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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985).

About the movie: Eccentric man-child Pee-Wee Herman embarks on the big adventure of his life across the US mainland, as he sets out to find his beloved bike, when it is stolen in broad daylight.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)?
a.		In the scene with Rex in the car in Als Toy Barn holding the How to Defeat Zurg book, at 45:17 into the movie, there is one frame where we see a clear glimpse of the bottom corner of the book. As a lighthearted jab at Canadians the cover price is shown as $4.95 and $50.00 in Canada. It should be about $6.95. In the waiting area for the new "Toy Story Mania!" ride at Disneys Hollywood Studios in Orlando, FL, there is a large replica of the books cover that also reflects this joke.
b.		During the entire time Large Marge tells her story, she never blinks.
c.		Although the nudity was tastefully done (it was passed by The National Board of Censors), it was still banned in Ohio and caused riots in New York. The mayor of Boston demanded that every frame displaying the naked figure of Truth be hand-painted to clothe the unidentified actress who portrayed her (one historian suggested that Lois Weber herself played the part).
d.		Many of the extras in the background are the friends of the Farrelly Brothers.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)?
a.		Stanleys last name, Yelnats, is Stanley backwards.
b.		Piano music was played by unseen 17-year-old André Previn, who had joined MGMs music department not long before this movie was made.
c.		During the final days of filming, actor Gregory Peck was alternating between the Florida set of this movie and a Texas set, where he was simultaneously filming Duel in the Sun.
d.		Jan Hooks improvised the dialogue for her scenes as the Alamo tour guide.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)?
a.		The teaming of Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe proved to be so successful, critically and commercially, that Fox wanted to re-team the duo. A December 1954 item in the Hollywood Reporters "Rambling Reporter" column indicated that the studio wanted Russell and Monroe to star in the film How to Be Very, Very Popular. Monroe passed on the project because she didnt like the script. In January 1955, the studio cast Sheree North as Curly (the part intended for Monroe) and Betty Grable as "Stormy Tornado" (originally intended for Russell).
b.		The movie went through three writers before Alex Carpenter, the lead actor in the film, finished it.
c.		In addition to providing a face cast for the Belial puppet, Kevin Van Hentenryck also performed the mutant twins voice effects.
d.		Tim Burtons directorial debut.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)?
a.		Close-ups of "The Thing" were removed. It was felt that the make-up could not hold up to close scrutiny. However, the lack of close-ups gave the creature a more mysterious quality.
b.		When Pee-wee weighs in at the beginning of the movie, we see that he is in fact a 98 pound weakling.
c.		Other actors that were under consideration for the role of Sundance were Steve McQueen and Warren Beatty. McQueen withdrew due to billing disagreements, and Beatty declined as he found the film too similar to Bonnie and Clyde.
d.		First full length feature film of John Hodiak.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)?
a.		During the magic shop scene, Mario shows Pee-wee heads of different sizes. The largest head that he shows Pee-wee last is actually Aleister Crowley.
b.		In order for the purple tongue to match the purple body, Paul Freeman had drank black currant juice, held it in his mouth and spit it out before each take.
c.		Because the Three Mile Island accident, which resulted in the release of radioactive steam, occurred just weeks AFTER release of this movie, many people associate the movie with Three Mile Island. However, the potentially FAR more dangerous "Incident at Browns Ferry" (Alabama) happened in 1975, four years earlier, and was caused by a number of construction flaws, operational issues, and safety failures. Browns Ferry Alabama is more properly the "true" basis of this story. No similar situation happened in California.
d.		When he agreed to make the film, director John G. Avildsen had never watched a professional boxing match nor had he ever seen a boxing movie.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)?
a.		While writing the script for Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero and John A. Russo contemplated how they should have the zombies destroyed. Co-star and makeup artist Marilyn Eastman joked that they could throw pies into their faces. This is undoubtedly the basis for the pie fight scene in this film.
b.		The chase around Miami airport was actually filmed at three separate airports in three different countries. They were: Nassau International Airport in Nassau, New Providence Island, The Bahamas; Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Dunsfold Park, Dunsfold, Surrey, England and Ruzyne International Airport in Ruzyne, Prague, Czech Republic.
c.		The voice for Willy Wonka was first conceived after being tried out on Johnny Depps own daughter. She liked it.
d.		The Drive-in sequence was filmed at the Studio Drive In, formerly located in Culver City CA. The Studio was built in the 1930s, and was the first Drive-in Theatre constructed in California. It served as a set for several films, including Grease. It was closed in 1993 and demolished in 1998. No trace of this Drive-in remains.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)?
a.		After initial conversations between Neil Gaiman and Matthew Vaughn about how to make the film, Gaiman found that Vaughn was most comfortable with all the action sequences and adventure bits but needed help with the romance side of the story. To complement Vaughns style and better capture all the aspects of the book, Gaiman introduced him to writer Jane Goldman, and the two hit it off and wrote the screenplay.
b.		Each of the Gruber brothers, Simon and Hans, recruit a Karl on his team. Karl in Die Hard is the terrorist shot by Sgt. Powell at the end. In this film Karl is stationed at the Federal Reserve bank and is killed by McClane in the elevator sequence.
c.		In real life Paul Reubens was very sick from the flu during the scene where he returns to the bike shop after his bike is stolen and Pee-Wee falls on the bikes. This is mentioned in the commentary.
d.		While on set in New Orleans and filming at the Orleans Parish Prison, one of the extras dressed as an OPP inmate was arrested by a real OPP Jail guard after leaving the set in costume to put belongings in his personal vehicle.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)?
a.		Shot in 1963. The production company went broke, and the film wasnt released until 1969.
b.		There were originally 20 individual sequences (seven of them were filmed in primitive 2-strip Technicolor) using seven directors and virtually every star then on a Paramount contract.
c.		The car that Pee-wee gets picked up in by Mickey is a 1959 Edsel Corsair convertible.
d.		When we finally see him hopping away, Anouks imaginary "kangaroo", Pantoufle, is played by a wallaby. Three trainers were on set trying to make the creature hop a certain way.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)?
a.		Paul Reubens mentions on the commentary that during the scene in the movie where he is wheeled out of the bike shop on a gurney, Elizabeth Dailys face went completely white. After filming the scene, he asked her what was wrong... apparently she was having flashbacks of her boyfriend Jon-Erik Hexum being wheeled off of a movie set on a gurney. (He accidentally shot himself whilst filming Pilot).
b.		Writer Robert E. Sherwood had been the head of the Office of War Information during the Second World War, one of the reasons why Samuel Goldwyn approached him to write the script.
c.		Father Brennans quotation about the "eternal sea" is completely non-Biblical, and was written for the movie.
d.		The shot of the Prime Ministers Daimler entering Downing Street in the scene where the press accuse Ali G of drugging the world leaders is actually footage of Tony Blairs Ministerial car.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)?
a.		Pee-wees phone number in the movie is 354-8567.
b.		Most of Edward Hardwickes role was removed from the final print.
c.		Traditionally, Madam Justice wears a blindfold to represent justice that does not see, and cannot be biased or discriminatory in any way. As the government in the film is extremely discriminatory towards many different groups, the Madame Justice in the film has no blindfold.
d.		The film was divided into a series of skits, and the credits were divided up, based on the actors appearances within the different skits. For marketing, officially the films headlining stars were billed as (and officially recorded as) being George Lazenby, Bill Bixby, and Donald Sutherland, in that order.

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