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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raging Bull (1980) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raging Bull (1980) - Part (6) 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.
Film Finders Maverick Award for Quality in Low Budget Film
b.
Anne Revere
plays
Gregory Peck
s mother, despite being only twelve years older than him.
c.
The majority of the film with La Motta as a younger man - including the boxing scenes - were shot first. Then production shut down for several months, giving de Niro enough time to bulk up for his role as the older and much fatter La Motta. In those months, de Niro gained 60 pounds. It was de Niros idea to do it this way.
d.
Official Selection of the 2011 PDX Underground Film Festival, Portland, Oregon.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
The B-17 bomber crash landing at the airstrip near the beginning of the movie was no special effect. Stunt pilot
Paul Mantz
was paid $4,500 to crash-land the bomber. Mantz of course walked away from the wreck. Until the 1970s, that was the largest amount ever paid to a stuntman for a single stunt.
b.
Executives at United Artists were very reluctant to finance the film as they were perturbed by the extreme profanity and violence in the screenplay. With some justification, as it transpired: at one point it was doubtful whether the film would be released in the UK at all due to its extreme nature.
c.
Bruce Willis
took a lower salary than his star-status would normally entitle, partly because of budget restrictions, but mostly because he wanted to work with
Terry Gilliam
. Actually Bruce did the movie for free. It was only after the movie was released that he was paid.
d.
Originally titled "Rave to the Grave". Title changed to avoid confusion with "Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave from the Grave".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
The reasons why the film was made in black and white were mainly to differentiate it from
Rocky
as well as for period authenticity. Another reason was that
Martin Scorsese
didnt want to depict all that blood in a color picture.
b.
In an attempt to really get into character,
John Hurt
stopped bathing for most of the 53-day schedule and reeked so badly in time, most of his colleagues avoided being close to him.
c.
The filmmakers polled Transformers fans to decide which robots to cast in the film. The most popular robots were Soundwave (20% of the vote), the Constructicons and Dinobots (tied with 16%), Jetfire (11%), Ultra Magnus and Shockwave (tied with 9%).
d.
This is not actually
Douglas Sirk
s only war movie. He also directed the Korean War movie
Battle Hymn
with 1950s Sirk regular
Rock Hudson
and the earlier black-and-white World War II films
Hitlers Madman
and
Mystery Submarine
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
Ernesto Escobedo is based upon real life drug lord
Pablo Escobar
, who was head of the Medillin cartel in the 1980s. Escobar died as the movie went into production.
b.
This film was so coveted by the USMC that it was required viewing to all recruits during basic training into the early 80s.
c.
Most of the fight scenes are shot through an intense light source to obtain a slight mirage within the image.
d.
One of the earliest 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 MCA ever since.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
The "shoot the geek" gag was an idea thought up by
Kevin Smith
while he was writing
Clerks II
. Originally it was going to be
Jeff Anderson
as Randal in the suit getting shot in the crotch.
b.
Star William Shatner secured a bit role for his then-wife Marcy Lafferty as the curvaceous, promiscuous hotel clerk.
c.
This marked the first time since his first film "Whos That Knocking on My Door?" that
Martin Scorsese
was able to work with his film school friend
Thelma Schoonmaker
due to her having been denied membership in the then all-male Motion Picture Editors Guild.
d.
Janusz claims he didnt sign his confession papers. Such a prisoner would be very rare in the Gulag system, as most who refused to sign were simply shot.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
The Witchs coachman is unnamed in the book. The filmmakers named him Ginaarbrik, deciding that he is an ancestor of Nikabrik from
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
. The two dwarrow wear the same family ring in the films.
b.
Hell High was originally entitled What Do You Want To Do Tonight?, but the distributors opted for a more generic horror movie title for its release.
c.
The cross that once hung over
Martin Scorsese
s parents bed can be seen hanging over Jake and Vickys bed.
d.
Much of the on-ride footage was filmed on the "Corkscrew" at Playland, part of the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, Canada. The actual ride has an initial drop of 65ft and turns back around on itself before entering the double corkscrew, whilst the drop in the movie is 200ft, followed by a double corkscrew.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
and
Christina Ricci
were considered for the role of Rogue.
Natalie Portman
turned down the role (she would go on to star as Jane Foster in
Thor
).
b.
Vicky Haughton
had to spend nearly six hours in makeup each morning for her role as the witch doctor, and receives less than two minutes of total screen time in the movie.
c.
United Artists were unable to actively promote the film for awards consideration as it was then embroiled in serious financial trouble following the _Heavens Gate (1981)_ debacle.
d.
Christian Slater
was given the role of Daniel upon the death of
River Phoenix
, who was originally supposed to be Daniel. Slater donated his $250,000 salary to two of Phoenix favorite charities.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
was a big admirer of this film. Stanley would often recite lines from the film to cast and crew on his films and he once invited
Steve Martin
over so they could play chess.
b.
The later scenes with a more weightier La Motta were generally shot with the minimum of takes as Robert de Niro would become exhausted much more quickly.
c.
Patti LaBelle
auditioned for the role of Oda Mae Brown.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 3, 1938 with
Fred MacMurray
reprising his film role.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
This film was banned in Britain until 1968.
b.
United Artists were very frustrated by the amount of time Scorsese took during post-production, thinking he was unnecessarily slow. Scorsese took unusual care as he genuinely believed that "Raging Bull" would be his last film and so he didnt want to compromise his vision. Conversely, as he neared completion, he also felt that the film was a form of cinematic rebirth for him. For this reason, he dedicates the film to his college film professor Haig Manoogian "with love and resolution". Manoogian had helped Scorsese get his first film produced.
c.
The role of David was originally intended for
Val Kilmer
.
d.
The line "Quit the chit-chat-Chet" comes directly off a season 1 episode of
Tim Allen
s
Home Improvement
where a man named Chet on the phone babbles too much during a game of "Stump The Tool Man."
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raging Bull (1980)?
a.
Charles Robinson
s film debut.
b.
This movie is notable for its catchy and memorable "Kangaroo Hop" musical dance number.
c.
The film was edited in Scorseses New York apartment every night after filming for the day had finished.
d.
The film crew was also allowed to shoot sequences at the top of a real launch pad with an actual space shuttle docked to it. The only condition was that they not step into the shuttle itself.
Ben Affleck
admitted to stepping inside the orbiter for a brief moment before NASA technicians ordered him out of the spacecraft.
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