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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rough Cut (1980) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rough Cut (1980) - Part (3)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980).

About the movie: A romantic comedy with action and suspense. Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980)?
a.		The brand of tequila they have on the Wild Wild Girls boat is Havasu Tequila. This is most visible during the body shots scene. Lake Havasu is where this was filmed.
b.		One of the alternate movie posters for this picture, which was used in Britain and Australia, had the lead cast of Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down and David Niven, superimposed over an image of a large diamond and from left to right top to bottom in the same order as their credential billing.
c.		This is the last film of Hermione Gingold.
d.		The film, shot in 1980 by a small crew on the streets of Manhattan, reunited "Bloodline" (1979) co-stars Audrey Hepburn and Ben Gazzara. According to director Bogdanovich, Hepburn and Gazzara had fallen in love on the "Bloodline" set, but Gazzara had subsequently fallen in love with Elke Krivat, who became his third wife. The tensions between Hepburn and Gazzara and Gazzaras depression over the immanent divorce from his second wife made it "difficult at times" on the set.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980)?
a.		This movie had three directors: Don Siegel, Peter R. Hunt and Robert Ellis Miller, the latter two being uncredited. Hunt replaced Siegel who in turn then replaced him after only a week whilst Miller directed the re-shoots which comprised of filming a fourth ending.
b.		Shot in 15 days.
c.		In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
d.		Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gales Oscar-nominated screenplay was actually written just after theyd made Used Cars.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980)?
a.		According to Ellen DeGeneres the film originally ended with her character being killed. Test audiences reacted badly to this, so she was called back to re-shoot the ending.
b.		The movie ends with Jenna asking for the result of the division of 748 by 238. This simplifies to the fraction 22/7, the result is 3.1428 which is a good approximation of pi often taught in primary schools. (3.1415...) by 3 digits.
c.		The red gown with three jeweled buttons Asia Argento (Comtesse du Barry) wears, the red satin bejeweled gauntlets Kirsten Dunst wears, and the black and pink cloak Dunst wears in the coach returning from Paris, were all worn by Hilary Swank (Jeanne St. Remy de Valois) in The Affair of the Necklace. The birdcage hat Rose Byrne (Duchesse de Polignac) wears is the same one Joely Richardson (Marie-Antoinette) wears in that film.
d.		Producer David Merrick delayed the start of principal photography on this picture so that lead star Burt Reynolds could finish his work on his previous movie, Starting Over. Reynolds gave up director approval on this movie because of this so when directors were fired twice on this picture, star Reynolds had no say in the matters.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980)?
a.		This movie predominantly takes place in a fictitious village called Sidi Halfaya but the production originally wanted to set it in the town of Sidi Barani, an Egyptian town which was a location of actual Word War II combat. Sidi Barani was captured by Nazi German Erwin Rommels Afrika Corps in 1941 and then taken back by the British Army in 1942.
b.		Jeff Wallin, who played Steve McGill in the film, buzzed his head when auditioning for the role. He had to keep his head buzzed for almost 2 years. He normally has much longer hair.
c.		The nickname of Burt Reynolds Jack Rhodes character in this movie was the Jack of Diamonds. The movies main American movie poster showed Reynolds positioned inside a Jack of Diamonds playing card alongside Lesley-Anne Down with the traditional red diamond icons being replaced with images of real luminescent diamonds.
d.		Almost nothing of the buildings at Swansea in the "workers section" used in the movie remains. Although the production used explosions and live ammunition, the buildings largely remained intact until the year 2000. The main cause of the buildings demise was the removal of the wooden roofs for firewood, and not anything that was done during this production.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980)?
a.		Mostly filmed in England, the supporting cast on this picture were nearly all distinguished British thesps which included such luminaries as Roland Culver, Alan Webb, Timothy West, Andrew Ray, and Patrick Magee.
b.		Peter Bici, Jeff Pang, Harold Hunter, and many others from the movie are professional skateboarders on the Zoo York team.
c.		John Lithgow, Dudley Moore and Jeff Goldblum were all considered for the role of Doc Brown.
d.		Filmed in Atlanta attorney Ed Garlands 15,000 square foot mansion. The house also was used for portions of Driving Miss Daisy.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980)?
a.		Jeff Daniels reprised the role of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain from Gettysburg. Tom Berenger had been asked to reprise the role of James Longstreet.
b.		Clearing the songs for use in the film ended up being approximately half of its budget.
c.		The character of The Geek is a homage to another of Jeff Bridgess creations, The Dude, in The Big Lebowski.
d.		This movie was made and released about five years after author Derek Lamberts source novel Touch the Lions Paw was first published in 1975.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980)?
a.		Both Noel Neill and Phyllis Coates portrayed "Lois Lane" in the TV series Adventures of Superman.
b.		The film is notable for Nelson Riddles adaptation score of music by Jazz supremo Duke Ellington.
c.		A total of four different camera systems were used throughout the arduous shoot, including various lighting systems developed by Matthew F. Leonettis Hollywood-based "Leonetti Company."
d.		Marlon Brando posthumously reprises his role as Jor-El with some help from VFX. Rhythm & Hues took footage from Superman movie and hand-modeled and animated a CG-replica of his face upon the footage. It was then textured and new mouth shapes were then animated onto the model.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980)?
a.		The pool from which Logan and Jessica emerge when they re-enter the city is the famous "Esther Williams" tank at MGM.
b.		Scriptwriter Larry Gelbart had his name removed from the films credits and was billed under the pseudonym of Francis Burns.
c.		Vincent Price lost credit for his performance as the real Casanova when he was caught up in the McCarthy-era "Red Scare" hysteria that swept the US in the 1950s.
d.		Singer Usher Raymond was the first choice for the role of C.C. White, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts. R&B singer Omarion Grandberry was also briefly considered before Keith Robinson was cast.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980)?
a.		The three main characters perform a commercial for "Head and Shoulders". The idea to this came from the son of Ivan Reitman.
b.		When the college recruiters approach Homer at the end of the science fair, the last one identifies himself as being from "Virginia Tech", the real life Homer Hickams alma mater
c.		Jim Varney was originally cast as Stan Laurel but had to bow out due to ill health.
d.		Second and final screen role in a theatrical feature for British actress Susan Littler who mostly worked in television.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rough Cut (1980)?
a.		Wes Anderson originally intended the films soundtrack to be entirely made up of songs by The Kinks.
b.		Don Siegel: a cook at a diner
c.		In September 1979, a bushfire threatened the ranch where this movie was filming. All the animals were evacuated to safety. Noel Marshall was clawed by a cheetah when protecting the wildlife during this fire.
d.		The meaning and relevance of this films Rough Cut title is that it refers to a jewelery term relating to the cut of a diamond. The term also can mean an uncompleted version of a movie though that is not what the phrase is intended to mean here. E-how define a rough cut gem stone as being "halfway between the mine and the showroom. Once the stone is extracted from the earth with varying degrees of difficulty, it is cut to show its potential. It can be sold at this stage on the open market but most often is moved along predetermined channels of business associates. The final cut is done to preserve size and enhance its sparkle or light reflecting qualities. The cut of a stone affects price but not as much as the innate quality of the stone . . . Fresh from the mine, it is often hard to see what all the fuss is about as gems tend to look more like any other rock then a sparkling jewel. After the mine, they are processed, meaning the rough points are removed to preserve as much size as possible at the same time showing their color and clarity potential. This is the first stage of market for the gem stone." The rough cut is a cut that precedes a final cut, the latter also being a film industry term relating to the finished version of a film.

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