red car with tall fins and white roof throws a victim out the door in the town square. The car is a 1961 DeSoto, the very last edition of the historic make. In fall 1960, Chrysler made about 3000 DeSotos before they discontinued the line.
c.
Queen Gueneveres wedding dress was made of natural materials. The dress was made from fishing nets, the bodice had little seashells sewn on and on the train were hundreds of hand-sewn pumpkin seeds.
d.
When the movie won Best Picture at the Academy Awards, Sir
Laurence Olivier
was presenting the award. He went up to the podium, opened the envelope and said "Amadeus." The problem was he forgot to read the nominees first.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mississippi Burning (1988)?
a.
The censors ordered the "Sheik of Araby" to be re-shot because the costumes of the harem girls were deemed too revealing.
b.
In the "dog walking scene," the dog, Nanook, is Director Jason Hulls Alaskan Malamute, and was also seen in the film
Curse of the Wolf
. He has another Malamute, Kaya, who has not starred in any film as of yet. The victim in this scene was make-up artist Mike Bush.
c.
Mark Torgl
was offered the chance to return as Melvin.
d.
Interior shots in the Sheriffs Office, courtroom, and stairs from the courtroom were filmed in the old Carroll County courthouse in Vaiden, Miss. Built in 1905, the building was in such disrepair that crew and extras had to dodge falling bricks during filming. Though slated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, the courthouse has been demolished.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mississippi Burning (1988)?
a.
The film was very controversial when it was released. Though fictional, the movie was clearly based on an actual case. Many people felt that too many facts from the real-life case were distorted or left out.
b.
Gene Hackman
,
James Caan
and
Gary Oldman
all turned down the role of the Deacon.
c.
The shirt that Kolya is wearing in the metal club in the beginning is a t-shirt of the very band playing on stage,
Rammstein
.
d.
In an interview with Maxim magazine
Kevin Bacon
noted that he has a no nudity clause in his contract, and that he was a producer of the movie, so technically he could have sued himself.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mississippi Burning (1988)?
a.
Humphrey Bogart
s tour-de-force performance in the climactic courtroom scene was so powerful that it completely captivated the onlooking film technicians and crewmen. After the scenes completion, the company gave Bogart a round of thunderous applause.
b.
The filming of the movie and its disastrous reception were one of the main inspirations for the film
Singin in the Rain
.
c.
Pete Docter
s first Pixar film since
Monsters, Inc.
.
d.
Don Johnson
campaigned heavily for the role that went to Willem Dafoe.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mississippi Burning (1988)?
a.
Eleanor Powell
singing voice was dubbed by
Marjorie Lane
.
b.
During filming of rednecks-vs-reporters scenes on a bridge over the Big Black River near Bovina, Mississippi, two extras were nearly killed by a train when they ventured from a holding area onto a tall concrete-arch railroad bridge. They narrowly escaped injury by huddling on a tiny pedestal on the bridges edge.
c.
Both
William Holden
and director
Edward Dmytryk
were concerned about the script of the film before production even began. At one point during filming, Holden, who was hung-over and dealing with an unruly horse, became angry and tried shoving the script up the horses rear, yelling, "Thats where it belongs!"
d.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Golden Hands 2. Criminals Lair 3. Death in Disguise 4. Fatal Evidence 5. The Trapped Conspirator 6. Wheels of Disaster 7. The Hidden Key 8. The Enemys Mouthpiece 9. The Stolen Hand 10.Unmasked 11.Tombs of the Ancients 12.The Curse of Kurigal
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mississippi Burning (1988)?
a.
Fred Goodich
s cinematography in the film was stylized after many medieval paintings, particular those of Rembrandt.
b.
The film is inspired by the murder of voting rights activists J. E. Chaney, Mickey Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman.
c.
An item in the Schenectady Gazette, dated September 5, 1934, announced this as a forth-coming production. The small article titled Leisen Directs Sylvia gave Red Woman as the films title.
d.
To prepare for his role,
Jeremy Davies
read the book "Mans Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. Frankl was a psychiatrist and a Holocaust survivor who wrote about the psychological reactions experienced by prisoners.
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