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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Golden Child (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Golden Child (1986) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Golden Child (1986).
About the movie:
A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces want to eliminate.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Child (1986)?
a.
After Kirk the Woodsman gets his call back, Tommy, the lizard director says, "I have to be in a circle wipe, across town." A circle wipe is an effect in television and cinematography in which an image appears as a dot in the center of the screen, then expands to full size while overlaying the preceding image. This is exactly how Tommy appears on the screen when talking to Kirk.
b.
The Aja-Yee Dagger Chandler Jerrold (
Eddie Murphy
) goes to Nepal to find, later defeating Sardo (
Charles Dance
) with, was named after fellow comedian
Franklyn Ajaye
.
c.
The films working title was "Birthday Bash".
d.
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 Universal ever since.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Child (1986)?
a.
Most of the early scenes were filmed on the then under construction Thamesmead New Town project in South East London, Stage One. The flat used in the scene was the show home for the first block completed. Viewers will notice the area around the lake and beyond was under construction at the time and had two more years of building ahead. The scenes on Stage One are still present.
b.
George Miller
was
Eddie Murphy
s first choice for director.
c.
Kurt Russell
auditioned to play Flash Gordon. According to an interview with Russell in Starlog magazine from August 1981,
Dino De Laurentiis
really wanted Russell for the part, but he ultimately turned it down because Russell thought the character was lacking in personality.
d.
Although the movie implies that Rowena (
Gail OGrady
) is several years older than Molly (
Paula Marshall
), in real life, OGrady is only one year older than Marshall.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Child (1986)?
a.
Center Spread Girls was actress
Tara Aire
s first adult film role.
b.
When it was decided that Vincent should be a slightly older character,
Tom Cruise
was obliged to dye his hair gray.
c.
Composer Alan Silvestri was the original choice to write the films score and even met with the producers in Spring of 1986 about the job. Later in the summer, it was announced that John Barry had been hired to score the film.
d.
Christopher Plummer
s character in the film has a significant relationship with
Orson Welles
. In reality the two actors worked together on
Oedipus the King
and
Waterloo
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Child (1986)?
a.
Richard Harris
was originally going to play Cogliostro but pulled out of the project.
b.
It was only after English actress
Emily Mortimer
had been cast that the production discovered that she didnt have a permit to work in the States. Mortimer was flown to Canada where she was able to obtain the correct permit just as production got underway.
c.
Originally intended as a serious adventure drama with
Mel Gibson
in the lead role. After Gibson turned the film down and
Eddie Murphy
replaced him, the script was rewritten as a partial comedy.
d.
Pressed for time, the crew shot a record 12 pages of script in the last 10-hour day of shooting.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Child (1986)?
a.
Howard Hesseman
wore a wig in this film.
b.
While trying to be farcical, the film is actually quite accurate regarding the modeling industry. Even the quick scene of the two sets of bunk beds at Dereks apartment is factual;
Cindy Crawford
and
Jules Asner
shared a similar bunkroom during the early days of their modeling careers.
c.
Dwight Frye
appears as 2 different characters. First as one of the villagers who destroys the Frankenstein castle at the beginning of the film. Later in flashbacks to the original
Frankenstein
where he played Fritz, the hunchbacked assistant to the original Dr. Frankenstein.
d.
John Carpenter
was offered the job as director.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Child (1986)?
a.
After
Innerspace
, this movie marked the fourth collaboration between
Joe Dante
and
Michael Finnell
with
Steven Spielberg
.
b.
Charlotte Lewis was only 18 when she filmed this movie.
c.
David Janssen
s film debut.
d.
For the awakening from hypersleep segment,
Veronica Cartwright
and
Sigourney Weaver
had to wear white surgical tape over their nipples so as not to offend certain countries.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Child (1986)?
a.
This movies opening prologue states: "The cooperation and assistance of the officers and men of the U.S. Navy submarine base, New London, Connecticut, is gratefully acknowledged."
b.
In the final shooting script, Jennifer was intended to arrive at the cabin with her dog and it was to be featured heavily during the introduction of the film. The dog was written out of the script last minute because hiring a trained dog for the intended shooting schedule would put the movie over budget. According to the director
Steven R. Monroe
, "The dog would have made more money than anybody on the movie."
c.
Chris Nahon
was originally slated to direct.
d.
According to an early-1990s interview with
Eddie Murphy
, a love scene between him and
Charlotte Lewis
was filmed, but cut from the final print.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Child (1986)?
a.
Jerry Lewis
has the only copy locked in a private vault where he vows to keep it from ever being viewed again.
b.
2007: The American Film Institute ranked this as the #23 Greatest Movie of All Time.
c.
In several of the shots inside the police car, the "dog" in the back seat is actually Mike Jittlov holding up a corduroy jacket in a vague dog shape.
d.
John Barry
was commissioned by Paramount Pictures to compose, produce, and record a complete score. However, Barry was taken off the project after creative differences and reaction to test screenings . Although
Michel Colombier
completed the score, a few cues by Barry remain in the film, and one, "Wisdom of the Ages", was released on the original soundtrack LP. As of the present, the entirety of both Barrys largely unused music and Colombiers final theatrical version score have been issued on a limited edition 3-CD soundtrack by Capitol/La-La Land Records.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Child (1986)?
a.
The movie is based on a real-life gang rape that occurred on 6 March 1983 at Big Dans Bar in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
b.
In the cemetery scene, on the nearest tombstone, appear the set designers name,
George Denes Suhayda
.
c.
Marjane Satrapi
insisted that Chiara Mastroianni sing "Eye of the Tiger" off-key.
d.
Although the Golden Child is referred to as a boy throughout the film, the character was actually played by a girl.
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