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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Police Academy (1984) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Police Academy (1984) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Police Academy (1984).
About the movie:
A group of good-hearted but incompetent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Police Academy (1984)?
a.
The character Walter Neff was originally named Walter Ness, but director/writer
Billy Wilder
found out that there was a man living in Beverly Hills named Walter Ness who was actually an insurance salesman. To avoid being sued for defamation of character, they changed the name. In the novel, his name is Walter Huff, and Dietrichson is Nirdlinger
b.
During a walk and talk between Courtney (Sierra Edwards) and Sam (Jennifer Black) the characters mention a person named Davie. The two actors had acting class with Dave Franco and they used him for motivation in the scene.
c.
The portrait that Dermott points out to Nicole as a "superb Rembrandt," is "A Portrait of Jacob Trip", painted in about 1661.
d.
According to the cast/film maker commentary, it was the films producer,
Alan Ladd Jr.
who came up with the idea of having Mahoney be the recipient of the "podium gag" at the end, after watching dailies of Lassards podium scene.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Police Academy (1984)?
a.
The crew is almost entirely the same crew who made Hatchet 1, one of Greens stipulations for whether or not he would return at the helm for Hatchet 2.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
In the DVD making of documentary,
Marion Ramsey
says she came up with Hooks voice by reading the description of her character in the script, and recalling the time she met
Michael Jackson
. The voice is a parody of Jackson. She also recalls that in the moment where Hooks exclaims "Dont move, Dirtbag!" the sound techs were used to recording the "meek" voice and were surprised when she said the line so loud.
d.
Ralph Winter
: the films producer, playing the construction worker at the end of the film who closes the container door on Dr. Doom.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Police Academy (1984)?
a.
The late Colleen Dewhurst who played Estelle Whittiers character was Campbell Scotts (Victor Geddes) mother (George C. Scott was Campbell Scotts father).
b.
Initial funding came from an organization with non-specific connections to the Asian mafia. This funding was pulled during the production, forcing the producers to finish the movie on a shoe string.
c.
Arguably the only winner of the Best Picture Oscar to lose money during its initial release. The film received excellent critical reviews, but its initial financial failure was blamed on its being released during one of the darkest periods of the Great Depression.
d.
Hugh Wilson
: the motorist who suffers a fender-bender during Hightowers late night driving session with Mahoney.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Police Academy (1984)?
a.
Pay close attention to the scene when Barbara is floating down river in the camera booth: Before he passes under the bridge, the booth almost flips over. That was not planned (according to the DVD commentary). It really did almost flip over.
b.
Diane Lane
auditioned for the role of Hadass. She later became
Barbra Streisand
s stepdaughter-in-law when she married
James Brolin
.
c.
Johnny Depp
,
Tom Cruise
,
Scott Baio
,
Christopher Atkins
,
Sean Penn
,
Kevin Bacon
and
Alec Baldwin
were all considered for the role of J.D.
d.
Generally considered the film debut for teen, Jean Parker.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Police Academy (1984)?
a.
Possibly the very first instance where Hollywood produced a prequel, because this last entry in the series depicts the first meeting between Mr. Wong and Capt. Street.
b.
A headshot of actress
Helen Martin
can be seen behind
Robert Townsend
at his big audition.
c.
All color prints of the movie were thought to be lost until a print was found in
John Wayne
s personal vault in 1989, ten years after the actors death, by his son
Michael Wayne
. That explains why the younger Waynes name appears on the credits of the restored version. It is possible that Wayne received the print from the films producer/director,
Howard Hughes
. The actor starred in
Jet Pilot
for Hughes in 1949, but the film was not released until 1957 because Hughes continued to have the flying sequences re-shot, a situation not unlike this film.
d.
The only Police Academy movie that was given an MPAA "R" rating.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Police Academy (1984)?
a.
Hooks first name Laverne is revealed in the closing credits, but is not mentioned in the films, until the scene where Hooks and Lt Callahan are at the police convention just before Captain Harris blows the whistle in Hooks face in
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
.
b.
This movies US alternate title, U.S.S. Teakettle, is a reference to the patrol vessels name in the film. The United States navy vessels engine has steam turbines which use steam to drive it just as a tea kettle "steams" when it boils.
c.
Jeff "Fats" Portnoy was written with
Jack Black
in mind and is partially based on
Chris Farley
.
d.
Lindsay Lohan
can be heard singing "Lets Get Together" as she walks into the elevator at the Stafford Hotel. This song is from the 1961 original. Similarly, the first few notes of "Lets Get Together" are played as the closing notes of music at the tail of the end credits.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Police Academy (1984)?
a.
First feature to use the new Kodak Vision2 500T 5218 film stock - the successor of the previous Vision 500T 5279. However, it was released later than
Seabiscuit
which uses the same film stock but at a later date.
b.
Henry Fondas debut film.
c.
Film debut of
Glenn Ford
.
d.
In the cast commentary, its revealed that Larvell Jones was not in the original script. The part was immediately written for
Michael Winslow
after
Hugh Wilson
and the casting directors saw him open for
Count Basie
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Police Academy (1984)?
a.
"Only a Northern Song" was originally written for the "Sergeant Pepper" album, and is a reference to Northern Songs Ltd.,
The Beatles
s music publishing company.
b.
Keye Luke
, who plays number one son Lee, was actually older than
Roland Winters
who plays his father Charlie Chan.
c.
The movie having been shot almost two years before it was released in theaters was in danger of being released straight to video due to poor audience response during test screenings. It was only due to
The School of Rock
s huge success that it finally got a theatrical release.
d.
The name "Sweedchuk: Fine European Tailoring" appears on the window Fackler is looking in, when Tackleberry asks him how hes going. This was a play on the name of the films set decorator,
Steve Shewchuk
. The name would reappear for
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
for the shopkeeper Sweetchuck, played by
Tim Kazurinsky
.
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