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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Mean Season (1985) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Mean Season (1985) Quiz
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About the movie:
Malcolm Anderson is a reporter for a Miami newspaper. He's had enough of reporting the local murders and so promises his school teacher girlfriend (Christine)...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mean Season (1985)?
a.
Had
Steve McQueen
starred in the film as was originally intended,
Marcello Mastroianni
and
Lino Ventura
would have been cast in the two supporting roles played by
Bruno Cremer
and
Francisco Rabal
. However, after McQueen backed out, Mastroianni and Ventura did as well since they refused to take second billing to any actor besides him.
b.
The Filmmakers have won several awards at festivals across the country, including Best Director, Best Comedy, Best Sound Design & Editing, "Best of Faux" Audience Award, an Accolade Award, and The "Precious Award" given to them for their Walter Keonig cameo.
c.
Kurt Russell
s character is loosely based on John Katzenbach, who was a reporter for the Miami Herald.
d.
Singleton originally wrote the role of Rodney for
Ice Cube
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mean Season (1985)?
a.
The Serbian, Croat and Bosnian translation of the title is "Umri Muski" ("Die Like A True Man"; literary: "Die Manly" ). The pirated VHS translation back in 1988 was "Skupo Prodaj Svoju Kozu" ("Sell Your Skin At High Price").
b.
The films title is in reference to one of the characters in the novel saying this and to describe the on set of summer in Miami.
c.
The scenes in the diner were all shot on a sound stage in Ontario. They constructed a street scene for outside the window and lit it appropriate to day or night time.
d.
Halloween was shot in 21 days in April of 1978. Made on a budget of $320,000, it became the highest-grossing independent movie ever made at that time.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mean Season (1985)?
a.
The scene that took place in the police station were on location at the actual Miami Police Headquarters and one scene with their S.W.A.T. team was shot.
b.
Until recently (2007), Invasion U.S.A. was MGMs second highest selling home video title behind Gone with the Wind.
c.
Michael Douglas
was considered for the role of Richard Kimble in the films early pre-production stages.
d.
Stella Stevens
was a strong contender for the role of Jenny Denton but the producers decided on
Martha Hyer
who at near 40 was a little old for the part but had greater name recognition and an Academy Award nomination under her belt.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mean Season (1985)?
a.
Additional scenes were filmed on July 24, 1956.
b.
The song that is playing in the car when Tate pulls up to the camp is "Forever Man" by
Eric Clapton
, which was released the previous year on his album Behind the Sun.
c.
Creature appliances were molded by makeup effects artist Shawn Collins from actor life casts.
d.
Originally this was a yet unpublished novel written by novelist John Katzenbach in 1982, when it landed on producer David Foster desk. Foster optioned it as a film and it was published a novel named In The Heat of Summer.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mean Season (1985)?
a.
Lee Marvin
s last film
b.
The film was passed on by several studios before Orion Pictures optioned it and finally released it in Winter of 1985.
c.
F. Murray Abraham
,
Rita Moreno
,
Jerry Stiller
,
Jack Weston
and
Paul B. Price
play the roles they created in the original Broadway production.
Treat Williams
replaced
Stephen Collins
as Brick.
d.
During the introduction of V to Evey, starting with "Voila" and ending with "coincidence", V uses words that begin with "V" 48 times. Also, the total number of vs in the statement is 55.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mean Season (1985)?
a.
Originally, the drug Prozium was named Librium (hence the term "People of Libria" as often referred to throughout the film). However, Librium turns out to be a registered trade name for the anti-anxiety drug chlordiazepoxide. The name was quickly changed to Prozium, a sly combination of Prozac, and Valium, which both have calming effects.
b.
Was originally planned as a direct-to-DVD sequel, but when producers saw the first results of the considerably lower budget production they were dissatisfied and gave the project back to the makers of the original for a cinematic release.
c.
The screenplay underwent through several drafts before finally settling on
Leon Piedmont
s version.
d.
This film depicts Jack Ryan as a history professor at the U.S. Naval Academy. In
The Hunt for Red October
, Ryan says he wrote a book about Admiral William F. Halsey.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mean Season (1985)?
a.
Paramount didnt officially greenlight the film until 10 weeks before production was due to begin. This meant that the production design was unnecessarily rushed and was the reason why many leading production designers turned the film down.
b.
The role of "Ira" is a thinly veiled portrayal of Allen Ginsberg. The name was changed after Ginsberg objected.
c.
The actual City of Miami Police Departments SWAT Team appeared in the movie as the City of Miami Police Departments SWAT Team in a scene where
Kurt Russell
s character enters the house of a victim. Many interiors were also filmed inside the City of Miami Police Department Headquarters.
d.
The "Fireball 500" is a heavily customized 1966 Plymouth Barracuda, with a relatively-bland 273 V-8 engine.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mean Season (1985)?
a.
The scorching trumpet solos performed during the Main Title music composed by the legendary
Lalo Schifrin
were done by
Chuck Findley
.
Herb Alpert
, another legendary jazz trumpet player, is featured in the score.
b.
The town they live in is Shandal, Ohio, which is an anagram of Ashland, Ohio.
c.
It was
Jean-Claude Van Damme
s idea that Asian action director
Ringo Lam
direct this film, as his American directorial debut.
d.
Previously filmed as
Sally
, a silent film that featured
Leon Errol
, who appeared in the original Broadway show.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mean Season (1985)?
a.
The film is based on John Katzenbachs experiences as a reporter at the Miami Herald. Along with his fellow reporters, hed worked with during his time there.
b.
The movies line "Tell em to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Gipper." was voted as the #89 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
c.
Alex Cassun, Nathan Ballard and Christopher Zampas lived in the same apartment at the time the movie was made, and the idea for the movie came up after watching several Mumblecore movies, "Luke and Brie Are on a First Date", which was co-produced by Tara Everhart, who would later be cast as Danielle in "Im On Fire".
d.
Two cameos that ended up on the cutting-room floor:
Harvey Keitel
as a priest and
Jonathan Richman
as Pats father.
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