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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : U Turn (1997) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : U Turn (1997) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997).
About the movie:
A drifter becomes entangled with a femme fatale and her husband after his car breaks down in their small Southwest town.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997)?
a.
This was the first
Alfred Hitchcock
film to be shown on American network television.
b.
The soundtrack for this film includes a song by
The Prodigy
or just "Prodigy" called "Firestarter".
Drew Barrymore
was in a movie called
Firestarter
.
c.
Loosely inspired by a true event that took place in the early 80s where a drifter (like Sean Penns character) passed through a remote Southwestern road-stop only to never be heard from again.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997)?
a.
Tom Savini
was supposed to play the part of the second biker, after
Oliver Stone
saw him in
From Dusk Till Dawn
. But due to schedule conflict, Stone cast his producer
Richard Rutowski
in that part instead.
b.
Elektra Kings oil pumping building, with the oil pipeline on its roof, is actually the Motorola building in north Swindon, UK. The building, which is clearly visible from the A417/A419 dual carriageway, has a distinctive heat exchanger on its roof in the form of a long cylinder. The production team extended this cylinder into the pipeline with computer graphics.
c.
John Cromwell
began directing on June 15th, 1937 but soon left the project after just five days of shooting, due to "differences of opinion on story treatment," according to a press release. The films producer
Samuel Goldwyn
then attempted to rope in
William Wyler
for the job. Wyler wanted nothing to do with it, so Goldwyn persuaded
John Ford
to take over for a few days until he could find a permanent replacement for Cromwell.
Archie Mayo
was eventually brought in to finish the picture.
d.
A fifth Batman film was planned, called "Batman: Triumphant". The film would have had the Scarecrow, Harley Quinn and Man-Bat as the main villains. The film was much darker, with Batgirl being murdered by Man-Bat in the first fifteen pages of the script and Batman would be haunted by visions of the Joker while hallucinating from Scarecrows fear gas.
Jack Nicholson
was approached to reprise his role of the Joker, which he had reportedly been trying to do for years, while a new actor was considered to replace
George Clooney
when he said he wouldnt reprise the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The plans for "Batman: Triumphant" were scrapped, and Protosevich says his script is still kept in the Warner Bros. vault and has not been seen since.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997)?
a.
During filming,
Eminem
could be spotted in between takes writing in a notebook as that was his only chance to compose the films soundtrack.
b.
After this movie was made and released, the Cajun Indian culture would be seen in again in such other 1980s movies as
No Mercy
,
The Big Easy
,
Angel Heart
and
Belizaire the Cajun
.
c.
Billy Bob Thornton
gained around 50 pounds for his role in the movie.
d.
According to director
Stephen Sommers
, Universal phoned him the morning after this movie was released and said, "We need another one."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997)?
a.
Was originally meant to be a musical.
Pete Townshend
and
Des McAnuff
developed it as a stage musical, using songs from
Pete Townshend
s concept album "The Iron Man" (much like the stage version of
The Who
s
Tommy
).
Des McAnuff
decided it would work better as an animated feature and pitched it to Warner Bros.
b.
Towards the beginning, we briefly see a sign that reads "Rutowski for council." Its a reference to co-producer
Richard Rutowski
, who also briefly appears as "Biker #2" around that same moment.
c.
The ASPCA refused to allow an actual fly to be killed in the opening kitchen scene, so the art director made a fake "dead" fly.
d.
Two Dodge Chargers were purchased for a total of $2, given that after the making of the film they would be sold back to the original owner for $1.25 a piece.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997)?
a.
When Brock states that he didnt know vikings still existed, Ash says they usually live in Minnesota. This is obviously a reference to the Minnesota Vikings football team. But in some dubs, this joke isnt used.
b.
Cal Ripken
, Jr., who served as a consultant on the film, recalled in Sports Illustrated having lunch with
Robert De Niro
with De Niro asking him about the Red Sox fans. Ripken also said it was a little creepy meeting De Niro at first since when he did, the method actor was listening to an audio tape of Robert John Bardo, who stalked and later murdered actress
Rebecca Schaefer
.
c.
The phrase "Id like to join your posse, boys, but first Im gonna sing a little song." had not yet been said by Woodys voice box in the final cut of any Toy Story film until now, but it did exist as far back as
Toy Story
in a deleted scene where Sid tortures Buzz and Woody.
d.
Though a long shot,
Oliver Stone
attempted to cast
Marlon Brando
as the Blind Man, the eccentric Navajo character.
Jon Voight
, a much more realistic choice, was eventually cast.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997)?
a.
Penn, Sean had originally turned down his role due to schedule conflicts, and
Bill Paxton
replaced him. About a week before filming, Paxton backed out; fortunately, Penn had become available.
b.
The name of the company the eight survivors work for is called Presage Paper. "Presage" means: "A sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen; an omen or portent."
c.
The interior of Kanaks shack was actually shot on a set, not on the beach where the shack is supposedly located.
d.
The character at the end of the film reads "kan", meaning "the end".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997)?
a.
The name was changed from "The Sixth Day" to "The 6th Day" to avoid confusion with
The Sixth Sense
.
b.
The town of Superior, Arizona, actually exists and has also been the filming location for
The Prophecy
, starring
Christopher Walken
.
c.
The original title was "The Real World". This was changed to avoid confusion with the new MTV reality series of the same name,
The Real World
.
d.
When Gump (
Robin Dunne
) is busted by the Trace-Buster-Buster-Buster, the name that is listed on his criminal record is
Eric S. Potechin
, the name of the second assistant director.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997)?
a.
When Jennifer Lopezs character (Grace McKenna) flashes back at the end of the film we see lots of photographs of her as a child. These photographs are actually photos from Jennifer Lopezs private collections of herself as a child.
b.
Rory Culkin
s brother
Kieran Culkin
starred in
It Runs in the Family
, which completely unrelated to this film of the same title.
c.
As this movie could not be filmed in Cuba, it was shot in Spain which portrayed Cuba.
Sean Connery
stars in this movie and it is well known that he was the original James Bond. The Bond movie
Die Another Day
also used Spain to double for its scenes that were set in Cuba.
d.
When
Taylor Lautner
lifts the motorbike out of the back of the truck, he was actually holding a bike held up on wires by a crane. The wires were later removed digitally.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997)?
a.
On September 1st, 1943, columnist
Sheila Graham
announced the casting of
Shirley Ross
, marking Ross first film appearance in over two years. Less than two weeks later, Ross was forced to withdraw due to illness; she was replaced by
Jane Frazee
. It was another two years before Ross next and final film role.
b.
The role of Grace was originally intended for
Sharon Stone
, but salary negotiations fell through.
c.
Lionel Jeffries
was only forty when he played the elderly King Pellinore.
d.
The title song "Tammy" became a number one smash hit for
Debbie Reynolds
in 1957 winning her a Gold Record.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: U Turn (1997)?
a.
When a journalist asked
Oliver Stone
why he did such a film, Stone responded that he wanted to make a small film that he would enjoy seeing as a teenager.
b.
The most interesting item in the film is the appearance of the real "Los Angeles Dodgers" who made an appearance in the film playing an exhibition baseball game in Japan. This film appearance was directly after the Dodgers abruptly moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn which probably enraged New York filmgoers at the time.
c.
The Temple of Jerusalem set was constructed on the Pathe (later, RKO) backlot in Culver City. It was redressed as the "Great Wall" set that the title character breaks through in
King Kong
. It was later reused in
David O. Selznick
s
The Garden of Allah
and finally went out in a blaze of glory after it was redressed with Civil War era building fronts, burned and pulled down by a tractor to represent the burning of Atlanta munitions warehouses in Selznicks
Gone with the Wind
.
d.
The name of the British vessel the HMS Hecate from this movies source novel The Enemy Below by
D.A. Rayner
was changed for this film to the name the USS Haynes.
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