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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Lonely Guy (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Lonely Guy (1984) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984).
About the movie:
A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984)?
a.
Movie posters and promotional materials for this movie formed the word "The" inside the symbol of a heart in this films title logo thereby evoking the films love theme and rom-com romantic-comedy genre.
b.
According to an interview with
Mark Wahlberg
,
Joaquin Phoenix
would get into character by hurling insults at Robert Duvall (I) between takes. This upset Duvall greatly and Wahlberg had to restrain him.
c.
One of the few Republic serials that carried the same PCA number on every chapter, meaning it was one of the few in which every chapter was sent to the MPPDA office at the same time.
d.
The scene where Fannys character is in the train station was filmed in the old Oakland Central Station in downtown Oakland, California, which at the time of filming, was still in use by Amtrak and still looked remarkably like it did in the 40s. The Central Station was shut down after sustaining damage during the the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, although the building still stands and can be enjoyed from the exterior for its Beaux-Arts architectural styling, and glimpses of what is left of the inside splendor can still be had by looking through the windows.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984)?
a.
The barber shaving Craig Chester in one scene is played by Jim Crawford, who did hair and makeup for the film. He is also the barber shaving the boys heads.
b.
An Australian movie poster press-ad featured a joke questionnaire. It said: "YOU KNOW YOURE LONELY WHEN: A. Your inflatable doll has a headache. B. You have long, intimate conversations with your pet fern. C. Your answering machine puts you on hold. D. You drive the wrong way down a one-way street so someone will wave at you. E. You eat garlic and nobody notices."
c.
Al Jolson
: At the premiere.
d.
Mooppan Raghavan, tribal leader of Thalikakal settlement in Kerala, and over a dozen members of his tribe were recruited as extras for the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984)?
a.
After shooting, the films prison set was painted pink and used as the main set for Zentropas hardcore porno film
Pink Prison
.
b.
Val Kilmer
researched his role by spending time with drug abusers in Riverside and the greater Los Angeles area.
c.
Steve Martin
once said of The Lonely Guys Book of Life: "I love this book!".
d.
Dimitra Jiova
was already cast to play the character "Sophia" but due unknown reasons she was replaced by
Claudia Bassols
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984)?
a.
Two major songs were removed that were from the original stage musical; "We Beseech Thee" and "Learn Your Lessons Well". Both, however, have instrumental "cameos". "We Beseech Thee" appears in the Cherry Lane Theatre scene, while the "car calliope" scene does "Learn Your Lessons Well". In addition, a new song was made specifically for the movie, "Beautiful City", which has become a part of subsequent stage versions.
b.
Steve Martin
is seen dressed up as
Charles Chaplin
in this movie as Charlies "Tramp" character.
c.
Frank Sinatra
was the first choice to play Rod Anderson. When
Darryl F. Zanuck
balked at his salary demand,
Robert Mitchum
agreed to play the role at no fee for tax purposes.
d.
John Harron
is in studio records/casting call lists, but did not appear in the movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984)?
a.
Jessica Lange
was the filmmakers first choice to play Angela.
b.
According to actor
Jamie Farr
, the movie debuted on Saturday night at the Rivoli in his home town of Toledo. Most of Toledos Arab-American community turned out to see it. As a scene where Bogart walks though a crowded bazaar begins to fade, an Arab voice is heard shouting, "Ya hallah deen bayak!" which caused most of the audience to collapse in laughter. The non-Arabs in the house did not understand why everyone else was laughing until the line was translated for them: "Goddamn your father!"
c.
This movies main American movie poster ran the following preamble: "MEET LARRY HUBBARD...LONELY GUY. He was young, free, and eligible, Real eligible. When his girl friend left him, he tried his best to meet all kinds of women: lawyers, teachers, secretaries...any women. But he just wasnt succeeding. He was still lonely. So lonely he wrote a book about it, and then things began to change. He became successful and famous. Larry was an overnight sensation. But he was still a lonely guy. And just when he thought hed never find the girl of his dreams...She found him. And thats when his troubles really started!".
d.
In an interview that appeared in The American Dancer (January 1929),
Joyzelle Joyner
stated that many times she not only designed but actually made her own costumes. "For instance, the one which caused so much favorable comment when worn in the prologue to The Sea Beast. The dancing was rather exotic, and although she haunted all of the costume houses, Joyzelle could not find a garment that suited the part of the native maiden. Finally, an inspiration struck her, and she rushed out and bought three rolls of clothesline, which she promptly raveled and then dyed, red, green and yellow. The result was a most effective costume especially when combined with the head-dress of real animal horns and feathers. The total cost of the ensemble was $3.00." Unfortunately, the copies of "The Sea Beast" that have survived do not seem to contain the dance prologue featuring Ms. Joyner.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984)?
a.
Dick Powell
was cast at the request of
Marion Davies
.
b.
Cardboard cut-outs of celebrities seen at the Lonely Guys party included
Dolly Parton
and
Tom Selleck
.
c.
The couple sitting next to the aliens when they steal the talents of Barkley and Ewing are
Patricia Heaton
and
Dan Castellaneta
.
d.
The glass featured as "Deep South Glass" is actually hand-blown glass, made by a company named Simon Pearce. Simon Pearce is based in Vermont, and was started by an actual Simon Pearce who emigrated to the US from Waterford, Ireland.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984)?
a.
The classroom scene where Max gets in trouble was filmed at the real school that actress
Christina Fougnie
attends in Louisville, KY. The scene was shot on a Sunday.
b.
Steve Martin
received name-above-the-title sole first top billing,
Charles Grodin
received second billing.
c.
Filmed in Gate City, Virginia, and Hawkins County (Church Hill, Surgoinsville and Rogersville) in Northeast Tennessee. Much of the movie was filmed on 440 acres of the Hawkins County land purchased by Universal Studios by the Holston River in Tennessee. It was cleared and turned into working farms in four weeks. The production used a real river regulated for flood scenes with a dam that was slated for repair. The dam was fixed and altered with the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
d.
On the DVD audio commentary the director said that the original version was over two hours long and he cut the following scenes for time *Several scenes with Miles, who is shown to have been an Olympic diver *A scene at the beginning where Sean hears that Rennie will not be on board and is disappointed *Several additional scenes with Tamara and Eva were cut *Before Rennie gets pushed into the water there was a longer conversation between her and Colleen *A scene of Eva meeting with the group on the bridge and then leaving to find Tamara *A shot of Rennie touching Jason after he is electrocuted on the railroad tracks
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984)?
a.
Years after the films release, with the advent of advanced DNA testing, it was determined that the body shipped back to the United States (as seen in the films final image) was NOT that of Charles Horman. Joyce Horman actively continues to search for the truth behind her husbands capture and murder.
b.
The scene depicted on this films main American movie poster, that of
Steve Martin
riding on a two-seater bicycle with a dog, is not actually seen in the movie.
c.
There are several photos in the home of the character played by
Gale Gordon
which feature the actor with
Lucille Ball
, with whom he worked for many years on several of her TV programs.
d.
It is mentioned near the end of the film that they used Corn Syrup dyed red for the blood in several famous horror movies. During the films climax, the production crew really did use corn syrup dyed red.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984)?
a.
This is the only serial "distributed" by Radio and/or RKO Radio Pictures. It was an independent production.
b.
According to director
Terence H. Winkless
, the original script had
Don The Dragon Wilson
s character training by running up stairs of a temple. When he arrived in the Philippines to begin shooting no temple could be found. A live volcano was nearby so he changed the script to have the character training by running up a live volcano as it would make an interesting replacement for the temple.
c.
Inspired by the
Ingmar Bergman
film,
Sommarnattens leende
(English language title: "Smiles of a Summer Night").
d.
Charles Grodin
appeared in this movie without his toupee.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Lonely Guy (1984)?
a.
In the earlier drafts, the Linscotts were written as the Spragues, the family name in
James Ellroy
s original novel.
b.
The majority of this movie was filmed in a two-bedroom apartment in North Hollywood, California, in which director Sean A. Stearley and actors Kit Bateman and Todd Brown actually lived together as real-life roommates.
c.
Director
Milos Forman
relied heavily on reaction shots to pull more characters into scenes. In some group therapy scenes, there were ten minutes of
Jack Nicholson
s reactions filmed even if he had very little dialogue. The shot of
Louise Fletcher
looking icily at Nicholson after he returns from shock therapy was actually her irritated reaction to a piece of direction from Forman.
d.
This film was made and released about six years after
Bruce Jay Friedman
s source book The Lonely Guys Book of Life was first published in 1978.
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