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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : An American in Paris (1951) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : An American in Paris (1951) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : An American in Paris (1951)

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About the movie: Jerry Mulligan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is "discovered" by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerry's art...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American in Paris (1951)?
a.		The historic airliner used at the end of the film is a De Havilland Dragon Rapide biplane, built in Britain in the 1930s. This one is registration D-ILIT, and is privately owned in Germany. It is fully airworthy (as can be seen in the film) and appears at air displays etc.
b.		According to Leslie Caron, her introductory dance sequence, which included a seductive dance with a chair, was considered too suggestive by some censors. Gene Kelly directed the brief fantasy dance sequences shown as Lise is introduced.
c.		Juliette Lewis film debut.
d.		The original title for the film was simply; Nuke Em High. It was changed in hopes of people mistaking it for Class of 1984.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American in Paris (1951)?
a.		The rights of the story was first bought by Ray Stark, back in the late 70s, with Jack Nicholson to star as Benjamin. Later, the film rights were bought by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall under the Amblin banner. When Kennedy and Marshall left to start their own production company, they also took the rights along and only started developing the movie in 1994. David Fincher admitted that he never read the source short story. He only read the 240-page script that Eric Roth wrote. His agent, who brought the script to Finchers attention was a former assistant of Stark. His resolve to make the film came evidently after the death of his father in 2002.
b.		Nicole Kidman was unable to take the role of Emma Peel due to already being contracted to make Eyes Wide Shut.
c.		Every character name, minus Kip Wellington, is a mixture from horror films.
d.		This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1993.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American in Paris (1951)?
a.		Barry Levinson turned down the movie when it was first offered to him. He made Good Morning, Vietnam instead. After several directors backed out later, however, he took it on.
b.		Alan Jay Lerner began writing the screenplay in December 1949, and finished it in a 12-hour stretch in March(?) 1949 on the night before his wedding.
c.		Apart from Charlton Heston, almost no one in the leading and major supporting parts were actually Paramount contract players. By 1954, when the film began shooting, most of the studios had dropped their contract players due to sweeping changes in the industry and competition with television.
d.		US Marine and Navy units participated in the filming of this movie and after their work was finished, they went to fight in Korea.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American in Paris (1951)?
a.		The shape of the final beer mug is in the shape of a big boot. Everybody refers to it as "Das Boot", that means "the boat" in German. However, it also refers to the actor Jürgen Prochnow, famous for acting in the legendary German movie Das Boot.
b.		Dr. Weir shares his name with a historical figure, Johann Weyer, also known as Wier or Wierus. He was a Dutch physician, occultist, and demonologist.
c.		Gene Kelly screened The Red Shoes for the MGM executives to persuade them to back a dance film.
d.		In April 2010, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted that the film had made him cry.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American in Paris (1951)?
a.		There was a break in production after 1 November 1950, at which point Gene Kelly began rehearsing the ballet choreography. By the time production for that final sequence resumed on 6 December, Vincente Minnelli had finished directing another film - Fathers Little Dividend.
b.		The film opened the 2009 Berlin International Film Fesitival on February 5, 2009.
c.		Evan Rachel Wood has said that she based Kimberly Joyce on a girl at her high school who "stabbed you in the back with a smile on her face..."
d.		Star Jamie Lee Curtis worked out constantly during filming and only ate one meal a day.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American in Paris (1951)?
a.		Several professors of music stated, after studying all of the musical keys struck on pianos throughout the film, that not one key is struck incorrectly when compared to what is heard at the exact same moment. In other words, what you see is exactly what you hear.
b.		Third of six movies that paired June Allyson and Van Johnson.
c.		After Arthur Freed and Ira Gershwin reached an agreement during their weekly pool game, film rights to George Gershwins "An American in Paris - A Tone Poem for Orchestra" were purchased for $158,750, and Ira received $56,250 as a consultant to write any necessary new lyrics for songs used.
d.		After this movie, Ed Bianchi did not direct another theatrical feature until Off and Running, a gap of about a decade.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American in Paris (1951)?
a.		In the movie Lynn is blind. In the original comic book series she is mute.
b.		Cyd Charisse discovered that she was pregnant during pre-production and was replaced by Leslie Caron.
c.		Charles Bronsons Chaney is a man of few words, speaking barely 500 of them in the entire course of the film.
d.		The military aircraft seen late in the movie were McDonnel Douglas AV-8B Harriers of the Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) which is nicknamed the "Bulldogs".

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American in Paris (1951)?
a.		Film debut of Leslie Caron.
b.		The horse that Thomas Mitchell rode was later Silver of The Lone Ranger fame.
c.		Belle Bennetts first feature length movie.
d.		Babe Ruth, lost his life, on Monday, August 16th, 1948, 3 weeks before the theatrical release date of Monday, September 6th, 1948 and 3 weeks after seeing the original premiere, on Monday, July 26th, 1948.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American in Paris (1951)?
a.		The boy cleaning his teeth at Endgame was originally going to be smoking a joint, but it was changed to keep the PG-13 rating. However, the shot of him running into the ballroom wasnt re-shot, and you can still see the smoking joint in his hand.
b.		Originally conceived as a short film, the film was shot in 6 days.
c.		Director John Carpenter based the "indestructable" nature of his killer Michael Meyers in Halloween on Yul Brynners character in this film.
d.		Irene Sharaff designed a style for each of the ballet sequence sets, reflecting various French impressionist painters: Raoul Dufy (the Place de la Concorde), Edouard Manet (the flower market), Maurice Utrillo (a Paris street), Henri Rousseau (the fair), Vincent van Gogh (the Place de lOpera), and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (the Moulin Rouge). The backgrounds took six weeks to build, with 30 painters working nonstop.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American in Paris (1951)?
a.		Gene Kelly directed the whole "Embraceable You" sequence.
b.		Susan Sarandon also played Andy Sambergs mother in the SNL Digital Shorts "Motherlover" and "3-Way (The Golden Rule)" (skits recorded for Saturday Night Live by The Lonely Island (which Samberg is a member of) and Justin Timberlake).
c.		According to her autobiography, Myrna Loy was originally going to wear white empire-style dress for the party sequence, but Jeanette MacDonald was jealous of how she looked insisted that she had to wear it herself instead. Loy surrendered the dress, but then went down the to the costume room and, with a friends help, put together the black lace outfit she wears in the final film. She stole the scene.
d.		Film debut of Tom Everett Scott. Tom Hanks was initially opposed to hiring Scott because of Scotts strong resemblance to a younger Hanks. He was finally convinced by his wife, Rita Wilson, who thought Scott was cute.

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