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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Taxi Driver (1976) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Taxi Driver (1976) - Part (7) 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 final shot of Hayley with the hoody pulled over her head was taken by the DP
Jo Willems
without
Ellen Page
knowing. She didnt know about the shot until she saw the final cut.
b.
The original character of Yori does not appear in the sequel. According to online media Sci Fi Wire: "Fans have been lobbying for actor
Cindy Morgan
to be in the movie". There are active campaigns online, such as "Yori Lives" on Facebook, which is independent of Cindy Morgan herself. She did, however, make an appearance in character as Lora at the WonderCon viral event. It was revealed that Lora had married Alan Bradley.
c.
Goldie Hawn
did an audition for the role of Betsy.
d.
This was
Bruce Willis
s first credited film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Kristy McNichol
auditioned six times for the role of Iris before losing out to
Jodie Foster
.
b.
This pictures director
Jean-Claude Tramont
once spoke of the fact that his wife
Sue Mengers
was
Barbra Streisand
s agent at the time. He commented on the media circus response that ensued which suggested that Mengers heavily persuaded Streisand to do the picture as a personal favor to her: "My wife and I have been together eleven years. If she had the ability to force Barbra to do a picture with me, I wish she had used it sooner. In most of her pictures, she Streisands criticized for overpowering the screen. In
All Night Long
, shes criticized for not overpowering the screen." Tramont stated that Streisand took the part because she wanted to play a different type of character to what she had done before.
c.
According to
Andrew Stanton
s directors commentary, the names and (caricatured) likenesses of past Axiom captains are from Pixar writing team members. The years listed for each captain seems to be term of service, not lifespan, as there is no overlap of years. The average term of service is 135 years. The years add up to 666. Within the portraits, Auto develops from a small light and becomes brighter with each succeeding captain. The obesity of the captains grows at the same rate, showing a correlation between reliance on autopilot versus actively moving.
d.
The "old fashioned grandmother" drives the children to camp in a 1963 Corvette hardtop roadster.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
The role played by
Frances Dee
was originally filled by
Anna Lee
.
b.
According to Annette Benson, the Casting Director, over 600 actresses auditioned for the role of Alice.
c.
Anissa Jones
reportedly turned down the role of Iris.
d.
At the films premiere,
Will Hays
, the then "Czar" and censor of the industry, contributed an on-screen introduction, talking in synchronized sound, greeting everyone in the audience with "Welcome to a new era of motion picture." After that, the Los Angeles Philharmonic was filmed playing "Tannhäuser", violinists
Mischa Elman
and
Efrem Zimbalist Sr.
, guitarist
Roy Smeck
, three opera shorts with
Giovanni Martinelli
Marion Talley
and
Anna Case
, and then the feature. It was a huge success.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Siblings
Jesse Eisenberg
and
Hallie Kate Eisenberg
also play siblings in this film.
b.
It took
Peter Sellers
nearly nine years to get this movie made by a studio, mostly because by the 1970s Sellers career had hit rock bottom and no studio in Hollywood would dare work with him. After the revival (and success) of the Pink Panther movies, Lorimar pictures finally greenlit the project.
c.
Isabelle Adjani
and
Ornella Muti
were each offered the role of Iris, but both turned it down.
d.
In the script, Mr. Rainbow was named so because he wore colored glasses. When
David Leeds
saw the glasses on
Christopher Walken
, he decided against them.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
In the song Cowboy Ham and Eggs
Pat Brady
s voice is dubbed by
Ken Carson
.
b.
In 1988, director
Albert Pyun
was hired to direct a "Spider-Man" movie for Cannon Films.
Scott Leva
was hired to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man, and filming was set to take place at De Laurentiis studio in Wilmington, North Carolina. With a $6 million budget, the Brooklyn sets were built for "Spider-Man" on the Wilmington stages and Pyun would also film a sequel to
Masters of the Universe
during the same time as "Spider-Man". Pyun had originally planned to film two weeks worth of scenes for "Spider-Man" before Levas nerdy Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider, then Leva would undergo a supervised eight week workout regimen to build muscle mass while director Pyun would film "Masters of the Universe Part 2", and filming for "Spider-Man" would resume for the scenes after Peter gets his spider powers. However, both projects were scrapped when Cannon Films eventually went out of business.
c.
The movie features 370 effects shots. The final shot is a composite of 32 separately filmed elements.
d.
Liza Minnelli
and
Barbara Hershey
were each offered the role of Betsy, but both turned it down.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Mia Farrow
reportedly wanted the role of Betsy but
Martin Scorsese
turned her down.
b.
The location of the Munchkins star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is 6915 Hollywood Blvd.
c.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #30 Greatest Movie of All Time.
d.
Fred Astaire
and
Adele Astaire
visited the set of this film as it was being made. They did not appear on camera, but it is often erroneously reported that they made their film debuts in this movie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Of the movies main cast,
Rock Hudson
is the only American in a film where the cast is all predominantly European.
b.
Maximilian Schell
s Lead Actor Oscar makes him the lowest-billed lead category winner in history. He is billed fifth, after Tracy, Lancaster, Widmark, and Dietrich.
c.
Paul Schrader
wrote the part of Travis with
Jeff Bridges
in mind.
d.
Feature film debut of
Charlton Heston
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Kay Lenz
tested for the role of Iris but failed the audition.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 24, 1947 with
Fredric March
,
Myrna Loy
and
Teresa Wright
reprising their film roles.
c.
Writer
Neil Simon
originally intended this to be a segment of
Plaza Suite
.
d.
The scene of McCauley standing against a window and watching the ocean was inspired by the painting "Pacific" by Alex Colville.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
The names of the Frog brothers, Edgar and Alan, are a reference to
Edgar Allan Poe
, the well-known writer of horror fiction.
b.
A nationwide search for a young actress to play the part of Iris was narrowed down to five finalists.
Jodie Foster
beat
Mariel Hemingway
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
Heather Locklear
and
Kristy McNichol
for the role of Iris.
c.
Freddie Prinze Jr.
hated wearing the trademark ascot Fred usually wore in the original cartoons.
d.
The first feature-length film to be released in both 35 mm and IMAX 3D.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Taxi Driver (1976)?
a.
Mary Steenburgen
auditioned for the role of Betsy and was director
Martin Scorsese
s preferred choice.
b.
The second (of ten) dancing partnership of
Fred Astaire
and
Ginger Rogers
.
c.
One of
George Lucas
s projects while a student in film school was documenting the making of this film. While he was on set, he actually made suggestions (which were used) on how to rehearse and shoot some scenes.
d.
The words "A
Franco Columbu
film" appear on the screen at the beginning of Jack Slater IV. Columbu is a bodybuilder friend of star
Arnold Schwarzenegger
s, who has appeared in the following films with him:
Pumping Iron
,
Conan the Barbarian
,
The Terminator
,
The Running Man
and
Berettas Island
.
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