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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Animal Crackers (1930) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Animal Crackers (1930) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930).
About the movie:
Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930)?
a.
The movies line "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I dont know." was voted as the #53 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
b.
The meaning of the phrase "wing and a prayer", of which the films title is a part, is a shortening of an old saying among aviators, "Were coming in on a wing and a prayer". It means that they are flying or trying to land an aircraft in poor condition. The expression can also be used as a metaphor for trying to achieve something even though one is a bit ill-prepared or ill-equipped for the task.
c.
This would be the final film project for
Jerry Warren
.
d.
Franklyn Seales
screaming during the murder was unscripted and improvised.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930)?
a.
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. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and was not televised until the 1970s when rights were cleared.
b.
According to DC Comics, Batman stands 62" and weighs 210 lbs.
Christian Bale
stands 60-1/2" (according to his IMDB profile) and at the time of filming weighed 210 lbs.
c.
The first ever mixed martial arts movie to feature the Israeli art of Krav Maga.
d.
According to Book "Ernst Lubitsch and Samson Raphaelson: A Study in Collaboration,"
Ernst Lubitsch
directed the rehearsals of this film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930)?
a.
Josh Brolin
was making
Grindhouse
when he was turned on to role of Moss. He asked the films director
Robert Rodriguez
if he could borrow a video camera for his audition tape, and he ended up having his audition elaborately shot with the theatrical camera they were using, directed by
Quentin Tarantino
, and with
Marley Shelton
as Carla Jean. When the Coens saw Brolins tape, their response was that they loved the lighting.
b.
During a rehearsal a test was made for a color movie process called Multicolor (a predecessor of Cinecolor) and the result was the first known footage of the Marx Brothers in color! The clip is silent and lasts only 15 seconds. The Marx Brothers also appeared in color in the film
The Story of Mankind
in which they appeared separately.
c.
The original script specified
Arnold Schwarzenegger
and
Bruce Willis
.
d.
Red Skelton
, ending his association with MGM, which had begun with
Flight Command
, starred in two films in a row which did not garner contemporary New York Times reviews: this movie, followed by
The Great Diamond Robbery
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930)?
a.
The film was originally going to be filmed at Carson Long Military Academy in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. However, after learning that the schools gymnasium would be destroyed during filming, the president of the school rejected the offer, despite the fact that a new and better gymnasium would be built in its place, at the expense of the films budget.
b.
Chico Marx
plays his trademark song "Im Daffy Over You" for the first time in this film.
c.
Final film of
Frank Capra
.
d.
In the scene in Charmings dressing room, there is a Phantom of the Opera costume in the back, mostly visible through the mirrors (another allusion to Phantom).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930)?
a.
Lions Gate was not sure how to market this film due to the significant drug content, intermittent porn reference and the brutal violence depicted. The content in question remained, but the film then was only given a limited theatrical release in the domestic market for awards consideration.
b.
The head of the company originally set to distribute the film was found murdered shortly before it was to go into international release. It received spotty distribution because the rights were tied up in legal wrangling over the victims estate for several years.
c.
After this film, the Brothers always thought of
Margaret Dumont
as "Mrs. Rittenhouse".
d.
Filmed in sequence.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930)?
a.
The Hollywoodland sign dates from 1923, when it was put up to advertise a real estate development of that name. The "land" was removed in 1949. The picture in the film dates from about 1925.
b.
Another scene that came about by accident was when Roger and Eddie Valiant arrive at Maroon Studios to interrogate Mr. Maroon. As
Bob Hoskins
delivered his lines, he looked straight ahead, instead of down at a three-foot rabbit. The animators decided to have Roger stand on tiptoe against the wall to cover up the gaffe.
c.
Hallstrom admitted that a lot of himself is reflected in Gilbert Grapes character.
d.
Several of
Groucho Marx
lines were cut on demand of the Hays office, including "I think Ill try to make her".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930)?
a.
At a cost of $10 million this is the cheapest film to ever have a Superbowl spot.
b.
In the climactic dance number, the natives of Kaigoon sing in Esperanto: "Behold, the new moon shines only love. A woman delights a man according to nature. So choose someone now and dance with him. A true heart beats indeed in each of us, ready and able and willing for you. Dont just stand there, come here."
c.
The first videotape of Seth Brundle (where he theorizes that the teleporter improved him) is actually part of a deleted scene from
The Fly
. The scene was slightly edited for this film, and Veronicas (Geena Daviss) voice was dubbed over by Saffron Henderson (who plays Veronica at the beginning of The Fly II).
d.
One of the few Marx Brothers movies in which the fact that
Chico Marx
is not truly Italian is referenced. When Chico is questioning Abie the fish-man (alias Roscoe W. Chandler) about his new identity, Chandler suddenly replies "Say, how did you get to be Italian?"
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930)?
a.
The Los Angeles Examiner reported on 7 July 1957 that US Navy Commander
Eldon Edwards
commanded the USS Stephen Potter for use in this movie.
b.
As in the first movie, the agents that accompany Hellboy are named for things found while digging in the earth, albeit decidedly tougher than the first group: Marble, Flint, Steel (true, this is an alloy that is mostly iron, but Iron is not a common last name).
c.
The film was shot in four parts, one story line at a time over a period of 7 months.
d.
The film was re-released to theaters before being released to television.
Groucho Marx
attended the premiere.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930)?
a.
Hilary Swank beat out her co-star in this movie, Imelda Staunton, for the 2005 Oscar for Best Actress.
b.
WILHELM SCREAM: During the marriage road test, an old man on a scooter crashes into a car.
c.
The original plot had a final sequence shot on a wax museum in Hollywood. When the screenplay was re-written, the final scenes took place on a movie-oriented club. Art Department supervisors had the ability to use the same props and sets for both the shootings.
d.
In 1957, Paramount forgot to renew the soundtrack rights which reverted back to the authors of the play (the studio did renew the picture rights, though). As a result the film could not legally be seen in the USA until 1974, when Universal, which had since purchased Paramounts film library, was persuaded by fan requests to re-release it.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Animal Crackers (1930)?
a.
According to H6 writer
Daniel Farrands
, who wrote an early draft of the film, said there was originally a scene scripted and supposedly filmed where a student in Lauries class does a report on a book called "The Halloween Murders", in an effort to tie all the movies together. This was dropped however, when it was decided by the director and producers to ignore "H3-6" so as to concentrate more on the Laurie Strode aspect of the story.
b.
Animal Crackers opened at the 44th Street Theater on October 23, 1928 and ran for 191 performances starring the Marx Brothers and
Margaret Dumont
.
c.
Voices of Joey Bishop and announcer Regis Philbin can be heard in background, excerpted from Bishops late night ABC TV talk show of late Sixties.
d.
Actually, all of Davy Joness crew were actors. They all wore dark gray motion-capture suits and before they could be filmed they had to be scanned in order for the computer to place the crew images over the top.
Bill Nighy
wore makeup around his eyes and mouth in case computer rendering failed to look realistic during extreme close ups (fortunately this was never needed).
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