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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Nude Bomb (1980) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Nude Bomb (1980) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980).
About the movie:
Maxwell Smart is recalled to duty to help fight a villian who threatens to detonate a weapon that destroys clothing.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980)?
a.
Ironically, the Bixby Letter which is featured prominently in the film was actually inaccurate. The War Department incorrectly informed Lincoln about the fate of Mrs. Bixbys sons: two had died in battle, the others eventually survived the war. It is not clear whether Mrs. Bixbys story about her sons was borne from error or exaggeration, and why the War Department had failed to correct the report based on their own records.
b.
This was the first ever Get Smart movie.
Get Smart, Again!
;
Get Smart
and
Get Smart 2
would follow.
c.
The reconciliation between Bobby and his mother in the film is far different from the novel where Bobby grows into a juvenile delinquent.
Scott Hicks
notes (commentary at 01:29:31) that this is an example of the reinterpretation of characters that cinema demands.
d.
Thomas Mitchell
was originally cast as Daniel Webster. While filming a carriage ride scene with young actor
Lindy Wade
, Mitchell lost control of the horses and was thrown from the carriage. He suffered a fractured skull and was in the hospital for 17 weeks, but made a full recovery. Director
William Dieterle
recast
Edward Arnold
in the role with one days notice. All of Mitchells scenes as Daniel Webster had to then be re-shot with Arnold.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980)?
a.
The script was written by
David S. Goyer
in the seven weeks before he was due to direct
Blade: Trinity
, which he also wrote. Director
Christopher Nolan
took over the writing chores from there.
b.
Jenny Agutter
,
Shelley Hack
,
Lynda Carter
,
Pam Dawber
and
Valentina Cortese
were considered for roles.
c.
This is the second film to feature
Liev Schreiber
in drag. The first role was in his theatrical debut,
Mixed Nuts
.
d.
Atta is a genus of leaf-cutting ants.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980)?
a.
The Cardinal - Cowboy game at the end of the movie was actually an ABC Monday Night Football game played on Monday December 25, 1995. In the movie the Cardinals won, in real life the Cowboys won 37 - 31.
b.
"The Eyes of Scott Robbins" was filmed on location at real hospitals and medical facilities, often alongside actual doctors and patients.
c.
This theatrically released movie was originally planned as a TV movie.
d.
This was
Nina Van Pallandt
s first English-language film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980)?
a.
According to Get Smart writer-producer
Leonard Stern
, the idea of a "nude bomb" was forced on the writers by the producers. The original idea by the writers - who also wrote the original series - was for the villain to want to control the world by dressing everyone in his designer clothes. The film was supposed to be titled The Return of Maxwell Smart but the producers thought the new title would draw more viewers. Because of many disagreements, the writers were not allowed on the set.
b.
The interior sets all have ceilings, an unusual practice at the time for studio filming. This was to create a claustrophobic effect in complete counterpoint to the wide open expanse of Monument Valley.
c.
Shot in six days.
d.
Real air-traffic controllers were used in the opening sequence. The synthesizer technician/performer was the actual engineer sent by ARP Instruments to install the synthesizer equipment (ARP 2500) on the set.
Steven Spielberg
watched his expert playing of the equipment and immediately cast him for the role. The name of the ARP engineer is
Philip Dodds
and he is actually mentioned in the credits.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980)?
a.
While filming a particularly bloody scene,
Rider Strong
decided to go for a walk in the woods between setups. Covered head to toe in blood, he happened upon a group of 35 schoolgirls, who were on a field trip. The girls screamed at the sight of this blood-drenched hiker, and then screamed even louder when they realized the hiker was the star of
Boy Meets World
. The girls chased Rider through the woods. Strong eventually made it back to the film crew, and vowed never to wander off between scenes again.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since.
c.
Adrienne King
at first did not want to be in the film because of the graphic violence in it, but she changed her mind.
d.
According to
Barbara Feldon
, she was not offered the chance to reprise her role of 99 but she would not have accepted even if she had been.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980)?
a.
This movie was retitled The Return of Maxwell Smart for television to soothe offended censors.
b.
Michael Rooker
said he was working as a janitor when he auditioned for the part of Henry and went to the audition in his janitor uniform. He got the part, and continued to wear his uniform throughout the film shoot. He only had one jacket, though, so he took it off before he "killed" anyone so he wouldnt get blood on it.
c.
Leading the cavalry chase at the end of the movie is Bob Hopes long-time radio partner, bushy mustached
Jerry Colonna
.
d.
The scenes set in turn-of-the-last-century Yonkers, New York, were actually filmed a few miles up the Hudson River, in Garrison New York. Yonkers was recreated by putting false fronts on the existing buildings of the small village. The final wedding scene and reprise were shot at the Trophy Point monument and overlook of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980)?
a.
As
Robert Rodriguez
tells it, after conceiving of the character of Machete and telling
Danny Trejo
about it, Rodriquez started receiving phone calls at random hours of the day from Danny, trying to convince him to make the film. One day, Robert said to Danny that he was busy and asked why Danny cant just send a text message instead of constantly calling, to which Danny Trejo replied: "Machete dont text." Machete says this exact phrase in the film.
b.
The computer in Alfreds room is a 20th anniversary Macintosh built by Apple Computer.
c.
The final conversation between Detective McCann and Banning in which he essentially excuses her from the investigation so she can chase down Thomas Crown was not in the original script, but added about halfway through filming.
d.
Only one of the lead cast from the original TV series appeared in this movie. This was main character and actor,
Don Adams
as Maxwell Smart. Neither
Barbara Feldon
as Agent 99 nor
Edward Platt
as The Chief appear, Feldon apparently wasnt asked but did end up appearing in the later Get Smart tele-movie
Get Smart, Again!
whilst Platt sadly had passed away about five years earlier in 1974. Supporting actor
Robert Karvelas
as Larrabee was the only other original
Get Smart
cast member to appear in this movie. A character called the Chief did appear in this movie and was played by
Dana Elcar
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980)?
a.
Featured Cynthia Nixon, the future Miranda Hobbes of "Sex and the City," in her film debut. She played Sunshine, the little Hippie flower-power girl.
b.
There was wide spread fan gossip that
George Clooney
was set to play Archie Knox before the film began production.
c.
The drink Sara and Jonathan drink at Serendipity 3 is its famous Frozen Hot Chocolate. Also, since the movie opened, the table where they sit has been called the Star Table at the restaurant.
d.
When this film premiered on US television in 1982, it was re-titled as The Return of Maxwell Smart and was broadcast on the NBC Network, the original network that had played the first runs of the series before it went to CBS.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980)?
a.
The shots of the students on the ridge supposedly above the house was undeveloped real estate up the road from the actual shooting location. The filmmakers put the cast and crew in 4 wheel drive vehicles and drove them up the side of the mountain to obtain the photography for these scenes.
b.
This is the only ever theatrically cinema released Get Smart movie featuring the original Maxwell Smart played by
Don Adams
.
c.
The last feature film of
Anthony Nicholls
.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Nude Bomb (1980)?
a.
Joseph Minion
s script was his thesis for Columbia Film School. He got an "A" from his teacher, Yugoslavian director
Dusan Makavejev
.
b.
While speaking to Lt. Peter Stirling/Boatswain Mate Slicker Donovan (
Donald OConnor
), Francis turns his head for only a moment to a wall, at which point his voice echoes. It appears that as
Chill Wills
dubbed in the mules voice, a rather painstaking detail was considered.
c.
Michael York
,
Jonathan Miller
,
Omar Sharif
and
Kabir Bedi
were in the running for playing the role of the chief villain Norman Saint Sauvage which was in the end played by
Vittorio Gassman
. Sharif ended up appearing in the war spy comedy
Top Secret!
whilst York ended up appearing as Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers series.
d.
Cybill Shepherd
claimed in her autobiography that the cast were "a rather sad group of actors, all trying to resurrect our diminished careers. Burr read his lines off a TelePrompter."
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