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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951).
About the movie:
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)?
a.
Vivien Leigh
, who suffered from bipolar disorder in real life, later had difficulties in distinguishing her real life from that of Blanche DuBois.
b.
Voted #2 film of all time by the American Film Institute.
c.
Before filming had started,
Aishwarya Rai
didnt want to read the novel "Pride and Prejudice" by
Jane Austen
because she didnt want the character of Elizabeth to influence her.
d.
Adrien Brody
and
Colin Farrell
were in talks to play two of the incarnations of Dylan in the film early in pre-production.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)?
a.
Perhaps because the movie had so many cooks, it accumulated an unusually large number of major scenes which occur on stairways. Scarlett first views Rhett Butler down a stairway; Butterfly McQueen is slapped on the landing of a stairway for complicating Melanies pregnancy; Scarlett shoots a Yankee in the face on a stairway; Rhett charges up a stairway with Scarlett in his arms to force himself on her; and Scarlett falls down a stairway and miscarries.
b.
Mickey Kuhn
plays the young sailor who helps
Vivien Leigh
onto the streetcar at the beginning of this film. He had previously appeared with her in
Gone with the Wind
as Beau Wilkes (the child of
Olivia de Havilland
s character Melanie) toward the end of that film when the character was age 5. When
Mickey Kuhn
mentioned this to someone else on the set of "A Streetcar Named Desire", word got back to her, and Miss Leigh called him into her dressing room for a half-hour chat. In an interview in his seventies, Kuhn stated that Leigh was extremely kind to him and "one of the loveliest ladies he had ever met."
c.
Shot in 1990, not released until 1992.
d.
The pale blue dress with checked trim on the sleeves
Emma Thompson
(Elinor Dashwood) wears at Barton Cottage is the same costume
Anna Madeley
(Lucy Steele) wears when Edward calls at Mrs. Jennings London house in
Sense & Sensibility
, and by a guest at the Meryton Assembly ball in
Pride & Prejudice
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)?
a.
Spoiler: When Bart is reading about the deaths at the meat packing plant, he says that the security guards name was William Bechtel. It is unclear as to whether or not this can be taken as a nod to comedian
William Bechtel
.
b.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #47 Greatest Movie of All Time.
c.
In the gas station scene, during the wide shot when Sheriff Pruitt is leaving, a sign for Slusho can be scene above the gas station attendants booth. Slusho was part of a viral marketing campaign for the movie
Cloverfield
, produced by
J.J. Abrams
.
d.
Prior to the release of the film,
Kevin Smith
had mentioned releasing an MP3 file commentary to be downloaded and listened to in movie theaters via iPod. Ultimately, theater owners and exhibitors objected, and the plan was scrapped. The commentary - which also features producer
Scott Mosier
and actor
Jeff Anderson
- was released on the DVD, unchanged, and containing references to the listener being in a theater, including the best time to take a bathroom break.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)?
a.
Leslies real surname is exposed to be Mancuso.
Frank Mancuso Jr.
is the producer of most "Friday the 13th" movies.
b.
The movies line "Stella! Hey, Stella!" was voted as the #45 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
c.
Brittany Murphy
was originally lined up to play Mary DAnnunzio but left the project.
d.
For one key scene, the director made the decision to use a live mouse. He purchased it at a pet shop the night before the shoot. At one point, the rodent got loose, cast and crew ended up chasing a mouse around the set, knocking over lights and cameras. In the end, they got the shot, and the mouse was returned to the pet shop.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)?
a.
George Clooney
and
Brendan Fraser
were considered for the part of Reed Richards.
b.
Visa dexploitation en France : # 86827.
c.
During the car-chase scene in New York, you can see the sign for Silvercup Studios where part of this movie was filmed.
d.
Nine members of the original Broadway cast (
Marlon Brando
,
Kim Hunter
,
Karl Malden
,
Rudy Bond
,
Nick Dennis
,
Peg Hillias
,
Richard Garrick
,
Ann Dere
and
Edna Thomas
) repeated their roles in the film, a highly unusual decision at the time and even today, when original casts of plays are often completely replaced for the film versions. However,
Vivien Leigh
, who had played Scarlett OHara in
Gone with the Wind
, was selected to play Blanche du Bois over
Jessica Tandy
to add "star power" to the picture (
Marlon Brando
had not yet achieved full stardom in films; he would be billed under Leigh in the films credits).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)?
a.
Originally set in Los Angeles.
b.
This film was Hal Walliss last production for Paramount.
c.
Mel Tormé
s film debut.
d.
Jessica Tandy
was originally slated to play Blanche, after creating the role on Broadway. The role was given to
Vivien Leigh
(after
Olivia de Havilland
refused it) because she had more box-office appeal.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)?
a.
Two of the posters on the wall of the childrens ward are from Howard Pyles Book of Pirates, one of William "Captain" Kidd overseeing a treasure burial and the other depicting pirates burying a treasure.
b.
James Horner
s score was also used in several of the trailers for
Cast Away
; some parts of his score appear in both
Apollo 13
as well as in
Braveheart
which were released only a month apart.
c.
Clears cabin was also the cabin from
Lake Placid
.
d.
John Garfield
turned down the role of Stanley Kowalski because he didnt want to be overshadowed by the female lead.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)?
a.
Van Johnson
and
Cyd Charisse
were the first choices for the leads, but
Cyd Charisse
was pregnant at the time. A new screenplay was then written for
Esther Williams
to star in.
b.
Angelina Jolie
adopted her son Maddox during filming of this movie while in Cambodia.
c.
Around 10,000 extras were used to shoot the Gotham Rogues scene in Heinz Field. Some of the Pittsburgh Steelers played football players, including
Hines Ward
, who played himself.
d.
As of 2003 it is one of only two films in history to win three Academy awards for acting. The other is
Network
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)?
a.
Single frames of film were removed at strategic points in the battles in order to produce a jarring, startling effect.
b.
Vivien Leigh
initially felt completely at sea when she joined the tight New York cast in rehearsals. Director
Elia Kazan
was able to exploit her feelings of alienation and disorientation to enrich her performance.
c.
Alec Baldwin
said on the
Late Show with David Letterman
that a body double was used for his nude scene.
d.
Ebong Joson plays his own grandfather.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)?
a.
About 1 hour and 44 minutes into the movie, we see Lord Kelvin in his office playing with the metal spring which we know as the Slinky. As hes playing with it hes humming the song "Its Slinky!" from the old Slinky television commercial.
b.
Christine Taylor
was five months pregnant when she acted in this movie.
c.
Vivien Leigh
had already played Blanche in the first London production of the play, under the direction of her then-husband,
Laurence Olivier
. She later said that Oliviers direction of that production influenced her performance in the film more than did
Elia Kazan
s direction of the film.
d.
Director
Frank Capra
wanted
Dean Martin
or
Frank Sinatra
to play Dave, and
Shirley Jones
for Queenie. After
Glenn Ford
was cast as Dave and helped finance the film through his production company, he asked for his girlfriend
Hope Lange
as Queenie.
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