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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : True Romance (1993) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : True Romance (1993) - 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: True Romance (1993).
About the movie:
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Romance (1993)?
a.
When Mata Bond swings into action, the background music is "Bond Street" also scored by this films composer,
Burt Bacharach
. The real Bond Street can be seen in the later James Bond movie,
Octopussy
.
b.
Ted Elliott
and
Terry Rossio
were given partial writing credits for the film, despite the fact that their script was totally abandoned when Roland Emmerich was assigned to direct.
c.
Ship-building magnate
Henry J. Kaiser
thought the film was a morale booster and liked the movie so much that he wanted to screen it to all his war builder colleagues and friends.
d.
Tony Scott
gave
Patricia Arquette
the Cadillac featured heavily in the film as a gift after filming wrapped.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Romance (1993)?
a.
Novelist-writer-producer
Steve Shagan
got the idea for "The Formula" novel when he was doing research for the
Voyage of the Damned
screenplay.
b.
Uma Thurman
originally turned down the role of Mia Wallace.
Quentin Tarantino
was so desperate to have her as Mia, he ended up reading her the script over the phone, finally convincing her to take on the role.
c.
Following the "eggplant scene",
Dennis Hopper
was concerned about being "shot" by
Christopher Walken
with the prop gun so close against his head for fear of being burned by the barrel. Director
Tony Scott
assured him the gun was 100% safe, and even tested it by having the prop man fire it against his (Scotts) own forehead. But upon firing the prop gun the barrel extended about a third of an inch and Scott ended up on the floor with blood pouring from the wound.
d.
The title of the movie is taken from Samuel II, 18:33 of the bible, as written in the movies prologue: "And the king was moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept...Oh, my son Absalom...Would God I had died for thee, oh Absalom, my son, my son!"
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Romance (1993)?
a.
While walking the streets of New York City, Nazerman passes a theater advertising
The L-Shaped Room
, a film that featured
Brock Peters
, who plays Rodriguez.
b.
In
Quentin Tarantino
s original script Floyd D. calls Drexl a "white boy". Thats why Drexl kills him and Big Don. In the original script Marty wasnt around when Drexl kills them.
c.
In a June 2009 interview,
Bryan Singer
admitted that he regretted declining to direct this film in favor of
Superman Returns
, confessing that he realized his mistake "before I was watching the third X-Men film, during watching it, after watching it."
d.
In the original first draft of the script, Mrs. Voorhees was supposed to lose her little finger while attempting to kill Barry.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Romance (1993)?
a.
Joan Crawford said that she agreed to the film because she found the subject of the story "interesting".
b.
One of the original directors set up to do this was B-movie veteran
William Lustig
. But Tarantino turned him down because he did not believe he could do like
Jonathan Demme
(who went from B-movies to "regular" feature movies).
c.
In the commentary, director
Henry Jaglom
mentions the horror anthology film Dead of Night (1945) was one of his inspirations. In that film, an architect has deja vu over meeting a group of people, and they in turn share their own supernatural stories.
d.
Historian Shelly Stamp restored this film using footage from EYE Film Instituut Nederland, footage from
The Unshod Maiden
and some additional material from Japan.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Romance (1993)?
a.
It was
Brad Pitt
s idea for his character to be a stoner who never leaves the couch.
b.
To promote discord between actors, the directors deliberately gave them less food each day of shooting.
c.
Some of the prison guards in this movie are real correctional officers from Headingley Correctional Center & Correctional Service of Canadas Stony Mountain Institution
d.
Jimmy Conlin
(Ernest) and
Dick Paxton
(Messenger Boy) are in studio records/casting call lists for their roles, but they are not seen in this movie. Most of the men and women at the railroad station listed in the cast are shown in longshot and are not recognizable, but are assumed to be there.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Romance (1993)?
a.
Electras cat seen in the film is a Maine Coon.
b.
Versions presently in distribution, as shown on Turner Classic Movies, bear the updated Columbia logo and title credits from the 1938 re-release.
c.
The structure of the script was different in
Quentin Tarantino
s original script. The first two parts of the movie were told in trademark Tarantino nonlinear fashion. Director
Tony Scott
changed the script to linear structure for filming.
d.
Gary Cooper
, unable to participate in WWII due to his age and an old injury to his hip, felt strongly that this film was his way of contributing to the cause. Cooper later said, "Sergeant York and I had quite a few things in common, even before I played him in screen. We both were raised in the mountains - Tennessee for him, Montana for me - and learned to ride and shoot as a natural part of growing up. Sergeant York won me an Academy Award, but thats not why its my favorite film. I liked the role because of the background of the picture, and because I was portraying a good, sound American character."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Romance (1993)?
a.
Items on the menu in the cartoon "Mary Jos McJesus Drive-Thru" are: Beelzeburger Stigmata Sandwich Jesus Tacos Loaves and Fish Sandwich Karesh Kabobs Chicken McSinful Messiah Meatloaf Sacrificial Lambchops Satans 666-Alarm Chili Frozen Last Temptation
b.
The roller coaster scene was originally written to have taken place in a zoo. Director
Tony Scott
changed it to give the movie an "adrenaline rush".
c.
The movie contains the original starring cast from the play:
Paul Rudd
,
Gretchen Mol
,
Frederick Weller
and
Rachel Weisz
.
d.
Official Selection of the 2008 Bragacine Film Festival in Braga, Portugal.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Romance (1993)?
a.
In an October 2009 interview with "The Daily Mail",
Mel Gibson
admitted that the film was heavily fictitious but claimed the changes had been made for dramatic purposes. He also admitted he had always felt he was at least a decade too old to play Wallace.
b.
Gary Oldman
based the character of Drexl on an actor named
Willi One Blood
, who he later starred with in
Luc Besson
s
Léon
.
c.
Sean P. Diddy Combs
was cast as Willie Beaman, but dropped out because of scheduling conflicts with his recording career.
d.
The title refers to the only way that newspapers at the time would allow a gay mans lover to be listed in an obituary.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Romance (1993)?
a.
In the background of Beachums office, case files with the name "Bonaventura" can be seen. This is the last name of the property master,
Tony Bonaventura
.
b.
Thats
Patricia Arquette
s four-year-old son
Enzo Rossi
in the final scene.
c.
In addition to the major "Star Trek universe" roles later played by "Starfighter" cast members
Wil Wheaton
and
Marc Alaimo
, several others in the movies cast guest starred in various "Star Trek" franchises. They include
Dan Mason
,
Barbara Bosson
,
Norman Snow
and
Geoffrey Blake
. But notable among them is
Meg Wyllie
("Granny Gordon") who played one of the Talosian "keepers" in the
Star Trek
pilot,
The Cage
.
d.
In March 1941, RKO was distributing this film on a double bill with
Sixty Glorious Years
. (
Sixty Glorious Years
was distributed with the alternate title "Queen of Destiny".)
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: True Romance (1993)?
a.
The gas station where the four boys go to hang out was built for this movie and never was a working gas station. They left it up for an attraction when people drive into Fort Davis, it just recently collapsed (2006).
b.
This movie officially establishes the 23rd-century time line as the time period for
Star Trek
and for its movies. Prior to this movie, it had never been officially established which century the original series took place. According to
Gene Roddenberry
, the original series couldve easily taken place between the 21st and 31st centuries, and Stardates were used to allow for this ambiguity in the time line.
c.
The stackable potato chips branded Spuddies in the film is a spoof of Pringles chips. In an early trailer, the chip brand was known as Jingles and featured the Pringles logo with a court jesters cap on.
d.
Jack Black
appears in a cameo as a theater usher in a deleted scene.
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