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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Winning (1969) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Winning (1969) Quiz
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About the movie:
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Winning (1969)?
a.
Seth MacFarlane
based the voice of Johann Krauss on
Jeremy Irons
character from
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
.
b.
According to
James Cromwell
(who plays
George Bush
Sr.),
Oliver Stone
originally offered the role to
Warren Beatty
and
Harrison Ford
. Interestingly, all three actors are known for their support of liberal political causes.
c.
The winning car of Frank Capua (
Paul Newman
) is painted to resemble the #3 Rislone Special driven to victory in the 1968 Indy 500 by
Bobby Unser
. Unser makes a cameo appearance, congratulating Capua on his victory.
d.
This is
Montgomery Clift
s debut film, but because it was shelved for 2 years, the first film the public saw of Clift was
The Search
, which he was Oscar-nominated for.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Winning (1969)?
a.
Additional footage needed after the 1968 Indy 500 was filmed at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
b.
Previously filmed twice, as a silent film starring
Joan Crawford
,
Rose-Marie
, and later starring
Jeanette MacDonald
and
Nelson Eddy
,
Rose-Marie
.
c.
Unused music by
John Williams
.
d.
Throughout filming, the filmmakers cut costs by utilizing family and friends, as well as their own possessions, and even the crew itself, wherever they could. For example, the dead couple in the bar near the start of the film are the parents of director
John McNaughton
s best friend, whilst the bar itself is where McNaughton used to work.. Actress
Mary Demas
(a close friend of McNaughtons prior to the film) plays three different murder victims; the woman in the ditch in the opening shot; the woman with the bottle in her mouth in the toilet; and the first of the two murdered prostitutes. The four women Henry encounters outside the shopping mall were all played by close friends of McNaughton. The woman hitch hiking was a woman with whom McNaughton used to work. The clothes
Michael Rooker
wears throughout the film were his own clothes (apart from the shoes and socks). The car driven by Henry belonged to one of the electricians on the film. Art director
Rick Paul
plays the man shot in the lay-by; storyboard artist
Frank Coronado
plays the smaller of the attacking bums; grip
Brian Graham
plays the husband in the family-massacre scene; executive producer
Waleed B. Ali
plays the clerk serving Henry towards the end of the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Winning (1969)?
a.
The crash sequence at the beginning of the Indianapolis 500 was from the 1966 race. In this sequence,
A.J. Foyt
can be seen climbing over the first turn fence to escape the crash site.
b.
Features four actors from various Lord of the Rings adaptations.
Peter Jackson
plays "Santa Claus" in the opening montage.
Bill Nighy
played Sam Gamgee in the BBC Radio broadcast.
Cate Blanchett
played Galadriel in Peter Jacksons films.
Martin Freeman
went on to play Bilbo Baggins in Jacksons film of The Hobbit.
c.
John Woo
: [slow motion]
d.
Shipped to cinemas under the code name "Full Power".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Winning (1969)?
a.
Actors and their character names
Norman Willis
(Saloon proprietor),
Nick Thompson
(Nick) and
Harry Seymour
(Pianist) were all in studio records, but were not seen in this movie. A piano is seen in the prison orchestra, but the pianist was never in view.
b.
Harpo Marx
was one of only two of
The Marx Brothers
to play a recurring role in their films (not counting when they used their own names). He played the role of "Pinky" in both
Horse Feathers
and
Duck Soup
.
c.
Said to have ignited
Paul Newman
s love for racing.
d.
When Derek first gets to Hansels pad and Hansel asks Ennui to get him some of the special tea, there is a picture in the background of Hansel holding two tires - this is a copy of a famous
Herb Ritts
photo from 1984, "Fred with tyres".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Winning (1969)?
a.
Isaac Asimov
was approached to write the novel from the script. He perused the script, and declared the script to be full of plot holes. Receiving permission to write the book the way he wanted, delays in filming and the speed at which he wrote saw the book appear before the film.
b.
Third part of
Gregg Araki
s Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy. The other two parts are
The Doom Generation
and
Totally F***ed Up
.
c.
This was originally to have been a low-budget, made-for-TV movie. However,
Paul Newman
, who had just caught the "racing bug", heard about it, decided it was the kind of movie he wanted to do, and it was soon elevated to a big-budget "A"-list feature film.
d.
The
Hans Zimmer
score was done completely with synthesizers, all of which he played. No orchestras were used.
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