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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Top Secret! (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Top Secret! (1984) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984).
About the movie:
Parody of WWII spy movies in which an American rock and roll singer becomes involved in a Resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in East Germany.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
The hotel in which the dance is held is called "Gei Schluffen." In Yiddish this means "go to sleep."
b.
To maximize tax breaks and keep the budget at the lowest possible level, the film was moved to England for post-production.
c.
Final film of
Phillip Terry
.
d.
Hannahs age at the end of the film has been variously reported as 107 and 109.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
The receptionist in the waiting room is Miss Argentina.
b.
When the movie was in its scripting stage,
John A. Russo
had developed an idea that was basically described as "teenagers from outer space". This version was not filmed, but the version that was filmed uses stock music from the movie
Teenagers from Outer Space
.
c.
In the restaurant scene, when Hillary places an order with the waiter in apparent German, shes actually speaking in Yiddish. A rough translation of her line is, "Go bash your head in."
d.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1996.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
When left at Wayne Manor, Grayson informs Wayne that he is leaving. To this, Bruce replies that the circus would be halfway to Metropolis, which is the city of Superman.
b.
Film was believed lost but has been found and is awaiting funding for restoration.
c.
According to
James OBarr
, he didnt like casting
Brandon Lee
as the main lead for his comic-book adaptation. At that time he had only seen him in
Showdown in Little Tokyo
and fearing that it would end up like a Kung Fu movie and go straight to video. But he was thrilled when he first met Brandon on the set with the makeups and Crow outfit. He was amazed by Brandons take on the character when he spoke the exact lines from the comics.
d.
In Dr. Flammonds laboratory, the sound effects heard in the background are taken directly from
The Man in the White Suit
, which also featured
Michael Gough
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
Was voted the 20th Greatest Film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
b.
When
Cameron Crowe
saw a rough cut of the film, he kept asking who played the villain. He was staggered to realize that it was an unrecognizable
Eric Bana
.
c.
The final fight scene with Tank Murdock was shot at The Denver Brick Company. The spectators can be seen sitting on cubes of brick and the glow from the round kiln can also be seen.
d.
The waiter who asks if Nick is ready to order, ostensibly in German, is actually using the Yiddish curse "go take a s**t in the ocean".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
On its theatrical release, this was part of a double bill with
The Green Slime
.
b.
The surfing sequences were filmed at Holywell Bay, Cornwall, UK (a few miles down the coast from Newquay, a popular surfing town). The palm trees were fake, and the surf shack was in fact the actual lifeguards hut (which is still there). The beach is recognizable by the two large rock formations located at the left of the beach, approx 100 meters out to sea.
c.
Johnny Depp
hates to dance but Waters convinced him to for the film.
d.
Stephenie Meyer
wrote a parallel novel (unfinished) to "Twilight" called "Midnight Sun". It tells the story of the first book from Edwards point of view. In it, he comments that the arrival of Bella to the school has all of the boys "acting like theyre in first grade and shes the shiny new toy". This thought is spoken aloud by Jessica during Bellas first lunch in the cafeteria.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
The closing voice-over to the film was reportedly added by distributor Leon Fenton on the suggestion of his assistant Bernie Travis, who felt that Terry and his crew should not go unpunished for their actions. Director Watkins was apparently very unhappy with this addition, stating that it ruined the entire film.
b.
The film was shot in warehouses with specially constructed water tanks rather than being filmed on the high seas because Warner Bros didnt want to repeat the debacle of
Waterworld
. Filming it on the ocean would have sent the budget into the stratosphere, which is what crippled Waterworlds chances at the box-office. They managed to trim the budget by 20 million dollars, but despite all their precautions,
Sphere
still died a quiet death at the box-office.
c.
The black conductor calling for tickets in ostensible German is actually reciting the old Yiddish saying, "May you grow like an onion, with the head in the ground."
d.
In 1952, at the height of The Cold War, those "take cover" drills, the McCarthy Hearings and the aftermath of the Rosenberg Trials, this picture featured
John Wayne
portraying an American pilot in love with a defecting Russian spy. The film was put on the shelf for five years.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
Errol Morris
favorite film. He said of it: "It has an unparalleled quality of despair, totally unrelieved by hope."
b.
After receiving an order, one of the German officers replies with, "Ich liebe Dich, mein Schatz," which translates to "I love you, honey."
c.
Marina Anderson
, ex-wife of
David Carradine
, did the American voice for the Russian female lead in the film (role of Masha). She didnt know David was in the film until she showed up in ADR.
d.
One of several Selznick pictures sold to ABC Television as a film "package".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
The last of
James Stewart
s Western collaborations with
Anthony Mann
.
b.
The scene where Hillary and Nick go into the Swedish bookstore was staged, shot and then run backwards to make the dialog sound "unique." If you record the scene and play it backwards, you will find all of the dialogue to be exactly what is shown in the subtitles except for the title of the book Hillary asks for. The title she actually asks for is "Europe On 5 Quaaludes A Day."
c.
When a preview of this film was shown, a questionnaire was distributed among the viewers asking what scene they liked. One person answered, "The scene where
Robert Taylor
saved
Deborah Kerr
from the fire." This was in reference to the fact that much of the stock footage used in the film came from
Quo Vadis
.
d.
According to UrbanDictionary.com, the "Mississippi Handbag" is an in-joke inserted by the films writers.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
According to
Jim Abrahams
and the Zuckers in the DVD commentary, when pitching the movie to
Robert Stack
, they told him to do "Eliot Ness" in reference to Stacks signature character on
The Untouchables
. Capt. Kramers speeches were specifically written with the intention of hiring Stack and mocking Ness "big speeches". Rather than being offended, Stack understood the joke and took the role. Coincidentally,
Barbara Stuart
, who plays Kramers wife, had a guest role in an "Untouchables" episode,
The George Bugs Moran Story
.
b.
Paramount began work on this movie before the real life battle for Wake Island was over.
c.
This was
Jessica Biel
s film debut.
d.
When Nick is leaving the East German checkpoint by train you can hear on the PA a voice saying "Der Zug der jetzt auf Gleis 3 steht.... hat uns alle überrascht!" which translates to "The train on railtrack three... surprised us all!"
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
The Latin spoken by the priest at Fleurgendorf Prison on the way to the execution room is just random phrases, borrowed partly from the religious, medical and legal professions, with various other words and names thrown in (Rick Dureus). At one point, he also says in Pig Latin: "Ooreyay oingay ootay etgay iedfray in the airchay," which translates, "Youre going to get fried in the chair."
b.
German certificate: -8 (video rating)
c.
During the opening scene, while looking at the scrapbook, one of the girls points to a photo of Elle with Congresswoman Rudd (
Sally Field
). She says, "Those are two kick-ass women. I like them, I really like them", a reference to
Sally Field
s acceptance speech at the 1985 Oscars.
d.
In the 2011 version as seen on Turner Classic Movies, the "fire rescue" sequence, with a red background, is influenced by the 1980s "colorized" version. The "colorization" process, owned by Ted Turner and now "Time Warner", added color to previously existing all B&W films. Other "colorized" features in this genre included "King Kong", "The "Maltese Falcon" and even Shirley Temple film shorts. This trend continued through the 1990s although, as a whole, it is no longer popular with broadcasters and viewers.
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