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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sugarland Express (1974) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Sugarland Express (1974) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974).
About the movie:
Lou-Jean, a blonde woman, tells her husband, who is imprisoned, to escape. They plan to kidnap their own child...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974)?
a.
Frank Mercer was named for
Frank Sinatra
and
Johnny Mercer
. Roy Waller is seen playing records by the two.
b.
According to
M. Night Shyamalan
,
Donnie Wahlberg
lost 43 pounds for the role.
c.
Judy Garland
was originally considered for a starring role.
d.
The only place you can see actor
Big John Hamilton
in the movie is on the sign at the used car lot , he never appears in person.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974)?
a.
Based on the events of May, 1969, when fugitives Robert and Ila Fae Dent kidnapped Department of Public Safety trooper Kenneth Crone, commandeered his car, and led police law enforcement officials on a chase from outside Port Arthur, through Houston, up to Navasota, and on to Wheelock, where Ila Fae Dents mother lived. At one point, a motorcade of more than 150 police cars and reporters joined the pursuit. FBI agent Bob Wiatt (who retired in 2004) confronted them at the mothers home and was forced to shoot Robert Dent, who was armed, in the neck, killing him. Wiatt wrestled Ila Fae to the ground and handcuffed her.
b.
Anne Baxter
s character in the film was to be named Martha.
c.
Due to the low level response from the previous film
Daredevil
, promotion for this movie claimed ties to the movie
X-Men
instead, which had a much higher popularity response. The first promotional mention of ties to the Daredevil movie only took place one week before the Elektra movie was to be released.
d.
Iain Paterson
played Russs dead body in the distant shot of him lying on the shore.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974)?
a.
The dogs that played Roughy were wolf hybrids (part wolf and part Airedale Terrier).
b.
The role of porn star Ginger Sinclaire (which did not require nudity) was recast 5 times even after shooting footage with other actresses.
c.
The hijacked Texas Department of Public Safety patrol car featured in the film is a 1973 Dodge Polara, which
Steven Spielberg
bought after filming himself, bullet holes and all.
d.
The original Broadway production of "Dark at the Top of the Stairs" by
William Inge
opened at the Music Box Theater in New York City on December 5, 1957, ran for 468 performances and was nominated for the 1958 Tony Award for the Best Play.
Frank Overton
recreated his stage role as Morris Lacey in the movie version.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974)?
a.
The first theatrical feature film directed by
Steven Spielberg
.
b.
The French version ("Lhomme des Folies Bergère") was shot simultaneously with the English version. Ensemble scenes were probably shared by both versions, but because of the major cast and crew changes, it is considered a separate film.
c.
Danielle Panabaker
was originally cast, but forced to drop out due to other commitments; Elisabeth Harnois then stepped in to replace her.
d.
Filmed in 1966, but not released until 1968.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974)?
a.
Californias Panavision Corporation chose this movie for the launch of its then new Panaflex, a compact camera that enabled
Steven Spielberg
to shoot complex shots inside a patrol car.
b.
Film debut of world champion female bodybuilder Denise Masino.
c.
The film was originally scheduled to be released in June 2001, but was delayed because of re-shoots ordered by director
Doug Liman
, including the car chase that takes place in the middle of the film.
d.
Title taken from the Irish toast: "May you have food and raiment, a soft pillow for your head; may you be 40 years in heaven, before the devil knows youre dead."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974)?
a.
During the brawl, when one of the bikers menacingly approaches Seymour Goldfarb Jr (played by
Roger Moore
), Seymour tells the biker "I must warn you, Im Roger Moore!" with the music of James Bond movies is played in the background.
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 Universal ever since.
c.
Tom Wiggins (3rd base) and Margaret Hughes (pocket book lady) were actually boyfriend-girlfriend during the shooting of the film.
d.
The prison pre-release center used at the beginning of the movie is the real center located near Sugar Land, Texas, where the true story began.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974)?
a.
In chapter one the shot of Luthor destroying the bridge is actual footage of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge that opened in 1940 (also known as "Galloping Gertie"). The footage used is that of the bridge in its final moments prior to its collapse on November 7, 1940, shot on 16mm Kodachrome motion picture film by Barney Elliott and Harbine Monroe of a Tacoma-area camera shop.
b.
The literal translations of some of this films foreign language titles include A Quantum Consolation (or A Quantity of Consolation) (Germany); Quantum of Mercy (Russia); 007 Quantum (Mexico & Canada); A Grain of Comfort (Croatia); 007 Quantum of Solace (Argentina & Brazil); and 007: Reward of Comfort (Japan).
c.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 7 seconds
d.
After Richard knocks out the man that Bernie fired, he informs Larry "You can come out now Rambo."
First Blood
, the first Rambo movie, was also directed by
Ted Kotcheff
. The gardener in the film (George Kee Cheung) wears a costume similar to the one in Rambo: First Blood Part II; he was the films villain.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974)?
a.
In the early 1960s
Sergio Leone
s brother-in-law
Fulvio Morsella
read an Italian translation of
Harry Grey
s book The Hoods to him. The book claimed to be "an autobiographical account" of the life of a Jewish gangster in New Yorks Lower East Side, and written by Grey whilst he was incarcerated in Sing Sing prison. Leone was very taken with the book, and it served as his major inspiration in making a gangster film that would capture the spirit of America.
b.
Although the events of the film occur over a couple of days, in reality the events were over with in just a few short hours.
c.
Three years before this film was made,
Tim Hunter
was attached to direct it with
Arnold Schwarzenegger
playing the judge.
d.
The marketing team created what is arguably one of worst ad campaigns in horror movie history with a spoiler campaign that tipped off movie-goers to ending (posters and ads featured photos of body of
Debbie Reynolds
character, murdered and strung up on a ladder) that totally robbed film of its shock climax.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974)?
a.
On 3rd July, 2003 a public screening from an imported DVD was shown at the Balmain Town Hall (New South Wales, Australia) but shut down after a raid by the Police. No arrests were made.
b.
Edie Adams
almost didnt accept the role of Monica because her husband
Ernie Kovacs
was killed in an auto accident a few months earlier.
c.
Banned as a Video Nasty in the UK during the 1980s.
d.
The live-action footage playing on the drive-in screen (prior to the Road Runner cartoon) is from the snake thriller
Sssssss
, also produced by
Richard D. Zanuck
and
David Brown
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Sugarland Express (1974)?
a.
In the scene where
Uma Thurman
is being buried alive, the master shot has the pickups headlights illuminating the graveyard. On the right of the screen, the exhumed bodys gnarled hand casts a bunny-shaped shadow on its coffin.
b.
First movie to feature a tracking shot (front seat to back) and a 360-degree pan with dialogue from within a car.
c.
The total duration of composer
Elmer Bernstein
s original score for the film is a total of seven minutes much to the surprise of film music aficionados who have wanted for a release of this music for years. The music is more in the vain of transitional orchestral cues in between the pre-recorded songs featured throughout the film to give the film more dramatic weight where needed.
d.
The first of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
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