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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984).
About the movie:
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to Brooklyn over 30 years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
Per the special features in the DVD, 300 buff Bulgarian male extras were transported to the Mexican location - housed, shipped and trained for the close-up battle scenes so the Greeks and Trojans would be sufficiently "European looking". They supplemented Euro-looking Mexicans and were used in battle close-ups. Instructions to the "soldier extras" were given in Spanish, Bulgarian and English.
b.
John Carpenter
: [names] Characters Nick Castle, Dan OBannon, Tommy Wallace are all named after Carpenters real-life collaborators from his previous films. Mrs Kobritz was named after
Richard Kobritz
, Carpenters producer on
Someones Watching Me!
.
c.
The street view of Manhattan Bridge (as seen in the films poster) can be seen from Washington Street, Brooklyn.
d.
The cover for Duprees book, "Seven Different Kinds of Smoke," exactly mimics the cover for
Lance Armstrong
s book, "Its Not About the Bike," which is mentioned a couple times in the movie. Dupree reads Lances book, and at the end, Lance reads Duprees book.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
When we see the castle at the start, the camera zooms in onto a crystal dome on top of the castle. This would appear to be the same dome used in
Richard OBrien
s series
The Crystal Maze
.
b.
Jayson Kochan, who plays the lead role of Clay, had just recovered from pneumonia a week before the Heavens Shore scene was shot, where his character swims naked in the Northwests Pacific Ocean during 45-degree weather and 50 mph winds. Unfortunately for Jayson, it took more than just a couple of takes.
c.
Originally intended as a direct-to-DVD sequel.
d.
During the baby-switching scene, the music heard is "La gazza ladra" ("The Thieving Magpie"), a musical overture by Italian composer
Gioachino Rossini
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
The song "Moon River" was written especially for
Audrey Hepburn
, since she had no training as a singer. The vocals were written to be sung in only one octave.
b.
Capucine
plays a character named Renée Lefébvre. Capucines birth name is Germaine Lefébvre.
c.
Richard Briers
, who played the grandfather, worked two weeks.
d.
According to
James Woods
, a critic dubbed the film (in its 144-minute version) the worst of 1984; years later that same critic watched the original 229-minute version and called it the best of the 1980s.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
The "Song of Songs," as read in the Jewish Bible, is heard twice in the film. The first time, Deborah catches Noodles spying on her and recites it to him; and the second time, Noodles recites it to Deborah while they are on the beach. Notably, the characters are narrating it according to their own understanding of the Song, so neither version is quite accurate.
b.
The couple behind this film had no prior writing or directing experience.
c.
According to
James Belushi
(Doctor Rock), there were no trailers or make-up during production. Belushi admitted that he ended up using his own clothes in certain parts of the film.
d.
The name of the bulldog that the gang had was "J. Edgar Hoover".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
Two people were involved in the James Bond franchise.
Anthony Zerbe
(Wille Joe Worth) would later appear
Licence to Kill
, while
Yaphet Kotto
(Sonny Boy Mosby) would later appear in
Live and Let Die
.
b.
Although the length of this motion picture is unknown, all other titles by the International Feature Film Co. for which the length is known were three reels, thus up to 50 minutes long.
c.
Number of production crew came to a total of 1,700. Dune required 80 sets built upon 16 sound stages. More than 6 years in the making, it required
David Lynch
s work for three and a half years.
d.
Sergio Leone
based the films visual style on the paintings of artists Reginald Marsh, Edward Hopper, and Norman Rockwell and Edgar Degas (for Deborahs dancing scenes) and the photographs of Jacob Riis (for the 1922 sequences).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
Ethel Merman
recreated the role that she had originated in the Broadway production which opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 12, 1950 and ran for 644 performances through May 3, 1952.
b.
Even though dubbing
Natalie Wood
was
Marni Nixon
s chief assignment, Nixon also did one number for
Rita Moreno
, which required a relatively high vocal register. Having dubbed Wood as well as Moreno, Nixon felt she deserved a cut of the movie-album royalties. Neither the movie or the record producers would bow to her demands.
Leonard Bernstein
broke the stalemate by volunteering a percentage of his income, a gesture of loyalty-royalty since Nixon had been a performer-colleague of his at
New York Philharmonic
concerts. He ceded one-quarter of one percent of his royalties to her (a generous amount).
c.
In the early 1960s
Sergio Leone
s brother-in-law
Fulvio Morsella
read an Italian translation of
Harry Grey
s book The Hoods to him. The book claimed to be "an autobiographical account" of the life of a Jewish gangster in New Yorks Lower East Side, and written by Grey whilst he was incarcerated in Sing Sing prison. Leone was very taken with the book, and it served as his major inspiration in making a gangster film that would capture the spirit of America.
d.
Stars
Dee Wallace
and
Christopher Stone
were married at the time of the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
In the airport scene in Withita, when the airline employee announces that the flight has been cancelled, you can see on the board behind him that the destination of the flight is "nowhere".
b.
This is the only Western for which
Bernard Herrmann
composed a score.
c.
It was so cold during filming of some beach scenes, that the actors breath was visible.
d.
The opera symphony "Amapola," can be heard on several occasions in the film: Deborah dances to a jazzy version on the gramophone, Fat Moes band plays the tune (also jazzed-up) on the speakeasy, and a strings version is heard during Noodles date with Deborah.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
It is
James Woods
s opinion that this film was
Sergio Leone
s finest work.
b.
Camerons name, Cameron James, is a play on the name of a famous director,
James Cameron
.
c.
Stunt pilot
Clement K. Phillips
was killed in a crash in Hayward, California, while delivering one of the airplanes to the Oakland location.
d.
The poem that Miss Katherine reads to the young Linda and Sam finished is "Annabel Lee" by
Edgar Allan Poe
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
Bud Yorkin
was originally hired as director, but he quit and was replaced by
Michael Sarne
.
b.
Franco Ferrini
was a young film critic and great admirer of the films of
Sergio Leone
when the director asked him to contribute to the films script in the 1970s.
c.
Richard Fleischer
was originally hired to direct the picture. He accepted, but when he asked to see the script he was informed that one hadnt been written yet. Also, after talking with
Capucine
, he thought she was all wrong for the role of the prostitute - he didnt think she was sexy or earthy enough to convince anyone that she was a hooker, and he informed producer
Charles K. Feldman
of his conclusion and asked that she be replaced. Unfortunately for Fleischer, Feldman and Capucine were living together at the time, and he had already promised her the role. So Capucine got the part and Fleischer got the boot. He was replaced by
Henry Hathaway
.
d.
At one point The title Hooknasty was ditched for fear it sounded too much like a Pornographic Film. Eventually the filmmakers decided to keep it because it was the best title to describe the characters and events in the film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
The older woman who asks for Renaldos autograph is played by Mario Lanzas real-life mother; the unspeaking man with her is Marios father.
b.
The cast and crew slept in a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom cabin for 16 straight days of production.
c.
To establish atmosphere, bits of
Ennio Morricone
s score was played during filming.
d.
After showing buyers a 40-minute edit of the film, the international rights sold in five minutes.
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