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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Starman (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Starman (1984) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Starman (1984).
About the movie:
An alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona. The government tries to stop them.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starman (1984)?
a.
The film premiered in its home town to a sold out crowd of nearly 500 people.
b.
According to
John Carpenter
in the audio commentary on
Big Trouble in Little China
, the main reason for which he directed Starman was that after the box-office disaster of
The Thing
, he needed to make a movie that was the complete opposite of what The Thing was so he could continue to work in Hollywood.
c.
There are no opening credits besides the Title Card.
d.
While
David Morse
(Mr. Turner) was filming a scene with
Shia LaBeouf
(Kale), he slammed his hand into a wall, breaking three fingers. LaBeouf said, "You could see that they were broken. They were all mangled. But he didnt say a word about it. Everybodys asking him what they can do to help, and he just says, Im okay. Im okay. Lets go again. It was intimidating, to say the least."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starman (1984)?
a.
During the scene in the Texas airport,
Dean Stockwell
s character is on the phone with his wife. The PA announcer can be heard saying "A message for Joy Stockwell, Joy Stockwell. Austin will arrive at any minute." Joy was Deans wife and Austin, his son, was born during production of this film.
b.
Ken Wahl
s film debut.
c.
This movie is a pretty faithful telling of Rogers Rangers raid on the Abenaki town of St. Francis, except for the end. When the Rangers arrived at Fort No. 4 they had missed their resupply by only two hours. Lt. Stephens heard them coming and retreated, thinking the Rangers were French troops. Rogers and a couple of men built a raft and pursued Stephens downriver. They caught up with him and sent the supplies back to No. 4 within 10 days, as Rogers promised. Lt. Stephens was later court-martialed for cowardice and cashiered out of the Rangers.
d.
Jeff Bridges
character (Starman) walks in and buys a Cadillac "cash". In the film
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
, Bridges character (Lightfoot) exclaims that one day he would like to walk up and buy a Cadillac with cash.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starman (1984)?
a.
At the end of the sequence in which Dorothy and the Scarecrow first meet the Tin Man, as the three march off singing "Were Off to See the Wizard", there is a disturbance in the trees off to the right. This was long rumored to be one of the crew (or, by some accounts, one of the dwarf actors) committing suicide by hanging himself, but it is in fact a large bird stretching its wings.
b.
Irvin Kershner
s final film.
c.
As of 2000, the building and sign ("Bowdarks Bus Stop") used for the scene with the deer was long abandoned but still standing at an exit on I24 between Chattanooga and Nashville.
d.
Nick jokingly tells Kate that in Italian, tiramisu means "food of the gods." In actuality, tiramisu literally means "pick me up."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starman (1984)?
a.
The cast of this film is comprised largely of nightclub performers who were appearing in or near the Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami, FL, during the time of filming.
Jerry Lewis
was under tremendous pressure to finish the film quickly in order for it to be released in time for the summer season. Despite writing a 165-page script (enough for a film of roughly 2-1/2 hours), Lewis final cut ran 71 minutes.
b.
Jamie Lee Curtis
shot this film back to back with the similarly themed slasher film
Prom Night
in late 1979. Both films were shot in Canada;
Prom Night
in Toronto and
Terror Train
in Montreal.
c.
When
Jeff Bridges
walks outside the house naked and uses a marble his hair seems to stand on end. This effect was actually created by shooting Bridges hanging upside-down and then matting the shot onto the background the right way up to give him a surreal look.
d.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #3911,
Billie Dove
speaks to the audience about the picture.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starman (1984)?
a.
Animator
Eric Goldberg
based the Genie on the drawings of caricaturist
Al Hirschfeld
.
b.
In some of the background scenes in the training camp, cadets from Texas A&M University were used as extras.
c.
Legend has it that
Marlon Brando
ripped 52 pairs of trousers due to his overeating.
d.
The only
John Carpenter
film to have an Academy Award nomination (
Jeff Bridges
, Best Actor).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starman (1984)?
a.
The role of Starman originally went to
Kevin Bacon
.
b.
The word "fuck" and its derivatives are spoken 127 times.
c.
Fictional filmmaker Mortimer J. Muggleworth screens several short films in the movie. They are real short films by director
David Rowlett
.
d.
The movie was shot in sequence over a period of just 4 days.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starman (1984)?
a.
When Judge Weaver first introduces himself to the courtroom, he says he is "sitting in temporarily while your good judge Maitland is recovering from a severe illness." Maitland is James Stewarts middle name.
b.
For its Platinum Edition DVD release, a new song was recorded and animated. "The Morning Report" was written for the Broadway musical by
Elton John
and
Tim Rice
. They wrote two other songs for the play, "Chow Down" and "The Madness of King Scar".
c.
This script was being developed at Columbia at the same time as another script about an alien visitation. The studio did not want to make both, so the head of the studio had to choose which film to make; he decided to make this one and let the other script go to a rival studio. The other script was for
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
.
d.
Emma Thompson
was originally slated to play the part later taken by
Joan Allen
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starman (1984)?
a.
During the scenes in Jurgens office, you can see
Aidan Quinn
s picture on the wall.
b.
This movie was originally announced as both a starring vehicle for Richard Pryor and a remake of Laurel & Hardys famous short subject The Music Box. The movies title is a vague reference to Hardys catchphrase, "Heres another nice mess youve gotten me into."
c.
Producer
Michael Douglas
considered several directors, including
Mark Rydell
,
Adrian Lyne
,
John Badham
and
Tony Scott
, before settling on
John Carpenter
.
d.
Joss Ackland
said in a Radio Times interview he only did this project because of a bet between him and a family member.
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