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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Enforcer (1976) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Enforcer (1976) - 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 Enforcer (1976).
About the movie:
Dirty Harry must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with a rookie female partner that he's not too excited to be working with.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Enforcer (1976)?
a.
During the firearms heist (known as Hamilton Firearms in the film) in a warehouse dock, the firearms heisted are real-life infantry weapons in service with the United States armed forces. The firearms include M16A1 assault rifles, Armalite AR18 assault rifles (the AR18 was not adopted as a standard service assault rifle - it was later adopted by the Provisional IRA in Northern Ireland - the villain Tex is seen firing an AR18 during the Alcatraz shootout), and the M72 anti-tank missile, known as the Light Anti-Tank Weapon; in the film, the M72 was called the LAW Rocket. Both the M16A1 and the M72 were used in the Vietnam War.
b.
Jonathan Demme
initially wanted
Daniel Day-Lewis
to play the part later taken by
Tom Hanks
.
c.
According to the directors commentary, the animated lightning on Connors shoulders when he receives The Prize was actually supposed to disguise the wires - ironically, this may have just drawn more attention to them.
d.
In one of this movies deleted scenes,
Nastassja Kinski
s real-life mother played her half-cat half-human mother.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Enforcer (1976)?
a.
Security checks were performed on all those involved on the films production.
b.
The third of five movies starring
Clint Eastwood
as Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan.
c.
Alfred Hitchcock
bought the rights to the novel anonymously from
Robert Bloch
for only US$9,000. He then bought up as many copies of the novel as he could to keep the ending a secret.
d.
The film takes place primarily in Haddonfield, Illinois. Haddonfield, NJ is the home town of screenwriter
Debra Hill
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Enforcer (1976)?
a.
The film was animated in the French studio Mac Guff in Paris, and although a US production, it was written and directed by Spaniards and Frenchmen, making
Despicable Me
a very cross-cultural production.
b.
The chess pieces used in the movie was sold from
Ingmar Bergman
s descendents estate in 2009 for 1m Swedish Krona (around USD$145,000 at the time).
c.
In the closing credits, many of the photos have the same theme as the title of the corresponding crew member, i.e. Music By shows Carl playing water glasses and Russell playing a trumpet, Story Supervisor shows Carl telling a story around the campfire, Film Editor shows Carl and Russell in front of a movie theater showing Star Wars, Production Designer shows Dug and Carl designing pictures on the sidewalk, Technical Director shows Carl dangling a computer mouse, Production Manager shows many puppies had been produced, Supervising Animator shows Dug in three stop frames of animation, Photography, Camera, and Lighting show photo booth photos of Carl and Russell, Shading Art Director shows them doing shadow puppets, and so on.
d.
Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title Another Gathering.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Enforcer (1976)?
a.
Director
James Fargo
opted to have an ever-so-subtle green tint on
Tyne Daly
s face during the autopsy scene.
b.
This movie was first theatrically released about three years prior to the Camp David agreements.
c.
Interviewed for BBC Radio 4s Film Programme Nov 2008,
William Friedkin
said that
Paul Newman
was another top choice of his to play Popeye Doyle, but producers had said that he was well out of their budget.
d.
The role of Chance Wayne was first offered to
Elvis Presley
, but Presleys manager, Colonel"
Tom Parker
, turned it down because he didnt want Elvis to play a bad guy.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Enforcer (1976)?
a.
The "Sgt. Candy" scene, which was included in early prints of the film, explains why all the Terminators look like
Arnold Schwarzenegger
. Arnolds character (Sgt. Candy) has a Southern US accent. When one of the scientists questions it, another scientist replies (in an Arnold voice over), "We can fix it." The actor portraying this scientist is
Jack Noseworthy
. This scene is available as a special feature on the DVD version.
b.
The character of Mr. Zebra, played by
Herbert Lom
in this movie, is meant to resemble
Peter Lorre
. Lorre starred in five
Humphrey Bogart
movies. They were:
The Maltese Falcon
;
All Through the Night
;
Casablanca
;
Passage to Marseille
and
Beat the Devil
.
c.
According to director
James Fargo
, at
Clint Eastwood
s request, an improvised bar scene with
Tyne Daly
and himself drinking in a bar was set up. After drinking four quarts of beer between the two, they managed to get one good line by her saying she had to go pee, which she did, but the scene overall didnt work and was deleted.
d.
The scene when Adam was about to put the car in his mouth and Nick said, "Adam, dont eat us", was a nod to
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
in which Nick said, "Dad, dont eat me".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Enforcer (1976)?
a.
Verna Felton
s film debut.
b.
Nien Nunb, Landos co-pilot, speaks a Kenyan dialect called Haya. According to sound designer
Ben Burtt
, the lines were delivered by
Kipsang Rotich
, a Kenyan student living in the US, and are actually correct Hayan translations of the English text. Audiences in Kenya were reportedly very thrilled to hear their language spoken in proper context.
c.
When Robin (
Anne Heche
) asks Quinn (
Harrison Ford
) what age he is, Quinn hints that hes over fifty before whispering to her the answer (To which she says "You still look good," and Quinn replies, "I still am good!"). Ford was actually 55 by the time this movie came out.
d.
Only Dirty Harry film featuring 2 real-life radio disc jockeys (
Terence McGovern
and
M.G. Kelly
).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Enforcer (1976)?
a.
At one point, director
James Fargo
had to prevent co-star
Tyne Daly
from taking a tumble as she had been running full out down a steep hill.
b.
John Cassavetes
last film as director
c.
Film Finders Maverick Award for Quality in Low Budget Film
d.
Initially Egypt refused entry to
Elizabeth Taylor
because she was Jewish. They revised their opinion after reflecting on the millions of US dollars that the films presence would engender.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Enforcer (1976)?
a.
Many extras in the movie are Freehold residents.
b.
Ice Cube
owns the gold Chevrolet Impala that his character drove in the movie.
c.
While Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello all have brown eyes Michelangelo has blue eyes. According to the films director this was done to make Michelangelo seem a bit more innocent and younger than the other turtles.
d.
The PRSF uses the former Alcatraz maximum security prison to hold the Mayor of San Francisco hostage; at the time of the films release, Alcatraz was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Some of the buildings seen in the film were destroyed during the Native American occupation between 1969 - 1971.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Enforcer (1976)?
a.
Shirley Maclaines character Pearl is based on writer Todd Graffs own grandmother.
b.
UCLA has a trailer, all that is known to survive.
c.
Two hoods names refer to live people. "Lalo" is the first name of the composer of the other "Dirty Harry" movie soundtracks:
Lalo Schifrin
. "Buchinski" is the real last name of
Clint Eastwood
s "competitor" in the action genre, actor
Charles Bronson
.
d.
In reality,
Craig T. Nelson
and
JoBeth Williams
are only 14 and 11 years older than
Dominique Dunne
, who plays their teen-aged daughter.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Enforcer (1976)?
a.
Director
Lewis Milestone
needed to persuade Columbia Pictures president
Harry Cohn
to hire actor
John Gilbert
for this picture. At the time it was generally believed that Gilberts voice recorded higher in pitch than suited his masculine silent screen image, but Milestone believed that Gilberts voice recorded higher in pitch because of the actors anxiety at having to test for MGM as a means of defending his exorbitant salary there. Gilbert agreed to submit to a new voice-test for the role as a means of persuading Cohn that his casting in the picture was a viable investment. With his friend Milestone directing the test for the Columbia picture his voice recorded perfectly and John Gilbert was hired for the role.
b.
Clint Eastwood
was originally going to direct this film himself. After taking over as director of
The Outlaw Josey Wales
though, he found himself having to supervise the edit of that film and lacked time to fully prepare himself to both act and direct in another film so soon. He therefore promoted
James Fargo
, who would have been this films assistant director, to full director. Eastwood would instead direct the next Dirty Harry film,
Sudden Impact
.
c.
The film originated at Warner Brothers and was briefly acquired by Universal.
d.
Gérard Depardieu
reportedly liked the role of Andre much better the second time around as he had the chance to play the character a little lighter than Andre had been in
Mon père, ce héros.
.
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