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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : O Lucky Man! (1973) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : O Lucky Man! (1973) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973).

About the movie: This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973)?
a.		Co-producer Michael Medwin plays six parts in the film.
b.		On the set at Pinewood Studios, a giant lead foundry took 12 weeks to construct and put the production way behind. Even with 6 day weeks and 14 hour days, the crew were unable to keep up with the schedule.
c.		Jason Statham was originally hired to play James "Desolation" Williams, but was replaced by Ice Cube for star power.
d.		Danny Glovers birthday was the same night the concert scene was filmed. During the first take, when the director said "action", instead of playing the music for the scene the orchestra played Happy Birthday, followed by a cake being brought onto the set. In his remarks to the cast and crew, Glover spoke of how he and Bennet Guillory had performed in the building 35 years earlier when it first opened as a community center and theater.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973)?
a.		Because he hailed from Newcastle, Alan Price had a steady supply of Newcastle Brown Ale on set at all times, courtesy of director Lindsay Anderson. A bottle of the beer can be clearly seen on his piano during all the music segments.
b.		Ranked at #7 on Entertainment Weeklys 50 Best High School Movies (2006)
c.		Joshs shouts in the final scene were pre-recorded and played through speakers hidden away in the woods.
d.		An early lineup for the legendary LA punk band The Germs had auditioned for a part in the "Battle of the Bands" sequence for this film, along with a few other bands of the time. However, Darby Crash and the rest of The Germs instigated a food fight at the Roxy during their audition gig (in front of a live audience) and they were told that they would not be in the film. The other bands which auditioned were given time in the movie. The song The Germs played at the audition, "Sex Boy" (with sounds of the resulting riot) can be heard on the CD "Germs(MIA)".

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973)?
a.		Mario Cotone, the films Sicilian production manager, was cast as Tommasino due to his resemblance to Corrado Gaipa, who played Tommasino in The Godfather.
b.		The story of Lt. Ito strapping mines to himself and lying among corpses to attack a tank is based on the real-life story of Satoru Omagiri, as told in "The Rising Sun" by John Toland.
c.		According to Mexican-American film historian David Maciel (El bandolero, el pocho y la raza, 1998) the film was considered demeaning by Mexican film authorities so that its release was never authorized.
d.		Initially Lindsay Anderson was opposed to the idea of blacking up one of his actors, Arthur Lowe, but he was eventually persuaded otherwise.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973)?
a.		The largest budgeted film of Lindsay Andersons career.
b.		There was a great deal of consternation among many of the cast and crew when it came to light halfway through production that director Victor Salva had been convicted for child molestation several years earlier. The main cause of concern was that many of the production members had brought their family to the set.
c.		The motion capture actor for the Death God Rem also played one of the reporters outside the courthouse at the start of the first Death Note movie, the one who asks "is your son really innocent?"
d.		With the exception of Parker Stevenson, most of the boys featured in the movie were real students at Phillips Exeter Academy where the movie was filmed. This includes John Heyl who played Finny. Heyls Father was the schools on-site doctor.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973)?
a.		Alan Prices soundtrack was recorded in just 3 days.
b.		Disneys ride The Haunted Mansion was a major inspiration to the film, including the design of the ghosts.
c.		Out of the eight people hired to star in the movie, only five cast members remain in the theatrical release.
d.		There is a background prop in the Regula 1 Space Station; a machine that has a pair of red fluorescent tubes firing back and forth at each other. This machine reappears in the movie Airplane 2, in which William Shatner makes a cameo saying that his staff must work out what it does, since to think that its purpose is just to sit there blinking is absurd and infuriating. The light prop makes its way again on various occasions in "Star Trek: TNG" (1987) , such as "DataLore".

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973)?
a.		The word soylent is supposed to suggest soy + lentil.
b.		One of Rachel Roberts three appearances in the film - as a suicidal London housewife - was cut from American release prints. Ironically, Roberts was suicidal in real life and killed herself in 1980.
c.		While driving around Als Toy Barn, the gang drives down the Buzz Lightyear aisle. Tour Guide Barbie tells them "back in 1995 short-sighted retailers did not order enough dolls to meet demand". This is an in-joke and a fact: When the original Toy Story was released, toy sellers did not think the movie would be a hit and they indeed did not order enough dolls to keep up with demand. The joke is also a self-deprecating dig at Mattel Toys, which denied use of the Barbie character in the first film, thinking it would be a flop.
d.		Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbies interior was painted a special non-reflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973)?
a.		When Taka starts to undress for Capt. Algren there is a shot with her clothes slightly below her shoulders looking backwards over her shoulder. This is a homage to the Hishikawa Moronobus ukiyo-e painting "backwards beauty"
b.		Virtually every member of the cast plays multiple roles.
c.		On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Hugh Jackman related a story about something that happened during the filming of the Weapon X flashback scene: while he was filming the corridor run (in which he is nude and backlit), he turned the corner and saw the female cast members, including James Marsdens mother, waiting for him, hooting and waving dollar bills.
d.		The real PT 109 had been engaged in continual combat for five months when JFK took command, but was not the derelict, inoperative hulk depicted in the movie.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973)?
a.		Will Sheldon the script supervisor of the movie, directed some of the insert shots on the picture which took two days.
b.		An edition of The Hollywood Reporter in July 1943 announced that the Republic Pictures studio was "writing the character of Captain Henry P. Needham, commanding officer of the Construction Battalions at Camp Hueneme, into the script . . . and Associate Producer Albert J. Cohen has wired for permission to have the captain play himself in the picture". From December 1942 to August 1944, as the officer in charge of the Advance Base Receiving Barracks / Advance Base Depot, Needham spent two tours at Port Hueneme. Needham was also the CBC Commanding OFficer at Port Hueneme from 1947 until 1951. However, in the end, neither a character in the movie was not named after Needham, nor did Needham appear in the film.
c.		Terry Gilliam took over as director after Alex Cox (Sid and Nancy) left the picture due to creative differences. Gilliam re-wrote the entire screenplay in a matter of days to fit his unique creative vision and style, while staying true to Hunter S. Thompsons writings.
d.		The film was written over a period of 3 years.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973)?
a.		In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
b.		Although the actors in the orgy sequence appear to be rather drunk, they were in fact drinking tea.
c.		Director Trademark: Wes Craven The blurring of dreams and reality.
d.		Barbara Parkins originally tested for the role of Neely OHara before she was cast as Anne Welles.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: O Lucky Man! (1973)?
a.		Gore Verbinskis first animated film.
b.		Tobias Jelinek plays a character named Jay. Oddly enough, his physical appearance as well as his personality reflects the character Jay, of the Jay and Silent Bob fame.
c.		Anne Crawford, who plays Morgan Le Fay, was only 7 years and 3 months older than Stanley Baker, who plays her son Modred.
d.		After the success of If...., Malcolm McDowell suggested to Lindsay Anderson that they should work again. Anderson replied that good scripts dont grow on trees and that McDowell should consider writing his own if he wanted to give himself a good part. Although the actor was only 30 at the time, he based the film around the concept of his own life story and then brought it to writer David Sherwin who then crafted the screenplay.

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