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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Xanadu (1980) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Xanadu (1980) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980).
About the movie:
The story of a girl who makes dreams come true.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
In order to tell the difference between the male and female emperor penguins, look at their beaks. If it has an orange spot, its a male. If the spot is pink, its a female. Also, the golden crest on the "breast" areas anthropomorphically correspond to gender differences.
b.
"Dont Give Up On Us Baby", sung by Ken Hutchinson (
Owen Wilson
) in this movie, was released in 1977 and sung by
David Soul
, who played Ken Hutchinson in the TV version of
Starsky and Hutch
.
c.
The Broadway stage version opened at the Helen Hayes Theater on July 10, 2007, ran for 512 performances and was nominated for the 2008 Tony Awards for the Best Musical and Book.
d.
To gather costumes for 20,000 extras, the costume designer took out advertisements seeking clothes. As economic conditions were poor in Poland, many people were eager to sell clothing they still owned from the 1930s and 40s.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
Although set in Turkey, the movie was actually filmed at Fort St.Elmo, Valletta, Malta after permission to film in Istanbul was denied.
b.
The idea for
Samuel L. Jackson
s character to wear black leather, including driving gloves, so hed even sound ominous before he opened his mouth, came from costume designer
Mark Bridges
.
c.
After Kira has told Sonny that she is one of the Greek muses, she starts to say, "My real name is Terp - ", but Sonny shushes her, and we never get to hear her real name. However, since she is there to help him open a dance club and she is obviously a dancer herself, it is likely that she was about to say that her name was Terpsichore, since Terpsichore was the Greek muse of dance.
d.
This film is the feature-length directing debut for Sean A. Stearley and is also marks the final film for actor/director Corey Allen (Rebel Without a Cause).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
In the scene where Jason reaches through the porthole and grabs Rennie,
Jensen Daggett
was reportedly really terrified. Her face was just inches from a large and very sharp piece of glass that had become stuck in the window frame, and the actor who played Jason was (unknowingly) pulling her towards it.
b.
Brian Hohlfeld
did an uncredited re-write.
c.
There were 60 Xanadu Dancers, for the Xanadu Roller Disco scene.
d.
One of the music tracks that composer Stewart Copeland wrote for the film, "Bill is Dead", was later remixed for the 1998 video game "Spyro the Dragon", which Stewart also composed. It was used as the music for the Lofty Castle level, where it played at a faster pace and with a few minor differences in instrumentation.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
Originaly a 3-D release.
b.
This film is listed among the Top Ten Best Bad Films ever made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE MOVIE GUIDE.
c.
The story for Witness was originally a plot outline for the TV series
Gunsmoke
. The writers
William Kelley
and
Earl W. Wallace
had both been writers on Gunsmoke and their original story had Marshall Dillon traveling to an Amish farm looking for a witness to a murder.
d.
Company restructuring meant that MGM were unable to release the film as originally planned.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
Originally meant to be a short, expected to run 15 minutes.
b.
Bernard Herrmann
(the composer of the score) can be seen conducting the orchestra during the Albert Hall sequence.
c.
In the UK, the soundtrack album peaked at number two, whilst the single "Xanadu" peaked at number one for two weeks in July 1980.
d.
License plates of the cars are bird references: Abraham Wright-OWL 180, Suzanne Davis-DUV 222, Lousie- BRD SHT, and Det. Lt. Frank Shaft- DOD O86. Furthermore, Suzannes car is a Plymouth Road Runner.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
Made in 1920, but not released until 1923.
b.
Six Formula One cars were provided by the Historic Grand Prix Association.
c.
Olivia Newton-John
turned down a role (which eventually was played by
Valerie Perrine
) in
Cant Stop the Music
to star in this movie.
d.
The woolly mammoths were played by circus elephants.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
According to Paulette Goddard, Chaplin was deeply and profoundly involved in the recording of the musical score. He spent days upon days in the recording studio writing themes, and only left when Paulette begged him.
b.
Don Cheadle
and
Chris Rock
were considered for the part of Huggy Bear.
c.
In the original draft, there was supposed to be a motorcycle chase scene across the Great Wall of China. However, the Chinese government refused to grant the permission of filming thus it was replaced with a stowaway on the plane scene.
d.
Andy Gibb
was originally cast to play Sonny.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
Danny McGuire was also the name of
Gene Kelly
s character in
Cover Girl
, in which he co-starred with
Rita Hayworth
, about the time the Danny McGuire of this later film reached his peak. The
Olivia Newton-John
musical features Gene Kellys last song-and-dance role.
b.
Shooting began late May-June, 1940, released September 20.
c.
Mary Alden
was considered for the role of Hanneh.
d.
In June, 2001 Newsweek revealed that print ads for at least four movies released by Columbia Pictures, including this one and
A Knights Tale
contained glowing comments from a film reviewer who did not exist. The fake critic, "David Manning," was actually a friend by the same name in Connecticut who had agreed to let his Columbia ad-marketing friend use his name. Manning was misrepresented as a reviewer for a newspaper in the small Connecticut town of Ridgefield.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
Rachel Weisz
was considered for the role of Daisy, but turned down because of scheduling conflicts with the different filming dates of the film.
b.
The word Xanadu is spoken 21 times in the end song "Xanadu".
c.
The films title refers to the combination of Gymnastics training and Karate martial arts.
Kurt Thomas
is a real life gymnast and for the film had to combine both attributes for his role.
d.
The steam locomotive used in this movie is called Sierra No. 3, painted to look like an 1880s steam locomotive. This type of locomotive was actually created in 1896.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
The last musical that Hollywood hoofer
Gene Kelly
ever made.
b.
Bela Lugosi
earned $4,000 for his participation in publicity photos for this film (he does not actually appear in it).
c.
The makers of the movie hosted a contest in Worth1000.com (famous photo manipulation-contest site) to come up with images of how the world would look if nearly everyone were a vampire.
d.
When EVE tries to send WALL-E back to Earth on one of the Life Pods, the deck that she goes to is L912, which can also be viewed as l912, or 1912. The Titanic sank in 1912 and thousands lost their lives because there werent enough lifeboats aboard.
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