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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - 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: This Is Spinal Tap (1984).
About the movie:
Spinal Tap, the world's loudest band, is chronicled by hack documentarian Marti DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
In the first dinner interview scene, Nigel Tufnel (
Christopher Guest
) is wearing a t-shirt from "Normans Rare Guitars", which provided many of the guitars used in the production.
b.
Jetsun Pema
is the real-life sister of the
The Dalai Lama
. In this film she plays the mother of the
The Dalai Lama
and hence her own mother.
c.
This film took two years to make.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 20, 1946 with
Claudette Colbert
and
Dick Foran
reprising their film roles.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
The bands name was originally going to be spelled "Spynal Tap".
b.
The script was included in 2010s "Black List" of best unproduced screenplays.
c.
Star
Tony Beckley
was terminally ill throughout the production and passed away just after the principle photography was shot. Director
Fred Walton
dedicated the films 1993 sequel When A Stranger Calls Back to the memory of Beckley.
d.
First movie to mention the online auction website eBay (founded in 1995). In the respective scene,
Bette Midler
thought of her "lamp on eBay", repeated instantly by
Mel Gibson
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
The interiors for the movie were filmed in Toronto instead of New York.
b.
In the fight scene that takes place in Walkers apartment, Max grabs a knife from one of the thugs. The knife is the Double Shadow, designed by Gil Hibben.
c.
Derek Smalls bass-playing technique (playing with one hand, so the other is free to point in the air) is based on the bass player from Saxon.
d.
The costumes resembled those worn by Aimee Semple McPherson, a well-known evangelist at the time.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
T.S. picks up a
Clerks.
hat in the flea market.
b.
Derek Smalls (
Harry Shearer
) is wearing a Shrewsbury Town Football Club shirt in the airport metal detector scene.
c.
Alan Bates
was offered the role of Milo but turned it down after walking out of the play, believing the role to be "unbecoming of an actor of his stature".
d.
Bullets, Blood & a Fistful of Ca$h has at least four different edited versions due to delivery requirements for different distributors. The Directors Cut, a 2hr and 6 minute standard definition version which has not been released, is the only version of the film that Writer/Director Sam Akina and Producer Vu Le approve of.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
Ryan Carnes
, who played Marc in the original
Eating Out
, was unable to return due to shooting conflicts.
b.
Second of the three I Love a Mystery thrillers, based on the popular radio series of the same name.
c.
Most of the video footage in the 1998 section was actually shot during the very hot summer of 1999.
d.
Ranked #1 on Entertainment Weeklys "Top 50 Cult Films of All-Time"
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
The film was originally titled "Dressed for Dark" and was set for a 1990 release. After numerous rewrites, the project was eventually shelved.
b.
It is revealed that "37 different people have been in the band over the years". Minus the two original members, one keyboard player, and the original and current bass players, this implies that the band has had 32 different drummers who inexplicably died.
c.
The entire finale of the film takes place in one small apartment.
d.
The Region 1 DVD of the movie does not feature "chapters"; attempting to "skip" to the next scene or chapter takes you to the "DVD" logo animation at the very end of the movie after all the credits and ratings and so forth. Director
David Lynch
requested this himself, as he has done on previous releases, such as
The Straight Story
. By allowing the film to be on one chapter, Lynch believes people will be more inclined to view the feature in one sitting, as intended.
Robert Zemeckis
also used this idea on his laserdisc release of
Forrest Gump
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
Originally based on a non-fiction work by Dr.
Robert M. Lindner
, about the hypno-analysis of a young criminal. Producer
Jerry Wald
intended to make a film of the work and commissioned several scripts, including one by
Dr. Seuss
(Theodore Geisel), and
Marlon Brando
was set to star at one point, but the project was eventually shelved. When the studio bought
Nicholas Ray
s treatment "The Blind Run" it asked him to use the title of Lindners work, but the film doesnt include anything else from the book.
b.
When Gandalf has his big stand-off scene with the Balrog,
Ian McKellen
is actually acting to a ping pong ball.
c.
Tony Hendra
(who plays manager Ian Faith) writes in his memoir "Father Joe" that he attempted suicide the night before the first day of filming. He credits the joy he experienced in making the film with bringing him back from his depression.
d.
Co-starring husband and wife
Ronald Reagan
and
Jane Wyman
. Ms. Wyman was also pregnant with their daughter Maureen during the filming of "Tugboat Annie Sails Again."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
It was after director
Richard Donner
had asked for a screening of this film and seen
Jeff East
s performance that East subsequently got the part of the young Clark Kent in
Superman
.
b.
First feature film of
Robin Wright
.
c.
During the "Big Bottom" sequence, all three front men are playing bass. When listened to on speakers with good low-frequency response, the name "Big Bottom" is appropriate on several levels.
d.
Originally filmed in 1999 on a budget of $8 million as a made-for-TV pilot, new scenes were filmed one year later on a $7 million budget given by the French film studio Studio Canal to wrap up the open ending which had been left unresolved in the original version so that a TV series could follow.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
Rob Reiner
was originally going to be one of the band members, but ended up directing the film after
Harry Shearer
commented that "he didnt look good in spandex".
b.
The play I Ought to Be in Pictures originally opened on Broadway at the Eugene ONeill Theatre on 3 April 1980 and completed its run on 11 January 1981 after 324 performances.
c.
Studio records state that the sound was produced by the Balsley and Phillips Sound System, but it is not stated in the print.
d.
Alexander Knox, Anne Revere, Marcel Dalio, and Philip Merivale (who was actually born in India) were earlier choices for the roles played by Herbert Marshall, Elsa Lanchester, Robert Barron, and Cecil Humphreys.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
Jon Favreau
and
Jack Black
both auditioned for the role of
Lester Bangs
.
b.
According to the cast on the Criterion audio commentary, the production never left Los Angeles county for the shooting of the entire movie.
c.
Acquanetta
s first movie appearance.
d.
The scene filmed in ONeils house was filmed in one of the buildings owned by publishing company, Agora Inc, located in the historical district of Baltimore City called Mt. Vernon. The majority of the scene was filmed in the conference room.
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