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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) - 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: 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.
Indys line to Marion when they are on the ship - "Its not the years, honey, its the mileage" - was ad-libbed by
Harrison Ford
.
b.
A portion of this film can be seen when Tony and Kate enter the apartment of Petty Office Horlacher in
An Eye for an Eye
c.
Jane Loring
, the frequent editor of
Katharine Hepburn
, did not receive onscreen credit, and studio files indicate she was paid out of the directing budget.
d.
There is a painting/mural of
Nikola Tesla
shown at least twice during the Tucker trial.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
In the scene with
Eddie Murphy
and
Dave Chappelle
, their dialogue was mostly improvised.
b.
Francis Ford Coppola
originally planned on making a biopic of Tucker after he completed
The Godfather: Part II
and wanted to cast
Marlon Brando
as Preston Tucker. The film Coppola actually did make after the sequel was
Apocalypse Now
, with Brando appearing as Col. Kurtz.
c.
The trailers and commercials for this film were narrated by
Jay Stewart
, the TV game show announcer who at the time was working for Barry-Enright Productions, producers of this movie.
d.
The conductor on the subway train was the actual conductor, whose name was Bob Morrone. The actor who was supposed to play the conductor didnt show up on the day that scene was to be filmed. In addition, the motorman was the actual motorman. The Transit Authority refused to allow an actor to operate a subway train.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
When Preston Tucker is walking Sen. Ferguson to his car, Ferguson tells him, "Problems are opportunities in work clothes. Thats a quote from my friend
Henry J. Kaiser
." Kaiser also took on the Big Three at the same time Tucker did when he teamed with Joseph Frazer to form the Kaiser-Frazer Motor Corp. in 1946. Kaisers cars were equipped with some of the same safety features (pop-out windshields, shatterproof glass, padded dash) the Tucker had. The 1947-48 Kaiser-Frazer cars even used the same outside door handles as the Tucker.
b.
The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 17 October 1911 and closed in May 1912 after 231 performances. The opening night cast included
Thomas Meighan
as James and
John St. Polis
as Frederik.
c.
Joel Thurm
, who served as supervising producer on the film, appears uncredited as the town barber.
d.
Nicholas Hammond
(Friedrich) has brown hair, and had to undergo several painful hair bleachings before and during filming to make his hair blond.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
Dean Stockwell
:
Howard Hughes
.
b.
Nominated for Best Comedy at the 2011 Trail Dance Film Festival.
c.
While the rebels are watching Esposito make his first speech as the new Presidente, Fielding asks, "Whats the Spanish word for straitjacket?" The answer is "camisa de fuerza" or literally, "force shirt" or "shirt of force".
d.
The spider webs in Draculas castle were created by shooting rubber cement from a rotary gun.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
Airplanes seen in the movie include a Mollyco Cessna 206 and a Cessna 185.
b.
The forty-fifth of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.
c.
Originally titled "Simon Says" (where Zeus was scripted as a woman) and was considered as the third sequel to
Lethal Weapon
.
d.
Michael McShane
s film debut.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
The film is based on a play of the same name which is based on the experiences and reminisces of its authors
Donald Bevan
and
Edmund Trzcinski
both of whom were prisoners of war in Stalag 17B in Austria during World War II. Bevan, a B-17 tail gunner who was shot down over Germany in 1943, was the inspiration for the character Sergeant McIlhenny in
Twelve OClock High
.
b.
A Turkish movie which was given an American bootleg title of Turkish Mr. Majestyk (aka Karpuzcu (1979)) was made and released about five years after this film.
c.
Lloyd Bridges
: Senator
Homer Ferguson
.
d.
The Mephistopheles costume from "Faust" worn in the film was originally made for Lawrence Tibbett to wear in "Metropolitan" (1936).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
The FBI computer shows Sonnys birthday is 7/2/1970 (2 July, 1970).
b.
As depicted in the movie, the Tucker vehicle had rear-hinged coach doors, which would be known as "suicide doors" for their risk to rear passengers if they accidentally open while the car was in motion - ironic since the Tucker car had pioneered safety features.
c.
Episodes titles: 1. The Road Agent 2. Trapped 3. A Fight for Life 5. Brother Against Brother 5. The Wings of Fury 6. The False Message 7. The Waters of Death 8. The Bargain of Fear 9. The Last Stand 10. Vengeance
d.
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
purchased the rights to
Lonnie Coleman
s unproduced play in June 1956.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)?
a.
The original name of the movie was going to be "The Gaslight Addition".
b.
In real life at the end of his criminal trial, Preston Tucker had only eight cars - not 50 as shown in this film - taken to the courthouse.
c.
The film deleted a subplot of the Nerds visiting the Tri-Lambda national conference in Las Vegas, in which the Nerds are outcasts and in which Gilbert talks to his uncle at the hotel where the conference is being held. These deleted scenes can be found on the new "panty raid edition" DVD.
d.
The dam the white lava spills over took four months to build.
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