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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rocky Balboa (2006) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rocky Balboa (2006) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rocky Balboa (2006) - Part (3)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006).

About the movie: Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement to step into the ring for the last time and face the heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006)?
a.		Vitaphone production reels #4111-4118.
b.		Filming lasted 12 days.
c.		All of the arena material was filmed in HD to match the HBO PPV look; the rest of the film was shot on standard 35mm.
d.		The character Gov. McGinty is Dan McGinty, from the earlier film by Preston Sturges, The Great McGinty. Brian Donlevy played the character in both films. Akim Tamiroff also appears as "The Boss," reprising his role from the earlier film.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006)?
a.		Olympic star Jesse Owens was the films pitchman in black theaters for a time.
b.		After the release of the film, critics hailed the fighting scenes as the most realistic in the entire Rocky saga. On the DVD, Sylvester Stallone hypothesizes that a major factor in this realism was that he used realistic sound-effects for punches. When a punch lands in the film, the sound used was a real punch, whereas in previous films, sounds used for punches had included shotgun blasts, broken bottles, chains and baseball bats hitting wet leather.
c.		Bela Lugosi dubbed Conrad Veidts voice for the Hungarian version.
d.		Howard E. Rollins Jr. was a schoolteacher prior to his taking the role of Coalhouse Walker. He lost out on the Golden Globe Award for Best Newcomer that year to Pia Zadora.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006)?
a.		The very last scene to be shot was Rockys sprint up the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Sylvester Stallone purposely left this shot until the end because he knew it would be such an emotional experience due to the iconic nature of the scene, and he felt it was a good way for him to say goodbye to the character. As he puts it himself, "that run is the distillation of the entire Rocky experience."
b.		This film was the first movie ever shown on HBO when the service premiered in 1972.
c.		The outside front of the courthouse where much of the action takes place is the same courthouse that was later used in "Back to the Future"
d.		Christian Lopez as the young Tyler was a last minute piece of casting.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006)?
a.		After giving back Uncle Martins antenna, Armitan/Neenert (Ray Walston) makes several comments relating to his role as the original Uncle Martin. He first says, "Everythings in black and white," in reference to black and white television. "The commercials are going Pop, pop and Fizz, fizz!" is a reference to the classic Alka-Seltzer commercial. His third line, "That gum lost its flavor in 66," honors the year the original show ended; 1966.
b.		The receipt that is stamped by the tax assessor clerk (played by Stephen Spielberg), is #6829, dated August 9, 1979, and correctly reflects that $5000 cash for St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage was received from "Jake & Elwood Blues" with an address of 1060 West Addison, Chicago. The receipt is signed "R. J. Daley" - a reference to Mayor Richard J. Daley for which the plaza they drove through (with the Picasso sculpture) was named.
c.		Quints name comes from the Latin word for "fifth". Quint is the fifth person killed by the shark (after Chrissie Watkins, Alex Kintner, disembodied head in boat, and Michaels sailing teacher).
d.		Before the fight between Dixon and Balboa, Mason Dixon is introduced as being from Tampa, Florida. Antonio Tarver (the real-life boxer who plays Dixon) is also from Tampa.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006)?
a.		"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 31, 1946 with Olivia de Havilland reprising her film role.
b.		When Duke is gambling (he plays a round of roulette) there are two actual Hunter S. Thompson IDs in his wallet. One pass is his press pass, the other is his drivers license.
c.		The bout between Rocky and Dixon was filmed with actors Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Tarver really hitting one another. According to Stallone, not a single punch in the fight was pulled, and every hit on film was a hit for real. Furthermore, Stallone has revealed that the scene where Rocky is knocked down for a 9 count, and is trying to get to his feet by taking hold of the rope, but is having difficulty focusing on it, is completely genuine; Tarver really did knock him down, and he really couldnt get up.
d.		Jayne Mansfields singing voice is dubbed by Connie Francis.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006)?
a.		Elizabeth Taylors contract stipulated that her million-dollar salary be paid out as follows: $125,000 for 16 weeks work plus $50,000 a week afterwards plus 10% of the gross (with no break-even point). When the film was restarted in Rome in 1961, she had earned well over $2 million. After a lengthy $50 million lawsuit brought against Taylor and Richard Burton by 20th Century Fox in 1963 and a countersuit filed by Taylor, the studio finally settled with the actress in 1966. Her ultimate take for the film was $7 million.
b.		This film short was slated for a three day shoot beginning 9 September 2001. Production was delayed till March 2002 because of security concerns at The Staten Island Ferry Terminal after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.
c.		"Take You Back", the song which opens the film, was first performed by Frank Stallone on a street corner in the original Rocky.
d.		Several names in the movie are connected to real-life persons involved in Senator Joseph McCarthys "witch hunt" investigations. The town of Lawson is named for screenwriter John Howard Lawson who stood up to HUAC and ended the Red Scare. Another writer, Lester Cole, gives his surname to the mayor. Luke Trimble is named for blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Appleton is named for Senator McCarthys Wisconsin home town. The movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers, seen briefly in the epilogue, is considered a metaphor for the McCarthy policies.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006)?
a.		Five of the members of the Sandlot baseball team -- Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams, and Grant Gelt -- all had roles in different episodes of Boy Meets World. Art LaFleur, "The Great Bambino," was also later featured in Boy Meets World.
b.		Composer Bill Conti only wrote one original piece of music for the film; Maries theme.
c.		Dot and Helen are also the names of the lead guitarist and drummer in The Shaggs. The cat, as well, gets its name from their song "My Pal Foot Foot".
d.		Dennis Smithers, Jr. used the last name "McGavin" for his two main characters because he is a huge fan of Darren McGavin.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006)?
a.		Ben Gazzara was unhappy with the role initially, unable to find a way to connect to Cosmo Vitelli. That changed when shooting a scene, Cassavetes spoke to Gazzara about the gangsters in the film as a metaphor for the people who are constantly trying to steal or ruin peoples dreams. Cassavetes started to cry and Gazzara saw that playing Cosmo was representing John Cassavetes and the movie was a metaphor for the directors struggles for his own dreams.
b.		When Denise calls her father, there is a Missing Dog Head poster in the phone booth. The exact origin is unknown, but the poster is a very strange "real" item that was spotted in New York City.
c.		This is the only movie in the Rocky series not to begin with Rocky in a boxing match.
d.		Although the onscreen source credited to John Wells is "story," it was actually a novel published in 1932.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006)?
a.		Johnny Blake, played by Edward G. Robinson, was based on real-life policeman Johnny Broderick, while Al Kruger, played by Barton MacLane, was based on notorious gangster Dutch Schultz.
b.		Antonio Tarver (the real light heavyweight champion at the time of production) trained for 5 weeks prior to the film and had to put on 25 pounds.
c.		The Poise article that Jenna is reading at 13 ("Thirty, Flirty & Thriving"), features the apartment that she later lives in at 30.
d.		Illness caused director Edmund Goulding to be replaced for much of the film. Anatole Litvak shot approximately 26% of the film, William Keighley 4%, and Howard, William K. (I) shot a few retakes. Goulding shot 70% of the picture around bouts of pneumonia.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky Balboa (2006)?
a.		Patrick Dempsey was hired the day before shooting began. He had one night to learn three big dialog-heavy scenes.
b.		The computer fight was shot with Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Tarver wearing motion capturing outfits.
c.		In Britain, the Pathescope Company released a 900 ft mute version on the 9.5mm gauge in 1938 and some prints still exist.
d.		The Creature, using the name "Uncle Gilbert", appeared in an episode of the TV series The Munsters The episode is titled "Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights."

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