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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975).

About the movie: The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)?
a.		The main leads of this movie, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn, all appeared a year earlier in Mel Brooks Young Frankenstein.
b.		The four-machine gun chassis in the atoll assault scene is called a Maxon Mount. It is comprised of four .50 caliber Browning machine guns and was used as an anti-aircraft battery during World War II. It also came in a two gun mount which was used upto & in the Vietnam War as a Point Defense Weapon.
c.		In the VH1 Behind the Music episode that featured Vanilla Ice, it was stated that Robert Van Winkle was paid a cool $1,000,000 for his role as Johnny Van Owen.
d.		Luana Walters was originally slated for the role of Mary Robinson.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)?
a.		The fourth collaboration between Wes Anderson and Bill Murray after Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
b.		The 1970s were an era for a number of Sherlock Holmes comedies. This movie was made and released about five years after Billy Wilders comedy The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, just under a year before The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and three years before The Hound of the Baskervilles. It was made thirteen years before Without a Clue.
c.		John Woo: [mexican stand-off] Twice - Once between Carmichael (Samantha Mathis) and Hale (Christian Slater) when they first meet in the Utah desert and once with Deakins (John Travolta) and Kelly (Howie Long) on the train.
d.		Timothy Hutton was the first choice for the role of Joel, but turned it down.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)?
a.		This movie is set in Chicago but actually was mostly shot in Italy.
b.		Rob Lowe, Peter Saarsgard, and Kiefer Sutherland were each offered the role of Ted Bundy. All of the actors refused due to the nature of the character.
c.		In the scene which Moriarty is auctioning off the Redcliff Document to a Russian and a Frenchman, the Russian bids 5000 Rubles which equals 625 pounds. The Frenchman then bids 7000 Francs, which equals 626 pounds, only 1 pound more than the Russian bid.
d.		Hobbs breaking the scoreboard clock with a home run was inspired by Bama Rowell of the Boston Braves doubling off the Ebbets Field scoreboard clock on May 30, 1946, showering Dixie Walker with glass. Though hed been promised a free watch by Bulova for hitting the companys scoreboard sign, Rowell had to wait until 1987 to receive it.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)?
a.		"Orville Sacker" is similar to "Ormond Sacker," the name used in Arthur Conan Doyles first draft of a Holmes story (in which "Sherrinford Holmes" was the original name of the famous detective). As for the name "Sigerson Holmes," see Holmess remark in "The Adventure Of The Empty House" (by Doyle): "I travelled for two years in Tibet, therefore, and amused myself by visiting Lhassa, and spending some days with the head lama. You may have read of the remarkable explorations of a Norwegian named Sigerson, but I am sure that it never occurred to you that you were receiving news of your friend." Nicholas Meyer makes reference to this line in Holmess parting comment to Watson in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (quotes).
b.		Humphrey Bogart had to supply his own wardrobe. This was common practice at Warner Brothers as a way for the studio to save some money.
c.		Earned $16.3 million on its initial run, a huge amount for the time.
d.		The words of Father McCasslin at the burial are the last five lines from Chapter 25, "Death", in "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)?
a.		Joel McCrea was originally cast as Dusty Rivers, the part played by Gary Cooper.
b.		Gene Wilders characters first name, Sigerson, was an alias used by Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyles novel The Adventure of the Empty House.
c.		The serial was completed in 25 days.
d.		In an earlier storyboard, Michael was to have come with Wendy and Peter and John was to have stayed behind. The reason why was because John was originally intended to have been more like his father.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)?
a.		Gene Wilder performed a number of duties on this movie. Wilder was the lead actor in the central role, co-writer of the script, performer of songs and the films director.
b.		While they are hiding out, Campbell (Nick Nolte) says to Resi and George, "In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart," a direct quote from "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank.
c.		Hattie McDaniel met with David O. Selznick in full costume in a successful effort to beat her main rival Louise Beavers to the part.
d.		A poster for director Rob Reiners previous film, This Is Spinal Tap, hangs on the closet in Gibs dorm room.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)?
a.		In order to raise money, Mitchell was constantly giving donors bit parts in the film and writing new scenes to include them. He also used his connections from being a crooner to secure locations in Las Vegas and California.
b.		The films title and story set-up are an in-joke referring to Sherlock Holmes older brother, Mycroft Holmes. Sherlock Holmes describes Mycroft in Arthur Conan Doyles novel The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans as follows: "One has to be discreet when one talks of high matters of state. You are right in thinking that he is under the British government. You would also be right in a sense if you said that occasionally he is the British government . . . Mycroft draws four hundred and fifty pounds a year, remains a subordinate, has no ambitions of any kind, will receive neither honour nor title, but remains the most indispensable man in the country."
c.		John Keitel wrote the film based on his personal undergraduate experience and filmed campus footage in the neighborhood and environs surrounding his graduate film school alma mater USC. Michael Angelo was in his senior year as an undergraduate USC Journalism major when Keitel approached him for the role of Sam while he worked at a West Hollywood Starbucks.
d.		The song "Fortuosity" was written for Tommy Steele, who sings the song in the movie.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)?
a.		The original plot had a final sequence shot on a wax museum in Hollywood. When the screenplay was re-written, the final scenes took place on a movie-oriented club. Art Department supervisors had the ability to use the same props and sets for both the shootings.
b.		The main characters first name, Benjamin, is the same as the last name of the director, (Richard Benjamin while his last name, Steinberg, is the same as the last name of one of the screenwriters (Norman Steinberg).
c.		Arnold Schwarzenegger suffered a minor hand injury during the filming of the cemetery battle scene. One of the small explosives on the casket exterior, used to simulate a bullet hit, was planted too close to his hand.
d.		Gene Wilders directorial debut.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)?
a.		Florence "Rusty" Tullis, the mother of Rocky Dennis, passed away on November 11, 2006, at age 70 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on October 14. Ms. Tullis was portrayed by Cher in Mask.
b.		She was so convinced that she would lose the Oscar competition in 1935 to write-in nominee Bette Davis, that Claudette Colbert decided not to attend the awards ceremony. When she, contrary to her belief, won that year for her performance in It Happened One Night she was summoned from a train station to pick up her Oscar.
c.		Most of the demon POVs that glide across the ground were shot by mounting the camera to a 2X4 while Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell ran along holding either side
d.		Frequently appearing together in this film as Sigerson Holmes and Sgt. Orville Stanley Sacker, this movie marked the re-teaming of Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman who had played Dr Frankenstein and his assistant Igor just a year before in Mel Brooks Young Frankenstein.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)?
a.		Gene Wilder once said that this film was "a terrifying commitment".
b.		In a 1933 press release, Clark Gable, Wallace Beery, and Buster Keaton were scheduled to film cameo appearances, while Jean Harlow, Nina Mae McKinney, and Joan Crawford were to perform musical numbers written by Rodgers & Hart ("Prayer", which later became "Blue Moon", "Im One of the Boys", and "Black Diamond"). But none of this materialized. Crawford allegedly filmed her number, which was then cut, and was reinstated in Sadie McKee, where sources say it was also deleted.
c.		The original production of "Show" Boat opened in the Ziegfeld Theater on December 27, 1927 and ran for 575 (or 572) performances, depending on which source one reads.
d.		Once considered so racy it was advertised as being "for adults only", this film was recently restored for its DVD release, and resubmitted to the MPAA for a rating. Indicating how much standards have changed in four decades, it was given a PG.