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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977).
About the movie:
The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.
When scenes were filmed in the Trans Am, it was not possible to use a slate to mark the beginning and end of scenes. The actors had to clap their hands instead to mark when a scene started and ended. Several outtakes show this being done.
b.
Originally produced with a running time of nine hours. It was only shown once at this length, at a private studio screening. That screening was on 12 January 1924 at the M-G-M studios.
c.
The actor playing the young deposed prince was not allowed to be on the set at the same time as the tiger, so a short stunt person in a wig, photographed from behind, was used in those shots.
d.
Viggo Mortensen
was so impressed with the horse his character rides that he purchased him from the owners. The horse was shipped back to New Zealand for the additional shots that were filmed in 2002.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.
No studio was interested in backing the film. The film was then shot independently and once it was completed, Universal stepped in to distribute it. Part of the reason Universal released it was because one of the executives of the studio used to hitchhike to Hollywood to watch
Ray Charles
concerts.
b.
A deleted subplot followed Statler & Waldorf who turned up at various points in the movie to comment (and heckle) the main action.
c.
In the original recording for the opening song "Arabian Nights", part of the song originally went "where they cut off your ear, if they dont like your face". After the movies release Arabic Americans took offense so the line was changed to "where its flat and immense, and the heat is intense". If you listen closely, you can hear a distinct vocal change when he sings, "its barbaric, but hey, its home!"
d.
Jackie Gleason
reportedly modeled his character, Sheriff Buford T. Justice, after
Burt Reynolds
description of his father, a Georgia sheriff. Among the character traits that came from this was the use of "sum bit" instead of "son of a bitch". Gleason later stated that one of his greatest joys was learning that people in the Deep South had picked up using "sum bit" from the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.
Johnny Depp
watched the Scottish comedy show
Rab C. Nesbitt
to perfect his characters Glaswegian voice.
b.
Jackie Gleason
said the cafe scene with himself and
Burt Reynolds
was not in the original story, it was Gleasons idea.
c.
During filming of the scene in which his character is killed by
Joe Pesci
,
Michael Imperioli
broke a glass in his hand and had to be rushed to the emergency room. When doctors saw what appeared to be a gunshot wound in his chest, they tried to treat it. When Imperioli told them what was really up, he was made to wait for three hours. Director
Martin Scorsese
told Imperioli that someday hed be telling that story on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
. The prediction came true in March, 2000.
d.
Director
William A. Graham
told in a interview years after making of this film that
Elvis Presley
was the nicest man he have ever met.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.
First cinema film of
Matt Frewer
.
b.
Bob Hope
always said it was his biggest regret that he turned down this movie.
c.
The dog chosen for Snowmans pet was picked by
Burt Reynolds
, chiefly because he refused to obey commands.
d.
Principal photography which began in late June 1940, finished just a few days over schedule on October 23. The movie was ready for release in February 1941. The controversy surrounding the film delayed its opening until 1 May 1941.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.
Debut theatrical film for
Kenny Rogers
.
b.
When the newspaper headlines are shown featuring stories about Fred Flinstone, the photo used is not of
John Goodman
but an original cartoon drawing of Fred Flintstone.
c.
The second highest grossing movie released in 1977 next to
Star Wars
d.
The movie originally included scenes featuring Stiflers dad (played by
Chris Penn
). These were removed after negative reaction in test screenings. Also missing from the theatrical release is a scene showing the band camp leader with a rash around his mouth, the morning after having played the trumpet that was inserted into Jims ass.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.
There are more than 600 colors used in the film. One character, chemist mouse Mr. Ages, has 26 colors.
b.
The Tingler is a large scale model of velvet worm, also called peripatus. It has its own phylum - Onychophora. It is about half way between and earthworm and an arthropod.
c.
According to MapQuest, Atlanta to Texarkana is 665.2 miles, with an estimated travel time of 10 hours, 43 minutes (21:30 round trip). Atlanta to Boston is 1089 miles with an estimated travel time of 17 hours, 31 minutes. If driven the whole way, it would require an average speed of 121 miles an hour to do it in the 28 hours mandated by the "double or nothing" but the terms of the bet didnt specify how they were to get to Boston and certainly not how to return so they could have driven to the airport and bought round-trip tickets.
d.
First of three collaborations between husband and wife comedy team
Gilda Radner
and
Gene Wilder
though they were not married when making this movie. Their two subsequent films together were
The Woman in Red
and
Haunted Honeymoon
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.
Ruth Chatterton
s only silent movie.
b.
Two sound-stages were used for
Sandra Dee
s nude scene to prevent "peeping toms." One sound-stage was used to shoot the scene and the other was used to house the cast not needed in the shot.
c.
Buford T. Justice was the name of a real Florida Highway Patrolman known to
Burt Reynolds
father who was once Chief of Police of Jupiter, Florida.
d.
Justin Long
had a scene in the movie that was omitted due to length.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.
Stuntman
Eddie Parker
s participation in this film is still debatable. The story that he doubled
Bela Lugosi
stems from amateur fanzines in the early 1960s, and the assumption that Parker doubled Lugosi in
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
. He didnt. Parker doubled
Lon Chaney Jr.
as the Wolf Man; Australian actor/stuntman
Gil Perkins
doubled the Monster.
b.
At one point David screams, "Im a fuckin werewolf, for Gods sake!" For television,
David Naughton
screamed, "Im a famous werewolf, for Gods sake!" The latter phrase was looped in post-production.
c.
When Jennifer Lopez signed on to be Selena, she expected to be providing her own vocals. But it was felt that since the movie would be released so soon after Selenas death her fans would not approve of hearing any voice other than hers. So Lopez was coached to lip-sync instead of being provided the vocal coaching she expected.
d.
Near the end of the movie, one of the two Georgia State Patrol cars that block the entrance to the fairgrounds (the Oldsmobile) is equipped with an airbag (very rare for the 70s). The airbag did not deploy in that minor collision but did deploy when they purposely wrecked the car years later. That car is shown in an airbag safety film used in some traffic schools.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.
(At 35:00) In the news room the reporters are playing poker and one of them calls out to the reporter McCue, played by
Roscoe Karns
, whos sitting by a window that looks on a staircase. "Hey Mac (no response)... Hey Stairway Sam, would you mind turning on some lights." If you back up the DVD a minute or two youll see why hes "Stairway Sam". In the background of these newsroom scenes McCue (or "Stairway Sam") is trying to look up the womens dresses as they go up the stair case (at 27:30, 35:20 and 39:00). Even during one of the few serious moments in the film just after Molly Molloy confronts the newsmen with their lies Stairway Sam cant help himself. Not to mention hes flirting with and chatting up every woman who walks by. This was probably something that got by the Hayes office censors of the time.
b.
The first Bond film to be shot in Pinewood Studios since
The Living Daylights
.
c.
The first in the original series of four "Magnificent Seven" movies.
d.
According to
Hal Needham
on a radio show in Atlanta, the scene with the football players narrowly missed being a serious accident when, unknown to the film crew, a groundskeeper watered the grass on the field, causing the car to go out of control, slide the wrong way, and almost hit the extras.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.
Jodie Foster
filmed her part in three weeks.
b.
Director
Martha Coolidge
was required by the films producers to show female breasts at least four times. They felt it would make the movie more appealing to younger males.
c.
Many of the lines spoken by
Jackie Gleason
as Sheriff Justice were improvised.
d.
Harrison Ford
was initially intended to have a cameo role in the film as Elliots school headmaster, but the scene was cut.
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