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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Two-Minute Warning (1976) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Two-Minute Warning (1976) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Two-Minute Warning (1976).
About the movie:
A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Two-Minute Warning (1976)?
a.
The films originally scheduled release date (according to an ad in "Variety") was July 30, 1976.
b.
Dennis Quaid
finished filming
Undercover Blues
on a Friday and reported to duty on the "Flesh and Bone" set the following Monday.
c.
The films history traces back to when the project was originally at Miramax under Disneys banner around 1995, when the Weinsteins were running that division. This is one of several projects that they took with them when they sold their stake of Miramax to Disney outright in 2005 and then announced a distribution deal with MGM soon after that this film was among those such as
Lucky Number Slevin
,
Clerks II
and
1408
to name a few.
d.
The
Wild Gunman
video game in Cafe 80s was specially made for the film. Wild Gunman was an actual light gun game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, but was never a dedicated arcade cabinet. It was, however, included in many of Nintendos Play Choice 10 machines, hence why a lightgun was on the cabinet. The sound effects heard in the movie are from the game, but, the on screen graphics are entirely new, drawn to resemble what appeared. Ironically, the actual game itself had far better animation.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Two-Minute Warning (1976)?
a.
Actor
Glenn Strange
suffered greatly during the time it to shoot the scene in which the Frankenstein Monster is discovered in quicksand. After sitting for three hours in the makeup chair each morning, having his makeup applied by
Jack P. Pierce
, Strange would spend the rest of the day buried in cold liquid mud (which doubled for the quicksand). "Then everybody else went out for lunch," Strange recalled. "By the time they came back, I was so cold, I could barely feel my legs." Stranges co-star,
Lon Chaney Jr.
, suggested that Strange use alcohol to keep himself warm. Throughout the day, Chaney passed a bottle of whiskey to Strange in between takes. By the end of the day, Strange recalled, he was so drunk he could barely dress himself after removing his monster makeup and costume.
b.
The pickpocket is played by
Walter Pidgeon
who co-starred in
Harry in Your Pocket
, a film about pickpockets.
c.
First Three Stooges film written and produced by
Norman Maurer
, who was the son-in-law of
Moe Howard
. Maurer had written and drawn the Three Stooges comic book for many years before branching into films.
d.
In 1998,
Joan Weldon
revealed that during the shoot of
Them!
, the temperature reached 110°F and both she and
Edmund Gwenn
were wearing wool clothing. It was even more insufferable for Gwenn, who struggled with advanced arthritis. Although unnoticeable to audiences, he was in pain and was helped off set by his valet.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Two-Minute Warning (1976)?
a.
William Goldman
was approached to write the screenplay as was
Leigh Brackett
.
Ilya Salkind
hired
Alfred Bester
but
Alexander Salkind
didnt think he was famous enough so he hired
Mario Puzo
instead on a $600,000 salary.
b.
Donald Pleasence
s character was based partly on London-born John Cordwell, later a Chicago architect and then proprietor of the Red Lion Pub on the citys N. Lincoln Avenue. Cordwell died in 1999. Stories about him and the Red Lion are told from various points of view in the collection "Tales from the Red Lion" (Chicago: Twilight Tales, 2007, ISBN 0977985623).
c.
There are many instances when actual quotes are used by the characters. This includes Friar Tetzels "Coin in the coffer rings a soul from Purgatory springs" as well as Luthers "Here I Stand" speech.
d.
Andy Sidaris
, as "TV Director", is essentially playing himself. He was a frequent director of ABC Sports, including the Superbowl, and is referred to by other characters as "Andy".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Two-Minute Warning (1976)?
a.
Hailing from Andalasia, Giselle displays similar traits to the Disney Princesses; director
Kevin Lima
describes her as "about 80% Snow White, with some traits borrowed from
Cinderella
and
Sleeping Beauty
... although her spunkiness comes from Ariel of
The Little Mermaid
."
b.
The ship at sea is the same miniature model used for for
Titanic
, which in turn was used for
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
and
Dangerous Crossing
.
c.
In the original version, David Janssens character is killed just as he comes back into the stadium. In the later version, he leaves the stadium just before the sniper starts shooting.
d.
The title was originally going to be "Cop Gives Waitress Two Million Dollar Tip".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Two-Minute Warning (1976)?
a.
There was a later version released (to NBC television) that had footage not shown in theaters. In the original theatrical version, the snipers motives were not known. In the later television version, it was revealed that the attack was done to cover an art robbery next door.
b.
In the documentary
The Celluloid Closet
(based on the Vito Russo book of the same name),
Susan Sarandon
said that she added the kiss between Louise and Thelma at the end of the movie. Sarandon said that she told costar
Geena Davis
(but no one else) that she was going to kiss her.
c.
Writer/director
Dennis Smithers Jr.
used the pseudonym Reeve Gatlin for his credit as cinematographer and uncredited himself as producer.
d.
The original titles for the project were "No Surrender" and "Never Surrender" They had to choose a new title because a book was published with a similar title during production. Producers held a contest among the cast and crew to choose a new title. A production secretary submitted the winning title and won $100.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Two-Minute Warning (1976)?
a.
Chris Cornell
s performance of the opening credits song, You Know My Name, makes him the first American male to perform a James Bond opening credits song.
b.
The movie was deemed too violent to show intact on broadcast television, so they re-wrote the story and added a heist element. The re-written material minimized both the main storyline and the subplots.
c.
Patrick Stewart
was considered for the role of Francis.
d.
This film was one of the two movies that
Jack Nicholson
made while waiting for production on
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
to start.
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