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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sixteen Candles (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sixteen Candles (1984) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984).
About the movie:
A young girl's "sweet sixteenth" birthday becomes anything but special as she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)?
a.
Tatum ONeal
s best supporting actress Oscar win at age 10, broke the categorys record previously held by
Patty Duke
for
The Miracle Worker
.
b.
When
Molly Ringwald
and
Anthony Michael Hall
first met, they did not get along at all. Director
John Hughes
took them shopping at a music store and they discovered they had similar musical tastes and eventually got along.
c.
During the scene in which Dans fiancé is unable to reach him the book that she is reading is
Tucker Max
s bestseller "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell".
d.
Second of seven films that
Kirk Douglas
and
Burt Lancaster
made together.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)?
a.
According to
Gedde Watanabe
(Long Duk Dong) there was a deleted scene where he sings at the dance.
b.
Filmed back-to-back with Talisman.
c.
The Academy Award that
Charles Chaplin
won for composing this films score is the only competitive Oscar he ever received; his other awards were given to him for special achievement outside of the established categories.
d.
During the "Ill Take the Water" routine, in which the sailors fill their mouths with water in order to spray
Lou Costello
, Costello actually cracked up and spit his mouthful of water onto the floor, but the take was so funny it was kept in the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)?
a.
The alcohol being consumed at the bar by
The Mad Turk
is "Black Death" vodka, popularized in the early 1990s by
Slash
from the band Guns N Roses. Not readily available in the US, the bottle labels were meticulously recreated for the film from a bottle purchased in 1991.
b.
The license plate on Jakes car reads "21850", which is director
John Hughes
s birthday (2/18/50).
c.
Paul Bartels final film role.
d.
Prior to production,
Val Kilmer
lived and breathed Morrison for nearly a year, dressing in his clothes and hanging around at his old haunts on Sunset Strip.
Jim Morrison
biographer Jerry Hopkins says that he saw him one day when meeting
Oliver Stone
for lunch, using a payphone in the restaurant, and was so convinced by the believable image he cut that the first thought that entered his head was, "Id forgotten how tall Jim was."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since.
b.
The owl in the title sequence is computer generated - the first attempt at a photo-realistic CGI animal character in a feature film.
c.
In 2003, this became the lowest grossing movie to make over $40 million on its opening weekend.
d.
In late 2003, USA network announced that a made-for-TV sequel called "32 Candles" was being planned, showcasing the original characters 16 years after the original film. It was unknown at the time of the announcement whether any of the original cast would be involved with the project.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)?
a.
As well as the alcohol industry badgering Paramount Pictures into not releasing the film, the studio was also besieged by temperance groups lobbying that the film shouldnt be released, as it would only encourage drinking. It was released on a limited engagement at
Billy Wilder
s behest. Reviewers fell all over themselves in their praise of it, thus prompting Paramount to take the plunge and give it a wide release.
b.
Niles East High School, the school where the movie was filmed, is now part of Oakton Community College and has been completely remodeled.
c.
The blue flame is the only optical effect in the film; every other effect was achieved completely "in-camera" on the set with no post-production effects work.
d.
The box office failure of this film caused its Japanese backers, NHK Enterprises, to cease getting involved in film production.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)?
a.
The bowlers skull ball was a custom ball. After the release of the movie, bowling ball manufacturer Ebonite made a less-detailed version of the skull ball as part of their Super Fun Ball line.
b.
Final film of
Dorothy Revier
.
c.
Final film of
Frank Morgan
(it was released after his death in 1949).
d.
Molly Ringwald
almost lost the part of "Samantha" to
Ally Sheedy
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)?
a.
Steven Spielberg
asked
Tobe Hooper
to direct
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
but he turned it down because he was busy on this movie. However Hooper and Spielberg would work together on
Poltergeist
.
b.
Prior to filming,
Johnny Depp
swapped his car for
Hunter S. Thompson
s red Chevrolet convertible and spent weekends driving it around California in preparation for the role. Meanwhile, Thompson spent that period in Depps car with a woman named Heidi, writing an essay called "Fear And Loathing In Hollywood: My Doomed Love At The Taco Stand" that was partially published in Time Magazine, along with a new
Ralph Steadman
drawing of a gargoyle-like Dr. Gonzo.
c.
In the VHS version,
Anthony Michael Hall
is credited as "The Geek". In the TV movie and film versions, he is credited as "Farmer Ted."
d.
This was Virginia OBriens final starring role and the last film she made for MGM. After this she had small roles in two later films but otherwise retired from the screen.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)?
a.
The journeys up and down the Thames in river boats are taken from the puppet play Hero and Leander, which is written by the character Littlewit in
Ben Jonson
s Bartholomew Fair. Littlewit adapts the classical story of the lovers divided by the Hellespont to contemporary London.
b.
Jim Carrey
auditioned for the role of Ted "The Geek".
c.
In his review of this film, author
Graham Greene
called it "sentimental, a little depraved, with an appeal interestingly decadent.
Shirley Temple
acts and dances with immense vigor and assurance, but some of her popularity seems to rest on a coquetry."
d.
The famous Swedish actor
Edvard Persson
was travelling through the US to make
Jens Månsson i Amerika
when he came to Hollywood and made a cameo appearance in this film. The director,
Cecil B. DeMille
, reciprocated with a cameo appearance in Perssons movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)?
a.
Filmed at Niles East High School. Some of the students in the big party scene are wearing Niles East Trojans jackets and shirts. Niles East is in Skokie, Illinois and was closed for over ten years when the filming started.
b.
One scene was cut after initial test screening: Kate was arriving in downtown, and instead of making a "right" as Murphy hoped, she made a left, and went the wrong way down a one-way street, and she immediately made ANOTHER left into an alley. There was supposed to be a scene were a police car blocked her off in the alley, and she did a James Bond "drive on two wheels" move to get past the police car and get to the TV station. However, audience thought this scene was too "incredible" and it was cut from the movie. It is still included in the trailer found elsewhere on the DVD, however.
c.
Daniel Craig
was a fan of the books before he was involved with the movie, as was
Dakota Blue Richards
who has read the books and saw the National Theatre stage play.
d.
Matt Chapman
plays Strong Bad, who is also one of the characters that Chapman performs the voice of for the Web animation "Homestar Runner."
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sixteen Candles (1984)?
a.
Meryl Streep turned down the part played by Sandra Bernhard.
b.
When Sam (
Molly Ringwald
) and her friend are in the lunch line, one of the menu selections behind the lunch ladys head reads "Canned Brownies in Light Syrup."
c.
Carls summons notice has the number 94070 - the postcode of San Carlos - in which Brad Lewis, the producer was once the former mayor of the city.
d.
Loosely based on the life of NYC press agent Bobby Zarem
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