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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raggedy Man (1981) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raggedy Man (1981) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981).
About the movie:
Nita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas town in World War II. Her friendship with a sailor on leave causes tongues to wag in town.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981)?
a.
The house in the closing scene is the same house used as the location for
A Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy
.
b.
Directorial debut for director
Jack Fisk
.
c.
While shooting in Hong Kong, a policeman saw
Burt Kwouk
steal a motor scooter and actually chased and arrested him. It took several hours to convince the cop that it was for a movie.
d.
On the scene where the Giant looks over the hill at Rockwell, there is a moving star near the moon on the right hand side. This is meant to be Sputnik.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981)?
a.
The Raggedy Man is also the name of an 1890 poem written by
James Whitcomb Riley
.
b.
In the scene where Michael flings the garbage bag into the garbage can on the street from a distance, there were three takes and
Michael Aki
successfully hit the target all three times.
c.
The play opened in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on 18 July 1921 and moved to Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 5 October 1921.
d.
Ernest Hemingway
insisted that
Gary Cooper
and
Ingrid Bergman
star in the film, despite the fact that
Vera Zorina
had already been cast as María and her hair had been cropped.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981)?
a.
Although Altobellos first name is not revealed here, in the book The Godfather Returns by
Mark Winegardner
, his first name is Oswaldo.
b.
Sally Field
pulled-out of doing this movie so she could appear in
Back Roads
.
c.
Jack Palance
was offered the part of Chancellor Gorkon, but passed because the filming dates clashed with
City Slickers
for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting actor.
d.
Oliver Stone
was rumored to be attached to this project before he decided to make
World Trade Center
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981)?
a.
The first and final screen appearance of
George Gilmour
.
b.
Quentin Tarantino
is a big fan of animator
Bill Plympton
, and named the groom Tommy Plympton after him.
c.
This was the first film that
Sissy Spacek
made after winning a Best Actress Academy Award (Oscar) for her performance as Loretta Lynn in
Coal Miners Daughter
.
d.
J.K. Simmons
: voice of J. Noble Daggett, Matties lawyer.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981)?
a.
Body Count: 7.
b.
Assassimon, the baseball bat-wielding ape-creature, seems to be a remnant of an earlier draft of the screenplay where some of the Beast People were putting together a baseball team.
c.
The house where all the Haze home scenes are shot is located in Wilmington, North Carolina. All the scenes in the house were actually filmed there, rather than using a sound stage for the interiors.
d.
In this film, lead actress
Sissy Spacek
was directed by her husband
Jack Fisk
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981)?
a.
Richard Rosson
worked on the film as director from the pre-production stage starting December 1941 until early April 1942. After 31 days of shooting, he became ill and was replaced by
Richard Thorpe
, who received sole onscreen credit, despite working on the film for only 2 weeks.
b.
Chaney is sometimes listed as Killer White, Tom Wilso as Mac Jephson, Claire Di Brey as Nita and William Stowell as Bill. It can be that the film was cut, leaving the studio to change the Title and the Character names.
c.
Writer-director
Lars von Trier
s first draft screenplay was called "Taps" and featured tap dancing in every scene. Choreographer
Vincent Paterson
convinced von Trier that it would be far too difficult, if not impossible, to teach something as "technical" as tap dancing to
Björk
and the other cast members within a reasonable period of time. Von Trier rewrote the screenplay so that the songs would be more in the style of "traditional" Hollywood musicals, but retained some of the tap-dancing motif with the character of Oldrich Novy.
d.
The meaning and relevance of this films
Raggedy Man
title is that a "raggedy man" can be defined as a "a scuzzy rag-picker", a description that in the film applies to the character Bailey played by
Sam Shepard
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981)?
a.
Debut movie for
Henry Thomas
whose next theatrical film would be
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
.
b.
The portrait of Gracies Uncle Fred appears to be a caricature of
George Barbier
.
c.
The building used for the exterior shots of the bank robbery scene is University House in Newcastle, Australia, which is home to the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music (among other schools of the University of Newcastle). Francine Bell, who portrays one of the news anchors in the film, is a well-loved Voice tutor at Newcastle Conservatorium, although none of her scenes would have been filmed at University House.
d.
The background set was so realistic that some birds from outside flew into it.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981)?
a.
Kylie Minogue
recorded other songs for use, including "Physical"(originally recorded by
Olivia Newton-John
) and "I Feel Love" (originally recorded by
Donna Summer
)
b.
This movie was made in the same year as the similarly titled
Ragtime
.
c.
The original of the top photograph in the stack of Japanese atrocities is held in the Australian War Memorial. It is dated 24 October 1943, was taken in Aitape, New Guinea, and shows Sergeant Leonard G. Siffleet, about to be beheaded with a sword by Yasuno Chikao.
d.
Chapter Titles: 1. Moon Rocket 2. Molten Terror 3. Bridge of Death 4. Flight to Destruction 5. Murder Car 6. Hills of Death 7. Camouflaged Destruction 8. The Enemy Planet 9. Battle in the Stratosphere 10. Mass Execution 11. Planned Pursuit 12. Death of the Moon Man
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981)?
a.
This film was made about two years after its source novel by
William D. Wittliff
was first published in 1979.
b.
On the 23rd of February 2008, Dutch public television aired the complete and uncut movie. It was the first time that hardcore porn was shown on public television in the Netherlands. The announcement that the movie was to be broad-casted led to a broad discussion in the media, which went all the way up to the Dutch parliament.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 6, 1941 with
Ginger Rogers
reprising her film role.
d.
The film is being supported by the Government of Chihuahua, Mexico. The film is committed to improve the negative reputation of the State.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raggedy Man (1981)?
a.
Even though the movie is called Shotgun Stories, only one shotgun is fired, once, throughout the film.
b.
A few years after this movie was made,
Tina Turner
as Auntie Entity in the movie
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
, called Mad Max (played by
Mel Gibson
), a Raggedy Man.
c.
The highest grossing film to be made in Canada.
d.
"Shoeless"
Joe Jackson
was also an inspiration for the character of Roy Hobbs, particularly Jacksons connection to the Black Soxs scandal which can been seen when the Judge attempts to bribe Roy into throwing the game. Also, like "Shoeless" Joe, Hobbs has a special name for his bat.
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