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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Times Square (1980) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Times Square (1980) Quiz
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About the movie:
Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York by its ears.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Times Square (1980)?
a.
The man who introduces the Elephant Man calls him Joseph Merrick until
Frederick Treves
"corrects" him, then he calls him John Merrick. Merricks true name was Joseph, but Treves insisted on calling him John in his reports, deliberately crossing out Joseph. It is not known why Treves did this, but historians now use Joseph, as Merrick called himself.
b.
One of the dancers cheering on
Robin Johnson
in her first musical scene was actually porn star
Sharon Mitchell
.
c.
Two years after its release, Sam Elliott gave an interview to Jerry Buck of the Associated Press in which he said about this movie: "I wouldnt rush out to see it. Its about fifteen years behind its time."
d.
Tara and Guss dining room is in
Steven J. Wolfe
s house. Since the film was completed, the room has been repainted and none of the artwork remains.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Times Square (1980)?
a.
Participating theaters would distribute issues of "Pocket Power" a pocket-sized version of "Nintendo Power" magazine.
b.
George Clooney
had a relative in Kentucky (his native state) record himself reading the script, so that Clooney could work on his accent. When Clooney received the recording, he discovered that his relative had in fact removed all of the curse words and replaced them with something else.
c.
The voice of Count von Droste Schattenburg (played on screen by
Hubert von Meyerinck
) is that of
Sig Ruman
.
d.
The film was inspired by a diary director
Allan Moyle
found in a second hand couch that he bought. The diary was from a young mentally disturbed woman that featured words and drawings about her life on the streets.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Times Square (1980)?
a.
MGM had paid close to $200,000 for the motion picture rights to
Frederic Wakeman
s national bestselling novel, of which the film is based on.
b.
For a long time the soundtrack album of this film was the only available recording of the
Ramones
"I Wanna Be Sedated".
c.
Leon Askin
played a lawyer (reading the last will) but was cut out.
d.
Steve Martin
wrote the part of Marie with
Bernadette Peters
in mind.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Times Square (1980)?
a.
The "suburban rant" segment was inspired by the Grinchs rant about Whoville in Dr. Seuss "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". The entire segment was created by using CG elements derived from shooting actors and a single mini-van in front of a single house.
b.
Producer
Robert Stigwood
insisted on including a Bee Gees song on the soundtrack because he was also the producer of
Saturday Night Fever
.
c.
Robin Williams
had to shave most of his arms, upper chest and hands for this movie because of his extremely hairy body.
d.
The
Batoru rowaiaru
(Battle Royale) poster in Shauns living room is designed by Fred Deakin of Airside, as is the green poster with the flowers and girl in Lizs flat. Deakin is also a member of the band Lemon Jellÿ, which provides music for the soundtrack.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Times Square (1980)?
a.
The special achievement academy award presented by the Board of Governors at the 1977 Oscars, was very hotly disputed - with several board members resigning in protest when the decision was taken.
b.
The title of the original script by
Allan Moyle
and
Leanne Unger
was "Shakes".
c.
The film cost roughly $1.8 million to produce, a figure it made back in its opening weekend.
d.
In the DVD commentary,
Mel Brooks
talks about how difficult it was playing the Yogurt character. The gold-colored makeup gave him a terrible rash on his face and neck (necessitating the shooting of all of Yogurts scenes out of sequence), also his knees were hurting constantly since he had to walk around on his knees even though he was wearing kneepads. Brooks also goes on to say that in spite of the difficulties, he enjoyed playing as Yogurt tremendously and that it was all worth it.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Times Square (1980)?
a.
Nearly all of the characters names were changed from the original play.
b.
Susan Olsen
auditioned for the film.
c.
A comic scene in which psychiatrist Tony Flagg (
Fred Astaire
) attempts to analyze a light-headed patient (
Grace Hayle
) was deleted from the release print.
d.
Beckets tomb became a popular destination for pilgrimages for centuries, but it was looted and destroyed in the early 16th century in the Dissolution of the Monasteries during Henry VIIIs reign, as part of the Church of Englands break from Rome. A shrine was later created at the site.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Times Square (1980)?
a.
Director
Allan Moyle
was fired before production was finished. According to Moyle, this was because he refused to re-shoot the film to add more songs, as the producers wanted a double (vinyl) soundtrack album. Scenes such as the teen girls getting ready to go to the concert were filmed by the second unit.
b.
The movie was shot full frame (1.33:1, including soundtrack area) and then printed with optical soundtrack and interlocked with a magnetic, full-coated strip of film in the theater. While shot on Ansocolor film stock, the prints were by Technicolor, who optically centered the picture to fit the soundtrack on the film (unfortunately, new prints do not have this advantage and the left portion of the picture is cut off prematurely). According to trade ads, the film was only shot in 3-D and except for the premiere (at Radio City), played at almost all major theaters across the USA in 3-D. According to the director in a 1953 interview, the aspect ratio was intended to be 1.75:1, although it was protected for almost every ratio, due to the ever-changing standards of flat widescreen at the time.
c.
George Lucas
originally intended have
Peter Cushing
reprise his role as Tarkin, years after his death, through the use of stock footage and digital technology. However, the idea was scrapped when the footage of Cushing was deemed unusable.
d.
The film was originally released in 3-D which, combined with the stylized sets and "stagey" acting gave it the effect of a "Broadway" musical filmed in the theater.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Times Square (1980)?
a.
Most scenes with
Carole Lombard
were cut before release, but she can still be spotted in a group scene.
b.
An out-of-business radio station was used as the location both for radio station WJAB and Pearl political headquarters.
c.
Warren Oates
final film.
d.
In his E! True Hollywood Story bio,
Scott Schwartz
says that the hardest part of making this movie was working with
Jackie Gleason
. Because Schwartz was trained to memorize his lines, he would always get thrown off by Gleasons improvisations, resulting in his getting yelled at repeatedly by Gleason.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Times Square (1980)?
a.
Producers held open auditions in several cities to cast the film.
b.
Nicolas Cage
s Oscar award (for
Leaving Las Vegas
) makes a cameo in the film. Look for it, wrapped up in black string/laces on Eddie Pooles desk when Cage breaks in to tap Pooles phone.
c.
The final film of Faith Domergue, copyright 1973.
d.
Director
Frank Darabont
originally wanted the film shown in black and white. The 2-disc DVD release contains Darabonts black and white version on the second disc.
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