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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) Quiz
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About the movie:
Pinky is released from prison and has decided to go straight from now on, but accidentally getting himself a job as a maintenance man at a large bank...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)?
a.
20th Century-Fox studio publicity announced that this was the movie debut of
Robert Wagner
(as Private Coffman in this film). However, Wagner had previously appeared in debut but uncredited as Cleaves Catcher Adams in
The Happy Years
. Nonetheless, this movie,
Halls of Montezuma
, still represents Wagners credited movie debut.
b.
Actress Jean Seberg was offered the female lead in this film. She was excited by the prospect of staring alongside David Niven, since they had enjoyed working with each other on Bonjour tristesse. Seberg committed suicide before filming began.
c.
In the flyover shot of the early construction of the Transamerica Pyramid, the "box" foundation is completely devoid of any piles or columns. Unlike most conventional high-rise foundations, the Pyramid was uniquely constructed without any piles driven into the bedrock. The weight of the building actually rests on trusses at the first two levels, and the trusses rest on top of this "box".
d.
Rachel Weisz
was offered a large part in this film when she was only 14, but her parents would not allow her to do it.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)?
a.
The very first time we see the Frankenstein Monster, it is not
Bela Lugosi
in the makeup. Stuntman
Eddie Parker
also made appearances as the Monster - most noticeably during the final battle with the Wolfman.
b.
The Last film of Hugh Griffth
c.
Beth Fowler
s film debut.
d.
Featured in the film are three songs sung by
Burl Ives
. Ives voiced Sam the Snowman in
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
, a stop-motion animated production by Rankin-Bass that influenced the style of this film. Furthermore, all three of the songs featured in the film were first released on Ives 1960 album "Burl Ives Sings Little White Duck and Other Childrens Favorites".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)?
a.
Elke Sommers topless shower scene was cut from UK theatrical release. All subsequent UK releases, and BBC television screenings, used the cut theatrical print. However the BBC2 broadcast in September included the shower scene.
b.
The images of the interior of the Vger cloud were created using airbrush paintings. Led by animation supervisor
Alison Yerxa
, a team of animators created thousands of air-brushings using white paint on black paper. These were then photographed, made into transparencies, and used as positive and negative masks on a special multi-plane animation camera. Color tints were then added using filters during the optical composting process. The sequence was inspired by a Canadian documentary called
Universe
, which visual effects supervisor
Douglas Trumbull
had seen during the making of
2001: A Space Odyssey
.
c.
In the Harmonia Gardens, the back wall behind the hat check girl, is the wall from the ballroom of the Von Trapps Villa in
The Sound of Music
.
d.
Vehicles featured included a silver Aston Martin V12 Vanquish also an invisible car in the movie; a Russian Antonov An-124 airplane; Jinxs drives a red 2003 coral Ford Thunderbird in Iceland; 007s drives Raouls brown & white Ford Fairlane in Cuba; Zaos green Jaguar XKR for car chases in Iceland; two Switchblade Gliders (aka PHASST - Programmable High Altitude Single Soldier Transport); a Sunseeker 48-50 speedboat; an Ilyushin Il-76 airplane; Gustav Graves Ice Dragster; a black Notar MD-600N helicopter for an escape from the Antonov; Osprey Hovercraft; and black and yellow Bombardier Ski-Doo MX ZREV snowmobiles.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)?
a.
Much of Roberto Begninis dialogue was unscripted and was spontaneously improvised by the actor.
b.
In an interview with Movieline magazine,
Barry Pepper
said that the food provided on the set wasnt great and that
John Travolta
decided to summon his personal chef to the movies Canada location to feed the cast and crew.
c.
Alfred Molinas movie debut.
d.
Edward Van Sloan
(Dr Waldman) also makes an uncredited appearance as himself in the films prologue, in order to warn audiences of what follows.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)?
a.
Many of the autos used in the early scenes (the NY taxi, the Glen Cove police car and the county detectives car) are 1958 Ford sedans.
b.
Steven Spielberg
and
Tobe Hooper
wanted virtually unknown actors to play the Freelings because they wanted to add a realism to the family that would off-balance the ghost story. They felt that if the audience watched well-known stars, then it would take away from the realistic feel of the characters.
c.
Richard Johnson replaced George Baker
d.
According to the production notes,
Barry Humphries
played the part of Bert Schnick like Dr. Caligari, a silent film villain of 1920s German Expressionist Cinema. Humphries said, "Hes a highly expressionist character, a blind Viennese-born game show host. Right away you know hes not rooted in any reality of any kind, except his own."
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