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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Athena (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Athena (1954) Quiz
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About the movie:
Attorney, Purdom, and singer, Damone, romance two sisters, Reynolds and Powell, who live with and are strongly influenced by eccentric, health oriented and star gazing grandparents.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Athena (1954)?
a.
The scenes at the Pascagoula mansion, on the Gulf of Mexico, were filmed at the home of the real
Richard Scruggs
(the attorney portrayed in the film) in Pascagoula. Hurricane Katrina destroyed the home in 2005.
b.
Writer
Gore Vidal
did not want credit for his work.
c.
The song "Faster Than Sound" by
Hugh Martin
and
Ralph Blane
was recorded but not used in the final print.
d.
The water taxi Joan Wilder rides to meet Ira is named "The Orca," which is also the name of Quints boat in
Jaws
. Jaws director
Steven Spielberg
produced director
Robert Zemeckis
previous film,
Used Cars
. Zemeckis also co-wrote Spielbergs
1941
which features a "Jaws" parody.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Athena (1954)?
a.
The reason
Esther Williams
is given credit as a co-writer is because the project was originally intended as a swimming vehicle for her. However the swimming scenes were changed to singing ones and Williams was replaced with
Jane Powell
by producer
Dore Schary
. This was one of the reasons why Williams would soon leave MGM.
b.
Originally shot as the pilot for the TV series
Temple Houston
, but released theatrically instead, with the main characters name changed, after changes in cast and characters made it unusable for the series.
c.
Courtney Taylor-Taylor
: The front man for the band
The Dandy Warhols
, can be seen walking by the camera at Stus party wearing a Dandy Warhols t-shirt. He is credited as Courtney Alan Taylor.
d.
Howard Keel
and
Jane Powell
were originally slated to play the leads. When commitments on other films left them unavailable,
Gene Kelly
and
Cyd Charisse
were cast instead, and dancing subsequently emphasized over singing.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Athena (1954)?
a.
The traffic jam in the opening scene was filmed on W Braker Lane near the Pickle Research Center in Austin, Texas.
b.
Joan Crawford
: [Pepsi] In the kitchen scenes at the beginning of the movie, a carton of Pepsi-Cola is prominently displayed on the counter.
Joan Crawford
was the widow of
Alfred Steele
, who had been CEO of the Pepsi-Cola Company, and at the time of filming Crawford, still on the Board of Directors, demanded that product placement shots be included in all her films of this era. See also
Berserk
.
c.
Hoots first all sound film.
d.
When the daughter of Italian director
Pietro Francisci
saw this film, she suggested bodybuilder-turned-actor Steve Reeves for the title role in her fathers upcoming production
Le fatiche di Ercole
(US title: "Hercules").
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