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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Laughing Policeman (1973) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Laughing Policeman (1973) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Laughing Policeman (1973).
About the movie:
In San Francisco, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Laughing Policeman (1973)?
a.
Originally pitched as a "Christian Music Project" with
Jaci Velasquez
and
Rachael Lampa
suggested for the lead, and
Kirk Franklin
for the music teacher.
b.
The same distinctive green station wagon with wood panels was used in multiple scenes as an "automobile extra" and appears throughout the film in background shots.
c.
The book that Joe reads is All Quiet On The Western Front by
Erich Maria Remarque
.
d.
The film grossed far more outside the United States, accounting for just over 70% of the films worldwide gross.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Laughing Policeman (1973)?
a.
Shot in about 20 days only.
b.
During filming,
John Cena
reduced his wrestling schedule to only appearing at pay-per-views and Monday Night Raw tapings.
c.
In the original screenplay, Martin was supposed to laugh at the end, true to the films title. This idea was abandoned, either by the director or Matthau at time of shooting.
d.
Feature film debut of
Jeff Bridges
. His older brother, Beau Bridges, and their mother,
Dorothy Dean Bridges
, also appear in the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Laughing Policeman (1973)?
a.
Wes Craven
, the writer and director of the original 1977 version, wrote the screenplay for the sequel to the 2006 remake of
The Hills Have Eyes
along with his son, filmmaker
Jonathan Craven
.
b.
Patti LaBelle
auditioned for the role of Shug Avery.
c.
Joaquin Phoenix
was rumored to play Clyde Tolson, but the rumors were denied.
d.
When Larsen (Bruce Dern) and Martin (Walter Matthau) are on the way to pick up explosives from the Hells Angels, the tune "Big Noise From Winnetka" plays in the background. Dern went to New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Laughing Policeman (1973)?
a.
Being a WWE Film, the movie was continually promoted on all WWE programming (even
Extreme Championship Wrestling
, which is owned by WWE) weeks before and after its release to help boost sales as well as
John Cena
s popularity.
b.
The novel the film is based on is set in Stockholm, Sweden.
c.
According to her autobiography,
Myrna Loy
was originally going to wear white empire-style dress for the party sequence, but
Jeanette MacDonald
was jealous of how she looked insisted that she had to wear it herself instead. Loy surrendered the dress, but then went down the to the costume room and, with a friends help, put together the black lace outfit she wears in the final film. She stole the scene.
d.
The main musical theme of movie was previously used in
Transformations
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Laughing Policeman (1973)?
a.
The scene with Rudy walking home from school in the pouring rain was created by the local fire department spraying a hose from their highest ladder.
b.
The plane belonging to "Lao Che Air Freight" that Indy, Short Round, and Willie use to escape from Shanghai is a Ford Trimotor 5-AT-B, first built in 1929. The Trimotors were Fords first (and only) attempt at making airliners. Since the first mass-produced Ford car (the Model T) was known as the "Tin Lizzie", many pilots affectionately nicknamed the Trimotor the "Tin Goose".
c.
In the Italian dubbing, the "new silk rope" becomes a "new nylon rope"; this is due to the popularity of nylon ropes then in Italy, as they had been used in the recent 1954 Italian expedition to K2, which received lots of media attention in Italy at the time.
d.
According to
Bruce Dern
s autobiography, it was Matthaus idea to have Dern, known mainly as a character actor, share top billing with him for this film - a gesture Dern was most grateful for.
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