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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ben-Hur (1959) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ben-Hur (1959) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959).
About the movie:
When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Dustin Hoffman
offered the part of Teds one-night-stand to
Joan Lunden
, who was a news reporter at the time, after seeing her on WABC Eyewitness News. Lunden turned the part down when she learned that the role required some nudity.
b.
The films credits appear with the Sistine Chapel ceiling as background.
Charlton Heston
played Michelangelo, the painter of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, in the film
The Agony and the Ecstasy
.
c.
Christopher Lee
was, reportedly, offered the role of King Balor, but had to turn down the role.
d.
The monitors appearing in the Architects room are exactly the same as those appearing in
The Matrix
, when agents capture Neo for interrogation and insert a bug in him.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
The chariot race required 15,000 extras, on a set constructed on 18 acres of backlot at Cinecitta Studios outside Rome. Tour buses visited the set every hour. Eighteen chariots were built, with half being used for practice. The race took five weeks to film.
b.
Debut of
Reginald Denny
.
c.
In the late 1980s, screenwriter
Thomas Lee Wright
wrote an outline of
The Godfather: Part III
for
Francis Ford Coppola
. Included in Wrights version was a character based off of famed Harlem gangster,
Leroy Nicky Barnes
(portrayed by
Cuba Gooding Jr.
in this film). During the time that Coppola was considering this idea, Wright discussed the role with
Eddie Murphy
, who immediately accepted the role without reading a script.
d.
The draw bridge used is the Henry Ford Bridge on Terminal Island (Long Beach, CA).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
MGM acquired over 40 scripts for the film.
b.
The Martian guns are actually painted Whammo Air Blasters.
c.
Vitaphone production reels #3208-3214
d.
The name of the high school which Brennan preforms during the talent show and gets made fun of by Derek is "Great Valley High School" which is the name of the actual high school director
Adam McKay
attended.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
One of the very few (and very expensive) 65mm cameras in the world was wrecked during the filming of the chariot race.
b.
Saxophone solos for
Tony Curtis
were actually played by musicians
Gerry Mulligan
and
Dave Pell
.
c.
The advert on the back of the bus reads "Money isnt everything. Yeah, right!"
d.
Donald Pleasence
had actually been a Royal Air Force pilot in World War II, who was shot down, became a prisoner of war and was tortured by the Germans. When he kindly offered advice to the films director
John Sturges
, he was politely asked to keep his "opinions" to himself. Later, when another star from the film informed John Sturges that Pleasence had actually been a RAF Officer in a World War II German POW Stalag camp, Sturges requested his technical advice and input on historical accuracy from that point forward.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Tommy Lee Jones
and director
Oliver Stone
both share the exact same birth date: September 15th, 1946.
b.
The logo on the back of Terrys jacket is that of the Killer Dwarfs, a heavy metal band from the Toronto, Ontario area who were known for sense of humor.
c.
Nia Peeples
performed all of her own stunts for the martial arts sequences
d.
The production cost MGM a massive $15 million and was a gamble by the studio to save itself from bankruptcy. The gamble paid off, with the film earning $75 million.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Before the movie was released
Cary Grant
bad been worried that he might never become a major star after all, since he was already nearly 34 at the time of filming and younger actors like
Errol Flynn
and
James Stewart
were established stars.
b.
A paperback novelization by Vic Crume of the screenplay was published by Pyramid Books (ISBN 0-515-04045-2) to tie-in with the USA theatrical release in November 1975.
c.
Leslie Nielsen
made a screen test for the part of Messala, part of which can be seen in the documentary
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
.
d.
Noam Pitlik
s film debut.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Dayna Price
was considered for the role of "Jan".
b.
An infirmary was created especially for the filming of the dangerous chariot race scenes. However, in the end, very few injuries were actually sustained, most of them being sunburns.
c.
Arnold Stang
broke his left forearm just days before his scenes were shot. In all shots, he wears garage workmans gloves on both hands and his his left arm is always crooked, and held in place by a cast concealed under his garage uniform.
d.
The producers of
Silent Night, Deadly Night
wanted director
Lee Harry
to re-cut the first film and insert just one or two new scenes with
Eric Freeman
playing a mental patient, to make the story in the original film appear to be nothing more than the ravings of an asylum inmate. But screenwriters
Lee Harry
,
Joseph H. Earle
,
Dennis Patterson
and
Lawrence Appelbaum
, wrote short vignettes involving the patients youth, as he killed several people, and eventually it became this sequel. But there was not enough material for a full length film, so numerous flashback sequences were used to extend the running time. When the film still ran short, a lengthy closing-credits sequence (nearly ten minutes in length, showing the full cast and crew of this film and its predecessor) was added to pad-out the films running time even further.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
Audrey Hepburn
visited the set during the filming of the chariot race (she was in the midst of shooting
The Nuns Story
). This led to the false legend that she was an extra in the crowd scenes, as a favor to her former director,
William Wyler
.
c.
Producers were searching for a theater to shoot the film when director Keith Dinielli got lost in Riverhead and happened upon The Suffolk Theater. Closed down in 1987, owners just locked the doors and walked away, leaving the theater to the town. The town of Riverhead graciously gave producers the keys to the theater and allowed them to shoot the entire film there for free.
d.
Debut of
Reginald Denny
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Producer
Sam Zimbalist
died two months before production ended, with
William Wyler
handling his duties afterward.
b.
When on the phone inquiring about the train tickets Blaine (
Christopher Reeve
), mentions something about it "Being like
North by Northwest
".
Cary Grant
, who starred in
His Girl Friday
(like
Switching Channels
, one of many remakes of
The Front Page
), starred in
North by Northwest
.
c.
Jean Hagen
s last movie.
d.
This film is half of Bucky Beavers Dragon Art Theatre Triple XXX-Rated Double Feature Volume 205 (2006) DVD-R from Something Weird Video.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
In a television version of the film, there is added footage during the New York-Chicago/Wichita flight where Del and Neal try to eat in flight.
b.
Kreskin and producer
Adrian Horodecky
have the same birthday - January 12.
c.
This film was cited by notorious serial killer Bob Berdella as a key inspiration for his crimes.
d.
Director
William Wyler
decided that the Romans should have British accents, and that the four Americans in the cast would play Hebrews. This was a technique later used in
Masada
.
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