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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Wizard (1989) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Wizard (1989) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Wizard (1989)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Wizard (1989).

About the movie: A boy and his two friends run away from home and hitch cross country to compete in the ultimate video game championship.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wizard (1989)?
a.		The literal translations of some of this films foreign language titles include "Joy Stick Heroes" (Germany), "Sweet Road" (Japan), "The Wizard of Videogames" (Italy and Brazil), "Videokid" (France) "The Little Wizard" (Spain), "Gameboy" (Sweden), "Game Over" (Finland), and "The Child Genius" (Canada; French language).
b.		Originally the narration at the prologue was to be spoken by Elijah Wood, but it was felt that the information imparted had little bearing on the character of Frodo. Ian McKellen also recorded a narration but once again it was felt that Gandalf wasnt the right character to speak it. They eventually settled on Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, as it emphasizes the timelessness of the elves.
c.		Smee says "Goooooooood morning Neverland!", a reference to Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam.
d.		The pole vault near the end of the movie is one of the few stunts in his career that Buster Keaton did not perform himself.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wizard (1989)?
a.		Michael Landon later satirized his role in this film on his TV show, Highway to Heaven. In the 1987 Halloween episode, "I Was A Middle Aged Werewolf," written and directed by Landon, the angel Jonathan Smith turns himself into a werewolf to scare off some bullies. Smith and his friend, Mark Gordon (Victor French) watch the movie I Was a Teenage Werewolf on TV. Watching the werewolf, Mark tells Jonathan, "You know, this guy in the movie reminds me a lot of you. I mean, when hes a regular guy, not when hes got fuzz all over his face."
b.		Many NES games appear in the arcade scenes. Contrary to popular belief, this IS possible. In the late eighties/early nineties, Nintendo had an arcade cabinet called Play Choice Ten. These machines would let the gamer pick between a number of NES games and alternate freely between them for as long as a gamer wished - until time ran out, at which time the gamer would have to insert another quarter.
c.		This was Monogram Pictures last release.
d.		The meaning and relevance of this movies title, Father Goose, is that it is derived from Cary Grants code-name in the movie, which is "Mother Goose".

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wizard (1989)?
a.		The "oscillation overthruster" device reappeared as a "spectral analyzer" in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Pen Pals."
b.		Laurence Fishburne actually sang Ikes parts.
c.		There are many jokes with references to Jack Lemmon and Some Like It Hot, with Lemmon and Tony Curtis--Curtis dressing as a woman in one scene, for example.
d.		The version of _Double Dragon (1987)_ (VG) that Jimmy is playing at the bus station is not in fact the arcade version of the game, but rather the Nintendo Entertainment System version of Double Dragon. The PlayChoice 10 is the machine Jimmy is playing and can be seen in the first shot of the boys entering the bus top.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wizard (1989)?
a.		During the scene of the finals of Video Armageddon, the last game used for the final, "Super Mario Bros. 3" was actually meant to be revealed in the film before the NES game was released. People were treated to see this paticular NES game for the first time when the film was first released into theaters.
b.		Billy Crystals film debut.
c.		The first film to be shot in its entirety on location.
d.		The inspiration for the Fanelli sons, Gino and Frankie, came from Deliverence.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wizard (1989)?
a.		At the start of production on location just a few miles from the historic battlesite, Wayne had a clergyman say a prayer for the movie in front of the assembled cast and crew of 342, asking God to bless their work and help them produce a fitting testament to the brave men who died for the cause.
b.		When David and Gigolo Joe are journeying through the woods, they mention Haddonfield, New Jersey, where Steven Spielberg lived for several years as a child.
c.		Weeping Mary, Texas is a real place! Just west of Alto, Texas, thought to be haunted by a weeping ghost named Mary for the loss of her all Black community to White settlers.
d.		Marked the first public unveiling of EADs then-anticipated (but still popular) Super Mario Bros. 3.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wizard (1989)?
a.		This was the only movie that the cast appeared in (excluding Paul Galloway, who appeared in J.D.s Revenge, and one of the bit players, who appeared in Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!), and the only movie for most of the crew as well.
b.		Participating theaters would distribute issues of "Pocket Power" a pocket-sized version of "Nintendo Power" magazine.
c.		In the scene when OGrady gets released from prison, the picture on his wall of Dylan is a still of Drew Barrymore from Charlies Angels when they showed her smoking in the bathroom with a cast on her arm.
d.		The American Humane Association, an organization that protects animal rights, mistook a computer-generated cow in the movie for a real animal and demanded proof before they would allow the use of their famous disclaimer, "No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture." After seeing a demonstration at Digital Domain of how the cow was created, the Humane Association added the now-familiar (but then much rarer) "Scenes which may appear to place an animal in jeopardy were simulated."

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wizard (1989)?
a.		Mary McDonnell prepared for her role as the wheelchair-bound May-Alice by attending physical training and hospital sessions with counselors and real paraplegics. She had to do this while she was concurrently filming Sneakers.
b.		When Corey has Jimmy challenge the businessmen to an arcade game bet, the side of the arcade cabinet features an ad for the then-recent Tom Petty album Full Moon Fever.
c.		The building used for exterior shots of the "Manhattan Museum of Art" is actually the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House, at 1 Bowling Green next to Battery Park. As of 2010 the building houses the American Indian Museum and a U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
d.		Charlie Sheen remarks before a particularly energetic fight sequence, "I learned this one from Paula Abdul." Paula Abdul was married to Charlie Sheens brother, Emilio Estevez, at the time of the films release.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wizard (1989)?
a.		Inspired one of the most infamous movie reviews of all time: "And to hell it can go!"
b.		The sounds made by Lucas Power Glove as he punches its keys are the famous five tones from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
c.		The first scene was shot in the historic Union Station in Kansas City.
d.		Both stars, Malcolm McDowell and David Warner, played the Wing Commander character Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn: Malcolm McDowell in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom, and David Warner in Wing Commander.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Wizard (1989)?
a.		The first of Mel Brookss films in which he plays the lead role.
b.		One of the few remaining scenes directed by George Cukor to survive into the final cut of the film is the birth of Melanies baby.
c.		Was entitled "Joy Stick Heroes" in numerous European countries.
d.		This film marks the fourth PG-13 rated movie under the Walt Disney Pictures label in the United States. The first three were Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, _Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest (2006)_, and _Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)_.

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