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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : St. Ives (1976) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : St. Ives (1976) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: St. Ives (1976).
About the movie:
Abner Procane, top L.A. burglar, finds that somebody stole his plans for next ambitious heist. He hires Raymond St. Ives, crime books writer, to negotiate the return of those documents.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: St. Ives (1976)?
a.
James Dean
and
Paul Newman
screen tested together for the parts of rival brothers for this movie.
b.
Real food was thrown during the food fight scene.
c.
This movies MacGuffin are some stolen papers, documents, plans and ledgers which are owned by Abner Procane played by
John Houseman
. Interestingly, a few years before this movie was made, Houseman appeared in the
The Paper Chase
in which he won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Academy Award Oscar.
Charles Bronson
s mission in this picture is to recover these papers, his charge being a kind of "paper chase" in a sense.
d.
Debris from a smoke grenade landed in
Halle Berry
s eye during filming. The actress required a 30 minute operation to remove it.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: St. Ives (1976)?
a.
This Charles Bronson movie was theatrically released between his pictures
From Noon Till Three
and
The White Buffalo
.
b.
According to one biographer of
Spencer Tracy
, the script did not originally call for the lead character to be a one-armed man. The producers were keen to get Tracy but didnt think hed be interested, so they gave the character this disability with the idea that no actor can resist playing a character with a physical impairment.
c.
In the original script and the shooting of some scenes, Colonel Kurtz was originally to be called Colonel "Leighley" (this can be seen in bonus materials of Apocalypse Now Redux DVD edition). In the movie when
Harrison Ford
says the line "pick up Colonel Kurtz path at Nu Mung Ba", you can see his mouth doesnt match the word "Kurtz" (indicating it was re-dubbed). (see the Alternate Versions)
d.
Rowan Atkinson
and
Alan Cumming
were considered for the part of Toulouse-Lautrec.
John Leguizamo
was originally considered for the role of The Argentinean.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: St. Ives (1976)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
: electronic voice on Jackies answering machine.
b.
Body count: 74
c.
Shane Black
had been suffering from writers block; it ultimately took him over a year and a half to write the script for
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
. He then had enormous trouble trying to sell it. His former cachet as being the highest paid screenwriter meant nothing when he was touting around his screenplay. Eventually he took it to
Joel Silver
who gave him his first break back in 1987 when he bought
Lethal Weapon
.
d.
Harris Yulin
: As Detective Oller.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: St. Ives (1976)?
a.
William Holden was so nervous about having to dance in the Moonglow scene that
Joshua Logan
took him to Kansas roadhouses to practice his dance steps, along with choreographer
Miriam Nelson
. When the scene came to be shot, Holden, an alcoholic, was drunk to calm his nerves.
b.
Michael Lerner
: As Myron Green.
c.
In scene 32 Terry and Vance discuss Vances first crush and only high school date with a Carol Elmon. The sequence is loosely based on Director
Bryan W. Simon
s first date at Waukegan High School with the real life Carol Alleman.
d.
Burt Reynolds
was quoted as saying that late director
Robert Aldrich
deliberately framed and shot the film in 1.33:1 Academy aspect ratio (with the intent that it would be matted theatrically for 1.85:1) because prophetically Aldrich didnt want to see his vision later manipulated for TV screens by panning and scanning.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: St. Ives (1976)?
a.
The original UK cinema version was cut by 52 secs by the British Board of Film Classification with a further 10 secs being cut from its UK video release. The electricity torture scene was very heavily edited and the film also suffered cuts from the opening fight in the bar. All BBFC cuts were restored in the 2007 Network DVD release though the print used was the American R-rated version.
b.
They only had three of the postboxes to blow up and they only got it right on the third try.
c.
One of the Jewish names carved on The Bear Jews bat is
Anne Frank
.
d.
Jeff Goldblum
: As Hood #3. Goldblum also appeared in a bit cameo as a thug in
Charles Bronson
s earlier movie
Death Wish
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: St. Ives (1976)?
a.
In 1971, 20th Century Fox somewhat perversely reissued this film on a double bill with a very different kind of war film,
Patton
starring
George C. Scott
.
b.
The oft-referenced Foster Kane is an obvious reference to
Citizen Kane
.
c.
Robert Englund
: The future Freddy Kruger as Hood #1.
d.
The Secret Service code name of the fictional president in the movie is Traveller. Its mentioned when the President is riding in the limousine with the French president, when Lilly Raines is on the phone after Horrigan questioned the bellboy, and when Horrigan enters Travlers suite.
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