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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather: Part II (1974) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather: Part II (1974) - 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 Godfather: Part II (1974).
About the movie:
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather: Part II (1974)?
a.
The shadow that Timothy Mouse casts on the ringmaster shortly before he turns himself into a ghost was inspired by
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
.
b.
Advance bookings totaled $26,000,000 in 340 theaters.
c.
The title for the films release in Spain was "Ssssilbido de muerte", which translates to "Hiss of Death" in English.
d.
Richard Rosson
started directing this movie but left.
Edward Buzzell
took over.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather: Part II (1974)?
a.
Writer
Michael Nankin
originally planned on directing the film as well.
b.
James Caan
asked that he be paid the same amount of money to play Sonny Corleone at the end of the film in the flashback as he was paid to do
The Godfather
. He got his wish.
c.
According to the Region 1 DVD commentary by director
Steve Carver
, the extras in the prison fight scene enjoyed being beat up by
Ben Gazzara
.
d.
Before the film was sold to Warner Brothers, it contained an original music score composed by
Michel Michelet
. Execs at Warners felt Michelets score wasnt powerful enough so they replaced it with an original score by
David Buttolph
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather: Part II (1974)?
a.
Zack Snyder
: a member of a commando unit (with shades holding an assault weapon) in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. This scene can be seen during the opening credits montage of video/news clips of zombie attacks.
b.
The House of Winston made a pair of real ruby slippers to celebrate the films 50th anniversary in 1989. These are valued at $3 million.
c.
Giving a lecture Boston University in November 2010, renowned title credit designer
Kyle Cooper
said that The Brain That Wouldnt Die was one of the inspirations for his opening credits sequence for
Se7en
. Cooper told director
David Fincher
that he had watched The Brain That Wouldnt Die as a young boy and had waited and waited and waited and waited for the monster to appear. He felt that since in Finchers film, John Doe did not appear until so late in the film, it was important to give a glimpse of him in the opening credits. So, although you never see Does face in the credits, his presence is felt.
d.
The language spoken by the actors in the flashback part is not Italian, but a combination of southern Italian dialects (mostly Sicilian).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather: Part II (1974)?
a.
When Harry Griswald is being yelled at by his Police Chief for wearing a Clown Costume, you can see a poster on the Chiefs table saying "WANTED" in huge letters and showing a picture of the directors,
Lloyd Kaufman
and
Michael Herz
.
b.
The twenty-seventh of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
c.
The first sequel to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
d.
Every previous Star Trek series gets some sort of mention or reference. Theres a maneuver named for Captain Kirk from
Star Trek
. There is mention of the Dominion War from
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
. Captain Janeway from
Star Trek: Voyager
has a cameo. And one of the ships that the Enterprise was to rendezvous with is the USS Archer, named for the captain in
Enterprise
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather: Part II (1974)?
a.
Larry Karaszewski
: the hand that puts a dollar bill in the swimsuit of a lady as the title "20 Years Later" displays belongs to one of the writers.
b.
Francis Ford Coppola
, having nearly been fired several times from the first film, was given a Mercedes-Benz limousine from Paramount as a reward for the record success of
The Godfather
and an incentive to direct a sequel. He agreed on several conditions - that the sequel be interconnected with the first film with the intention of later showing them together; that he be allowed to direct his own script of
The Conversation
; that he be allowed to direct a production for the San Francisco Opera; and that he be allowed to write the screenplay for
The Great Gatsby
- all prior to production of the sequel for a Christmas 1974 release.
c.
Acclaimed country music chanteuse
Caitlin Rose
can be heard performing backing vocals on the soundtrack as well as providing ADR voices for several bit parts in the film (e.g. parking lot girl and the girls at the tennis court).
d.
First Star Trek movie where all the space shots are computer-generated.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather: Part II (1974)?
a.
Filming was delayed for a month after
Al Pacino
developed pneumonia on location in Santo Domingo.
b.
The movie inspired a short-lived series of young-adult horror novels, written under the name "Cade Merrill" who claimed to have been Heathers cousin and a longtime Burkittsville resident.
c.
Has one of the shortest Average shot lengths (ASL) of any modern narrative production at 1.8 seconds. This means there is a cut almost every 2 seconds.
d.
The opening with
Drew Barrymore
lasts for 12 minutes.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather: Part II (1974)?
a.
The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 6 November 1931 and closed in July 1932 after 232 performances. Many of the cast originated their movie roles in the play:
John Hammond Dailey
,
Malka Kornstein
,
Marvin Kline
,
T.H. Manning
,
John Qualen
,
Angela Jacobs
,
Elmer Brown
and
Conway Washburne
. Also in the opening night cast was
Paul Muni
(who turned down his role of George Simon for the movie) and
Ned Glass
.
Vincent Sherman
was in a Chicago production of the play.
b.
Editing continued up to the release date
c.
At the end of the film
Murray Melvin
s character says, "I think Ill take up the cloth." Melvin had played a demented priest in
Ken Russell
s previous film
The Devils
.
d.
Most of the film was shot in practical locations in Shreveport, Louisiana. George and Laura Bushs bedroom and George Tenets bedroom are different rooms in the same mansion.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather: Part II (1974)?
a.
The confrontation between
Bruce Willis
and
William Sadler
on the airplanes wing took several nights to shoot. Huge fans were used to blow in the fake snow in the background because of lack of real snow.
b.
There are a total of 16 deaths in the film.
c.
The original title was "Teen Movie", but this was ditched as the movie got more and more... un-teen. Then the title was changed to "NOT A Teen Movie" because of this. Then it was changed to "Not Another Teen Movie" because of all the parodies and the fact that there were so many teen movies before it.
d.
Jazz saxophone player
Dexter Gordon
is featured in an uncredited role as a sax player in the prison jazz band. The film was shot at the correctional facility in Chino, California, where Gordon was then serving time for possession of heroin.
Leonard Maltin
, in his 1995 Movie Guide, states that jazz legend
Georgie Auld
dubbed in
Dexter Gordon
s sax playing.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather: Part II (1974)?
a.
The scene where Marty and Jennifer kiss on the porch was the only scene shot while Part II was being made.
b.
Filming took 100 days.
Dakota Blue Richards
was in every scene of the film aside from two which required her to shoot for 98 out of the 100 days.
c.
Francis Ford Coppola
considered bringing
Marlon Brando
back to play Vito Corleone as a young man, convinced that he could play at any age. As he worked on the script, though, he remembered
Robert De Niro
s exceptional audition for
The Godfather
and cast him without offering the part to Brando.
d.
Originally the script called for the character of Abby to be diabetic, but
Panic Room
also featured a little girl with juvenile diabetes and as it was to be released first, so Abby was changed to an asthmatic instead.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather: Part II (1974)?
a.
James Caviezel
was given a prosthetic nose and a raised hairline. His blue eyes were digitally changed to brown on film.
b.
Two scenes shot during production of
The Ritual
were inserted into
Head Case
to help connect the two films: 1.) the dinner scene featuring
Brinke Stevens
as Waynes mother Julie and 2.) the final scene, which depicts Wayne and Jareds initial meeting.
c.
In the scene where Charlotte and her mother fight about Kates accident, Charlotte gets angry and breaks a plate. The scene ends with her mother slapping her in the face after a rude comment. The exact same things happened in
Cher
s film
Mask
.
d.
When Michael goes to see Hyman Roth at his house in Miami, the football game on the TV is USC vs. Notre Dame, a major rivalry. In 1958, the year the scene takes place, Notre Dame defeated USC 20-13.
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