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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Network (1976) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Network (1976) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Network (1976).
About the movie:
A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Network (1976)?
a.
Tina Yothers
movie debut.
b.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #73 Greatest Movie of All Time.
c.
Throughout the entire movie, we never actually see Diana speak to Howard.
d.
John Travolta
chose not to promote the film with the rest of the cast, because he was still reeling from the loss of his son, Jett.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Network (1976)?
a.
Black radical Laureen Hobbss character is loosely modeled after communist activist
Angela Davis
.
b.
Was voted the 7th Greatest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly, thus being the most highly ranked sequel on their list and only 6 rankings behind its predecessor.
c.
Martha ODriscoll
is listed in the records as "Whitney Hamilton," but she is called Whitney Parker (Ab Parkers cousin) in the film.
d.
Tombstone
was being filmed at the same time nearby, and bought up most of the period clothing in the region. Clothing had to be imported from Europe, delaying production.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Network (1976)?
a.
One of the reasons why
Michael Caton-Jones
quit the project was because Miramax head,
Harvey Weinstein
, nixed his proposal of casting
Sophie Okonedo
in the lead.
b.
Hitchcocks film and the original story by
Daphne Du Maurier
share no characters and in fact have only in common the bay-side town setting, the birds bizarre behavior and their inexplicable tendency to launch frenzied attacks, fall dormant only to attack again later. In Du Mauriers story the main character discovers that this pattern is directly related to the rise and fall of the tides and uses this to their advantage, as opposed to the film which seems to follow the same pattern but never makes a direct connection. Also the original story takes place in Britain and centers around a man protecting his wife and two children at their isolated cottage home, as opposed to the film which centers on the spirited but troubled city dweller Melanie Daniels who travels to the California coast on a whim.
c.
The first film to win Oscars for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress since
Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
, ten years earlier.
d.
In the scene where
Judy Garland
and
Robert Walker
are riding in the milk truck, the song being played over the radio is "Our Love Affair" which was a hit song from Judys movie
Strike Up the Band
with
Mickey Rooney
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Network (1976)?
a.
"Rosebud" was allegedly
William Randolph Hearst
s pet name for
Marion Davies
clitoris. The use of the term as a pivotal plot point in the film enraged him, which is really why he set out to destroy both the film and
Orson Welles
. Hearst always suspected it was co-writer
Herman J. Mankiewicz
who divulged this secret, since he had been a part of Hearsts and Davies inner circle.
b.
The colleges name, "Strathmore", is actually a company that manufactures things like sketchpads and tracing paper for artists.
c.
Walter Cronkite
and
John Chancellor
were approached for the Howard Beale role, but neither was interested. However, Cronkites daughter
Kathy Cronkite
agreed to play left-wing radical Mary Ann Gifford and her character is loosely based on
Patricia Hearst
d.
In the scene where
Teller
is being held down with ropes by audience members, the one closest to
Penn Jillette
is
James Randi
, aka "The Amazing Randi". A close friend and mentor, Randi wrote the book "The Faith Healers" and exposed psychic doctors to the public, a driving plot point in the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Network (1976)?
a.
Foley appealed to
George Clooney
because as a boy, his heroes in crime films were always the bank robbers. He liked "the Cagneys and the Bogarts and Steve McQueen. The guys who were kind of bad who you rooted for. And when I read this I thought this guy is robbing a bank but you really want him to get away with it."
b.
Peter Sarsgaard
s character Mark collects Desert Storm playing cards, then in 2005 plays a Marine Scout sniper in Desert Storm in
Jarhead
.
c.
Five additional instrumental cues by
David Shire
were recorded for the film: "Barracuda Hangout", "Tony and Stephanie", "Near the Brooklyn Bridge", "Death on the Bridge", and "All Night Train". However, only one was credited, and all remained unreleased.
d.
The movies line "Im as mad as hell and Im not going to take this anymore!" was voted as the #19 movie quote by the American Film Institute
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Network (1976)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
: [114] Alex is given Serum 114 when he undergoes the Ludovico treatment. It is perhaps an in-joke on Kubricks repeated use of CRM in his films, as serum sounds almost like CRM sounded out.
b.
The only music heard in the film comes from commercials and television show themes.
c.
The last cinema film of
Andrew Keir
.
d.
This last U.N.C.L.E. motion picture was made up of both parts of "The Seven Wonders of the World Affair" (1/8 & 15/1968), the series finale to
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Network (1976)?
a.
Out of 347 films shown at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival,
Cabin Fever
was screened last, and became the highest selling movie at the festival. Nearly all of the nine studios who engaged in a bidding war had passed on the movie at the script stage (the exception being the eventual winner, Lions Gate, which was not in existence when the script was first written).
b.
According to Producer
Saul David
s memoirs
Jack Hawkins
and
Peter Finch
were possibles for the part of Major Fincham
c.
The script for this movie was written by
Robert Benton
with
Meryl Streep
specifically in mind for the central part of Brooke Reynolds.
d.
Director
Sidney Lumet
said that he shot the film using a specific lighting scheme. He said in the films opening scenes, he shot with as little light as possible, shooting the film almost like a documentary. As the film progressed, he added more light and more camera moves and by the end of the film, it was as brightly lit and "slick" as he could make it.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Network (1976)?
a.
To date (2008), it is one of only two films in history to win three Academy awards for acting. The other is
A Streetcar Named Desire
b.
The title of the original script by
Allan Moyle
and
Leanne Unger
was "Shakes".
c.
The Shetland pony, Tucker (
Dustin Hoffman
), had to be painted brown during filming because his real coat turned gray. Everyone was so surprised, but the animal trainers did a little touch-up with brown dye.
d.
Producer
Sigmund Neufeld
and director
Sam Newfield
were brothers. Sam "Anglicized" the family name and Sigmund didnt.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Network (1976)?
a.
The director and the screenwriter claimed that the film was not meant to be a satire but a reflection of what was really happening.
b.
Filmed in 1965, but not released in the U.S. until 1967, two years after the death of its star/producer/director,
Steve Cochran
.
c.
Sarah Connors answering machine message is a recording of Ginger saying "Hi there...ha ha fooled you. Youre talking to a machine. But dont be shy, its ok, machines need love too. So talk to us and Ginger, thats me, or Sarah will get back to you. Wait for the beep."
d.
Miriam Cooper
took control of production from costuming to casting.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Network (1976)?
a.
This film was a joint preservation project of the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Museum of Modern Art Department of Film in cooperation with the Czechoslovak Film Archive. It was restored in conjunction with the project American Moviemakers: The Dawn of Sound.
b.
The following characters are named after werewolf movie directors:
George Waggner
,
Roy William Neill
,
Terence Fisher
,
Freddie Francis
,
Erle C. Kenton
,
Sam Newfield
,
Charles Barton
,
Jerry Warren
,
Lew Landers
, and Jacinto Molina (an alternate name used by
Paul Naschy
).
c.
The part that ultimately went to
Clint Eastwood
was also offered to
Lee Marvin
, but he declined, telling the producers they were about 4 years too late. Marvin had already starred in a WW2 action-adventure,
The Dirty Dozen
, which he hated. Although it made him a huge star, he did not want to return to that type of movie.
d.
Henry Fonda
turned down the role of Howard Beale, saying that it was "too hysterical."
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