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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rain Man (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rain Man (1988) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988).
About the movie:
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988)?
a.
Dustin Hoffman
was originally supposed to play Charlie, but he wanted to play Raymond. Raymond was also supposed to be mentally retarded, but Hoffman changed it to an autistic savant.
b.
Wallace Beery
was originally assigned the lead role, and
Otto Preminger
was assigned to direct. However, Beery told Fox studio head
Darryl F. Zanuck
, "I wont do a picture with a director whose name I cant pronounce." Zanuck re-assigned Preminger to direct the comedy
Danger: Love at Work
, and replaced Beery with
Victor McLaglen
for this film.
c.
The car Natalie and Kate drive on their road trip in the film, a white 1998 Chevy Malibu, belongs to writer-director Eileen Agosta. With well over 115,000 miles on her and the signs of aging already becoming apparent before shooting even began, the production was quite rough on Eileens poor car. In one of the films more climactic scenes, which called for actor Chris Borden to start the car and drive away, the Malibu stalled on every take.
d.
Director
Kyle B. Thompson
was at one point under consideration from co-producer
William Kahane
to play the lead role of Carter himself.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988)?
a.
Gene Autry
temporarily left Republic Pictures in a contract after this film. As Republics "singing cowboy" he was replaced in his next scheduled feature,
Under Western Stars
, by the young singer Dick Weston, whom the studio renamed
Roy Rogers
.
b.
Original director
Sean MacGregor
was fired from the production after a few weeks of difficult filming and the most of the footage MacGregor directed was deemed unusable. Much of the final version of the movie had to be re-filmed under direction of David Sheldon several weeks later using different interior locations for the inside of the lodge, which noticeably changes in appearance partway through the movie. By the time of Sheldons re-shoots,
Leif Garrett
had also gotten a closely cropped dark colored haircut for another production (
Macon County Line
) and had to re-film his scenes wearing a wig that is visibly different than his original longer blond hair style. (Source: Screem Magazine Vol. 13)
c.
Jake Hoffman
, the boy at the pancake counter, is
Dustin Hoffman
s son.
d.
In some areas, release prints were delivered to theaters with fake titles: "Flower" and "Jocks".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988)?
a.
Director
Oliver Stone
s first two choices to play
John McLoughlin
were
Mel Gibson
and
George Clooney
.
b.
While being brainwashed at camp, one of the films that Wednesday and Pugsley are made to watch is the musical
Annie
, directed by
Anjelica Huston
s father,
John Huston
. That film also featured
Tim Curry
, who went on to play Gomez Adams in
Addams Family Reunion
.
c.
The script originally had Raymond as happy and friendly, but after an initial reading
Dustin Hoffman
successfully lobbied for Raymond to be a withdrawn autistic.
d.
Charles King
is listed as a cast member in a modern source, but he was not seen in the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988)?
a.
Originally, there was going to be a scene featuring a half-human/half-ape child. However, the producers were afraid that not only would the scene be too confusing, but that they would also lose their "G" rating.
b.
Dustin Hoffman
originally wanted
Bill Murray
to play Charlie.
c.
Final film of
Fred MacMurray
.
d.
When
Jonathan Demme
filmed the scene where Lecter and Starling first meet,
Anthony Hopkins
said he should look directly at the camera as it panned into his line of sight. He felt Lecter should be portrayed as "knowing everything."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988)?
a.
When Elder Wiggs breaks up the fight between Sandy and Jackson, a dog joins in and tears one of the legs of his pants. This was not in the script. It just happened on the set, and
John Ford
had liked it so much he kept it in the film.
b.
Alyssa Milano
auditioned for the role of Avery Bishop.
c.
After being interviewed by the psychiatrist, Raymond (
Dustin Hoffman
) leans his head against Charlies and says "My main man Charlie". This was unscripted, and improvised by Hoffman.
d.
The film is based on a play called "Lipschtick", the original title of the film was "Seeking Same."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988)?
a.
Susan Buckner
and
Douglas Barr
were both in the same TV series,
When the Whistle Blows
, before going on to this film.
b.
Chester Bennington
: The tattooed man
Jason Statham
rubs up against at the horse track is the lead singer for
Linkin Park
. He also appeared briefly in the original film as the guy in the hospital pharmacy who tells Chelios about the nasal spray.
c.
The role of Michael was written for Tony Devon before he even know about the role.
d.
J.T. Walsh
was originally supposed to play the psychiatrist at the end of the movie. When he couldnt,
Barry Levinson
filled in, after Hoffman suggested it. Levinson said if he didnt like the way it looked, he would have someone else film it. He ad-libbed repeatedly to "push Cruises buttons".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988)?
a.
Raymond states that his underwear is from the K-Mart on Oak and Burnet. This address is actually for the Vernon Manor Hotel in Cincinnati, the hotel where Charlie, Raymond and Suzanna stay in the beginning of the movie.
b.
The success of
Spider-Man
prompted 20th Century-Fox to raise the budget from $50 million to $80 million. It made back the bulk of that ($70 million) in just ten days.
c.
In May 1950 writer
Cy Howard
was being considered to direct the film.
d.
Average shot length and median shot length is ~3.5 seconds.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988)?
a.
For filming the scene "at the door to hell" in Bagamoyo, local extras were used. After filming of the scene was complete, the extras were paid. Immediately after some of the extras were beaten up and robbed of their pay by people who watched the filming.
b.
The credits include a message which explains that the Black Diamond harness used in the opening scene was specially modified so that it would fail.
c.
Raymond memorizes a phone book up to the names Marsha and William Gottsegen -
Dustin Hoffman
s real-life in-laws.
d.
It became the second film in Australian cinema history to gross more than $50 million.
Titanic
was the first.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988)?
a.
This is
William Shatner
s only "Star Trek" appearance without
Leonard Nimoy
.
b.
For in-flight viewing, several airlines deleted the sequence in which Raymond reels off statistics on airline accidents.
c.
To create an authentic sense of camaraderie among the cast, they were all housed in special quarters, away from the rest of the crew. Designed like a gentlemans club, there was no TV, and no crew member was allowed in without being invited. It was nicknamed "The Monkey Bar".
d.
Will Smith
s film debut.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rain Man (1988)?
a.
The scene with the Uruk-hai before the Battle for Helms Deep starts, where they stomp their spears into the ground, was inspired by the same act the stuntmen would do between takes to pass time. After seeing it,
Peter Jackson
liked it, and put it in the movie.
b.
Early in the film, when the lawyer is reading the will to Charlie, Charlie says "I definitely got the rose bushes, I have definitely got the rose bushes." This foreshadows Raymonds extensive use of the word "definitely" later on.
c.
Columbia Pictures released this film on a double bill with
The Tall T
.
d.
On the day that
Tom Hanks
shot the football running scenes he had been suffering from influenza.
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