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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Cannonball Run (1981) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Cannonball Run (1981) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981).
About the movie:
A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country car race.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981)?
a.
Director
Hal Needham
shows up in the film four times. First as the EMT in the back of the ambulance, then as the voice of the cop in the speed trap ("Remember when we use to chase speeders"), then as the truck driver who calls
Roger Moore
on the CB and finally at the very end of the bloopers.
b.
Director
James Wan
took a gamble and took no "up front" salary for the movie and opted for a percentage instead.
c.
Marilyn Monroe
s singing voice was dubbed by
Gloria Wood
.
d.
Jay O. Sanders
: federal agent
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981)?
a.
A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.
b.
The Montecito (built 1931) appears in Raymond Chandlers "The Little Sister" as Chateau Bercy. It was a favorite residence for visiting New York actors, including
Geraldine Page
,
Rip Torn
,
George C. Scott
, Lee Grant, Julie Harris, and
Gene Hackman
.
c.
The first film to be produced by Starbucks Coffee.
d.
The license plate number of the 1964 silver birch Aston Martin DB5 driven by
Roger Moore
in the film was 6633PP. The car was made famous by the
Sean Connery
James Bond movies
Goldfinger
and then
Thunderball
with later models appearing in subsequent Bond pictures. However,
Roger Moore
who played James Bond seven times never drove an Aston Martin in a Bond film and this is his only on-screen appearance with the most famous of all James Bond cars.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981)?
a.
Legendary odds-maker Jimmy the Greek had a cameo in this movie where he did a scene with Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Jimmy the Greek and Dean Martin both grew up in Steubenville, Ohio and were friends since childhood.
b.
All the original songs in the movie were written and preformed by
Karen Orzolek
, credited as her stage name Karen O., the lead singer of the
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
. She dated director
Spike Jonze
at the time of production. They have since broken up.
c.
The reference to the Acuna Boys goes back further than
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
: they were the the murderers in
Rolling Thunder
, which came out in 1977.
d.
During the wedding scene at the end,
Harold Russell
fluffed his lines during his vows. Rather that calling cut and ordering a re-take,
William Wyler
liked how natural it sounded and this was the take used.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981)?
a.
George Furth
s character (Arthur J. Foyt) was named as an tribute to IndyCar and NASCAR legend Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (a.k.a.
A.J. Foyt
).
b.
Won the "Audience Award: Best Feature" at the 2009 Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California.
c.
The Sheriffs F150 pickup belongs to actor
Peter Hooten
, it was dressed up to look like a law enforcement vehicle for filming.
d.
The name of the vessel that played Milton Krests research vessel was the "J.W. Powell".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981)?
a.
According to at least one biography of
Gregory Peck
, he took this role at a huge cut in salary (a mere $250,000) but was also guaranteed 10% of the films box office gross. When it went on to gross more than $60 million in the U.S. alone,
The Omen
became the highest-paid performance of Pecks career.
b.
A picture on the back of the movie box suggests a deleted shot where Sgt. Bilko sprays air freshener on Pvt. Doberman, during the scene where Bilko introduces his platoon.
c.
The actual correct full name of the real Cannonball Run race was the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. Besides The Cannonball Run, it was also known as the Cannonball Baker.
d.
Orlando Bloom
had just completed filming
Troy
when he received the screenplay for
Kingdom of Heaven
and was initially reluctant to even read the script for another historical epic. Knowing it was being put together by
Ridley Scott
convinced him to give it a chance.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981)?
a.
Aragorn battling the Ring Wraiths at Weathertop was
Viggo Mortensen
s very first day on set. It was also the first time that Mortensen had ever handled a sword.
b.
Filmed in 36 days.
c.
Originally slated to be released on the first week of October 2004, but the delay at the start of editing prompted the film to be released two weeks later. According to director
Taylor Hackford
, the original editor quit the project one month after production started before
Paul Hirsch
was brought in. When Hirsch joined in, he wanted an additional two weeks to edit the earlier material (approved) and insisted to have a stand-alone work print - which became the Extended version of the film.
d.
In the film the Musician is waiting to take the bus to Brooklyn and is assumed to be in the Morningside Heights area of Manhattan. In reality it is likely that he would have taken a train, however, Norcross felt that people in most other American and Canadian cities can relate more to taking a bus than a subway train.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981)?
a.
While frequently touted as
Pam Grier
s film debut (she received an on-screen credit and a photo of her in a party scene was prominently featured in a 1970 Playboy layout on the film), her role in the film is non-existent and she cant even be spotted as an extra.
b.
Junos handwritten message in Bleekers yearbook was actually written by
Diablo Cody
.
c.
If you look very carefully at Puss-in-boots eyes in the famous "doe eyes" scene, you can see a reflection of the RE/MAX real estate agency logo and characteristic balloon.
d.
Director
Hal Needham
and producer
Albert S. Ruddy
liked the chemistry of
Terry Bradshaw
and
Mel Tillis
so much that after this film they tried to sell a pilot to ABC featuring their characters. The head of the network loved the idea but the day before the meeting was to be held to discuss it, the head of the network was fired and the project was canceled.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981)?
a.
One of the "redcoats" (actually dummies) that is floating face down in the river after the "trap" is a dummy of
John Travolta
.
b.
Burt Reynolds
received a then-record $5 million salary for his work on the film, which took three weeks.
c.
Filmed at the same time as
Back to the Future Part III
. In the five years since the original was made,
Michael J. Fox
had forgotten how to ride a skateboard.
d.
The dialog in the courtroom scenes were taken from transcripts of the real event. In addition, some of the lines
Chris Bauer
says, in particular the ones spoken to
Lili Taylor
in the courthouse waiting room, are taken directly from letters and statements in the real life of Irving Klaw.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981)?
a.
Hannahs age at the end of the film has been variously reported as 107 and 109.
b.
In
Michael Crichton
s novel, the opposing group on the island is not led by Peter Ludlow (who does not exist in either novel), but rather by Lewis Dodgson, head of the rival company BioSyn, who had hired Dennis Nedry in the previous film. Dodgson hides from the T-Rex under a Jeep with Sarah Harding, who kicks him out to lead the T-Rex away. The T-Rex takes him home to its nest to feed to its young. This is closely paralleled by the fate of Ludlow in the film.
c.
Melissa Leos character Ray Eddys name is spoken one time throughout the film.
d.
The Hawaiian Tropic NASCAR racer is apparently inspired by the very real "Fire-Am" entered in the real race by F Gregory and P Brennan. The Fire-Am had previously been run at the Daytona 24 hour race and the owner had just stripped the numbers off the doors and loaned it to the cannonballers in full race drag. As Gregory put it: "one look at the Fire-Am and any cop would know we were up to no good".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cannonball Run (1981)?
a.
The title of the film is taken from a 1977
Elvis Costello
song, from the album "My Aim Is True".
b.
The front shots of the ambulance driving down the road were some of the last to be filmed. In what
Hal Needham
referred to as "poormans process" they were filmed in a garage with crewmen rocking the vehicle back and forth. The scene in the rain was filmed by simply spraying water on the windshield.
c.
Product placements, brand integrations and promotional tie-ins for this movie include Renault Automobiles; Michelin Tyres; Stolichnaya Vodka; BP; Phillips Computers; Phillips Electronics; Lafite Rothschild wine; The Sharper Image; Cartier; Bollinger Champagne, particularly a Bollinger 75; Diners Club; Chevron Oil USA; Seiko Time (U.K.) Ltd.; Whiskas and two spin-off video-games,
A View to a Kill
and
James Bond 007: A View to a Kill
.
d.
In the scene where Rev. Frank Scott is giving his sermon on the deck, actress
Pamela Sue Martin
is wearing a white and yellow poncho that was actually made for actress
Rosemary Forsyth
who wore it in
City Beneath the Sea
, the TV-film that Irwin Allen produced the year before.
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