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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Part (8) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Part (8) 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.
In the garbage truck scene, it was not
James Woods
, but an actor made up to look like Woods. This lent a sense of ambiguity to the event.
b.
One trailer included moments from a deleted opening scene in which Fletcher unscrupulously defends an obviously guilty Mr. Skull against a terrified old man in court. Skulls actor,
Randall Tex Cobb
also played a character who beat up
Jim Carrey
s car in the beginning of
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
, also directed by
Tom Shadyac
.
c.
Rumoured to have been filmed in Colour, but the film was processed into Black and White. Close examination of the Black and White film quality compared to similar Laurel and Hardy features of that time possibly suggest this but so far a colour print has not surfaced. The film was idea for colour testing due to the sets costumes and even the title lettering used.
d.
Harold Lloyd
and
Hal Roach
, who both have minor roles in this film, met on this set in San Diego. Roach was impressed by Lloyds energy and sought him out when he formed a production company in 1915 after receiving a small inheritance. Although their association was stormy, their association was ultimately one of the most successful in silent film history.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
Gwyneth Paltrow
was originally signed on to play
Ava Gardner
but dropped out. She was replaced at the last minute with
Kate Beckinsale
.
b.
The prison riot was filmed at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Illinois. 80% of the prisoners there are there for violent crimes. For the first two of four weeks on location, the extras were actual inmates with rubber weapons. For the other two weeks, over 200 extras had to be brought in because the Stateville inmates had been placed on lockdown.
c.
Sergio Leone
hinted that the final scene of the film (Noodles hiding in a opium den in 1933, high on opium) could suggest that the film was a dream/vision induced by opium. Opium users often report of experiencing vivid fantasies, which tend to explore the users past and future.
d.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
Robert Duvall
is really singing in the nightclub scene.
b.
Said to be
Jerry Lewis
s favorite of all the Martin and Lewis films, because he felt it came closest to capturing what they had as a team onstage.
c.
Julie Delpy
wrote and performed three songs for the soundtrack.
d.
The film is largely based on gangster
Harry Grey
s semi-autobiographic novel The Hoods, but draws its inspiration from two other literary sources:
Jack London
s novel Martin Eden, about a man who becomes disillusioned with his world (the book actually appears in the film); and
F. Scott Fitzgerald
s novel The Great Gatsby, about a man who becomes wealthy and powerful to become worthy of the woman he loves.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
A fistfight developed on the set between stars
Edward G. Robinson
and
George Raft
when Raft spun Robinson around too hard for a scene.
b.
Jack Lemmon
s father appears in the movie in a non-speaking role.
c.
The phone rings a total of 24 times near the beginning of the movie.
d.
Julie Andrews sang "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" to the children in the cast to entertain them between shooting. Since
Mary Poppins
hadnt yet been released, they just thought shed made up the song for them.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
At a cost of $250,000, the movie company, United Artists, blasted a tunnel on the east side of the river Vltava in the town of Davle, Czech Republic.
b.
After director
John Frankenheimer
abandoned the project, it was rumored that Morgan Creek producers would hire
David Rocksavage
to go on with the movie. These rumors were proved wrong when
Paul Schrader
was hired.
c.
All of the musical numbers were filmed in one day.
d.
This was
James Hayden
s final film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
Judith Roberts
who plays Judge Shaw in this film is also cast in another
James Wan
s film
Dead Silence
as Mary Shaw. Coincidentally, the
Kevin Bacon
film
Tremors
had the working title "Dead Silence."
b.
This films reels was shipped to theaters under the codename "Tipping".
c.
Sergio Leone
was thrilled at meeting the real Noodles Aaronson,
Harry Grey
, and said he resembled
Edward G. Robinson
: "The grotesque realism of this elderly gangster who, at the end of his life, couldnt stop himself using a repertoire of cinematic citations, of gestures and words seen and heard thousands of times on the big screen, stimulated my curiosity and amused me. I was struck by the vanity of this attempt and by the grandeur of its bankruptcy."
d.
Many of the flying scenes are clearly inspired by combat and aerobatic aircraft. Toothless performs many recognizable aerobatic maneuvers such as loop, snap rolls and combinations. For example when Astrid is taken for her spin, Toothless performs a loop while being "filmed" from near his wingtip. This is very similar to countless sailplane films with cameras mounted on the wingtip.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
The films title came about because the Samuel Goldwyn Co. threatened to sue Paramount, as it owned the rights to the title via the 1939 film. Upheld by the Motion Picture Association of America, Goldwyn was legally permitted to fine Paramount $2,500 every time it neglected to add the
Emily Brontë
prefix to the title of their version.
b.
From 1980-82
Sergio Leone
divided his time between interviewing more than 3000 actors for over 110 speaking roles (of those, 500 auditions were videotaped), scouting locations and supervising the pruning/reshaping of the script.
c.
The character of André Matias was based on screenwriter
André Batista
, and the character of Nascimento was based on screenwriter
Rodrigo Pimentel
, both of them former members of the BOPE squad.
d.
Basil Rathbone
and
Nigel Bruce
are playing themselves, seen on the Universal studio lot. They call each other "Holmes" and "Watson" as a joke because they were currently playing these characters in Universal movies.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
Near the end of the movie, Cheech says "Were gonna be bigger than Ruben & The Jets." This could be a reference to a doo-wop parody album recorded by
Frank Zappa
& The Mothers of Invention called "Cruising with Ruben & The Jets." Reportedly, the cover of the album confused many DJs, and they thought Ruben & The Jets was the name of the band. Most likely, though, it was a reference to the (real) doo-wop band by the same name who formed after Zappas album was released. They asked for his permission to use his fictitious band name, and not only did he agree, he produced the first album. Ruben and the Jets singer,
Ruben Guevara
, appears in the film as Tom, one of the horn players in Cheech & Chongs band.
b.
This film was intended as an allegory in Hollywood for the failure of Hollywood people to stand up to the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Sen.
Joseph McCarthy
Red-baiting era.
c.
There were actually four different mines called the Lost Dutchman in American history. Two are in Arizona, one in Colorado, and one in California.
d.
Robert De Niro
was the first person cast, having been approached for a role as Noodles during filming
The Godfather: Part II
, and was later actively involved with choosing the remaining cast members.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
Sergio Leone
intended that the film be a tribute to early gangster films: Noodles visit to his childhood home is similar to
Dead End
Noodles nostalgia for the days of his youth was taken from
High Sierra
as in
Angels with Dirty Faces
, two boyhood chums grow up to be very different, and one of them visits their childhood hangouts and remembers the old days the changing times bring a new era of unions and politics, similar to
Bullets or Ballots
the gangster (Max) who gradually turns paranoid comes from
White Heat
the suitcase at the train station pays homage to
Cry of the City
and
The Killing
the inscription "Your men will fall by the sword" was taken from
Little Caesar
the relationship between Noodles and Deborah is similar to Eddie and Jeans romance from
The Roaring Twenties
the Chinese theatre scenes are a tribute to
The Lady from Shanghai
and Noodles arrival at Senator Baileys house parallels a scene in
The Big Heat
.
b.
Boris Karloff
, then acting in the hit Broadway show which became
Arsenic and Old Lace
, had no interest in working on the film. Producer
George Waggner
wisely decided to retain Karloffs make-up out of fear that the public would not accept any change in the monsters appearance.
c.
The Florida Holiday Inn used by the crew would not allow the poisonous snakes, spiders or black scorpions used in the film to be brought into the hotel.
d.
In the scene where Joe (George Burns) is looking through his old photos and other memorabilia, he looks at a photo of a young couple - presumably Joe and his wife - and it makes him start to cry. The photo is actually a picture of George Burns and his real (late) wife Gracie Allen. They were a famous show business team from vaudeville through early television. She died in 1964.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)?
a.
In 1968, Deborah is acting in
William Shakespeare
s play play Anthony and Cleopatra. This sums up Noodles and Deborahs relationship: Noodles is enchanted and frustrated by Deborah, as she leads him on and turns him down; and it is not until the plays conclusion that she reveals her true feelings for him.
b.
Doyles memorable cry of "Mickey Mantle sucks!" during the cold turkey sequence was the source of much trouble for the film makers and their legal department. Producer
Robert L. Rosen
had to track down
Mickey Mantle
to obtain his permission for the reference. After a long phone call, Rosen flew out to Mantles home in Dallas with a print of the film, which was screened for him and his lawyer. When
Gene Hackman
uttered the line, Mantle surprised Rosen not only by roaring with laughter but also insisting that they watched the rest of the film because both he and his lawyer were enjoying it so much. Mantle later happily signed a release waiver and the line stayed in the film.
c.
Charles Bronson
s pseudonym in the hospital is Dr. Spota. The character-name "Spota" is a "trademark" of writer
Peter Hyams
.
d.
The radio truck used in the film was borrowed from
J. Roy Hunt
who had built it for his own use.
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