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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Place in the Sun (1951) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Place in the Sun (1951) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951).
About the movie:
Young up-and-comer George Eastman is thrust into the blue collar life of a rich uncle's family business where he's expected to learn the ropes from the bottom up...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951)?
a.
Acting debut for both
Jesse Ventura
and
Shane Black
.
b.
The mobile phone that Hitch uses to talk to Sara when Albert is getting his back waxed is a Sony Ericsson P900.
c.
Based upon the true story of Chester Gillette, who murdered his pregnant girlfriend in 1906. He was tried, convicted and executed in 1908. The ghost of the actual victim, Grace Brown, is said to haunt the house where she lived in upstate New York.
d.
Scotts email address is scottthomas@scottymail.com
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951)?
a.
Unclear whether this is foreshadowing, an inside joke (unlikely in view of somber tone) or just an odd choice of words, but early in film Alice tells George Eastman "When youre an Eastman, you not in the same boat as anyone." Later in movie, he takes her out on a boat with the intention of drowning her. (He decides he cant but she falls out and he refuses to save her.)
b.
The song "A Thousand Dreams of You" was probably played as background music, since the published sheet music cover showed pictures of
Sylvia Sidney
and
Henry Fonda
. It is known that Fonda recorded the song on 6 November 1936, but his singing does not appear in the film.
c.
George C. Scott
and director
Paul Schrader
did not get along, so much so that at one point Scott refused to come out of his trailer and threatened to quit the film. Scott only agreed to come out after forcing Schrader to promise that he would never direct again (obviously, Schrader went back on his promise).
d.
First significant animated opening title sequence in a James Bond movie since the 1960s.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951)?
a.
In the scene where
Montgomery Clift
and
Elizabeth Taylor
are gaily zooming around the lake in a speedboat, director
George Stevens
wanted the engine to sound more ominous. Recordings of German Stuka dive bombers were used.
b.
The Dead Zone was the first of several
Stephen King
novels and short stories that took place in the small town of Castle Rock. Others include
Stand by Me
,
Cujo
,
The Dark Half
, and
Needful Things
.
c.
Chers last name is given as Horowitz, but shown on her report card as Hamilton. This may be an in-joke, as director
Amy Heckerling
s previously directed
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
, which featured a Stacey Hamilton.
d.
Jack (
Ray Liotta
) is the only one of the four main characters to have served time in prison. He is also the only one of them to die at the end.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951)?
a.
George Stevens
thought that
Gloria Grahame
would be perfect for the role of Alice and personally called her to play the part. However, Grahames studio boss at RKO,
Howard Hughes
, refused to loan her out.
b.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
met
Jodie Foster
as she was supervising the dubbed version of
Panic Room
. The main roles were already taken but Jodie Foster agreed to star in a little role, as Elodie Gordes. She speaks French fluently, so she acted with her own voice.
c.
A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
d.
Tom Cruise
was rumored to star.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951)?
a.
Although a large portion of the film was shot in France,
Johnny Depp
never actually filmed any of his part there (despite his home being in France).
b.
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.
c.
In the French post-synchronized version, the actors are dubbed by:
Michel André
(
Montgomery Clift
); Micheline Cévenne (
Elizabeth Taylor
);
Claire Guibert
(
Shelley Winters
);
Marie Francey
(
Anne Revere
);
Serge Lhorca
(
Keefe Brasselle
);
Pierre Leproux
(
Fred Clark
;
Jean Martinelli
(
Raymond Burr
); Jean Mauclair (
Herbert Heyes
);
Louis Arbessier
(
Shepperd Strudwick
);
Lita Recio
(
Frieda Inescort
);
Lucienne Givry
(
Kathryn Givney
) and
Christian Argentin
(
John Ridgely
).
d.
The Q symbol on Dominic Greenes lapel pin represents the name of his organization, QUANTUM. Q has previously been made famous in the EON Productions series as the code-name of the gadget-master Major Boothroyd. The Q character does not appear in this movie as with its precursor
Casino Royale
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951)?
a.
Shown on a double-bill with
Un dollaro per 7 vigliacchi
in its original US release.
b.
The first of many collaborations between composer
Joseph LoDuca
, director
Sam Raimi
, producer
Robert G. Tapert
and actor
Bruce Campbell
.
c.
In the third act, The Terminator reboots himself, to rid his system from corruption caused by the T-X. As he does, we can see, in his first-person "Terminator Vision", many items scroll by. These include: "Remote Access", "Sound", "Memory", "Software Update", "QuickTime Player", "Control Strip", "Date and Time", "Multiple Users", "Keychain Access", "Location Manager", "Energy Saver", "Add Application Program", and also "MP3.com". All of these items (with the exception of "MP3.com") are easily recognized components of Apple Macintosh operating systems, most likely Mac OS 9. (See also trivia for
The Terminator
, in which "Terminator Vision" incorporated assembly code for the MOS 6502 microprocessor, the CPU for the then-current Apple II computer.)
d.
In the telephone scene between George and Angela on the back wall we see the painting "Ophelia" by John Everett Millais. This may be intended as a hint to Alices death by drowning later in the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951)?
a.
Frank Sinatra
was supposed to costar with his wife,
Mia Farrow
in this film but a film Farrow was working on was running behind schedule, so she refused. Sinatra got so mad, he made the film without her (casting
Jacqueline Bisset
in the role instead) and served her divorce papers on the set of that film,
Rosemarys Baby
.
b.
The movie is based on a short student film directed by
Kevin Reynolds
when he was in USC film school. The student film is basically just the skydiving sequence, based on a true story.
Steven Spielberg
, having seen the student film, recruited Reynolds to direct a full-length movie based on it.
c.
In the Italian post-synchronized version, the actors are dubbed by:
Giulio Panicali
(
Montgomery Clift
);
Germana Calderini
(
Elizabeth Taylor
);
Lidia Simoneschi
(
Shelley Winters
);
Giovanna Scotto
(
Anne Revere
);
Pino Locchi
(
Keefe Brasselle
);
Giorgio Capecchi
(
Fred Clark
);
Mario Besesti
(
Raymond Burr
);
Gaetano Verna
(
Herbert Heyes
);
Emilio Cigoli
(
Shepperd Strudwick
),
Bruno Persa
(
John Ridgely
),
Cesare Polacco
(
Douglas Spencer
) and
Lauro Gazzolo
(
Ian Wolfe
).
d.
After the shark blows up, the groaning sound effects during the shot of the carcass sinking are the same ones the truck makes as it crashes off a cliff in
Steven Spielberg
s first film,
Duel
. The sound effect is from the original
Creature from the Black Lagoon
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951)?
a.
Montgomery Clift
readied himself for his climactic sequence by spending a night locked in the San Quentin Penitentiary death house.
b.
In the end, Dr. Blair no longer wears his eyeglasses. This meant he no longer needed them-after being taken over by the Thing and killing Garry.
c.
The entire process from writing to premier took a year and a half. The script was written in December 2009 and the film premiered in February 2011. During that time Helderman auditioned numerous actors and actresses, raised the capital for the film from various production companies and grants, all the while hiring the remaining crew to make the film.
d.
Over 750 technicians worked on this film, including 105 electricians. Carpenters and masons constructed the cathedral set, which remained standing until destroyed by fire in 1967.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951)?
a.
NORAD HQ set was built in the Cascades, the "Oregon" airport was really Boeing Field, "Goose Island" is really Anderson Island in the southern part of Puget Sound (all in Washington). The last ferry off the island really is at 6:30, and you really are stuck there if you miss it.
b.
In the original script, the Hitchhiker was 15-16 years old. The filmmakers later decided to changed her age to make her about the same age as the principal cast.
c.
Although George Eastmans leather jacket might seem to suggest that he is a WWII veteran of the Army Air Corps, it is in fact a police officers jacket, as shown by the two grommets on the left side for pinning on a badge.
d.
Barry Sonnenfeld
: as Mr. Glicker.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Place in the Sun (1951)?
a.
Although this was officially
Mario Lanza
s film debut, he had previously appeared as an uncredited chorus member in
Winged Victory
. Like the character he plays in the movie, Lanza was an opera singer from an Italian-American family in Philadelphia.
b.
Anne Revere
, who played
Montgomery Clift
s mother, was a descendant of American Revolution hero Paul Revere, but she became another victim of the McCarthy-era "Red Scare" blacklisting because of her supposed "liberal" politics. After this film she did not appear in another movie until 1970.
c.
Susan Cabot
s movie debut.
d.
Colm Feore
s makeup as Laufey the Frost Giant took five hours to apply.
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