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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Happy Hooker (1975) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Happy Hooker (1975) - 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 Happy Hooker (1975).
About the movie:
Having emigrated to New York and immediately got the kiss-off from her mother-besotted fiance, a Dutch lass takes a well-paid office job and starts liberally sampling the local male talent...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Happy Hooker (1975)?
a.
This movie is one of a number of screen westerns that
Burt Reynolds
made during the mid-late 1960s and early 1970s. These movie westerns include
Navajo Joe
;
100 Rifles
; and
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
.
b.
The "green paint" tasted by young Tim, Devon Alan, is actually yogurt; the mud he eats is brownie mix.
c.
This movie is the only ever theatrical feature directing credit for TV director
Nicholas Sgarro
.
d.
The "Blue Smocks" segment was written and filmed as a television pilot. Delays in post-production made this option non-viable, as a) the house it was filmed at had been sold; and b) North End Films - the production company of Ray Chacko, Andrew Ellis, and Will Schmeckpeper - had dissolved by this point.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Happy Hooker (1975)?
a.
The film is based on a book (Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman) by a former Pfizer rep. He says the book is a "jumping off point." In the book there is no love interest. The author,
Jamie Reidy
, says he left all of that out because he thought his mother would read the book.
b.
The "beautiful old Guatemalan love song" sung by Javier to Paula translates to: When I clean my room / I cant find anything / Where are you going in such a hurry/ To the soccer game.
c.
Theatrical feature debut for television director
Nicholas Sgarro
.
d.
The portrait in Mr. Garrisons classroom is of U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Happy Hooker (1975)?
a.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
b.
Lynn Redgrave
wasnt the first choice to play Xaviera Hollander. This was because she was working full-time on a Broadway play "My Fat Friend" during much of 1974. Redgrave actually worked concurrently on both this movie and the play at the same time. Redgrave once said: "I go on with the movie usually until the absolute last possible minute and usually go right from the set to the theater. And both parts are non-stop."
c.
Filmed at director
Mike Binder
s childhood summer camp.
d.
Barry Levinson
: [Tabakin]
Ralph Tabakin
(Policeman in Shop Window) has appeared in every Levinson picture from
Diner
to
Liberty Heights
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Happy Hooker (1975)?
a.
The French lover character of Yves St. Jacques (played by
Jean-Pierre Aumont
) was originally intended to be a wealthy Englishman playboy called Evelyn. But this was changed when
Craig Stevens
pulled-out of the picture.
b.
Although
Glenn Strange
has a fine singing voice, and sang in a number of "B" westerns, his voice is dubbed when his character, Sailor Bill, sings "Blow the Man Down".
c.
Peter Cook
s last film.
d.
During the birthday dinner scene, Anna Scott is asked how much she made on her last film, and her reply is $15 million. This is the amount she (
Julia Roberts
) was paid for her role in
Notting Hill
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Happy Hooker (1975)?
a.
Film debut of
Madeline Kahn
.
b.
Whilst shooting this picture, lead actress
Lynn Redgrave
was also performing in the play "My Fat Friend" on Broadway. Redgrave once said of this double-act: "This is an exhausting schedule. But you dont think about that when youre doing something exciting."
c.
The Ybarra set was later used in several films and each made additions. By 1985, however, the set was mostly in ruins, and much of it was pulled down. Using plans and period drawings, the set was rebuilt for
Alamo: The Price of Freedom
on its old foundations, this time to full scale under Production Designer/Art Director
Roger Ragland
. The new set is still in use. Both
Lonesome Dove
and
Bad Girls
have used the historically correct facade.
d.
Gollum/Smeagol is a CGI character, but
Peter Jackson
wanted the character to be performer-oriented, so actor
Andy Serkis
, the voice of Gollum, played the character in a motion capture suit. Serkis also played scenes with
Elijah Wood
(Frodo) and
Sean Astin
(Sam) on set to give the actors a focal point. On those occasions when Serkis was actually in shot Gollum was composited over him in post production.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Happy Hooker (1975)?
a.
A documentary called
Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary
was released in 2008.
b.
The American Mutoscope & Biograph Companys groundbreaking gangster film short
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
influenced director
Martin Scorsese
s gangster films
Goodfellas
and
Gangs of New York
. Scorcese chose it for his 2005 tribute at
Beaubourg, centre dart et de culture Georges Pompidou
in Paris, France. Biograph, the oldest movie company in America, is still in business.
c.
David Byrnes band Talking Heads was unable to perform at Live Aid due to Byrnes commitment to this film.
d.
The title is taken from a
Paul Simon
song.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Happy Hooker (1975)?
a.
Xaviera Hollander
s memoir that this movie is based on, "The Happy Hooker: My Own Story", was published in 1971. This movie was filmed about four years after it was released.
b.
The Melody Ranch set built for this film consisted of a long, one story house and a much larger gambrel-roof barn with a practical interior. The house portions exterior was revamped after filming, and the set was a fixture on Republics back lot for several years. It was featured in the show
My Three Sons
.
c.
The part of Danny Witwer was originally American and with a father who died outside a church in Maryland, but
Steven Spielberg
didnt think
Colin Farrell
could fully shake his Irish accent, so the character was made Irish.
d.
Devastators alternate mode, a hybrid tank resembling the M1 Abrams and Leopard II, was a remodeled version of the "stealth tank" from
xXx: State of the Union
.
Michael Bay
had browsed through all the tanks in the United States Military to find the right tank to serve as Devastators alternate mode, but finally settled on the stealth tank which he felt had the proper attitude for a Decepticon (it was mean, authoritarian and weapon-loaded). Additionally, the prop tank is much lighter than a real one, which was of benefit when most on-screen action was of it driving on paved roads.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Happy Hooker (1975)?
a.
A movie poster for
Zombi 2
is seen hanging up in Rollie Tylers apartment in several scenes. Also, the film
Poor Albert and Little Annie
is mentioned (refered to by its alternate title I Dismember Mama).
b.
Craig Stevens
was originally cast as the wealthy English playboy character Evelyn (which became a Frenchman) but withdrew from the role when his wife
Alexis Smith
objected to playing a madam in this movie.
c.
In the scene where Adam Sandler is kissing
Marisa Tomei
in Yankee Stadium, if you look behind them to the right, an extra is wearing a Boston Red Sox cap. The Red Sox are arguably one of the Yankees biggest rivals.
d.
There are two scenes of on-screen sexual intercourse. In both instances, the man climaxes and the woman does not. A third scene (the secretary) only references the act, but still communicates that the mans satisfaction was the priority.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Happy Hooker (1975)?
a.
IDW published a comic prequel series entitled "Star Trek: Countdown" that fleshed out Neros back story and the reasons for Spock Primes involvement. It also features characters from the last films and TV series, serving as a tie-in between the two periods.
b.
WILHELM SCREAM: The famous sound effect can be heard faintly in the background when the soldiers initially come to the rescue.
c.
Prior to
Lynn Redgrave
playing Xaviera Hollander in this movie, Redgrave did have one previous notable character with erotic overtones. Redgrave had been Georgy in
Georgy Girl
, her character billed on one of the movie posters as "The wildest thing to hit the world since the mini-skirt!".
d.
This is TV director
Justin Chadwick
s first feature film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Happy Hooker (1975)?
a.
Made on a razor thin budget with the actors working for free.
b.
Lynn Redgrave
and
Jean-Pierre Aumont
star in lead roles in this movie. Prior to filming, they had met whilst both serving as judges at the 1972 Miss Universe contest in Athens, Greece.
c.
Screenwriter George A. Johnson wrote the script for "Homeless For The Holidays" in just 3 weeks after going through a similar situation with his family. The entire film, from concept to theatrical release, was completed in just over 9 months.
d.
In later interviews, writer
Richard Matheson
claimed that the film was bedeviled with script doctors that ruined the central premise of a white shark swimming upstream and becoming trapped in a lake.
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