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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather (1972) - Part (14) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather (1972) - Part (14) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather (1972) - Part (14)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972).

About the movie: The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.		The name Evey is pronounced EV, with E being the fifth letter of the alphabet, V being five in Latin and Y being the 25th letter (5 squared)
b.		Gordon Willis insisted that every shot represent a point of view, usually setting his camera about four feet off the ground, keeping the angle flat and even. Francis Ford Coppola managed to get him to do one aerial shot in the scene when Don Vito Corleone is gunned down, telling Willis that the overhead shot represented Gods point of view.
c.		This movies star, Matt LeBlanc, is best known for his role on the long running television series Friends. LeBlanc appears on a "Friends" episode on a television in this film.
d.		One scene in the picture shows an American officer killing an unarmed prisoner, and another has a Japanese-American soldier talking about how his parents were separated and sent to different "relocation" camps during World War II because they were Japanese. These two incidents, coming at the height of the McCarthy-led "Red hysteria" that was sweeping the country at the time, led to calls for writer/director Samuel Fuller to be arrested for treason and for writing anti-American/pro-Communist "propaganda" for giving "the Reds" ammunition to attack the US, and he later learned that he was in fact investigated by the FBI because of that film.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.		Diane Lane auditioned for the role of Stacy.
b.		The guitar solo before Kiss "God Gave Rock And Roll To You", is performed by guitar legend Steve Vai The footage had already been shot and the world premiere was a week away, when he was asked to do it. He also contributed various music in the film, including "The Reaper Rap", which features on the end credits.
c.		John Wayne had met singer Karen Carpenter on a college show he hosted prior to the shooting of this movie. Wayne was so impressed that he wanted Carpenter cast in the role of Mattie Ross.
d.		Cinematographer Gordon Willis earned himself the nickname "The Prince of Darkness" because his sets were so underlit. Paramount executives initially thought that the footage was too dark, until persuaded otherwise by Willis and Francis Ford Coppola that it was to emphasize the shadiness of the Corleone familys dealings.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.		William Devane was in the running for the part of Moe Greene.
b.		When Mac was talking with the band about possibly joining them to record some songs, they stopped in front of a shop named "T.M. Harper Hardware". Tess Harper played Rosa Lee, Macs new wife.
c.		Loosley based on Harriet Beecher Stowes classic of anti-slavery propaganda, Uncle Toms Cabin.
d.		Angie Dickinsons character is called Laura Breckenridge in this movie. During the era that this film was made, there was a controversial movie made called Myra Breckinridge. However, that movie was actually first released about a year after this film came out.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.		The two zombies with missing limbs (the jogger missing an arm and the legless zombie in the parking garage) were both played by actual amputees. The same thing was done for one of the first zombies seen in the original Dawn of the Dead.
b.		Marlon Brando would go on to mock his characterization of Don Vito Corleone in The Freshman.
c.		Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, Will Smith and Bruce Willis were offered the role of Creasy. They have all previously worked with director Tony Scott.
d.		Wayne Campbells uniquely American slang proved a challenge for translators into foreign languages (Waynes line "And monkeys might fly out of my butt!" was translated into Spanish for Latin American audiences as "When Judgment Day comes" Cuándo llegue el día del juicio.)

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.		WILHELM SCREAM: Immediately following the bus tire being shot out a Wilhelm Scream can be heard.
b.		Robert Duvall received $36,000 for eight weeks work.
c.		Erin Naas: Arcees hologram driver.
d.		In the climactic dance number, the natives of Kaigoon sing in Esperanto: "Behold, the new moon shines only love. A woman delights a man according to nature. So choose someone now and dance with him. A true heart beats indeed in each of us, ready and able and willing for you. Dont just stand there, come here."

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.		Maureen OSullivan was initially cast in the role of "Edith Keating" but left to be with her husband, director John Farrow, who was with the RCAF in Canada.
b.		At one point in the movie Scott (Michael Cera) proclaims "Double negative" (while hes with Wallace and his lover in bed). Double Negative was the lead visual effects house on this movie.
c.		Greta Garbo requested the stage be lit in red to create a more romantic atmosphere for rehearsals.
d.		Stanley Kubrick rated The Godfather as one of the greatest movies ever made.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.		The opening wedding celebrations were filmed over a period of a week and employed over 750 extras.
b.		Keith Carradine, who played Buffalo Bill Cody, took the part of Wild Bill Hickock on HBOs TV series Deadwood, the first episode of which (Deadwood)Walter Hill also directed.
c.		The first screenplay based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was not written by Hampton Fancher as is often claimed, but by Robert Jaffe, whose company, Herb Jaffe Associates, had purchased the rights to the novel. According to author Philip K. Dick, Jaffe turned the novel into a comedy spoof, which Dick absolutely detested. Herb Jaffe Associates option ran out in 1977, which is when Fancher became involved. Fancher had wanted to do an adaptation of William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch, but the deal fell through, and he turned to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.
d.		As a testament to the authenticity of the Foley effects, when Sal racks the M-1 carbine you can hear the twisting of the bolt as it enters the self-cleaning phase of loading. It is a unique aspect to the weapon, as most automatic or semi-automatics do not use a rotating bolt, some exceptions being the M1 Garand, M-1 carbine, and M-14.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.		Jonathan Jackson, playing a 17-year-old character, is actually one year younger than Alexis Bledel, who plays a 15-year-old character. Bledel was 21 at the time of the films release, and Jackson was 20.
b.		The scenes of Michael and Kay at the wedding at the beginning were actually shot at night. Due to the rushed schedule, Francis Ford Coppola had to get their scenes in the bag. Cinematographer Gordon Willis was furious at having to rig up so many lights.
c.		Just before shooting started, the body of a fisherman who had been murdered washed up on the bank of the river right near the main house.
d.		Director Frank Capra enlisted in the U. S. Army Signal Corps in 1941 during filming. He received an extension of his order to report for active duty until late January 1942 so he could finish editing the picture.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.		In June 1938, this film was shown on a double feature with Josette.
b.		Al Pacino, James Caan and Diane Keaton were all paid $35,000 for their work on the film.
c.		All of the boiler room footage in the film was shot in the basement of the Lincoln Heights Jail, which was condemned shortly after production wrapped, due to the high levels of asbestos.
d.		On shooting location, a road was being blocked and a couple of patrons could not get to a bar across the street until the crew was done shooting that particular scene. While in the middle of filming a scene, one man furious with waiting runs across the scene and moons the camera, eventually making it to the bar safely.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.		William Reynolds edited the first half of the film, Peter Zinner the second.
b.		The film unfolds in a fractured narrative, like that of memories or just dreamed nightmares floating back to someone.
c.		When Bette Midler takes the stage at the town Halloween Party, she says "Hello Salem, my name is Winifred. Whats yours?". This is a take-off of the famous line, "Hello world, my name is Rose, whats yours?" that is spoken by Mama Rose in the musical "Gypsy". Midler played Mama Rose in the television version, Gypsy, the same year this film was released.
d.		Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) never removes his sunglasses. Jake (John Belushi) only removes them once.

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