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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Smokey and the Bandit (1977) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Smokey and the Bandit (1977) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Smokey and the Bandit (1977) - Part (2)

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.		It was decided that the film would be produced at Robert Rodriguezs Troublemaker Studios instead of 20th Century Fox so that Rodriguez would have creative control over the project.
b.		John Lithgow was director Stephen Hopkins first choice for Peter Keyes, but producer Joel Silver pushed for Gary Busey instead.
c.		Hal Needham was better known in the film industry as a stunt man, and had great difficulty in getting any producers interested in this project. Only when his close friend Burt Reynolds agreed to star in the film did he manage to gain studio attention.
d.		More than half the movie had to be re-shot due to recasting and production issues.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.		The first Nickelodeon animated movie to receive a PG rating.
b.		It took two tries to bring down the Temple of Dagon in the films climactic sequence. During the first time, some of the dynamite charges in the miniature temple failed to go off on schedule. The temple (about one-third full size) had to be rebuilt, and the second attempt was more successful. Footage from both tries can be seen in the completed film: when the statue of Dagon starts to fall, there is a cut to the Saran saying "Delilah," then a cut back to a long shot of the statue hitting the ground, but at a slightly different angle from that of the previous shot.
c.		When Sheriff Justice first meets Sheriff Branford (a black man) he first addresses his white deputy as the sheriff, before remarking to Sheriff Branford "You sounded a lot taller on the radio." This is similar to a scene in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, when Walter Matthau first encounters Inspector Daniels (also a black man) in person, by telling him "Oh, I thought you were, uh, a, uh, shorter guy..."
d.		When movie was being planned during the mid-1970s, Vietnam was still a taboo subject with all major Hollywood studios. It was the English Company EMI (headed by Sir Bernard Delfont) who initially arranged financing. Universal got involved with the picture at a much later stage.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.		Originally Liv Tylers character Arwen (and love interest for Aragorn) was to be included in the fighting force of Elves who join the men in the battle of Helms Deep. This was a relic of the script treatment for Miramax, which condensed all three books into two films, and met with fan fury on the internet with its free-and-easy approach to J.R.R. Tolkiens work. Tyler had even trained with swordfighters in preparation for her scenes, when the decision to remove her was made by the writers, who realized that this approach wasnt working. Arwen, who doesnt appear in the book of "The Two Towers", was ultimately reworked into the story by lifting elements from the Appendices at the back of the novel, utilizing flashbacks to her and Aragorn at Rivendell. It took the writers about a year to come up with this solution.
b.		Producer Sam Zimbalist offered William Wyler $1,000,000 to direct this film. This was the highest directors fee ever paid up to that time.
c.		This movie made the Pontiac Trans Am a superstar. Trans Am sales jumped from 68,745 in 1977 to 93,341 in 1978. And just one year later that number swelled to 117,108 units sold.
d.		The restaurant used in the film is now The Madison Bar & Grill.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.		The screen rights were initially bought by David O. Selznick. He intended to make it a vehicle for Ingrid Bergman. She declined the role, however. He tried to cast either Dorothy McGuire or Sonja Henie, but eventually sold the rights to RKO Radio Pictures.
b.		Ronnie Gay, Lamar Jackson and Quinnon Sheffield were real Georgia State Troopers at the time of the filming of the movie.
c.		This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.		The real name of the Utica Kid turns out to be Lee, thus the names of the warring brothers are Grant and Lee, just like the opposing generals in the Brothers War (the American Civil War)

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.		This film was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1993. John Humphries, who, in his only acting appearance, played Mikey, was a special guest at the first Mystery Science Theater 3000 convention in 1994.
b.		The over-the-top character of Malathian was patterned after comedienne Julie Brown.
c.		The meaning and relevance of this movies title Bombers B-52 is that it is a rewording of the name for the B-52 Bomber aircraft. They actually have the technical name of being known as "Boeing B-52 Stratofortress" aircraft. These airplanes are American subsonic jet-powered strategic long-range bomber aircraft which were initiated by the USAF (United States Air Force) in 1955. This movie was released in 1957 soon after when these aircraft were very new to the world of aviation.
d.		The Trans-Am used for the bridge jump was fitted with a Chevrolet engine, according to Hal Needham.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.		The first part of Anthony Spadaccinis 3-part "Film Truth Collection", a cinéma vérité story about the consequences of ones careless actions. This is followed by Aftermath (which is a prequel) and Hatred.
b.		The producers claimed that 90 per cent of the cast were under 23 years of age.
c.		Gary Coopers first all-talking film. He felt that sound would ruin him, believing his voice wasnt adequate to the task. Yet, it was "The Virginian" that turned him from a promising young leading man into a full-fledged star.
d.		On the DVD Documentary, Burt Reynolds says that a senior executive at Pontiac promised him a free Trans-Am if the movie became a hit. It did and the 1977 T-Top Trans-Am became one of the hottest selling cars of the year. When the movie became a hit, Reynolds expected the executive to come through with his promise. But the Trans-Am never came. After a few months, Reynolds, who was afraid of looking like one of those pretentious stars looking for freebies, finally called Pontiac. As it turned out, the exec who made the promise had retired and the new exec refused to honor the deal.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.		One of the footballers, Mike Summerbee, became friendly with Michael Caine. After retiring from football, Summerbee went into bespoke shirt-making. Caine is one of his favored customers.
b.		Marco Beltrami landed scoring duties after Wes Cravens assistant was on an Internet chat site, asking if anyone knew of any fresh musical talent.
c.		Hugh Jackman took cold showers to help him create Wolverines berserker rage.
d.		According to director Hal Needham in the DVD Documentary, Pontiac gave them two Trans-Ams and three Bonnevilles (Sheriff Justices patrol car) for the film. Needham says that one of the Trans-Ams was completely destroyed during the famous bridge jump scene and that with all the damages the Lemans sustained, they eventually had to piece all three bodies together to make one Bonneville.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.		Pat McCormick (Big Enos Burdette) was only 13 years older than Paul Williams (Little Enos Burdette).
b.		The airplane that the Lemurs hold court in is a Lockheed Electra, the same airplane as Amelia Earhart disappeared in on July 2, 1937.
c.		Mitch Vogel broke a shoulder during the shooting.
d.		This was intended to be the first in a trilogy of action films starring Michael Paré as Tom Cody. However, its failure at the box office had put an end to the project.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.		The prop train used for the Money Train was an actual retired NYC subway train that was destined to be scrapped. After the film was completed, it was donated to the NYC Transit Authority and currently resides in the Coney Island Rapid Transit Yard.
b.		This is the film with the often shown, camp classic scene of Bette Davis calmly grabbing Miriam Hopkins by the shoulders, vigorously shaking her, throwing her down into a chair, and then calmly saying with a clipped, sarcastic edge: "Sorry". Bette Davis later admitted she immensely enjoyed playing that scene.
c.		When Hal Needham originally wrote the initial screenplay, he hired Jerry Reed to play the Bandit. But when Needham told Burt Reynolds about the film, Reynolds decided he wanted to do it and Reed was re-cast as the Snowman.
d.		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.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)?
a.		Hal Needham asked Jerry Reed to write a theme song for the film. A couple of hours later, Reed presented "East Bound and Down" to Needham. With an acoustic guitar, Reed started to play it and Needham immediately stopped him. Thinking Needham didnt like it, Reed offered to re-write the song. To which Needham replied: "If you change one note, Ill kill you!" The song went on to become one of Reeds biggest hits.
b.		The test screenings showed that the audience had trouble figuring out whether it was a comedy or a teen drama. Directors Kyle Rankin and Efram Potelle and Miramax were fighting towards the end of post production on what genre it should be. The directors felt it should be a teen drama, Miramax thought it should be a comedy (because it was a marketing genre). Rankin and Potelle eventually gave in and cut it as a comedy.
c.		The DeLorean time machine is a licensed, registered vehicle in the state of California. While the vanity license plate used in the film says "OUTATIME", the DeLoreans actual license plate reads 3CZV657
d.		Despite the fact that Erich von Stroheim plays a butler/chauffeur, he could not drive in real life. During the scenes in which he drove, the car was towed by another car. In the scene in which he drives Norma Desmond to Paramount Pictures, it was rumoured he crashed into the famous Paramount gate. According to the DVD commentary by Wilder biographer Ed Sikov, this story was most likely invented/exaggerated by Billy Wilder.

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