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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971).
About the movie:
After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)?
a.
Considered the first "blaxploitation" movie. It preceded
Shaft
by a few months.
b.
Portions of the park shootout and the final downtown chase had to be filmed at the MTD Studios backlot because of the complexity of the special effects. All other sequences were filmed on location.
c.
When the film was aired on NBC-TV in the USA on 6 January 1968, it became the highest rated film shown on television up to that time. The record held until
Love Story
overtook it on 1 October 1972.
d.
According to
Bob Gale
in the Commentary, producer
Steven Spielberg
was appalled by Rudys line about President
Jimmy Carter
: "Hey, he fucks with us..." Spielberg was a supporter of Carter.
Robert Zemeckis
and Gale refused to remove the line because where they came from (Gale is from Missouri and Zemeckis is from Chicago) politicians are (in their opinion) corrupt.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)?
a.
Exterior locations were filmed on the Isle of Man, which was the original inspiration for the Reverend Awdrys stories.
b.
The finished PG-13 rated film appears to have a great deal of censoring from what was probably originally cut as an R film. As such several "f" words are overdubbed with much less strong words (with their mouths visibly saying something else). Also, it appears the romance between Jack and Nancy had been toned down slightly by removing scenes and moments that appear in the films theatrical trailer.
c.
The unique look of the film was achieved by shooting entirely on standard security cameras on the streets of New York City at night.
d.
Melvin Van Peebles
contracted gonorrhea from one of the actresses during filming of one of the sex scenes in the movie. He applied for compensation from the Directors Guild because he "got hurt on the job" and used the money to buy more film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)?
a.
This is a lost film.
b.
Mario Van Peebles
s film debut.
c.
Spider Rico was the name of the boxer that Rocky beat in
Rocky
before he got the offer to fight Apollo Creed.
d.
ILM wanted to study a human performing the actions Hulk does in order to create his movements. Initially they tried this using body-builders but found them to be too cumbersome. Instead they settled for personal trainers.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)?
a.
The cast/character credits are spoken directly to the camera by the actors themselves.
b.
No Hollywood studio would back this movie with an all-black cast, so actor/writer/director
Melvin Van Peebles
financed it himself, aided by a $50,000 loan from
Bill Cosby
. It became a hit, earning $15 million.
c.
Mare Winningham
played a virgin while she was pregnant.
d.
The closing arguments monologue was the longest in film history.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)?
a.
Both
Peter OToole
and
Richard Burton
were on their best behavior during filming as they were in company of
Donald Wolfit
and
John Gielgud
, respectively OToole and Burtons acting mentors.
b.
Though it only earned $4 million, it was the top-grossing independent movie of 1972.
c.
Sonny Landham
was originally cast as the Mayor until a very public statement where he offered up Arab genocide as a resolution to high domestic oil prices.
d.
Shot in four weeks entirely on location.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)?
a.
Dedicated to "Brothers and sisters who have had enough of the Man."
b.
This movie was created by some of the members from the sketch comedy show called MTVs
The State
. Most of the cast is featured in the movie as cameos.
c.
During the helicopter scene, both towers of the World Trade Center are shown under construction.
d.
Mary Beth Hurt
(
Paul Schrader
s wife) does the uncredited voice of Cheche.
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