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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Road House (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Road House (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989).
About the movie:
A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989)?
a.
Shane Salerno
optioned the
Robert Graysmith
book "Zodiac" when he was just nineteen years old and developed it with Graysmith for several years before selling it to Disneys Touchstone Pictures in a seven-figure deal. Salerno wrote several drafts of the screenplay before multiple administration changes at Touchstone derailed the project.
b.
Dalton is seen doing Tai chi at one point, although he uses western boxing and mixed martial arts in all the fight scenes.
c.
Admiral Pike (
Bruce Greenwood
) is in a wheelchair in his final scene. This is a nod to the first time we saw Pikes character in the Original Series where he used a wheelchair in the episode
The Menagerie: Part I
.
d.
Although
C.S. Lewis
wrote "Prince Caspian" second, it is actually the fourth book of "The Chronicles of Narnia."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989)?
a.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
b.
The three-inch bronze sculpture of
Spencer Tracy
featured in the film was created by
Katharine Hepburn
herself and was one of the items that were included in her estate auction in 2004. The bust was the most sought-after item and fetched the most money - it sold for $316,000, whereas pre-auction estimates were in the neighborhood of $3,000-$5,000.
c.
The song which Sean sings that "segues into Counting Crows" is "Anna Begins", from the 1993 album "August And Everything After".
d.
The original Broadway production of "Equus" by
Peter Shaffer
opened at the Plymouth Theater in New York on October 24, 1974, ran for 1209 performances and won the 1975 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989)?
a.
Principal photography was completed one day ahead of schedule, on March 15, 2007. It was also director
Renny Harlin
s 48th birthday.
b.
Director
James Cameron
fought over the ending with executive producer
Mario Kassar
. Cameron wanted to end the film with the alternate Coda Ending (the older Sarah in future) as a bookend, but Kassar wanted to end the film in an another way (as a measure for possible sequels). He eventually relented when test audiences and Kassar himself reacted negatively over the coda ending, and he went the existing one.
c.
The band playing at the start of the movie is Cruzados. After the band disbanded, lead singer
Tito Larriva
formed the band Tito & Tarantula, which is the band that plays at the Titty Twister in the movie
From Dusk Till Dawn
.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 19, 1949 with
David Niven
reprising his film role.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989)?
a.
Leslie Howard
privately felt that he was much too old to play Ashley Wilkes (the character was supposed to be about 21 at the start of the film). He wore extra make-up and a hairpiece to make him appear younger. Selznick was only able to persuade him to take the part by offering him a producer credit on
Intermezzo: A Love Story
.
b.
Robert Rodriguez
originally envisioned
Johnny Depp
in the role of Jackie Boy. Due to prior commitments, Depp could not play the part. While at the Academy Awards, Rodriguez saw
Benicio Del Toro
with long hair ("Wolf Man" hair, as he describes it. Ironically, Del Toro plays the title character of
The Wolfman
) and said that he "was looking at Jackie Boy". He told Del Toro not to cut his hair and mailed him the comic book and a copy of the short, "The Customer is Always Right." Del Toro immediately signed on.
c.
When showing Ratner his method of dating, Damone practices his routine on a cardboard cutout of
Deborah Harry
of the rock group
Blondie
.
d.
When
Patrick Swayze
takes
Kelly Lynch
to his room, he turns on the radio. The uncredited song playing is "I Sold My Soul to RockNRoll" by the German heavy metal band Bullett, from their 1984 album, "No Mercy".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989)?
a.
The opening landing sequence in the
Steven Spielberg
World War II movie
Saving Private Ryan
is considered similar to the same in this movie.
b.
In the original script, Paulie stated the reason he wanted Rocky to put in a good word for him with Tony Gazzo was because working in the cold, rough climate of the meat plant inflamed and swelled his joints constantly.
c.
Jennifer Jones
had made other films before this, but only under her real name, Phyllis Isley. In an effort to make the public believe that she was "discovered" for this film, her screen credit reads "and introducing Jennifer Jones as Bernadette."
d.
The car the Dalton buys at the used car dealership was a 1965 Buick Riviera - the only year that Buick used the "clamshell" headlight covers for the Riviera. The other car that he drives near the beginning of the movie before picking up his Mercedes Benz & leaving for Missouri is a 1964 Buick Riviera.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989)?
a.
In the first cut, Miranda meets Dr. Turner on the riverboat going to Dragonwyck. Although it was cut by order of producer Zanuck, actor
Glenn Langan
can still be seen from behind walking toward Miranda. A brief opening scene showing Miranda reading a novel in a graveyard was also cut.
b.
The song "These Arms of Mine" by
Otis Redding
is playing during the love scene with
Patrick Swayze
and
Kelly Lynch
. It was also the song playing in
Dirty Dancing
during the love scene between Swayze and
Jennifer Grey
.
c.
Linda Woolverton
, who had written the screenplay to
Beauty and the Beast
, did a first draft screenplay for "Aladdin".
d.
There were so many sets built for the film that some of them wound up never being used. They do sometimes feature prominently in the background, like the hairdressers, but they play no part in the story.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989)?
a.
The movie Billie Jean and the others watch about Joan of Arc is
Saint Joan
.
b.
Wil Wheaton
was considered to play Andy Barclay.
c.
The book Dalton is reading is Jim Harrisons "The Woman Lit by Fireflies".
d.
First film of Edward Albert,
Eddie Albert
s son.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989)?
a.
The first film directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
.
b.
Coogans Bluff in New York City is the name of a large cliff extending northward from 155th Street in Manhattan. It once was the site of the fabled Polo Grounds, home of the New York baseball Giants, and the first home of the New York Mets before the Polo Grounds were demolished in 1964.
c.
The strip joint in the movie is real, and yes, those are real strippers.
d.
The first movie to be given the "RiffTrax" treatment by comedian
Michael J. Nelson
, who recorded a downloadable humorous commentary in the vein of
Mystery Science Theater 3000
to be played in sync with the movie. Nelson had previously claimed this film was the cheesiest movie ever made in his book "Mike Nelsons Movie Megacheese".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989)?
a.
The PMs name John Hatcher may be a nod to two of Britains former Prime Ministers John Major and Margaret Thatcher.
b.
The film debuts of
Andrew McCarthy
(as Johnathan),
John Cusack
(as Roscoe) and
Virginia Madsen
(as Lisa).
c.
The town in which the film is set is a fictional community "outside of Kansas City" called "Jasper", and as Dalton drives into town, the "Welcome to Jasper" sign is visible. There actually is a Jasper, Missouri, south of Kansas City, and it has numerous rivers running near it (as seen throughout the movie). The movie also alludes to "calling a friend in the FBI in Springfield". Springfield, MO, is just over an hour away from Jasper.
d.
One 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 Universal ever since.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Road House (1989)?
a.
The auction website featured in the movie is the actual website of the production company.
b.
The exterior shots of "The Double Deuce" and "Reds Auto Parts" were facades that were built on site. The barn that Dalton rents was also built just for the movie.
c.
The last movie that
John Ford
directed.
d.
This is the only film in which both
Ingrid Bergman
(Countess Sanziani) and her daughter
Isabella Rossellini
(Sister Pia) appear together.
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