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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Night and the City (1992) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Night and the City (1992) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Night and the City (1992).
About the movie:
The story about a cheating and incompetent lawyer (Harry Fabian) who suddenly gets obsessed on becoming a boxing promoter.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night and the City (1992)?
a.
For the bus jump sequence, a ramp was built. The bus was started from about 1 mile back and accelerated towards the ramp. When it hit the ramp it had reached a speed of 61 mph. The bus traveled 109 feet and its front wheels reached an altitude of 20 feet from the ground, which was higher than anyone had anticipated. Because of this, the cameras were not placed correctly and the top front part of the bus goes out of the frame when the bus reaches the maximum point of the jump.
b.
According to writer/"Beat The Geeks" Movie Geek (and fan of the film)
Marc Edward Heuck
, writer Nancy Down disowned the film (opting for the Rob Morton alias) due in part to her dissatisfaction over the more upbeat "music video" ending.
c.
In the original draft, Harry Fabian (
Robert De Niro
) is killed by a stab wound at the end of the movie, which stayed true to the original
Jules Dassin
films ending. This was changed later during production.
d.
Ulli Lommel
wrote the script which was credited to him and Max Bolt and Buddy Siegel. Both Bolt and Siegel were his fake names.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night and the City (1992)?
a.
The debut film for producer
Gerald T. Olson
.
b.
This was the first of two films written by Richard Price that
Martin Scorsese
left the helm as director. The second film was Clockers in which Scorsese turned over the project to
Spike Lee
so he could instead direct Casino.
c.
Vitaphone production reels #3991-3999.
d.
Dars black tiger is actually a regular striped tiger dyed black. The dye would wash off around the mouth whenever the tiger took a drink, so throughout the film the stripes are often visible around the mouth.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night and the City (1992)?
a.
The opening scene of the movie - also the first scene filmed - depicts friends David (
David Naughton
) and Jack (
Griffin Dunne
) on a walking tour of Wales, traveling on foot toward the nearest town. Because of the cold and dampness of the location, Dunnes nose was running. While delivering a line of dialogue, Naughton glanced over at Dunne just in time to see Dunne catching and wiping away a stream of snot running from his nose. Naughton laughed at the sight of Dunnes discomfort, making Dunne begin to laugh while responding to Naughtons line of dialogue. Because of the spontaneity of the shot - and because the scene was largely improvised anyway - director
John Landis
decided to use that imperfect shot in the films release print.
b.
In June 1982, prior to the start of filming,
Sergio Leone
tried to contact
Harry Grey
to tell him the good news of his story being made into a film. Greys wife told Leone that her husband had died a few weeks earlier.
c.
The scene where
Clint Eastwood
and his partner are going up the stairs into the Secret Service office next to the White House is not the Secret Service building, its the main Treasury building. Although Secret Service is part of the Treasury Department, it is not located in the main Treasury building.
d.
Martin Scorsese
was originally set to direct but dropped out. In fact, it was Scorsese who recruited screenwriter
Richard Price
to write a draft. According to an interview with Neal Gabler, Price said, "Scorsese felt like he had already done Night in the City in all his other films... there was no challenge for him." It would be another six years before Producer/Director
Irwin Winkler
and
Robert De Niro
became interested in making the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night and the City (1992)?
a.
Rupert Murdoch
has said in interviews he loathes this film.
b.
This film is generally credited with the first appearance of the "moon walk" dance step. It is performed by
Bill Bailey
, brother of
Pearl Bailey
.
c.
Reportedly, while shooting the movie, the four stars had become close friends, and
William Powell
even gave up his old habit of hiding out in his dressing room between scenes so he could join in the fun with the rest of the cast. One of the biggest jokes was a running gag
Spencer Tracy
played on
Myrna Loy
, claiming that she had broken his heart with her recent marriage to producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
He even set up an "I Hate Hornblow" table in the studio commissary, reserved for men who claimed to have been jilted by Loy.
d.
Director and star
H.B. Halicki
drove at least two of the cars during the crash scene on the Gerald Desmond Bridge.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night and the City (1992)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 6, 1949 with
Lana Turner
and
Clark Gable
reprising their film roles.
b.
Vincent Pastore
: In the first scene in the boxing gym you can spot him more than once in the background behind
Robert De Niro
. He is in street clothes with a big cigar in his mouth "sparring" with a boxer.
c.
An exchange between
Kim Poirier
(Monica) and
Lindy Booth
(Nicole) about Nicole playing with the dog more than she is helping was eliminated from the film in order to avoid making Kim Poiriers character sound "too bitchy."
d.
When Sully greets Ted (the monster so big we only see the lower half of his body), Ted was originally supposed to roar like Godzilla. The filmmakers asked permission from Toho (Godzillas film studio) to use a Godzilla roar, but Toho turned them down, so Ted responds with a chicken cluck instead.
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