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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raging Bull (1980) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raging Bull (1980) - Part (5) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980).
About the movie:
An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring, destroys his life outside it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
The character of Neville Sinclair is loosely modeled after
Errol Flynn
, the swashbuckling actor who for a while was suspected of being a Nazi spy.
b.
Esther Williams(I) last major movie.
c.
Actress
Pamela Brumley
, from the original film, was not available, so during the opening scenes of Sarahs departure, the character of Nikki was doubled by a combination of two actresses -
Kendall Rutledge
supplied the voice, and
Tara Wallace
served as body double.
d.
Cathy Moriarty
s film debut.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
For the 30th Anniversary DVD release of the movie, the DVD commentary is done by all five of the (now grown-up) children:
Peter Ostrum
,
Michael Bollner
,
Julie Dawn Cole
,
Denise Nickerson
, and
Paris Themmen
.
b.
Shooting began early May, 1937, released Aug. 15.
c.
Nicholas Colasontos character, Tommy Como, is based on the real-life mobster Frankie Carbo, who basically ran all boxing in New York City during the 1940s and 50s. He eventually was sent to prison for conspiracy and extortion after being prosecuted by U.S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy.
d.
When in full Robocop costume,
Peter Weller
would remain in character between takes, only responding to directors instructions when properly addressed as "Robo".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
According to
Martin Scorsese
on the DVD, when first screening some test 8mm footage of
Robert De Niro
sparring in a ring, he felt that something was off about the image.
Michael Powell
, who at that time had become something of a mentor and good friend to Scorsese, suggested that it was the color of the gloves that was throwing them off. Realizing this was true, Scorsese then decided the movie had to be filmed in black and white.
b.
To try to make the film appeal to a comedy crowd, the original distributor cut all the gore scenes out of the film. They were eventually put back in and re-released in theaters with the subtitle "The Full Uncut Version!"
c.
The Weta Workshop produced 58 miniatures which were so large and detailed they were nicknamed "bigatures".
d.
In the French release, Cogsworths name is Big Ben, after the famous clock in London (extra, completely irrelevant, detail for trivia fans: the landmarks real name is "The Clock Tower of the New Palace of Westminster", while Big Ben is actually the name of the large bell that strikes the hours - nevertheless, the clock is seldom referred to by any name other than Big Ben).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
When
Martin Scorsese
visited some boxing matches he was immediately struck by two images: the blood-soaked sponge wiped across the fighters back, and the pendulous drops of blood hanging off the ropes.
b.
This is the first movie to gross over £1 million at the Irish box office, despite having being banned initially and only released after appeal.
c.
Carrie Snodgress
, Academy Award Best Actress Oscar nominee for
Diary of a Mad Housewife
, creates a variation of her famous "Mad Housewife" screen persona in this movie by playing a "Mad Villain" who is a psycho killer who actually frames Jack Murphy (
Charles Bronson
) by murdering his ex-housewife!
d.
The original movie,
The Thing from Another World
, took place at the North Pole. This version takes place at the South Pole.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
Jane Fonda
had a body double for her sex scene with
Jon Voight
.
b.
Ranked #1 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Sports" in June 2008.
c.
Preserved by the Library of Congress.
d.
The scene in which
Deborah Kerr
cuts her own hair and then cuts to her sunning with a perfectly coiffed hairstyle got such a big laugh at the initial screenings of the film that producers debated removing the scene. However, they couldnt figure out another way to explain Kerrs change of hairstyle, so they kept the improbable scenes intact.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
The hat that
Charlton Heston
wore in this movie and in about four westerns in total was a treasured item of his that got stolen.
b.
Aaron Eckhart
, Thomas Jane and
Hayden Christensen
were considered to play Noah.
c.
The word "fuck" is used 114 times in this film.
d.
No location permits were secured for any of the scenes filmed. The crew had to have one man constantly serving as a lookout for police so they could stop filming if needed.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
The film was shot on Sony TRVs without the use of boom mics.
b.
Francis McDonald
(Detective) and
Inez Palange
(Concierge) are in studio records/casting call lists as cast members for their roles, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie.
c.
The movies line "Forget it, Jake, its Chinatown!" was voted as the #71 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
d.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #4 Greatest Movie of All Time.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
The boxing scenes amount to barely 10 minutes of the films running time.
b.
At one point Hendricksson refers to someone sarcastically as "a real Perky Pat." This is a reference to the short story "The Days of Perky Pat" and the novel "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch." Both were written by
Philip K. Dick
, who wrote the short story "Second Variety" on which "Screamers" is based.
c.
In the DVD commentary, director
David Mirkin
states that being a native New Yorker,
Sigourney Weaver
did not know how to drive, which made her extremely nervous during her driving scenes in the film.
d.
Harpo Marx
was one of only two of
The Marx Brothers
to play a recurring role in their films (not counting when they used their own names). He played the role of "Pinky" in both
Horse Feathers
and
Duck Soup
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
This film was made and released about six years after
Bruce Jay Friedman
s source book The Lonely Guys Book of Life was first published in 1978.
b.
Was voted the 4th best film of all time in AFIs 10th anniversary of the 100 Years... 100 Movies series.
c.
Ava Gardner
was briefly considered for the part of Catherine.
d.
David Lean
was considered to direct, but declined.
Laurence Olivier
was then asked to direct, but he had relinquished the directing assignment, as he felt the dual role of actor-director would prove too demanding.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
Cinematographer
Michael Chapman
drew inspiration for his monochrome camerawork from the famous Weegee snapshots of 50s New York.
b.
When Hamlet stops the limo after deciding not to kill his uncle, Claudius, he exits at a theater billing the Best Musical of 1998 - the live-action stage version of "The Lion King". "The Lion King" is reportedly inspired by "Hamlet".
c.
This movies closing end coda states: "Nobody Ever Wins."
d.
WILHELM SCREAM: when Marv throws a police officer out of the stolen cop car.
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