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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : All About Eve (1950) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : All About Eve (1950) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950).
About the movie:
An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950)?
a.
For the French language dub version,
John Stockwell
s voice was dubbed by
Lambert Wilson
.
b.
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.
c.
The back cover of the VHS version features a picture of Sturgis being restrained by a security guard during one of their "Midnight" runs. This is obviously from a scene that was cut from the final edit of the film.
d.
Ingrid Bergman
was another actress considered for the part of Margo Channing but she had just fallen in love with Italian director
Roberto Rossellini
and didnt want to leave Italy.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950)?
a.
When the paleontologists enter the bar for dinner with the Kirbys, you can see a
Jurassic Park
pinball machine in the background.
b.
The original shooting schedule was 13 days but ended up at 21.
c.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Friday, April 14th, 1950 with
Ray Milland
reprising his film role.
d.
Darryl F. Zanuck
envisioned
Marlene Dietrich
as Margo Channing,
Jeanne Crain
as Eve Harrington, and
José Ferrer
as Addison DeWitt. Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
s early choices for the Margo Channing role were
Claudette Colbert
and
Gertrude Lawrence
. When Crain became pregnant, Mankiewiczs final choice for the Eve Harrington part was
Anne Baxter
because she displayed a "bitch virtuosity" that he believed Crain could not provide. Other actresses were also named and considered for the part of Margo Channing, among them
Tallulah Bankhead
and
Susan Hayward
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950)?
a.
In real life,
Bette Davis
had just turned 42 as she undertook the role of Margo Channing, and
Anne Baxter
, still an up-and-comer, not only wowed audiences with her performance, but successfully pressured the powers that be to get her nominated for an Oscar in the Best Actress category rather than Best Supporting Actress. This is thought to have split the vote between herself and Davis. The winner for the 1950 Best Actress was
Judy Holliday
for her noticeable turn in
Born Yesterday
, so Baxters actions in effect blocked Davis chances for the win.
b.
All dialog voices were looped.
c.
During filming in August 1965
John Wayne
enraged director
Melville Shavelson
with his views on the Watts Riots.
d.
The film was unreleased in the UK until 1980 and then passed with extensive BBFC cuts of over 15 minutes, reducing the running time to less than an hour.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950)?
a.
Glenn Hughes
actually did work as a tollbooth operator when he was discovered by the Village People and invited to join the group.
b.
Bette Davis
marriage to William Grant Sherry was in the throes of breaking up while she was making the film. Her raspy voice in the film is largely due to the fact that she burst a blood vessel in her throat from screaming at her soon-to-be-ex-husband during one of their many rows. Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
liked the croaky quality so he didnt have Davis change it.
c.
There was some location shooting in Lancaster and other places in Los Angeles County, but the majority of the movie was shot on an enormous sound stage at Sony Studios in Culver City (the same studio that once housed the set for the Emerald City in
The Wizard of Oz
).
d.
The Swedish drinking song that is heard at Oktoberfest right after the Australian sailors has sung theirs is called "Helan går". It is a song traditionally sung before indulging a small glass of akvavit.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950)?
a.
Evan Rachel Wood
and
Jonathan Jackson
were the original choices for the roles of Terri and Jay respectively, but both dropped out due to production changes, as did
Annie Potts
(who was set to play Terris mother) and director
James Hayman
. The storys location was then changed from New York City to Los Angeles.
b.
WILHELM SCREAM: Heard when one of the anti-drug agents is hit by gunfire during the raid on a Tijuana nightclub.
c.
Peter Michael Goetz
s cheque for post release royalties came to 3 cents. He has it stapled to the film poster in his house, having never cashed it.
d.
Holds the record for the film with the greatest number of female acting Oscar nominations.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950)?
a.
Some believe that "The Boogens" is an actual term once used by miners to describe the fear some would experience while spending too much time in deep mines. In fact, it was a word fabricated by screenwriter David OMalley, using the word "boogeyman" as its root.
b.
Although he received screen credit, actor
Eddie Fisher
s scene was cut before the films release.
c.
The play that Malkovich is rehearsing on stage is
William Shakespeare
s "Richard III". The lines "Was ever a woman in this humour wood? / Was ever a woman in this humour won?" are I.ii.239-240, where Richard is gloating over his use of power, lies and crime to obtain the woman he desires, Lady Anne. This rehearsal scene is immediately followed by the first time that Craig has sex with Maxine via Malkovich.
d.
Voice of
Joel Holt
on trailer.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950)?
a.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
kept arriving on the set because she was jealous of her husband
George Sanders
in his scenes with the young blonde ingénue
Marilyn Monroe
.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
The movie was a critical and commercial disaster on release. Many critics felt that the 55-year-old
Gary Cooper
, whose health was rapidly failing, should have realized that he was far too old for the part and turned it down, as
Cary Grant
did.
d.
The novel and its movie adaptation are loosely based on novelist
Jacqueline Susann
s experience as an actress from the late 1930s to the late 1950s.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950)?
a.
The film was shot entirely in 12 days.
b.
In this film, Bolivar Trask is Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security. In the comics, he was a scientist-agent responsible for creating the Sentinel robots.
c.
Donna Reed
was also considered for the part of Eve Harrington.
d.
When Michael doesnt kiss Katie, King Brian (
Jimmy ODea
) exclaims "And him a Dublin man!" ODea was born and raised in Dublin.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950)?
a.
Felix the Cats face appears as the masks of tragedy and comedy on the keystone of the entrance to Toontown.
b.
Shot with a five-person non-union crew, at the homes of crewmembers in Anaheim.
c.
Claudette Colbert
was originally cast as Margo Channing, but suffered a ruptured disc during filming on
Three Came Home
and had to withdraw.
Bette Davis
stepped into the role, even though 20th Century-Fox studio chief
Darryl F. Zanuck
and Davis couldnt stand each other, going back to when Davis walked out from her post as president of the Motion Picture Academy in 1941.
d.
Wheeljack is modeled after
Albert Einstein
, and his personality was modeled after the Disney character Ludwig Von Drake.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All About Eve (1950)?
a.
In 1970 the story was adapted into a Broadway musical called "Applause" and in 1973 a made-for-TV movie (
Applause
).
Lauren Bacall
played Margo Channing. When Bacall left the show, the actress who took over the role was
Anne Baxter
, who had played the role of Eve in the film.
b.
When Buzz is lying on the skateboard while "repairing" his ship, there are stacked blocks that read "B" and "Z." for
B.Z. Petroff
, the movies animation and layout manager.
c.
The meaning and relevance of this movies title "Anzio" refers to the Battle of Anzio on 22 January 22 1944 during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War. The Battle of Anzio was an amphibious assault against the Axis allies of Germany and Italy in the Italian regions of Nettuno and Anzio. The name of the World War II military mission that resulted in this combat was Operation Shingle. This operation was aimed at outflanking the German army on the Winter Line and as such allow for an assault on the capital city of Rome, Italy. Operation Shingle was lead by Major General John P. Lucas
d.
Eugenia Yuan
s character name "Lichi" is actually her Chinese name in real-life.
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