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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hunter (1980) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hunter (1980) - 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 Hunter (1980).
About the movie:
The story of professional bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunter (1980)?
a.
Film debuts of
Billy Halop
,
Huntz Hall
,
Gabriel Dell
,
Bobby Jordan
,
Bernard Punsly
,
Leo Gorcey
,
David Gorcey
.
b.
The first serial from Rayart Pictures.
c.
In the original story, Isaac and Malachais names were William Renfrew and Craig Boardman, respectively.
d.
This movie was
Steve McQueen
s third movie made as part of his comeback. McQueen had stopped making movies after
The Towering Inferno
. His first comeback film was
An Enemy of the People
whilst his second was
Tom Horn
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunter (1980)?
a.
Nearly all the dialogue in the film was improvised by the actors.
b.
About three days before filming
Michael Bay
suggested that
Jordi Mollà
play Tapia with a Cuban accent, so Cuban-born
Yul Vazquez
(Reyes) was taped reading all of Jordi Mollas lines in Spanish and English. The character was built in about two days.
c.
The scene where Chekov and Uhura are asking a woman about "nuclear wessels" was almost completely improvised. Her line about them being in Alameda was ad-libbed by her, and although she wasnt supposed to say very much,
Leonard Nimoy
enjoyed the spontaneity of the scene so much he left it the way it was.
d.
Publicity for this picture stated that it took some dramatic license with
Ralph Thorson
s life but the major events depicted in the movie actually occurred in real life.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunter (1980)?
a.
The film was not really a commercial success upon release, but only partly due to RKOs poor publicity campaign (which producer
Walter Wanger
blamed on then-RKO president
Howard Hughes
). Audiences stayed away from the film when
Ingrid Bergman
s affair with director
Roberto Rossellini
was revealed while the movie was in release, because they considered it blasphemous for an adulterous woman to be playing a saint.
b.
The toys that
Steve McQueen
s character tinkered with during the movie were from his own collection.
c.
This movies closing afterword states: "Our appreciation to the Department of Defense, the United States Navy, and the officers and men of submarine Flotilla 1 for the cooperation extended" .
d.
Both
Robert Downey Jr.
(Holmes) and
Jared Harris
(Moriarty) had acted in the
Oliver Stone
film
Natural Born Killers
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunter (1980)?
a.
Jake Gyllenhaal
was considered for the role of Jude.
b.
Filmed at the University of Redlands in Southern California. The crew added fake snow for the winter shots. They filmed three different dorms: Bekins, Grossmont, and Fairmont. Each dorm was given a different name in the film. In the opening credits, the students all run out of two huge double doors as if they just left class. In reality, the double doors are those of the Chapel.
c.
The diamond cross
Jennifer Tilly
wears was given to her by her sister
Meg Tilly
.
d.
Allmovie notes that this film "features stunt work that anticipates the Lethal Weapon series".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunter (1980)?
a.
The real USS Swordfish was lost with all hands in the waters around Okinawa. The real U-429 was transferred to the Italian Navy (where it was dubbed the S 4), then served as a training boat for the German Navy following Italys surrender.
b.
This film was shot in five and a half days.
c.
Tom Hanks
and Rita Wilson met while filming this movie and married three years later. Rita Wilson originally met Tom Hanks in 1981 on the set of "Bosom Buddies" (1980) when she guest-starred as Peter Scolaris Satan-worshiping girlfriend. But their relationship wasnt kindled until they were reunited on the set of this movie
d.
Steve McQueen
was diagnosed with cancer the month after filming had ended.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunter (1980)?
a.
This movie was not the first time that
Steve McQueen
played a bounty hunter. McQueen had played a bounty hunter about twenty years earlier in the TV series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
.
b.
The song "OBrien to Ryan to Goldberg" (referring to the shortstop/second base/first base double-play) is modeled on a poem titled "Tinker to Evers to Chance" by
Franklin P. Adams
, referring to the Chicago Cubs infield of 1903-1910.
c.
When Doctor Weir opens the blinds in his room during the opening sequence of the film, a whooshing sound effect can be heard. This sound effect is taken from the video game Doom, heard when the player opens a door.
d.
George Takei
ad-libbed most of the "Star Trek"-related jokes in his dialog; screenwriter
Peter David
has disclaimed any responsibility for them.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunter (1980)?
a.
The Chinese characters in the main title translate to "Evil Spirits Make a Big Scene in Little Spiritual State".
b.
The New York production of "The Visit" by
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
, adapted by
Maurice Valency
, opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater (And starred Lunt and Fontanne) in New York on Nov. 29, 1958, ran for 189 performances and was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award for the Best Play.
c.
Vitaphone production reels #3161-3167
d.
The meaning and relevance of this movies title is that it refers to a shortened version of the word Bounty-Hunter which is the profession of the central character played by
Steve McQueen
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunter (1980)?
a.
The aircraft used to attack the Sea Witch were Heinkel HE-59 biplanes.
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.
Bill Murray
was originally cast in the role of Paddy but dropped out.
d.
The legend of
Ralph Thorson
as depicted in this movie is that, as publicity for the film indicated, as a bounty-hunter he had captured over 5000 fugitives from justice who had jumped bail.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunter (1980)?
a.
Hannah serves Buzz tea from a Utah Teapot, a famous data model seen in countless computer animations.
b.
Since this was before the days of CGI, one of the visual effects that was needed to be accomplished was Violet turning blue. At the time, the development of color layering was in process. According to the book, Violets face and hair turns blue. The director worked with it but was only able to turn her face blue. Further development of the color layering was perfected by the time the first
Star Wars
was released and was ready for use to make the light-saber concept look good.
c.
Andrew Fleming
: at the beginning of the film, screaming from a dorm window.
d.
Reportedly,
Steve McQueen
s salary for this picture was US $3 million plus a percentage of the profits.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunter (1980)?
a.
Susan Hayward
was early favorite for lead role.
b.
Final theatrically released movie for director
Buzz Kulik
.
c.
Stunt flyer
Roy Wilson
was killed in a place crash at Dry Lake, California, while doubling for
Jack Holt
.
d.
The poster advertising for this film made it sound as if it were a tense psychological melodrama about somewhat scandalous characters, which it most certainly wasnt.
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