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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tootsie (1982) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tootsie (1982) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tootsie (1982) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982).

About the movie: An unemployed actor with a reputation for being difficult disguises himself as a woman to get a role in a soap opera.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982)?
a.		Stellan Skarsgård was cast in the film, but when Michael Winterbottom left the project, so did Skarsgård. He stated that: "The only reason I wanted to do the movie was to work with Winterbottom."
b.		Producer Dick Richards was also supposed to direct but was replaced by Sydney Pollack.
c.		Began shooting late June 1968, first issued in April 1970.
d.		Although this comedy is reputed to be short on laughs, its long on cast. The main characters: Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr., Michael Richards, Jeffrey Jones and Geena Davis all average 6 3" tall.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982)?
a.		Ellen Foley has a mostly non verbal role as the assistant to the soap opera producer. Her character originally had dialog but it was cut because Foley was recording an album that hurt her speaking voice.
b.		Michael Mohans apartment is also where Robert Towne lived during part of the time when he was writing Chinatown.
c.		Contains the first screen kiss between two men.
d.		Because of its graphic portrayal of violence and two brutal rapes, the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) banned the film from being released on video/DVD from 1984 until 2002.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982)?
a.		Filming did not take place in Arlington Heights, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) because the weather was too cold.
b.		In the first scene where Michael Dorsey is waking up to dress as Dorothy, there is a picture of Dustin Hoffmans mother next to the alarm clock.
c.		The Thief is one of the few films with synchronized sound to be made completely without spoken dialog.
d.		Lou Diamond Phillips was initially attached to star in this film. But constant changes in the production forced him to drop the project.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982)?
a.		Most of film was shot under the original title "Hunter", it was only later when the creature design was changed that the movie became "Predator". The clapperboards showing the original title can be seen in the outtakes on the special edition DVD.
b.		The gangster movie featuring George Raft that Number 5 is watching, and later imitating (using Rafts famous "coin flipping") is Scarface.
c.		The play was first performed in the United States as part of a theatrical tour which started in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1895, but became a sensation when it opened in London, England, UK on 27 May 1895.
d.		During the credit sequence Sydney Pollack provides the voice of the unseen play director who tells Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman), "Were looking for someone older," then, "Were looking for someone younger," and finally, "Were looking for someone else."

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982)?
a.		Producer Dore Schary had been recruited to rejoin MGM following his successful run at RKO. This was one of the projects (and one that RKO boss Howard Hughes had rejected) that Schary insisted on making as part of his employment at MGM, over the protestations of MGM head Louis B. Mayer who believed that movie audiences had had their fill of war in general and war films in particular. Schary got his way. The movie was such a box office hit that within months he was elected to the board at MGM and MGM-parent Loews Inc. chief Nick Schenck would fire Mayer by the summer of 1951.
b.		Nehemiah Persoff, who portrays Capones boss, Johnny Torrio, had a recurring role on the TV series, The Untouchables playing, among other roles, Capones book keeper, Jake "Greasy Thumbs" Guzik.
c.		The movies line "I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with a woman as a man. Know what I mean?" was voted as the #61 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
d.		In the dinner scene where Kronk lights a pair of candles the holder is of a small figure. This was a character from the early versions of the film. He was an advisor to the emperor that was later written out.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982)?
a.		Dustin Hoffman first got the idea to do this film while working on Kramer vs. Kramer. He felt his character in that film had to be both a mother and a father, so he started thinking about how to play a man and a woman. Several scripts, several writers and a few directors later, this was the result.
b.		The studio lot shown in Bolt is a recreation of the Riverside Dr entrance to the Disney Studio lot in Burbank, California.
c.		The original Broadway production of "The Shrike" by Joseph A. Kramm opened on January 15, 1952 at the Cort Theater, ran for 161 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1952.
d.		The unusual route that Borat takes to fly from Kazakhstan to America makes the following stops: Moscow, Northern Turkey, Central Algeria, Kiev (Ukraine), Southwestern Russia (possibly Rostov or Sochi--the latter soon to host the 2014 Winter Olympics), Helsinki (Finland), Southern Greenland, and finally to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982)?
a.		The final scene, where the Barbusters perform in front of an adoring crowd, was shot twice. Bits of the first version can be seen in the music video for the song "Light of Day" (where Joan Jetts hair is in a noticeably different, fluffier style). Rolling Stone magazine reported that Jett wasnt happy with the first version and asked that it be re-shot. Director Paul Schrader said, "I was about to leave the set and wait out the storm in my trailer... but I listened to her arguments and decided she was right."
b.		Official Selection, 2007 Salento Fearfest; Salento, Italy.
c.		The movies line "That is one nutty hospital." was voted as the #44 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
d.		In 1961, Natalie Wood was announced for this film (then called Celebration), as a re-teaming with her West Side Story co-star Richard Beymer. Presumably, she would played a beefed up version of supporting role that eventually went to Carol Lynley.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982)?
a.		Jeff Bridges was initially director Taylor Hackfords preferred choice for the lead in An Officer and a Gentleman, but Bridges had a packed schedule that particular year (he starred in three big movies) and had to turn it down. Hackford kept Bridges in mind when creating the character of Terry Brogan for this movie.
b.		Robert Garland did uncredited work on the script.
c.		In the final scene when Milo and Nicole are kissing there are signs on the wall behind them writing: "Positively NO physical contact".
d.		In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, all of the on-set displays were operated by looped film projectors behind the walls, because normal video monitors refresh rate was different from the film frame rate, causing a visible flicker. Sets like the bridge had dozens of these projectors operating simultaneously, which were very noisy, and had to be manually synchronized with the camera. For this film, a new system was developed with monitors and videotape that ran at the same 24fps rate as the film, allowing quieter (and brighter) displays to be used on-set. This technology subsequently became a standard for Hollywood film production.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982)?
a.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 29, 1943 with Pat OBrien reprising his film role.
b.		Donna Reeds first starring role.
c.		At a time when most African-Americans were stereotyped, both Nina Mae McKinney and Clarence Muse were the two most reputable characters in the movie. Although their parts in the script are written in dialect, both spoke normally.
d.		The bit where Jessica Langes character reaches behind her and accidentally grabs a corn cob instead of the phone was a genuine mistake in blocking. The director decided to leave it in.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tootsie (1982)?
a.		The gun Vincent uses is a 1911A1 Auto Ordnance .45 ACP pistol that has been chromed and given pearl grips. Jules gun is a Star Model B 9mm pistol that has been chromed and given pearl grips, too.
b.		Writer Larry Gelbart once said that he did not meet the other writers on this project until they were on stage together collecting their awards.
c.		Miles is the given name for the Angel of Mercy serial killer in the script for ECHO. Although it is never said aloud in the film, all cast and crew members referred to Michael Burgers character mostly by "Miles" in conversations during production.
d.		The German subsidary of Warner Bros. tried to cut down the film (as they did with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) to secure a more commercial "Not under 6" rating. They submitted several versions but all were rejected by the German ratings board FSK for this rating. In the end the uncut version was released with a "Not under 12" rating.

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