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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Face in the Crowd (1957) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Face in the Crowd (1957) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Face in the Crowd (1957).
About the movie:
An Arkansas hobo becomes an overnight media sensation. But as he becomes drunk with fame and power, will he ever be exposed as the fraud he has become?
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Face in the Crowd (1957)?
a.
MSNBC host Keith Olbermann refers to FOX News host Glenn Beck as "Lonesome Rhodes" Beck after Andy Griffiths character in this movie.
b.
Average Shot Length = ~6.4 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.6 seconds.
c.
One of the minor roles is a character named Negulesco, an in-joke. Director
Jean Negulesco
was a house-director at Warners and co-worker, who was scheduled to direct
Errol Flynn
s next picture, _The New Adventures of Don Juan (1948)_. Unforseen delays caused it to be postponed and Negulesco was ultimately replaced.
d.
"There was an unexpected halt to filming in August 1968, when the Russians invaded Czechoslovakia, and all American and British cast and crews members had to be evacuated" according to the book, Bill Collins presents The Golden Years of Hollywood by
Bill Collins
. Collins adds that "A half-replica of the bridge was built near Castel Gandolfo, the Popes summer residence south of Rome, and the film was completed in Hamburg and various Italian locations."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Face in the Crowd (1957)?
a.
It was producer
Robert Shaye
that actually came up with the idea of the character of The Bleeder. Shaye liked the idea of a crazed murderer who always hid his face and was revealed later in the film.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 3, 1944 with
Walter Huston
,
Anne Baxter
,
Jane Withers
and
Farley Granger
reprising their film roles.
c.
The majority of the movie was filmed at Biograph Studios built in 1912 by American Mutoscope & Biograph us. The studio was sold several times throughout the years until it burned down in 1980.
d.
Screenwriter
Jeph Loeb
originally wrote the script with the intention of having
Gene Simmons
play Matrix, but Simmons passed on it early in the developmental stage. Loeb then rewrote the script with
Nick Nolte
in mind as an out-of-condition former Commando. The storyline was to concern a special forces agent working in the Middle East who becomes sick of the continuous death and destruction. He leaves Israel, returns to the United States and retires, but he is then forced out of retirement after the kidnapping of his daughter.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Face in the Crowd (1957)?
a.
Lee Remicks film debut
b.
The Italian pop version of the song "The Circle of Life", sung in Italian by
Ivana Spagna
, was a major hit in Italy in 1994/95, alongside the original version by
Elton John
.
c.
The character of Gwildor was created to replace Orko from
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
.
d.
Stephanies two children in the film had to be dubbed by Liebermans three year old daughter. The reason for this was the parents of both the child actors pulled them from the shoot after seeing the potentially disturbing attack scene being shot. Unfortunately the two children were taken before they could be looped for the audio.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Face in the Crowd (1957)?
a.
The Vitajex tablets that Lonesome Rhodes hawks have 6 grains of dextrose, 5 grains of inert material, 2.5 grains of caffeine, and 3.5 grains of aspirin. Thats roughly equivalent to a 16 oz café latte and two baby aspirin tablets.
b.
Mark Rydell
was the first director attached to this film, with
Barbra Streisand
interested in playing Claudia. However, Rydell cast the younger
Debra Winger
instead. Then Streisand came back after Winger pulled out. Then Rydell left the project, and Streisand hired
Martin Ritt
. Streisand says she was genuinely frightened of
Leslie Nielsen
, who managed to convince her he was dangerous. She says she wishes she had "fought back" more in their dramatic sequence together, but that he really did scare her.
c.
Two reels of five survive at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
d.
Filmed June 27-late July 1938, released December 2.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Face in the Crowd (1957)?
a.
Steven Seagal
and
Kelly LeBrock
were married at that time.
b.
Screenwriter
Dalton Trumbo
and director
Edward Dmytryk
were known for their left-wing political beliefs - they were among the infamous "Hollywood Ten" blacklisted during the McCarthy-era anti-Communist hysteria after the war - and
Ginger Rogers
, a staunch Republican, began noticing what she interpreted to be "anti-American" speeches in her dialog. Upon complaining, the speeches were given to other actresses.
c.
The buffalo hunt and several other sequences were filmed on the 55,000-acre Triple U Ranch owned by
Roy Houck
, who had served as South Dakotas lieutenant governor in the 1950s; he gave the filmmakers considerable assistance in managing the logistics of the sequence.
d.
Andy Griffiths film debut.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Face in the Crowd (1957)?
a.
Director, writer and actor
Ricky Gervais
sponsored an online Photoshop contest related to the movie theme by asking contestants to edit known movie posters as if those posters were usually lying to the audience.
b.
According to a 1983 interview with the actor, the debut role of
Charles Nelson Reilly
as a saxophonist did not make the final cut of the film.
c.
Film debut of
Jeff Goldblum
.
d.
The film portion of the presentation contained 60 minutes of material based on Wizard, Land and Ozma of Oz, a 20-minute preview of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (while Gillespie and Remus sold books in the lobby), which had not yet been published, and 40 minutes of material on John Dough and the Cherub. In addition, there was approximately one hour of live stage acting (with the actors in the film appearing and interacting with
L. Frank Baum
) and magic lantern displays.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Face in the Crowd (1957)?
a.
Two of the landing craft used in the Omaha Beach scenes were actually in use in World War II.
b.
Julia Roberts
,
Richard Gere
,
Hector Elizondo
,
Kathleen Marshall
, and the uncredited
Larry Miller
(NYC barman) all appeared together in
Pretty Woman
.
c.
Debut movie of
Richard Jaeckel
who was seventeen years of age at the time. Apparently, Jaeckel had been a messenger boy for the 20th Century-Fox studio when he was cast in the film.
d.
In the "Making of" documentary on the 2005 DVD release of
A Face in the Crowd
, Andy Griffith says that the inspiration for way that Marcia reveals Rhodes hypocrisy (by broadcasting his true feelings about his audience after he believes the sound has been cut off) came from the famed "Uncle Don incident," in which "Uncle" Don Carney, a longtime childrens radio host, was supposed to have been broadcast saying "there, that oughta hold the little bastards" into a live microphone after he thought it had already been turned off. Griffith recounted this story as fact, even though it is believed by most broadcasting historians to be nothing more than a widespread and very popular urban legend.
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