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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - Part (4) 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.
Sharon Tate
replaced
Julie Newmar
who was unavailable.
b.
Jorma Taccone
,
Andy Samberg
, and
Akiva Schaffer
made this movie between the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons of
Saturday Night Live
. The team started rewriting
Pam Brady
s script in June 2006. Filming began on July 24th and wrapped on September 23rd. The team reported back to SNL on September 25th.
c.
Spinal Tap is infamous for things going wrong with their Stonehenge props. The most famous incident comes from the film, in which the prop is undersized and nearly trampled by a dwarf. In The Return of Spinal Tap, the prop is far too large, and the stage crew makes every effort to cram it through the small doorway - unsuccessfully. When performing at Live Aid, the prop (signed by all the other performers) was the right size, but a timing error ruined the effect - the "columns" were lowered without the top crossing piece, and subsequently removed from the stage - only to have the top piece eventually lowered with nothing to land on.
d.
The title is taken from a song by
Nick Drake
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
Winona Ryder
had written a book report in ninth grade on this very novel.
b.
When the members of Spinal Tap talk about their drummer suffocating on vomit, this is a reference to a number of musicians who have died, or who are rumored to have died, in this manner. Among these are
Jimi Hendrix
,
Led Zeppelin
drummer
John Bonham
,
Ronald Belford Scott
of
AC/DC
and Big Band-leader
Tommy Dorsey
.
c.
In 1984 Disney Home Video released what was essentially the "HBO cut" on VHS tape, and then United American Video re-released this same version to the "sell-through" home video market in 1989.
d.
The Repo Mans code is based on an amalgamation of wisdom given to director Alex Cox when he was serving in real life as a repo man.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
David Fincher
claimed in an interview in UK film magazine Empire, that there is a can of haggis in every scene of the movie. This was done as a joke, because "Haggis" is the nickname of cinematographer
Harris Savides
.
b.
During the chase scene, when the Joker takes over driving the semi after his driver is killed, the bullet holes on the windshield form a smiley face.
c.
Ozzy Osbourne
has stated that when he first watched the film, he was the only person who wasnt laughing...he thought it was a real documentary.
d.
After league tryouts were completed, all of the players were sent to "Charm and beauty school". This is factual, as the real AAGPBL players were sent to the Helena Rubenstein Beauty Salon to be made over, and they attended Helena Rubensteins Evening Charm School after afternoon practices where proper etiquette, hygiene and the leagues dress code were taught and reinforced.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
In one of the first drafts of the script, the character of Ian Malcolm (
Jeff Goldblum
) was not included. Instead, the character of Donald Gennaro (
Martin Ferrero
) is injured in the scene where the T-Rex attacks the cars.
b.
Not only did
Meg Ryan
play all three female leads but also did the voice of the flight attendant welcoming the flight to L.A.
c.
The sound effects of the flying saucers that were being driven on the island is actually the sound of a muffled Indy car.
d.
Nigels line about being able to "go out and get a bite" and "youll still be hearing that one" when describing the sustain on his guitar is a paraphrase of
Les Paul
s description of the sustain on one of his own guitars, "You could go out and eat and come back and the note would still be sounding." The guitar Nigel is describing is a Les Paul.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
The movies poster was as #2 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.
b.
Jennings received $526,000.19 for developing the holo-monitor.
c.
The only James Bond movie made during the 1980s which was based on a full
Ian Fleming
novel title. This was "Thunderball". All the 80s Bond Films made by EON Productions were titles based on short stories (viz
Octopussy
;
A View to a Kill
and
The Living Daylights
). Some story elements from the novel "Live and Let Die" were included in
Licence to Kill
and
For Your Eyes Only
but neither of those movie titles were from an
Ian Fleming
full novel.
d.
Nigel talks with DiBergi about being influenced by the masters, including
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
and
Johann Sebastian Bach
. During their performance of "Heavy Duty", Nigels solo (which he plays while standing on the drum riser) is a tribute to
Luigi Boccherini
s "Minuet from String Quintet in E major, G.275".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)?
a.
In Norway "This is Spinal Tap" opened directly to video over two years later. The title was changed to "Help! We are in the Pop Business!" (="Hjelp! Vi er i popbransjen!") This is a spin on the Norwegian title for "Airplane!" (1980), which was "Help! We are Flying!" (="Hjelp! Vi flyr!"). The poster didnt show any images of the band. Instead it displaying a guitar with a knot on it, similar just like the airplane on the "Airplane!" poster. Throughout the film there is a disclaimer on screen informing us that this was not a real band, this was all fake.
b.
Bert Kalmar
and
Harry Ruby
were friends of
Fred Astaire
from their early days together in vaudeville. Astaire said the film was one of his all-time favorites.
c.
Although
William Gillette
s name appears in the credits, this film bears little or no resemblance to his 1899 play "Sherlock Holmes".
d.
The only
Mae West
film to receive an Academy Award nomination.
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