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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Little Romance (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Little Romance (1979) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Little Romance (1979).
About the movie:
A French boy (Daniel) and an American girl (Lauren), who goes to school in Paris, meet and begin a little romance...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Little Romance (1979)?
a.
Helen Mundy
, then a 16-year-old high school student from Knoxville, was later described by
Karl Brown
as "the most difficult person I ever had anything to do with." He recalled her as being very demanding and frequently threatened to walk off the film. The film was being shot in the mountains, far from civilization, and when she did occasionally wander off angrily, Helen would come back after an hour or two.
Forrest James
, however, seems to have caused no trouble at all.
b.
Julius and Lauren quote Elizabeth Barrett Brownings Sonnet #43 from the Sonnets from the Portuguese. It begins with "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." The two recited the last lines, which are "and, if God choose,/ I shall but love thee better after death."
c.
The original Broadway production of "Sweet Charity" opened at the Palace Theater on January 29, 1966, ran for 608 performances and was nominated for the 1966 Tony Award for the Best Musical.
John McMartin
reprises his role in the movie.
d.
Chris Columbus
wrote the script with actress
Maureen OHara
in mind for the role of the mother. Once casting had begun, he insisted on having OHara play the role and began a search for her. What he didnt know was that she had long since retired and was living on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. Knowing her brother
Charles B. Fitzsimons
was still in the movie industry, Columbus contacted him and had a script sent. OHaras brother then sent the script to her and said, "This you do!" After reading the script herself, Maureen contacted her brother and said, "This I do!"
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Little Romance (1979)?
a.
Shot in sequence.
b.
The famous Hollywood sign originally read Hollywoodland, promoting a real estate project in the 1920s. The last 4 letters were removed in 1949.
c.
Won the Best Feature Award at the 2006 South Padre Island Film Festival.
d.
"Where Does It Hurt?" was filmed with much of the production money invested by director Rod Amateau and actor Peter Sellers, making the director and star both acting producers of the film. On the first day of filming, Sellers phoned Amateau and asked that a limousine be sent to his Los Angeles hotel to transport the actor to the film studio. Amateau explained to Sellers that hed be glad to send a limousine to transport the actor, but since Sellers was sharing in the expenses of the production as well as the profits, the limousine would cost the actor fifty dollars per day. The next morning, Sellers arrived at the studio in the passenger seat of a pickup truck driven by the films key grip. Passing Amateau on his way to the set, Sellers explained to the director, "He lives near me."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Little Romance (1979)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
The crews were denied access to shoot in the Louvre. A set was built complete with several plaster replicas.
c.
Jerome Cowan
, playing Spades doomed partner Miles Archer, is only on-screen for two minutes total, although to many it seemed as if he had a much bigger part.
d.
Since the concept behind the film is the romantic mythology that pervaded American high-school culture in the 1950s, the music in the film is a mix of 50s-style ballads and period rockabilly by frequent Plympton collaborators Maureen McElheron and Hank Bones. They have worked with Bill in tandem ever since his film "The Tune" in 1991.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Little Romance (1979)?
a.
Very early on in the pre-production stage,
Judy Garland
,
June Allyson
, and
Ann Miller
were considered for the role of Kathy Selden, but all were considered "too old".
Jane Powell
and
Leslie Caron
were also briefly considered before
Debbie Reynolds
(then a newcomer) was cast.
b.
Robert De Niro
accidentally broke
Joe Pesci
s rib in a sparring scene. This shot appears in the film: De Niro hits Pesci in the side, Pesci groans, and there is a quick cut to another angle. See also
Casino
.
c.
This was Diane Lanes film debut.
d.
Although the film features several fictional murders, it is associated with one real-life murder. When
Robert Evans
was raising money for the film, he became associated with a promoter named Roy Radin. Radin was reportedly murdered on May 13, 1983 but his body was not found for several weeks. Evans was not accused of murder but was implicated in the investigation because he was dealing with Radin and Karen Jacobs-Greenberger who introduced Radin to Evans. She was convicted of ordering the murder of Radin and is now serving a life sentence for this crime.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Little Romance (1979)?
a.
The movies that Daniel and Lauren watch include "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting", both directed by George Roy Hill.
b.
The park scene where Donna meets her brother Michael was shot in three different cities. Driving into the park is Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Inside the car is in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California and the park where they finally meet is VFW park in Katy, Texas.
c.
Respirators were required during the slaughterhouse sequence due to the debris and chemicals that had filled up inside the set.
d.
In the original film (and book), Eli (who Abby is based upon) is actually a male who was castrated during a vampire cult early in life.
Matt Reeves
decided to drop this story line out of the American remake to make it more accessible to a public American audience by making Abby a female. Hence there is more to the meaning of Abbys words when she tells Owen "I am not a girl" and similar words.
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