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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Revenge of the Nerds (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Revenge of the Nerds (1984) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984).
About the movie:
At a big campus, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self respect.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984)?
a.
Opening traveling shot of bar customers watching fight on TV was apparently filmed in mirror behind bar because all beer labels and signs in background read backwards.
b.
The title song, "Love Me Tender" was taken from the Civil War ballad "Aure Lea", written by W. W. Fosdick (words) and George R. Poulton (music). That song first appeared on the screen in 1936 sung by a Francis Farmer in "Come And Get It". It was adopted, almost from its beginning, as the "school song" of The West Point Military Academy and was part of the soundtrack for
The West Point Story
and _The Long Grey Line (1954)_.
c.
The German that the terrorists speak is sometimes grammatically incorrect and meaningless. In the German version of the film, the terrorists are not from Germany but from "Europe". This has been fixed for the Special Edition VHS and later home video releases. The only instances of incorrect use of German are
Alan Rickman
s (Hans Gruber) lines.
d.
When
Jeff Kanew
was interviewed by the producers, they asked what kind of movie he thought he could make given the material. He responded, "One I would be embarrassed to have my name on." They hired him immediately.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984)?
a.
The University of Arizona agreed to let the filmmakers shoot at the campus, then revoked permission after reading the script. Eventually they changed their minds and let them shoot. Many students were used as extras.
b.
The opening sequence with
Blythe Metz
being terrorized was shot on the last day of filming.
c.
Minnie Driver
gained 30 pounds for the role of Benny.
d.
Shot in under 14 days.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984)?
a.
During its initial theatrical release, attendees were given a small badge that said, "Im no chicken. I saw Macabre."
b.
Patricia Velazquez received an "introducing" credit (as Patricia Velasquez) even though this was her seventh feature film.
c.
The demon mask used in the movie
Onibaba
inspired
William Friedkin
to use a similar design for the makeup in subliminal shots of a white-faced demon.
d.
Takashis jumpsuit during the drunken tricycle race has a "Ron" name patch on it. Danny Burkes has a "Birdie" name patch.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984)?
a.
This film is actually a remake of the comedy
Bedtime Story
.
b.
During the Alpha Beta/Pi performance at the skit competition, the backdrop lists "scores" for Alpha Betas and for Nerds. The Alpha Beta score is 69. The Nerd score is 0.
c.
When
Malcolm McDowell
recorded his voiceover material, it was on a simple Nagra tape recorder operated by
Stanley Kubrick
himself. Unusually, he did not have to dub a single one of his other lines in the film, owing to the directors use of then-advanced wireless microphones.
d.
Of
Joe Pasternak
s 57 MGM productions released between 1942 and 1966, this movie was only the second which did not receive a contemporary New York Times review. The previous film was
The Strip
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984)?
a.
Edward Van Sloan
and
Dwight Frye
also appeared in the horror classic
Frankenstein
. They are the only 2 actors to have appeared in both films.
b.
Joeys artwork was done by comic book artist
Neal Adams
.
c.
The futuristic looking cab that takes "old Biff" to the DeLorean, while it is parked near Marty and Jennifers 2015 home, is a Citroen DS. This car went into production in October 1955, so it could, conceivably, have appeared in the original movie. The same car appears as a wreck in the "alternative" 1985.
d.
To test the effectiveness of their "nerd" makeup and wardrobes,
Robert Carradine
and
Anthony Edwards
attended a college rush-week, when real fraternities were reviewing prospective pledges (wanna-be members). The fraternity leader of the first house took one look at them both and said, "No way!"
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984)?
a.
Posters in the Tri-Lambds house include: the Beatles in their early years, Thriller-era Michael Jackson, the Space Shuttle being launched, a 1984 calendar/poster with a topless woman, a Devo poster, featuring the band members in their signature "energy dome" hats, and an Albert Einstein poster.
b.
The original ending had Eric fatally shooting Jim the morning after Bobbys death. Also in the original ending, Bobbys autopsy revealed that he died of a rare heart condition. This is referenced in a deleted scene (see Alternate Versions).
c.
Producer
Harriet Parsons
initially brought in director
George Cukor
, hoping he could persuade
Greta Garbo
to come out of retirement.
Marlene Dietrich
sought the lead role, but was regarded as not maternal enough. Parsons then tried to cast recent Oscar-winner
Katina Paxinou
, even considering changing the familys origins to Greek. When RKO took over the project,
Irene Dunne
was cast, and she recommended
George Stevens
as director.
d.
Jane Froman
is in studio records/casting call lists but did not appear in the movie. A modern source lists many actors in the cast, but the following were not seen:
Betty Farrington
,
Bess Flowers
,
Mary Marsh
,
Gertrude Astor
(all as Interviewers), Bill Elliott (Friend) and
Florence Fair
(Dowager). It is probable that these were cut from the final release print, since it is listed as an 8-reel film, yet it is also listed for only a 64-minutes running time.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984)?
a.
The point-of-view scenes when Lewis is wearing Stans mask and can be heard breathing are a parody of Darth Vader from Star Wars (1977.)
b.
According to
Bryan Singer
in the DVD Commentary, when he was trying to get
Gabriel Byrne
to put on the hat and coat and pretend to be Keyser Soze, Byrne kept resisting and kept demanding to know why Singer wanted him to dress up as Keyser. Singer says that he finally blurted out to Byrne "Its because Im a big Millers Crossing fan!" Byrne starred in
Millers Crossing
which features thematic imagery of Byrne in a hat and overcoat and a scene of Byrnes hat flying away.
c.
When
Jack Benny
s father went to see this movie, he was outraged at the sight of his son in a Nazi uniform in the first scene and even stormed out of the theater. Jack convinced his father that it was satire, and he agreed to sit through all of it.
d.
Proportionately, this film spent more on its costumes than any other. From a production budget of $7 million, over $1 million of that went on costumes.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984)?
a.
According to an interview with Curtis Armstrong (Booger) on the Special Edition DVD, the sound that comes out of his mouth to win the belching contest is actually the sound of two camels mating.
b.
After the movie was released, it brought the living conditions of the star orca, Keiko (Willy) to the worlds attention. His tank was too small, with too-warm chlorinated artificial salt water. Keiko suffered from a weakened immune system and a skin condition around his pectoral fins. There was a monumental effort to release Keiko. A custom tank was built in the Oregon Coast Aquarium and in 1996, the whale was flown from Mexico to Oregon. He recovered well, and was moved to a sea pen in 1998. In 2002, was released into the wild after spending 22 years in captivity.
c.
Originally titled: "The Devils Apprentice."
d.
Adapted from a Broadway play "The Desk Set" that originally starred
Shirley Booth
,
Byron Sanders
and
Frank Milan
. The stage production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York on Oct. 24, 1955 and ran for 296 performances. "Hollywood Reporter" reported that Booth would repeat her role in the film, which ultimately did not happen (though
Harry Ellerbe
reprised office gossip Smithers).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984)?
a.
Although much of the movie is fictitious, its interesting to note that Emperor Commodus historically accurate killer, Narcissus, was born in the same Roman African province as the one in the movie where Maximus becomes a gladiator.
b.
A display in the background the Tri-Lambdas performance at the end is provided by a Tandy Color Computer using the Audio Spectrum Analyzer cartridge. One of the nerds carries a board with shoulder straps that has a CoCo attached to it.
c.
Although he always refuses such collaborations,
Moby
did the films score because he was such a big
Donnie Darko
fan that he couldnt resist
Richard Kelly
s offer.
d.
As well as shaving two inches off her hairline at the forehead,
Bette Davis
also had her eyebrows removed. She later complained that they never grew back properly and that ever after she had to draw them in with an eyebrow pencil.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Revenge of the Nerds (1984)?
a.
In an early scene, another taxi driver shows Travis Bickle a piece of
Errol Flynn
s bathtub that he owns.
Errol Flynn
would be a character (played by
Jude Law
) in a later
Martin Scorsese
movie -
The Aviator
.
b.
The motorcycle that
George Clooney
rides is not a vintage motorcycle, but rather a custom-built electric-powered replica of a 1918 Indian motorcycle.
c.
The film deleted a subplot of the Nerds visiting the Tri-Lambda national conference in Las Vegas, in which the Nerds are outcasts and in which Gilbert talks to his uncle at the hotel where the conference is being held. These deleted scenes can be found on the new "panty raid edition" DVD.
d.
Greta Garbo
had her misgivings about appearing in a comedy and was particularly nervous about the drunk scene, which she considered to be highly vulgar.
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