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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Deer Hunter (1978) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Deer Hunter (1978) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978).
About the movie:
An in-depth examination of the way that the Vietnam war affects the lives of people in a small industrial town in the USA.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
The reactions from Heather, Mike and Josh when they discover they have walked south all day and ended up in the same spot are real; they were genuinely upset that they had walked all day for nothing.
b.
Though filmed in England, this movie was financed by American and West German money.
c.
Burt Reynolds
plays a half-breed (half-white, half Yaqui Indian) native American in this movie. Reynolds had previously played a Navajo Indian in the western movie
Navajo Joe
. Reynolds is of part Cherokee Indian descent.
d.
During some of the Russian Roulette scenes, a live round was put into the gun to heighten the actors tension. This was
Robert De Niro
s suggestion. It was checked, however, to make sure the bullet was not in the chamber before the trigger was pulled.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
An earlier version of this film was in development in June 2000. It was to be titled "Petey Greenes Washington" and star
Martin Lawrence
. Greenes biographer Lurma Rackley was to write the script but contract negotiations broke down.
b.
During the final escape, when Cuervo Jones fires the rocket at the helicopter, just after its hit, you can see it narrowly avoid crashing into the Matterhorn at Disneyland which resembles the Paramount Pictures logo (Paramount produced the film).
c.
The city of Salamanca may have been chosen to poke fun at the many plot twists in the story. Salamanca (or Salamangka) is a common Tagalog (Filipino) word for "trick" or "sleight of hand." The Philippines were a Spanish colony from 1521 to 1898.
d.
Roy Scheider
was originally cast as Michael.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
Robert Zemeckis
: [citation] The shots in the psychiatric clinic where Helen is brought look exactly like those in
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
.
b.
Amusement park trams were rented to carry ballroom scene extras across the studio lot, in order to prevent their makeup and costumes from getting dirty or damaged.
c.
Released in 1985, the centenary of
Karen Blixen
s birth.
d.
The deer which Michael allows to get away was actually an elk - the same one often used on commercials for Hartford Insurance. The crew had a very difficult time trying to get the elk to look at them, as it was apparently used to various noises; it finally looked at them when someone in the crew yawned.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
The
Seabiscuit
/
War Admiral
race originally held at Pimlico race track was actually filmed on location at Keeneland race track in Lexington, Kentucky. The track, as well as some of the surrounding area, had to take on some minor cosmetic changes in order to accurately reflect the time period.
b.
Aaron Eckhart
was personally hand-picked by
Nicole Kidman
to play her husband.
c.
John Cazale
s last film.
d.
The characters depicted in this movie are the result of 3 generations of X-Men creators - Wolverine and Sabretooth were created by
Len Wein
&
Johnny Romita
and
Chris Claremont
&
John Byrne
respectively back in the 70s; Deadpool is a product of
Fabian Nicieza
and
Rob Liefeld
s work on the title during the 90s, and; John Wraith was created by
Larry Hama
in the 90s, and the Weapon X program was first introduced into X-men by
Barry Windsor-Smith
in his classic story "Weapon X", originally published in Marvel Comics Presents #72-84 from 1991. In addition, characters created by
Stan Lee
make cameo appearances toward the end.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
Terri Conn
had three callbacks for the role of Torrance before
Kirsten Dunst
was cast in the part.
b.
Re-titled, and edited down to less than thirty minutes, it was sold to television in the early 1950s as part of a syndicated half hour package.
c.
Christopher Walken
achieved the withdrawn, hollow look of his character by eating nothing but rice and bananas.
d.
In the scene where John Landis is walking across the set from
The Blues Brothers
, a helicopter can be heard in the background. See
Twilight Zone: The Movie
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
The
Mario Puzo
screenplay that
Richard Donner
inherited (and quickly rewrote) included one infamous camp moment where Lex Luthor encountered
Telly Savalas
playing Kojak in a railway station. Kojak then offered Luthor a lollipop and asked him his trademark line "Who loves ya, baby?".
b.
According to
Pat Boyette
, the director of this movie, all prints and the original negative were lost in a fire.
c.
The gun held by Franklin Bean is an Artillery Luger, which is a rare German 9mm Luger produced in WWI and WWII that included an 8 inch barrel a removable stock and a 32 round drum magazine.
d.
All scenes were shot on location (no sound stages).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
In a magazine interview, director
Judd Apatow
revealed a trick behind the films success: during the first preview of the movie, he had actually recorded the preview audiences vocal reaction with a tape recorder. When it came to re-cutting the film for the general release, he trimmed the film in sync to the recorded reaction. The scenes that did not have audience reaction were either cut or trimmed (but reinserted in the Unrated edition).
b.
Rutanya Alda
actually struck her head quite hard on the doorway during the first take while being carried out of the reception hall; this is why the scene includes
John Savage
warning her in the take which was used.
c.
The sheepdog championship takes place at the Kingsmith Fairground. The electrician on the way to the fairground is named Dick. These are tributes to author
Dick King-Smith
).
d.
According to the DVD which includes the roadshow version (information given in the accompanying leaflet) Western Costumes didnt have enough costumes on hand to dress all the extras in the fire scenes and had to borrow proper period costumes from other costumiers across the country.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
The character of Samir was supposed to be a 50 year-old Indian, but no actor was available.
b.
The church used in the movie was Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral, which is located in Cleveland, Ohio. One can clearly see the name plaque in one scene.
c.
In the scene where Harry and Lloyd are escaping the "gas man", when they are running out to the dog van, there is a guy in the background urinating against a wall.
d.
According to
Henry Selick
,
Vincent Price
was originally cast as Santa Claus. However, after the death of Prices wife, his own health began to fail and his voice performance was very frail and weak. The tracks were deemed unusable which led to, much to Selicks regret, the role being recast.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
The Troll design artist was fired seven days before production began, threatening the shoot until the morning of the first day.
b.
The original script called for the pirates to be Indonesians, but since there wasnt enough of an Indonesian population in Italy where the film was shot, it was changed to Filipinos.
c.
Last movie-role for
Noah Hathaway
before he quit totally.
d.
John Cazale
was very weak when filming began, and for this reason, his scenes were filmed first.
Michael Cimino
knew from the start that Cazale was dying from cancer, but the studio did not. When they found out, they wanted to replace Cazale. When
Meryl Streep
learned of their intentions, she threatened to quit if they did. Cazale died shortly after filming was completed.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
The building blown up in the ending is the condemned Mount Carmel High School in the South section of Los Angeles, California. The explosion was five times bigger than it was supposed to be, and since the filming was at 3am, a lot of frightened neighborhood residents charged out of their homes, not knowing what had happened.
b.
The wedding scene at the church took five days to film. An actual priest was cast as the priest.
c.
While Sonny is driving alone in his car, hes listening to the 3 October 1951 radio broadcast of
Russ Hodges
calling the Dodgers-Giants playoff - a half-inning before
Bobby Thomson
s "Shot Heard Round the World."
d.
Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier.
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