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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shaft (1971) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shaft (1971) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971).
About the movie:
Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971)?
a.
The filmmakers convinced star
Terrence Howard
to live in Memphis for a while before production started to learn the dialect and get the feel of the place.
b.
Four sound discs and one sound reel and trailer sound disc plus excerpts are held by the UCLA Film and Television Archives. The excerpts are also featured on a MGM/Au release called the dawn of sound which a copy is held in the Library of Congress.
c.
Ron ONeal
(
Super Fly
) auditioned for the role of John Shaft, but was turned down because the producers felt his skin complexion was too light.
d.
Ken Nagin
: Mustachioed Biker (wearing pendant headband and holding Axe).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971)?
a.
While filming, Gary Oldman spent a lot of time with the twin girls playing the baby. He admitted to being homesick for his own children, so he gave the girls a "cuddle or a squeeze" whenever he could.
b.
Actress
Deborah Winters
was considered for the lead role.
c.
The indelible guitar "wah-wah" riff on
Isaac Hayes
Oscar-winning song - "Theme from Shaft" - was played by
Charles Skip Pitts
.
d.
After pitching his perfect game at Yankee Stadium,
Kevin Costner
s character carries
John C. Reilly
to his hotel room, where Reilly says to him, "youre the cream in my coffee." In Costners movie
JFK
a woman on the street comes up to him asking if he remembers singing with her at a party to which he responds, "oh right, we sang youre the cream in my coffee" as he walks away.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971)?
a.
Due to a dislocated rib injury,
Natalie Portman
had to receive physical therapy during filming. Portman is undergoing a real therapy session in one scene with Michelle Rodriguez, an actual physical therapist brought in by choreographer
Benjamin Millepied
. Director
Darren Aronofsky
told Portman to stay in character during the appointment so he could film and include the scene into the final cut.
b.
Due to permissions and budgetary constraints the movie was not shot in Arnhem but in Deventer, which lies 35KM up north. The sceneries and the bridge however are very much look alike compared to Arnhem.
c.
Adrienne Wilkinson received a BEST ACTRESS NOMINATION at the Action on Film Festival, in Pasadena, California for her work in Reflections.
d.
Isaac Hayes
originally auditioned to play the title role. Producers cast
Richard Roundtree
, but were so impressed with Hayes that they asked him to write the now legendary score to the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971)?
a.
Was rumored to be written as just another detective movie, with a white detective in the lead, but, after the success of
Sweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss Song
, the film was rewritten and recast as a blaxploitation movie. This story has been told several times by director Melvin van Peebles. However, it is probably apocryphal. The
Ernest Tidyman
novel which was the basis for the film is about a black detective and not a white one.
b.
In Scream 2, the fictional "Stab" movie which is a movie about the events of Scream re-enacts the opening scene with Drew Barrymore. During the scene in the real Scream, the shadow of a crew member is briefly visible for a moment when Drew Barrymore is running. In "Stab", they recreate this goof but the entire silhouette of a person is visible while she is running.
c.
References to
Mira Sorvino
s boyfriend
Quentin Tarantino
productions: In the scene where Romy and Michele are pigging out in their living room, you can see a take-out bag from Big Kahuna Burger. An ad for Red Apple cigarettes on the building next to their apartment.
d.
None of the characters who were members of the Vory v Zakone used a gun throughout the movie. The reason for this is that when doing research on Russian organized crime,
David Cronenberg
discovered that members of the Vory v Zakone typically prefer to use knives instead of guns. The rationale for this is that if Vory v Zakone members were arrested by police and questioned as to why they were in possession of such weapons, the suspects could evade suspicion by claiming that the knives were simply for linoleum cutting.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971)?
a.
Alexis Wolfe
also auditioned for the role of Amelia.
b.
Most of the movie was filmed on location in England. The castle used for the film dated back to 1065 and had original tapestries on the walls.
c.
The story, written by
Chazz Palminteri
, is adapted from his autobiographical one-man play. His real name is Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri. When
Robert De Niro
offered to purchase the film rights, Palminteri refused to sell them unless he could write the screenplay and play the role of Sonny.
d.
Gordon Parks
: as a landlord when Shaft is looking for Ben Buford.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971)?
a.
The opening credits sequence utilizes psychedelic light show effects done by director
Allan Arkush
with his friend
Ben Haller
in Arkushs basement in Van Nuys. They were leftovers from Arkushs days creating these sorts of effects to play behind acts in rock concerts.
b.
Apparently, when this picture was first touted,
Dudley Moore
thought (perhaps jokingly) that the movie was about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
c.
One of a small handful of films produced by 20th Century-Fox which does *not* use the fanfare of trumpets with the opening logo. (
All About Eve
,
Sounder
, and
The Sound of Music
are others.) The moody and lovely opening music is by the films composer,
Bernard Herrmann
.
d.
Much of the action in the movie centers around 125th Street in Harlem. Shafts apartment (exterior only) was located in Manhattans Greenwich Village at 55 Jane Street, across the street from the (real) "No Name Bar" at 621 Hudson Street. The former bar was ultimately transformed into deli.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971)?
a.
The only Star Trek movie to-date where a Stardate is never given nor displayed at any point throughout the entire course of the film.
b.
Scenes featuring
Michael Berryman
as the Skull Cowboy were cut.
c.
During the scene where Bumpy Jonas visits Shaft at his office, a door adjacent to the office says "Skloot Insurance" - named for
Steven P. Skloot
, a production manager on the film.
d.
Despite having a score composed by
John Williams
, the films opening and end title music were lifted excerpts from
Touch of Evil
which was scored by
Henry Mancini
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971)?
a.
Sonny Landham
was hired to work on this film, but on one condition: the insurance company insisted on a round-the-clock bodyguard for Landham, not to protect the actor, but to protect everyone else from the actor (who was prone to bar fights, etc.).
b.
Miley Cyrus
was not the first choice for Penny.
Chloe Moretz
voiced the entire film before Miley was placed on the project.
c.
The many movie marquees seen in Shafts many exterior shots walking around NYC include advertisements for:
Patton
,
Get Carter
,
Love Story
and
The Owl and the Pussycat
.
d.
Originally
Julianne Moore
s character had a bigger role in the film even after she exposes him briefly. Kimble was to have sought her out for help and eventually fall for her. These scenes were filmed and deleted from the final cut of the film. That is however at the same time her name is still credited as one of the main stars of the picture.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971)?
a.
Buster Keaton
wanted to use the real locomotive "The General" in the movie which was at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot in Chattanooga, Tennessee (its in Kennesaw, Georgia now), but was unable to, and had to dress up another 4-4-0 locomotive instead.
b.
This was John Carradines first leading role on screen, filmed from December 10-31, 1942. Release took place July 2, 1943.
c.
Rex Robbins
first film role.
d.
Final on-screen appearance of
Tiny Tim
. He died months before this movie was released.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shaft (1971)?
a.
The movie was originally intended to be completely filmed in Iceland.
b.
The women backing vocalists in the films theme song are
Telma Hopkins
and
Joyce Vincent Wilson
from
Tony Orlando
& Dawn.
c.
Production designer
Dale Hennesy
died in the middle of production and
Gene Callahan
was asked to finish out the film. Callahan accepted but refused to have his name listed in the credits, giving the credit to the late Dale Hennesy.
d.
The contacts on The Creeper made
Jonathan Breck
blind whenever he had to wear them.
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