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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Used Cars (1980) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Used Cars (1980) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980).
About the movie:
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980)?
a.
This is
Robert Zemeckis
s only R rated movie to date (October 2007).
b.
An architect by the name of Lewis Pilcher designed the death house - it went into service in the early 1920s. The building is still there at Sing Sing. On Google Earth, zoom in on the prison, and look at the southwest corner by the river. The building with two wings and a diamond-shaped structure in the middle is the infamous structure.
c.
Fred Astaire
and
Jane Powell
sing "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know Ive Been a Liar All My Life," the longest song title in a Hollywood film
d.
The shimmering glowing effects throughout the film (like jewels, water fountains) were achieved by layering cellophane tape and shooting with rotating Polaroid filters with back-lighting.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980)?
a.
Roy L.s line about "politicians staying bought" was first attributed to steel baron Henry Frick about President
Theodore Roosevelt
after massive donations to the Republican party by big business helped Roosevelts reelection and Roosevelt subsequently began proposing legislation to increase regulation of steel mills and railroads.
b.
The
Edgar Allan Poe
quote at the beginning of the film is the final two lines of his poem "A Dream Within a Dream".
c.
Although
William L. White
s book is listed on-screen as the source of the movie, accounts of his adoption had previously been published in Readers Digest and Life Magazine.
d.
Guillermo del Toro
was offered the chance to direct, but turned it down.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980)?
a.
Susan Luckey
s first film project.
b.
Much of the crowd at the gas station where Harold Smith is pulled over after the night-time Torrance chase were part of a real biker gang, who verbally abused the police officers "arresting" the actor and demanding they leave him alone. Being an independent production, the film used real civilians who happened to be wherever they were filming. It was the police officers bad luck that at the gas station there was a real biker gang filling up.
c.
Before filming the scene with the car buried in the snow,
Brittany Murphy
and
Ashton Kutcher
had an argument which helped them get through the scene without breaking out into laughter.
d.
Robert Zemeckis
and
Bob Gale
have said that there were attempts to sabotage the filming, claiming that there were props stolen from the set, and that reports were made to executives at Columbia Pictures saying that Zemeckis and Co. were out of control.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980)?
a.
The Hungarian title of the movie is "A Remény Rabjai" which means "The Prisoners of Hope".
b.
13 Rue des Beaux Arts is the address of LHôtel in Paris.
c.
Dustin Hoffman
was the original choice for the role of President Monroe Cole. He bowed out several months before filming, leaving
Gene Hackman
to take over the part.
d.
In the scene in which
Gerrit Graham
s character starts shooting at Roy L. Fuchs cars for the commercial, real ammunition was used to shoot the windshields and the headlights.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980)?
a.
Stallone revealed that his body fat was a remarkably low 2.8 percent during the shooting.
b.
John Carpenter
was quite intimidated by
Donald Pleasence
, of whom he was a big fan and who was easily the oldest and most experienced person on set. Although Pleasance asked Carpenter difficult questions about his character, Pleasance turned out to be a good-humored, big-hearted individual and the two became great friends.
c.
Exactly ten minutes pass in the movie between the clock striking 3:00 and the arrival of the train.
d.
Robert Zemeckis
and
Bob Gale
had originally developed the script for Universal, but when that studio passed on it they took it to Columbia Pictures, which was the co-production company of
1941
, which Zmeckis and Gale had written. Columbia head
Frank Price
loved the script and quickly greenlit the film.
Steven Spielberg
, who was directing "1941" at the time, would go on to executive-produce this film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980)?
a.
A lot of singing in the movie, especially that done by Kline, was recorded on set.
b.
On May 8th, just one week into shooting Rio Bravo,
Ricky Nelson
celebrated his 18th birthday. As a gift,
John Wayne
and
Dean Martin
gave him a 300 lb. sack of steer manure, which they then threw Nelson into as a rite of passage.
c.
When Rudy (
Kurt Russell
) comes home from his promotional car spot with the hookers, he makes a nod to the statue of rock-and-roll legend
Elvis Presley
thats sitting on his dresser. Russell began his film career with a cameo in Presleys
It Happened at the Worlds Fair
, and later portrayed Elvis in
Elvis
. He also played an Elvis impersonator two decades later in
3000 Miles to Graceland
.
d.
Steven Seagal
was one of the first actors considered to play a villain. However, the screenplay underwent multiple rewrites that ultimately led to casting
Hiroyuki Sanada
as the films main antagonist.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980)?
a.
John Candy
was originally cast in the film playing
Joe Flaherty
s role, but ultimately dropped out because his agent erroneously double-booked him while he was filming
1941
.
b.
Film director
Alex de Renzy
considered this movie to be one of his best.
c.
Uma Thurman
auditioned for the role of Vivian.
d.
Adapted from a Broadway play "The Gold Diggers". The original stage production opened on Sept. 30, 1919 at the Lyceum Theatre in New York and ran for 282 performances.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980)?
a.
In the scene where
Carrie Fisher
is in the hair salon doing her nails and reading the instruction manual for the flamethrower, you can see a trio of pictures on the table. They are all of Fishers character and Jake Blues. In every picture, Jake is wearing his sunglasses and hat.
b.
The used car lot set was built across an actual major highway in Arizona, which made filming very tough.
c.
Diane McBain
was originally announced for role of a female magazine editor that apparently was written out of final script.
d.
After having locked the Sanderson sisters in the school kiln, the three kids celebrate as they walk to the park. The house shown directly behind Max and Thackery while they talk is the residential edifice used as
Thora Birch
s home in 1999s
American Beauty
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980)?
a.
The 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition has been claimed by some to be the birthplace of the ice cream cone.
b.
To depict the seamless closing of the ship and its ramp, they just reversed the film of the shot of the ships ramp and door appearing.
c.
When Skips sons pester Judy, the book she is reading is "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole.
d.
The stunt coordinator felt the impact of the 1974 Mercury Montego jumping the train, and hitting the pavement was too much for a stunt driver to take. So, a dummy was put in the drivers seat, and the car was pushed toward a ramp at high speed, and let go.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Used Cars (1980)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
: [Bathroom] At the party, a girl overdoses in Victors bathroom.
b.
At the beginning of the movie the film is presented by DIMINSION films, not DIMENSION films.
c.
According to
Robert Zemeckis
and
Bob Gale
, the films release was botched by the studio. The film tested extremely well in previews and Columbia Pictures pushed the film out of its original late-August release date to mid-summer with little publicity and poor advertising. The film only played across half the United States rather than receiving a true wide-theatrical release and consequently flopped upon release.
d.
When Rachels death scene was altered by the actress request, it was changed in order to reflect the flashback where Jamie stabbed her foster mother in
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
in a similar fashion.
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