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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Getaway (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Getaway (1972) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972).
About the movie:
A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972)?
a.
The crew built a sixty foot replica of the front half of the Black Pearl on the back of a semi trailer in the salt flats of Utah for a shoot with the Shadow of the Pearl. The shoot was scheduled for 19 days, it took 4.
b.
Because of her role in
The Queen
,
Helen Mirren
was invited to meet
Queen Elizabeth II
, but couldnt make the meeting because she was in South Dakota filming this movie.
c.
Loosely based on the 1981 Keddie Resort murders in northern California.
d.
Hints that Rudy will be bad luck: His pedal-boat number is 13, and he plays with a black kitty at several points in the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972)?
a.
In addition to
Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
and
Give em Hell, Harry!
, only one of three films in which entire on-screen billed cast received acting Oscar nominations. (Virginia Woolf did feature two unbilled bit players as roadhouse employees, but obviously neither of them were nominated.)
b.
The orange Volkswagen Beetle that
Steve McQueen
and
Ali MacGraw
pass as they flee town after the bank heist is driven by
James Garner
. Garner had been visiting a friend on the shoot and was hired for his vehicular skills by stunt coordinator
Carey Loftin
.
c.
Robert Wagner
was originally cast in the
Hugh M. Hefner
role, but when the rough cut was screened for Hefners approval, he was so amused by the film that he agreed to play himself. As a result, all of Wagners scenes had to be scrapped and re-shot.
d.
In the original script, Tom gains Senator Gearys support by paying off his gambling debts.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972)?
a.
The "Sensory Deprevation Tank" is actually an MRI machine.
b.
Contains many references to
H.P. Lovecraft
s stories, for example is the Name of the hotel and hotel owner "Pickman", a reference to the short story "Pickmans Model".
c.
When the film was in production, the IRA exploded a bomb in Londons Canary Wharf, thereby ending a ceasefire in the Northern Ireland conflict.
d.
The film was rated PG by the MPAA in the United States. A few years later, in retrospect, this was considered a mistake and the board believed that the film should have been rated (what was then) one step higher, an R.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972)?
a.
According to Henrys estimates, his allowance is $1.60 per week.
b.
Actual marked police cars were used for two of the towns used for shooting. You can see "San Marcos Police Department" on two cars in the chases and crashes after the bank job, and "Sierra Blanca Police" on a car chasing Doc and Carol from the drive-in restaurant near El Paso.
c.
The last piece of debris that clears away from WALL-E as he leaves Earths atmosphere is the Russian satellite Sputnik I, which in 1957 was the first man-made object to be placed in earth orbit.
d.
The scene where
Robert Redford
s character asks
Brad Pitt
s character if he knew anybody in this apartment house and tells him to be up on one of the balconies in five minutes is from a book by former Mossad agent Victor Ostrovsky who describes this test as part of the training of a Mossad agent.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972)?
a.
Only one scene was not shot at the University of Vermont, either on campus property or in campus buildings.
b.
At the time of release, there were about 750 million active users on Facebook. If everyone who had a Facebook account at the time went to go see the movie during its theatrical release, it would have grossed somewhere around US $6 billion.
c.
Zack Pearlman
was discovered when he uploaded "Repressed Memories", where he recited being caught masturbating at the age of 16 by his sister.
d.
The radio station playing at the drive-in restaurant is WHIL, an obvious reference to scriptwriter
Walter Hill
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972)?
a.
Matthew Modine
was cast partly because he is an experienced fencer.
b.
Writer
Jim Thompson
was originally hired to adapt his own novel for the movie. Thompson worked on the screenplay for four months and produced a prose treatment, a first draft, and alternate scenes and episodes. Thompsons script included the original borderline-surrealistic ending of the novel featuring the kingdom of El Rey.
Steve McQueen
objected to the depressing ending and had Thompson replaced with rising screenwriter
Walter Hill
.
c.
There was a rumor among fans that the character of "Ensign Lynch" is a reference to Internet critic Timothy W. Lynch, who watched and reviewed every episode of
Star Trek: The Next Generation
and
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
. However, according to screenwriter
Ronald D. Moore
, it is a reference to a friend of co-writer
Brannon Braga
.
d.
The hall scenes in which you see Jeanie walking down the hall and kid collecting money to save Ferris are the halls from
The Breakfast Club
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972)?
a.
The final film for
David Farrar
, after which he retired to South Africa.
b.
Fort Ticonderoga is a real fort in upstate New York that was active during the mid 18th century. It was used during the 7-years war with the French and then again during the American Revolution against the British and Canadians by American troops.
c.
In the scene where
Steve McQueen
and
Ali MacGraw
are standing outside the car and McQueen suddenly slaps her, the slap was unscripted, as can be seen by McGraws shocked reaction.
d.
Emma Thompson
got the idea for an adaptation of the Nurse Matilda books when she encountered some of them while dusting her bookshelf.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972)?
a.
An eighteen years old
Demi Moore
auditioned several times for the part of Kiri. Although she was
Don Coscarelli
s favorite choice, the producers decided to cast
Tanya Roberts
.
b.
The film was originally going to end with a voice-over epilogue by
Cate Blanchett
s character, Galadriel, detailing the fate of the fellowship of the ring after the events of the movie. Scenes showing Gimli and Legolas for this purpose had been shot, but were not used in any version of the finished movie.
c.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 3.5 seconds (1917 shots).
d.
In the original script Brees psychiatrist was male but Fonda felt in rehearsals, that the character would never open up to a man so she requested that the part be changed to a women. Fonda requested to shoot the scenes with the shrink at the end of shooting so she would have already fully internalized the character of Bree.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972)?
a.
Shot almost entirely in sequence.
b.
Robert De Niro
s directorial debut.
c.
This was director
Robert Stevenson
s last feature.
d.
Emily Sandifer wrote "Finding Sky" originally as a short film, but extended the script to feature length a year later after gaining a positive response from teaser trailers.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Getaway (1972)?
a.
Jack Riley
s film debut.
b.
For this film,
Ali MacGraw
learned how to fire a gun and drive a car.
c.
Some of the scenes on the monitors behind Major General Garrison are actual satellite images of the battle.
d.
When the boys are discussing a possible name for their band, one suggestion put forward - "The Likely Lads" - was an in-joke nod to the films screenwriters
Dick Clement
and
Ian La Frenais
who had co-written the earlier British TV sitcom
The Likely Lads
.
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