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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shamus (1973) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shamus (1973) Quiz
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About the movie:
New York private eye Shamus McCoy likes girls, drink and gambling, but by the look of his flat business can't be too hot...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shamus (1973)?
a.
The source of the film was a play, "The Comic Supplement (of American Life)," by
J.P. McEvoy
, which opened in Washington, D.C. on 19 January 1925.
b.
The sequel to this movie
A Matter of Wife... and Death
does not feature
Burt Reynolds
as Shamus McCoy. It was once reported in the media that Reynolds intended to appear in the sequel to this movie, but this did not happen.
c.
Shirley Temple
lost her first baby tooth while filming this movie.
d.
During the "stare" scene,
Danny DeVito
was allowed to do several different permutations on his lines.
Barry Sonnenfeld
just sat and let the camera roll for take after take.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shamus (1973)?
a.
Two conflicting stories have come out of LucasFilm on the origin of the Nemoidians name. One version says that the the aquatically-evolved aliens were named as an allusion to the fictional naval character, Capt. Nemo. According to other sources, however, the race was named for sci-fi icon
Leonard Nimoy
.
b.
The character of Gena, played by
Michelle Phillips
in this movie, is meant to resemble
Gene Tierney
.
Humphrey Bogart
and Tierney starred together in
The Left Hand of God
.
c.
In an example of "translation convention" all characters in the movie speak modern languages: English for the most part but also Italian (Maximus son), German (the Barbarian chief before the battle) and even Zulu (the ancient Germanic war chant).
Russell Crowe
even wanted to go a step further and speak his lines imitating
Antonio Banderas
accent in order to show Maximus non-Italic origins, but
Ridley Scott
disapproved the idea.
d.
The cat in this film is "Morris" from the famous "9-Lives" cat food commercials.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shamus (1973)?
a.
There is a shot in the movie where
Burt Reynolds
grabs a tree branch during a chase scene, it breaks and he falls to the ground. That was not planned. The branch broke accidentally during filming and the footage looked so good, they kept it in the film.
b.
Vitaphone production reels #3101-3109
c.
The movie set of the sub was identical in size to the actual K-19 sub, thanks to the K-19 blueprints that were available to the producers. Since the subs corridors were very narrow, the filming camera rolled along a rail system implemented on the ceiling. The rails were painted so they would blend with the subs interiors.
d.
David Greene
thought that the final cut of the film was so distorted that he tried, without success, to have his name removed from the credits.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shamus (1973)?
a.
While filming in Bayonne, New Jersey, studio Paramount Pictures offered quick cash to residents who lived on First Street and Pointview Terrace to move their cars off the block, between a Tuesday and Friday. This was in order for the film crew to resume shooting.
b.
The song "Fever Dog" written by
Peter Frampton
is similar to the opening song "Four Day Creep" on
Humble Pie
s live album "Rockin The Fillmore" (Frampton was lead guitar in Humble Pie).
c.
According to a 1981 behind-the-scenes documentary, because of the controversial nature of the film, members of the international press were prohibited from entering the studio during filming.
d.
Although the "87th Precinct" series of novels by author
Evan Hunter
(writing as "Ed McBain") have sold millions of copies since the first one appeared in the late 1950s, and still sell well today, this is one of only a relative handful of theatrical films - not counting a few made-for-TV movies and a TV series in the 1960s - to have been made from them.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shamus (1973)?
a.
The Academy of Tobacco Studies building in DC is actually the Department of Labors Frances Perkins Building, at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW. The Academys sign is superimposed over the actual Department of Labor sign.
b.
Robert Fuest
rewrote most of the original screenplay. Trout consulting the rabbi was one of the few sequences left from the original script.
c.
This film was not originally intended to be part of the Bloodfist franchise. Concorde Pictures made it under the title Forced to Fight (it was even advertised with this title in trailers) but the title was changed to Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight before release to capitalize on Don The Dragon Wilsons success with the first two Bloodfist films. The end credits also still portray the title Forced to Fight. This explains why star Don The Dragon Wilson plays Jimmy Boland, a different character than the Jake Raye character he played Bloodfist I and II.
d.
The films title
Shamus
is an American slang word meaning detective, private eye or private detective.
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