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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Willie & Phil (1980) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Willie & Phil (1980) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Willie & Phil (1980).
About the movie:
Remake of Jules et Jim following the experiences over a decade of two friends who fall in love with the same woman...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willie & Phil (1980)?
a.
John Heard
was originally cast as Willie but was fired during filming.
b.
The twelfth of fourteen films pairing
William Powell
and
Myrna Loy
.
c.
Marlene Dietrich
:
d.
The Matrix Reloaded
,
Enter the Matrix
, and this film were shot back-to-back.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willie & Phil (1980)?
a.
Willie and Phil, the two central characters of this movies title, meet in the film when they come out of a screening of
Jules et Jim
, the film of which this movie is based.
b.
The Nobel Prize ceremony was filmed in Prudential Hall at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, NJ. The filming for that one scene, including set up, make up, etc, took over 8 hours. However, the scene in the lobby afterwards was filmed at another location.
c.
Piper Perabo
was originally considered for the role of Molly Gunn.
d.
One of the actors did not show up at the last minute, so the sound man was cast as one of the drug lords thugs who was later killed by the ghost.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willie & Phil (1980)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
: at the start of the film walking two dogs out of the pet shop (the dogs were actually his own).
b.
The meaning and relevance of this movies title,
Willie & Phil
, is that it refers to its two central characters, Willie Kaufman (
Michael Ontkean
) and Phil DAmico (
Ray Sharkey
).
c.
The player-piano version of "Youre the One I Crave" heard during the poker game, is the same recording heard in the speakeasy scene of the Marx Brothers Horse Feathers (1932), which also features Syd Saylor.
d.
Director of photography Cameron Smith got his drivers license the day before shooting.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willie & Phil (1980)?
a.
The title roles played by
Michael Ontkean
and
Ray Sharkey
were once intended for
Woody Allen
and
Al Pacino
.
b.
Niall MacGinnis
was only cast as Menelaus after the production team failed to secure a big name British actor.
c.
The actress who played Gwen, Mollie Eccles, couldnt actually ride a bike, so the mother of director, Dan R. Smarg, was filmed cycling from a distance in matching clothes. Another scene required a low camera angle shot of Mollie Eccles on a bike, held upright between the legs of the first assistant director to simulate the bike being ridden by Gwen.
d.
The first Marx Brothers film written especially for the screen.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willie & Phil (1980)?
a.
The female prisoner kissing Dawn in her cell at the end of the movie previously appeared in
Pink Flamingos
as "Chick with a Dick." The actress is a male-to-female transsexual.
b.
When the trio are tripping on acid in the movie theatre, theyre watching
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
.
c.
Helen Hunt
received her script for her role the day before filming began.
d.
The film makes use of many uninterrupted takes. The scene when Henry and Otis drive through the night and kill the man who stops to help goes on for almost two minutes without a single interruption.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willie & Phil (1980)?
a.
In the ending fight between
Micky Ward
and Shea Neary, announcer
Jim Lampley
says "Ward nods as if to say, Cmon, cmon lets fight!... Just imagine if youd bought a ticket" ... these two lines are taken directly from Lampleys commentary in the 9th round of the May 18th, 2002 fight between Micky Ward and
Arturo Gatti
.
b.
The role of Delilah was originally written for
Charisma Carpenter
. She turned it down because she felt the role was too similar to her character Cordelia on
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
. Coincidentally,
Sarah Michelle Gellar
who is another Buffy star, also turned down a role.
c.
This movie is an American remake of Francois Truffauts French film
Jules et Jim
which had been made about just under twenty years earlier.
d.
Early scripts for the film featured a Barbie Doll in a prominent role as Woodys love interest. The original ending sequence, in which Buzz and Woody chase the moving truck, was scripted to have Barbie drive her Corvette off the truck and rescue Woody and Buzz from Sids dog, a-la Sarah Connor (
Linda Hamilton
) in
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
. Mattel, the company that owns the Barbie character, declined on the basis that they thought the film would be a failure and that they didnt want Barbie to have a defined personality, preferring to let children imagine Barbies personality traits on their own. Thus, Barbie was dropped from the script, and her character was reworked into that of Bo-Peep. When the film proved a huge success, Mattel did allow Barbie to appear in
Toy Story 2
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Willie & Phil (1980)?
a.
Natalie Wood
: As Herself.
b.
During the battle with Klingons, Troi, played by
Marina Sirtis
, takes the helm when the conn officer is injured after a computer station explodes. The director wanted this action sequence done in one take in order to fully capture the genuine reactions of the actors. During the filming, however, Sirtis burned her bottom after she sat on a burning piece of debris that had landed on the conn station chair. This was the take used for the movie, however, it cuts away right as Sirtis sits on the chair. Sirtis was not badly injured and continued filming the scene afterwards.
c.
The talk show segments were filmed on videotape (like a real talk show) and later transferred to film. An unedited version of Jerrys monologue in its original video format can be seen as part of the DVDs special features.
d.
A true piece of nerd trivia - Dr. Evils trademark gesture is an extended pinky finger held to the corner of his mouth. The name of the muscle which extends the pinky finger is the Extensor Digiti MINIMI.
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