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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rocky III (1982) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rocky III (1982) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982).
About the movie:
When Rocky is defeated by a brutal challenger, Apollo Creed offers to retrain him in order to regain his fighting spirit.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982)?
a.
Although the guys are portrayed as being suburbanites-turned-bikers from Cincinnati, Ohio, none of the filming in the movie actually took place in Cincinnati.
b.
In the film
Denis Leary
s character adores both the
Babe Ruth
and 1927 Yankees signed baseballs, but in real life Leary is a fan of the Boston Red Sox and hates the Yankees.
c.
Much of the Rocky memorabilia seen in the opening montage was completely genuine memorabilia available at the time (such as Rocky T-shirts, Rocky boxing gloves and Rocky coffee mugs).
d.
Phil Collins
was contacted by director
Taylor Hackford
to record a song for the movie.
Phil Collins
had written "Against All Odds" in 1981 for his first solo album, "Face Value", and the song was originally entitled, "How Can You Just Sit There".
Phil Collins
left the song off of the album because he felt he had too many ballads on "Face Value" already. After
Phil Collins
s contact with
Taylor Hackford
, he recorded the song in two days, one day in New York, the other in Los Angeles.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982)?
a.
The montage of Rockys celebratory appearances features a scene of him on
The Muppet Show
. The footage used is actually a real episode featuring
Sylvester Stallone
from January 9, 1979. For the movie,
Jim Henson
dubbed in Rockys name during Kermits introduction. Stallones actual appearance at the 1976 Academy Awards is also seen during the montage.
b.
The cast was given weapons and tactics training by former British Special Air Service Sergeant
Andy McNab
.
c.
When
Kirk Douglas
was first approached for the role, he was committed to a Broadway play.
Stanley Kubrick
then met
Gregory Peck
in connection with
How to Steal a Million
; Peck was interested but was also unavailable. Douglas play was postponed and then Peck also became available; Douglas got in first and got the part.
d.
Gary Faga
plays the security guard who Sulu knocks out; he also played the airlock technician that Spock gave the Vulcan nerve pinch to in
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982)?
a.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
b.
A Bluebird Production. Universal utilized a three-tiered brand system until 1929: Red Feather (low-budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream) and Jewel (prestige pictures).
c.
Before settling on the films signature song of "Eye of the Tiger" by
Survivor
,
Sylvester Stallone
wanted to use the already hit song "Another One Bites the Dust" by
Queen
.
d.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982)?
a.
Filmed on the Tallulah Falls Railway which went defunct in the early 1960s.
b.
Rocky III
is
Carl Weathers
s favorite film in the Rocky saga because he thinks Apollo Creed is humanized so well in it.
c.
The gator is fighting a real live alligator.
d.
Robert Rodriguez
originally asked
Hans Zimmer
to score the music, but Zimmer couldnt accept it, cause at the time he was in England preparing
Batman Begins
. Zimmer recommended two of his friends, John Debney (I) and
Graeme Revell
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982)?
a.
In total, 1200 people auditioned for the role of Clubber Lang.
b.
Jeremy Davies
lost 33 pounds for his role.
c.
It is eerily coincidental that Superman is mentioned several times in this film. His story is told to some children in one scene, and the soldier named "Kansas" is called Superman in another.
George Reeves
, who plays Lt. John Summers, would be cast as Superman eight years after this movie was made, and portrayed the superhero in both a television series and on the silver screen.
d.
Russia title: "Between the Sky and Earth".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982)?
a.
Sean Penn
became only the ninth actor to win two Academy Awards for Best Actor after winning for this movie.
b.
Mr. T
s autograph can be seen in the middle of the drum at the opening shot of the Rocky statue unveiling.
c.
The film that Henry and Anais go to see is
Un chien andalou
, a film by
Salvador Dalí
and
Luis Buñuel
. Bunuels son,
Juan Luis Buñuel
, plays the publisher/editor in the films opening scene.
d.
The FBI Tactical Unit in the SUV (LA 105) is composed of real Tactical Unit officers from FBI, DEA and LAPD.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982)?
a.
Although Bilbo Bagginss opening scenes are in Hobbiton,
Ian Holm
never actually worked on the location. His scenes were all done against blue screen.
b.
Fahrenheit 9/11
broke this movies record for the biggest box office opening weekend ever for any film that opened in fewer than a thousand theaters.
c.
For most of the entire crew, this is their first feature film.
d.
When the jewel thieves get their pizza, the name of the pizza place is "Joes Marvelous Pizza". The man delivering the pizza is
Joe Quesada
, editor in chief of Marvel Comics.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982)?
a.
A reprise of "I Had A Dream" performed by
Esther Williams
and
George Sanders
was filmed but cut from the release print.
b.
Because Rockys life is so different in this film from the first two films, director
Sylvester Stallone
wanted this film to look different from the first new so as to reflect the changes in the characters life. Stallone felt that one of the biggest prices of fame is a loss of privacy, and the intrusion of the media into every aspect of a celebritys life. He felt that people get to know celebrities primarily through news and documentary footage, so he wanted the film to feel that way - as if the camera was secretly filming Balboa, who had given up all rights to privacy. This is why there is so much hand-held material in the film.
c.
Rhett Reese
: the co-writer of the film plays the man in the white tuxedo with a machine gun in the opening credits.
d.
The first feature film simultaneously released in both regular and IMAX theaters.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982)?
a.
Guy Pearce
was so consistent in most of his takes that the audio from one take could be put with the video from another and the combination of the two would fit perfectly.
b.
Charlton Heston
, then a moderate Democrat, turned down the role of Jim Bowie because he feared the critical response to the movie. However, later in life Heston turned around and wholeheartedly embraced right-wing Republican politics, also changing his mind about not accepting the part and saying that it was "a huge mistake".
c.
According to an interview given by
Mr. T
, he attended the movies premiere with his mother. During the scene where he yells lurid remarks at Adrian, his mother turned to him and said "I did not raise you to talk to a lady like that." She then stormed out of the theatre.
d.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocky III (1982)?
a.
James Stewart
and
George Kennedy
have both acted together in two films about airplane disasters the other being Flight of The Phoenix(1965).
b.
Sydney Greenstreet
was used as one of the models for Jabba the Hutt.
c.
During the making of
Rocky III
, a 9ft tall, 1500-pound bronze statue designed by
A. Thomas Schomberg
was placed at the top of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Arts. After filming wrapped,
Sylvester Stallone
tried to donate the statue to the museum but they said they didnt want it, sparking a huge debate between the Museum and the Citys Art Commission about what constituted art. The museum claimed the statue was nothing more than a "movie prop", and didnt want it. Local people were outraged, and the statue was ultimately placed in front of the Wachovia Spectrum in South Philadelphia. It was later returned to the Art Museum for the filming of
Rocky V
, after which it was again moved to the front of the Spectrum. Later the statue was put into storage, and then moved to a park at the foot of the famous stairs leading up to the Philadelphia Museum of Arts.
d.
The role of D-Day was written for
Dan Aykroyd
and based on his motorcycle-loving personality.
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