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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rocky (1976) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rocky (1976) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976).
About the movie:
A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976)?
a.
Producer
Sy Weintraub
also wanted
Anthony Quayle
to come back for another Tarzan movie, but Quayle had been offered a part in
Lawrence of Arabia
after having been seen in this film, and couldnt accept.
b.
The photos on Rockys mirror are actual photos of
Sylvester Stallone
as a young boy.
c.
The sixty-fifth of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
d.
During a rehearsal a test was made for a color movie process called Multicolor (a predecessor of Cinecolor) and the result was the first known footage of the Marx Brothers in color! The clip is silent and lasts only 15 seconds. The Marx Brothers also appeared in color in the film
The Story of Mankind
in which they appeared separately.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976)?
a.
Poole (
Gary Lockwood
) was filmed wearing a helmet on the bridge of Discovery because
Stanley Kubrick
initially had doubts over the scientific possibility of a persons survival for even an instant in a vacuum; however, data published at the time indicated that such survival was indeed possible, which allowed the Emergency Air Lock re-entry sequence to be filmed and for scenes to be shot of the astronauts without their helmets.
b.
Originally, a very young
Kenneth Branagh
was cast as Mozart, but
Milos Forman
changed his mind and decided to go with American actors for the principal roles.
c.
During the final furball, Stinger orders, "Ready Willard and Simkin on cats 3 and 4" - a reference to dogfight choreographer "Rat"
Robert Willard
and casting director
Margery Simkin
.
d.
Parts of the scene where Rocky runs up the stairs in training are played backwards. Originally the shot zooms out but was reversed to zooming in in order to better match the musical score and for dramatic effect. This has been confirmed in interviews with by
Bill Conti
, who wrote the score.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976)?
a.
The role of Deputy Perkins is played by
Anthony Anderson
. Anderson appeared in several of the "Scary Movie" sequels. The original
Scary Movie
was a spoof of the "Scream" films.
b.
The names of Rockys turtles are Cuff and Link.
c.
This was the first
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
feature in which they did not play a team. The story centers on Costellos character, while Abbott doesnt appear until 16 minutes into the film. This was because the two were in the midst of a terrific feud and did not speak to each other outside of the film. They do not share a scene until 20 minutes into the picture.
d.
Shooting took 18 days.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976)?
a.
When shooting the scenes in the meat-locker where he punches the slabs of beef, actor
Sylvester Stallone
punched the meat so hard for so long that he flattened out his knuckles. To this day, when he makes a fist, his knuckles are completely level.
b.
The word Schmendrick (the name of the inept magician voiced by
Alan Arkin
) is based on the Yiddish slang word "schlemiel", which means "unlucky bungler".
c.
Cleavon Little
s first film.
d.
Theatrical feature film debut of
G.D. Spradlin
who previously had worked in television.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976)?
a.
The speech given by Gen. Matsui (
Sessue Hayakawa
) to his surrendering troops in Japanese recounts the popular Japanese folktale of Momotaro the Peach Boy, and it stresses kindness, courage, and strength.
b.
The two scenes where Rocky runs up the museum stairs (the first where he cant do it and the second during the "Gonna Fly Now" training sequence where he runs up them triumphantly) were filmed two hours apart. The first before the sun rose, the second afterwards.
c.
The destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy was loaned to the movie company by the Battleship Massachusetts Foundation in Fall River, Massachusetts. In addition to being named for a Kennedy brother killed in WWII it was actually part of the Cuban Blockade. The ship was towed to Narragansett Bay for filming. The ship is normally on display in Fall River.
d.
Simon Pegg
also became attached to his Mossberg shotgun and named it "Sarah".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976)?
a.
Jonathan Breck
had to spend as many as 3-5 hours in the makeup chair to be transformed into The Creeper. He was done up to look blacker because
Victor Salva
wanted a scarier looking Creeper for the sequel.
b.
Two scenes were written that do not appear in the final cut of the film: a scene where Rocky visits his gym with Apollo Creed as a photo op and Rocky beats up Dipper, the fighter who took his locker earlier in the story and a scene the night of the big fight in the locker room between Rocky and Adrian. The locker room scene was at least filmed because production stills from it exist.
c.
Burt Reynolds
was the first choice for the lead. He was not able to perform in the movie because of injuries he suffered on the set of
City Heat
.
d.
MGMs top juvenile actor of 1937,
Freddie Bartholomew
, had been announced to play Roger Calverton, but Freddies Aunt Cissy (who also was his adopted mother) withdrew him before production started because of a contract dispute. In later years,
Judy Garland
would quip that Freddie really opted out because his voice was changing.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976)?
a.
Ben Stiller
comments how he likes the scene when Alvy has to meet Annies family in
AFIs 100 Years... 100 Movies: Americas Greatest Movies
and how it relates to him personally because he always was very apprehensive meeting his girlfriends parents. Stiller starred in
Meet the Parents
, which revolved around that very idea.
b.
Frank Stallone
,
Sylvester Stallone
s father, has a cameo playing the man who rings the opening bell of the Creed vs. Balboa fight. Sylvesters younger brother,
Frank Stallone
, also has a cameo playing the lead singer of the street band.
c.
Josef Sommer
s first film.
d.
When wearing his Reverends costume,
Paul Freeman
was approached many times by strangers assuming he was from the cathedral.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976)?
a.
According to
Ernest Borgnine
, he was smeared with peanut butter to attract the rats so that it looked like they were attacking him.
b.
The scene that involved Rocky and Adrian kissing in Rockys kitchen was originally not scripted the way it was shot.
Talia Shire
had contracted the flu and was worried about getting
Sylvester Stallone
sick, so she was very hesitant to kiss him. Her hesitation and behavior was actually such an improvement over the scripted scene that they decided to keep it. Indeed, this scene has become Stallones favorite scene in the entire Rocky saga, and both he and Shire see the scene as a birth-scene for Adrian, where she is awakened to a new life.
c.
Amused by
Charles Boyer
s thick French accent,
Rita Hayworth
giggled her way through the filming of their love scenes together.
d.
Dustin Hoffman
made a cameo as Mumbles as a favor for
Warren Beatty
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976)?
a.
Originally the filmmakers wanted several former heavyweight champions to appear at the beginning of the fight between Rocky and Apollo. They put out a call for all former champions to show, but on the day of the shoot only
Joe Frazier
turned up. The filmmakers thought it worked well however, because Frasier is a resident of Philadelphia, which was where the movie was shot and took place.
b.
Director
Delbert Mann
specifically shot
May Hallatt
s pool split in a long take with a moving camera - he wanted to show that a stand-in was not doing her trick shot for her. Unfortunately, the picture was taken from him, and re-edited with the middle of the shot removed, destroying that effect.
c.
Roland Emmerich
: [44] The number 44 is seen on the headrest in Russells F18 cockpit, several TVs are tuned to channel 44
d.
The film was shot over the course of 3 years with the three main characters being replaced three times each.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky (1976)?
a.
Linda Darnell
was originally cast in the female lead, and never hid her disappointment when finding out that she had been replaced by
Anne Baxter
.
b.
The armadillo hit by Michelle and the coyote thrown on the Mercedes both have earrings, the same as worn by Tinker.
c.
Real-life father
Corin Nemec
and daughter Sadie Nemec play on-screen father and daughter as well.
d.
Director
John G. Avildsen
can be seen as the cameraman and cinematographer
James Crabe
plays the lighting man for Rockys TV interview in the meat-house.
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