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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 1941 (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 1941 (1979) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979).
About the movie:
Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979)?
a.
The original concept for the Wicked Witch of the West was to have her resemble a strikingly beautiful woman much in the same way the Evil Queen in
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
was conceived. Producer
Mervyn LeRoy
originally cast MGM beauty
Gale Sondergaard
in the role as a sleek, sexy Wicked Witch of the West. However, the presence of a sexy Wicked Witch left a large plot hole within the script, for it played against the idea that bad witches were ugly. Convinced that the point was important, LeRoy retested Sondergaard as an ugly witch. Looking hideous in the make-up, she immediately declined the role and was replaced with
Margaret Hamilton
.
b.
Once
Slim Pickens
was signed on, the character of Hollis "Holly" Wood was greatly expanded.
c.
The pendant hanging in Morriss locker next to his blue suit coat is of St. Rita, the patron saint of the impossible.
d.
The way Bond orders his first vodka martini is lifted directly from the
Ian Fleming
novels.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979)?
a.
The film is dedicated to actress Barbara Ruick, who appears in the movie as a barmaid, and who died during the filming.
b.
June 2008 Ranked #8 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Animation", the only non-Disney or Pixar film on the list.
c.
Wild Bill Kelso was originally a very minor character. It was expanded once
John Belushi
was signed for the role.
d.
Despite the New Line Cinema re-release title being "The Black Streetfighter", this film bears no connection to
Sonny Chiba
s series of martial arts pictures, including
Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken
(The Streetfighter) and
Onna hissatsu ken
(Sister Streetfighter). This retitling was done only to capitalize on the success of the popular Streetfighter series.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979)?
a.
Elizabeth Taylor
gained nearly 30 pounds to play the role of a middle-aged wife just for this film.
b.
As a result of the writers strike, director
Michael Mann
was able to cast
Johnny Depp
and
Marion Cotillard
once their respective projects had been postponed. Depp was preparing to film
Shantaram
with
Mira Nair
while Cotillard was rehearsing for
Rob Marshall
s musical,
Nine
.
c.
The scene where Wild Bill Kelso slips and tumbles off of the wing of his airplane as he is about to take off was a real accident.
John Belushi
slipped as he was climbing into the plane. It was kept in the movie because it fit his character.
d.
When the Gunslinger robot is splashed in the face with acid,
Yul Brynner
s face was coated with an oil-based makeup mixed with ground Alka-Seltzer. A splash of water then produced the fizzing effect.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979)?
a.
The dialog between Claude and Herbie was written along the same lines as Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton.
Jackie Gleason
and
Art Carney
were offered the roles, but Gleason refused, saying he would not and could not work with Carney any longer.
b.
Jim Varney
was originally cast as
Stan Laurel
but had to bow out due to ill health.
c.
Ralph Macchio
turned down the role of Marty McFly, thinking the movie was about "A kid, a car and plutonium pills."
d.
A friend at college told
Gabourey Sidibe
about the open-call audition for the role of Precious. On the morning of the audition, her normal route to school was blocked by a film crew working on
American Gangster
, so she went to the audition instead.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979)?
a.
James Caan
was offered the role of Ted Kramer, but turned it down.
b.
The two scenes where Rocky runs up the museum stairs (the first where he cant do it and the second during the "Gonna Fly Now" training sequence where he runs up them triumphantly) were filmed two hours apart. The first before the sun rose, the second afterwards.
c.
Reese and Foley are the names used by
Robert Zemeckis
and
Bob Gale
for any police officers or government agents in films they have written.
d.
Ron Howard
refused to have any association with the film, feeling concerned that the whole point of the first film would immediately be squandered.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979)?
a.
Paul Bartel
s last role.
b.
Both
Penny Marshall
and
Cindy Williams
had small parts in this film five years before
Laverne & Shirley
, but both ended up on the cutting room floor.
c.
Eddie Egan
, the real-life New York cop who was the basis for the character of Jimmy Doyle in
The French Connection
, really did have a try-out for the Yankees in his youth, and played alongside a then-unknown
Mickey Mantle
.
d.
Like real movies of the early 1940s, the director planned for a card at the end urging the audience to "Buy War Bonds at This Theater."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979)?
a.
The character of Pierre Dupin, played by Leon Ames, reappeared in another Poe story done by Universal, "Mystery of Marie Roget" (1942) , this time with Patric Knowles in the role.
b.
Very loosely adapted from
H.P. Lovecraft
s "Herbert West - Re-Animator".
c.
Rondo Hatton would play a different CREEPER in two follow-ups not related to this film, "House of Horrors" and "The Brute Man, " both completed in 1945, but released following Hattons death, which occurred on February 2, 1946.
d.
John Belushi
failed to show up on a couple of occasions because his nightlife made him too tired to work.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979)?
a.
Anne Meara
: The woman in the employment office is
Ben Stiller
s mother.
b.
The movie is based on a real-life game that director David Zucker created with his friends, literally played in the driveway of his home. Many of the reappearing teammates are friends of Zucker and actual original players of the Zucker-driveway game, asked by the director to be in the movie to pay homage to origins of BASEketball.
c.
Hobart Henley starred in the first three episodes and then dropped out of the series in the fourth episode, due to an accident. Harry Carey took over and starred in episodes four through twelve.
d.
All told, seven directors were involved in some manner in making this movie:
Robert Zemeckis
and
Bob Gale
wrote the film,
John Milius
helped with production of the film, and
Steven Spielberg
directed it. The other director involved was
Brian De Palma
. According to Millius in the DVD making of documentary, DePalma contributed the gag of the Japanese asking
Slim Pickens
"Wheres Hollywood?" to which Pickens, whose character name is Hollis "Holly" Wood would answer "Im here." as a play on Abbott and Costellos "Whos on first?" routine. In addition,
Samuel Fuller
and
John Landis
have cameo roles.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979)?
a.
It took so long to set up the final shot of the house falling down that cast and crew members actually started a betting pool on what day and time the shot would actually begin filming.
Dan Aykroyd
won the bet.
b.
Each Baudelaire orphan has one major flaw in their wardrobe according to the books. Klaus in the books is nearly blind without his glasses while, in the movie they are only needed for reading. Sunny in the books hated wearing a pink dress, but in the film her dress had a lot of pink in it. Violet in the book was unable to put braids in her hair because they would stay together, but in the movie she has braids nearly the entire time.
c.
Some of the cast were made physically sick by the makeup work.
d.
Billy Graham
maintains that the disruption of this films world premiere actually created worldwide interest and publicity for this film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 1941 (1979)?
a.
The combination to unlock the nuclear suitcase is 08061945 (August 6, 1945), which is the date the United States dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.
b.
The leaking fire hydrant scene which was filmed on a street paved with red bricks was actually filmed on Andrews Street in the Freedmens Town Historical District, located in Houston, Texas.
c.
Robert Zemeckis
and
Bob Gale
met while attending the University of Southern California Film School. One of USCs most famous school presidents was Rufus von Kleinschmidt, and several buildings on campus bear his name. Ironically, one of von Kleinschmidts many accomplishments was helping start the film school.
d.
Although the film doesnt mention it
Seabiscuit
and
War Admiral
were supposed to race in June of 1938 in the Massachusetts Handicap. Seabiscuit was scratched due to "fevered legs". War Admiral finished 4th marking the first time he finished out of the money.
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