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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Take Off (1978) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Take Off (1978) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Take Off (1978).
About the movie:
Don Juan-like playboy doesn't get old, but his photographs do. One day he takes a couple to see adult movies. Hardcore version of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Take Off (1978)?
a.
In the United States, all of the advertising material, including the trailer, gave the title of the film as "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster." The main title on the film itself is "Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster."
b.
There are more than 50 movie references in this film.
c.
Clint Eastwood
s extremely organized methods of directing led to filming being completed over three weeks ahead of schedule and $2-4 million under budget.
d.
Frank Coghlan Jr.
is in studio records/casting call lists as "Fourth Classman," but he was not seen in the movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Take Off (1978)?
a.
By her own admission,
Kristin Scott Thomas
was famously difficult on set whilst working on the film. In an interview with a British newspaper in 2005, she said that "when I did
Gosford Park
with
Robert Altman
, apparently I was a complete nightmare. I was very imperious and completely foul and horrible. And I had no idea I was doing it at all. Actually, thats not entirely true; I did wonder why people were giving me sideways looks, and there would be this odd hush whenever I walked into a room. The only explanation I could come up with was that I was half in character the whole time. I was playing this woman who was difficult and so I became difficult. But I did apologize to everyone afterwards."
b.
WILHELM SCREAM: Heard during the climactic battle, when one of Lt. Stillmans men is crushed by the "low-rider" style truck.
c.
Many of the character names are takeoffs on famous ones. "Darrin Blue" is a variation of Dorian Gray, "Jean Harlot" of
Jean Harlow
, "Dolly Martin" of
Dolly Parton
and "Truman Coyote" of
Truman Capote
.
d.
Don Geyer (I), who played the Scarecrow, was the head of Display and Fixtures at Higbees Department Store / Dillards. Santas throne in the movie is one of the actual chairs owned by Higbees and used annually for Santa. After his death in 1999, his co-workers reported seeing him on the loading dock, where he used to smoke and a few claim they heard his voice on the overhead paging system.