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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Wind (1992) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Wind (1992) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Wind (1992).
About the movie:
Will Parker, played by Matthew Modine, loses the Americas Cup, the worlds biggest sailing prize, to the Australians and decides to form his own syndicate to win it back.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wind (1992)?
a.
The term replicants is used nowhere in
Philip K. Dick
s writing. The creatures in the source novel are called Androids or Andies. The movie abandoned these terms, fearing they would sound comical spoken on screen. Replicants came from
David Webb Peoples
daughter, Risa, who was studying microbiology and biochemistry. She introduced her father to the theory of replication - the process whereby cells are duplicated for cloning purposes.
b.
Chicken feathers were used at one point of shooting the underwater sequences to suggest things were floating around in the water. According to
Alex Thomson
this did not work because the feathers floating side to side instead of up and down and the idea had to be scrapped altogether.
c.
The television commentator who calls the two Americas Cup matches and the International 14 Championships is Peter Montgomery, famous in the yachting world as the Voice of the Americas Cup. Montgomery is an actual yachting commentator for all major yachting events around the world, as well as a well known broadcaster in New Zealand who covers all the yachting events as well as a good deal of Rugby and Cricket.
d.
Although the title had been changed to "Mystery of the Wax Museum", the leaders on the original release prints still gave the title as "Wax Museum".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wind (1992)?
a.
Jennifer Grey
had her nose surgically altered after the film wrapped. When several shots needed to be re-taken, you can see an obvious change in her appearance.
b.
The camera never intentionally moves during the whole film. The most noticeable exception is when the camera shakes when a bottle is smashed during the home-vacation sequence.
c.
Jean Girard is said to have dominated the Formula One circuit, followed by a clip of the sport. The black F1 car which is supposed to be Jean is Gianmaria Brunis Minardi Cosworth PS04B (now Scuderia Toro Rosso) and a backmarker, while the blue car following closely is the Mild Seven Renault F1 R24 of
Jarno Trulli
coming around to lap him at the 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. Ironically, Minardi has never had a podium finish in its history.
d.
Final feature film directed by
Jim Henson
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wind (1992)?
a.
Sometimes the censors are asleep at the switch. Near the end of the movie during a scene with a lot of hubbub, Gabe says to Satch, the monster, "Hey, dont you remember me. Im your pal. We used to write our names in the snow." This a reference to a feat practiced by boys in snowy climes.
b.
Katrin Cartlidge
originally cast as Marianne but she died shortly before filming was to start.
Melissa Leo
, who had previously auditioned for the role, was invited to audition again and won the part.
c.
Gordon McLendon
, who owned a number of radio stations and theaters in Texas, was the uncredited executive producer and financier of this film. Some members of the McLendon family were given roles in this film.
d.
In many shots the film skippers (Will, Morgan and Jack) can be seen driving the boats from the leeward side while beating to windward. In reality, most of the time skippers drive their boats from the windward side, mostly to help keep the weight on the windward side and also to give themselves a better view of the incoming waves so they can steer a proper course around them. The reason for putting the film skippers on the leeward side was so that the real sailors could control the boat from the windward wheel while remaining mostly out of shot (you can see their legs occasionally in some scenes.)
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Wind (1992)?
a.
A spin-off of a local NC weekly drag show, the movie was filmed locally and no cast or crew were paid.
b.
The yachting sections and storyline of the movie are loosely based on the story of real life sailor and Americas Cup skipper Dennis Conner, who caused national embarrassment in 1983 by losing the Americas Cup to the Australians.
c.
This film was the first recipient of The American Film Institutes Movie of the Year Award.
d.
During the final push to finish the undercover film, Miles hands Tim a long list of "shots we needed by several days ago." Some of the items include: "Fireball hurtling into sky," "Staged archive footage of president speaking about U.S.-Congo relations," "Grenade falling to floor," "Cultist gets hit by flying Jake," "Ken Burns-style panning over Congo jungle map (close up)," and "Dolores steals Jakes sandwich and puts extra spicy hot death sauce on it."
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