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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Action in Arabia (1944) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Action in Arabia (1944) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Action in Arabia (1944).
About the movie:
Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Action in Arabia (1944)?
a.
Number of sugar packets Michael Bolton adds to his coffee: 5.
b.
As the script went through several different versions over the years, every draft of the script always included the same four characters: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron and Starscream.
c.
The opening sequence with a map showing North Africa imitates the opening of the previous years
Casablanca
including utilizing
Lou Marcelle
as narrator.
d.
The film was originally released in February of 2000 to almost universal praise (especially for the performance of Michael Douglas) but with very little fanfare. Paramount, the films distributor, decided to re-release the film that November with a different marketing campaign that highlighted its strong supporting cast, and hopes that it would garner some Oscar nominations, despite Paramount Vice Chairman Rob Friedmans acknowledgment that no studio had ever successfully re-released a picture that initially flopped.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Action in Arabia (1944)?
a.
Apparently, director
Martin Ritt
once said that he blamed the failure of this picture on its screenplay and its stars,
Tommy Lee Jones
and
Sally Field
, inability to get along and work well together.
b.
When Chalmers and Gordon get off the plane, they overhear Leroux giving a different name than he used on the plane. They refer to a scene that was obviously cut out of the finished print.
c.
B.A. Baracus bears the tattoos "Pity" and "Fool" on his knuckles, as a tribute to Mr. Ts catchphrase from
Rocky III
: "I pity the fool!". Contrary to popular myth, B.A. Baracus never uttered that exact phrase on "The A-Team".
d.
Several decades later,
Lee Fierro
, who plays Mrs. Kitner, walked into a seafood restaurant and noticed that the menu had an "Alex Kitner Sandwich". She commented that she had played his mother so many years ago. The owner of the restaurant ran out to meet her - none other than
Jeffrey Voorhees
, who had played her son. They hadnt seen each other since the original movie shoot.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Action in Arabia (1944)?
a.
Desert footage was shot by
Merian C. Cooper
and
Ernest B. Schoedsack
in 1937 for an unmade film on the life of Lawrence of Arabia..
b.
Originally, this was intended to be a made-for-television film. When the producers saw how well
Amy Madigan
played the title role, they released it in theatres so that Madigan had a chance at an Academy Award nomination (she wasnt nominated for this film but years later, she was nominated for
Twice in a Lifetime
).
c.
B.B. King
: CIA agent at the drive-in.
d.
This was the last completed film for both
Clark Gable
and
Marilyn Monroe
. Gable died of a heart attack and Monroe died of an alleged drug overdose a year later. (Note: While
Somethings Got to Give
is listed as her last film, it was never completed because she was fired.)
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Action in Arabia (1944)?
a.
In the movie Rudy is portrayed as having largely gone into the steel industry after graduating high school. In reality, he served four years in the US Navy which is never mentioned.
b.
We can assume that the film is set in 1983 as one of the songs featured is "One Thing Leads to Another" by The Fixx.
c.
Film debut of
Michael Ansara
.
d.
The decision to make the film under the Dogme 95 conventions was made less than one month before shooting.
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