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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Telefon (1977) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Telefon (1977) - 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: Telefon (1977).
About the movie:
The KGB is looking for one of their people, a man named Dalchimsky because he has stolen something important but...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Telefon (1977)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Thursday, October 21st, 1948, with
William Bendix
and
Charles Bickford
reprising their film roles.
b.
According to interviews with
Kevin Costner
, this is supposedly the first movie in a trilogy.
c.
The film fades in a image of a orthodox church below which appears a text "Moscow, 10 January". Actually the church is the Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki, Finland.
d.
Russell Crowe
lost more than 50 pounds, weighing only 176 pounds for his role (compare to 228 pounds in
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Telefon (1977)?
a.
Reportedly,
Charles Bronson
s salary on this picture was US $1.5 million.
b.
Bruce Lee
s final feature film that was completed before his death.
c.
Sherilyn Fenn
was originally considered for the role of the femme fatale Lola, eventually played by
Sean Young
. Fenn opted for the role of
Armand Assante
s lovesick secretary Laura and suggested director
Carl Reiner
cast Young as Lola.
d.
Cinematic debuts of
Macaulay Culkin
,
Angela Goethals
, and
Sara Rue
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Telefon (1977)?
a.
Osric was the name of some Anglo Saxon kings who ruled parts of Britain in the early 7th and 8th centuries.
b.
The second of
Bette Davis
collaborations with director
Edmund Goulding
. They had previously worked together on
That Certain Woman
and would do so again on
The Old Maid
and
The Great Lie
.
c.
Third teaming of director
Don Siegel
with star actor
Charles Bronson
. The two had previously worked in television together on
The Paisley Gang
and
The Chase
, Siegel being a director on the former and producer on the latter. This film though was their only ever theatrical feature together.
d.
The story, by
Martin Mooney
, was based on the famous Colorado State Penitentiary (Canon City) riot in 1929 in which 12 were killed and 11 injured in an attempted breakout. Father Patrick ONeil, the prison chaplain, who was instrumental in quelling the outburst, was awarded the Carnegie Medal for extraordinary heroism.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Telefon (1977)?
a.
In the tree house, when they put on the first porn DVD, the voices and noises of the porn actors are actually the voices of producers
Jenna Cedicci
and
Cole Taylor
.
b.
Telefon is the Russian word for telephone. The meaning and relevance of this is the scheme that is afoot in this film is a cold war plot which involves activating brainwashed operatives via the telephone.
c.
When Steven is telling Rick about how Robin kicked him out of the apartment, he says "I feel like Felix Unger."
Matthew Broderick
later played this character on stage alongside
Nathan Lane
as Oscar in the 2005 Broadway revival of The Odd Couple.
d.
According to the Vulcan weather satellite, the chemical composition of Kryptonite (shown on Gus Gormans computer) is: 15.08% Plutonium, 18.06% Tantalum, 27.71% Xenon, 24.02% Promethium, 10.62% Dialium, 3.94% Mercury, and 0.57% Unknown (Gorman replaced this with Tar).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Telefon (1977)?
a.
Abraham Lincolns speech at the end is a paraphrase of his own Gettysburg Address.
b.
Swan was to be abducted by a homosexual and sadomasochistic gang who had doberman pinschers. He was scripted to escape and lead The Warriors home.
c.
The journalists are all based on actual reporters who were Chicago colleagues of authors
Ben Hecht
and
Charles MacArthur
, with most working alongside them at the courthouse. The real names were only slightly changed: Hildy Johnson was based on the real-life reporter Hildebrand Johnson, Walter Burns was based on the editor Walter Howey, and Mac McCue was based on reporter Buddy McHugh.
d.
Whilst filming in Helsinki, Finland, the production drew much media attention in press, radio and television outlets including front page newspaper coverage as well as national and international publicity .
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Telefon (1977)?
a.
Natalie Portman
s voice was digitally enhanced to distinguish between Padme and Queen Amidala.
b.
Don Siegel
replaced
Peter Hyams
as director.
c.
Washington Post boss
Katharine Graham
, who was initially very apprehensive about the film using the papers name, loved the film and later wrote a letter of praise and approval to star and co-producer
Robert Redford
.
d.
Footage of the Murchison Falls in Africa, originally shot for
Trader Horn
, was used in the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Telefon (1977)?
a.
The reason the film was made at all had to do with a survey. Warner Bros. was preparing to release the
Sean Connery
James Bond film
Never Say Never Again
and they took a survey. They asked movie goers to name an actor and a famous part that actor played.
Clint Eastwood
as "Dirty Harry" scored so high in the survey results, the studio told Eastwood it would be "open" to distributing another "Dirty Harry" film. Eastwood made this film as a result of that meeting.
b.
Director
Russ Emanuel
put various references from his previous film "Girl With Gun" (2006 short) into "P.J." including: the mention of Nightingale (a horse mentioned by the Burt character in "P.J.", the main characters name in "Girl With Gun"), the actress Tracy OConnor (playing the Nurse on Intercom in "P.J.", who was the Nightingale in "Girl With Gun"), and the mention of a Dr. Peterson in "P.J." (also a name mentioned in "Girl With Gun"). Furthermore, Emanuel cast Dina Kriger to play the role of Claire in "P.J." (she was also Lucy in "Girl With Gun").
c.
Derick Martini
met actress Amy Hathaway on the film and began a relationship that lasted five years.
d.
This movie features a number of cameo appearances by Finnish actors due to the fact that it was partially shot in Finland.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Telefon (1977)?
a.
The producers have said that had they read the book more than once, they would have known ahead of time that there would be problems filming the movie, and thus wouldnt have made it.
b.
"The Seducers Club" / "Stay Low" marked the first Double Feature for Fall Films.
c.
The special effects budget was $50,000.
d.
The Russian news media agency Izvestia was highly critical of this American cold war thriller movie and this became international news.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Telefon (1977)?
a.
With a gross of $72.5 mio., it had the biggest three day opening ever for a Universal Pictures beating
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
s $72.1 mil.
b.
The vehicles driven by Nicolai Dalchimsky (
Donald Pleasence
) in the film are Ford station wagons with the exception of a 1977 Chevrolet Impala wagon when he arrives in Los Angeles.
c.
The word "fuck" and its variants are used 278 times in this film (38 times with the prefix "mother").
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Telefon (1977)?
a.
The post-credits coda shows a cat getting possessed by the last surviving creature. In an early draft, this was meant to happen to Bill, after the Grant-creature is destroyed. Starla sees the resulting wound later, prompting her to shoot Bill to death.
b.
Don Siegel
, this movies director, once said of this film that it had a plot that was "impossible to believe".
c.
A copy of this film survives in The Library of Congress.
d.
Author
Peter Benchley
was thrown off the set after objecting to the climax.
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