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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Top Secret! (1984) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Top Secret! (1984) - Part (2) 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.
Both
Penny Marshall
and
Cindy Williams
had small parts in this film five years before
Laverne & Shirley
, but both ended up on the cutting room floor.
b.
In the shot of the newspaper headlines, announcing that "Rivers To Play East German Festival" two other headlines appear: "Scientists Prolong Orgasm To Double Figures" and "Meteorite Lands Near Baby".
c.
1978/Geraldine Chaplin, Winner Best Actress Award, Paris Film Festival, Miami Film Festival.
d.
Is the second film in Zach Hortons Disaster Trilogy (after Airplane Disasters).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
The idea of skeet surfing came out of the Zucker brothers trying to outdo each other at press junkets. They would specifically concoct outlandish stories to amuse themselves and bewilder journalists.
b.
Shooting began February 16, 1940, released April 18.
c.
According to visual-effects supervisor
John Knoll
, a big cow-like creature that Anakin and Padmé frolic around in the fields with, can be seen in the asteroid belt that Obi-Wan flies through. One asteroid has legs.
d.
Is the first film and only film to win the New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Picture by a unanimous vote on the first ballot.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
In an early scene at Aunt Elinors, a toolkit is seen next to
Brendan Fraser
. It is the same toolkit Rick (Fraser) gives to Evie (
Rachel Weisz
) in
The Mummy
.
b.
Brendan Fraser
was
Cornelia Funke
s personal choice for the role of Mo, as he was her inspiration for the character. She even dedicated the second novel of the trilogy to him and sent him a signed copy. The producers originally wanted a bigger Hollywood star but on the insistence of Funke they gave in and accepted him in the role.
c.
Some sources list
Ava Gardner
as one of the cameo performers in this film. It is unclear whether or not she may have contributed to the film with her performance being cut, or whether this is simply an error.
d.
The film had a budget of $8 million and came in a million under.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
The central scenes were filmed at a house in Seventh Avenue in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
b.
This film was originally going to be entitled "Frankenstein 1960" but it didnt sound futuristic enough. It was also thought to be too far fetched that an independent researcher could obtain his own atomic reactor in 1960.
c.
Directors were very happy that
Omar Sharif
accepted the role of British agent, so they invited him to a dinner after he completed his scenes. Sharif accepted the invitation, and a very special dinner was prepared for him. But he didnt show up, and soon it was found out he already left England. When he was later asked why he didnt come, he replied, "Its a tradition in my culture not to refuse any offer. Example: someone offers you a drink, you should accept it even though you wont drink it." Unaware, ZAZ enjoyed a very expensive dinner, all by themselves.
d.
According to cinematographer
James Wong Howe
, director
Martin Ritt
wanted to photograph this film in black and white, but was not allowed to do so by Paramount. By 1970, studios were concerned that B&W films would not make as much money when broadcast on television, possibly for fear that they would be considered "old" films.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
All the prom songs performed by the Christian rock band were actually by
The Replacements
, a rock band from the 1980s.
b.
The scene in which
Lucy Gutteridge
looks down from the balcony onto the street to see hamsters and mice was in fact a miniature from
Superman
. The Zucker Brothers and
Jim Abrahams
stated in their DVD commentary that they found it in the old Shepperton studios and thought it would be a great idea to use it in somewhere in the movie.
c.
The animators made it so that the chipmunks frequently scratch their ears to make them seem more realistic.
d.
Tupac Shakur got the role of "Bishop" over Anthony "Treach" Criss, who has a cameo as a member of Radames gang. Shakur nailed the role when he threw a chair during his audition.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
The assault guns used by the guards in the final fight are slightly modified "Heckler & Koch G36".
b.
Val Kilmer
s first feature film.
c.
Boris Karloff
was the first actor considered for the role of the opium-addicted John Jasper.
d.
Kate Bush
was inspired by the film to pen the song "The Infant Kiss" which appears on her 1980 album "Never For Ever".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
b.
Pioneer screen actress
Florence Lawrence
is said to have an uncredited bit part in this film. The only visible role of any consequence in which she might be identified is that of a customer in Mandels Emporium who is trying on a corset, but whether or not this is her cannot be confirmed.
c.
Reportedly the first British feature film to show full frontal female nudity.
d.
The songs that
Val Kilmer
sings in the film are actually performed by Kilmer himself and were featured on the films soundtrack released in 1984 under Kilmers characters name Nick Rivers.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
German dub version uses next to no Yiddish, opting instead on either Saxonian accent or High German. Several jokes are rewritten to spoof the GDR to make up for the fact that the script did not excel in research of GDR specifics. It also dispenses with the films notion of portraying the East German (GDR) regime as "born-again Nazis".
b.
Selected as the opening film of the 2004 Venice Film Festival.
c.
The opening credit scene being reminiscent of
Easy Rider
was
Quentin Tarantino
s idea.
d.
The only surviving footage from this film - 38 seconds worth - was found in a mislabeled tin by a collector in Ohio. The footage was investigated and identified on an episode of the PBS Television series "History Detectives."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
The co-directors, Andrew and J.D., met in 2001 whilst working on the Michael Mann movie "Ali".
b.
The movie was originally supposed to have been filmed in 1961, starring
Burt Lancaster
, but production was delayed for three years.
c.
James Dean
and
Paul Newman
screen tested together for the parts of rival brothers for this movie.
d.
The sight gag of
Peter Cushing
and the magnifying glass is a parody of a similar shot of Cushing from
Terence Fisher
s
The Curse of Frankenstein
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Top Secret! (1984)?
a.
The plane crash of the movie was inspired by a real air crash event that took place in 1989. United Airlines flight 232, a DC-10, suffered a major hydraulic loss after an engine explosion. While attempting to land to Sioux City airport the plane failed came in too fast and in wrong angle, resulting a devastating crash onto the cornfields next to the runway.
b.
Cows hate having things put on their feet, so to get one to wear two pairs of Wellington boots, the bottoms had to be cut out and then the boots were attached to the cows legs with Velcro.
c.
The first investor the producer got was an old Japanese lady that he had to chauffeur all around Los Angeles for two months. She was 85 years and wanted to know everything about LA, the clubs, the bars. She ended taking a hip hop class with 15 years old and salsa class.
d.
To help him get to grips with his character, Max,
Jeff Bridges
spent some time with his good friend
Gary Busey
who, years before, had been in a severe motorbike accident which had put him into a coma.
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