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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Xanadu (1980) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Xanadu (1980) - Part (4) 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.
Much of the on-ride footage was filmed on the "Corkscrew" at Playland, part of the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, Canada. The actual ride has an initial drop of 65ft and turns back around on itself before entering the double corkscrew, whilst the drop in the movie is 200ft, followed by a double corkscrew.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 21, 1946 with
Cary Grant
and
Nigel Bruce
reprising their film roles.
c.
The dance number between
Gene Kelly
and
Olivia Newton-John
was filmed after production for the movie had finished and it became clear the filmmakers had not given their audience the one scene the movie required: Gene and Olivia dancing together. Gene Kelly choreographed the dance number. His conditions for doing it included a closed stage that included only himself, Olivia Newton-John, a cameraman, a choreographer he had befriended, and two others.
d.
Billie Whitelaw
was performing in a play at the West End when the film was being made. She rang up to ask if she could get out of making the film but as it was late on a Friday afternoon there was no one in the production office to receive her call. Whitelaw had no option but to show up for filming on the following Monday.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
The only one of the eight films featuring
Boris Karloff
and
Bela Lugosi
in which the two stars have no scenes together.
b.
According to the special features on a recently released DVD, the cartoon sequence was added because the filmmakers were required to include an extra song written for the movie. Having a cartoon made for that song was easier than trying to make it fit into the movie.
c.
Dominic Monaghan
was allergic to the elven cloaks the Fellowship wore. Before scenes were shot,
Peter Jackson
used to joke around and say "Are we ready to go? Does Dom have his cape on?"
d.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
Creating the Hulk in CGI was one of the most complex tasks Industrial Light & Magic had ever undertaken at that time. The computer model used 12996 texture maps, and required 1165 muscle movements and 100 layers of skin. It took the combined work and efforts of about 180 ILM technicians (69 technical artists, 41 animators, 35 compositors, 10 muscle action animators, 9 CG modellers, 8 supervisors, 6 skin painters and 5 motion-capture wranglers), over 2.5 million hours and one and a half years for him to be effectively created and portrayed in the film. With all that work, some of the public complained that the Hulk looked too fake, comparing him with
Shrek
.
b.
Was originally set for a release date of September 21st 2001, but producers at Dimension Films wanted the film to be stronger so re-shoots took place from September to October 2001.
c.
Michael Beck
doesnt sing in this movie. Beck was dubbed by
Cliff Richard
.
d.
Janit Baldwin
s feature film debut.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
This marked the first time since his first film "Whos That Knocking on My Door?" that
Martin Scorsese
was able to work with his film school friend
Thelma Schoonmaker
due to her having been denied membership in the then all-male Motion Picture Editors Guild.
b.
Marlon Brando
based some of his performance on
Al Lettieri
who plays Sollozzo. While preparing for
On the Waterfront
, Brando became friendly with Lettieri, whose relative was a real-life Mafioso. Brando and Lettieri would later co-star in
The Night of the Following Day
. Lettieri also helped Brando prepare for his Godfather role by bringing him to his relatives house for a family dinner.
c.
Sandahl Bergman
: As Muse No. #1.
d.
During filming, the director discovered a discrepancy in the amount of money between two days on Barrys "Goalometer" (the film being shot completely out of sequence) and wrote in the scene where Barry knocks off Kevins mirror (which was already broken) to explain both the damage and to correct the incontinuity.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
Matt Lattanzi
: The then unknown actor and partner of
Olivia Newton-John
(1980-1995) as the young Danny McGuire and one of the Xanadu Dancers.
b.
George Lucas
s original choice for cinematographer was
Geoffrey Unsworth
, but Unsworth was committed to
A Bridge Too Far
.
Gilbert Taylor
was hired instead, but hated working on the project. Producer
Gary Kurtz
became concerned that Taylor was slowing production down and attempted to replace him with
Harry Waxman
, but the camera crew made it clear they would not work under Waxman, and Lucas told Kurtz that replacing Taylor would probably delay the film even further.
c.
Michael Ealy
was chosen to play
Will Smith
s characters brother in the film by Smith himself.
d.
Some confusion exists as to who played Tenterden in the film. Film Daily and Variety lists
Boyd Irwin
in the role, but the New York Times and the Call Bureau Cast Service credit William Stack. In the viewed print, it is clearly William Stack.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
Colin Farrell
said in an interview that he "thinks he did as many takes for this whole film as I did for one scene in
Miami Vice
."
c.
Ninas cell-phone ring-tone is the "Theme of the Black Swan".
d.
Directorial debut of a theatrical feature for producer-director
Robert Greenwald
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
When this film swept all its nominated categories at the 2001 Razzie Awards, it was referred to throughout the ceremony as "Plan Nine from
L. Ron Hubbard
" (as in
Plan 9 from Outer Space
).
b.
Last live action film of
Andy Devine
.
c.
Olivia Newton-John
and
Matt Lattanzi
met whilst shooting this movie, Lattanzi only having a minor role in the picture. The two formed a relationship and Lattanzi accompanied Newton-John to Australia on a promotional visit for
Xanadu
where he met her parents. The two were married in 1984 and had one child,
Chloe Lattanzi
. They were divorced in 1995.
d.
Paul Mazursky
, the director, was taking a cab to meet the casting director and his cab driver talked so much he thought she might be good in the movie. He had her park at the casting directors office and leave the meter running while she came inside and read for the part. She,
Muriel Beerman
, got the part as the taxi driver.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
Amazingly, this was
Olivia Newton-John
s final big screen theatrical musical for many many years until
Score: A Hockey Musical
, a staggering gap of thirty years. The movie
Two of a Kind
Newton-John made with
John Travolta
was not a musical, though she did sing songs for that movies soundtrack.
b.
Keenan Wynn
and
John Carradine
(a veteran of vampire films) were both original choices for Grandpa. Wynn died right before filming and Carradine was too ill.
c.
To make the St. Bernards attack the car, animal trainers put the dogs favorite toys inside the car so the dogs would try to get them.
d.
Jan Vlasák
(The Dutch Businessman) didnt speak a word of English, he learned his lines phonetically.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
Asked if he has read Don Quixote, Cyrano responds that he has, and found himself the hero.
José Ferrer
would later actually play Don Quixote on stage in the musical Man of La Mancha.
b.
Rian Johnson
wrote the original screenplay in 1997. It took him six years in order to fund the project.
c.
According to the DVD Special Features, this movie was originally conceived as a low-budget roller disco movie.
d.
When we see Alex and Eric sleeping, we can see the cover of the book Eric has been reading: US Army Technical Manual #31-201-1, which covers the making and use of Incendiary devices.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Xanadu (1980)?
a.
To give Jessicas ample bosom an unusual bounce, her supervising animator
Russell Hall
reversed the natural up-down movements of her breasts as she walked: they bounce up when a real womans breasts bounce down and vice versa.
b.
When Danny McGuire (
Gene Kelly
) in the movie jokes that "they used to have wrestling here" he was actually making a true statement as the the Pan Pacific Auditorium used to stage wrestling matches.
c.
Timmy Prices house is actually co-writer Tom Coynes parents house, where Coyne was living during filming.
d.
Gerard Butler
s first film.
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