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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Troop Beverly Hills (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Troop Beverly Hills (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989).
About the movie:
As Phyllis, a Beverly Hills housewife, is in the middle of a divorce, she tries to find focus in her life by taking over her daughter's (Hannah) Wilderness Girl troop...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989)?
a.
There are 1,943 names in the credits.
b.
The ship (USS Reluctant) in the story was actually the USS Virgo AKA20-AE30.
c.
When Velda visited the Beverly Hills troop at the hotel and asked Phillis "Is this what you call roughing it?" Phillis replies "One bathroom for nine people? Yes!" (
Shelley Long
), who played Phillis, later played Carol Brady in
The Brady Bunch Movie
(a film directed by (
Betty Thomas
)where there are nine people in a house with one bathroom.
d.
The film, known as "The Mercy Killer" during production, was renamed and released under the title "The Crime of Dr. Forbes". The film, based on recent news stories on "mercy killing", was passed by the Hays office for the screen on agreement that the killer in the film was convicted of the crime.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989)?
a.
The studios that produced the film were actually producing another project while filming the low budget comedy. As the camera rolled for
Shelley Long
on the set of the film, a second camera crew was filming the zero-budget corporate video for the 2nd Asst. Directors Program that is offered in Hollywood. The tape included interviews of a number of 2nd ADs in the industry alongside clips of the crew working on the set of Troop Beverly Hills. In one scene during the end of the movie, one of the Wilderness Girls falls and hurts her leg. It was up to one of the Asst. 2nd Directors to pick up the girl and bring her to a medic. This footage was filmed on video for the corporate tape. In the end, the studios saw this as an opportunity to save money to promote the AD program by shooting footage of the production of Troop Beverly Hills. Shot over 15 years ago, the corporate tape is still used today for students wanting to enter the program in 2004.
b.
The film is presumed lost.
c.
In Venice,
Lord Byron
swam all the way down the Grand Canal from the Lido in 1818, a distance of more than four miles (6.5 kilometres). His most famous swim was in April 1810 when he swam across the Hellespont, the mile-wide (1.6 kilometre) channel that separates European Turkey from Asiatic Turkey.
d.
The last motion picture serial made in the United States.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989)?
a.
The bar in which Montgomery and Spike start a brawl is called Torchys, the same name of the bar
Eddie Murphy
shook down in director
Walter Hill
s
48 Hrs.
. The Torchys waitress in this film who phones in the brawl to the police is played by
Margot Rose
, who appeared in "48 Hrs." as the girlfriend of a character who (were told) used to tend bar at Torchys. In yet another nod to Hills 1982 box-office hit, the car driven by Brewsters personal photographer is a sky-blue Cadillac convertible, the same type of heap driven by
Nick Nolte
in that earlier film.
b.
Tori Spelling
s film debut.
c.
After being interviewed by the psychiatrist, Raymond (
Dustin Hoffman
) leans his head against Charlies and says "My main man Charlie". This was unscripted, and improvised by Hoffman.
d.
After the release of the film, millions of moviegoers called the number showed at the end of the movie where 20 million dollars was donated for the Save the Whales Foundation.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989)?
a.
Patrick Swayze
was originally cast as Cash, but he dropped out and went to star in
Road House
.
b.
When Velda and Annie go into the Beverly Hills Hotel, two joggers pass by. They are
Frankie Avalon
and
Annette Funicello
.
c.
Last cinema film of
Dorothy Alison
.
d.
The closeups of the Ceti eels entering and exiting Chekovs ear were done using a huge rubber replica of
Walter Koenig
s ear. One morning, the effects crew discovered that the art department had left a true-to-scale Q-tip next to the giant ear.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989)?
a.
A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.
b.
During the girls campout at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Velda bursts in and kicks out the room service boy. On his way out the door, he shouts "Aliento de perro!" - Spanish for, "dog breath."
c.
June Haver
declined to play the role of Marge Fettles. In response, Twentieth Century-Fox placed Miss Haver on suspension.
d.
The character, Vincent, is based on singer/song writer Bob Dylan who wrote the song that the title of this film is based.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989)?
a.
The movies poster was as #5 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.
b.
It was rumored - and even written in
Alfred Hitchcock
s script notes - that
Kim Novak
dubbed the last line of the film, which was delivered by the nun. However, she denied this in an interview.
c.
Emily Schulman
(Tiffay) was really singing during the cookie song in front of Giorgios.
d.
The film is based on the play Crime by Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer. It had a good run of 186 performances at the Eltinge Theatre in New York from February to August 1927.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989)?
a.
Gregory Peck
was initially reluctant to take on a part that was clearly secondary to the young female lead until he realized that his image could do with some lightening up.
b.
The Telepod props from the
The Fly
were destroyed after filming was completed and were rebuilt.
c.
Karina Bongs (Lilys mother) character was modeled after Imelda Marcos, former First Lady of the Philippines. There are in-jokes made about Karinas husband being a dictator and how Karina has thousands of pairs of shoes (as Imelda did). Also, the couple have a son, Ferdinand Jr., who is fondly called Bong Bong by the people.
d.
At one point or another during filming, each member of the crew was utilized as an extra.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989)?
a.
Walt fires a weapon only once in the movie, accidentally.
b.
Bryan Cranston
("Stan Grossman") and
Dean Norris
("State Trooper McCleary") have supporting roles, and also star together in AMCs
Breaking Bad
.
Breaking Bad
is also set in Albuquerque.
c.
Carla Gugino
s film debut.
d.
In the actual Jersey Beach shark attacks of 1916 (which Hooper mentions in the film), the sequence of attacks is similar to that of the film: a swimmer in the surf; a dog; a boy; and the leg of a man in a tidal slough.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989)?
a.
The scene where the cat bites on the Christmas lights cord and gets electrocuted was nearly cut from the movie. Prior to the first test screening. the studio execs wanted the scene taken out, fearing that it might offend some viewers, but producer
Matty Simmons
begged them to leave the scene in, and they eventually gave in to his request. After the first test screening, the test audience had scored the cat electrocution scene as the No. 1 favorite scene throughout the entire movie.
b.
In the original film (and book), Eli (who Abby is based upon) is actually a male who was castrated during a vampire cult early in life.
Matt Reeves
decided to drop this story line out of the American remake to make it more accessible to a public American audience by making Abby a female. Hence there is more to the meaning of Abbys words when she tells Owen "I am not a girl" and similar words.
c.
During the court scene, Phyllis explains that her new ensemble is a Van Runkle. This is a play on the fact that the costume designer for the movie is
Theadora Van Runkle
.
d.
The movie was originally banned in South Korea. The ban was lifted in 1999.
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