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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988).
About the movie:
The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
According to
Robert Rodriguez
s commentary, the scourging sequence between Yellow Bastard and Nancy Callahan was originally shot faithful to the comic book: considerably longer and more graphic than what appears in the final cut or the extended edition. Rodriguez stated that the torture segment was crossing the bounds of bad taste, even for Sin City.
b.
Screenwriter
John Sayles
had originally envisioned the character of Cayman as a brooding dark humanoid, not the lizard alien seen in the final product.
c.
The pizza house that Eddy threatens to burn down in the movie actually burnt down approximately one year after principal shooting ended.
d.
The "junk" car used as the starting point for the prototype of the Tucker car started life as a 1942 Oldsmobile.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
Sol Sacks, creator of
Bewitched
, stated in an interview for "True Hollywood Story: Bewitched" that he drew inspiration both from "I Married a Witch" and "Bell, Book and Candle" (1958) in creating the iconic TV series. Columbia Pictures owned the rights to both of those movies. As it also owned the television studio that was to produce "Bewitched," Sacks didnt worry about getting sued.
b.
Irene Dunne
often said that this was her favorite film because it reminded her of her own adopted daughter.
c.
A bottle of Rubicon wine can be seen on the dinner table. This is a wine produced by the vineyard owned by
Francis Ford Coppola
.
d.
Director
Michael Radford
was required to cut the kiss between Antonio and Bassanio for the "Edited for Television" version of this film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
One of the films posters showed
Angelo Evans
looking like a boyhood version of
Al Pacino
straight-talking, Godfather style. Writer-producer-director
Robert Duvall
had worked previously with Pacino in
The Godfather
and
The Godfather: Part II
.
b.
Chaplin wanted
Al Jolson
to record the theme song "This Is My Song", and only accepted that Jolson died in 1950 when shown a picture of his grave. The song, with Chaplins old-fashioned lyrics, proved difficult to record, with
Petula Clark
very reluctant, and
Harry Secombe
dissolving into giggles when he tried to sing the words.
c.
First major film role for
Eleanor Powell
, after having appeared in bit parts in a couple of other films.
d.
The Tucker never did have fuel injection as originally advertised.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
Second film in the Adam Sera trilogy.
b.
The movie is based on the real-life exploits of grifter brothers Charley and Fred Gondorf, whose experiences culminated in a scam similar to the one shown in the film, known in 1914 as "the wire" or "the big store". Unlike the movie, however, the actual "mark" was more than happy to testify against Charley Gondorf, the front man of the scam, and he spent time in Sing Sing, as did his younger brother a year later for running another scam. Both served a few years and were released. As late as 1924, when Charley was 65 and Fred 60, they were still active, and running new scams.
c.
Of the 51 Tuckers ever made,
George Lucas
and
Francis Ford Coppola
each own two.
d.
The aircraft used to attack the Sea Witch were Heinkel HE-59 biplanes.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
The waiting room in the dentists office was modeled after the waiting room in a real dentists office in Emeryville, California, where Pixar Animation Studios has its headquarters.
b.
Among the many ancient artifacts in MacLeods storeroom is Ramirezs vest and hat.
c.
The H6 engine (six-cylinder horizontally opposed "FLAT") built by "Air Cooled Motor Co." is very similar to engines used on Porsche 911s, some Subarus and many civilian aircraft to this day. It had overhead valves (pushrods) and was converted to be water-cooled. It was 335ci displacement 5470 (slightly smaller then a "small block" Chevy V8) and had 166bhp with 372lb. of torque.
d.
Billie Burke
s husband, Broadway producer
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
, died during the films production. Burke resumed filming shortly after his funeral.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
Filmed on the Tallulah Falls Railway which went defunct in the early 1960s.
b.
According to
Alfred Molina
, the stunt team would often trick him into performing a stunt.
c.
Jeff Bridges
wears cufflinks formerly owned by the real Preston Tucker.
d.
Having has such trouble in casting Grandpa Joe -
Tim Burton
offered the part to
David Kelly
when the two first met when Kelly was visiting Pinewood studios for a wardrobe fitting on another movie. David Kelly says the whole process took 3 minutes.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
This movies opening prologue states: "The air battle scenes in this Motion Picture were photographed in actual combat by members of the United States Air Force and the German Luftwaffe."
b.
While
John Landis
was trying to get this film made,
Rick Baker
became tired of waiting (over eight years) and decided to use what he had been planning for this film on
The Howling
. Eventually Landis called Baker and told him, "I have the money. Lets make American Werewolf!" to which Baker replied that he was already doing a werewolf picture. Landis started yelling at Baker over the phone. Baker decided to leave
The Howling
in the hands of his protégé
Rob Bottin
and would only consult on that film, leaving him free to do this one. Reportedly,
Rick Baker
s initial decision is something for which
John Landis
has never forgiven him.
c.
Four Tucker replicas on 1974 Ford chassis were constructed for the film. One of these, in Tucker-trademark Waltz Blue color, has been donated to the Ypsilanti (MI) Automotive History Collection by members of the family of Preston Tucker.
d.
Like many film musicals adapted from stage successes of the time, the plot line and characters of "Sweet Adeline" bear only a faint resemblance to the ones in the original Broadway show.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
This film was shot on the new single-strip EastmanColor negative. Cinecolor Labs then produced the trailers and release prints in the three-color Cinecolor process. When the Cinecolor Labs went bankrupt, the original elements and printing matrices were seized and sold for salvage.
b.
The "hand trap" containing the syringe actually has a padlock with a key in it; you can see it out of focus at the top of the screen when Addison puts her hands into the trap. The filmmakers deliberately included this as a way of showing that Jigsaw knew the characters would rush in without checking the trap for a simple solution.
c.
The Tucker that was crashed in this film was a Studebaker fitted with a replica Tucker front end. This car is now in the Tallahasse Antique Car Museum in Tallahassee, Florida.
d.
Ron Shelton
has expressed distaste for the film because his script was completely revised by comedian
Tony Hendra
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
Unused music by
John Williams
.
b.
Director
Milos Forman
could not decide between
Edward Norton
and
Jim Carrey
for the role of
Andy Kaufman
, and left it up to the studio which went with the more bankable Carrey. Oddly enough, Norton used to be a guitarist in a Los Angeles gig of
Courtney Love
s called Hole in Two.
c.
Last film of director
William Girdler
. Shortly before the films release he was killed in a helicopter crash in the Philippines while scouting locations for an upcoming film.
d.
One scene with
Jonathan Zungre
was filmed months after production wrapped, when his hair was significantly shorter. As a result, his character is wearing hair extensions for this one scene.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
A brick from the main lobby of the Post building was supplied so that it could be duplicated in fiberglass by the production design department.
b.
Veteran actor
Victor Mature
agreed to appear in the movie after reading the script, admitting none of it made sense to him: "All I know is it makes me laugh." (His character "The Big Victor" is presumed to be a comic jab at RCA, who were the distributors for Monkees records - and also owned NBC, who aired their programs.)
c.
The former Dodge plant in Chicago was as big as stated (now Ford City Shopping Center).
d.
Producer Don Daniel had been a radio DJ and in addition to appearing on screen as a neighbor provides the voices of DJs in the film.
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