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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Paradise Alley (1978) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Paradise Alley (1978) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Paradise Alley (1978).
About the movie:
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to tho wart a sleazy manager.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paradise Alley (1978)?
a.
The wire-frame computer graphics on the display screens in the glider were not actually computer-generated, as computers capable of 3D wire-frame imaging were too expensive when the film was made. To generate the "wire-frame" images, special effects designers built a model of the city, painted it black, attached bright white tape to the model buildings in an orderly grid, and moved a camera through the model city.
b.
Directing was such a new job to Stallone on this project that several times, cast and crew were in position, ready to do their jobs but they could not. They could not because Stallone would forget to yell, "Action."
c.
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.
d.
The scenes at Cudas church were filmed at a Braddock church that had actually been destroyed by a fire.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paradise Alley (1978)?
a.
One of the few films made by Cannon that wasnt produced by
Menahem Golan
nor
Yoram Globus
.
b.
Sylvester Stallone
told People magazine that his original idea for this script was to make all the main characters African-American. He could not find the financing for the film until he starred in it himself and changed the other characters to Italian-Americans.
c.
The movies line "May the force be with you." was voted as the #22 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
d.
Alfred Drake
s film debut.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paradise Alley (1978)?
a.
Frank Morgan
posed for a test for The Wizard, made up to look as the Wizard looked in the book; this makeup was discarded and the final look was only reached after at least five more tries. The Wicked Witch has two eyes in the movie and only one eye in the book. In fact, Dorothy and her friends are the only characters who look like the ones in the book, because of changes having to do with the Hays Office.
b.
The band whose stage is set up by the Jerky Boys is "Helmet".
c.
Throughout most of the movie, "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" by
Quiet Riot
is The Rams theme intro.
d.
The working title of the film was "Hells Kitchen".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paradise Alley (1978)?
a.
Tom Waits
acting debut.
b.
Christophe Beck
is the first composer other than the late
Henry Mancini
to write the music for the "Pink Panther" movies (unless one counts
Ken Thorne
, but
Inspector Clouseau
generally isnt considered an official "Pink Panther" film).
c.
When the cast and crew began work on the first day they had to raise their right hands and promise not to divulge one word of the story.
Alfred Hitchcock
also withheld the ending part of the script from his cast until he needed to shoot it.
d.
Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlsons motto during World War II was Gung Ho.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paradise Alley (1978)?
a.
Sylvester Stallone actually wrote this before Rocky and tried to sell it to producers for years, to no avail. Once Rocky became a smash hit, producers were willing to look at the script.
b.
At the time of its release, this movie was the highest grossing movie not to have been pre-screened for critics.
c.
Brian Blessed
was cut out of the final print.
d.
Historian Shelly Stamp restored this film using footage from EYE Film Instituut Nederland, footage from
The Unshod Maiden
and some additional material from Japan.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Paradise Alley (1978)?
a.
Louis B. Mayer
, head of MGM, originally was against the idea of
Myrna Loy
being cast in this picture but director
W.S. Van Dyke
wanted to use the stars of the movie
Manhattan Melodrama
,
William Powell
and
Myrna Loy
. Mayer said that Powell was OK for the part since he had already played detectives in other films. Loy eventually got the part and made new image for herself.
b.
Final film of
Reta Shaw
.
c.
The reconstructed ship that was built for the filming was put on display at the 1964 Worlds Fair in New York.
d.
Originally, Stallone wanted
Al Pacino
to play Lenny Carboni.
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