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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Annie Hall (1977) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Annie Hall (1977) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977).
About the movie:
Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977)?
a.
John Nash
visited the set, and
Russell Crowe
said later that he had been fascinated by the way he moved his hands, and he had tried to do the same thing in the movie.
b.
Sissy Spacek
met her future husband,
Jack Fisk
, on this film.
c.
The passerby Alvy refers to as "the winner of the Truman Capote look-alike contest" is in fact
Truman Capote
, who appears uncredited.
d.
The mall parking lot Gladys pulls into to pick up the dresses is Eden Prairie Center in Eden Prairie (not the Mall of America), the same mall that was used in
Mallrats
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977)?
a.
According to
Wes Craven
the idea of actually having the baby killed in the film was considered. However the cast and crew strongly opposed the idea saying they would leave if the plot went that route.
b.
Last appearance of
Harold Lloyd
in a film.
c.
One scene cut from the film is a fantasy sequence of Annie and Alvy visiting hell. This scene was rewritten 20 years later for Allens
Deconstructing Harry
.
d.
Although released in 1974 the copyright date at the end of the credits is MCMXCIX or 1999.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977)?
a.
In the film there are 16 raiders. In reality there were actually 20 raiders that participated in the raid. There had initially been 24 raiders, but two joined Confederate forces after being stopped on their journey down to Marietta, as Andrews had instructed, and two more simply overslept and missed the train. These four were not depicted in the film as well as four others who participated.
b.
Humphrey Bogart
was involved in a serious automobile accident during production of this film, which knocked out several of his teeth and hindered his ability to speak.
John Huston
hired a young British actor noted for his mimicry skills to rerecord some of Bogarts spoken lines during post-production looping. Although it is undetectable when viewing the film today, it is
Peter Sellers
who provides Bogarts voice during some of the scenes in this movie.
c.
During the classroom flashbacks, one of the teachers writes, "Tuesday, December 1" on the chalkboard. December 1 is
Woody Allen
s birthday, and Tuesday December 1, 1942 was his seventh birthday, tying in with the school setting.
d.
"Orville Sacker" is similar to "Ormond Sacker," the name used in
Arthur Conan Doyle
s first draft of a Holmes story (in which "Sherrinford Holmes" was the original name of the famous detective). As for the name "Sigerson Holmes," see Holmess remark in "The Adventure Of The Empty House" (by Doyle): "I travelled for two years in Tibet, therefore, and amused myself by visiting Lhassa, and spending some days with the head lama. You may have read of the remarkable explorations of a Norwegian named Sigerson, but I am sure that it never occurred to you that you were receiving news of your friend." Nicholas Meyer makes reference to this line in Holmess parting comment to Watson in
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
(quotes).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977)?
a.
At a time when most African-Americans were stereotyped, both
Nina Mae McKinney
and
Clarence Muse
were the two most reputable characters in the movie. Although their parts in the script are written in dialect, both spoke normally.
b.
The film was shot in a six-week period in the summer of 1994.
c.
On
Late Night with Conan OBrien
(28 February 1995),
Harvey Fierstein
revealed that both he and
Danny Aiello
had bit parts in this classic, but their scenes ended up on the cutting room floor.
d.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977)?
a.
At Churchill Downs, the announcer credits Vice President
Charles Curtis
, who is clearly visible.
b.
This movie is similar in storyline to two earlier European films made around 1962. Firstly, it is similar to the Hungarian black-and-white film Two half-times in Hell (aka
Két félidö a pokolban
). Winner of the Critics Award at the 1962 Boston Cinema Festival, this movie told of a soccer match between Allied POWs and German soldiers and held on
Adolf Hitler
s birthday.
Victory
is also similar in storyline to the earlier Russian film,
Tretiy taym
.
c.
Producer/Writer/Director
Anthony Kilburn
reportedly completed the first draft of the script in only seven days.
d.
Woody Allen
originally filmed a scene in which a traffic advisory sign "urges" Alvy to go to Annie in California. Editor
Ralph Rosenblum
wrote that Allen was so disgusted by the scenes cuteness that he took the footage and threw it into the East River. The traffic-sign motif was later used in
Steve Martin
s
L.A. Story
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977)?
a.
Alvy never says "I love you" to Annie. The closest he comes is when Alvy says love isnt a strong enough word for how he feels.
b.
Except for the flashback, Ray wears a single outfit throughout the whole movie. While he does remove his jacket and unbutton his shirt, he has no other change of clothes. Ken, on the other hand, has several wardrobe changes.
c.
In the beginning of the movie, Vinny and the gang go to a disco called Virgo. There is actually no nightclub there, but the outside was painted to make it look so. The Virgo sign remains painted on the same building to this day.
d.
In the theatrical trailer a pair of blue briefs were digitally painted onto
Steve Zahn
in one scene because the MPAA said the scene was too revealing for general audiences.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977)?
a.
The scene where Alex dreams of raining steaks is actually a spoof on the infamous dream scene in
American Beauty
. The music you hear is the original soundtrack composed by
Thomas Newman
.
b.
The number Max is searching for is 216 digits long. 216 is 6x6x6; 666 is the "number of the beast" according to the Book of Revelation.
c.
The written Atlantean language is to be read left to right, drop down a line, and read right to left, continuing this cycle. It was done to create a flowing, water-like movement reminiscent of the Atlantean culture.
d.
June 2008 Ranked #2 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Romantic Comedy".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977)?
a.
Marshall McLuhan
was not Allens first choice.
Federico Fellini
and
Luis Buñuel
were asked first.
b.
William Wyler
cut several scenes hinting at Marthas homosexuality for fear of not receiving the seal of approval from the Motion Picture Production Code. At the time, any story about homosexuality was forbidden by the production code.
c.
Bruce Campbell
met his wife
Ida Gearon
in the set of this film. According to his auto-biography, Campbell approached her with the excuse of wanting to learn how to sew, which is what his character would do in the movie.
d.
Christopher Atkins
was originally signed to play Ren MacCormack.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977)?
a.
Fran Drescher
took voice lessons to alter the nasal quality of her voice for the part of Joy Miller. When she arrived on set using her new "normal" voice, producers insisted that she revert to her natural trademark one, as it was one of the reasons she was asked to play the part.
b.
In his helicopter mode, Blackouts vertical stabilizer reads 4500X. The same registration also appears on
Michael Bay
s privately-owned jet.
c.
"That was the most fun Ive ever had without laughing" is a reference to the quote by
H.L. Mencken
in 1942 (and later
Humphrey Bogart
).
d.
Even though
Groucho Marx
was 78 years old and well past his Marx Bros. prime,
Otto Preminger
browbeat Groucho into wearing his old greasepaint-mustache get-up for the movie. He also berated Groucho on the set, causing his co-star
Jackie Gleason
to physically threaten Preminger to never try the same bullying behavior with him.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Annie Hall (1977)?
a.
The dam in this movie (
Rock Hudson
s mission of which is to blow it up) is called the Della Norte Dam. This translates into English as Dam of the North. The movie is set in Northern Italy during World War II and was filmed there too.
b.
The first rough cut ran 2 hours and 20 minutes. Among the scenes later eliminated were: segments showing Alvys former classmates in the present day; Alvy as a teenager; a scene in a junk-food restaurant (featuring
Danny Aiello
); extensive additional scenes featuring
Carol Kane
,
Janet Margolin
,
Colleen Dewhurst
and
Shelley Duvall
; and a fantasy segment at Madison Square Garden featuring the New York Knicks competing against a team of five great philosophers.
Christopher Walken
s driving scene was also cut, but was restored a week before the film was completed. New material for the ending was filmed on three occasions, but most was discarded. The final montage was a late addition.
c.
They give the "real" Valentin liquid LSD which causes him to go crazy ultimately restating that he is, indeed, Valentin Mironov, before committing suicide by jumping through the glass window. This is a reference to an actual event wherein Frank Olson, a US Army scientist, died in a similar way in 1953, allegedly as a result of his unwitting participation in LSD experiments which were part of the CIAs MKULTRA-program.
d.
The clock in the clock tower started running at 8:00 p.m. on September 5, 1885. The date is provided by the caption on the photograph Doc gives Marty at the end of the movie. The lightning strikes the clock tower at 10:04 p.m. on November 12, 1955. This means that the clock tower operated for exactly 70 years, 2 months, 7 days, 2 hours, and 4 minutes.
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