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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : True Confessions (1981) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : True Confessions (1981) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: True Confessions (1981).
About the movie:
A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical L.A.homicide detective investigates the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Confessions (1981)?
a.
During the filming of the movie,
Robert De Niro
was once quoted as saying, "If we get through one shot before lunch or one day of shooting were considered ourselves lucky."
b.
Max was supposed to be somewhat flustered talking to Jenna after walking into a door while looking at her, but
Alex D. Linz
flubbed his line and nearly got the giggles (12:02). The filmmakers liked the effect and put that take into the film.
c.
Vitaphone production reels #5018-5024 and #4897 (trailer).
d.
When they arrive in Hollywood,
Anita Ekberg
is starring in a movie where she plays Napoleons lover. That same year, Ekberg was featured in
War and Peace
, another Paramount release, which included Napoleon as a character.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Confessions (1981)?
a.
The autopsy zombie at the beginning of the film was not in the original script, something that was added by
Tom Savini
.
b.
In the Bank robbery scene, Trey Moore actually received a hairline fracture in his left elbow from falling onto a marble floor in the bank.
c.
The original score was the first score that Academy Award winner
Georges Delerue
recorded in the United States after relocating from his native France.
d.
The character of Joe Massara was based on actor
George Raft
, who was associated with
Owney Madden
, the man who organized the taxi racket in New York City.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Confessions (1981)?
a.
The moment
Robert De Niro
and
Robert Duvall
were cast it was also announced that
Bill Conti
was going to score the film. Since the production and post production schedules were extended because of the lengthy shoot, Conti had to leave the project due to scoring James Bond film
For Your Eyes Only
b.
Ted Knight
s movie debut.
c.
Betty Grable
s stepson, Tim James, natural son of big band leader
Harry James
, was an attorney working with the then Attorney General of Texas and became responsible for enticing TV personality
Marvin Zindler
of Houston to investigate the famous Chicken Ranch brothel in La Grange, Texas - eventually closing it down.
d.
Most of the $135,000 budget for the film went to pay
Mary Pickford
s salary -$96,666.67.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Confessions (1981)?
a.
This is the film that contains the "Sweet Marijuana" song and dance number. It got past the censors because at the time the film was made, the drug was not illegal. Today, most prints omit this production number all together.
b.
This was the first film that
Robert De Niro
did after
Raging Bull
. He kept some of the weight that he gained for Raging Bull because he felt that it better fit the character.
c.
In 1997,
Busta Rhymes
parodied the character Sho Nuff in his music video for "Dangerous". In the video, the music cuts off, and Busta proclaims, "Yo Leroy! Am I not the baddest . . ." and replicates the first on-screen speech of Sho Nuff in this movie.
d.
At one point,
Roman Polanski
and
Jack Nicholson
got into such a heated argument that Polanski smashed Nicholsons portable TV with a mop. Nicholson used the TV to watch L.A. Lakers basketball games and kept stalling shooting.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Confessions (1981)?
a.
Used elements of the unsolved Black Dahlia murder case.
b.
Director
Paul Mayeda Berges
cast
Aishwarya Rai
for the role of Tilo while she was working on
Bride & Prejudice
. He gave her the script to read and was interested in the part of Tilo, and so Paul cast her.
c.
Nicole Kidman
originally turned the role as Marisa Coulter down, but
Philip Pullman
(the author of the His Dark Materials) convinced her to take the role.
d.
Shortly after the movie was released,
Frank Price
quit his job as the head of Universal Pictures, the studio that funded the film. "Variety" reported the story with the headline, "Duck Cooks Prices Goose."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Confessions (1981)?
a.
Sondra Rubin
: Writer
Bruce Joel Rubin
s mother plays the nun who faints over the size of the check that Oda Mae endorses.
b.
The plot for the
Arnold Schwarzenegger
sci-fi/action film
Predator
also features the same idea of an alien from outer space that hunts humans. The same actor who plays the alien in "Without Warning",
Kevin Peter Hall
, also plays the Predator.
c.
The movie is based on the real unsolved murder of
Elizabeth Short
who was known as the Black Dahlia.
d.
Some initial credits are not in the second set of credits, so the cast ordering uses the initial credits first and fills in the rest with the subsequent credits, according to IMDb policy.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Confessions (1981)?
a.
Though deceased in "The Harimaya Bridge," the character Mickey is very much alive and featured as the central character in the short films "Eki" (The Station) and "Kuroi Hitsuji" (Black Sheep). "Eki," a comedy, takes place two weeks after Mickey first arrives in Japan. "Kuroi Hitsuji," a drama, takes place after Mickey has been in Japan for six months.
b.
Kelli Garner and Bryce Dallas Howard were considered for the role of Irene.
c.
When Danielle is swimming in the lake, she is using the inverted breaststroke. It was popular in medieval and Renaissance Europe, and is still commonly taught as a survival stroke. In Australia, it is called the "Survival Backstroke."
d.
The film was originally scheduled to open in late 1980 in time, but the post production schedule was extended because United Artists didnt want the film to compete against its Oscar contender
Raging Bull
which also starred
Robert De Niro
and had settled on a release date of February 1981 but was finally pushed back to September 1981.
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