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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Night Moves (1975) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Night Moves (1975) Quiz
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About the movie:
Former footballer and present private detective Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night Moves (1975)?
a.
Paula (
Jennifer Warren
) tells Harry (
Gene Hackman
) that the first boy who touched her breasts was named Billy Dannreuther, which is the name of
Humphrey Bogart
s character in
Beat the Devil
.
b.
While shooting the scene where he undresses,
Clark Gable
had trouble removing his undershirt while keeping his humorous flow going and took too long. As a result the undershirt was abandoned altogether. It then became cool to not wear an undershirt which resulted in a large drop in undershirt sales around the country. Legend has it that in response, some underwear manufacturers tried to sue Columbia.
c.
Ron and Judy Witwicky were named after
Roberto Orci
s parents-in-law.
d.
By the time this movie was made, all of the adult cast members from the original series had died except
John Astin
, who had played Gomez. Astin ironically also outlived the movie Gomez,
Raul Julia
, who died in 1994.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night Moves (1975)?
a.
This movie is considered a Second World War wartime propaganda film of the United States.
b.
When the studio decided to produce this film, it was tough to track down the writer. He was in Tibet and they had to wait for him to return before they started working on the film.
c.
The chess game on which the title of the film was based was a real game. The game was K. Emmrich (White) vs Bruno Moritz (Black), played in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany in 1922. In the film, we see the position after Whites 26th move. As Moseby showed Paula, Black could have finished the game with a queen sacrifice followed by three knight checks, but he played something else and lost.
d.
Barbara McNair
s film debut.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night Moves (1975)?
a.
Warner Bros. wanted
Jeremy Irons
and
Ray Liotta
for the roles of Cesar and Nestor. Irons screen tested with
Antonio Banderas
. But
Arne Glimcher
fought for
Armand Assante
and Banderas whom he felt were perfect for the roles.
b.
Harry mentions
Alex Karras
as a former football player. Karras is actually the husband of
Susan Clark
who plays the lead characters wife in this film.
c.
Katt Shea
took on the role of director after
Robert Mandel
quit over creative differences. Only Sheas name is listed as director in the opening credits.
d.
When Dorinda returns home in the plane, she is dressed like Ripley from
Aliens
, and similarly, she has a ginger tom cat. The cat, however, is named
Linda Blair
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night Moves (1975)?
a.
Dustin Hoffman
was originally expected to reprise his role as Bernie Focker, but decided against it after becoming unhappy with the script, as well as the fact that the director of the first two films,
Jay Roach
, had been replaced by
Paul Weitz
. However, both Hoffman and Universal eventually agreed on him shooting 6 scenes.
b.
Many of the sets from this movie - including Marys garden and fountain, the shoe house, the pumpkin house and the trees from the forest - were on display at Disneyland in Anaheim from November of 1961 through 1962 as a walk-through attraction.
c.
Arthur Penn
, an early contender to direct
The Stunt Man
, borrowed elements from that films source, the
Paul Brodeur
novel of the same name, for this films story.
d.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night Moves (1975)?
a.
Although
Bonnie and Clyde
had popularized the use of squibs to simulate gunshot wounds a year earlier, this was one of the first films to incorporate them with blood packets.
b.
Peter Dinklage
is a vegetarian; the beef jerky he eats in the film was actually made of tofu.
c.
Filmed in 1973 - two years before its actual release - which explains how
Faye Dunaway
could have turned down the female lead to star in
Chinatown
which also shot at around the same time.
d.
The womens prison camp was actually a pig farm in rural Georgia.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Night Moves (1975)?
a.
The house belonging to
James Woods
character Quentin was owned by
Phil Kaufman
, road manager for
Gram Parsons
at the time of his death. Kaufmans subsequent actions became the basis for the film
Grand Theft Parsons
.
Night Moves
cast and crew were shooting at the house the day the police came to question Kaufman, and as they were taking him away,
Arthur Penn
turned to
Gene Hackman
and said, "Man, were shooting the wrong movie".
b.
After this film was shot, the name of the team in Iowa was changed from the Quad City Swing to its former team name of the Quad City River Bandits.
c.
Jason Robards
plays a character named Henry Drummond. In 1988 he would play a character with the same name in the completely unrelated TV movie version of
Inherit the Wind
.
d.
The producers originally contacted the Trump Organization with the intentions of shooting Conrads roof scene on the roof of the Trump World Tower on 1st Avenue in Manhattan. These plans were changed and the producers ended up filming on the balcony of a skyscraper on Lexington Avenue.
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