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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sting II (1983) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sting II (1983) - 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 Sting II (1983).
About the movie:
Lonigan is planning to get back at Gondorf and Hooker for bilking him out of half a million. At the same time Gondorf and Hooker are planning their next caper...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sting II (1983)?
a.
Almost none of the passengers in the film are referred to by their names. Their identities remain anonymous, emphasizing the group effort over any individual heroics (and also portraying the fact that strangers on an airplane would not know one anothers names).
b.
A further Sting movie was planned around the time of the production and release of this sequel. This film was intended to be prequel to
The Sting
and cover the early life of Henry Gondorff who was played by
Paul Newman
in the original. The prequel was to show him being mentored
The Hustler
-style by famed con man Soapy Smith. When The Sting II failed at the box-office, plans for this third Sting movie were dropped.
c.
Both Mr. Ellis (played by
Sid Caesar
in this film) and Aunt Edna (played by Caesars long-time comic partner
Imogene Coca
in
Vacation
) each die of old age in their respective roles.
d.
When
Patrick Swayze
takes
Kelly Lynch
to his room, he turns on the radio. The uncredited song playing is "I Sold My Soul to RockNRoll" by the German heavy metal band Bullett, from their 1984 album, "No Mercy".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sting II (1983)?
a.
This sequel has been said to have applied retroactive continuity changes to the original film of
The Sting
.
b.
Composer
James Newton Howard
was asked to purposely reference classic film scores from similar genres, such as
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
and
Psycho
. The opening music and main three-note motif is strikingly similar (a probable reference) to both the theme of
Psycho
and the theme of
The Twilight Zone
.
c.
In one scene, moto-terminators attack a semi-tow truck driven by Kyle Reese, Marcus Wright and Star as they try to fight the machines off. This is a reference-in-reverse to
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
, where the T-1000 drives a semi-tower, chasing the young John Connor on a dirt bike. Also, the moment where the moto-terminator jumps off the bridge and lands in front of the tow truck is a reference to the T-800s jump into the canal in T2: the T2 stunt was originally planned to happen the same way but was changed due to safety and budgetary issues.
d.
Andrew Niccol
s directorial debut.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sting II (1983)?
a.
While filming,
Ben Stiller
and
Owen Wilson
only had one day that they saw each other. Stiller talked to a toothpick for the Jedediah scenes, then three months later Wilson came in and filmed all of his parts.
b.
"If You Leave", performed by
Andy McCluskey
, was not the original song Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark had composed for this movie. Their song "Goddess of Love" was the original composition, but it did not fit when the ending was changed.
c.
Alex Proyas
was originally going to direct but pulled out of the project to work on
Dark City
.
d.
The meaning and relevance of a "Sting" is that it can be defined as a confidence trick, a scam, confidence game or a con. The use of the word sting to mean this is a metaphor based on the hurt or pain of a bee sting doubling for that of being a victim of a swindle.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sting II (1983)?
a.
The chapter titles were: (1) The Snare; (2) Flames of Peril; (3) The Secret Stockade; (4) The Precipice of Horror; (5) The Path of Thrills; (6) The Spell of Evil; (7) The Gorge of Destruction; (8) In the Clutches; (9) The Estate; (10) The Secret Tunnel; (11) The Noose of Death; (12) The Tide of Disaster; (13) The Engine of Terror; (14) The Decoy; and (15) The Sealed Envelope.
b.
Reportedly,
Robert Redford
and
Paul Newman
did not appear in this movie sequel apparently because they both werent available.
c.
Tarconis ring tone is from a 1970s soft rock song called "I Go Crazy" by
Paul Davis
.
d.
The movie was filmed on location in Spain, a country selected for its abundant desert landscape. Ironically, production was held up for several weeks due to...rain!
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sting II (1983)?
a.
Shawn Andrews
and
Jason London
did not get along during the shoot, and
Richard Linklater
eventually had to break them up from fighting at one point. This wound up changing the ending, as it was to feature Pickford instead of Wooderson (
Matthew McConaughey
). This also accounts for their virtual lack of dialogue between each other, despite being in each others scenes quite a bit.
b.
One reason that
Jackie Gleason
was cast in this movie when
Paul Newman
wasnt going to appear is that Gleason had played Minnesota Fats opposite Newmans Fast Eddie Felson in
The Hustler
, one of the most famous other classic con movies in film history.
c.
The apple on the cover of the book is not only a symbol for the forbidden; in Scandinavian mythology the apple is a symbol for eternal youth and beauty. However, on her official website
Stephenie Meyer
states that she used the apple on the book cover because of the past literary connections (causing trouble every time) like in Snow White and the Golden Apple Paris gives to Aphrodite in Greek Mythology and because to her apple represents "choice".
d.
Shot in eight days.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sting II (1983)?
a.
The Sting
used of old-fashioned title cards interspersing various sections of the movie but their use was dispensed of for this sequel.
b.
United Artists 1949 publicity release for newspapers: "The sweaters and skirts Virginia Mayo wears in "Red Light" were all purchased in Paris, when Miss Mayo was there after attending a Command Performace in London. They were designed by the famous French dressmaker, Henri de la Penses."
c.
KNB Effects had designed grotesque facial makeup for Michael Myers unmasking towards the end of the film. The producers told them to do so as an option, either showing Michaels badly scarred face or keep it in the dark. They went for the latter.
d.
The cemetery scenes were shot at two actual cemeteries, for realism. During post-production, the filmmakers discovered an unexplained amount of voices within the audio. The director and actors were alone on those days, so the voices can only be explained as white noise or the voices of the dead and are in the final cut of the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sting II (1983)?
a.
After filming one day, actor
James Brolin
returned to his car to find two youths attempting to break in. Still in his generals uniform, he frightened away the would-be thieves, who mistook him for a real military officer.
b.
This movie performed poorly box at the box-office as well in its critical reception. It paled in comparison to the original Sting film, notable for its music score and being nominated for 10 Academy Awards and winning 7 including Best Picture. Amazingly, this sequel actually garnered one Academy Award Nomination and that was in the Oscar category of Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score for
Lalo Schifrin
.
c.
When Juan gets dropped off in the low rider, its actually director
Patrick Sayre
who is driving the vehicle.
d.
"The Black Box" was spawned after a lengthy discussion between the filmmakers about why there arent more anthology films in existence. Over time, this discussion eventually spawned "The Black Box".
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