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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sonny Boy (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sonny Boy (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989).
About the movie:
A small-town crime boss accepts delivery of a stolen car, only to find there's a baby in the back-seat...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989)?
a.
Because of the films bizarre nature and general failure at the box office many theaters pulled the film out of screenings after only a couple of days.
b.
The very first actor
Robert Towne
considered for the lead was
Al Pacino
back in 1971, when Pacino was about the right age for the role.
c.
Whitney Houston
had expressed interest in the lead role before
Mira Sorvino
was cast.
d.
The crew was allowed to film inside a 1970s "head shop" in exchange for the head shop getting a credit in the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989)?
a.
Ann Wedgeworth
won the 1978 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "Chapter Two" for the role of Faye Medwick.
b.
The film was intended to be released in November 1999 or May 2000 by Universal Pictures and producer
Brian Grazer
, then it was delayed for several more years in the US. Universal tired of the film, sold its distribution rights to DEJ in the USA and finally was released theatrically three years after its completion.
c.
Star Paul Smith reportedly had no interest in the films story, deeming it "really weird." Smith only decided to take the role of Slue after seeing the other names signed to the cast.
d.
Shot in 44 days. Shooting started August 6, 2007, exactly eight years after the start of production of
The Sixth Sense
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989)?
a.
Originally Sonny Boy was written to be a disfigured monster, but director Robert Martin Carroll felt the story would be more tragic if the character were an attractive young man.
b.
In the scene in the air shaft where Vasquez shoots the alien with a handgun,
Jenette Goldstein
could not handle the recoil of the gun properly. As a result, producer
Gale Anne Hurd
doubled for Vasquez in shots where the gun is fired. She was the only woman available who had experience firing handguns. Goldsteins flinching at the firing of a gun is also masked during the operations room fight immediately preceding the air shaft scene, when Vasquez is seen firing two grenades at the aliens - for the first one, theres a barely visible cut (Goldsteins head changes position suddenly) and for the second shot there is a smash-cut away from her face at the moment of firing.
c.
Donald OConnor
s last film appearance.
d.
Stanley Kubrick
died just four days after presenting Warner Bros. with what was reported to be a final cut of the film, after a legendary long shoot.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989)?
a.
The intertitle during the strike which states that the National Guard has retreated and the workers "now fear only the company guards" was added to the re-release of the modern story,
The Mother and the Law
, but it is utilized by present versions of the original film.
b.
Originally the shootout finale was suppose to take place in a farmhouse that was set to be demolished, so it could be burned in the end. However the owner of the house pulled out and the production ended up having to create the "pyramid" structure that the climax takes place in.
c.
Robert De Niro
turned down the role of Harry
d.
The woman with the distorted face in Dr. Mierzwiaks office is
Ellen Kuras
, the films director of photography.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989)?
a.
Started shooting in Palm Beach, Florida in November 1978 according to articles in Boxoffice magazine. Articles said screenwriter Robert P. Davis was directing and that Robertson had co-written the script. "C. Gregory Earls of Cecil Prunier Productions is producing", said the Nov 20 1978 issue of Boxoffice. Apparently Robertson took over the directing chores.
b.
The world premiere was held in Dean Hesss hometown of Marietta, Ohio on 14 February 1957. Variety reviewed the film in its 19 December 1956 edition.
c.
In an interview director Robert Martin Carroll explained that there were three moral lessons behind the film. First, "someone doesnt deserve your love just because they say they love you." Second, "if there is good in a person it will eventually come out." Third, "once youve messed up, unlike most movies, there is no real happy ending. Youll always be a bit off."
d.
Voice-over on trailer by actor
W.B. Parker
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989)?
a.
This movie represents the only major credited film appearance of
Michael Sevareid
who played Corporal Bill Wembley.
b.
Star Brad Dourif once referred to the movie as "the first real heavy-metal fable." Dourif admitted that he didnt understand the movie yet he was drawn to its strangeness.
c.
Jerome Robbins
propensity for filming and re-filming scenes in his quest for perfection led to the movie going over budget and falling behind schedule. Robbins was fired by Mirisch Pictures, the production company, when shooting was about 60% finished, and director
Robert Wise
completed the filming alone (the original arrangement had been for Robbins to direct all of the song-and-dance sequences and Wise to direct everything else).
d.
Vera Wang
designed all of
Katie Holmes
ballgowns for this film. (Her originals usually retail for over $10,000 each.)
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989)?
a.
Shot in 1987, the film took a couple of years to find a distributor.
b.
Parts of the scene where Rocky runs up the stairs in training are played backwards. Originally the shot zooms out but was reversed to zooming in in order to better match the musical score and for dramatic effect. This has been confirmed in interviews with by
Bill Conti
, who wrote the score.
c.
Four years after making "The Big Parade,"
King Vidor
restaged one of its most famous scenes - Jimmy going off to battle and leaving Melisande behind - in
Show People
, a comedy starring
Marion Davies
as an actress trying to become a Hollywood star. In "Show People" Davies and William Haines played the parts originally played in "The Big Parade" by Renee Adoree and John Gilbert.
d.
There is an in-joke in the film that William Wallaces private time with Isabella led to the conception of Edward III. This could not have been the case, since Edward III was born almost ten years after Wallace died.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989)?
a.
Was voted "Best Picture of the last 25 years" by the Dutch movie magazine Skrien on December 3rd 2002.
b.
La Cucina was written by novelist A.W. Gryphon.
c.
The octopus that is "killed" by the Orcas in the finale was a real octopus. However, it was bought from a local market and was already dead.
d.
Star David Carradine wrote and performed the films theme song "Maybe it Aint."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989)?
a.
The final feature film appearance by
Ray Bolger
.
b.
The story was inspired to writer Graeme Whifler by a story that was told to him by some bikers that lived in his neighborhood. They told him the true account of a kidnapped child that was raised by an Indiana car thief who tortured the child and trained him to be a killer.
c.
The production wanted to use a little known version of the song "Route 66" by
Chuck Berry
which had appeared on the b-side of one of his singles. They approached Berrys record company who didnt know anything about such a version. It was only after they had trawled through their record vaults that they realized that Pixar were right.
d.
Joel McCrea
left the cast after one days work because of a disagreement with director
Josef von Sternberg
. Joseph Breen of the Hays Office suggested an ending in which Pasqual shoots Concha so that she could not get off scot-free after years of bad behavior. Although that was rejected, several cuts were eventually made to eliminate sexual innuendos.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sonny Boy (1989)?
a.
David Carradine once called the movie a cross between Bonnie and Clyde, Bringing Up Baby, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
b.
Writing and filming sessions for this movie commenced around 1993, but its release was delayed because the films original distributor, Buena Vista, did not know what to do with it. Finally, Buena Vista and Touchstone Pictures bought the rights to the film in 1994, and it was officially released in 1995.
c.
Most of this movie was set in Columbia, but filmed in Mexico.
d.
Movie Debut of
Eric Roberts
.
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