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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Spies Like Us (1985) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Spies Like Us (1985) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985).
About the movie:
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985)?
a.
Sarah causes the hydraulic press to shut twice, once by accident and once on purpose. Both times the remastered soundtrack uses a completely different sound effect when this occurs than what was originally presented in the mono soundtrack.
b.
Anthony Hopkins
s portrayal of the good doctor
Frederick Treves
in this film is reportedly what inspired
Jonathan Demme
to cast him as the evil doctor Hannibal Lecter in
The Silence of the Lambs
. (Hopkins later said that he felt the sharing-and-caring role of Dr. Frederick Treves a rather dull one.)
c.
The answer to Emmett Fitzhumes question regarding who led the AL in HRs in 1953 is Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians.
d.
Edward Fox
and
Uma Thurman
had previously co-starred in
Robin Hood
, which was also directed by
John Irvin
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985)?
a.
In an interview on The Today Show (a.k.a.
Today
) (included on the
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
),
Dan Aykroyd
stated that the movie that would eventually become Spies Like Us was intended to star Aykroyd and
John Belushi
. Belushis death shortly after the interview obviously prevented his participation.
b.
Peter Berg
: one of the FBI agents at the briefing about the al-Rahmah attack at the Washington DC Field Office.
c.
Deccas 10-inch, eight-track soundtrack LP, ascending to number one on the "Billboard" album chart in March 1954, omitted the teaming of
Frances Langford
(in her last film) with
The Modernaires
(in their last picture) on the classic train song, "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (music by
Harry Warren
, lyrics by
Mack Gordon
). The audio has been restored on an import CD of the soundtrack, courtesy of the Pid label. In connection with the films release, Coral Records, a Decca subsidiary, had
The Modernaires
record two medleys of
Glenn Miller
hits, released on both sides of a 45-rpm single, which charted up to number 29 in "Billboard" during 1954. The quintets Miller tribute can be enjoyed on a 1998 Modernaires CD from Varese Sarabande called "Singin and Swingin." In 1956, the Decca soundtrack album was expanded into a 12-inch LP, adding two studio cuts by
Louis Armstrong
and The All Stars, "Basin Street Blues" (music and lyrics by
Spencer Williams
) and "Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya" (music by Florian Hermann, improvised lyrics by
Louis Armstrong
). The second Armstrong ditty had not been performed by him in the movie. Towards the end of 1958, Decca reissued the soundtrack LP in true stereo.
d.
Quentin Tarantino
: [bare feet] Angela is barefoot throughout the fourth installment.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985)?
a.
In 2009 "Family Guy" presented something of a sequel to the movie called
Spies Reminiscent of Us
, featuring
Chevy Chase
and Dan Ackroyd as themselves on another spy mission. They explain that President Reagan appointed them real-life spies after seeing the film.
b.
In the scene after Andy has escaped, the warden wants them to question Red. When they call to open Reds cell they shout, "Open 237!" This is the same number as the room in
The Shining
and the amount of change ($2.37) the four boys in
Stand by Me
collect between them. All three movies were based on
Stephen King
stories
c.
The city of Cairo was initially considered as a possible host to the fight. The August 1975 issue of Ring Magazine had a fictitious fight-poster of Ali-Frazier III on its cover, and the poster listed Nasser Stadium in Cairo as the place the fight was taking place.
d.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985)?
a.
The movie was inspired by
Bob Hope
and
Bing Crosby
s "Road" movies, thus explaining
Bob Hope
s cameo appearance. Hopes cameo of less than 30 seconds playing a round of golf through a tent was his final appearance in a film.
b.
Recreated on the radio show "Cavalcade of America" in 1940 and 1941, with
Juano Hernandez
as De Lawd.
c.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
Sam Spiegel
had wanted
Jack Nicholson
for the part of Monroe Stahr, but
Elia Kazan
had opted for
Robert De Niro
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985)?
a.
The movie that Emmett Fitz-Hume (
Chevy Chase
) watches while at his desk at the State Department is the musical
Shes Working Her Way Through College
, starring
Virginia Mayo
,
Gene Nelson
, and
Ronald Reagan
. The scene watched features the song "Ill be Loving You" by Vernon Duke and Sammy Cahn - and Reagan even sings!
b.
Stock music by Robert Van Eps and Dominic Frontiere was integrated into Samuel Matlovskys original score for "Namu". Van Eps music was composed for "The Outer Limits" TV segment entitled "Tourist Attraction", which was directed by Namus László Benedek. The ominous-sounding cues were used for the amphibious fish-monsters, the Ichthyosaurs.
c.
Francesca Bruni was not a real person. The characters name is taken from the
Bob Hope
film
Casanovas Big Night
, where Francesca Bruni was played by
Joan Fontaine
.
d.
The plot summary on the back of the play Joe has written reads: "Daniel Dan, a young electrician traveling in North Dakota, has his shoes shined by a veteran of World War II, also named Daniel Dan. The two strike up a quick friendship and decide that fate has brought them together. Tragically, Daniel (the veteran) is electrocuted when Daniel (the electrician) asks him to be his helper on a small residential rewiring. The guilt that Daniel feels over his mistake haunts him for the rest of his life. Adding insult to injury, the rewiring customer never made his final payment due to financial difficulties totally unrelated."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985)?
a.
According to the
Hal B. Wallis
papers at the AMPAS Library,
Michael Curtiz
was originally set to direct the film. Curtiz directed
Elvis Presley
in
King Creole
, his previous picture.
b.
Vanessa Angel
s first movie role.
c.
The "forced medication" scene (Special Edition only) had to be re-shot several times because actor
Ken Gibbel
wouldnt hit
Linda Hamilton
properly with his nightstick. The scene was very physically demanding and Hamilton was furious with Gibbel because he repeatedly botched it. She got her revenge in a later scene where she beats Gibbel with a broken-off broom handle - the blows are for real.
d.
The pinball machine that Richard Linklater plays at the end of the movie is the same one that Kevin Pickford plays at the Emporium in
Dazed and Confused
, another of Linklaters films.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985)?
a.
The voice of
Yuji Okumoto
doing
Howard Cosell
was dubbed by impressionist
Rich Little
.
b.
Actor Jaelan Petrie actually consumed a container of cat food for a shot that was not used in the final film. Not at the behest of the directors either, it was what he called "a risk he took as an actor".
c.
All of the dancers in the film had to go through "Penguin School" to capture the movements of penguins.
d.
B.B. King
: CIA agent at the drive-in.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985)?
a.
During a
Barbara Walters
interview,
Jane Fonda
claimed that her father was deeply in love with
Lucille Ball
and that the two were "very close" during the filming of
Yours, Mine and Ours
.
b.
During the "Terminator 2" parody scene that has
Robert Patrick
reprising his role as the evil T-1000 Terminator, the song "Time Machine" can be heard in the background. This song comes from the 1992 Black Sabbath album called "Dehumanizer" which featured a painted image of a Terminator Endoskeleton disguised in a grim reaper costume.
c.
The Russian phrase spoken by
Dan Aykroyd
to the Russian agents is: "Chem menshe znaesh, tem lushche." This translates as: "The less you know, the better."
d.
The film was shot in sequence, so as filming went on and the actors grew tired from the shooting schedule, the characters they played would also look more and more tired as the night went on.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985)?
a.
Stephan Schwartz
is the German voice of Luther.
b.
Chevy Chase
took the role originally intended for
Joe Piscopo
.
c.
This Warner Brothers film was intended to go head-to-head with the official Eon Bond series film
Octopussy
at the box office.
Never Say Never Again
was released just 4 months after Octopussy. Because the films starred
Roger Moore
and
Sean Connery
, each equally recognized to the movie going public as James Bond at the time, much of the talk in the press was of a "Bond vs. Bond" or "Battle of the Bonds" showdown at the box office. Most industry analysts predicted that Never Say Never Again would win out at the box office due to the return of Connery, more press, and a significantly larger production budget than Octopussy. According to a press release from Variety in 1985 this was not the case. Variety quoted figures from MGM and Warner Brothers that listed Octopussys US gross at $67.9 million and Never Say Never Agains US gross at $55.4 million. It also listed Octopussys worldwide gross at $187.5 million, and Never Say Never Agains worldwide gross at $160 million. The article also stated that according to the studios, Octopussy had $34.031 million in US rentals, while Never Say Never Again had $28.2 million in US rentals. When the final results were in Never Say Never Again and Sean Connery ended up losing the much discussed "Bond vs. Bond" showdown.
d.
Darth Maul only blinks once throughout the film. This is mostly because the contact lenses that
Ray Park
wore made it difficult to blink and Park liked the idea of a villain who never stops staring. He blinks when he is stabbed by Obi-Wan Kenobi
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spies Like Us (1985)?
a.
The name of Ana Pascals bakery is "The Uprising".
b.
John Landis
: [SYNW] on the recruitment poster behind the desk of the commander of the army training post.
c.
Dr. Noahs voice was dubbed by
Valentine Dyall
.
d.
In the segment "Pig", the Greek letters on the door are Delta Omega Alpha (D.O.A.).
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