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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Top Gun (1986) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Top Gun (1986) - 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: Top Gun (1986).
About the movie:
The macho students of an elite US Flying school for advanced fighter pilots compete to be best in the class, and one romances the teacher.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Gun (1986)?
a.
The movie was actually conceived to have the character of Capitão Nascimento as a secondary character and Neto and Matias as main characters. It was only after the whole movie was shot that director
José Padilha
and writer
Bráulio Mantovani
were impressed with
Wagner Moura
s charisma on screen and decided to edit the film with his voice over, changing the focus of the story, thus turning Capitão Nascimento into a main character.
b.
When the newly recruited Merry Men are getting outfitted with clothing and weapons, their tights are seen being taken out of giant plastic eggs. This is in reference to when Leggs pantyhose used to be sold in plastic eggs packages.
c.
Adrian Pasdar
s film debut.
d.
While filming in Toronto, Ontario Canada,
Drew Barrymore
was asked to throw the first pitch of the game. It barely made it to the plate and she was extremely embarrassed.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Gun (1986)?
a.
At one point, a zombie can be glimpsed wearing a yellow cycling helmet and lycra shorts. Hes played by comedian
Michael Smiley
, who made appearances in
Spaced
as a bicycle courier named Tyres.
b.
The second half of the final scene with Lisa begging Caesar to show mercy and him giving his "equality" speech was added after the films completion. This is why the final shot is only of Caesars eyes and is of a grainy quality; the shot was just a cropped piece of footage from earlier in the film.
Roddy McDowall
was brought in the read the final lines, which were then edited into place. Originally the film ended on a darker note, with the gorillas mercilessly beating Breck and the other human survivors to death with their rifle butts (see alternate versions). Much of the same footage exists in both endings, but in the revised version film of the apes raising their rifles is played in reverse so it appears they are lowering them, and footage of the apes beating is cut to make it appear that they are cheering.
c.
The early sequence in which the Folksmen rehearse for their reunion concert at a farm in upstate New York was inspired by the documentary
The Weavers: Wasnt That a Time
, in which the real-life folk-music group
The Weavers
were shown preparing for a reunion concert at the upstate New York farm owned by one of their members,
Pete Seeger
.
d.
Pete "Maverick" Mitchells first name was Evan in early scripts of the film. It was later changed to Pete as an homage to
Pete Pettigrew
, who worked on the film (Pettigrew appears in the bar scene early in the film as Charlies older male date.)
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Gun (1986)?
a.
When the film came about, composer
Kyle Eastwood
was at a jazz festival in South Africa, so
Clint Eastwood
sent him to scout around and meet local music groups to see what he could find.
b.
Giorgio Moroder
wrote most of the music for the songs on the soundtrack.
Tom Whitlock
, who wrote the majority of the lyrics to these songs, was actually the mechanic who worked on Moroders sports car.
c.
Scenes of this film were used in the 1983 music video "The Trooper" by Heavy Metal band
Iron Maiden
.
d.
The Character name Daniel Davis is an homage to the pseudonym Ed Wood used in the film
Glen or Glenda
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Gun (1986)?
a.
Clyde Beatty
receives special thanks for "His cooperation in staging the thrilling animal sequences in this film"
b.
Luna noted it was very uncomfortable filming in the tunnels. The actors and crew were at risk for exhaustion because they had to work in extreme conditions, without proper light and poor circulation of air.
c.
The man who comes through the door after they throw Macgruder out was a cab driver who
Tom Savini
took a ride from.
d.
When the guys, as students, were first being spoken to by Charlie in the hanger, Maverick explains that he gave "the bird" to a MiG. She asks how he saw the MiG up close, and he says he was flying inverted. Right then, Ice coughs "bullshit" and the guys laughed. The "bullshit" line was ad libbed by
Val Kilmer
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Gun (1986)?
a.
Title is mentioned in the song "Nasty" by The Damned - a song about horror movies that were banned in the U.K. after the Video Recording Act of 1984.
b.
Harold Faltermeyer
s music score was the first to be performed and recorded on the polyphonic 16 bit stereo Synclavier Digital Music System.
c.
The head that Boldy Hung crushes with his foot was actually a watermelon.
d.
The design in the center of the floor in the sacrificial chamber is almost identical to the artwork of the
Alien³
poster.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Gun (1986)?
a.
According to author
Simon Louvish
in his
Cecil B. DeMille
biography Cecil B. DeMille: A Life in Art, the role of Moses was originally intended for (and first offered to) actor
William Boyd
, who had also played the coveted cameo role of Simon the Cyrene in DeMilles silent film
The King of Kings
. Boyd was obliged to decline the role in "The Ten Commandments" due to his commitment to the production of his enormously popular
Hopalong Cassidy
television series, which was scheduled to continue production simultaneous to the filming of the DeMille picture. DeMille was persuaded to hire actor
Charlton Heston
for the role after being presented with a statuette likeness of Moses by the Israeli government, and noting the Hestons resemblance to the statuette.
b.
Two reels from this film are housed at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
c.
Contrary to the story in movie, the Jamaican team was met with open arms by the international Bobsledding teams. One of the other teams even went so far as to lend the Jamaican team a back-up sled so they could qualify.
d.
When the film was first released on VHS, it included a fighter pilot-themed Diet Pepsi commercial prior to the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Gun (1986)?
a.
The greatest challenge for
Dustin Hoffman
was getting Dorothys voice right - he reportedly received help and coaching from
Meryl Streep
(with whom he had just co-starred in
Kramer vs. Kramer
). He would read the role of Blance DuBois in
A Streetcar Named Desire
and she would offer feedback.
b.
Shirley MacLaine
, the producers original choice for the title role, later played a character based on
Debbie Reynolds
in
Postcards from the Edge
.
c.
Anthony Edwards
,
Michael Ironside
, and
Rick Rossovich
all went on to roles in the t.v. series
ER
. Edwards: Dr. Mark Greene, Ironside: Dr. William "Wild Willy" Swift, Rossovich: Dr. John "Tag" Taglieri
d.
Helena Bonham Carter
wore platform shoes to help close up the disparity in height between her and
Edward Norton
and
Brad Pitt
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Gun (1986)?
a.
Kenny Loggins
was not the first choice to record the song Danger Zone for the film. Toto and
REO Speedwagon
were two of the groups considered prior to Loggins.
b.
This was
James Stewart
s last performance before serving military service in World War II. He would only come back 5 years later in the classic
Its a Wonderful Life
.
c.
The curved knife used in the final fight is a karambit. Its an Indonesian /Malaysian weapon and the finger hole in the handle makes it very difficult to disarm, which was evident in the fight scene.
d.
The heroine of this Nick Millard feature, recently reissued on DVD, appears from the trailer to be going around interviewing people on the street in between her frequent sex scenes, probably in reference to the hit film
Jag är nyfiken - en film i gult
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Gun (1986)?
a.
The producers hope this film brings understanding and compassion to this disorder. As well as education and inspiration to overcome this compulsion.
b.
Two video games based very loosely on the movie were released on the Nintendo NES. While the first game really had no storyline, the second actually served as a "sequel" storyline, regarding Maverick going up against a new group of villains.
c.
Much of the dialog is taken from real life conversations writer/director Everett Lewis had. Dennys monologue detailing how he became involved with drugs and sex work comes directly from a man Lewis met who was in Alcoholics Anonymous.
d.
Robert Wagner
writes in his memoirs that he was miscast in this film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Gun (1986)?
a.
As Wendy leaves the nursery (before the kids are taken) she recites a prayer ("Nightlights, watch over my sleeping babes..." etc.) from the play "Peter and Wendy".
b.
Sean Connery
was director
Jonathan Demme
s first choice to play Hannibal Lecter, but he turned the part down. Connery later did a similar serial-killer thriller called
Just Cause
, where
Ed Harris
plays a sort of bible-bashing, redneck rip-off of Hannibal Lecter. The film was neither a critical or commercial smash like
The Silence of the Lambs
was.
c.
The motorcycle ridden by
Tom Cruise
in the movie is a Kawasaki Ninja 900 / GPz900R, then the fastest production motorcycle in the world.
d.
Willie Pastrano was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.
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