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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Becket (1964) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Becket (1964) - 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: Becket (1964).
About the movie:
An English king comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the king's.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Becket (1964)?
a.
Shot in eighty-four days during the summer of 1947.
b.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
c.
In the scene when Jones (
Michael Winslow
) is knocked out of the door and tumbles down the stairs, he sits up and mimics some video game sounds. The game sounds he is mimicking are those from the popular 1980s video game
Q*bert
.
d.
Siân Phillips
who plays Gwendolen was
Peter OToole
s wife at the time of filming.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Becket (1964)?
a.
The original Broadway play on which this filmed production is based opened at the St. James Theater in New York on October 5, 1960 and ran for 193 performances. Its script "Becket" by
Jean Anouilh
(as the basis for the screenplay) won the 1961 Tony Award (New York City) for Best Play.
b.
Features only three characters who have appeared earlier in the franchise, all three of whom are played by new actors. Each of those actors has replaced other actors in other franchises.
Christian Bale
became the new Batman in 2005.
Anton Yelchin
appeared as Chekov in
Star Trek
.
Bryce Dallas Howard
replaced
Nicole Kidman
in
Manderlay
and
Rachelle Lefevre
in
Eclipse
.
c.
The scene in which
Will Smith
drags the unconscious alien across the desert was filmed on the salt flats near Great Salt Lake in Utah. Smiths line, "And what the hell is that *smell*?" was unscripted. Great Salt Lake is home to tiny crustaceans called brine shrimp. When they die, the bodies sink to the bottom of the lake (which isnt very deep) and decompose. When the wind kicks up just right, the bottom mud is disturbed and the smell of millions of decaying brine shrimp can be very very bad. Apparently, nobody warned Will.
d.
Many of the background dancers and extras in "A Marriage Has Come To Town" were cast from the local Sikh temple.
Gurinder Chadha
didnt care if he or she could dance as long as they looked like they were having fun while dancing.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Becket (1964)?
a.
In France, was released on DVD more than three years after its theatrical release.
b.
Oliver Reed
s main motivation for taking the part of Proximo was because he fancied a "free trip to London to see a couple of shows".
c.
Final film of
Frank Pettingell
.
d.
The brown station wagon against which
Edward Norton
falls in his first fight with
Brad Pitt
is the same brown station wagon used in
The Game
, in which
Michael Douglas
hid while
James Rebhorn
drove him to CRS headquarters. The car has a CRS sticker on the windshield (although the sticker cannot be seen in the actual film -
David Fincher
mentions it on his DVD commentary).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Becket (1964)?
a.
During the scene when Linda was possessed, the make-up artist actually first wanted to make her look like a snake-like creature, as can be seen when Ash is dragging her outside (filmed before the scene indoors with her singing the creepy song). Her make-up was dark and a little more greenish, but eventually they changed the make-up to an evil doll-face look.
b.
Richard Burton
initially turned the film down because he felt the idea of him playing a saint would cause the press to have a field day. He also said he would be more suited to playing Henry II.
c.
The piano that accompanies Big Gay Als "Im Super" song is a "Felcher and Sons".
d.
All the presents that are on the credenza when Clark goes in to give his to Mr. Shirley are identically shaped and likely the same gift.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Becket (1964)?
a.
Producer
Scott Steindorff
spent over 3 years courting
Gabriel García Márquez
for the rights to the book telling him that he was Florentino and wouldnt give up until he got the rights.
b.
Composer
Laurence Rosenthal
got a hard time from producer
Hal B. Wallis
who insisted on a more upbeat score. Rosenthal held his ground - and was rewarded with an Oscar nomination.
c.
The song "1979" by
Smashing Pumpkins
is featured in the movie. The music video for "1979" was filmed in the same convenience store used in
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
.
d.
A few new sequences were shot in early 2005 for the DVD release - as a Directors Cut. The characters of Mace and Molly were expanded.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Becket (1964)?
a.
The Long John Jump Band, who performed on the soundtrack and in the ballroom scenes, is fronted by John Sheridan (wearing a red suit jacket in the film). John Sheridan is the younger brother of Irish director
Jim Sheridan
.
b.
Finnish censorship certificate # 96413 delivered on 8-12-1989.
c.
In the early stages of developing what was to become the famous Bullet Time sequence, visual effects supervisor
John Gaeta
and director of photography
Bill Pope
constructed many gimbals and dollies in the hope of creating the effect the old fashioned way. The original dolly they created for the camera would be lead around the action at a tremendous speed, but after many failed tests and broken dollies, they opted for computer graphics, which meant writing an entirely new program for the effect. However, the Bullet Time sequence does still use one very old fashioned technique: still photography.
d.
John Gielgud
received an Oscar nomination for appearing in just two scenes.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Becket (1964)?
a.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for Preservation.
b.
When the play was due to open on the West End in London,
Peter OToole
was cast as Henry II. He had to break his contract however as he had just landed the lead in
Lawrence of Arabia
.
c.
Although he supposedly killed more people than any of the other characters did, Mr. Blonde is never seen killing anyone on-screen.
d.
Cyril J. Mockridge
s score was conducted by Miklos Rozsa. This was Mockridges only picture at MGM, on loan from 20th Century Fox.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Becket (1964)?
a.
The rough cut of the film initially contained much more violence than the final product. Fearing an NC-17 from the MPAA after negative test reaction,
Mel Gibson
went back and personally edited some of the films most graphic scenes to show the brutality more off-screen, rather than on.
b.
Many substantial speaking roles in the film were filled by Mayan people who had never acted before. For instance, the sick little girl who curses the hunting party as they and the captives pass right before entering the city, was played by a seven year old who lived in a dirt-floored hut in a village not unlike Jaguar Paws.
c.
Marshall "Major" Taylor was the first African-American world champion of any leading sport
d.
The plot device of Lord Gilbert having murdered a priest is added to the film. In the play, Becket comes into conflict with the King for different, and more historically accurate reasons.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Becket (1964)?
a.
The establishing shot of Erics apartment shows a New York University bus parked in front from which all references to NYU were digitally removed.
b.
Richard Burton
claimed to have been offered either of the main roles. However, according to the producers this was not true, since
Peter OToole
had already been cast as Henry II and Becket had to be the older man. Burton was seven years older than OToole.
c.
Tim Story
once said that he would never have giant robots in any of his movies. In this film, Galactus, normally portrayed in the comics as something resembling a giant robot, is shown as a giant cloud. However, two hints to his physical appearance in the comic book are included in the film. Both the shadow on Saturn as he passes by it and the fiery mass within the cloud, resemble his signature helmet.
d.
The scene in which a car is thrown over a cliff was initially intended to be far more spectacular - the car was to fly over the cliff and crash down to the ground. Unfortunately, the sling rope snapped because effects crew members neglected to remove the stoppers from underneath the cars wheels. The result was what is seen in the final film, the car slowly tumbles over the edge and becomes caught on a tree.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Becket (1964)?
a.
Final film of
Margaret Lindsay
.
b.
When Kyle is transformed into "Hunter", his eyebrows are replaced by Arabic style writing saying "embrace" and "suck" the words in which the witch Kendra played by
Mary-Kate Olsen
curses him with "embrace the suck".
c.
While at Universal working on this film,
Orson Welles
picked up some extra work by doing the narration for the trailer for the science fiction classic
The Incredible Shrinking Man
.
d.
It is often alleged by various whos whos of the cinema that
Ronald Lacey
has a role in this film but he is nowhere to be seen.
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