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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Staying Alive (1983) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Staying Alive (1983) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Staying Alive (1983).
About the movie:
It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Staying Alive (1983)?
a.
The switchblade used in the movie actually belonged to Judd Nelson. He explained that he had it for protection purposes.
b.
As in the original, star
John Travolta
trained intensely for his role. Director
Sylvester Stallone
supervised.
c.
Andy Garcia was one of the early choices for the role later taken by Denzel Washington.
d.
The picture of
W.C. Fields
in the movie "Poppy" is a set from the now- closed Movieland Wax Museum;other wax museum sets in the film depict "Rasputin and the Empress", "Top Hat", an Our Gang comedy("The Awful Tooth"), and "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Staying Alive (1983)?
a.
John Travolta
suggested
Sylvester Stallone
to producer
Robert Stigwood
after Travolta saw
Rocky III
while on vacation in Hawaii. Stallone loved the film, and told Stigwood that if he could pull off sequels that well, he would be the ideal choice for directing Staying Alive.
b.
The opening theme contains an in-joke. The choral chanting consists of the names of orchestrators
Lolita Ritmanis
,
Michael McCuistion
and
Peter Tomashek
sung backwards.
c.
Howard Hawks
wanted
Albert R. Broccoli
to work as an assistant director on the film, but when
Howard Hughes
heard it he said: "I cant give a good friend a job, the studio will be very upset with me!" But Hawks replied: "I want Cubby!" (Albert R "Cubby" Broccoli, who later became famous for the James Bond films).
d.
Chapter Titles: 1. Wreck of the Derigible 2. Roaring Fire God 3. Hurled From the Skies 4. Bolt From the Blue 5. The Torrent 6. Crash in the Clouds 7. Flying Death 8. Crossed and Double-Crossed 9. Wings of Disaster 10.Doomed in a Dungeon 11.Desperate Chances 12.The Last Stand
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Staying Alive (1983)?
a.
Jeremy Black
receives an "introducing" credit.
b.
During the end credits of the movie to the Love Ballad song "The World Inside Your Eyes",
Sputzy Sparacino
s first lead vocal part of the lyrics singing "Only you Only me Here alone, all alone Its our destiny Plans were made Now theyve changed No whats right, no whats wrong Life just rearranged All we can do is to try and understand Ive given all I can My futures in your hands Come take my heart, my soul, my love My life Tonight Hold me tight, babe Take me to the world inside your eyes Tonight Take me to the world inside your eyes" never appeared on the end credits at the beginning of the song. It was instrumental for a minute until we heard Sputzys band mates in
Modern Man
as the Chorus voices whispered singing "Eyes, Eyes, Eyes" and then co-lead Singer
Delilah
s vocal part of the song lyrics "Is it you? Is it me? Holding on for so long Trying desperately Is it right Or is it fair? Wanting more, so much more And its never there I am with you when I feel like Im alone Its easy to pretend This world could never end Come take my heart, my soul, my love My life Tonight Hold me tight, babe Take me to the world inside your eyes Tonight Take me to the world inside your eyes." could be heard near the very end of the song as the credits finally ended. But you can hear Sputzys first lead vocal parts of the song on the soundtrack album itself. Then you can finally hear what the original recording sounds like.
c.
Backstage, before the premiere of "Satans Alley" someone says "Yo Adrian, its show time".
d.
Eugène Lourié
encountered a problem when shooting the miniatures with the large-format cameras. At the higher frame rates, the mechanisms of the Super Panavision camera would overheat. According to Lourié, each night one or two of the cameras would have to be repaired. Because of this problem, he was limited to a maximum frame rate of only 72 frames per second.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Staying Alive (1983)?
a.
Writer/Executive Producer
Emerson Bixby
has disowned the film, and has officially removed his name from the credits.
b.
In the pilot for
Charmed
toward the end of the show,
Shannen Doherty
picks up a newspaper from the sidewalk. The newspaper headline reads "Firemen Doubt Fire was Accidental", the same newspaper prop used by Robin Williamss character giving him the idea for the name "Mrs. Doubtfire".
c.
Donna Pescow
, who starred in
Saturday Night Fever
, appeared in the audience at Tonys Broadway debut. Her scene was cut.
d.
Ralph Bakshi
: as the white cop who speaks through a megaphone before being shot by Maddigan.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Staying Alive (1983)?
a.
A scene between Tony Manero and his dad was cut from the film.
Karen Lynn Gorney
was going to play the same role she played in the original, but those plans were cancelled.
b.
As the Angel of Death,
Doug Jones
could only see out of the crack across the mask he wore. Also, the mechanical wings he was wearing weighed about 40 pounds. Doug was originally supposed to walk around the set, but when it was discovered that he could barely stand, they instead hung him from a wire. This is why The Angel of Death floats.
c.
Mike Egan was stuck with a mustache for two and a half years while shooting.
d.
The "East Coast, Southern California" town depicted in the final scene is actually a left over 1920s Chicago set. Note the "S.M.C. Cartage Co." building in the background after Billy gets vapour actioned to death. The infamous St. Valentines Day Massacre took place in the S.M.C. Cartage Company garage, Chicago 1929.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Staying Alive (1983)?
a.
Trevor Howard
kept a diary during the making of this film and it goes into much detail about the productions many troubles.
b.
The scene where
Bruce Willis
and
Alan Rickman
meet up was unrehearsed to create a greater feeling of spontaneity between the two actors.
c.
Originally, Paramount wanted
Sylvester Stallone
to also play the Broadway stage director. He declined, partly because the studio couldnt provide his (then rock-bottom) $2 million rate, but also not to detract from Travoltas performance. He claimed "that is me up there on the screen," so he didnt feel any need to act in the film.
d.
The passage of 10 October 2010 (10/10/10) publicized the fact that, 101010, a binary equivalent of the number 42, is the number that received considerable attention in popular culture because of its appearance in
Douglas Adams
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy as the answer to "the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Staying Alive (1983)?
a.
Listed among the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in John Wilsons "The Official Razzie® Movie Guide."
b.
The hands of Tommy Jarvis opening Jasons casket were actually director
Tom McLoughlin
s hands.
c.
The New York premiere of the movie was
Angelina Jolie
s first public appearance after she gave birth to her twins Vivienne and Knox.
d.
Roberto Orci
and
Alex Kurtzman
, who worked on the screenplay for
Transformers
and
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
, declined to work on this film due to schedules with other films and because they "risked getting stale."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Staying Alive (1983)?
a.
The framed photograph of a younger Lisa playing sports (in the first scene, when the father puts his wallet down next to it) is actually a still from
Mean Girls
, the movie in which
Rachel McAdams
starred with
Lindsay Lohan
.
b.
Scenes filmed on location in San Francisco marked the first time any Star Trek installment had been filmed outside the Los Angeles region.
c.
Rated #1 in Entertainment Weeklys Top 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made (2006).
d.
Shelley (
Anna Faris
) mentions in one of the scenes that she once let
Bob Saget
grind on her as an act of philanthropy.
Kat Dennings
(who plays Mona) used to be in a TV series with
Bob Saget
, called
Raising Dad
.
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