100 Hook (1991)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
100 Hook (1991)
- 'Bob Hoskins' (qv) bought beer for 300+ extras after a lengthy and
complicated scene was cut.
- The young Peter Pan is played by 'Dustin Hoffman' (qv)'s son.
- The pirate shut in the chest with the scorpion was played by
'Glenn Close' (qv).
- In 1985, composer 'John Williams' (qv) and lyricist 'Leslie Bircusse' (qv)
worked on ``Hook'', being a stage musical, but the project was scrapped
after about ten songs were written. Only one song from the play,
``When You're Alone,'' made it to the film. However, many of the play's
themes can be heard in Williams' film underscore.
- When the Tootles floats out the window at the end, he says ``Seize the Day'',
which has significance for 'Robin Williams' (qv), who starred in
"Seize the Day (1986)" (qv), and "Dead Poets Society (1989)" (qv) (for which
this was a catch-cry).
- Smee says ``Goooooooood morning Neverland!'', a reference to Williams in
"Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)" (qv).
- [reference to Awakenings, anyone?]
- There were frequent good-natured ``battle of the wits'' exchanges between
Williams and Hoffman. In one incident, Hoffman was not happy
with his performance and asked the scene to be re-shot. Williams' quipped
``Try acting'': a reference to the Hoffman/'Laurence Olivier' (qv) exchange
on the set of "Marathon Man (1976)" (qv).
- Because Tinkerbell was often in the air, 'Julia Roberts' (qv) had an
assistant whose sole responsibility was cleaning her feet.
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [stars]
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [music]
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [father]: ``Old'' Peter doesn't pay attention to
his kids.
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