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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Silent Movie (1976) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Silent Movie (1976) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976).
About the movie:
A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976)?
a.
Both
Noah Beery
and
Slim Summerville
, who are the actual leading players in the film, would be dead within a year.
b.
The first of
Mel Brooks
s films in which he plays the lead role.
c.
Features a fresnel (flat) lens, as did
Brazil
, also directed by
Terry Gilliam
.
d.
Jesse James
: in the scene where Ford and Shane are talking inside the tent. Two of his custom choppers are used later in the movie as the bikes Henry James drugs are stored in.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976)?
a.
John Paragon
: the gas station attendant.
b.
The opening scene where
Nia Vardalos
and
Michael Constantine
travel in the early morning to open the restaurant was one of the very last scenes filled. Vardalos said that all of the other cast members had finished their scenes and had left, and so the sadness she and Constantine had in that car scene reflected the tearful goodbyes theyd said.
c.
The Silent Movie DVD contains audio tracks in three languages, plus an English subtitle track.
d.
The production shoot in Acapulco, Mexico went for ten weeks.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976)?
a.
When Amy, Lucy, Janet and Scud are driving to the off-limits club Scud asks Janet if she went to Dalton. Janet replies yes. Dalton is the name of a real well known private school on the upper East side of Manhattan.
b.
The logo for Big Picture Studios features the slogan "Ars est pecunia" which is "Art is money" in Latin. This is a takeoff on the MGM slogan "Ars gratia artis" which means "Art for arts sake."
c.
During the original casting process,
Tara Reid
played "Dorothy Wheeler (now played by
Jessica Capshaw
) and
Jennifer Love Hewitt
played "Paige Prescott" (now played by
Denise Richards
).
d.
Final feature film of
Lyndon Brook
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976)?
a.
Marcel Marceau
, the famous mime, has the only speaking line in this movie: "Non!" (when refusing a role in the silent film). As a result, the movie has been listed in the Guinesss Book Of World Records as having the fewest spoken lines of any sound movie.
b.
Admiral Bates states that Ryback led a SEAL team to take the airport in Panama and was the only survivor of the team. In one of the major blunders of the Panama invasion SEAL team 4 was sent to take the airport. In that mission 4 SEALs were killed and 8 were wounded. Generally, Army Rangers take airports but the Navy was unhappy with the amount of participation in the invasion so the SEALs were given the task.
c.
During the scene where Perry Smith (
Robert Blake
) is summing up his life, the rain on the window is reflected on Blakes face so that it looks like hes shedding tears, and the effect was lauded by many reviewers. That effect wasnt planned - the set was hot that day and a fan was being used near the simulated rain; it accidentally blew the water against the window, resulting in the shadows of the falling "rain" passing over Blakes face.
d.
Malia Scotch Marmo
did some rewrites on the final script but remains uncredited.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976)?
a.
Brooks and his writers concoct a sight gag they loved, in which the customers at a seafood restaurant would be human-sized lobsters, who pick terrified humans out of an aquarium to be cooked for dinner. However, the gag bombed at sneak previews and was deleted.
b.
"The Bastard Men of Root Flats" is the last chapter of a planned three part trilogy, although it was filmed first. The Chierichella brothers state it as "starting with Return of the Jedi, and ending with A New Hope".
c.
Was the first film released in September since
Sweet Home Alabama
to gross over 100 million dollars.
d.
Music in the trailer is from
Pee-wees Big Adventure
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976)?
a.
In the scene where Phyllis is listening at Neffs door as he talks with Keyes, Keyes exits into the hallway and Phyllis hides behind the door. The door opens into the hallway which isnt allowed by building codes even back then, but it does give Phyllis something to hide behind and increases the tension.
b.
When they heard
Alan Rickman
was a
Chasing Amy
fan,
Kevin Smith
and
Scott Mosier
felt confident enough to ask him to play Metatron. He read the script and came back with only two questions: 1) would we stay faithful to the script, and 2) are the wings real or CGI?
c.
The cameo in this film was the last movie appearance for
Harry Ritz
, whom
Mel Brooks
described as "the funniest man on Earth" and one of his strongest comedic influences.
d.
Despite his fearsome reputation
Susanna Foster
remembered Jack Pierce as being a sweet caring man that took the time to teach her how to apply her makeup to best suit her features, despite the fact that he was not assigned to work with her. Any time that he saw her where she was not made up as he had suggested he would pretend to be mad and tell her off, saying "You are not doing what I said".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976)?
a.
In contrast to co-star
Richard Arlen
,
Charles Buddy Rogers
did not know how to fly a plane when production began, but he learned how to do so by the end of it. In the close-up scenes where Jack and David (and other characters) are flying, the actors are actually working the planes themselves. To shoot these scenes, the actors had to get the plane up in the air, keep it up, turn on the (motorized) camera and land the plane-and act at the same time.
b.
Mel Brooks
claimed that he was able to get all of the big star cameos (
Burt Reynolds
,
James Caan
,
Liza Minnelli
,
Paul Newman
, etc.) for under $300 a day, far below there normal salaries. Though, of course, they didnt have to learn any lines.
c.
In the scene where
Gregory Peck
lifts up
Ava Gardner
, he threw out his knee and production had to close down while he recovered. Unfortunately, all the scenes of his lying down in his sickbed had been shot already.
d.
Twentieth Century-Fox wanted either
Jane Wyman
or
Olivia de Havilland
for the role of Constance MacKenzie.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976)?
a.
Jim Greenleaf
served as an FBI Advisor for the production.
b.
The villainous company Engulf & Devour is a spoof of Gulf & Western, which between 1965 and 1970 swallowed up 80 different companies, including Paramount Pictures in 1966.
c.
Eddie Murphy
recorded his dialog, during the breaks of
Holy Man
.
d.
When Gandalf has his big stand-off scene with the Balrog,
Ian McKellen
is actually acting to a ping pong ball.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976)?
a.
According to a story told by
Jack Palance
,
Joan Crawford
and
Gloria Grahame
did not get along and got into a physical altercation at one point during the filming. The fight started after Grahame sat on the edge of the set during a Crawford closeup and very obviously sucked and smacked loudly on a lolly pop in an attempt to wind Crawford up. It worked, and Palance noted that the all male crew watched the fight for a few moments rather curiously before stepping in to end it.
b.
Sean Connery
had been the original choice for the title role but declined, a decision he later regretted.
c.
At the sneak preview of the silent movie, several posters for
Young Frankenstein
are visible in theater lobby.
d.
The Word "Fuck" is used 95 times, "Bitch" is used 31 times and "Asshole" 13 times.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Movie (1976)?
a.
When Tom is following William and Nanette in a cab, he tells the cabbie to turn off the radio, which is broadcasting a horse race. The cabbie objects because he wants to know what happens to Samson and Delilah. Nine years later,
Victor Mature
would star in
Samson and Delilah
.
b.
The creepy Hotel Clerk (Ian Gomez) is the real life husband of Nia Vardalos.
c.
Originally, a very young
Kenneth Branagh
was cast as Mozart, but
Milos Forman
changed his mind and decided to go with American actors for the principal roles.
d.
One scene shows the skyline of New York City. The orchestra begins playing "San Francisco", and the music comes to a sudden and noisy halt. The orchestra then goes into "Ill Take Manhattan".
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