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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Groove Tube (1974) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Groove Tube (1974) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Groove Tube (1974).
About the movie:
A collection of skits that make fun of 1970s television, featuring early appearances by Chevy Chase and Richard Belzer.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Groove Tube (1974)?
a.
Lana Turner
was going to star in this movie but once she discovered she was pregnant
Lucille Ball
was given her role.
b.
Feature film debut of
Chevy Chase
and
Richard Belzer
.
c.
Constantine slits his wrists, starting with his left, and Lucifer reaches out to claim him with his left hand, in keeping with the traditional depiction of the left ("sinister") side being associated with evil.
d.
The film includes concert footage of both Big Brother & the Holding Co. (featuring
Janis Joplin
) and the Grateful Dead. Additionally, the hippies who observe Petulia taken out of Archies apartment on a stretcher are members of the Grateful Dead and their communal entourage.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Groove Tube (1974)?
a.
As stated on the audio commentary on the German DVD, the movie was intended to be more satirical and more ridiculous ("Like Blues Brothers meets Borat") than the version that has been made. Executive Producers
Steve Wik
and
Vince Desiderio
, who lead Running With Scissors, didnt like the approach to the extent
Uwe Boll
wrote it, so he had to rewrite it together with
Bryan C. Knight
.
b.
One of the young actors who unsuccessfully auditioned for this film was
Sylvester Stallone
. A year later, Stallone worked with
John G. Avildsen
, the director of this film, on
Rocky
.
c.
A live-action sequel was proposed, and a preliminary script was drafted, when production wrapped. Unfortunately, the movie was a box-office disappointment, despite grossing more than $100 million in the US.
Christina Ricci
and
Bill Pullman
were attached to other projects, and would not be available for more than a year. The producers decided to produce a cartoon series instead.
d.
The Groove Tube
s "Channel One Evening News" skit and its tagline, Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow, was the direct inspiration for "Weekend Update" on
Saturday Night Live
.
Chevy Chase
, the original Weekend Update anchorman, was featured in
The Groove Tube
, although
Ken Shapiro
played the Channel One anchorman in the movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Groove Tube (1974)?
a.
Meg Tilly
s characters name, Mary Samuels, is a reference to the original
Psycho
. In that film Marion Crane signs her name as Marie Samuels in the Bates Motel. The book upon which the film was based had Marion named "Mary".
b.
The Groove Tube was an outgrowth of the Channel One Video Theater, an off-Broadway experimental multimedia theatre formed by
Ken Shapiro
and
Lane Sarasohn
in 1967. One of Channel Ones writers and performers was a young
Chevy Chase
.
c.
Originally cast as the old man who hits on Stella during her initial stay in Jamaica, all of Danny Glovers scenes were deleted from the final cut of the film. Hes seen briefly in the film during the scene where Stella, submerged in a pool, is talking to Winston (whos standing poolside), and points out an older man whos been hitting on her during her stay. In a quick long shot, Glover can be seen in old age make-up holding a flower he intends to give to Stella.
d.
This was the first Disney animated feature made under a single director. Previous features were directed either by three or four directors, or by a team of sequence directors under a supervising director. The man hired for the job was veteran animator
Wolfgang Reitherman
(one of the fabled Nine Old Men), who would direct all of the Disney features up until the 1980s.
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