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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Roller Boogie (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Roller Boogie (1979) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979).
About the movie:
Skaters band together to keep their roller-disco open.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979)?
a.
The ship seen in the opening aerial view of the city is the SS United States of the United States Lines. It first sailed in 1952 and was laid up in the late 1960s and has been idle ever since. It was recently bought by NCL to be refurbished as a cruise ship. The SS United States currently sits rusting away at a pier on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. PA.
b.
The film was shot in 12 days, all on one sound stage.
c.
The 1975 alternate version added more than 15 minutes of footage and removed most (if not all) of the footage reshot by
Harry Keller
in 1957, after
Orson Welles
was fired.
d.
Originally,
Jim Bray
was hired as a stunt double for
Linda Blair
s then-uncast leading man, but when the producers failed to find an actor to their liking, Bray was promoted. Perhaps ironically, Bray had a stunt double (
Jerry Bregman
) who skated in his place in all of the skate park scenes and who jumped over the limo with Blairs stunt double.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979)?
a.
Producer/director
Jules Dassin
wanted to remake
The Informer
with an all-black cast, set in inner-city America. The original
Liam OFlaherty
story was based on the Irish rebellion against the English in the early 1920s. Dassin felt it mirrored black-white relations in the US in the 1960s.
b.
Thanks to the managers/agents, the "actors" only had the briefest moments on skates. They wanted the skaters to skate and the actors to act.
c.
Mr. Growbos infamous line "Ehh, salty," was improvised by
Bruce Cronander
.
d.
The injury that
Steve Martin
s character gets from the first gunshot wound is in his left arm, in the same spot he kept getting shot in his earlier film,
Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979)?
a.
The "shield and initials" logo on the front of the orchestras touring bus spoofs Warner Bros. own classic "WB Shield" logo.
b.
The previous Paradorian National Anthem, "O Parador" is sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree." This is a reference to the mostly unknown and unnoticed fact that in some Latin American countries, the Knights of Columbus Anthem is sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree."
c.
Deborah Kerr
and
Cary Grant
improvised many of their scenes throughout filming, and a number of lines that made it to the final cut of the film came from the actors improvisation.
d.
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.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979)?
a.
The abbreviation "ID4" was invented due to undisclosed legal problems (long since resolved) with the title "Independence Day".
b.
The film was originally going to be a spoof of the kung-fu genre, but
John Stevenson
wanted to have a blend of comedy and action to make the film more epic: "I wasnt interested in making fun of martial arts movies, because I really think they can be great films, they can be as good as any genre movie when theyre done properly."
c.
Linda Blair
also did a some of her own skating, even though a couple of roller skating scenes, including skating chase down the streets and canals of Venice and jumping over a car, was done by two different stunt women.
d.
In the stage musical, and its soundtrack, Bills last name is Austin.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979)?
a.
Parker Posey
was originally considered for the role of Dorothy Boyd.
b.
While preparing for the role,
Marlon Brando
became friendly with a young
Al Lettieri
, who was an acquaintance of real-life Mafiosos. Brando based much of his performance on Lettieri, who became his co-star in
The Night of the Following Day
and
The Godfather
.
c.
In hopes that it would be the
Saturday Night Fever
of roller skating, the film was shot in just eight weeks and released soon after. While it fared reasonably well with audiences, it didnt quite achieve this title.
d.
Matthew Harrison
plays Damon, Kalinas companion at the beginning of the movie. Damon is an version of the ancient Greek word "daimon", that it means "demon" or "devil".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
wanted
Robert Newton
for the role "William Marsh." But the role went to
Louis Jourdan
. So the name "William Marsh" was changed to "Andre Latour."
b.
The castle in the story is called "Castillo Maldito". It means "Castle of the Damned", or "Evil Castle".
c.
Albert Insinnia
(Gordo) was also slated for the role of Bobby James.
d.
Director
Anthony Perkins
originally wanted
Jeff Fahey
to be completely nude in the foreplay scene between Duke and Red, but Fahey felt too uncomfortable being completely nude on camera, so he was allowed to hold two lamps to partially cover himself.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979)?
a.
The original male lead was slated to be Canadian actor
David Kennedy
. However, due to his off-screen romance with
Linda Blair
and their subsequent break-up, he was allegedly dismissed at the behest of Blair.
b.
The extra-large jacket worn by
Johnny Depp
is a Belstaff dark leather trench, designed exclusively for the movie.
c.
A real wedding planner was kept onset to make sure the weddings in the movie looked real.
d.
When
Rene Russo
first met with
Barry Sonnenfeld
and
Danny DeVito
at a restaurant, she had an allergic reaction to the sesame in her tuna sandwich. She broke out in hives and had to go the doctor, sure she hadnt got the part. Sonnenfeld felt sympathy pains for her, and assured her the role was hers.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979)?
a.
After
Brad Pitt
departed from the film, and before
Russell Crowe
replaced him, other actors considered for the role of Cal McAffrey were
Johnny Depp
,
Nicolas Cage
and
Tom Hanks
.
b.
Barbara Guedel
did Linda Blairs skating during the Boogie contest. Guedel was an artistic roller skater from California.
c.
Cinematographer
John F. Seitz
was replaced after two weeks by
Lee Garmes
.
d.
Ted Nugents character is a major character in the film but only says two words the whole movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979)?
a.
The policeman who says "flow my tears" is called Bookman. In Philip K. Dicks novel Flow My Tears The Policeman Said, one of the central characters is called General Buckman.
b.
The role of Will Scarlett was originally intended for
David Niven
, but he was vacationing in England at the time, so the part went to
Patric Knowles
.
c.
The oven mitt that Pat McBeth uses to cover up the burn mark has the same tartan as the clan McBeth.
d.
There were two stunt doubles for Linda Blair in this film. She did quite a bit of skating and developed bursitis in her hip as a consequence.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roller Boogie (1979)?
a.
The school in the film "New Ashby High School" is actually Ashley High School in Wilmington, NC. The theater is the schools auditorium The Minnie Evans Center for the Performing Arts.
b.
The film was shot in 39 days.
c.
The first draft script called for
Pink Floyd
s "Money" where "Little Green Bag" is now. It was later changed because
Quentin Tarantino
heard "Little Green Bag" over the radio and became extremely nostalgic.
d.
Peter Gallagher
was also slated for the role of Bobby James.
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