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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Terms of Endearment (1983) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Terms of Endearment (1983) Quiz
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About the movie:
Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)?
a.
A self-confessed acrophobic,
Denzel Washington
reluctantly performed the stunts where actually he runs along the top of the speeding train. What made the stunt even more hazardous was the fact that the train was empty, thus causing the individual cars to rock more violently. Even though Washington was "wired" as a safety precaution, the leaps from car to car presented a potentially hazardous sequence (interview:
Episode dated 26 November 2010
.
b.
Shipped to theaters under the code name "Rewind".
c.
John Lithgow
was called in to replace another actor and his part was filmed in only three days during a break from filming for
Footloose
.
d.
Al Pacino
and
Robert De Niro
were
Michael Mann
s first choices for Hanna and McCauley.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)?
a.
The character of Garrett Breedlove does not appear in the novel and was written specifically with
Burt Reynolds
in mind by writer-director
James L. Brooks
. Reynolds loved the script but was already committed to star in
Stroker Ace
.
Paul Newman
and
Harrison Ford
turned down the role before
Jack Nicholson
signed on. Nicholson talked with a number of real astronauts while in Houston in preparation.
b.
Was the brainchild of f/x technician
T.G. Weems
, who laid out the idea to writer
Keith Kjornes
after the completion of the movie
Time Tracers
. Director
Bret McCormick
had film, sets and equipment left over from that film and wanted to "knock something out" with it before the sets were torn down.
c.
The following famous people appear in small parts in the film, and are credited:
A.E. Matthews
,
Alan Mowbray
,
Andy Devine
,
Basil Sydney
,
Beatrice Lillie
,
Buster Keaton
,
Cesar Romero
,
Charles Boyer
,
Charles Coburn
,
Tim McCoy
,
Edmund Lowe
,
Edward R. Murrow
,
Evelyn Keyes
,
Fernandel
,
Finlay Currie
,
Frank Sinatra
,
George Raft
, Gilbert Roland,
Glynis Johns
,
Harcourt Williams
,
Hermione Gingold
,
Jack Oakie
,
Joe E. Brown
,
John Carradine
,
John Mills
,
José Greco
,
Luis Miguel Dominguín
,
Martine Carol
,
Marlene Dietrich
,
Melville Cooper
,
Mike Mazurki
,
Noel Coward
,
Peter Lorre
,
Red Skelton
,
Reginald Denny
,
Richard Wattis
,
Robert Morley
,
Ronald Colman
,
Ronald Squire
,
Cedric Hardwicke
,
John Gielgud
,
Trevor Howard
and
Victor McLaglen
.
d.
After agreeing to be filmed in Germany,
Walter Matthau
resisted filming scenes showing him drinking at Oktoberfest until his stepdaughter
Lucy Saroyan
was given the role of Carla, the pilot who flies him in her seaplane. After arriving at their destination and being paid, she tells Matthaus character that he reminds her of her father. His response is, "Thats always been my problem."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)?
a.
The word "fuck" is used 296 times, for an average of 2.04 fucks per minute. About half of them are said by
Joe Pesci
.
b.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
Debra Winger
behaved erratically on the set of this film because she was trying to get over a severe cocaine addiction. At one point, she and
Shirley MacLaine
got into a shoving match.
d.
When Ferris hacks into the schools computer to change the number of absences he had, it is a subtle reference to a scene in
WarGames
when Matthew Broderick hacks into the schools computer to change his grades.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)?
a.
It was one of the first home videos released with NCI Closed Captioning in 1981 by Columbia. When you have your TV set to display closed captions, a closed captioning copyright Captions Copyright 1981 Columbia Pictures Corporation is displayed at the end of the movie. That is present in all versions of the movie including the 1998 re-edit.
b.
The MPAA originally gave this film an "R" rating due to strong language. It was reduced to "PG" on an appeal (the PG-13 rating did not exist at the time), an achievement often repeated by writer-director-producer
James L. Brooks
on his later films.
c.
Director, writer and actor
Ricky Gervais
sponsored an online Photoshop contest related to the movie theme by asking contestants to edit known movie posters as if those posters were usually lying to the audience.
d.
Jonathan Demme
had tried to adapt a film version of "American Splendor" in the 1980s, but the project never came to fruition as Demme wasnt an established director.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)?
a.
A replica of about one third of Romes Collosseum was built in Malta to a height of 52 feet, mostly from plaster and plywood. The remainder of the building was added in digitally. It took several months to build at a reputed cost of $1 million.
b.
Louise Fletcher
was considered for the role of Aurora.
c.
The fictional "W-CRO" radio show was written, directed, spoken and produced by Diane M. Kolanovic, a volunteer radio announcer for the Croatian Radio Club New York (Hrvatski Radio Klub NY).
d.
Was originally going to be another sequel entitled "Halloween: Retribution" starring
Lindy Booth
but the idea was scrapped and they went with
Rob Zombie
s vision.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)?
a.
Brian James
: Sitting behind and to the left of
Mark Wahlberg
at the basketball game.
b.
According to the DVD commentary, the film was shot in only 33 days.
c.
2600 The Hacker Quarterly magazine was approached by Warner Bros. for permission to use their magazine and name in the film. WB was suing 2600 at the time for linking to the DVD deciphering program DeCSS. The magazine said no.
d.
The Kearney State College scenes were shot at the University of Nebraska, in Lincoln, due to major construction taking place at the Kearney campus (now known as the University of Nebraska at Kearney).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)?
a.
Shirley MacLaine
and
Debra Winger
were both nominated for 1983s Best Actress Oscar, which went to MacLaine. On her way to the podium, she reportedly whispered to Winger, "Half of this belongs to you," to which Winger reportedly replied, "Ill take half."
b.
Directorial debut of
David Steinberg
.
c.
Of all the Planet of the Apes films, this one had the smallest production budget.
d.
For the scene where Judge Frollo sings "Hellfire" and sees Esmeralda dancing in the fire before him, the MPAA insisted that the Disney animators make Esmeraldas clothing more well-defined, as she seemed nude.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)?
a.
Jason Mewes
was originally intended to play Arthur Bankman, but his problems with substance abuse caused him to drop out.
Jason Lee
also auditioned for this role, which ultimately went to
Jason Biggs
.
b.
The voice of Auroras husband in the films opening scene is
Albert Brooks
(credited as A Brooks).
c.
The ship shown transporting the young Vito Corleone to New York was the Moshulu. That ship is now a restaurant docked at Penns Landing in Philadelphia.
d.
Jason Statham
s character, Frankenstein, drives a 2006 Ford Mustang GT, outfitted with a Roush supercharged 5.4L 3V Ford V8 Engine. "Frankensteins Monster" is armed with 2 mounted mini-guns that shoot 3,000 rounds (of real bullets) per minute, flamethrowers and napalm.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)?
a.
Carrie Fisher
traveled to the filming location of Finse, Norway, even though she was not scheduled to take part in any outdoor scenes.
b.
M. Night Shyamalan
first started watching the cartoon when his daughter wanted to dress as Katara for Halloween one year.
c.
Jennifer Jones
originally owned the book rights and wanted to play the part of Aurora.
Sissy Spacek
was originally scheduled to play the
Debra Winger
role.
d.
Director Hoffman, in his commentary, compares Nickys journey with that of
Joseph Conrad
s Heart of Darkness: a movement toward Nickys crisis and into the past.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)?
a.
Greenbow, Alabama (Forrests hometown) is fictional. Bayou LaBatre, Alabama (Bubbas hometown), however, is real.
b.
The name David Letterman chose as his credit for his voice-work in the film, Earl Hofert, is actually the name of his uncle, the same "Uncle Earl" Letterman routinely mocks on his show, especially for an incident where a drunk Uncle Earl supposedly said "Here, kitty kitty kitty" to the Thanksgiving turkey.
c.
The line "Yipee-ki-yay, motherfucker!" is used in all four Die Hard films.
d.
The role of Emma was originally written for
Sissy Spacek
.
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