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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (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 Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988).
About the movie:
Incompetent cop Frank Drebin has to foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)?
a.
John Houseman
s final film appearance.
b.
In the segment "Pig", the posters in the frat house use photos of Alexandra Cipolla and Amber Daniels. Alexandra Cipolla is the jogger in The Meat Man and Amber Daniels is the lead singer of Trouble On The Airwaves, who perform "Bomb Shell" on the Drive-In Horrorshow soundtrack.
c.
Klaatu uses the phrase "tipping point", which is a climatological term meaning the point at which the reversal of climate change becomes impossible. Some scientists believe that this has already happened.
d.
"Low" was based on a play by the same name that ran in Hollywood in 2005.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)?
a.
While it is made to appear like the home field of the California Angels, the baseball stadium is actually Dodger Stadium. The Angels have not called the stadium home since 1965.
b.
The 6000 SUX was built from the body of a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass four-door sedan (note front end).
c.
Was released theatrically with the short
Mark Macready and the Archangel Murders
in some theaters during Halloween 2009.
d.
Spencer Tracy
s performance as Hyde was judged by the critics in 1941 to be inadequate, principally because he was not frightening enough. In addition, Tracy was considered "too American" and too "rough" to be believable as an upper-class doctor in Victorian London. He later received an amusing telegram from
Fredric March
, the star of the 1931 version, who said that his earlier performance as Hyde was always compared favorably with Tracys. After watching the film, Tracy confided to a friend that he believed his acting career was over.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)?
a.
Bob Clark
, who previously made
Children Shouldnt Play with Dead Things
and
Dead of Night
with
Alan Ormsby
and
Jeff Gillen
, was originally approached to direct this film too. However Clark felt the script was too disturbing for his taste so he opted to produce the film, though he was uncredited.
b.
During filming both
Brad Renfro
and
Joseph Perrino
wore colored contact lenses so they would have the same colored eyes as
Brad Pitt
and
Jason Patric
who played the characters as adults.
c.
Producer
Anthony Bregman
plays the driver who flips off Jane at the farmers market (it is not his voice though).
d.
This movie is a big-screen version of the cult cop spoof series
Police Squad!
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)?
a.
While impersonating an umpire, the batter swings back and hits Frank in the face. This joke was suggested by
Mel Brooks
.
b.
The English never used primae noctae in Scotland.
c.
The zombie baby scene was originally going to portray the baby killing the mother. It was altered due to its graphic nature.
d.
The only actor who speaks any English in this movie is
Evan C. Kim
as Nook. This standout plays like
Marcel Marceau
being the only actor who speaks in
Mel Brooks
Silent Movie
. When Nook speaks normal English in this movie, it is funny because none of the other actors can understand him, but the audience can.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)?
a.
The painting that Drebin accidentally destroys in Ludwigs house is "Blue Boy", the most famous work of Thomas Gainsborough. The original painting is housed in the Huntington Library (San Marino, California).
b.
The film was shot in two sections: one in the summer, and another in the fall. This was done to allow for the natural change of seasons, and to give the actors time to weather their appearance.
c.
Trevor Howard
was interviewed for a major role.
d.
Then-unknown
Danny Glover
was scheduled to make a speech as a bit player, but because he kept botching his lines his scenes had to be cut from the movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)?
a.
The name of Marshall Nathan Van Cleef is a homage to
Lee Van Cleef
, who starred in many spaghetti westerns.
b.
This movie was based on a novel by
Jules Verne
entitled "Career of a Comet".
c.
In the scene where Muldoon and Halloran are shown entering an apartment house on Park Avenue, the awning shows the address "478". The building is actually 480 Park Avenue, one of the residential buildings designed by noted architect Emory Roth.
d.
The conversation between Ludwig and Papschmear about "Sensory Induced Hypnosis" is a direct spoof of a scene in
Telefon
, where
Charles Bronson
is offered a demonstration of "Drug Induced Hypnosis"
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)?
a.
According to
David Zucker
in the DVD commentary, the studio insisted on the casting of an Oscar winner in one of the major roles. This led to the casting of
George Kennedy
, who had been actively campaigning for the role of Ed Hocken for months, saying that he was furious at having missed his chance to spoof himself in the movie
Airplane!
.
b.
Entered into The Guinness Book of World Records as "The Widest Film Release" having opened on May 2, 2003 on 3,741 screens on the same day.
c.
According to an early draft of the script, this movie was originally intended to be directed by
Rand Vossler
, until
Oliver Stone
came to the project and Vossler ended up being a co-producer. The story behind this change in directors was chronicled in the book "Killer Instinct" written by producer
Jane Hamsher
.
d.
At the start when Shep awakes from the nightmare, you hear the intro to
Tupac Shakur
s "Pain" - "I Couldnt help but notice your pain" - "My pain?" - "It runs deep, share it with me!". This voice-over is from
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 3, 1945 with
James Cagney
reprising his film role.
b.
Drebins line about shooting the Shakespeare in the Park performers is a close parody of a line Harry Callahan says about shooting a rapist in
Dirty Harry
.
c.
The scene in the alley where the Kurgan (
Clancy Brown
) beheads Kastagir (
Hugh Quarshie
) and then stabs the gun nut, followed by the explosion, was filmed in an alley in England even though it was set in New York. The director was reluctant to set off the explosion in the alley because the windows were full of Victorian glass, but he was given permission to do so because that particular site was going to be destroyed in a few months anyway.
d.
Steve Guttenberg
did most of his own stunts for the film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)?
a.
Camila Belle was told to hit Tommy Flanagan during the scene in the atrium. She missed him and punched the bridge instead, cutting her knuckle and scarring her hand. She also really did slam her head into a glass window during the fight on the stairs.
b.
Shot in 1958, not released until 1961.
c.
Production was completed in 1934, but the film was not released until 1936, by which time third billed
Lilyan Tashman
had already been dead for two years.
d.
The marching band seen trampling Vincent Ludwig outside Dodger Stadium at the end of the film is the "Spirit of Troy" Marching Band from the nearby University of Southern California (USC). The band you actually hear is the Rice University Marching Owl Band (the MOB). They are thanked in the credits.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)?
a.
The movies producer approached singer
Amanda Saenz
to write a touching song for the movie. She offered a song she had previously written titled "Perfect Storm". The producer liked it but asked if she could record it in Spanish instead of English. The song was then changed into "La Tormenta".
b.
Ron Perlman
s make up took four hours to apply.
c.
The "breasts" that remind Frank of his ex-wife are concrete reactor containment domes at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in Southern California.
d.
In the scene where Nathaniel Ayers is carrying his stuff to his new apartment, it can be seen wearing over his costumes a large yellow necklace which says America and its logo. America is the name of one of the most popular soccer teams in Mexico.
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