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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Yanks (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Yanks (1979) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979).
About the movie:
During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979)?
a.
In the music store where Sarah encounters Cliff, all the VHS tapes visible are Paramount catalog titles, the same production company of this film.
b.
The films story is inspired by two different head injuries that director
Jill Sprecher
endured.
c.
Sy Ableman says mathematics is "the art of the possible", a paraphrase of a quote by
Otto von Bismarck
, who called politics "the art of the possible".
d.
This films opening prologue states: "From early 1942 until the invasion of Europe over a million Americans landed in Britain. They came to serve on other battle fronts or to man the vast U.S. Bases in England. Hardly a city, town or village remained untouched."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979)?
a.
The tune played by Grimsworthy on the piano and by the music box is "Greensleeves" (also called "What Child Is This").
b.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
This was British-born director
John Schlesinger
s first movie that he filmed in Britain since
Sunday Bloody Sunday
, a gap of eight years.
d.
Cosette Lee
, who played
Roberts Blossom
elderly mother in the film, was in actuality only 14 years older than Blossom.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979)?
a.
The movies opening image is of a war memorial which is actually located in the town centre of Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England.
b.
The character of Col. Tavington is loosely based on Col. Banastre Tarleton, who was Cornwalliss cavalry commander. Col. Tarelton had his foibles, but he was not nearly as cold-hearted and evil as Col. Tavington (though many historians portray them equally). In the movie, Colonel Tavington died at the end of the Battle of Cowpens. The real Banastre Tarleton lived until 1833 and even served in the British Parliament.
c.
During the siege scenes, large mortars are seen to fire huge cannon balls at the fort. On one day while attempting to capture the projectiles arcing through the air, basketballs spray painted black were actually fired from the mortars. Problem was, most of them either burned up in the barrel or briefly flamed in the air for several feet before falling to earth.
d.
Daniel Davis
first film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979)?
a.
Though filmed in England, this movie was financed by American and West German money.
b.
Some boat (actor close-up) scenes where filmed at Falls Lake, at Universal City Studios, California. near the Psycho house on the backlot.
c.
Amy Steel
has stated that she found shooting the "window scene" to be tedious and mentally trying. The shot required three takes and her frightened reaction is genuine.
d.
Harvey Keitel
was originally slated to play the lead role, but had to bow out due to other commitments. Moreover, Keitel recommended to writer/director
Mark Eisenstein
to cast his good friend
Victor Argo
as the comic.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979)?
a.
Apart from showing military training of the American GIs in England, no actual battle or combat scenes are seen in this war movie making it essentially a home front war film.
b.
Sue Lyon
was chosen for the title role partly due to the size of her breasts.
Stanley Kubrick
had been warned that the censors felt strongly about the use of a less developed actress to portray the sexually active 14-year-old.
c.
The original Broadway production of "Dreamgirls" opened at the Imperial Theater on December 20, 1981, ran for 1521 performances and was nominated for the 1982 Tony Awards for the Best Musical and Score and won for the Best Book of a Musical.
d.
Jack Nicholson
turned down the role of Peter Fallow.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979)?
a.
Natalie Portman
said in an interview with Charlie Rose that one of the most difficult challenges, aside from training and dancing, was her voice in the film. She stated director
Mike Nichols
has given her consistent criticism on how childish her voice sounds and encouraged her to work with vocal coaches to make it sound deeper and more adult. The role of Nina required Portman to regress backwards to make her voice more child-like. She felt it was taking her back to a point she worked hard to leave behind.
b.
The code-name of the real life Second World War mission that the American soldiers were training, preparing and waiting for in this movie was Operation Overlord, the Allied military campaign that was to result in the D-day landing.
c.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
d.
When the film opened on 31 January 1931,
Albert Einstein
joined
Charles Chaplin
at the theater. When the film opened in England,
George Bernard Shaw
joined him.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979)?
a.
The film utilizes an oft-used storyline of the war movie genre which has two soldiers in love with the same girl.
b.
Ryan Stiles
also appeared in the original
Hot Shots!
, but played a different character.
c.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, this movies premiere was held at Camp Campbell (aka Fort Campbell) in Kentucky. This event was included as part of a program to celebrate the 1st Anniversary of the formation of the IV Armored Corps of the Army Ground Forces, United States Army.
d.
On one scene, Beau Stoddard (Randall Batinkoff) is checking a list: you can read, among others, the names "Nathan J.", "Monty Simons", "Lisa Hansen", which are all part of the production staff of the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979)?
a.
A campaign to save a real life Second World War pillbox used as a set in this movie was launched in December 2009. The two-story brick building is connected to the former Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) in the village of Steeton.
b.
Gerard Parkes
, who plays the Irish bartender Doc, also played the character Doc in the childrens series
Fraggle Rock
(1983-1987). Coincidence, or perhaps an homage.
c.
Brian De Palma
offered the role of Madeleine Linscott to
Eva Green
, but she turned it down because she didnt want to be typecast as a "femme fatale" and the role went to
Hilary Swank
.
d.
The film released on DVD is an edited version, whereas the version shown on cable is the complete version.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: About 25 minutes into the movie, when a guy gets thrown into a swimming pool.
b.
Billie Burke
never really rated the film much despite taking a personal interest in the writing of the script. She went to great lengths to make sure that writer
William Anthony McGuire
never besmirched the good name of
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
, hence the playing down of his infidelities.
c.
John Schlesinger
originally delivered the film at a length of around 165 minutes. He was forced to cut the film by approximately 25 minutes before the films premiere engagement. The film stayed at this length and the 165-minute directors cut has never been seen. Among the victims of the cuts was
Bill Nighy
, whose character Tom was deleted.
d.
Two nitrate prints of this film survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and neither one is listed for Preservation.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yanks (1979)?
a.
The heroine of this Nick Millard feature, recently reissued on DVD, appears from the trailer to be going around interviewing people on the street in between her frequent sex scenes, probably in reference to the hit film
Jag är nyfiken - en film i gult
.
b.
The wire-man sculpture is by
Antony Gormley
, best known for "Angel of the North," a public sculpture in Gateshead.
c.
In the flashback to Africa, a young black girl with white hair can be seen. This is the young Ororo Monroe (Storm), the future X-Men member. This scene was removed from the final film, but appears as a deleted scene in the DVD.
d.
Olivia Newton-John
was interviewed for a key role.
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