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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Attack (1956) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Attack (1956) Quiz
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About the movie:
During the closing days of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is assigned the task of setting up artillery observation posts in a strategic area...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Attack (1956)?
a.
Director
Robert Aldrich
said of this film in Edwin T. Arnolds biography The Films and Career of Robert Aldrich: "My main anti-war argument was not the usual war is hell, but the terribly corrupting influence that war can have on the most normal, average human beings, and the terrible things it makes them capable of that they wouldnt be capable of otherwise." Aldrich added that this film was meant to be a "sincere plea for peace."
b.
Abel Ferrara claims Wesley Snipes was living in his car during production of this film.
c.
When the film was put into production,
Macaulay Culkin
was nearly five foot six. A cast of tall adults were hired to create the illusion that Culkin was shorter than he actually was at the time. Most of the cast is taller than six foot.
d.
The character of Mr. Zebra, played by
Herbert Lom
in this movie, is meant to resemble
Peter Lorre
. Lorre starred in five
Humphrey Bogart
movies. They were:
The Maltese Falcon
;
All Through the Night
;
Casablanca
;
Passage to Marseille
and
Beat the Devil
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Attack (1956)?
a.
When The Ramones are backstage after the concert and Riff gives them her song, in the background on the wall is a picture of
Cherie Currie
, formerly the lead singer of The Runaways. The Runaways and The Ramones toured together.
b.
When Kate and Luc are first talking in their room at Cannes, the song "Verlaine" is playing; its lyrics include the words "Les sanglots longues des violons de lautomne blessent mon coeur dun langueur monotone" ("The long sobs of the violins of autumn wound my heart with a monotonous languor"). These words from a poem by Verlaine had been used in 1944 to form the code phrases that alerted the Resistance to the Allied invasion of France, as depicted in
The Longest Day
.
c.
Actors
Jack Palance
and
Lee Marvin
were veterans of World War II as were
Peter van Eyck
and
Eddie Albert
.
d.
MPAA chief
Joseph Breen
made the studio tone down the excessive violence in the script. The scene in which Ravic kills Haake also included him stuffing him in the trunk, stripping him naked, burying him and burning his clothes, all eventually cut from the film. Breen also objected to the murder going unpunished, but later rationalized it as an act of war, since it was committed on the eve of the outbreak of WWII.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Attack (1956)?
a.
The original off-Broadway production of "The Fantasticks" opened at the Sullivan Street Playhouse on May 3, 1960, ran for ONLY 17,162 performances closing on Janary 13, 2002. The original cast included
Jerry Orbach
. A new production opened at the Snapple Theater Center/Jerry Orbach Theater on August 16, 2006 and is still running (June 2010).
b.
Congressman Melvin Price openly criticized the military for their non-involvement in the film, calling it a "shameful attempt at censorship". United Artists were only too happy to exploit this with teaser posters asking "Is this the most controversial picture of the year?" On the back of this, the film grossed nearly $2 million (United Artists had projected a gross of around $20,000).
c.
Steven Spielberg
was originally given an exclusive look at this project in 2006 before recommending it to Nickelodeon and Paramount.
d.
One of Barbaras gowns was created specifically for the film by designer
Karl Lagerfeld
after he heard
Julianne Moore
was starring.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Attack (1956)?
a.
The original idea was that co-writer / producer
Carlton J. Albright
s friend
Edward Terry
(who plays Hank) would direct, but circumstances ended in
Max Kalmanowicz
getting the directing gig. This caused a rift in the Albright / Terry friendship that mended in time for them to make
Luther the Geek
together 10 years later.
b.
Made on the RKO lot in only 35 days for a minimal budget of $750,000.
c.
Marlon Brando
s death scene was filmed with
Richard Harris
talking to a log, because he refused to act any more with the star. When Brando wanted to film his close ups, Harris threw the log down and said, "Let him talk to this."
d.
Believe it or not, this is the second film/sequel
Steven Spielberg
produced that has a testicle-related joke. The first was
Men in Black II
which had Agent K taking on a Balchinian.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Attack (1956)?
a.
Andy Serkis
and
Elijah Wood
were given prop rings used in the movie by director
Peter Jackson
. They each thought they got the only one.
b.
Although he plays a coward in this film, in real life
Eddie Albert
, who served in WW II, was a war hero, in one engagement having braved heavy enemy fire to rescue 70 wounded Marines.
c.
According to Variety magazine,
Sarah Michelle Gellar
was approached for the role of Marla Singer, but due to a locked contract with
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
, she couldnt get the part.
d.
The very first screen adaptation of a
John Steinbeck
novel.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Attack (1956)?
a.
In scenes involving the 20th Maine you sometimes see the soldiers with a red mark/badge on either the uniforms or on top of their hats. It is the shape of a Maltese Cross and it was the symbol representing the 5th Corps of the Union Army of the Potomac of which the 20th Maine was a part of. Soldiers from different corps would have worn different badges.
b.
The subway used in the film is the MARTA system in Atlanta, Georgia.
c.
First cinematic reference to a "firewall" - a security measure used in computer networking and Internet security. This does not predate the existence of the Internet, however, which is considered to have started in 1969.
d.
Combat and battle sequences were filmed on the back-lot of two studios: The RKO-Pathé Studios back-lot and the Universal Studios back-lot. They were also shot on the Albertson Ranch in Agoura, California.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Attack (1956)?
a.
After reading the script, the military flatly refused to allow any co-operation with the production. That meant no tanks, no uniforms, no troops. They didnt even allow director
Robert Aldrich
to view any Signal Corps footage. Aldrich managed to rent two tanks; by careful staging and ingenuity, he was able to convey the impression that many more were being used.
b.
There are three versions of Peters sword: steel, aluminum, and rubber.
William Moseley
preferred working with the aluminum swords for the fighting scenes because they were a lot lighter and "they didnt bounce like the rubber swords."
c.
This is the first and last Harry Potter film that features Hermione flying with a broomstick.
d.
Final film of
Oskar Homolka
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Attack (1956)?
a.
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b.
Actor
Richard Jaeckel
said of this film in Edwin T. Arnolds biography of
Robert Aldrich
, The Films and Career of Robert Aldrich: "There were scenes of incredible tension - Palance
Jack Palance
coming down the stairs to get Albert
Eddie Albert
- we were all impressed, even in rehearsals. It was a heavy project."
c.
Selenas historic Houston Astrodome concert was recreated at the San Antonio Alamodome.
d.
During filming, several of the actors portraying USS Dallas crewmen took a cruise on a real submarine. To train for his role as the Dallas commander,
Scott Glenn
was installed as the "commander" of the real sub and gave orders to the crewmen as the real captain would.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Attack (1956)?
a.
Apparently, women were banned from being on the set according to the production notes press-book for this movie. This was done in order to establish authenticity for the actors.
b.
To promote the film, Paramount rigged 4,500 randomly selected Los Angeles Times vending boxes with digital audio players which would play the theme song when the door was opened. The audio players did not always stay concealed, however, and in many cases came loose and fell on top of the stack of newspapers in plain view, with the result that they were widely mistaken for bombs. Police bomb squads detonated a number of the vending boxes and even temporarily shut down a veterans hospital in response to the apparent "threat". Despite these problems, Paramount and The LA Times opted to leave the audio players in the boxes until two days after the movies opening.
c.
This film started a nostalgia craze. Disk jockeys began to run Roaring Twenties music. Producer
Mark Hellinger
was an important guest on singer
Bing Crosby
s Kraft Music Hall radio show and singer
Kate Smith
promoted the film on all of her radio programs. Both Life and Look magazines published "Roaring Twenties" layouts.
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.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Attack (1956)?
a.
Shot in 1991, not released until 1993.
b.
The original script was entered in the Nicholl Fellowship screenwriting contest and didnt get past the first round.
c.
According to an interview with Playboy Magazine, David O. Russell antagonized George Clooney on set one day, telling him to "hit him". George Clooney did so, in the face.
d.
Eddie Albert
was approaching his fiftieth birthday at the time of filming, making him much older than the character he played. However, director
Robert Aldrich
felt it didnt matter since Albert looked young for his age.
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