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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Talk Radio (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Talk Radio (1988) Quiz
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About the movie:
A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Talk Radio (1988)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 21, 1948 with
Joseph Cotten
again reprising his film role.
b.
Eric Bogosian
wrote the screenplay with help from director
Oliver Stone
. The screenplay was almost entirely based on Bogosians original play and some biographical information about
Alan Berg
, a talk show host in Denver who was murdered in 1984 by white supremacists.
c.
Vincent Pastore
showed up late one day. When costar
James Caan
angrily asked why, Pastore replied that the other film he was shooting that day ran late. When Caan realized Pastore was doing two films at the same time, he backed off.
d.
Fox Films 38th and final Spanish-language production.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Talk Radio (1988)?
a.
In the beginning scenes when Princess Mia is explaining what has gone on since the first movie she says that she and Michael have broken up and he is now touring with his band.
Robert Schwartzman
declined to do the sequel in order to focus on his band, Rooney, which was touring the country at the time the movie was being made.
b.
Adjusted for inflation, this film is the highest-grossing silent movie ever; it earned $9,183,673 - close to $300 million in 2005 dollars.
c.
Stadium scenes were filmed at Lane Technical High Schools athletic field in Chicago, Illinois.
d.
The radio tower seen at the end of the film is the tower for KDFW, Dallas Fox affiliate (although at the time of the film, KDFW was the affiliate for CBS).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Talk Radio (1988)?
a.
The total cost of designing, casting and painting all of the Maltese Falcons prepared for the film was less than $700.00.
b.
Kersey uses the alias "Paul Kimble" in this film. He also used the pseudonymous surname of "Kimble" in
Death Wish II
and in
Death Wish 3
. (Though according to the book Bronsons Loose by Paul Tablot, Death Wish 4 was intended as a direct sequel to Death Wish II, in the end the only reference to Death Wish II occurs in Kerseys reuse of the name Kimble as an alias, the references of his vigilantism after the death of his daughter, and his residence in Los Angeles.)
c.
The movie was actually shot in the late summer and early fall of 1995, it took 8 years to complete.
d.
This film marked the first time that a Baldwin brother worked with
Oliver Stone
. After Alecs participation, his other brothers later appeared as cameos in
Born on the Fourth of July
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Talk Radio (1988)?
a.
Bobby Connolly
shot the Hawaiian number on the biggest set ever constructed at Warner Bros. studio up to that time. He followed with the military wedding number, using 400 professional dancers.
b.
The title refers to the song "Murder by Numbers," written by Sting and
Andy Summers
and performed by
The Police
, about planning the perfect murder.
c.
The announcer for the radio station is the voice of
Chip Moody
, who was the news anchor for WFAA, Dallas ABC affiliate.
d.
Justin Chatwin
considers it an honour to play Son Goku: "He is a very important and epic character. He is always seeing the positive side of things, does good things, and always tries to help and take care of the weak, not only pursuing his power. He is a dependable and loving man as well as a boy."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Talk Radio (1988)?
a.
After the success of
A Bridge Too Far
, producer
Joseph E. Levine
wanted to work with writer
William Goldman
and director
Richard Attenborough
again and bought the rights to Goldmans book with the intention of having Attenborough direct it. Attenborough accepted the assignment because he could use it to finance the film he really wanted to make,
Gandhi
.
b.
The "Mr. Fusion Home Energy Converter", which is sitting on the DeLorean when Doc returns from the future, is made from (among other things) a Krups coffee grinder.
c.
Two nitrate prints of this film survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and neither one is listed for Preservation.
d.
The Playboy that
John C. McGinley
is reading has an interview with
Oliver Stone
in it.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Talk Radio (1988)?
a.
Michael Wincott
also played the role of Kent in the stage version.
b.
Also, during the air raid scene, as all the people rush into the shelter a little girl crossing the street stops to pick something up that she dropped. When she does, you can quickly see she picks up a small Woody Woodpecker figure
c.
The scene where Boddickers gang tortures and finally murders Murphy was heavily edited in order to avoid an X rating. In the theatrical version, it is clear that Boddicker has blown apart Murphys right hand with a shotgun blast, and Emil then blows off his left arm at the shoulder with another shotgun blast, but the explicit gore is limited in those instances. There is also reduced gore when Boddicker blows Murphys brains out with a handgun. The scene with all of the original dismemberment is included in the DVD.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 2, 1941 with
George Raft
reprising his film role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Talk Radio (1988)?
a.
Otto Preminger
originally wanted
Lee Remick
for the part of Laura because he had been impressed with her debut in
A Face in the Crowd
and knew that she could play a young sultry woman (even though Remick was 8 months pregnant when Preminger approached her for the role). A few weeks later he called to tell her that he had given the part to
Lana Turner
and instead offered her a smaller role of Mary Pilant, but Remick boldly refused. On an especially hectic day when Remick received a call saying that she had the part of Laura, she thought it was a joke and hung up. It took another phone call to convince her that she truly did have the lead female role.
b.
Both Lloyd and Hal Roach would haul the initial cuts of their films to theaters in the outskirts of Los Angeles for unannounced test screenings. They would carefully gauge the reactions of these audiences to individual scenes and re-cut the films accordingly. This film was unusual in that it was conceived as a 2-reel short but the 4-reel (just over 40 minutes) first cut tested so strongly with the test audience they were loathe to cut any of it. By audience default, it became his first feature-length comedy, by accident.
c.
In his research for the film version, actor
Eric Bogosian
often watched the on-air production of
Tom Leykis
talk show, then originating from Los Angeles station KFI. Bogosians fictional character in the film shares many speech patterns and mannerisms with real-life talker Leykis.
d.
The last film of
Iron Eyes Cody
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Talk Radio (1988)?
a.
The part of band singer Emily Edwards originally was slated for
Alice Faye
, who declined. After nearly 17 years away from movie making at Twentieth Century-Fox, Miss Faye would return to the studio to portray Melissa Frake, the mother, in the less-than-well-received 1962 film version.
b.
After filming this movie in Minnesota in freezing temperatures,
Walter Matthau
was hospitalized with double pneumonia.
c.
John C. McGinley
, known as the most frequent acting collaborator of
Oliver Stone
, had also appeared in the theatrical presentation of
Eric Bogosian
s play.
d.
The 1991 version was restored by
Robert A. Harris
who produced a new 65mm preservation negative from original color separations. The original camera negative had lost too much of its yellow layer to be usable.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Talk Radio (1988)?
a.
First Saw movie to include nudity.
b.
The plot thread with Sen. Geary is a direct reference to
The Godfather
, when Vito laments that he wanted Michael to be a "big shot" who "pulled the strings." In particular, he had hoped Michael would become a Senator. Michael assures him, "well get there, Pop." At the opening of this film, we see Michael explicitly rebuffing the demands of a US Senator, turning the tables by making demands of his own.
c.
Eric Bogosian
s play, on which the film is based, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
d.
Body Count: 5.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Talk Radio (1988)?
a.
The original off-Broadway production opened at the Joseph Papp Public Theater/Martinson Hall on May 29, 1987, ran for 210 performances and closed November 29, 1987. The Broadway revival opened at the Longacre Theater on March 11, 2007, ran for 121 performances and closed on June 24, 2007 winning the 2007 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Play.
b.
The line "God forbid you ever get a taste for Jewish skirt. There is no future in it," was spoken by Scherner, but in the original script was supposed to be spoken by Goeth. This is why in the next scene where Goeth says "When I said they didnt have a future I didnt mean tomorrow" doesnt really make any sense since he didnt say the line.
c.
When the Other Mother and Other Father attempt to persuade Coraline to sew buttons into her eyes, the framed silhouettes on the wall are representations of the three ghost children.
d.
The late Colleen Dewhurst who played Estelle Whittiers character was Campbell Scotts (Victor Geddes) mother (George C. Scott was Campbell Scotts father).
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