Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Last Picture Show (1971) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Last Picture Show (1971) - 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 Last Picture Show (1971).

About the movie: A group of 50's high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied West Texas town that is slowly dying, both economically and culturally.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Picture Show (1971)?
a.		A libel suit for $75,000 was filed on Monday, July 3, 1939 in U.S. Federal Court against Warner Bros. by Katherine Moog, in which she claimed that the picture "Confessions of a Nazi Spy" and its advertisements defamed her character. Plaintiff alleged that Warners, without her consent, used her name to exploit the picture and connected her with the character "Erika Wolf," played by Lya Lys.
b.		Patrick Stewart replaced Aldo Ray.
c.		Morgan Fairchild and Sissy Spacek were both considered for the role of Jacy Farrow.
d.		Over 3,000 girls turned up at the auditions for the role of Cho Chang in London on 7 February 2004.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Picture Show (1971)?
a.		Peter Bogdanovich claims he edited the finished film almost entirely by himself, but had Donn Cambern do some minor work simply so they would have an editors name on the credits.
b.		David Cronenberg was one of many directors who was offered and subsequently turned down the position. Ironically, Peter Weller played the lead in Cronenbergs Naked Lunch, in which Weller appeared in lieu of reprising his role in RoboCop 3.
c.		Dudes nickname Borrachón is Spanish for "drunkard". In the Spanish dubbed version, the nickname was changed to Merluzón, meaning "big hake," so that Dude can explain the meaning of the nickname.
d.		COL Jessup warns LT Kendrick that Santiago needs to score "4646" on his next Proficiency and Conduct report. Jessup is referring to a system by which the performance of enlisted men is rated on a scale from 0.0 to 5.0; a score of 4.6 corresponds to a rating of "Excellent".

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Picture Show (1971)?
a.		The TechNoir set was actually a downtown L.A. restaurant, redressed to look like a nightclub.
b.		In the Odyssey, Ulysses angers the god Poseidon with pride, and is thus sent on his journey. His travels come to an end when he shows humility. Everett similarly scoffs at the baptisms of Pete and Delmar, and soon finds many obstacles in his path homeward. His trek also ends when he humbles himself. Not ironically, water is involved at both points - the baptisms and the flooding - since Poseidon was the god of the waters.
c.		Upon selecting the town of Archer City, Texas, as a filming location, production designer Polly Platt and director Peter Bogdanovich decided that the town should have a bleak, colorless look about it. After considering several options, such as painting all the buildings gray, Platt and Bogdanovich consulted close friend Orson Welles about the viability of shooting the film in black and white. Welles simply said, "Of COURSE youll shoot it in black and white!"
d.		Actor Chris Burchette wasnt the first choice for the part of Holden. But when the first night of filming began the lead actor couldnt be found so Director Mudd Miller asked everyone on set if they knew of anyone willing to take the lead and 20 minutes later, "in walked Chris Burchette and drop kicked the first scene like a madman," according to Miller.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Picture Show (1971)?
a.		During the final football game, when the Guardians defeat the hotshots from the Financial District, the tone of the narration seems intended to imitate John Facenda of NFL Films (in a tongue-in-cheek manner).
b.		Film debut of Randy Quaid and Sam Bottoms.
c.		Darius McCrary felt honoured to voice Jazz, and claims he could feel the force of Jazzs original voice actor Scatman Crothers during his performance.
d.		The screenplay for the film is inspired by the legacies of real life Harlem gangsters Bumpy Johnson and Frank Lucas. The character of Joe (the fake Charleston Blue) resembles the actual Frank Lucas, who was a major drug dealer around Harlem and Newark, during the time the film was made. There are numerous parallels between the Charleston Blue persona and Frank Lucas, who was known for his "Blue Magic" brand of heroin.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Picture Show (1971)?
a.		In the original Halloween when Laurie is in class we hear the teacher talking about fate. In Halloween H20 when Laurie is teaching, Michelle Williams gives an answer about fate.
b.		Cybill Shepherds film debut.
c.		Other cast members were recruited during the films lengthy pre-production period. Harmony Korine often approached people on the street, in bowling alleys and in fast food restaurants, and asked them to play a part in his movie.
d.		The two banners beside Scott Glenns character as shown in the trailer are a famous couplet from The Art of War by Sun Tzu: "Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain." This was later made into a famous battle standard by the Japanese warlord Takeda Shingen.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Picture Show (1971)?
a.		Cloris Leachmans last scene in the movie was printed on the first take without any previous rehearsals. She wanted to rehearse the scene but director Peter Bogdanovich thought it would ruin the scene if it was rehearsed. Ultimately his sense of direction paid off, as Leachman won the Academy Award for her performance.
b.		Although Elia Kazan had planned to film the movie in Kansas, a severe drought forced him to relocate all shooting to New York state. The waterfall in the film is located in High Falls, New York, in the Catskills.
c.		The film that James "The Grim Reaper" Roper is watching before the fight is Dolemite.
d.		Chris Farley was originally cast as Shrek and even recorded part of the dialogue. However, after his death, the role was given to fellow Saturday Night Live performer, Mike Myers. Shreks "air quotes" in the film is an homage to Farley, whose character Bennett Brauer also used air quotes.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Picture Show (1971)?
a.		Warners considered filming this project with Errol Flynn twice previously, on 1939 and 1945. The 1945 proposed production was scuttled by a labor dispute. It was to be directed by Raoul Walsh, scored by Erich Wolfgang Korngold and co-star Victor Francen and Rosemary DeCamp as the King and Queen, with George Coulouris as the Duke. Only Jerry Austin and Alan Hale survived from the 1945 production, although S.Z. Sakall was also considered for the Leporello role.
b.		William Monahans first draft of the script was 186 pages. Executive producer Lisa Ellzey was worried that when such a large script was submitted to Fox for budget approval, they would balk at the length, so she called what she refers to as a parenthetical meeting. According to Ellizey, almost every piece of dialogue in Monahans script was preceded by a parenthetical description of how the lines should be spoken. Ellizey removed every single parenthetical (much to Monahans chagrin), and thus managed to get the page count down by 20 pages before sending it to Fox.
c.		With this film, Hugh Jackman emerges as the first actor to be credited as playing a comic book hero in four consecutive films since Christopher Reeve as Superman. (Patrick Stewart also appears in this film and the 3 previous X-Men films, though his appearance is uncredited, with CGI used to make him appear younger, as was used in X-Men: The Last Stand.)
d.		Peter Bogdanovichs introduction to this story was through actor Sal Mineo who had given him the novel to read by then little-known Texas writer Larry McMurtry. Mineo had longed to play a part in the film adaptation but felt he was by then a little too old for any of the principal roles.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Picture Show (1971)?
a.		The earliest script of the movie called for Captain January to die at the end, just before Star is taken away from him by her relatives: "On their final evening together, he allows her to light the lamp in the lighthouse something she has always wanted to do. She is unaware that the Captain has suffered a massive heart attack and is unable to carry out his duties. January sees the lamp lit and dies." Shirley Temples producer, Darryl F. Zanuck, made extensive changes to this script.
b.		Gene Wilder received top / first billing, Gilda Radner received second billing.
c.		In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #95 Greatest Movie of All Time. It was the first inclusion of this film on the list.
d.		Steve Caballero was the stunt double for Radster.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Picture Show (1971)?
a.		The two figures seen walking along the beach during the opening credits are Frances Dee and Darby Jones.
b.		Chris Tucker and Robin Williams were early contenders for the role of Inspector Clouseau. Kevin Spacey, Mike Myers and Kevin Kline were considered for the role (Kline got the role of Dreyfus instead).
c.		Throughout his career Burt Reynolds has made a number of movies that examine movie-making and this film is one of them. The pictures include Fade-In (location filming & westerns); Silent Movie and Nickelodeon (silent films); Best Friends (scriptwriting & Hollywood); Hooper (stuntwork and Hollywood); The Player (Hollywood); Boogie Nights (adult films); The Last Producer (producers and Hollywood); The Hollywood Sign and A Bunch of Amateurs (actors and Hollywood).
d.		The movie is prominently featured in Stephen Kings 2006 novel, Liseys Story.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Picture Show (1971)?
a.		This was the first and only animated film to win a Razzie Award for "Worst Original Song" for "Marry the Mole" sung by Carol Channing.
b.		Due to the limited budget, a number of the smaller characters were played by family members and friends of cast and crew. One of the youngest believers was played by Ivy Klein, daughter of the films cinematographer David Klein. Ivy was carefully prepped for the scene in which Cheyenne (Kerry Bishe) tells the three young girls to go hide in the attic. However when it came time to shoot the scene, Ivy actually got scared and started screaming, which was not in the script. Smith got her parents approval to use the footage in the movie. Smith felt terrible for scaring Ivy, and offered her father some money to take Ivy to a toy store. Her father replied, "Add it to the pile", as other cast/crew members had felt the same. According to Smith, the next time that Ivy saw Kerry was two days later at the Craft Services area. Ivy got a scared look on her face and said, "Youre not going to act again are you?"
c.		Quentin Tarantinos "A Band Apart" Production logo at the beginning of the film shows Tim Roths "Mr. Orange" unzipping (shedding) his character from Reservoir Dogs and becoming the bell hop character for Four Rooms.
d.		This film began a trend where already popular recordings by the original artists are used to score a film. Featured here are songs by Frankie Laine, Hank Williams, Jo Stafford and others..

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