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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pirates of Penzance (1983) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pirates of Penzance (1983) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983).
About the movie:
This movie is an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta of the same name, with parts of other of their operettas stirred in...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983)?
a.
In Act II, there is an extra song ("My Eyes Are Fully Open") that is not originally from "The Pirates of Penzance." Its a modified version of a song from
William S. Gilbert
and
Arthur Sullivan
s "Ruddigore". The inclusion of this song required
Kevin Kline
,
Angela Lansbury
, and
Rex Smith
to sing one of most dizzyingly rapid songs in the entire Gilbert and Sullivan catalog.
b.
In the movie credits,
Amy Smart
s character is identified as "Pilot Cadet". However, the FedNet announcer refers to her as "Lieutenant Stack Lumbrezer" - (which is likely) an homage to one of the movies co-producers,
Stacy Lumbrezer
. .
c.
Joseph Maher
s last film.
d.
One of the songs used in the score is widely known to Spanish speaking people "No se tu", sung by Luis Miguel, a popular pop singer in Mexico. For marketing reasons, the Spanish title for the movie in Mexico was changed to "No se tu".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983)?
a.
The end of the film shows Jack Sparrow in the same position as at the beginning of
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
: aboard a small ship in the ocean sailing towards a destination, in search of a fabled artifact...
b.
Tony Gilroy
did an uncredited rewrite on the screenplay.
c.
At the poker table in the saloon when Rango first enters Dirt and everybody stares at him, there is an owl in a top hat holding a pair of black aces and a pair of black eights. These were the cards held by notorious Wild West gunman "Wild" Bill Hickok, the moment he was shot dead in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota. Bills hand is since known as "The Dead Mans Hand".
d.
Estelle Parsons
was the only member of the principal cast of the 1982 Broadway production (Kline, Smith, Rondstadt, Azito, Rose, Parsons) not to appear in the film. She was replaced with
Angela Lansbury
for Ruth.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983)?
a.
A boom on the Pirates ship carries the friendly label "Watch Your Head." This is visible during the "I am a Pirate King" number.
b.
This was Paramounts biggest hit of 1946.
c.
According to
Bob Gale
, when the movie was shown recently on broadcast television, the lines about "Lybian terrorists" were altered for "political correctness". This is similar to the issues Gale and
Robert Zemeckis
had with a terrorist scene in
Used Cars
(See IMDb trivia on that film).
d.
Jack Nicholson
s performance of "Soliloquy" ("My Boy Bill") from Rodgers and Hammersteins "Carousel" is a nod to writer
Nora Ephron
s parents,
Henry Ephron
and
Phoebe Ephron
, who wrote the screenplay for the 1956 film version of the musical; Henry Ephron also produced
Carousel
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983)?
a.
Max (Rachels dog) is the fourth dog to die in the series.
b.
Originally written and conceived as a live action
Star Fox
film.
c.
Pirates of Penzance was shown on a Los Angeles television movies channel - SelecTV - simultaneously with its theatrical release. This was only the second time that something like this had been tried - in 1956, Laurence Oliviers 1955 film version of Shakespeares "Richard III" had its U.S. premiere in New York City and its television premiere on NBC on the same day. Like "The Pirates of Penzance", "Richard III" was also a box office flop, but unlike the former film, "Richard III" won universal acclaim from the critics, became a film classic, and was not boycotted during its theatrical run.
d.
The distributors intended
Robert Redford
for the role of Casanova but Fellini refused to cast him.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983)?
a.
Linda Ronstadt
was nominated for the 1981 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Musical for "Pirates of Penzance" and recreated her role in the film based on this production.
b.
This was the lowest-budgeted film Universal produced in the eighties.
c.
According to one of one of the featurettes on the DVD,
Stephen King
called this the film single most faithful adaptation of his work.
d.
In one of the last scenes, a young man who is stoned says, "She was a hip, hip lady." The same line is spoken by
Rory Cochrane
in
Dazed and Confused
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983)?
a.
Kevin Bacon
was offered the leading role for the
Stephen King
movie
Christine
, at the same time that he was asked to do a screen test for
Footloose
. The producers had to convince Bacon that turning down a sure role in "Christine" for a part he might not even get in "Footloose" was the wiser choice. The producers told him that if he got the part for "Footloose," the role would make him a star. 30 seconds into the screen test, Bacon was offered the part.
b.
Shirley MacLaine
was offered a starring role in the film, but backed out in order to make
Terms of Endearment
.
c.
Dedicated to
Derick Martini
s late grandparents.
d.
Towards the end of the film, the pirates and police interrupt a production of "H.M.S. Pinafore" (also by
William S. Gilbert
and
Arthur Sullivan
).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983)?
a.
While most of the movie was filmed in the Pheonix, Arizona area the production had to cross the border into New Mexico to film the love scenes as the age of consent in Arizona is 18 and in New Mexico it is 16.
b.
Jeanette MacDonald
was originally cast as the female lead, but due to health problems, was replaced by
Ilona Massey
.
c.
The first words heard in the film, "Heads, you live. Tails, you die.", are spoken by the real life Domino Harvey.
d.
In this version several lines of dialogue and song lyrics have been changed to be comprehensible to an American audience. Thus "Can it be Custom House?" becomes "Can it be the Coast Guard?"
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983)?
a.
Mention of Casper the Ghost was electronically altered to avoid lawsuits from the copyright holder.
b.
Just like in
Blazing Saddles
,
Richard Pryor
was originally cast but had to pull out of the picture. His part eventually was taken by
Gregory Hines
(in his screen debut). Just before filming was to begin, Pryor had his infamous drug-related accident, catching fire and getting severely burnt.
c.
The films failure at the box office had nothing to do with the reviews, which were often quite positive. The real problem lay with Universals decision to release the film simultaneously to SelectTV and to theaters. Theater owners were so angry that they boycotted the film; in the end, a grand total of 92 theaters agreed to show it, and it enjoyed a long run at only one of them (in Washington, DC, where it became a cult success and played several weeks).
d.
The word "dude" is used in the script 39 times.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983)?
a.
The puppet voices were achieved with full ADR replacement, requiring 80 additional hours in the sound booth.
b.
Two major episodes in the film that do not appear in the novel are the arrival in Spain by gas balloon and the bullfighting scene.
c.
The horse statuette that was such a pivotal part of the plot and was always seen in the familys living room on TV showed up years earlier as office decor in the 1958
James Stewart
comedy
Bell Book and Candle
.
d.
The Broadway production of "The Pirates of Penzance" by
William S. Gilbert
and
Arthur Sullivan
opened at the Uris Theater in New York on January 8, 1981 and ran for 787 performances. The musical received four Tony Award nominations for acting including
George Rose
and
Tony Azito
who both recreated their roles in the movie version.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pirates of Penzance (1983)?
a.
Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens (I) makes an uncredited cameo appearance as the eye-patched outlaw character "Dutch Spencer".
b.
Supposedly
Esther Williams
favorite of her movies.
c.
Hitchcock wanted
William Powell
to play Uncle Charlie, but MGM refused to lend the actor for the film. So the role went to
Joseph Cotten
.
d.
Although the chorus consists of British performers, they are all lip-synching to the American singers from the original Broadway production.
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