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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Radio Days (1987) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Radio Days (1987) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Radio Days (1987).
About the movie:
A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Radio Days (1987)?
a.
Although spelled differently, the name "Berguita" (Kates roommate) is a Spanish slang word for "little penis", this being referred several times by
William Forsythe
s character
b.
Although talkies (and part-talkies) had been around for over 3 years at the time of this release, this is one of the first 100% talkie westerns produced by a poverty row producer (and
Robert J. Horner
was considered the bottom of the proverbial barrel on Gower Street). Low budget producers had been unable to secure the limited amount of sound equipment available for talking picture production and had continued to grind out silent westerns with diminishing appeal well into 1930.
c.
William H. Macy
appears not only as a radio voice, but also as one of the radio actors at the Pearl Harbor Announcement.
d.
The same Nova Scotia man happened to own the filming locations for the restaurant, McLearys Garage, Mac & Pats trailer, and the den of Mac & Pats house. He also owned one of the many Camaros.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Radio Days (1987)?
a.
Sonny Steele signs the divorce papers right-handed. However,
Robert Redford
is famously left-handed.
b.
At the start of the film, an asylum inmate recounts how Michael Myers had stayed out of sight for "these three years", i.e. since
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
. This places the events of that scene in 2001 - the first year to have a full moon occur on Halloween since 1945.
c.
When the Uncle goes next door to confront the communists, the man screaming about the plight of the "worker" is
Larry David
, who can be seen in a long shot.
d.
Seth Green
claims that the sequence at the end showing him dancing around Dr. Evils lair was not scripted; he said he was fooling around between takes and his hijinks were caught on film and the director decided to include it in the movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Radio Days (1987)?
a.
Eric Mick Nathanson
: one of the audience members
b.
In the 1940s, the term "Radio Days" was often used to describe that type of employment for those in the entertainment field.
c.
The hut is an authentic replica of the one that John and Feki actually lived in. It was re-created from photographs.
d.
Writer
Bill Condon
named Pete Brady after his childhood friend.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Radio Days (1987)?
a.
Sally Whites becoming a celebrity gossip reporter after her radio career fizzles out is based on real-life actress-turned-gossip
Hedda Hopper
.
b.
The "Gaga Bird" production number is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
Jason Lee
s ex-fiancée
Beth Riesgraf
, with whom he has a son named Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf-Lee, shares a scene with him in the grocery store where they both talk about their troublesome kids.
d.
Angelina Jolie
has admitted in interviews she shot nude scenes for this movie but the director cut them feeling they distracted from the story.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Radio Days (1987)?
a.
The exterior of the chocolate factory was Munichs gas works.
b.
The Veronica Franco depicted in the film was a real person. She was born in 1546 and died in 1591, at the age of forty-five. She was the most famous courtesan in Italy, but she was also famous for her satire and for her poetry.
c.
A scene featuring
Chris Elliott
was cut from the film; in 2011 he recalled: "Id had a beard at the time, and I think they didnt think my mustache looked the proper period. So they had me shave my beard to a mustache. And, boy, did I look odd."
d.
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.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Radio Days (1987)?
a.
Original cinematographer
Lucien Ballard
was fired and replaced by
Joseph LaShelle
.
b.
This is the only
Woody Allen
film in which both of his frequent collaborators and longtime companions
Mia Farrow
and
Diane Keaton
appear.
c.
When Calamari picks up two women at the dance, the strawberry blonde on the right is director
Savage Steve Holland
s sister, whose childhood nickname was Squid and is the basis for the little girl in the film, also named Squid.
d.
Danielle Panabaker
plays the daughter of Mr. Brooks (
Kevin Costner
) and Mrs. Brooks (
Marg Helgenberger
). Panabakers younger sister,
Kay Panabaker
plays the recurring role of Lindsey Willows, the daughter of Catherine Willows (also played by Marg Helgenberger) on
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
for CBS.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Radio Days (1987)?
a.
The amusement park young Joe walks by in the film is old Rockaway Playland located in Rockaway Beach, New York. The park was in its last year of operation when the film was being made in 1987 and was subsequently closed and demolished. After remaining an empty lot for many years the property, in the late nineties, had been developed with houses built on it. Ironically the Beach 98th train station on the IND A train still holds the name PLAYLAND in its station name.
b.
Paul Thomas Anderson
:
Tom Cruise
s director in
Magnolia
as a man on the train. It is reported that he is so hard to find that Anderson himself does not know where he appears.
c.
Johnny Depp
was originally cast as John Smith, but turned it down after being overworked with other movies he was shooting.
d.
In interviews, the real
Jim Lovell
had said that he thought
Kevin Costner
looked a little bit like him, but Costner was never cast. When
Brian Grazer
and Imagine Entertainment got the rights to the script,
Ron Howard
signed on to direct and knowing that
Tom Hanks
was an Apollo/space buff, sent the script to him. They set a meeting and Hanks agreed to play
Jim Lovell
during Hanks and Howards first meeting about the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Radio Days (1987)?
a.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
b.
The story of Kirby Kyle, the ill fated baseball player, is a parody of former Chicago White Sox pitcher
Monty Stratton
, whose promising career was derailed after he lost part of his leg due to a hunting accident. Stratton attempted a comeback, and then retired. His life was made into a movie:
The Stratton Story
.
c.
When Count Olaf locks the orphans in the car, you can briefly see the words, "Last Chance" painted on the slanted roof. The Last Chance General Store was featured in the eighth book, "The Hostile Hospital".
d.
Patricia Arquette
didnt have to audition for the role of Valerie.
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