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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Blues Brothers (1980) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Blues Brothers (1980) - Part (6) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980).
About the movie:
Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980)?
a.
Quite a lot of the chocolate things such as trees, flowers etc featured in the movie were created by chocolate shop Choccywoccydoodah in Brighton, UK. The shop displayed and sold some of the creations in the shop after the release of the film.
b.
The stock music that accompanies Barbaras initial flight from the cemetery zombie was taken from the score for
The Hideous Sun Demon
, and had been used a year earlier, in the final episode of televisions
The Fugitive
.
c.
John Landis
: [filmmakers] Appearances by directors
Frank Oz
and
Steven Spielberg
.
d.
According to writer David Koepp, Al Pacino and Sean Penn had trouble with the hospital scene, so Koepp kept rewriting it to the point of being requested on set by director Brian De Palma when the scene was shot. Before shooting, Pacino wasnt really convinced with it because he sensed his character would never go to the hospital. They eventually shot it anyway.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980)?
a.
Shot in only 13 days, shooting 8 1/2 to 10 pages per day.
b.
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. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and was not televised until many years afterward.
c.
Although released in 1974 the copyright date at the end of the credits is MCMXCIX or 1999.
d.
Elwood (
Dan Aykroyd
) never removes his sunglasses. Jake (
John Belushi
) only removes them once.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980)?
a.
The ten deaths in the movie in order are: Christine, Cotton Weary, Sarah Darling, Steven Stone, Tom Prinze, Angelina Tyler, Tyson Fox, Jennifer Jolie, John Milton, and Roman Bridger.
b.
The last film for both
Rodney Dangerfield
and
Soupy Sales
.
c.
Warner Brothers was the only studio prepared to immediately greenlight the film. A fast turnaround was required so it could be shot while Ferguson was on hiatus from The Drew Carey Show.
d.
The original trailer for the film contains scenes which were not included in either the original release or the extended edition DVD. Among these is a scene where Curtis (
Cab Calloway
) asks the Brothers "How are you gonna get $5000 in 11 days without ripping off somebody?"
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980)?
a.
Denice Creach
s voice was dubbed by
Edwin Neal
s ex-wife.
b.
Although
Richard Burton
was only 29 at the time of filming, many critics felt he already looked too old to play Alexander.
c.
According to
Martin Short
(DVD commentary), the film was made in 20 days mostly in Vancouver, BC, with dialog improvised by the actors.
d.
John Landis
: [SYNW] the message on the billboard that the cops were hiding behind.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980)?
a.
Mr. T
s autograph can be seen in the middle of the drum at the opening shot of the Rocky statue unveiling.
b.
The original title was "The Real World". This was changed to avoid confusion with the new MTV reality series of the same name,
The Real World
.
c.
The character Griphook was played by
Verne Troyer
in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
; making him one of the few Americans cast; but was voiced by
Warwick Davis
. In this film, Davis plays Griphook in both body and voice. Davis also plays Professor Filius Flitwick throughout the series.
d.
When Jake and Elwood are stuck in traffic backed up by Nazi marchers, they ask a cop what is going on, and he tells them, "Those bums won their court case, so theyre marching today." Elwood scoffs, "Illinois Nazis," and Jake agrees, "I hate Illinois Nazis." This is a reference to a mid-1970s incident in which the National Socialist (abbreviated in German as "Nazi") Party of America planned a public demonstration in Skokie, Illinois (the population of Skokie was not only heavily Jewish but also contained an unusually large number of Holocaust survivors). After the local governments provided various impediments to the Nazis march, they eventually took the matter to the Supreme Court, which led to a 1977 decision (National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie) in favor of the Nazis First Amendment right to Freedom of Assembly. The group subsequently did hold several Nazi rallies, but in Chicago instead of Skokie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980)?
a.
Gary Cooper
s first all-talking film. He felt that sound would ruin him, believing his voice wasnt adequate to the task. Yet, it was "The Virginian" that turned him from a promising young leading man into a full-fledged star.
b.
A young
Paul Reubens
plays the waiter serving Jake and Elwood when they go to find Mr. Fabulous.
c.
Stephen King
said that if he could go back and change anything from one of his books it would be letting Tad live. This is why he survives in this film
d.
The film was originally to be directed by
Phillip Borsos
, but he died before financial backing could be secured.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980)?
a.
Earlier drafts of the script before rewrites focused a lot more on just Marcus Wright and Kyle Reese, with John Connor making an appearance in the last few scenes.
Christian Bale
was first offered the role of Marcus but took more interest in the character of John Connor so rewrites took place to give him more of a substantial role throughout the film.
b.
John Landis
: [ipanema] the music in the elevator.
c.
The sound that the giant ants from "THEM!" make as they approach their prey is a recorded chorus of bird-voiced treefrogs (Hyla avivoca) of the southeastern United States. Occasionally a grey treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) can be heard on the soundtrack as well, as these species can often be heard together at the same wetland.
d.
Despite
Clint Eastwood
s reputation for violence in other films, his character kills more people in this film than any other Eastwood character.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980)?
a.
John Landis
: the state trooper driving the second car, the one that shows up after the first car calls for backup, that chases the Bluesmobile through the shopping mall.
b.
During the final scene in the garden, the statue in the background is of Saint Francis of Assisi, the first person to bear the marks of the Stigmata.
c.
Two choreographers,
Jerry Mitchell
and
Paul Pellicoro
, guided the dance scene between Donna and Col. Slade.
d.
Although long portions of Romeo and Juliet are used in this film, along with famous lines from many of Shakespeares play,
William Shakespeare
is not credited in the film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980)?
a.
Katherine Heigl
had only 3 days to shoot her scenes. She was already committed to TVs
Roswell
.
b.
When the Blues Brothers are being chased by the Good Ol Boys, there is a shot of a Billboard with an advertisement for a horror movie called "See You Next Wednesday". A trademark line of director
John Landis
, it features in most of his projects.
c.
Producer
Art Linson
and
David Mamet
were having lunch when Linson informed Mamet that he could not get anything more than a no frills budget for the movie.
Val Kilmer
was literally at the next table. Linson knew Kilmer and asked him to come over, and they talked about the production. Kilmer was so impressed with the story and Mamets vision that he agreed to the role giving a significant discount to facilitate Franchise Pictures giving a green-light to the production.
d.
Theres a scene after the credits.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blues Brothers (1980)?
a.
Carrie Fisher
became engaged to co-star
Dan Aykroyd
during this shoot shortly after he saved her from choking by applying the Heimlich maneuver.
b.
Average and Median Shot Lengths = ~9.6 seconds.
c.
Irving Berlin
wrote three songs that were cut from the final release print: "On the Avenue", "On the Steps of Grants Tomb" and "Swing Sister".
d.
Trevor Wright
,
Ross Thomas
and
Albert Reed
already knew how to surf before the filming of this movie.
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