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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Taxi Driver (1976) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Taxi Driver (1976) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976).
About the movie:
A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as nighttime taxi driver in a city whose perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
The skirts for the Christmas talent show are made of plastic; the costume designer says they were made of that fabric to "represent the Plastics".
b.
When Travis calls Betsy from a payphone to apologize for having taken her to a porno movie (
Ur kärlekens språk
), he makes that call from the lobby of The
Ed Sullivan
Theater (1697 Broadway).
c.
The scene near the beginning of the movie where Chance blasts the doors open had to be shot twice. During the first take, an inefficient amount of explosives were used that didnt entirely blow the doors away, so primer cord was used for the final shot seen in the film.
d.
Two sound-stages were used for
Sandra Dee
s nude scene to prevent "peeping toms." One sound-stage was used to shoot the scene and the other was used to house the cast not needed in the shot.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Paul Schrader
was inspired to write the script after reading the published diary of
Arthur Bremer
, the man who was convicted of shooting presidential hopeful
George Wallace
. Eerily, Bremer was 26 years old in 1976 (the year the film was released), the same age as Travis Bickle in the film. And Schrader himself was 26 when he first wrote the screenplay, in 1972.
b.
The ending on the beach was supposed to be shot day-for-night. Steckler disliked the results, so the ending was left as it was shot, in daylight.
c.
John Litel
who played Reverend Wainright would later play Bob Cummings boss Mr. Thackery on the 50s TV sitcom
My Hero
.
d.
Juliette Lewis
is singing the last song, "Come Rain or Come Shine", at the end of the credit roll.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
The movie ends with Randy coming off the top rope with the Ram Jam before going to black, and playing
Bruce Springsteen
s song as the credits roll. When the match was filmed at a March 2008 Ring of Honor event, Ram nailed the move and scored the pin. The reason for the cut to black was to allow the audience to decide if he lived or died.
b.
One of the top ten box office hits of 1958.
c.
Michael Faraday,
Jeff Bridges
character, was also the name of a real-life chemist and scientist who did pioneering work in the field of electromagnetism. Michael Faraday is also the name of a street in Reston, Virginia, in which the film takes place.
d.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #52 Greatest Movie of All Time.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Tobe Hooper
was originally going to direct this movie for Universal Studios, but when the studio balked at the bizarre project, Hooper also departed.
b.
An accident occurred during filming when a carnival ride carrying several passengers was left on for about twenty minutes to half an hour. The ride, one which has several octopus arms that spin around with rotating carriages, normally only runs for about four minutes per joyride. Thrillseekers vomited and yelled out real screams as the ride continued way past its end time. When stopped, the riders could not walk and were somewhat twisted in their musculature. An ambulance was called but no one was seriously injured.
c.
The original
The Red Mans View
film, made by the same company (American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.) was praised by tribal associations and reservation leaders throughout the country when it was released 100 years ago.
d.
The restaurant where the cabbies gather to eat was a real-life hangout for taxi drivers called the Belmore Cafeteria at 28th St. and Park Avenue South. It has since been demolished, but the apartment building that replaced it is named the Belmore.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
The gold overdress
Juliet Stevenson
(Mrs. Elton) wears at the Box Hill picnic is the same costume worn by a guest at the London party where Byron meets Annabella Milbanke in
Byron
, and by one of the dancers leaving the theatre while Amy waits for Fanny in
Little Dorrit
.
b.
Film debut of
Leslie Caron
.
c.
In
Paul Schrader
s original screenplay, the characters of Sport, the Mafioso and the hotel clerk were all black.
Martin Scorsese
felt that, combined with other events in the film, this would have stacked the deck too much towards racism, and suggested that those characters be changed to white men. Schrader relented.
d.
President
John F. Kennedy
s personal choice to portray him was
Cliff Robertson
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Due to injuries sustained in an accident during the production of the 1975 movie
The Farmer
actor
George Memmoli
had to decline the bit-part of the Traviss disturbed passenger who was ultimately played by the films director
Martin Scorsese
.
b.
Victor Jory
s debut.
c.
Judd Apatow
: [family]
Leslie Mann
plays mother to her real-life daughters with Apatow:
Maude Apatow
and
Iris Apatow
, just as she did in
Knocked Up
.
d.
The first stop-motion animated feature to be shot entirely in 3-D.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
The movie is set in Buffalo, New York because
Jim Carrey
grew up in Toronto just north of Buffalo and watched WKBW-TV Channel 7 Eyewitness News as a kid. In those days, Eyewitness News was anchored by
Irv Weinstein
who was famous for his staccato delivery and use of alliterative phrases like "Pistol Packing Punks" and "Buffalo Blaze Busters".
Irv Weinstein
was the first news anchor to use the Phrase "Its 11 oclock, do you know where your children are?"
b.
Baracus was a Sergeant in
The A-Team
, and in this film he is a former (dishonourably discharged) Corporal at the beginning of the movie, after the "eight years and eighty successful missions later" part he is a Sergeant as evidenced by the stripes on his uniform during the trial scene. Hannibal, Face and Murdock retain their original rank of Colonel, Lieutenant and Captain.
c.
Sun Ra wrote all of his own lines for the film.
d.
Jeff Bridges
was considered for the part of Travis Bickle.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Paul Sorvino
filmed all his scenes in 4 days.
b.
The record that Travis buys for Betsy is "The Silver Tongued Devil and I" by
Kris Kristofferson
. In the restaurant they quote from a song on the album, "Pilgrim Chapter 33" ("hes a prophet...").
c.
Warner Bros. bought the rights to
Stephen Longstreet
s novel for $35,000.
d.
This was the final feature film completed by
Christopher Reeve
before a horse riding accident on 27 May 1995 left him paralyzed.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Dummies on the wings were found to blank the control surfaces, so silhouettes of the wing-passengers were used instead.
b.
Female costumes were made complete with petticoats, although they wouldnt have been missed had they not been there.
c.
The line "You talking to me?" was voted as the #10 movie quote by the American Film Institute, and as as the #8 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
d.
According to
Kurt Russell
on the DVD Commentary, he kept having trouble saying the line "Best salad bar in town: Airport Lanes!". After constantly flubbing the line,
Robert Zemeckis
had to mouth the line to Russell so he would get it right.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Originally released in 3-D.
b.
The film was released in the United States on star
Scatman Crothers
70th birthday.
c.
The girl with whom
Martin Scorsese
studied in order to prepare for the role of Iris (played by
Jodie Foster
, the actress who won the role) also appears in the film, as Iris friend on the street.
d.
During murder scene in a room at the St. James Hotel where a man is stabbed to death on a bed, director
William Friedkin
edited in several near-subliminal frames from a gay hardcore movie that can clearly be seen in slow motion on DVD.
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