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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Easy (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Easy (1986) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Big Easy (1986).
About the movie:
Set in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of gang killings and Ann Osborne...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Easy (1986)?
a.
Robert Altman
felt that he was able to get away with so much during shooting because the officials at 20th Century Fox were keeping a closer watch on their two massively expensive projects, also war films,
Patton
and
Tora! Tora! Tora!
.
b.
Jim Garrison
, the judge in Remys bribery case, is an actual lawyer and judge who worked in New Orleans. He was, for a time, the citys district attorney. A case he had while in that position was the subject of
Oliver Stone
s film
JFK
. Garrison was played by
Kevin Costner
.
c.
Additional scenes of nudity were added to the film at the demand of the distributors.
d.
Although the school is never mentioned by name in the film, in the original script it was referred to as Addie Ross High School. Addie Ross is the name of a character from one of
Nicholas Zebrun
s favorite films:
A Letter to Three Wives
. Despite this, several shots of the school and letter jackets are often shown with initials SHS, or Southwest High School - where the bulk of the movie was shot.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Easy (1986)?
a.
The signature New Orleans setting was actually a late change in the development of the film. The original title of the script was Windy City, and set in Chicago. The change in location is attributed to a suggestion by then Production Executive
Ken Aguado
, who was a recent graduate of Tulane University.
b.
The synthesizer that President Hathaway uses to communicate with the giant robot is a Yamaha DX7.
c.
Most of the major studios turned down the film. One of the reasons being that it took so long to get made.
d.
The cabin was located in Morristown, Tennessee. In
Bruce Campbell
s biography he says that it was later burned down. No one knows for sure what happened (
Sam Raimi
says that he burnt it down himself after filming). Also, no one will give out complete directions because the only remaining part of the cabin is the brick chimney and everyone was stealing a piece of it.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Easy (1986)?
a.
At one point, the sheriff mistakenly refers to two suspects as "Wallace and Simpson". This is a topical pun, referring to Wallis Simpson, the American socialite for whom King Edward VIII had recently abdicated the English throne so they could marry. (He could not wed a twice-divorced foreigner and remain King, so he chose love; they remained married until his death in 1972, 35 years later.)
b.
The pictures displayed in the Losers Bar include: the Titanic, the Hindenburg, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the Ford Edsel, the DeLorean DMC-12, the Hubble Space Telescope (considered a failure at the time),
Neville Chamberlain
and
Michael Dukakis
.
c.
The operetta, "The New Moon," opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 19 September 1928 and closed on 14 December 1929 after 509 performances. The leads were played by
Robert Halliday
and
Evelyn Herbert
, and the supporting cast included
Gus Shy
, who is also in this movie.
d.
The orchestral music playing on the stereo while Anne is on the phone is from the fourth act of
Giacomo Puccini
s "Manon Lescaut", which takes place on an arid plain just outside New Orleans.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Easy (1986)?
a.
The scenes at the Pascagoula mansion, on the Gulf of Mexico, were filmed at the home of the real
Richard Scruggs
(the attorney portrayed in the film) in Pascagoula. Hurricane Katrina destroyed the home in 2005.
b.
According to
Robert Redford
, this was the first film ever "sold" at a Sundance Film Festival.
c.
Yvette Mimieux
was actually underage when shooting began (she turned 18 during the shoot) and was not legally supposed to work a full shooting schedule, but did. She was inexperienced - as she worked on this film she kept getting better and better so that by the end of the shoot they wound up going back and re-shooting some of her earliest scenes.
d.
Al Pacino
donated a copy to the Museum of Modern Art with the stipulation that it can only be shown with his permission. A small number of screenings have taken place since 1990. The film was not widely released until June 2007.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Easy (1986)?
a.
According to director
Adrian Lyne
, the drug aspect of the story was inspired by the Martin Lee and Bruce Shlain book, "Acid Dreams: The CIA, LSD and Sixties Rebellion".
b.
Both
Ellen Barkin
and
Dennis Quaid
consider this the favorite of all the films theyve made.
c.
24
creator
Joel Surnow
thought that "The DaVinci Code" would provide a great storyline for the shows third season. Surnow asked his boss, producer
Brian Grazer
about acquiring the film rights to the book. Author
Dan Brown
had no intention of his book being adapted for a TV show, and rejected their bid. Months later, Sony Pictures paid $6 million for the book and hired Grazer as producer.
d.
At the request of
Mike Nichols
,
Stephen Sondheim
wrote special lyrics to his song "Im Still Here" for
Shirley MacLaine
to perform.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Easy (1986)?
a.
The films title was suggested by star
Dennis Quaid
.
b.
Director
Oliver Stone
at one point wanted
Mickey Rourke
for Sgt. Barnes and
Nick Nolte
as the experienced Sgt. Elias. Both were offered the parts, and both turned it down.
c.
The astronauts acceleration couches were common tube-lined poolside recliners.
d.
Early trailers included a brief scene of Eowyn waiting to attack an Uruk-hai from behind a pillar; this scene is not included in either the theatrical version or the extended edition.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Easy (1986)?
a.
Nick jokingly tells Kate that in Italian, tiramisu means "food of the gods." In actuality, tiramisu literally means "pick me up."
b.
The production company was aided greatly in its ability to film in and around New Orleans by the states Film Commission. Shortly after this film (which is about political corruption) premiered, several members of the Film Commission were indicted in a kickback scandal.
c.
Nathan, Jr. doesnt cry at all throughout the entire movie. But all the other main characters do at some point.
d.
Don Siegel
: taxi driver. Siegel directed the original film, of which this film is a remake.
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