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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941).

About the movie: Tyrone Power is a pilots' pilot, but he doesn't believe in anything beyond his own abilities...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)?
a.		Tyra Banks: Tyra appears in the beginning of the movie as herself when she fights with Hannah over a pair of shoes.
b.		The role of Lazarus was cast sight unseen.
c.		On Inside the Actors Studio, Chris Rock claimed that for several years following his acclaimed performance as a crack addict, drug dealers would approach him and put crack and cocaine in his pocket; joking that "they thought it was a documentary." He stated that, although he knew people who used crack at the time, he never did and, in his 1997 memoir Rock This had only smoked marijuana twice.
d.		This movie was based on the real-life activities of American volunteers in the Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) according to an article in the 5 November 1940 Hollywood Reporter and the Twentieth Century-Fox Produced Scripts Collection at the UCLA Arts Special Collections Library.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)?
a.		The scene where a Klown rams a car off the road and kills the driver was originally intended to be an opening prologue to the film, and the driver was to be the character Joe Lombardo. For this prologue there was also a scene shot where Joe and his date are kissing on a deserted dark road and after his date rejects him, he angrily drives off alone only to meet his demise with the Klown. However when it was decided to have an opening credit sequence be seen first, the kissing rejection scene ended up on the cutting room floor, and the car crash scene was placed at a later point in the film with the driver not being Joe Lombardo. He ended up being the name of a dead person that Mike and Debbie discover wrapped up in a cotton candy cocoon in the final version.
b.		Credited director Jay Roach disowned the film after extensive tampering by producer Jesse Wells.
c.		This movie had two working titles: The Eagle Squadron and The Eagle Flies Again.
d.		Sienna Miller was cast twice as Edie Sedgwick. She was dropped by the producers because they felt they needed a "bigger name." Miller was eventually re-cast in the role, due in part to massive publicity from her public break-up from fiancée Jude Law.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)?
a.		Both Sylvester Stallone and David Carradine did much of their own driving. In addition, producer Roger Corman drove in scenes that were shot on public streets, since the custom-built cars used in the movie were not street legal and the films stunt drivers did not want to be caught driving them by the police.
b.		The transformation of Cinderellas torn dress to that of the white ball gown was considered to be Walt Disneys favorite piece of animation.
c.		According to notes from Twentieth Century-Fox studio publicity and their Produced Scripts Collection at the UCLA Arts-Special Collections Library, planned but rejected and unfilmed scenes included a big wedding sequence between lead characters Carol Brown (Betty Grable and Tim Baker (Tyrone Power at the end of this movie after Baker had been discovered to being alive.
d.		Henry Cavill was Stephenie Meyers first choice to play Edward. However, but by the time production was to begin, he was 25 years old, and no longer looked the part of a 17-year old. He was then offered the part of Carlisle Cullen but turned it down due to his commitment with The Tudors.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)?
a.		Jennifer Stone also auditioned for the role of Joan Jett. Though she lost the role to Kristen Stewart, she later had nothing but praise for her, insisting that Stewart was perfect for the role.
b.		The soundtrack album, a 3-LP set of all the music used in the film, was not released until 1957. In 1990, in conjunction with the films 50th Anniversary restoration, it was released on CD. (The soundtrack for the 1982 version, newly recorded in digital sound, and conducted by Irwin Kostal instead of Leopold Stokowski, had already been released on CD but was soon deleted in favor of the Stokowski version.)
c.		In Joseph Pistones report, he lists Lefty, Lefty Guns, Lefty Two Guns, Half Cocked, and Horse Cock as false names for Benjamin Ruggiero (Pacino)
d.		Prior to production, Darryl F. Zanuck sent the films movie script to the British Air Minister Lord Beaverbrook who commented We have enough drama these days . . . and requested more comedy be put into the screenplay.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)?
a.		Sigourney Weaver, Anjelica Huston and Kathleen Turner were all considered for the role ultimately played by Diane Keaton.
b.		November and December 1940 entertainment news reports stated that actors Don Ameche, Mary Beth Hughes and Henry Fonda were originally slated to star in this motion picture.
c.		Reese Witherspoon was originally set to play Amelia Earhart.
d.		The play, "I Love You," opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 20 April 1919 and had 56 performances. The opening night cast included Richard Dix, Robert Strange and Ruth Terry. It is not known if Dix originated his movie role in the play.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)?
a.		Tyrone Powers flying stunt double in this movie, R.A.F. pilot Lieutenant Harold Barlow, was shot down by German aircraft and taken as a prisoner-of-war, according to a 20th Century Fox studio press release of 24 January 1942.
b.		All the characters use their catchphrases at least once in the movie. Noticeably, Mr. Grumpy uses his "Crooked Cucumbers" ten times, the most of anyone, Mr. Happys "Wonderful" and Miss Whoopss "Whoops!" nine times, Mr. Bumps "Poopity poop" 7 times(mainly when he gets hurt), and Mr. Stubborns "This (verb or objective) is CHEAP!" six times.
c.		During filming of the scene where Batman is being towed by a train through the streets of Gotham, so much steam was used that it would "rain" on the cast and crew for several minutes after each take.
d.		An early draft had a completely different storyline from the film, in which John Connor is a successful computer programmer, who ends up being instrumental in the activation of Skynet. Sarah Connor is also featured in the film. The evil Terminator is a shapeshifter, but also can take on a gaseous energy form.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)?
a.		The Hollywood Reporters news articles reported that this movies stars, Betty Grable and Tyrone Power, attended this pictures Hollywood Premiere at Graumans Chinese Theatre where an estimated ten thousand people watched on.
b.		Ang Lee: [outdoor settings] Ennis & Jack escorting the sheep and camping in a mountain terrain.
c.		Ronald Reagan was a serious breeder of horses during this period of his career and insisted on riding his favorite mare in this film.
d.		The only film in the series that boasts the involvement of the creator of Charlie Chan, Earl Derr Biggers, who is credited with "added suggestions" to the screenplay.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)?
a.		The genesis of the film arose out of Dan OBannons dissatisfaction with his first feature, Dark Star which John Carpenter directed in 1974. Because of that films severe low budget, the alien was quite patently a beach ball. For his second attempt, OBannon wanted to craft an altogether more convincing specimen. The goofiness of Dark Star also led him in the direction of an intense horror movie.
b.		According to Bill Collins in his book Bill Collins presents The Golden Years of Hollywood, Darryl F. Zanuck was "very pro-British" and he wanted to make a movie about what was happening in England and Europe in regards to the Second World War.
c.		Studio head William Fox was incensed at the cost and removed Brenons name from the film. Brenon sued over this, and won.
d.		In the "Reckless Youth" segment, the Doctor has the test results for Mary Brown on a clipboard. A closer look at the clipboard shows that its actually a music score.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)?
a.		Dan picking up the cat before going into Franks house was unrehearsed. Ryan Gosling saw the stray cat during the filming to the scene, and picked it up. Because Dans cat died a few scenes before, the filmmakers thought it was perfect for the film and put it in the final cut.
b.		All cast and crew attending location filming at the Lockheed Air terminal in Burbank, California had show identification in the form of proof of American citizenship in order to gain access to the movie set.
c.		Jasper introduces himself as Jasper Whitlock to a coven of vampires, but is often referred to as Jasper Hale in his modern life; this is because he adopted Rosalies family name to pass himself as her twin brother.
d.		The role of Caparzo was written just for Vin Diesel after director Steven Spielberg saw Diesels independent film Strays, which was also his directorial, writing, producing and lead acting debut.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)?
a.		Morgan Freeman spent time with the real-life Joe Clark to capture his mannerisms and sayings.
b.		This films opening prologue states: "The Producers wish to express their appreciation to the officers and personnel of the Royal Air Force whose cooperation, under difficult conditions, made possible the filming of the aerial scenes in this production."
c.		The film was shot over a 16 day period in an actual house located in Berkley, California.
d.		Some 20 years before filming this movie, actress Jean Adair had helped to nurse a very sick vaudeville performer named Archie Leach back to health; by the time she was asked to reprise her Broadway "Arsenic and Old Lace" role as Aunt Martha for this film, Adair and Leach, now known as Cary Grant, were old friends.

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