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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).
About the movie:
Two seemingly dumb teens struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)?
a.
As is shown in the movie, Marie Antoinette was not allowed to keep her pug, Mops, when she entered France. However, later on Count Mercy arranged for the pug to be sent to her after her marriage.
b.
The number that Rufus dials to take Bill and Ted to Austria in 1805 is 1-323-459-4303.
c.
The film was originally supposed to be shot in Ecuador for the jungle scenes but when that was deemed too expensive it was moved to the Dominican Republic a virtual military dictatorship at that time. The town in the film is Alto Gracia. Soon after the film was finished the town erupted in real life riots (reflecting a scene from the film) when the president nullified an election that he lost to a liberal candidate. The riots spread to neighboring villages forcing the president to step down.
d.
Writer
Robert Silliphant
played one of the zombies.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)?
a.
Harold Lockwood
died of influenza before filming was completed. Some script changes were made and the movie was finished using a double shot from behind.
b.
The "Ziggy Pig" dish in the ice-cream restaurant is a reference to a comic book character put out by Timely Comics (later Marvel) during World War II. By the time this movie was made, it and its image (which appears on the badge they place on Napoleons chest) were public domain.
c.
Joni Mitchell
, who was
Lisa Cholodenko
s inspiration for the Jane character, is among the musicians in Janes photo gallery.
d.
The real
Julie Newmar
showed up on set one day to watch filming, which led to her cameo appearance.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)?
a.
The building used for the exterior shots of the bank robbery scene is University House in Newcastle, Australia, which is home to the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music (among other schools of the University of Newcastle). Francine Bell, who portrays one of the news anchors in the film, is a well-loved Voice tutor at Newcastle Conservatorium, although none of her scenes would have been filmed at University House.
b.
This is a collection of four different films, directors , casts and filmed at different times. Episode 1: "The Bad Samaritan by
Thomas McMorrow
; Episode 2: "The Man Who Heard Everything" by
Walter Trumbull
; Episode 3: "Hop" by
Hugh Wiley
; Episode 4: "The Intrigue" by
Marshall Neilan
.
c.
The punk band The Ataris wrote a song based on Oxs report. The song is titled "San Dimas High School Football Rules!" but has nothing to do with the film.
d.
According to the directors commentary on the DVD,
Rawson Marshall Thurber
wrote the parts of Peter La Fleur, White Goodman, and Justin with
Vince Vaughn
,
Ben Stiller
, and
Justin Long
respectively in mind. The latter was chosen because of his role in
Galaxy Quest
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)?
a.
The movie was shot in 15 weeks in the autumn of 1989.
b.
S-Mart is chain of grocery stores in Mexico.
c.
In 2010, New York Magazine reported that while doing research for his role in
Sonny
, James Franco visited male strip clubs in New Orleans and also followed a male prostitute around, even into a hotel room while the prostitute did his job.
d.
The scene when Napoleon slides down the waterslides at "Waterloo", was filmed at Golfland/Sunsplash waterpark in Mesa, Arizona.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)?
a.
Originally,
Alex Winter
auditioned for the role of Ted and
Keanu Reeves
auditioned for the role of Bill.
b.
Patrick Macnee
replaced
Leslie Nielsen
, who was forced to withdraw from the film because of scheduling problem.
c.
Francis Ford Coppola
took eleven days to shoot his second unit footage, only ten minutes of which wound up in the finished film.
d.
To audition for the part of the Oompa-Loompas,
Deep Roy
danced and lip-synced to the song "Its Not Unusual" by
Tom Jones
, not knowing that Burton had used the song in
Mars Attacks!
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)?
a.
Every scene shot during the section of the film at the San Dimas mall, including the ice rink, were all filmed on location at the MetroCenter Mall in Phoenix, Arizona.
b.
Episode 6: The Trail of Brute
c.
The idea behind making the film actually came about when
Roger Avary
was scouting locations for
Quentin Tarantino
on
Reservoir Dogs
. Avary found a great bank set in Los Angeles and informed Tarantino, who said that although the location was no good for Dogs, it would be good for a film set in a bank. One of Avarys scripts,
Killing Zoe
, was almost entirely set in a bank, and with that as the motivation, the making of the film began.
d.
When he was cast,
Ben Barnes
was set to tour as Dakin with the Royal National Theatres production of "The History Boys". Barnes left England without telling the Theatre. They considered suing him for breach of contract but then decided against it. To get into character, Barnes wore hair extensions and shaved twice a day. He patterned Caspians "Spanish" accent on
Mandy Patinkin
s Inigo Montoya in
The Princess Bride
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)?
a.
The
Mario Puzo
screenplay that
Richard Donner
inherited (and quickly rewrote) included one infamous camp moment where Lex Luthor encountered
Telly Savalas
playing Kojak in a railway station. Kojak then offered Luthor a lollipop and asked him his trademark line "Who loves ya, baby?".
b.
Johns collectible car is an Alfa Romeo Spider, manufactured in the 1980s.
c.
The rescue scene of Bill and Ted (their comrades pretending to be executioners and escaping on a horse-drawn carriage) is the same way that DArtagnan is rescued in
The Three Musketeers
, which was also directed by
Stephen Herek
.
d.
A rarity; filmed in America by a completely Russian Production team.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)?
a.
Credited actor
Michael Backes
is the husband of the director,
Martha Coolidge
.
b.
Film debut of
Harrison Ford
.
c.
When Bill reads the assignment to Ted, he says, "Express to the class how an important historical figure from each of your time periods would view the world of San Dimas, 1988." His lips are actually saying, "San Dimas, 1987" and the "1988" was dubbed later because of a delay in the movies release.
d.
When Will is looking for Captain Jack Sparrow, the last guy he asks tells him about an island where the "long pork" is very good. "Long pork" is a euphemism for human flesh.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)?
a.
This movie has 11 traps, the most in the entire franchise.
b.
The exterior shots of Bill and Teds high school are of Coronado High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. The striking mosaic is featured on the schools auditorium facade and was designed by art teacher Mr. Gatti and the students in the early 1960s.
c.
When Griff and Kelly are talking on the park bench just after her arrival in town, she is reading "The Dark Page", a 1944 novel by
Samuel Fuller
that was the basis for
Scandal Sheet
.
d.
The scenes at the "Surf and Turf" restaurant were filmed at a Port Washington, NY restaurant called "Louies". The car racing scenes between
Ben Stiller
and
Robert De Niro
were also filmed in downtown Port Washington. Also, the scene where Stiller and De Niro go shopping is in Port Washington at Salem Drugs.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)?
a.
Robert Shaw
was also in trouble with the IRS and had to flee the country once his scenes were completed.
b.
Bill and Ted introduce Rufus to themselves - Rufus never tells them his name.
c.
To play Chopins piano solos,Columbia Pictures first attempted to engage
Artur Rubinstein
, then
Vladimir Horowitz
. Rubinstein was offended when he was greeted by Columbia president
Harry Cohn
with a boisterous "Hiya, Ruby!" Horowitz got along better with Cohn, but did not wish to perform the severely cut versions of the Chopin pieces the film required.
d.
Film debut of Illinois stage actor Taalkeus Talky Blank (Jeffrey Allen), whom played Mayor Buckman, and whom would later appear playing numerous Southern-accented characters in several of Herschell Gordon Lewis movies.
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