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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Streets of Fire (1984) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Streets of Fire (1984)

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About the movie: A mercenary goes after his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a gang.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Streets of Fire (1984)?
a.		Based on Chabrols La femme infidèle.
b.		James Horner wrote three different original scores for this film before he ultimately left the project in favor of director Walter Hills preferred composer Ry Cooder.
c.		Christian Campbell temporarily lost his voice screaming.
d.		John Garfield turned down the role of Stanley Kowalski because he didnt want to be overshadowed by the female lead.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Streets of Fire (1984)?
a.		Because many of the actors were young enough to be subjected to child labor laws, most of the night scenes were shot during the day, with the set under a tarp.
b.		Charles Locher officially changed his name professionally to Jon Hall with this picture in order to capitalize on his real life relationship to "The Hurricane"s co-author, James Norman Hall.
c.		Chris ODonnells sister can be seen directly behind him in the party scene where Robin is first introduced to the public.
d.		The Time magazine that Gary and Wyatt accidentally create a nuclear missile from is the 31 January 1983 issue.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Streets of Fire (1984)?
a.		The bar in which Montgomery and Spike start a brawl is called Torchys, the same name of the bar Eddie Murphy shook down in director Walter Hills 48 Hrs.. The Torchys waitress in this film who phones in the brawl to the police is played by Margot Rose, who appeared in "48 Hrs." as the girlfriend of a character who (were told) used to tend bar at Torchys. In yet another nod to Hills 1982 box-office hit, the car driven by Brewsters personal photographer is a sky-blue Cadillac convertible, the same type of heap driven by Nick Nolte in that earlier film.
b.		An early incarnation of this screenplay was offered to Paul McCartney, whom the producers had learned was interested in playing a role in a dramatic motion picture. When McCartney passed on the film (he decided instead to star in his own screenplay, Give My Regards to Broad Street) the role of the kidnapped rock star was rewritten and Diane Lane was cast in the part, as Ellen Aim.
c.		The plural "Generals" is most likely incorrect. Have never found advertising other than singular "The Sandpit General". Distributed by AIP under the title "The Wild Pack", with runs in San Francisco in October 1972 and Chicago (January 5, 1973). Under the title "The Sandpit General", opened in Minneapolis November 14, 1975 and not distributed by AIP (perhaps self-distributed by Hall Bartlett?) Re-titling to "The Defiant" occurred in 1985.
d.		The name of actor John Carroll is not shown on the original-release, Chapter 1 film credits until it appears on a sixth-page of actor credits; the first page is a full-body image of ZORRO. The second page is split between head-shots of HELEN CHRISTIAN and REED HOWES; the third-fourth-fifth actor credits page features singular shots of DUNCAN RENALDO, NOAH BEERY and RICHARD ALEXANDER. That is followed by an "And" page that lists: John Carroll, Nigel de Brulier, Robert Kortman, Jack Ingram, Roger Williams, Edmund Cobb, Mona Rico, Tom London, Harry Strang and Jerry Frank. None of the role names are listed.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Streets of Fire (1984)?
a.		Average Shot Length (ASL) = 13 seconds
b.		In the lake scene, Adam Sandlers character reminisces his childhood at Lake Winnipesaukee. Winnipesaukee is approximately 50 miles north of Manchester, New Hampshire; where Sandler grew up.
c.		The late Nigel Hawthorne was originally cast as Sir William Gull. Hawthorne was replaced by Ian Holm when his cancer prevented him from working.
d.		This was intended to be the first in a trilogy of action films starring Michael Paré as Tom Cody. However, its failure at the box office had put an end to the project.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Streets of Fire (1984)?
a.		Paul Panzer is credited onscreen but was replaced by Buck Connors in the role of "Jed". Similarly Jack Mower is credited onscreen but was replaced by Stuart Holmes in the role of "Camp Foreman".
b.		Filmed originally began in January 1979.
c.		The Attackers were the real-life band-mates of Laurie Sargent, who provided the singing voice for Ellen Aim. Their band was called Face to Face and they played mainly "new wave" music around the Boston area. The group split up in 1988.
d.		The character of Cameron Alexander is based on Tom Metzger, leader of the White Aryan Resistance (WAR), an extremist white supremacy group based in southern California.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Streets of Fire (1984)?
a.		This was to be the last film for Cathy ODonnell who was then married to Robert Wyler, the directors brother.
b.		THis film is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.
c.		In the comics, the Phoenix wore a green/gold outfit; in this film, the Phoenix is dressed in a red dress from the time she appears in Jean Grays home. The red dress is a homage to the Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff, Magnetos daughter), a mentally unstable superhuman with near-ultimate powers.
d.		When Amy Madigan read for the film, she read for the part of the lead characters sister. Madigan told Walter Hill that the best part in the script was the lead characters sidekick. That part called for a man and the characters name was Mendez. The part was rewritten for Madigan and was renamed McCoy.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Streets of Fire (1984)?
a.		Susan Slept Here was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency primarily for its suggestive title. In a male dominated society George Washington Slept Here sounded no similar moral alarms. The ban hurt the movies receipts but did greater harm to the Legion who were taken less seriously after The Moon Is Blue ban a year earlier in shocked response to the word virgin used outside the church!
b.		The title came from a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen on his album "Darkness On The Edge Of Town". Original plans were for the song to be featured on the film soudtrack but when Springsteen found out the song would be rerecorded by other vocalists, he withdrew permission for the song to be used.
c.		Ryan Gosling threw up as he filmed the murdering scenes.
d.		The Detroit Free Press refused to advertise the movie.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Streets of Fire (1984)?
a.		A original version of Kyle Newmans version of the movie, without any reshoots, was screened at Star Wars Celebration Europe in 2007.
b.		The German title for the movie is "Polizei greift ein" ("Police takes over"). The film is clearly about espionage, but in the German version the title was changed and even the dialog referring to the spying was completely replaced by dialog about drug dealing.
c.		The opening title cards read, "Another Time... Another Place".
d.		This was Joan Crawfords least favorite film because of its poor box-office returns.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Streets of Fire (1984)?
a.		Film debut of Farley Granger.
b.		The club name "Torchys" is also seen in 48 Hrs. and The Driver.
c.		The original story is credited to Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore (it was published under their joint pseudonym, "Lewis Padgett"), but, like many of the songs credited to "Lennon and McCartney", it may have been written in collaboration or by either of them alone. Often even they could not say later who had written how much of many of their stories.
d.		The film was not screened for critics, most likely due to the overwhelmingly-negative reviews from critics for the first two films.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Streets of Fire (1984)?
a.		Shooting took place in four states. Production took two years.
b.		The tag line for the film was "Tonight is what it means to be young." When producer Joel Silver saw the poor box office numbers from the opening weekend, he quipped "Tonight is what it means to be dead."
c.		Kurt Russell, in his screen debut, kicks Elvis Presleys shins.
d.		Francis Ford Coppola initially offered the part of Don Vito Corleone to retired Maltese actor Joseph Calleia but the offer was turned down by Calleia due to health reasons.

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