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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Moon Over Parador (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Moon Over Parador (1988) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Parador (1988).
About the movie:
Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Parador (1988)?
a.
Sammy Davis Jr.
s rendition of Paradors national anthem is sung against the music for the song "Besame Mucho."
b.
Completed in October 1948, but not released until 1950.
c.
The subplot of the Secretary of Defense trying to assume control of the White House over the Vice President, was inspired by former Secretary of State
Alexander Haig
. After
Ronald Reagan
was shot, Haig incorrectly insisted that he was in control of the White House, because then-Vice President
George Bush
was in Texas. The Secretary of State is actually fourth in the presidential line of succession, behind the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate.
d.
Dabney Coleman
and
Barry Corbin
stared together in _WarGames_ in 1983.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Parador (1988)?
a.
Shaun and Eds friendship is based on Simon Peggs and Nick Frosts when they shared a flat together.
b.
The special effects work was so extensive that it was not completed by the final edit. The released version contains fringing during some blue screen shots which the crew did not have time to correct.
c.
Bill Cutting, the films xenophobic antagonist, has a particular dislike for Irish immigrants.
Daniel Day-Lewis
is a naturalized citizen of Ireland.
d.
Richard Dreyfuss
and his brother look a lot alike, which came in handy during filming. When Jack Noah is attempting to make himself up to look like Simms in the meat locker, he is scrutinizing the face of the dead dictator. In this scene, it is Dreyfusss brother playing the part of the corpse.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Parador (1988)?
a.
Kris Kristofferson
almost didnt get the role due to a conflict over publishing rights.
b.
Buddy Hacketts final appearance in a theatrical film.
c.
Val Kilmer
met
Robert Downey Jr.
for the first time at a Hollywood party. A week later he received the screenplay for
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
and agreed to do it before hed even finished reading it. Upon agreeing, and much to his delight, he was informed that Downey Jr had already been cast.
d.
Paul Mazursky
s wife, Betsy, appears at a buffet table and asks, "Por favor, is it safe to eat this lettuce here?" and Paul Mazurskys daughter, Jill, plays the assistant director of the second film crew to shoot in Parador.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Parador (1988)?
a.
Different versions of this film were in development since 1988. Directors involved in pre-production over the years include
Alan Rifkin
,
Sam Raimi
,
Oliver Stone
,
Phillip Noyce
,
Chuck Russell
,
Chris Columbus
,
Roland Emmerich
,
Michael Bay
,
Peter Jackson
,
James Cameron
, and
Albert Hughes
&
Allen Hughes
. In 1993, Oliver Stone wanted
Terry Hayes
as writer and
Arnold Schwarzenegger
in the lead role. James Cameron dropped out in 1997 after the success of
Titanic
.
b.
The movie was released in the US just nine days after the state of California put its sex offender register online. The law, called "Megans Law" after Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old abducted and killed by a sex offender who was her neighbor. According to it, parents must be able to check whether there are any convicted sex offenders in their neighborhood.
c.
The producers were initially looking for an unknown actor to play General Newton. But being a fan of the TV series,
Burt Reynolds
asked for a role and was then cast to appear as Newton.
d.
According to Mazurskys autobiography,
Judith Malina
was originally cast as the dictators mother. But there was a mixup, Malina was unavailable, and the production only had the Rio opera house available for three days. They tried in vain for
Zoe Caldwell
, and considered a few Brazilian actresses. Mazursky ended up playing the part himself, in drag.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Parador (1988)?
a.
A special effects assistant was seriously injured when a hand-held mock-up of a Stinger missile exploded as it was being prepared for use in a scene aboard a helicopter.
b.
Approximately 17,000 items of merchandising were produced in support of the film.
c.
Jim Gallien
, the Alaskan who gave Chris the rubber boots in the opening scene, plays himself.
d.
The previous Paradorian National Anthem, "O Parador" is sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree." This is a reference to the mostly unknown and unnoticed fact that in some Latin American countries, the Knights of Columbus Anthem is sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Parador (1988)?
a.
Minnie Driver
gained 30 pounds for the role of Benny.
b.
The character played by
Michael Parks
refers to his son as "Son number 1" just like in
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
.
c.
The sniper rifle that Sharice Walters uses appears to be a Barrett M82 with a modified scope.
d.
During a scene where Jack has to address the crowd as the Paradorian President, he ad-libs his lines and uses the text for the song "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha. Only Roberto catches on, a reference to
Raul Julia
s leading role (Don Quixote) in the Broadway version of Man of La Mancha.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Parador (1988)?
a.
At the end of the movie when
J.M. Barrie
is showing the play to Sylvia at her house, Peter Pan asked them to clap their hands to save Tinkerbelle.
Julie Christie
s reaction to this was to immediately start clapping. This was unplanned, and the children had no idea how to respond to it. The look of shock on their faces is real.
b.
The original unproduced play, "Everybody Comes to Ricks", was found by Irene Lee, who headed the story department at Warner Bros., on a trip to office of Jack Wilk, story editor for Warner East Coast operations in New York, where the typed script had sat for a year. It arrived at Warner Bros. Studios to be read as a potential film project on the day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
c.
In
Robert Bloch
s novel, Norman Bates is short, fat, older, and very dislikable. It was
Alfred Hitchcock
who decided to have him be young, handsome, and sympathetic. Norman is also more of a main character in the novel. The story opens with him and Mother fighting rather than following Marion from the start.
d.
Ralph, the
Jonathan Winters
character, tells a long story concerning an English pirate who founded the country of Parador, to explain why Alphonse Simms has an Anglo-Saxon surname. The real reason is that the film was shot in Brazil, and director
Paul Mazursky
needed a shot of a crowd of Brazilian extras chanting the dictators name. When the crowd is calling out "Simms! Simms!", they are actually chanting "Sim! Sim!". "Sim" is "yes" in Portuguese, the language of Brazil.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Parador (1988)?
a.
The miniature golf course scene actually came about while Writer/Director
Jason Michael Brescia
and cinematographer
Trevor Wineman
were scouting locations at Cal State Fullerton for a quiet, romantic, scenic, talk. While driving on the California 91 freeway, they passed Camelot Miniature golf, and Brescia immediately altered the script.
b.
Paul Mazursky
: in drag
c.
The Bakers house was actually a built set. The site where it stands is originally a park.
d.
This films working title was "Mary Warner", and
Winona Ryder
was attached at one point.
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