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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) 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 Temptation of Christ (1988).
About the movie:
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the temptations that all humans face during their lives, and his final temptation upon the cross.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
Lin Shaye
, who appears as a nurse, also played the teacher in
A Nightmare on Elm Street
.
b.
According to director
Martin Scorsese
, the last shot was *not* intentional. The camera used to film this scene was faulty and light leaked in onto the the film, causing a white-out at the exact point in the scene at which Jesus expires, and this was not discovered until the film was processed. Serendipity or divine intervention, take your pick.
c.
Several aliens can be seen throughout the film. Among them: One in the opening courtroom scene in the back. One behind Moon (Dian Bachar) as he pulls a shoelace out of his mouth. And one peeking out of the barn during the Lets Hang the Bastard! dance scene.
d.
The bomb used to blow up the town at the end of the movie is shown to have a blast yield of 200 kilotons (about 10 times more powerful than the one used on Nagasaki).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
When the film was finally green-lit in the mid-1980
Martin Scorsese
offered the role of Jesus to
Aidan Quinn
who had initially been cast during a previous attempt to make the film. Scorsese then considered both
Eric Roberts
and
Christopher Walken
before casting
Willem Dafoe
.
b.
Steve Martin
is a huge fan of the "Doctor Who" series, and playing a character named "Tom Baker" is the closest hell ever get to accomplishing the goal of so many Doctor Who fans: playing The Doctor, a character who for seven years was played by actor
Tom Baker
.
c.
This is the second movie in Hollywoods history to be located in the city of Culiacan. Culiacan is a city, but the President (Pedro Armendariz) says that Culiacan is a state of Mexico.
d.
Martin Scorsese
told
Griffin Dunne
to refrain from sex and sleep during filming in order to get a more realistic feeling of paranoia.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
When asked for his opinion about testing from the other teachers,
Jack Black
dodges the question with song lyrics including the line "Let the childrens laughter remind us how we used to be". One of the teachers asks if it is from a song, but he denies it. They are in fact from the song, "Greatest Love of All".
b.
Some of the shots of the subway train as it runs off the rails are of a miniature model.
c.
In the scene where Jesus is in the temple and Roman soldiers are coming after him in what appears to be all directions, it is the same five soldiers that are used in each shot. This was to save money as the film had a small budget.
d.
The character mannerisms and wardrobe for Elliot Goulds newspaper editor character are based on Tim Fitzpatrick, a deputy editor at The Salt Lake Tribune. Fitzpatricks father is a former publisher of the newspaper. When the crew arrived to film scenes in the Tribune newsroom, they loved Fitzpatricks look so much they copied it down to the last detail.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
Title used when shooting was "JACKSON AVENUE HUSTLE". But after the film was finished, producers decided that the title was too flippant in regard to some of the scenes that take place in the film .
b.
Willem Dafoe
could not see for three days because he got too many eye drops to dilate the pupils of his eyes in bright sunlight to achieve a superhuman effect.
c.
According to earlier versions of the script, the unspoken name of the police captain is Captain Lucas.
d.
In the initial NSA break-in scenes (and in some other scenes later), in the music, Morse code can be heard spelling out "XXX 2" a number of times. (-..- -..- -..- .. - -)
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
The Jews have American accents while the Romans have British accents.
b.
The movie poster is an homage to a poster for the classic Warner Bros. film
Casablanca
, as is the closing scene at the airport.
c.
Wes Craven
filmed three different endings and didnt tell the cast which one he was going to use.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
For its video release, the British Board of Film Classification insisted that 1 minute and 47 seconds of footage be excised. The cuts were largely made in the scene where Harvey Keitel takes drugs with Zoe Lund.
b.
This was Nancy Davis (I)s final film.
c.
Some historians claim Pontius Pilate was born in Scotland, where his father was posted as a Roman Centurion guard. On knowing this, Scottish comedian
Billy Connolly
tried to convince
David Bowie
to play Pontius Pilate "as a Scotsman." (Bowie did not.)
d.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
The shot where the audience sees the killers view down a gun barrel pointing at Peterson was filmed using a giant hand holding a giant gun to get the perspective correct.
b.
In an earlier draft of the script, Karla Fry was named "Trish" and the finale was originally set to take place at Maxwell Dents mansion.
c.
Martin Scorsese
banned smoking from the set, both because hes a severe asthmatic, and to avoid any photographs being taken of the biblical characters - namely
Willem Dafoe
, who smoked at the time - with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths.
d.
Based on a real incident in 1927. A Russian filmmaker covertly shot footage of the vacationing
Mary Pickford
, and fashioned an entire film around the footage, creating the illusion that Pickford was actually starring in this Russian film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
Release was delayed because of the influenza epidemic.
b.
Natalie Portman
(Queen Amidala) missed the premiere party in New York because she had to go home to study for her high school final exams.
c.
Producers
George Manasse
and
Robert Di Milia
cameo as the angry drivers that shout at Det. Gamble during the chase scene.
d.
The voice of Satan was provided by the late
Leo Marks
, who wrote the screenplay for the
Michael Powell
classic
Peeping Tom
.
Martin Scorsese
has acknowledged this film to be a major influence on his work.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
Robert De Niro
insisted on wearing the same style of silk underwear that
Al Capone
wore, even though it would never be seen on camera. The producers, knowing DeNiros reputation as a Method actor, gave in.
b.
The survival of both the Twinkie and the cockroach perpetuates the urban myth that even should the world end, both will survive indefinitely.
c.
The filmmakers were given such a paltry budget for their controversial project that many economies had to be improvised. For example, actress
Barbara Hershey
, playing the role of Mary Magdalene, had to continually re-apply her own mendhi tattoos (which kept streaking in the desert heat) because there were not enough make-up artists to service everyone.
d.
The films setting of Braddock, Pennsylvania is indeed a real city outside of Pittsburgh. Local neighborhoods served as filming locations for the film and many locals appear as extras. The cops used for the shootout scene were actual Braddock policemen.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
Director
Martin Scorsese
first read
Nikos Kazantzakis
s novel "The Last Temptation of Christ" after being given a copy by actress
Barbara Hershey
while he was directing her in
Boxcar Bertha
, his second feature film, in 1972. When she read in a trade paper many years later that Scorsese was finally getting the opportunity to direct a film adaptation, she begged him to let her play the role of Mary Magdalene. To make sure she didnt feel that he was giving her the part as a favor for having recommended the book, he made her audition.
b.
Big screen debut of
Reta Shaw
.
c.
Uncredited writer
Lona Williams
based Cleos obsession with
Conan OBrien
on herself. Williams admits to admiring OBrien while he was a writer on
The Simpsons
and she was an assistant to the producers.
d.
Rose McGowan
has Mysophobia (fear of germs) and had to have the stripper pole sanitized before doing her go-go dance routine.
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