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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Deer Hunter (1978) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Deer Hunter (1978) - 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 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.
Sam Watersons film debut.
b.
Two songs were published based on themes from the Max Steiner (I) (qv) score: "As Long As I Live" and "Goin Home", both with lyrics by Charles Tobias (qv).
c.
George Dzundza
completely blows the toast line when the group arrives in the mountains the first time. His reaction is legitimate, and a few of the other actors can be seen laughing in response.
d.
The puppets used neither of the industry standards of replaceable heads (like those used on
The Nightmare Before Christmas
) or replaceable mouths (like those used by Aardman Studios in
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
) but instead used precision crafted clockwork heads, adjusted by hidden keys. This allowed for unprecedented subtlety, but was apparently even more painstaking than the already notoriously arduous animation. One animator even reported having recurring nightmares of adjusting his own facial expression in this fashion.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
Diane Keaton
worked at Sloane Curtis Advertising which was the same firm in
What Women Want
, a film directed by the writer of Baby Boom,
Nancy Meyers
.
b.
When this film was produced, the studio attempted to have all prints of the previous version,
Gaslight
destroyed. These efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, though the film was rarely seen for the next few decades.
c.
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 MCA ever since.
d.
The slapping in the Russian roulette sequences was 100% authentic. The actors grew very agitated by the constant slapping, which, naturally, added to the realism of the scenes.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
George Stevens
had trouble getting suitable emotion from the actors when the American plane passes by. So a record player was hidden in the soundstage and set to play "The Star Spangled Banner" to evoke an emotional reaction from the American actors.
b.
When Count Rugen hits Westley over the head,
Cary Elwes
told
Christopher Guest
to go ahead and hit him for real. Guest hit him hard enough to shut down production for a day while Elwes went to the hospital.
c.
According to the American Movie Channel, this was the first Hollywood film where the villain murders a child.
d.
The choir featured in the wedding scenes was the actual choir at the church used during filming. They had to sing the hymns more than 50 times.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
As Gandalf and the others leap the stairway gap in Moria while fleeing the balrog, incoming arrows shot at them by goblins high above seem to rapidly flex. This is not an accidental special-effects artifact; arrows actually do this, and it contributes to stable flight, similar to a gyroscopes effect. That one of Legolas arrows does not flex in a flying-point-of-view shot may indicate that elvish arrows are enchanted - or that the filmmakers just wanted to spare the audience the extra distraction in that shot.
b.
The Pittsburgh Police badges are plastic resin casts of actual PPD badges. The props crew was given 4 badges to use, and thus all of the badges are one of only 4 numbers. This was done with the agreement that all casts and molds had to be returned to PPD so they could be destroyed once filming was complete.
c.
The cast and crew slept on the floor of the warehouse where the Saigon Russian roulette sequences were shot.
d.
Conrad Veidt
, a friend of
Paul Leni
, was considered for the role of Charlie Chan, but lost it to
Sôjin
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
In real life
Robin Williams
divorced his wife in order to marry his nanny. In this film he divorces his wife and becomes her nanny.
b.
Filmed in 1985 and slated for release in 1986 by Orion Pictures in the U.S. Due to reasons unknown, this never materialized and the film was released in Europe instead. The film would make its U.S. debut in late 1988 on Orion Home Video, capitalizing on the buzz surrounding star
Melanie Griffith
and her upcoming film "Working Girl" (1988) for which she received an Oscar nomination. A few years later, Griffith said that "Cherry 2000" is her least favorite film but also acknowledged that the film enjoyed some cult status on cable.
c.
The first thing to appear on screen is a little blurb about the Yugo car company using the town of Verplanck as a test area for their new model years ago. Every vehicle in town that is not a truck is a Yugo, except the police cruisers, which are Plymouth Horizons.
d.
When movie was being planned during the mid-1970s, Vietnam was still a taboo subject with all major Hollywood studios. It was the English Company EMI (headed by Sir
Bernard Delfont
) who initially arranged financing. Universal got involved with the picture at a much later stage.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
The many sunken ships in the harbor were actually seaworthy vessels that were rented or bought and then sunk.
b.
The project was originally set up at Screen Gems with
John Carpenter
attached to direct.
c.
CBS paid $5 million for the exclusive network television broadcast rights for the film. The network (along with NBC and ABC) later backed out when the content was deemed inappropriate. The film made its television debut on election night, 1980, but not on any major network.
d.
First cinema film of
Michael Sheen
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
Elizabeth Meriwether
, for whom this is the first produced screenplay, was very involved during the shoot, much to her delight.
b.
Pierre Segui
, who plays Julien, lost a friend in real life to a game of Russian Roulette.
c.
Emily Lloyd
was originally cast in the title role, but turned it down after refusing to shave her head for the part.
d.
The motorcycle that the puppet Gary Johnston rides is a remote control red Harley Davidson VRSC, available at all good toy stores.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
The black-and-white film was actually shot in color, then transferred to black and white because, according to the director, the black and white film "was so grainy it looked like Super-8 even in 35 millimeter."
b.
Krista Grotte
replaced
Darla Delgado
as Agent Lori Harris.
c.
In the "Making of" featurette for
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
,
Reginald VelJohnson
said that after his appearances in the first two "Die Hard" films, he would be frequently teased and joked at by friends and people on the street for his characters obsession with Twinkies, with some people even going so far as to buy Twinkies and throw them into his car while he was inside, and saying things like, "Oh we knew you wanted some of those".
d.
Robert De Niro
recently explained that the scene where Michael visits Steve in the hospital for the first time was the most emotional scene that he was ever involved with. He broke down in tears while discussing the scene in
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
In the "Casey at the Bat" segment, a sign on the stadium wall announces that the Mudville 9 are playing Burbank in the fateful game, a reference to the location of the
Walt Disney
studio.
b.
Robert Zemeckis
and
Bob Gale
have said that there were attempts to sabotage the filming, claiming that there were props stolen from the set, and that reports were made to executives at Columbia Pictures saying that Zemeckis and Co. were out of control.
c.
Scouts for the film traveled over 100,000 miles by plane, bus, and car to find locations for filming.
d.
The bank used was an actual bank that been inactive for exactly 20 years.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Deer Hunter (1978)?
a.
The Character "Boyd" does not say a single word in the entire film.
b.
Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Landlady
Sara Haden
, Military Policemen
Jim Davis
and
Cliff Danielson
, Party Girls
Jacqueline White
,
Marilyn Maxwell
,
Betty Jaynes
and
Marie Windsor
, Boat Owner
Hobart Cavanaugh
, Carhops
Helen Thurston
and
Frances Rafferty
, Lieutenant
James Millican
, and Defense Instructor
John Dilson
. A modern source lists
Ava Gardner
as a cast member, but she was not seen either.
c.
The scenes of the convention were filmed at the Old Madison Square Garden on 8th ave at 49th street. The last event ever held there was in Febuary 1968. It was torn down shortly after closing and today an office tower stands on the site.
d.
Christopher Walken
was originally supposed to receive $17,000 for his role as Nick, but his salary was raised to $25,000 because filming took longer than was originally planned.
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