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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pretty Baby (1978) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pretty Baby (1978) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978).
About the movie:
A pre-teen girl grows up in a house of prostitution in the Storyville section of New Orleans in 1917.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
Debra Winger
auditioned for the role of Violet, but seemed too old for the part, because the character was 12 years old and she was 21 years old when she did an audition for the part.
b.
In the lovemaking scene,
Cindy Morgan
was so uncomfortable that
Harold Ramis
ordered a closed set for it.
Michael OKeefe
asked all the cast and crew to take off their shirts for the scene to make her feel more comfortable.
c.
Writing in the Saturday Evening Post in 1949,
Bud Abbott
said this was his favorite film role, because for a change he was the butt of all the punishment, instead of
Lou Costello
.
d.
Average Shot Length = ~6.8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.6 seconds.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
Jennifer Jason Leigh
did an audition for the role of Violet.
b.
When shooting the surprise retirement party for Frank Castle (
Thomas Jane
) after the success of the major sting, the group of extras behind the table were directed to make simple cheers once Thomas Jane walked in. This scene was shot several times because a certain actor kept fumbling his lines. On one such entrance of Thomas Jane, he commended the extras and told them that he actually felt like they were real and sincere with their praise for him.
c.
The bums that pick up the money that Prince Akeem (
Eddie Murphy
) drops are the "Duke Brothers" (
Ralph Bellamy
and
Don Ameche
) from
Trading Places
(also directed by
John Landis
). In that movie, Billy Ray Valentine (Murphy) was responsible for The Dukes losing their fortune.
d.
Despite being a horror film there is only one fatality in this film - which is off-screen.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
Goldie Hawn
turned down the role of Hattie in order to play a part in
Foul Play
.
b.
Originally, RKO slated
Katharine Hepburn
to star in this picture. She refused to do it, and bought out her contract so that she wouldnt have to.
c.
Jackie Gleason
s scenes were filmed first because he was ill and he wanted to be finished with the movie as soon as possible.
d.
Buddy Gorman
is in studio records/casting call lists for this movie for the role of "Clinton Badger", but that role was played by someone else.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
The restaurant in which Jean Mallory (Jean Rogers) works is a recycled set from the 1934 version of "Imitation of Life." The cashiers booth where Rogers is seen was used in "Imitation of Life" as the spot in which Fredi Washington was working when her mother came to the restaurant and "outed" her as Black.
b.
Cary Grant
was initially reluctant to accept the role of Roger Thornhill since at 55 he was much older than the character.
c.
Albert Brooks
,
James Caan
,
Robert De Niro
,
Dustin Hoffman
Malcolm McDowell
,
Al Pacino
,
Burt Reynolds
and
Christopher Walken
were all considered for the role of Bellocq.
d.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
The French frigate "Acheron" was modeled after the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides"). The film crew spent quite a bit of time taking pictures and filming the Constitution. The images were then digitized to make the movie. Originally based in Providence, Rhode Island, The HMS Surprise was actually the HMS Rose, a reproduction tall ship built in 1970 at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia by Smith and Rhuland Ltd. The film crew made several alterations to its design to match the 1802 design of the HMS Surprise. The Rose/Surprise has been at the Maritime Museum of San Diego since 2004, but in previous years the HMS Rose was available for tall ship cruises.
b.
Channing Tatum
(Pretty Boy Floyd),
Billy Crudup
(J. Edgar Hoover),
David Wenham
(Harry Pierpont) and
Christian Stolte
(Charles Makley) are the only actors in the film playing characters their own age. All of the other actors in the film play characters much younger than themselves.
Melvin Purvis
was 28 years old during the events in the film and
Christian Bale
was 35 during the shoot.
John Dillinger
was 31 at the time of his death, while
Johnny Depp
is 45 in the film. 35-year-old
Stephen Graham
is playing a 25-year-old
Baby Face Nelson
,
Stephen Dorff
, also 35, plays a 27-year-old Homer Van Meter, and
Giovanni Ribisi
, 34, plays 27-year-old
Alvin Carpis
.
c.
Rob Reiner
auditioned for the role of Bellocq.
d.
There are 1,523 cuts in the film, with over 1300 visual effect shots comprising 8631 visual effect elements.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
Will Smith
was attached to star at one point.
b.
Jack Nicholson
was the second choice to play Bellocq.
c.
The leather jacket worn by
Marlon Brando
is a Schott NYC Perfecto 618, personalized by Brando by the addition of the epaulet stars. This style of jacket is still available.
d.
Following Hurricane Katrina, financier Endgame Entertainment considered moving the production to Florida, Georgia or Texas but decided to wait, recast the film and make the movie as planned in Louisiana.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
While filming the climactic ballroom scene,
Erich von Stroheim
noticed an extra whose costume was not adjusted to his liking. He stepped of the high camera platform on which he was standing, fell and broke his leg. He directed the rest of the film from a reclining chair, while his leg healed.
b.
Christopher Reeve
turned down the role of Bellocq, in order to prepare for his role in
Superman
.
c.
Cyfarthas final line, "Tis a coward I am, but I will hold your coat," was added by Ford himself over the objections of screenwriter Philip Dunne.
d.
The seventh pairing out of ten movies of comic actors and great friends
Jack Lemmon
and
Walter Matthau
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
The streets and names on the map that Cindy reads are all significant to horror films or horror lore. Hades Dr. is a reference to Hades, Greek God of the Underworld; Elm St. is an obvious reference to
A Nightmare on Elm Street
; and Kane Manor is either a reference to
Kane Hodder
, who played Jason Voorhees in four Friday the 13th films or the character Kane, from
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
and
Poltergeist III
.
b.
After Cooter has had a visit from Rosco, he calls a friend of his by using the speed dial on his phone. The sound of the numbers being dialed is the same as the horn from General Lee after its makeover.
c.
When
Burt Reynolds
and
Kris Kristofferson
began shooting the football scenes, they were working with actual pro athletes. They hit Kristofferson so hard, they broke a couple of his bones.
d.
Joe Pesci
turned down the role of Bellocq.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
Tim Robbins
was considered to play Howard Stark, Tonys father.
b.
Dev Patel
expressed dissatisfaction with the final film.
c.
Sylvester Stallone
was offered the role of Bellocq, but turned it down in order to prepare for his role in
F.I.S.T
.
d.
John Spencer
s last film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
The location seems to be unspecified in the movie, but as Lester is driving and listening to "American Woman", he can be seen driving through Burbank, CA - The reflection of the Disney Channel building in Burbank can be seen clearly as a reflection on his windshield.
b.
The second of eight movies based on the Harry Potter book series by
J.K. Rowling
.
c.
The bottle of white wine on the kitchen table in one early scene is from the winery of Francis Coppola.
d.
Robert Redford
was originally cast as Bellocq, but turned it down.
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