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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Alice in Wonderland (1933) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Alice in Wonderland (1933) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933).
About the movie:
In Victorian England a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland populated by even more fantastic characters.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 5, 1944 with
Edward G. Robinson
and
Claire Trevor
reprising their film roles.
b.
Elizabeth Berkley
: During the scene in the library where Jerry and Mike are "sweding"
Ghost Busters
, she is one of the girls standing in the library watching in confusion.
c.
In the scene where Herb is trapped in a waking nightmare and streaking through the benefit, Dave Foley really is naked.
d.
The screenplay was heavily influenced by
Eva Le Gallienne
s and
Florida Friebus
Broadway version of the novel, which had premiered on-stage in 1932, starring Ms.
Eva Le Gallienne
as the White Queen and featuring
Josephine Hutchinson
in the leading role of Alice.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933)?
a.
According to
Clint Eastwood
in a 2000 interview,
Gene Hackman
was very concerned about how they were going to show the violence in the movie, owing to the rising gun violence in American cities. Eastwood, a lifelong supporter of gun control, assured Hackman that the film wouldnt glorify gun violence.
b.
Quentin Tarantino
: [trunk] The scene where Ordell is trying to convince Beaumont to get in the trunk of the car is shot entirely from a camera in the trunk looking up at them.
c.
The drawbridge scene in the movie is the Isabel Holmes Bridge located in Wilmington, North Carolina just off of Highway 421 North. The Isabel Holmes Bridge was also used in
Stephen King
s (1986) film,
Maximum Overdrive
.
d.
When Paramount previewed the film in 1933, the original running time was 90 min. However, by the time it was shown to the press, the running time was cut to 77 minutes (many reviews, including the savage one it received in Variety, made a point of how long it seemed at an hour-and-a-quarter). Although it is often reported that Universal Studios cut it to 77 minutes when they bought the television rights in the late 1950s, the film went on general release in 1933 at the shorter length. The film is now legally available on DVD.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933)?
a.
Originally intended to be a direct sequel to the first movie, which launched the career of Jean Claude Van Damme. But Van Damme pulled out feeling the film would not further his career and persuaded co-star
Kurt McKinney
to do the same. So neither actor showed up for the first day of shooting. The story and characters had to be changed with McKinneys character - Jason Stillwell (a Jeet Kune Do expert taught by the ghost of Bruce Lee) transformed into Scott Wylde, a Tae Kwon Do expert played by Loren Avedon. Matthias Hues was also cast as the new Russian character. Loren Avedon did not follow Jean Claudes example and stayed on after this film fulfilling his three-picture contract.
b.
Virtually the entire star stable was thrown into this movie because Paramount was trying to keep from going bankrupt and thought that such a star-laden movie could save the studio from failing. It didnt work since most of the stars couldnt be recognized because of their costumes. Instead, two
Mae West
movies,
She Done Him Wrong
and
Im No Angel
saved the studio from bankruptcy instead.
c.
Tim Herlihy
,
Adam Sandler
s preferred screenwriter, was brought in to rewrite some dialog. He didnt receive any credits.
d.
David C. Hayes
was not present for any of the shoot. For his scenes, the other actors spoke to a stand-in. Hayes was then filmed separately delivering all of his lines and edited into the final film later as cut-aways.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933)?
a.
Steven Spielberg
had producers
Peter Guber
and
Jon Peters
banned from the set. He did this because of their history of offering "suggestions" during production.
b.
Despite being credited,
Eric Red
did not work on the screenplay.
c.
Mary Pickford
and
Walt Disney
planned a combination live action and animated feature, but Paramount beat them in securing the rights to the story on 9 May 1933.
d.
The building blown up in the opening sequence in the film was in fact an old San Francisco Fire Department building that was scheduled for demolition.
Sam Peckinpah
filmed the implosion from the upper floor windows of the Hyatt-Regency Hotel, which was directly across the street.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933)?
a.
First James Bond film movie to be released as a novelization since
Moonraker
.
b.
Four of the actors have links to Star Trek.
Gary Lockwood
,
Barbara Luna
, and
Morgan Woodward
all starred in
Star Trek
Episodes.
Brooke Bundy
appeared in a
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Episode.
c.
Bridgets father is played by actress
Blake Lively
s real father,
Ernie Lively
.
d.
The failure of the film at the box office was attributed to the fact that although a top-rank cast was used, many of them were virtually unrecognizable under their heavy makeup and costuming.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933)?
a.
Several film festivals refused to play this film, due to its "realistic depiction of sadistic violence."
b.
Over 7,000 applicants were screened for the role of Alice on a five-month period before
Charlotte Henry
was chosen.
c.
First film by director
Martin Scorsese
to gross over $100 million in the U.S.
d.
Kevin Smith
: [Star Wars] Paul (
Tracy Morgan
) quotes a line from the first film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933)?
a.
Director
John Sturges
replaced
Fred Zinnemann
.
b.
Season Hubley
s character, the Girl in "Chock Full of Nuts," was originally named "Maureen." Said name was revealed only in the tie-in novel, never in the movie.
c.
One scene involves Hustlers offer of a $1 million reward for bringing JFKs killers to justice. The father of actors
Woody Harrelson
and
Brett Harrelson
has long been suspected by conspiracy theorists of involvement in the assassination.
d.
Bing Crosby
was originally sought for the role of the Mock Turtle but refused it because he felt the role was demeaning to his career.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933)?
a.
The film was one of several theatrical films based on literary classics which were released to US schools in the 1950s and 60s, for showing to children. The others included
Heidi
and
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
. They were all released to the schools in heavily cut versions that had a running time of no more than forty-five minutes.
b.
Spider Rico was the name of the boxer that Rocky beat in
Rocky
before he got the offer to fight Apollo Creed.
c.
Col. Marshall (
Tom Danaher
) was a Marine night fighter pilot in the Pacific in WWII and was credited with shooting down the last Japanese bomber of the war. He also flies one of the Japanese "Zeros" in the movie.
d.
For the scene in which Jack breaks down the bathroom door, the props department built a door that could be easily broken. However,
Jack Nicholson
had worked as a volunteer fire marshal and tore it apart far too easily. The props department were then forced to build a stronger door.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933)?
a.
Many theatrical productions were produced nationwide starting in 1931, anticipating the celebration of
Lewis Carroll
s 100th birthday in 1932, which helped the box office enormously.
b.
Devils Hairpin World Premiere was at the Victory Drive In Theater in North Hollywood California with
Cornel Wilde
and co-star Jean Wallace making a personal appearance driving a custom race car.
c.
The music during the ceremony at the masked ball is a fragment of an Orthodox mass played backwards; the priest is singing in Romanian.
d.
Production manager William Ross would often serve as translator between the Japanese film crew and the American actors.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alice in Wonderland (1933)?
a.
Ida Lupino
was considered for the role of Alice.
b.
Animation in the tone poem "Blue Bayou" was originally created for the deleted "Clair de lune" sequence of
Fantasia
.
c.
According to
Steven Spielberg
in the DVD making of documentary, his original idea for introducing Quint was to have him in the local movie theater watching
Moby Dick
starring
Gregory Peck
. Quint was to be sitting at the back of the theater and laughing so loudly at the absurd special effects of the whale that he drove the other viewers to exit the theater, leaving Quint by himself. Spielberg says that the only thing that stopped him from doing that scene was
Gregory Peck
. Peck held part of the rights to that movie and when Spielberg approached him for permission, Peck turned him down. Not because he thought it was a bad idea to use the film that way, but because Peck didnt like his performance in
Moby Dick
and didnt want the film seen again.
d.
The Chateau Elysee was one of the
Clark Gable
/
Carole Lombard
"lovenests." Elizabeth Taylors father had an art gallery here. Other residents were
Mary Pickford
,
Lillian Gish
, and
Joan Bennett
. (Stars such as
Edward G. Robinson
,
Humphrey Bogart
, and
Ginger Rogers
lived here early in their careers.)
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