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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Serpico (1973) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Serpico (1973) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Serpico (1973)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Serpico (1973).

About the movie: The true story about an honest New York cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serpico (1973)?
a.		Leonard Nimoy was one of the choices considered for directing, but he didnt feel comfortable doing action movies, and he was working on 3 Men and a Baby at the time.
b.		The movie was shot in high definition video and transferred to film.
c.		After spending a lot of time with Pacino as he prepared for the role, the real Serpico wanted to remain on the set during filming. Producer Bregman said he had to hurt Serpicos feelings and ordered him to leave because he believed that his presence would prove a distraction.
d.		Peter Lambert edited a portion of the film during his daily commute. This may be the first major motion picture in which the biggest portion of the first assembly of the film was edited in the backseat of a car.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serpico (1973)?
a.		Larry Hagmans appearance at the political rally was kept a secret from the extras in the crowd. The reaction when he walks on stage is genuine. However, Hagman was recovering from a broken rib at the time and was in great discomfort so was unable to really enjoy the moment.
b.		The only Harry Potter film not to star Julie Walters.
c.		The play ran on Broadway for 581 performances, from 23 March 1949 through 12 August 1950. It starred Ralph Bellamy as Det. McLeod. Meg Mundy played his wife. Maureen Stapleton played Miss Hatch.
d.		John G. Avildsen was originally to direct, but was replaced just before filming due to differences with the producer.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serpico (1973)?
a.		Due to the films ultra low-budget, none of the actors received salaries. They were given 1% of the films gross.
b.		Shot on 104 different locations in every borough of New York City except Staten Island.
c.		Sidney Kingsley based his story of a luxury high-rise built in a tenement neighborhood on a real area of 1930s New York. The actual "Dead End" was located on East 53rd Street on Manhattans East Side. The luxury high-rise depicted in the film is based on The River House, a 26-story Art Deco high-rise erected on 52nd Street in 1931, when the area surrounding it was still a tenement neighborhood. As depicted in the play and film, the rich tenants of The River House looked down on (and occasionally clashed with) the poorer residents of the neighboring tenements. The 53rd Street tenements were torn down in the late 1940s to make way for the United Nations complex. The River House still stands today.
d.		Jonathan Freeman says the voice of Jafar is a mix of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serpico (1973)?
a.		During pre-production, Robert Downey Jr. set up an office next to Jon Favreaus office, to discuss his role with Favreau and to be more involved in the films screenwriting.
b.		The character of Sean Park, played by Steve Myung, is loosely based on the actors experiences of being an actor in Taiwan and having parents who own a Pico Rivera grocery store.
c.		Playwright Sidney Kingsley loaned his apartment to Sidney Lumet for use to film the party scene. In 1935, Kingsley hired an 11-year-old Lumet to appear on Broadway in his play, "Dead End", and they had remained friends since then.
d.		In Rosies bathroom there is a poster for a theatrical production of "Othello" featuring José Ferrer, the father of Miguel Ferrer who plays Colonel Garret in this film.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serpico (1973)?
a.		During the editing process, two reels of footage from the Liberty Parade sequence were stolen and were never to be seen again. This meant that the scenes had to be reshot at a cost of $750,000. Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond was no longer available, so he was replaced by László Kovács.
b.		Al Pacinos residence in the movie is located at 5-7 Minetta Street in Manhattans Greenwich Village. The real-life Frank Serpico, however, lived at Perry & Greenwich, a few blocks away.
c.		All of the playing cards used are manufactured by the United States Playing Card Company. The brands shown are Aristocrat (very hard to come by), Bee, Bicycle, and Tally-Ho (which is primarily available in the New York City/Long Island area). The USPC also created special decks of casino grade Aristocrat SHADE cards with the film logo as a gift to writer/director Damian Nieman.
d.		Laird Cregar, who had come to notice in Hollywood by playing Oscar Wilde on stage, was considered for the role of Lord Henry.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serpico (1973)?
a.		After he decided to make the film, Al Pacino invited Frank Serpico to stay with him at a house that Pacino had rented in Montauk, New York. When Pacino asked Serpico, "Why did you do it?" Serpico replied, "Well, Al, I dont know. I guess I would have to say it would be because... if I didnt, who would I be when I listened to a piece of music?"
b.		Dean Martin stepped into the role of Michael Whiteacre when Tony Randall became indisposed. It was a move that solidified Martins solo film career after his split from Jerry Lewis two years earlier.
c.		Was originally planned to end with the production number "Petting in the Park", but after seeing the complete numbers, the studio added the politically charged "My Forgotten Man" at the end, pointing out that while the cast is "in the money", many others were not Depression-era America were not. Remains of the old order are visible; in the final backstage scene, Ruby Keeler and the chorus girls are all wearing costumes for the number "Petting in the Park".
d.		In the film, Petes wallet is clearly identified as being based off the Pixar film Cars. This was a set up for a scene that was shot but eventually cut from the final film.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serpico (1973)?
a.		Demi Moore was called back to re-shoot some scenes, and had to wear a wig since she had already shaved her head for G.I. Jane.
b.		Jeremy Leven adapted the script from his own novel.
c.		Only the third western to ever win the Best Picture Oscar. The other two being Dances with Wolves and Cimarron.
d.		Woodie King Jr. was originally cast as a hoodlum but broke his leg while filming a chase scene. He was replaced but returned to the set two months later to play Leslies friend, Larry, in the party scene.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serpico (1973)?
a.		Production was shut down briefly due to a disaster on another semi-related film in the area. Birch Williams, an American living expat in Ireland, was the owner of the period planes Roger Corman leased for the production. He was so interested in and excited by what Corman was doing that he decided to make a similar film himself, using his own planes. Unfortunately, there was a midair mishap, and Williams and two pilots were killed. In response, the Irish government shut down all film flying, and the insurance company canceled Cormans policy. It took several days of negotiation to get their status restored, and to resume production.
b.		David Bowie agreed to take part in the film because hes a fan of director Todd Graffs previous film Camp.
c.		The ensemble cast never actually all appeared together.
d.		The film was shot in reverse order. Al Pacino began with long hair and a beard, then for each scene, his hair and beard were trimmed bit by bit until he became clean-cut.

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