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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Stealing Home (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Stealing Home (1988) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Stealing Home (1988).
About the movie:
Mark Harmon is a washed-up baseball player who is called back home to handle the ashes of his childhood sweetheart/ first love who had committed suicide...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stealing Home (1988)?
a.
The opposing pitcher in the final game was former major leaguer
Wally Joyner
.
b.
George Clooney
agreed to do this film without having read the script.
c.
David Twohy
: After Riddick escapes from the Quasi-Deads, the statue and face of writer/director
David Twohy
can be seen on the Necromonger ship thats shot down by a team of Mercs lead by Toombs.
d.
Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier. This was also one of the 12 Columbia titles, the other 61 all being Universals.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stealing Home (1988)?
a.
Besides composing the score for the film, director
Mike Figgis
also played the trumpet and keyboards on the films soundtrack.
b.
Original footage was so long, it was almost released as two parallel movies: "Nashville Red" and "Nashville Blue."
c.
Daniel Day-Lewis
boxed and trained for 3 years in preparation for this role.
d.
This movie was reportedly based on the real-life experiences of its writers, former Second City troupe members and WKRP in Cincinnati writers
Steven Kampmann
and
William Porter
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stealing Home (1988)?
a.
One of the films shooting locations is Chestnut Hill Academy, a school near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which
Steven Kampmann
is a graduate of.
Thacher Goodwin
, who plays the young Billy Wyatt, was a student in 5th grade there at the time.
b.
Alhough there is no musical score for this film, composer and
Alfred Hitchcock
collaborator
Bernard Herrmann
is credited as a sound consultant.
c.
The rollercoaster crash that kicks off the film was significantly more graphic in its depiction of flying bodies and gore as the cars derail and topple over, and the sequence was toned down considerably before the film was released.
d.
There were two trucks used in the film. The first one used in the beginning of the film would not start for the trek-to-the-gas-pump scenes and had to be replaced. Unfortunately, they forgot to break the headlights.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stealing Home (1988)?
a.
The book shown throughout the movie, "The Expert at the Card Table" by S.W. Erdnase, is known as the "Cardmans Bible". Originally published in 1902 for cheating purposes, it is still considered the best book on card manipulation. It is a quote of Erdnase which is shown onscreen as the film begins.
b.
Warner Bros. green-lit the movie after
Herman Raucher
denied them the rights to remake
Summer of 42
.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 14, 1953 with
Esther Williams
and
Walter Pidgeon
reprising their film roles.
d.
The female leads in this movie, Daryl Hannah and Valerie Quennessen, both have the same birthday, December 3. Daryl was born in 1960, and Valerie in 1957.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stealing Home (1988)?
a.
Ophelia removes a rubber duck from her bag. This is a reference to
Aki Kaurismäki
s version of Hamlet,
Hamlet liikemaailmassa
, where after the death of his father, Hamlets uncle controls the board of a company that decides to move into the rubber duck market.
b.
The song "Well, Did You Evah?" (from a previous
Cole Porter
musical) was added at the last minute when it was realized that there wasnt a song for
Bing Crosby
and
Frank Sinatra
to sing together.
c.
Despite being fans of
Star Trek
, writers
Alex Kurtzman
and
Roberto Orci
were initially very nervous about accepting the assignment to pen the reboot. They both felt that expectations were too high among the fanbase.
d.
The beach house scenes were shot at the same place as the famous "shrinkege" episode on the television series
Seinfeld
.
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