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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951).
About the movie:
Two bumbling private eyes help a man wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible to help clear his name.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)?
a.
According to the DVD commentary, the scene in which the Chicago police interrogate Richard Kimble (Ford) was improvised.
b.
Several shots are from Universals
The Invisible Man Returns
: the scenes where the guinea pig is turned Invisible (reversed footage), the harness of the invisible guinea pig moving around its cage and the scene where the Invisible Man is unpacking a suitcase of clothes left outside in the woods.
c.
In 2004, director
John Polson
missed attending Tropfest, the Short-film Festival he created, for the first time ever since it began in 1993 due to his directing commitments on this film.
d.
According to
Kurt Russell
on the DVD Commentary, he kept having trouble saying the line "Best salad bar in town: Airport Lanes!". After constantly flubbing the line,
Robert Zemeckis
had to mouth the line to Russell so he would get it right.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)?
a.
Knowing about
Billy Bob Thornton
s quite unique fear of antique furniture,
Hugh Grant
would sometimes flash a piece of antique (which is abundant in England) in front of Thornton just before the cameras rolled, and watch him freak out in amusement.
b.
This was originally intended to be a straight film in the Invisible Man series. After the huge grosses from
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
, the script was rewritten to make it another thrill comedy with
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
. As it happened, Abbott and Costello met an invisible man in the earlier film, too, but it was a different character.
c.
Kathy Bates
was director
Rob Marshall
s first choice to play Matron Mama Morton, but she was scheduled to film About Schmidt. Coincidentally,
Queen Latifah
(who played the role) was nominated for an Oscar for her performance, as was Bates in the same category for the aforementioned film.
d.
The film was originally going to be directed by
Marcus Nispel
. However, Nispel left the project when budget and script problems arose.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)?
a.
The woman who asks the Woolworths clerk about the Soggy Bottom Boys is
Gillian Welch
, one of the artists on the films soundtrack.
b.
The picture in Dr. Grays laboratory of Griffin, the inventor of the invisibility serum, is a photo of
Claude Rains
, who played the title role in
The Invisible Man
.
c.
According to
Jay Thomas
, neither he nor
Shelley Long
were aware that any of the animals would be "talking" in the film. This element was not in their scripts and nothing was communicated during filming.
d.
Abby Mann
, who wrote the screenplay, died just one day after
Richard Widmark
, one of the movies stars. (25 March 2008).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)?
a.
Original screenwriter Fred Dekker initially conceived the story with Anthony Michael Hall in mind for the role of Michael Corbin before the producers chose to have it rewritten for Richard Grieco.
b.
As of 2009, this was the last studio film to be shot in the 65mm process.
c.
The last names of
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
s characters, Bud Alexander and Lou Francis, are actually their real middle names.
d.
The Broadway musical version opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre on December 10, 1992, ran for 36 performances.
Lainie Kazan
recreated her role from the movie and was nominated for the 1993 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Musical.
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