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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Goonies (1985) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Goonies (1985) - 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 Goonies (1985).
About the movie:
A group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Goonies (1985)?
a.
Tom Hanks
said that he would make the film only if all the events that took place were true to historical reality.
b.
The "great and spacious building" was a five-foot miniature.
c.
The newspaper article photo of Chester Copperpot is actor
Keenan Wynn
.
d.
In recent interviews with actress Joy Bang she said that she recalled very little about being in this film except that she didnt think her co-stars delivered good performances.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Goonies (1985)?
a.
Leavitt in a protest against inserting something to clean out the GI tract makes the statement about "risked drowning in that foul bath". The book, but not the movie, had the Wildfire Team submerge completely in an antibiotic solution. The scene may have been cut, but Leavitt still makes reference to it in the movie.
b.
Don Bluth
,
John Pomeroy
and
Gary Goldman
all left Disney to pursue this project, which had originally been rejected by their former employer as "too dark" to be a commercial success. They were followed soon after by 20 other Disney animators, dubbed "The Disney Defectors" by the trade press.
c.
The films male lead was initially offered to
John Wayne
in the early 1970s, several years before the film was finally made. The films female lead, played in the final film by
Isabelle Huppert
, was originally offered to
Jane Fonda
,
Sally Field
and
Diane Keaton
.
d.
When rocks are falling from the cave ceiling,
Jonathan Ke Quan
(Data) screams "Holy S-H-I-T!" He said he spelled the expletive because his mother made him promise not to use any bad language in the movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Goonies (1985)?
a.
The last name of the brothers who are chasing the Goonies is Fratelli. Fratelli means "brothers" in Italian.
b.
George Lucas
s first writing credit since
Radioland Murders
that is not associated with "Star Wars" or "Indiana Jones".
c.
Was
Raoul Walsh
s last independent film, and the last film he and his wife
Miriam Cooper
made together.
d.
Gunfire sound effects heard in the film were recorded from actual gunfire with live ammunition fired from authentic period weapons, recorded at a live fire machine gun range near Atlanta, Georgia. The range is owned by a weapons manufacturer.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Goonies (1985)?
a.
Brian Deacon
, the man who plays Jesus, caught pneumonia during the latter part of the filming. To give Deacon some relief, doubles were employed for some long shots, particularly during the crucifixion.
b.
Final cinema film of
Brian Oulton
.
c.
Producer
Steven Spielberg
directed at least one scene in this movie.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 13, 1950 with
Betty Grable
and
Victor Mature
reprising their film roles.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Goonies (1985)?
a.
When Chunk and Sloth head down through the grate to follow the gang and the Fratellis, Sloth is wearing an Oakland Raiders T-Shirt.
John Matuszak
, who played Sloth, was a former Oakland Raiders football player.
b.
John Wayne
received his first ever Academy Award nomination for this movie. He wouldnt be nominated again for 20 years for
True Grit
, for which he would win the Best Actor Oscar (he did receive a producers Best Picture nomination for
The Alamo
).
c.
Film debut (uncredited) of
Bill Williams
.
d.
A parachutist during World War II,
Richard Todd
actually took part in the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Goonies (1985)?
a.
James Earl Jones
,
David Strathairn
and
Mary McDonnell
all also appeared together in
Matewan
.
b.
The soundtrack includes "8 Arms To Hold You" by "The Goon Squad." It was removed from the film when the octopus scene was cut. The filmmakers were convinced the song could be a hit, so it was pressed as a 12" dance single. It sold miserably due to lack of promotion. It has become one of the rarest, most valuable Goonie-related items.
c.
Larry on the train talks to Owen about the perfect beginning of a novel and mentions Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. "It was the best of times it was the worst of times..". Momma then says, The night was sultry. This is a variation of the line,The night was so very sultry.. A quote from the same novel.
d.
While
Ferdy Mayne
played the villain in the movie, those who worked on the film described him off camera as a dignified, friendly man.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Goonies (1985)?
a.
In August 1957, this film was being shown on a double bill with
The Last Man to Hang?
.
b.
Though it only earned $4 million, it was the top-grossing independent movie of 1972.
c.
Steve Vai
played both sides of the guitar duel, while acting as Jack Butler, the devils guitarist.
Ry Cooder
recorded the slide parts and produced the soundtrack.
d.
The cast was not allowed to see the pirate ship before the scene was shot. When they did see it, some of the kids said "Holy shit!" The scene had to be re-shot without them cursing.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Goonies (1985)?
a.
In the original script, no scenes took place in Chinatown at all.
b.
The kids who played the Goonies were allowed to bring some of their families into the final scene where they are reunited.
c.
The Mummy
was set in 1932, the year of its release. The first sequel,
The Mummys Hand
is also chronologically coherent, set in 1940.
The Mummys Tomb
takes place thirty years following the events of "Hand", with
The Mummys Ghost
approximately two years after that. We learn that this movie is set an additional twenty five years after "Ghost", meaning that the events take place around 1997.
d.
The orange colored mini-sub visible in the wet-entry area was the same mini-sub seen in the end of
Sphere
, also starring
Samuel L. Jackson
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Goonies (1985)?
a.
"Over You" is sung by the actors in the film, but the soundtrack version is sung by
Lane Brody
(of "Yellow Rose of Texas" fame). This song was nominated for an Oscar, and the Lane Brody version was nominated for an Academy of Country Music award.
b.
Cyndi Lauper
co-wrote the theme song "Goonies R Good Enough", and shot a music video that features a cameo by the films executive producer
Steven Spielberg
.
c.
The Greek writing on the blackboard in the schoolroom is the beginning of
Homer
s "Odyssey": "Tell me Oh Muse of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide".
d.
The Joker (
Heath Ledger
) falling from the Prewitt building mirrors a scene from the very first Joker story in Batman #1 (Spring, 1940) in which the Joker falls from a penthouse scaffolding, but is caught by the Batman.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Goonies (1985)?
a.
According to the USPS, the mailbox that
Al Roker
voices is named ODIS.
b.
The film was a notorious flop when it was released in 1970, earning back a little over 10% of its $11-million budget, an enormous sum for the time (approximately $55.4 million in 2005 dollars). The films failure solidified
Sean Connery
s reputation for being box office poison outside of James Bond and torpedoed co-star
Richard Harris
chance at superstar status. Connerys career continued its non-Bond stall throughout the 1970s (with the notable exception of
John Huston
s
The Man Who Would Be King
), and Harris career as a leading man continued to decline until it went into eclipse in the middle of the same decade. While Connery would re-establish himself as a superstar in the 1980s, Harris never again was a front-rank star, though he wound up as a respectable and in-demand character actor later in his career.
c.
The name of the group Cowboy Lips was taken from an improv troupe that Todd Etter and Jack Reda used to belong to called Emitts Boys. The original name of Emitts Boys was going to be Cowboy Lips, but one of the members thought Cowboy Lips sounded "gay".
d.
Datas belt has "007" inscribed on it. He also listens to the James Bond theme before sliding on the rope over to Mikeys.
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