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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sentinel (1977) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sentinel (1977) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sentinel (1977)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Sentinel (1977).

About the movie: Not ready for marriage, a fashion model moves into an unbelievably nice Brooklyn Heights apartment, where scary occurrences turn into a much more frightening turn of events.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sentinel (1977)?
a.		Pi cost only $60,000 to make, most of which was raised in the form of individual $100 contributions from the directors friends and family. When it was later bought by Artisan Entertainment, each contributor got back a $150 return on their investment.
b.		Academy Award-winner John Williams was originally supposed to score the music. However, when Williams backed out to do a project by George Lucas, Michael Small was later supposed to be a replacement. Small eventually was unable to do the score which led to Golden Globe-nominee Gil Melle, who composed a chilling score which blends the the elements of Williams, Jerry Fielding, and James Horner.
c.		The project took 17 years to be realized during which time six A-List writers and 20 producers were involved at one point or another.
d.		A teaser trailer for the film was shot long before the movie was in production. It featured Bruce Campbell (filling in for the role later played by Dan Hedaya) bloody and crawling down the road, just like the movie.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sentinel (1977)?
a.		Most of the films sets were built at the Louisiana State Fair Grounds in Shreveport. The Hirsch Memorial Coliseum is located at the State Fair Grounds and was used as the coliseum hosting many of the fights seen in the film.
b.		Many of the character names in the film are references to history, traditional music, and pop culture: -Molly Finn gets her first name from the Celtic rock band Flogging Molly. -Sergio "The Director" is clearly named after the Italian director, but the Leone family is also a reference to the video game Grand Theft Auto III. -Fancy Dan is named after an obscure Spider-Man villain and the infamous Medici family from Renaissance-era Italian politics. -Jimmy "The Weasel" Fratianno is the name of an infamous Mafioso stoolpigeon. -Mikey Killeen takes his surname from the Killeen brothers of Bostons Irish Mob Wars of the 1960s. -Dion Moran takes the first and last names of two members of Chicagos Prohibition-era Northside Mob: Dion OBanion and George "Bugs" Moran. -Ed "Zeppelin" Battimo takes his name from the rock band Led Zeppelin. -Alphonse Machiavelli clearly takes his name from the infamous author of "The Prince." -Silvio Manfredi is the real name of the Spider-Man supervillain Silvermane. -Tony Lupino is named after one of the bosses from the computer game Max Payne. -Fry McFly takes his names from the lead characters of the television show Futurama and the Back to the Future film series. -Speranza "Snakes" Zilioni takes his nickname from the fake gangster movie made for the film Home Alone. -Slaughter OToole is a name taken from the traditional Irish song "The Irish Rover." -Il Mercenarios name is taken directly from the title for Il mercenario. -Big Joe Vanzetti and Frankie "Shades" Sacco take their names from the famous Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti. -Dublin OShea is the name of the titular character from the traditional Irish song. -Spike ODonnell was the name of another Prohibition-era Irish mobster from Chicago, and was similar in name to the South Boston Irish gangster Spike OToole. -Tim Finnegan was the name of the corpse from the traditional Irish song "Finnegans Wake." -The Fallon Brothers are named after the criminal Fallon from the Daredevil comics. -Bobby "Jaws" Killane takes his nickname from the famous henchmen of the Roger Moore Bond films. -Dicey Riley takes his name from a song by the Tossers, another Celtic rock band. -Blackie Flanagan takes his first name from the obscure Spider-Man villain Blackie Gaxton. -William "The Kid" McBrides name comes from the traditional Irish song "The Green Fields Of France." -Vitales bodyguard Pietro "Mustache Pete" Morricone takes his nickname from the Mustache Petes, a group of Old World Italian gangsters who immigrated to America during the early 20th Century, and his surname from the famous Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who scored many of Sergio Leones films.
c.		There was a bit of controversy surrounding this film upon its release when it was leaked that director Michael Winner used real human oddities for the Dead rising up from hell scene at the films conclusion.
d.		After the film had been distributed worldwide and had grossed a substantial profit of over $39 million, which made it the most successful independent motion picture of 1976, the films distributor, Edward L. Montoro, and his Film Ventures International (FVI) decided to keep the profits without paying director William Girdler and the films producers/writers David Sheldon and Harvey Flaxman. They sued, and Montoro was eventually ordered by the Los Angeles County Superior Court to pay the box office proceeds due to Girdler, Sheldon and Flaxman.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sentinel (1977)?
a.		Universal had hoped to sign on Don Siegel (I) as director, but Siegel ultimately bowed out due to his discomfort with this particular movie genre.
b.		At the 0:31 mark of the film, when Fletcher is writhing on the floor, it can clearly be seen that his wristwatch is set to 4:20. Watches and/or clocks often appear set at 4:20 in Hollywood movies, for example Pulp Fiction.
c.		Universal Pictures bought the film rights to Ziefelds life story from his widow Billie Burke in late 1933. William Powell was to play Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Billie Burke was to play herself, and it would feature specialties by Fanny Brice, Judy Garland (and her sisters), Eddie Cantor and Ray Bolger. When Universal decided to make a faithful film version of the Kern-Hammerstein musical "Show Boat", which Ziegfeld himself had originally produced onstage, the studio heads sold "The Great Ziegfeld" to MGM in March 1935 while still in pre-production. Only Powell, Brice and Bolger survived to the final picture. Ironically, MGM would buy the rights to "Show Boat" from Universal in 1942, and remake the musical, in Technicolor, in 1951.
d.		Melanie Lynskey was Jamie Babbits first choice to play Hilary after the director had seen her in Heavenly Creatures and EverAfter. Additionally, Lynskey had already worked with Natasha Lyonne (Megan) in Detroit Rock City.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sentinel (1977)?
a.		According to Peter Hays 1991 book "When the Lion Roars", when MGM studio boss Louis B. Mayer learned of production chief Irving Thalbergs desire to film Pearl S. Bucks novel about Chinese peasants, he told him, "The public wont buy pictures about American farmers, and you want to give them Chinese farmers?" Opposed by Mayer, Thalberg had to appeal to Nicholas Schenck, the chief executive of MGM parent Loews Theaters Inc. and President of MGM, to make the film. Permission was given, but Thalberg never lived to see the film completed. This is the only film that bears a Thalberg producer credit.
b.		Director Milos Forman originally wanted Brad Dourif for the role of Claude.
c.		Richard Dreyfuss: Man talking to girl in red sweater as Cristina Raines and Deborah Raffin are walking on the sidewalk.
d.		Several scenes were shot but deleted from the final theatrical print, which ran 56 minutes. The first ending showed the boys in gray-bearded old age reminiscing about their misadventures.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sentinel (1977)?
a.		The original Broadway production of "Abe Lincoln in Illinois " by Robert E. Sherwood opened on October 15, 1938 at the Plymouth Theater, ran for 472 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1939.
b.		The book on Miltons poems that Professor Ruzinsky hands to Lerman was edited by Maurice Kelley (1903-1996), an actual Milton authority.
c.		Completed in 1948, but not released until 1950.
d.		This was Zero Mostels film debut.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sentinel (1977)?
a.		Kate Jackson was asked to play Alison Parker, but turned down the part.
b.		Kate Hudson almost dropped out of the cast completely to star in Almost Famous.
c.		This is the second film series starring Mike Myers in which the sequel grossed more in its first two weeks of release than the original did its entire box office run. The first was Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, which grossed more its opening weekend than Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery did altogether.
d.		Bill Condon attended the opening night performance of the original Broadway production of "Dreamgirls" at the Imperial Theatre, New York City, on 20 December 1981.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sentinel (1977)?
a.		Michael Winner says in his memoirs he wanted Martin Sheen to play the male lead but the studio vetoed this saying he was a TV name.
b.		Not only was this movie Ned Beattys first feature, his voice (laughter) is the first human sound to appear on the soundtrack.
c.		Dirty Harrys gun is supposedly a Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver, chambered for a .44 Magnum cartridge. In the film, the gun is shown as being capable of sending assailants flying through the air, even when shot from a distance, however, in reality the gun does not produce such dramatic results. Additionally, the .44 Magnum round is not considered to be a practical caliber for urban police force use due to recoil (which makes target re-acquisition difficult) and over-penetration issues, which greatly increases the likelihood of the bullet going through its target and injuring bystanders. The actual gun used on set by Clint Eastwood was reportedly not a Smith & Wesson Model 29. According to a story circulated by a member of the studios prop department, Smith & Wesson did not have a Model 29 in stock at the time, and so a Smith & Wesson Model 57 chambered for a .41 Magnum cartridge was used. The Model 29 and Model 57 are identical except for minute differences in bore size, chamber dimensions, and exterior markings, none of which are visible in the film. Fans however, have claimed that in a close up at the end of the film, the gun carried by Eastwood is in fact a genuine Model 29 chambered for a .44 Magnum. The close-up clearly shows the markings "44 MAGNU," with the final "M" blocked from view.
d.		James Cameron: [Biehns hand] Michael Biehns character gets bitten on the hand by another character. See Aliens and The Abyss.

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