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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Two Jakes (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Two Jakes (1990) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Two Jakes (1990).
About the movie:
The sequel to
Chinatown
finds Jake Gittes investigating adultery and murder... and the money that comes from oil.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Two Jakes (1990)?
a.
There are only 11 women in the movie, not 13. Two were cut to give more scenes to
Irene Dunne
, who had just had a hit at another studio.
b.
Although the film was never at risk of getting an NC-17 rating instead of an R (which is what Coppola and Columbia were aiming for anyway) from the MPAA, the director and studio agreed to cut some of the more ultra-gory images from the final film.
c.
Denethor (
John Noble
) carried a sword strapped to his belt. Although he never draws it, the prop department made a full sword that could be drawn from its sheath, so that Noble would feel as important as the rest of the cast which used their swords.
d.
Kelly McGillis
and
Cathy Moriarty
were considered for the female lead.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Two Jakes (1990)?
a.
Director
Larry Cohen
wanted to film at various authentic locations, but was repeatedly turned down for permission. However, when First Lady
Betty Ford
- a former dancer - found out that
Dan Dailey
was in Washington to make a film, she invited him and
Broderick Crawford
to the White House for lunch, as she had always liked Daileys films and work. Larry Cohen then started calling locations such as the FBIs training facility in Quantico, Virginia, and said that he wanted to film there but couldnt do so the next day because the cast was having lunch at the White House; likely supposing that the film had official backing, every location soon made themselves available.
b.
In the original script, the T-Rex skeleton in the lobby was hooked up to pulleys like a giant marionette. In the ending, Grant was going to man the controls and act as puppeteer, using the skeletons head and feet to crush the raptors.
c.
Is the first movie to have the permission from the University to use well-known UT symbols including: the UT tower (lit in orange and white - traditional lighting when a football game is won), Bevo (the longhorn mascot), UT cheerleaders, UT band, UT spirit organizations, and the UT Texas Exes.
d.
John Hackett
, who appears briefly as the murdered Mark Bodine, is
Jack Nicholson
s stand-in.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Two Jakes (1990)?
a.
Former Forest Ranger Stan Jones wrote "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky," a hit big enough that it crossed over from country-western charts to standard pop music. A chance meeting with Jones led Gene Autry to buy the rights to the song, and he gave Jones a part in the film. A nearly-complete Autry movie, "Beyond the Purple Hills," was quickly retooled to include the song. Jones himself appears as a cowboy riding herd with Autry in the opening and closing scenes, singing along with Genes rendition of the spooky song. That same year, Vaughn Monroe had topped the charts with his version (#1 US Pop for 22 weeks). Over the years, many others have recorded it including Peggy Lee, Willie Nelson , Frankie Laine, Johnny Cash, The Marshall Tucker Band and The Doors. Stan Jones would later compose the title song to the classic TV western series
Cheyenne
.
b.
Stuntman
Alf Joint
was badly injured while filming a stunt falling of a rooftop. He missed the air mattress.
c.
Tom Waits
: police detective
d.
During filming,
Georgie Henley
(Lucy) lost two baby teeth. A bridge had to be created to fill in the gaps.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Two Jakes (1990)?
a.
The music playing in the mall when the survivors first arrive is a variation of
Bobby McFerrin
s "Dont Worry Be Happy".
b.
George A. Romero
intended to make this film in his home town Pittsburgh - the story is set there and its where he made his other zombie films; however, the producers insisted on filming Toronto in order to take advantage of Canadian tax incentives, creating a setting that retains Pittsburghs geography with physical locations of Toronto that have been altered.
c.
Dennis Hopper
and
Joe Pesci
were considered for the role of Jake Berman.
d.
During one of the fencing scenes between
James Caviezel
and
Guy Pearce
, a move was performed incorrectly and Pearce was actually stabbed through the skin on his side. They took him to a hospital, and after he was patched up, he was bragging about the wound proudly, while Caviezel apologized profusely the whole time.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Two Jakes (1990)?
a.
The third highest grossing of the original Nightmare movies after
Freddy vs. Jason
and
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
.
b.
Frank DeKova
s last film.
c.
Robert Towne
had originally planned a trilogy of movies chronicling at eleven-year intervals (in narrative terms) the development and decline of southern California as the result of rapacious developers and tycoons.
Chinatown
had been water rights,
The Two Jakes
was to deal with oil and a third movie, set in the 1950s, would deal with pollution caused by the building of the freeway system. The final movie was to be called "Cloverleaf".
d.
The makers of the movie hosted a contest in Worth1000.com (famous photo manipulation-contest site) to come up with images of how the world would look if nearly everyone were a vampire.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Two Jakes (1990)?
a.
Producer
Robert Evans
was tapped early on to play the "second" Jake. Writer
Robert Towne
(who had hoped to direct the film) didnt think that Evans was up to the job and fired him, and
Jack Nicholson
became the pictures director. This film is/was the second in a planned trilogy of films.
b.
Steven Spielberg
was originally given an exclusive look at this project in 2006 before recommending it to Nickelodeon and Paramount.
c.
Lee Marvin
was offered the male lead.
d.
At the suggestion of
James Stewart
, the director changed many shots to make them wider so that "Harvey" would be in the frame.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Two Jakes (1990)?
a.
New rating in Finland: -11 (2001)/ Visa # 96718.
b.
Harrison Ford
and
Roy Scheider
were
Robert Towne
s choice for the part of the older Jake Gittes.
c.
Tobey Maguire
is a vegetarian, so for the scene in which he is supposedly eating a hot dog while police cars zoom by, he is in fact eating a Tofu Hot dog, which is a favorite among vegetarians.
d.
Many scenes in the trailer are not included in the final film: a shot of Steve Harlow peeking around the corner; Jane Forster screaming at Chuck; Chuck finding a dead rat in the street; Kiki Dai rubbing himself with vibrators. The DVD release features deleted scenes, but does not include some of these sequences.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Two Jakes (1990)?
a.
This was the first release from TriStar Pictures.
b.
Dave Chappelle
was seriously considered for the lead.
c.
18 months elapsed between the films US release and its first (minimal) appearance in UK cinemas.
d.
When the crew had to go back to Marthas Vineyard for re-shoots in the Fall of 1977, many of the trees had already lost their leaves. The crew actually put fake leaves on the trees to make it look like it was still Summer.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Two Jakes (1990)?
a.
Director
Stanley Donen
has two uncredited cameo roles in the film. In "Dynamite Hands" he plays the nightclub emcee who introduces Troubles Moran. In "Baxters Beauties" he is the cab driver who is surprised by a large tip from George C. Scott playing musical producer Spats Baxter.
b.
Olivia Olson
(Joanna - Sams crush), does all her own singing in "All I Want for Christmas is You" at the Christmas concert. She had such an amazing voice that the director had it edited so it sounded more like a child singing.
c.
At the premiere there was a chimp in a suit and hat.
d.
Writer
Robert Towne
, producer
Robert Evans
and director
Jack Nicholson
founded the production company T.E.N. in 1985 just to produce this film. When legal and financial problems occurred, Nicholson finished the project alone.
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