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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bataan (1943) Quiz
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About the movie:
Japan has just invaded the Phillipines and the US Army attempts a desperate defence. Thirteen men are...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bataan (1943)?
a.
Shellie Marie Shartzer
had to learn to swim for the films underwater title sequence and climax. She was coached by actress
Leah High
- a former state-ranked swimmer.
b.
The boat used as the show boat "River Queen" in this production was also used as the "Cotton Palace" in
Show Boat
c.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer paid RKO $6,500 for the right to use scenes from
The Lost Patrol
in this movie. In his autobiography, M-G-M executive producer
Dore Schary
refers to this film as a remake of that one.
d.
First major film to use the word "bullshit".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bataan (1943)?
a.
This was
Mae West
last film for eight years until
Sextette
, which was her last.
b.
This films dedication states that it is dedicated to the heroes of Bataan.
c.
After completing this film, director
Chris Sanders
s next project for Disney was
Bolt
. When
John Lasseter
took over as head of animation at Disney, he dismissed Sanders who then moved on to DreamWorks where he made
How to Train Your Dragon
.
d.
When April is crying on the bed after her family has abandoned her she originally said, "I knew this would happen," before she asks what they are going to do with all the food. It was decided to remove this line as the director felt that it made her look like she was thinking of herself rather than others, going against everything we had seen of her up until that point. The dubbed over the line with additional crying sounds.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bataan (1943)?
a.
Richard Bakalyan
and
Dickie Jones
were arrested by Kansas City police for vagrancy as they stood on the street between takes. The police saw their long hair and leather jackets and wanted to get them off the street before they "infected" the local youth.
b.
This was the last feature project for producer/director/writer
Robert Youngson
.
c.
The sequence where Kirk badgers Spock to get an emotional reaction reflects a similar scene in the original series,
This Side of Paradise
, where Kirk acts similarly, including insulting Spocks mother.
d.
This is one of few contemporary World War II films to feature an American soldier who was an African-American. As such, the movie was not shown in parts of the American South. The book "The Films of World War II" notes that producer
Dore Schary
said that letters of complaint were received by the studio.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bataan (1943)?
a.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
The many prominent blue and gray "consoles" (the ones with a rotary knob on the right side) for Colossus are cannibalized console panels from several IBM 1620 computers remounted on prop "computers".
c.
The movie contains numerous connections to French New Wave films. Reference is made to
Tirez sur le pianiste
and its star,
Charles Aznavour
, has a singing role at the end of this movie.
Anna Karina
, featured in several
Jean-Luc Godard
films, has a bit part.
d.
The Bataan of the films title refers to both the World War II Battle of Bataan and the place Bataan which is a Central Luzon region province on Luzon island in the Philippines which occupies the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on the island.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bataan (1943)?
a.
Melissa George
learned how to speak Portuguese so she could play Pru in this film.
b.
The final straw in snagging
Christine Baranski
, who only had to work three days, was that her daughters were big
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
fans and were giddy that she could work with
Sarah Michelle Gellar
.
c.
Brian Locke, in his article "Strange Fruit: White, Black, and Asian in the World War II Combat Film Bataan " published in the "Journal of Popular Film and Television", states the film "successfully made white viewers aware . . . of the inherent sadism in the American lynching ritual" and in this film there was a shifting of "the respective relations of the black and the Asian to the white norm, as the film adjusted to a wartime context."
d.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bataan (1943)?
a.
The song "Edelweiss" was written for the musical and is little known in Austria. The song was the last that
Oscar Hammerstein II
wrote before his passing in 1960.
b.
The film was adapted from the play "A Shot in the Dark" by
Marcel Achard
which opened at the Booth Theater on October 18, 1961 and ran for 389 performances closing on September 22, 1962. The original cast included
Walter Matthau
(Winner of 1962 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play),
Julie Harris
,
William Shatner
and
Gene Saks
.
c.
The character name Corporal Juan Katigbak (played by
Roque Espiritu
) was changed from its original name of Corporal Jesus Katigbay.
d.
This film is used by the U.S. Navy as an example of leadership styles in its Leadership and Management Training School. The Air Forces College for Enlisted Professional Military Education also uses this film as a education aid in its Noncommissioned Officer Academies. The film has also been used for leadership training in civilian non-military seminars.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bataan (1943)?
a.
For this film, Britains Air Ministry sent the Twentieth Century-Fox movie studio thousands of feet of film footage of the Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) flying airplanes including action scenes of the R.A.F. in battle against German aircraft.
b.
Every theater that showed the film had a cardboard cut-out installed in the lobby of
Alfred Hitchcock
pointing to his wristwatch with a note from the director saying "The manager of this theatre has been instructed at the risk of his life, not to admit to the theatre any persons after the picture starts. Any spurious attempts to enter by side doors, fire escapes or ventilating shafts will be met by force. The entire objective of this extraordinary policy, of course, is to help you enjoy PSYCHO more. Alfred Hitchcock"
c.
Desi Arnaz
has said it was his idea to recite the Latin prayer "Mea Culpa" during his characters death scene. It was a prayer he learned as a boy in Cuba.
d.
Michael Crichton
was originally going to write and direct the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bataan (1943)?
a.
Film debut of
Howard Da Silva
.
b.
This is the last of three films that Abbott and Costello made on loan to MGM while under contract to Universal, the other two being
Rio Rita
and
Lost in a Harem
. During production on this film, Abbott and Costello returned to the Universal studio on May 13 for re-shoots for their film,
The Naughty Nineties
.
c.
Film debut of
Judy Canova
.
d.
This is one of a handful of feature films that have featured the story of the World War II Battle of Bataan. They include
So Proudly We Hail!
;
They Were Expendable
and
Back to Bataan
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bataan (1943)?
a.
Wes Craven was once set to direct, but bailed out, which led the film to be officially canned at one point
b.
The
David Bowie
quote at the beginning of the movie is pulled from his song Changes. It can be found on the 1971 album, Hunky Dory.
c.
The Call Bureau Cast Service lists
Lynne Carver
and
Dorothy Morris
as "Nurses", but they were not identifiable in the movie, although one nurse is seen from the rear and another in long-shot. Also
Richard Derr
was said to be a cast member and
Mary Elliott
a "Nurse" in contemporary news items; they also were not seen in the movie.
d.
References are made by both sisters about Marlowes height at the beginning of the film. Back then it was film convention for the male lead to be taller than the female and
Humphrey Bogart
was shorter than both leading actresses, a problem corrected on screen through giving Bogart platform shoes as well as trick photography.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bataan (1943)?
a.
The name of the bus company in the film is "Derris." Rick Derris is the name of a recurring character that appears in and is discussed in
Kevin Smith
s movies (
Clerks.
,
Mallrats
, etc).
b.
Laura Linney
gained 20 pounds for this film, mainly by eating Krispy Kreme glazed donuts.
c.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #4880,
Dolores Costello
talks about the picture.
d.
The NAACP gave M-G-M two awards for presenting an African American in an intelligent and sympathetic manner.
Dore Schary
deliberately did not tell writer
Robert Hardy Andrews
he was planning to cast an African American as one of the soldiers, in order to avoid any racial speeches in the script.
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