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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : All the King's Men (1949) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : All the King's Men (1949) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : All the King's Men (1949)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: All the King's Men (1949).

About the movie: The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All the King's Men (1949)?
a.		Robert Penn Warrens novel, upon which the film was based, was published in 1946. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Writer-director Robert Rossen purchased the film rights himself, and was then able to broker a deal with Columbia Pictures. He shifted the focus of the novel from the Jack Burden character (played by John Ireland) to Willie Stark.
b.		In the scene between Eddie Murphy and Charles Dutton eating crab they are eating Dungeoness crab, which is found only on the west coast. Washington DC, Baltimore is known for their blue crab - an entirely different species typically eaten exactly the same way shown in the film. Dungeoness crab are not.
c.		When the film was released, it got bad reviews and lost money. The studio, without Billy Wilders permission, changed the title to "The Big Carnival" to increase the box office take of the film. It didnt work. On top of that, Billy Wilders next picture Stalag 17 was a hit and Billy Wilder expected a share of the Stalag 17s profits. Paramount accountants told him that since this picture lost money, the money it lost would be subtracted from the profits of Stalag 17.
d.		The dual stripes painted on rebel A-wing fighters were originally blue, but were changed to red because the blue made it a problem when filming blue-screen effects.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All the King's Men (1949)?
a.		Residents of the area around Stockton, California were used as extras in the film; often, director Robert Rossen would give them speaking parts and film the "rehearsals" to get a more spontaneous effect.
b.		In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
c.		The original negative was considered lost, but later found by the current owner of the film: MGM. It was subsequently used to create new elements for the special edition DVD.
d.		Richard Arlens first sound film.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All the King's Men (1949)?
a.		Michelle Pfeiffer turned down the lead role in order to film the romantic comedy The Story of Us opposite Bruce Willis.
b.		The Ramona Dynasty Band from Riverside California was featured as the local high school marching band in 2 scenes.
c.		The distributors intended Robert Redford for the role of Casanova but Fellini refused to cast him.
d.		Producer-Director Robert Rossen offered the role of Willie Stark to John Wayne. Rossen sent a copy of the script to Waynes agent, Charles K. Feldman, who forwarded it to Wayne. After reading the script, Wayne sent it back with an angry letter attached. In it, he told Feldman that before he sent the script to any of his other clients, he should ask them if they wanted to star in a film that "smears the machinery of government for no purpose of humor or enlightenment," that "degrades all relationships," and that is populated by "drunken mothers; conniving fathers; double-crossing sweethearts; bad, bad, rich people; and bad, bad poor people if they want to get ahead." He accused Rossen of wanting to make a movie that threw acid on "the American way of life." If Feldman had such clients, Wayne wrote that the agent should "rush this script... to them." Wayne, however, said to the agent that "You can take this script and shove it up Robert Rossens derri?re..." Wayne later remarked that "To make Huey Long a wonderful, rough pirate was great," he said; "but, according to this picture, everybody was s - t except for this weakling intern doctor who was trying to find a place in the world." Broderick Crawford, who had played a supporting role in Waynes Seven Sinners, eventually received the part of Stark. In a bit of irony, Crawford was Oscar-nominated for the part of Stark and found himself competing against Wayne, who was nominated the same year for Sands of Iwo Jima. Crawford won the Best Actor Oscar, giving Rossen the last laugh.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All the King's Men (1949)?
a.		The lab in the beginning of the film is the polar opposite of that of Victor Scrimshaws, Kevin McCarthys later on in the film. The lab seen when Dennis Quaid is miniaturized is in fact what a real lab would look like which is basically a poor mans miniature home made pod. While the one later on seen during the scene where Ingoe (Vernon Wells) is miniaturized and injected into Martin Short is more high tech with all of the latest industrial tools with proper funding.
b.		Mercedes McCambridge was cast after she got angry with the producers. She and other actresses were kept waiting in an office in New York City during open auditions. McCambridge told the producers off and stormed out of the office. They called her back and eventually cast her because she fit the part of Sadie.
c.		David Lynch says that the first scene in the movie is based upon an incident in his own life, when, one morning, his intercom buzzed, and when he answered it a voice said Dick Laurant is dead. When Lynch looked out the window, there was no-one outside.
d.		An additional set was built for the candy shop: the cellar. Not used in the film, it was included in a special feature on the DVD release that allowed viewers to explore the shop.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All the King's Men (1949)?
a.		Currently, the only film of George Millers that doesnt touch upon anything fantastical.
b.		Jonathan Ke Quans film debut.
c.		The actors (including extras) portraying soldiers were using real military firearms rather than the usual cast-rubber prop weapons. The current-issue carbines and M-16 rifles were de-weaponized by removing the firing mechanisms, but otherwise were "the real thing".
d.		The campaign montages were shot by Don Siegel.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All the King's Men (1949)?
a.		Aishwarya Rai quickly accepted the part of Sonia Solandres as she grew up watching the original films and Steve Martins previous films and she knew families would enjoy viewing it and have a good laugh, especially her husband Abhishek Bachchans niece and nephew.
b.		Based on the events of On Her Majestys Secret Service and this film, James Bond and Felix Leiter now share the unfortunate bond of losing their wife on their wedding day.
c.		In the original manuscript, Willies last name is Talos, not Stark. When the novel was first published, the name was Stark. In 2001, the novel was reprinted with Starks name changed back to Talos, among other changes.
d.		This is one of a handful of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions of the 1950-1951 period whose original copyrights were never renewed and are now apparently in Public Domain; for this reason this title is now offered, often in very inferior copies, at bargain prices, by numerous VHS and DVD distributors who do not normally handle copyrighted or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer material.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All the King's Men (1949)?
a.		Renny Harlin was originally attached to direct the film adaptation of A Sound of Thunder based on Ray Bradburys short story, but left to direct this movie instead.
b.		As preparation for his role in this movie, Christian Slater gave up smoking.
c.		Mercedes McCambridges film debut.
d.		Reese never turns on the headlights of any of the cars he drives, being accustomed to driving without lights to avoid HKs in the future. The front wheel drive car that Reese drove out of the parking garage had its headlights on, but have been turned off just before the end of the chase.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: All the King's Men (1949)?
a.		Based on the book Brief Garland, by author Harold Keith who wrote it about his nephew and real-life coach Jim Keith.
b.		Film debut of Virginia Weidler.
c.		To prepare for the role of Willie Stark, Broderick Crawford watched newsreels of Huey Long, the former Louisiana senator and governor on whose life the novel was loosely based.
d.		In the original novel by William Stevenson, Jackies pet galago is named Kamau rather than Komba. Kamau was also the name of the real-life bushbaby that inspired Stevensons work.

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