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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Six Pack (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Six Pack (1982) Quiz
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About the movie:
Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Six Pack (1982)?
a.
Dispute still rages over ownership of the original idea for the script, with many claiming that it was the brainchild of co-writer
Herman J. Mankiewicz
. In his school days,
Orson Welles
wrote a play titled "Marching Song." Though never produced, it was the exploration of a public figure through the testimonies of the people in his life. Mankiewicz certainly wrote the first draft of the screenplay, which took him about six weeks.
b.
Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Jimmy Conlin
(Little Man),
Andrew Tombes
(Mr. Woods),
Gordon De Main
&
Eddie Kane
& Al Herman &
Lew Harvey
(Wise Money Men),
Don Brodie
(Sharp Money Man),
Forbes Murray
&
James Carlisle
&
Bert Moorhouse
&
Sam Harris
(Horse Owners) and
Norman Mayes
(Bellhop).
c.
Last Best Picture Oscar winner with a PG rating.
d.
Diane Lane
was about seventeen years of age when she appeared in this movie as Heather "Breezy" Aikens.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Six Pack (1982)?
a.
Debut theatrical film for
Kenny Rogers
.
b.
Bob Hoskins
was also considered for the role of Slughorn.
Jim Broadbent
started work on this film after filming
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
.
c.
After bringing Veronica, a journalist, to his apartment, the first thing Seth does to impress her is play the piano. In real life,
David Cronenberg
s mother played the piano, while his father was a journalist.
d.
Bruce Smeaton
s score is not what was originally intended for the film. The score in the film is mainly needle drop tracks for most scenes. The score was recorded with 130 piece Hollywood Symphony Orchestra and was meant to have a fuller sound. The reason for this was because Director
Fred Schepisi
, who was fired and then brought back onto the project for post-production tampered with the film after it was locked. Hed shifted around dialog, scenes and such. According to Smeaton, "Hed (Schepisi) gone in and made 28 minor changes to the film just as we (Smeaton, Music Editor
Jim Henrikson
and Music Engineer
Dan Wallin
along with the Hollywood Symphony) were preparing to go into Glen Glenn Sound with 130 piece orchestra. The music wasnt fitting the scenes they were intended for. Fred (Schepisi) never showed up." Smeaton had to then cancel the sessions and edit down his music from what had they originally had been intended for. Smeaton admits to having regretted working with Schepisi and their subsequent film,
Roxanne
starring
Steve Martin
would be their last project together. Schepisi would have the late Jerry Goldsmith as his composer of choice during the 1990s.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Six Pack (1982)?
a.
The directors grandfather was Elmer C. Robinson, the cop who investigated the Lonely Hearts murders.
b.
Filmed only on weekends, holidays and during vacations.
c.
The race featured at the end of this movie utilizes real race footage from the NASCAR Coca-Cola 500 Race held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1982.
d.
The foley artists in this film were students from a performing arts course in Cardiff, South Wales. They did all the background voiceovers in an afternoon for 20 pounds each and some sandwiches.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Six Pack (1982)?
a.
The Bert & I stories were a late addition to the film. Actor-writer
William Cully Allen
had grown up listening to these folk stories in album form. He himself tells them (in dialect) in the films opening and closing.
b.
Anthony Michael Hall
makes his acting and singing debut in this movie. Hall was about fourteen years of age at the time.
c.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Pete is watching TV and every channel has Tad Hamilton playing, there is a war movie where a Wilhelm Scream is heard.
d.
John Ford
s habit was to always sit beside the camera while it was filming so he could watch the action intently. Unfortunately because of the triple lens on the Cinerama camera, he kept appearing in shot until director of photography
Joseph LaShelle
hit on the idea of building a rig that allowed Ford to sit above the camera.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Six Pack (1982)?
a.
Leland Orser
s character is called Larry Purvis in the credits. In the original script, he was supposed to have his last name on his jumpsuit, and Christie calls him by that name. This scene was changed in the final cut, and the only person who ever refers to him as Purvis is Call, when they get ready to put him in the Bettys freezing chamber towards the end of the film.
b.
Tom Keene
was cast after deMille saw him in an industrial film produced for the National Safety Council by W. Allen Lucey of the Worcester Film Corporation.
c.
Vince Vaughn
s character originally had a scene where he sung to his daughter, but it was not allowed in the film because of song rights.
d.
The six pack kids range in age from seven years to sixteen years. Of the six, most are boys, five of them, with only one girl.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Six Pack (1982)?
a.
Burt Lancaster
was ill with hepatitis and suffered a mild heart attack during filming.
b.
The actor who plays Vincent is actually
Sylvester Stallone
s son,
Sage Stallone
. Sylvester made the suggestion to the director that his son plays a part in the movie.
c.
About a year after this movie was made and released, a TV series pilot based on this movie was filmed starring
Don Johnson
in the
Kenny Rogers
role of Brewster Baker. The pilot failed and no TV series was made.
d.
The Wolfmans face was modeled after that of
Stan Winston
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Six Pack (1982)?
a.
The meaning and relevance of this movies "Six Pack" title is that it is a play on words of its usual meaning which is the way beer and other drinks and beverages are packaged which is in half-a-dozen packages of cans or bottles.. There are six orphaned youngsters in this movie who befriend stock-car racer
Kenny Rogers
, hence the term "Six Pack". It is notable that
Kenny Rogers
s characters name is Brewster Baker and his shortened nickname is Brew, a reference to beer.
b.
The mobile phones the angels use are Nokia 8260.
c.
After this movie was completed,
Alfred Hitchcock
worked on the film script for the spy thriller The Short Night. He never got to direct it due to his ailing health and it was not made. It would have been his fifty-fourth film. The Short Night still has never been filmed to this day.
d.
The studio spent an estimated $5 million for a six-night shoot in New York City involving the Brooklyn Bridge. To film in this location, the producers needed the approval of as many as 14 government agencies. The shooting required a crew of 250, plus 1,000 extras, including 160 National Guard troops in full combat gear.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Six Pack (1982)?
a.
Specific dialog makes references to the previous live-action films. In the battle with the Foot Clan, Casey Jones says, "Two minutes for high sticking!" which was one of his lines from his introduction in the same film. The very last line of the film, spoken by Raphael is, "Man, I love being a turtle!" which has been spoken in each of the previous films.
b.
The name of the main protagonist, Gru, appears to be taken from the Russian Military Intelligence agency GRU. GRU is an acronym for Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravleniye (roughly translates to Main Intelligent Department/Directorate), the foreign military intelligence directorate of the Russian Armed Forces. It is the largest Russian intelligence agency, six times larger than the SVR (formerly the KGB). This may hint at Grus own origins.
c.
This movie is notable for its catchy popular song "Love Will Turn You Around" sung and performed by its star
Kenny Rogers
. Rogers co-wrote the song which was a No. #1 country and adult contemporary song hit which went to No. #13 on the pops chart.
d.
A copy of this film is located the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Six Pack (1982)?
a.
The car driven by Bakers nemesis through out the film was in reality one of the few Dodge Miradas driven in NASCAR in the early 80s. For some reason the car is constantly (and incorrectly) referred to as a Buick.
b.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Barf holds up the curved tubes, deflecting the shots of four of the bad guys back at them, the fourth one screams a Wilhelm as he is shot in the rear.
c.
The prologue takes place in November of 1912, as indicated by the newspaper with the headline "Wilson Elected" (referring to President
Woodrow Wilson
) being read by a streetcar passenger.
d.
Lite gives Otto a book called "DIORETIX" to "help change your life". This is a reference to L. Ron Hubbards "Dianetics".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Six Pack (1982)?
a.
Many of the lead cast were quite old to be appearing in an action film.
Gregory Peck
was 64 ;
Trevor Howard
was 67 ; whilst
David Niven
was 70. Their ages were reflective though of the movies unique story
b.
Kenny Rogers
was about forty-three years old when he starred in movie. This is
Kenny Rogers
only ever big starring top billing theatrical movie. Apart from
Longshot
, this is the only ever theatrically made movie with
Kenny Rogers
.
c.
In the opening scene when King Triton arrives at the arena, you can briefly see Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Kermit the Frog in the crowd of sea-people as mermen when he passes over them.
d.
Film debut for
Arnold Schwarzenegger
.
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