# Cool movie trivia **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 10, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594 "2019-10-10T14:44:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/1 "2019-10-10T14:44:34Z")
While perusing the IMDB, I ran across this cool bit of trivia: DIRECTOR TRADEMARK (John Landis): (prison number): Louis’ (Dan Aykroyd’s) prison number [in Trading Places] is 74745058, which is the same prison number as Jake Blues (John Belushi) in The Blues Brothers (1980), also starring Aykroyd. Let’s make a list of interesting bits of trivia! ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/2 "2019-10-10T18:19:01Z")
In the “In A Pickle” episode of _The Magic School Bus_, Miss Frizzle’s prison uniform number was 24601. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/3 "2019-10-10T18:58:05Z")
THX 1138 references throughout the Star Wars series, if your interested. > **[Star Wars News - StarWars.com](https://www.starwars.com/news)** > > Visit StarWars.com to get the all latest news and updates, and test your knowledge with fun quizzes! ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/4 "2019-10-10T19:05:38Z")
Frank Oz, famed muppeteer, appeared in both Trading Places and Blues Brothers as well. He was the police officer who was bribed to find PCP in Akroyd’s jacket in Trading Places, and the prison official returning Belushi’s property when he was being released. “One Timex watch, broken. One prophylactic, unused. One, soiled.” ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/5 "2019-10-10T19:11:08Z")
No sets were built for the Bullitt. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/21600938020](https://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/21600938020) > [@](#): > > At the time, San Francisco was not a big film-making mecca and the mayor, Joe Alioto, was very keen to promote it as such. Consequently, Bullitt (1968) enjoyed a freedom of movement around the city that would be hard to come by today, including giving up an entire hospital wing for filming, closing down multiple streets for three weeks for a car chase scene and taking over San Francisco International Airport at night. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/6 "2019-10-10T19:28:31Z")
Rosebud was was the sled. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/7 "2019-10-10T19:42:35Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Frank Oz, famed muppeteer, appeared in both Trading Places and Blues Brothers as well. He was the police officer who was bribed to find PCP in Akroyd’s jacket in Trading Places, and the prison official returning Belushi’s property when he was being released. “One Timex watch, broken. One prophylactic, unused. One, soiled.” He was also the test proctor in “Spies Like Us”, also with Dan Aykroyd. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/8 "2019-10-10T19:43:38Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Rosebud was was the sled. Come on, man! How 'bout some spoiler tags? ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/9 "2019-10-10T19:44:47Z")
In _Moon Warriors_ (1992), Sea Wayne of Little Shrimp Village was played by Hoi Wai, a female killer whale who lived at Ocean Park, Hongkong. Hoi Wai passed away in 1997. Her performance and kung fu skills in this film remain impressive and unique in cinema. ---
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In _Planes, Trains, and Automobiles_, in the scene where the cop pulls them over and impounds their car, if you’re observant you might notice that he’s a Wisconsin State Trooper. Except Wisconsin is not on their route from Saint Louis to Chicago. This isn’t an error. They filmed a whole scene where the pair discover they had driven too far and were now in Wisconsin, but it got cut out for time. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/11 "2019-10-10T19:56:48Z")
Actor John Cazale appeared in only 5 full length motion pictures before dying of lung cancer. All 5 films were nominated for Best Picture (Oscar). Three of them won. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/12 "2019-10-10T20:11:13Z")
Duncan “Dean” Parkin’s appeared as an actor in only two movies – **War of the Colossal Beast** and **The Cyclops**. His entire acting career consisted on playing one-eyed, mentally clouded giants in Bert I. Gordon movies. > **[Duncan 'Dean' Parkin - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662784/?ref_=tt_cl_t3)** > > Duncan 'Dean' Parkin. Actor: The Cyclops. Duncan 'Dean' Parkin was born on 9 February 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Cyclops (1957) and War of the Colossal Beast (1958). He died on 21 October 2009 in Torrance,... ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/13 "2019-10-10T20:35:27Z")
There have been two movies made of the Christian apocalyptic book Left Behind. Both were directed by different men with the uncommon first name “Vic”. Vic Sarin directed the one in 2000. Vic Armstrong directed the 2014 one. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/14 "2019-10-10T20:43:24Z")
While filming _The Godfather_, > [@IMDb](#): > > Lenny Montana (Luca Brasi) was so nervous about working with Marlon Brando that in the first take of their scene together, he flubbed some lines. Director Francis Ford Coppola liked the genuine nervousness and used it in the final cut. The scenes of Luca practicing his speech were added later. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/15 "2019-10-10T20:59:59Z")
[Dick Shawn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Shawn) of _The Producers_ and _It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World_ fame, died right on stage during a performance. He was doing a stand-up act in which it didn’t seem unusual (at first) for him to lay motionless on his face, but after a few minutes, somebody checked on him… ---
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In _A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum_, there were so many flies around during filming (including conspicuously visible on-screen in the final cut) they ended up starring in [the closing credits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JmRr5S_ZdE). ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/17 "2019-10-10T21:40:40Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > [Dick Shawn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Shawn) of _The Producers_ and _It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World_ fame, died right on stage during a performance. He was doing a stand-up act in which it didn’t seem unusual (at first) for him to lay motionless on his face, but after a few minutes, somebody checked on him… Along the same lines, Tommy Cooper, British stand-up comedian but also occasional movie actor (most notably in The Plank, a 1967 near-silent comedy), [collapsed and died on stage on live TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Cooper#Death_on_live_television). As this was broadcast you can (still, I believe) find it on Youtube if you feel so inclined, but I’m not going to link to it. As in **Dung Beetle** ’s example, it was taken by the audience to be part of the act. > [@](#): > > The assistant smiled at him as he slumped down, believing that it was a part of the act. Likewise, the audience gave “uproarious” laughter as he fell backwards You do hear old troupers saying that it’s the way they would want to go. j ETA -just to confirm, that link is to a Wiki page, not to video. ---
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The 1931 _Dracula_, which made Bela Lugosi famous, and the 1979 _Dracula_, which made Frank Langella famous, were both based on the stage play, adapted from Bram Stoker’s novel by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. Lugosi and Langella had both played the role on Broadway. In the 1963 _Cleopatra_, starring Elizabeth Taylor, the queen is attended by two servants named Iras and Charmian. These characters were based on characters in Shakespeare’s play _Antony and Cleopatra_. ---
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> [@furryman](#): > > THX 1138 references throughout the Star Wars series [And a bunch of other stuff.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066434/movieconnections?ref_=tt_ql_trv_6) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594/20 "2019-10-10T22:29:04Z")
Also in _It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World_, they wouldn’t let the aging Spencer Tracy work more than a couple of hours a day, because they didn’t want him to get sick or worse. However, he’d get bored and testy from sitting around with nothing to do the rest of the day, so they got Dick Shawn and Jonathan Winters to entertain him with riffing and improv. Tracy was impressed with how excellent and funny an actor could be without disciplined rehearsal, so besides being entertained, he tried loosening up a bit during his takes. You can see it a little bit when he interacts with William Demarest. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594.md?page=2)