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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) - Part (2) 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.
The baseball blooper reel shows a ballplayers head coming off when he crashes into a fence. This scene is a tribute to a quote from San Diego Padres announcer Jerry Coleman: "Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall - and it rolls off! Its rolling all the way back to second base! This is a terrible thing for the Padres."
b.
Ivyann Schwan
who plays Trixie Young here was also in
Parenthood
, the movie whose poster was spoofed by
Problem Child
when it was released to video.
c.
Jeffrey Stoltzfus actually hit himself over the head with a frying pan to record a believable sound effect for one scene.
d.
The original script featured a pretzel vendor named Andy who was a boxer back in his day, who Rocky frequently talked to outside Mickeys gym.
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.
The henchman in the Dugout Dogs shootout says (during the gunfire), "Take this, you lousy jerk cop!"
b.
Meryl Streep
was considered to play Logans mother.
c.
Marc Forster
is the first director in the EON Productions James Bond series not have a nationality from the British Commonwealth. Forster was born in Germany whereas all previous directors were from England or New Zealand.
d.
The air battles were cut together from authentic World War II footage.
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.
In a deleted scene, Elliot and Alma have a fight, then make up. This scene was intended to serve as the movies introduction. The filmmakers removed it so the audience could learn about the couples issues as the narrative unfolded. The scene appears on the DVD.
b.
In the original television series,
Edge of Darkness
, Craven was English and played by an English actor, and Jedburgh was American played by an American actor. In the film Craven was American and played by an American-born actor and Jedburgh is English and played by an English actor.
c.
As the soldiers prepare to take off Wolcott plays a version of Voodoo Child (slight return) in the helicopter. This version was performed by
Stevie Ray Vaughan
who died in a helicopter crash.
d.
Bo Derek
was first choice for the role of Jane Spencer.
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.
During Vincent Ludwigs first encounter with Frank Drebin, Ludwig is feeding his "fighting fish" small minnows. This is identical to a scene in the Bruce Lee movie "Game of Death" where we see Dr. Land (the main villain) feeding the same fish.
b.
The revolver used to shoot Miles is correctly identified by Sam as a Webley-Fosbery. All Sam says about it is, "They dont make em anymore." Much more than that, it was an experiment to get a handgun to automatically reload and cock itself between shots. Were familiar with a typical semi-automatic pistol with a moving slide, but this was a revolver that used its backward momentum to cock the hammer and rotate the cylinder, readying it for the next pull of the trigger. They are very sought after by collectors. (see also Goofs)
c.
Many of the locations for "Santa Rosita" were filmed in Long Beach, CA. The "Santa Rosita" Police Department was in real life the main branch of the YMCA at 6th and Long Beach Blvd. The hardware store the Crumps were locked in was at 5th and Locust.
d.
This movie was made prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday 7 December 1941. The movie was first released at its world premiere on 26 September 1941, about 2½ months prior to the Pearl Harbor attack.
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 core-plot of the movie came from
George Lucas
first draft of
Star Wars
, which he wrote in 1975.
b.
The shot of Timmy in his kitchen right before the killer attacks was re-shot because Chad Hylton was unhappy with the original. He felt it was sloppy and suspense-free, so they went back to their aunt and uncles house the following week to shoot the 360 degree zoom around Timmy.
c.
Among Drebins old food in the refrigerator is a jar of mayo. The expiration date reads 1982, the year
Police Squad!
debuted on TV.
d.
Chaney would play the Monster a number of times later: footage from this film appears as stock shots in
House of Dracula
; he doubled
Glenn Strange
for three shots in
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
when Strange twisted his ankle; he played the role in a half-hour version of "Frankenstein" on TVs
Tales of Tomorrow
; and he appeared (masked) in two comedy sketches with
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
on a 1952
The Colgate Comedy Hour
show.
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.
All the films TV ads were immediately pulled off the networks because of the trailer showing Santa Claus carrying an ax, which practically depicted him as a mass murderer. This lead parents to protest the film and instantly got yanked out of theaters after making a profit with its limited release.
b.
The only blood seen in the movie is when Judith Myers is killed and the body of the man Michael killed for his clothes after Loomis makes the phone call along the railroad tracks. It is also see on Lauries hand and arm after escaping from Michael.
c.
The kitchen background (as Drebin asks if Jane would still like something to eat), has a food item pulsating.
Weird Al Yankovic
- who makes a cameo in this film - uses a similar gag for his "Livin in the Fridge" video, five years later.
d.
Warner Bros. planned to change the name of the film to "The Gent from Frisco" because the novels title had already been used on the 1931 version. The studio eventually agreed to keep the original title at
John Huston
s insistence.
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.
The "graboids" are very reminiscent of the giant worms in
Dune
. Both are giant worms, live underground, live in the desert, have large mouths on the end, and respond to vibrations on the surface. Also, both films have the characters escaping the worms by retreating to rocks where they cant get attacked.
b.
The scene in which Frank descends from the plane and talks to Ed (before Al Yankovics appearance) is a nod to
Jean Renoir
s
La règle du jeu
. The dialog is not exactly the same, but the setup mirrors the beginning of that film (a man has achieved a remarkable feat, yet is saddened that his love is not there to greet him).
c.
Burt Shonberg
s paintings were given to various cast and crew members after the film was wrapped.
Roger Corman
took the portrait of
Vincent Price
.
d.
Final 8-minute sequence is filmed in one continuous take.
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.
A few seconds of sex and gore was cut from the opening scene in oder to avoid an NC-17.
b.
This is the first film in the series to have characters from the previous return and be played by the same actors.
c.
Even though it has been correctly mentioned that the Angels home game is filmed at Dodger Stadium, it looks like the first interior shot of the ball park is Chicagos Wrigley Field.
d.
John Wayne
formed a close friendship with
Laurence Harvey
during filming. He later said Harvey should have received an Oscar nomination instead of
Chill Wills
.
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.
Dennis Hopper
was considered for the role of Frank.
b.
The gaffer,
Garlan Wilde
, was seriously injured during the filming of the Michael and Brady confrontation. Garlan was putting up a light and fell and cut his wrists; he was quickly rushed to the hospital.
c.
Howard Hesseman
wore a wig in this film.
d.
A number of characters from the series were recast for the film series, these include
O.J. Simpson
(replacing
Peter Lupus
as Norberg, which has the spelling changed to Nordberg), and
George Kennedy
(replacing
Alan North
as Ed Hocken).
Leslie Nielsen
(as Frank Drebin) and
Ed Williams
(as Ted Olsen) where the only main characters to stay the same.
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.
Debut of
Robert J. Wilke
.
b.
The name for
O.J. Simpson
s character, Nordberg, was taken from a manufacturing company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Nordberg plant was located at Oklahoma and Chase Avenues and featured a huge "Nordberg" sign visible to passers-by on Highway 94. The factory was purchased by Metso Minerals and has since closed in 2004.
c.
An early draft of the script had Jonathan attempting to seduce Merry Kat, instead of Merry Cat flirting with him after putting on Megans makeup.
d.
Film debut of
Elaine Aiken
.
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