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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ben-Hur (1959) - Part (8) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ben-Hur (1959) - Part (8) 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.
May McAvoy
: Esther from the original
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
is the only member of the original MGM film to appear in
Ben-Hur
as well. Shes an extra in a crowd scene.
b.
Warren Oates
copied
Sam Peckinpah
to play his part, right down to borrowing a pair of sunglasses from the director.
c.
The television series
Lost in Space
was set in the future of 1997 - the year the film began production.
d.
The film was mentioned in passing in an episode of
Married with Children
during an in-flight to London as a joke to the films failure.
Ed ONeill
was the star of the series.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Nails had to be attached to the tires of the Ferrari F355 for the skid in the car chase with James Bonds Aston Martin. This Ferrari was actually rented and, after colliding with 007s car, had to be repaired overnight at a cost of $80,000.
b.
The motel room set stayed erected for one year while the director cut the film for the purposes of re-shoots.
c.
To get the crabs to move in the scene with the arm part on beach, the property master poured some hot coffee on them.
d.
Three lifelike dummies were placed at key points in the chariot race to give the appearance of men being run over by the chariots. The best of these was the stand-in dummy for
Stephen Boyd
s character that gets tangled up under the horses hooves and gets trampled to death. This resulted in a realistic death sequence that shocked the theater audiences of the time, and spawned an urban legend that this was a real death.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Stuntman
Cliff Lyons
worked as a stuntman/chariot driver in both
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
and the remake
Ben-Hur
.
b.
Timothy Carey
was interviewed for a role in this movie, but wasnt cast because he pulled out a .38 pistol loaded with blanks on director
Steve Carver
during said interview.
c.
The final film of veteran director
Richard Thorpe
.
d.
The scene where Don Giovanni (
Dom DeLuise
) pulls cotton wads out of his mouth is a jab at
Marlon Brando
s performance as Don Vito Corleone in the classic Mafia film,
The Godfather
. During his screen test for
The Godfather
,
Marlon Brando
stuffed cotton wool in his mouth to make his appearance resemble that of a bulldog.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
MGM was unsatisfied with the script even as the film was shooting, and hired
Ben Hecht
to "polish" it. They flew him to Rome, set him up in a house and paid him approximately $15,000 for a weeks work. Its not known if any of Hechts dialogue made it into the final film.
b.
Cyd Charisse
completed the bulk of this film (most impressively in two romantic dance duets with
Ricardo Montalban
), then broke her leg during the filming of the big ceremonial dance, where the corps de ballet is in island native makeup. A double completed her scenes (shot at full length), but the injury kept her out of her next scheduled film,
Easter Parade
. That role, which wouldve advanced her to fourth billing, went to
Ann Miller
, making her MGM debut.
c.
The students seen in several scenes at UC Berkeley are actual Berkeley students; the movie was filmed while classes were in session.
d.
The fourth of five theatrical movies that feature
The Beatles
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Urban legend claims that 4 stuntmen were killed during the filming of the chariot race. There is no truth to this whatsoever.
b.
One of the extras in the casino scene is
Kate Gayson
, daughter of
Eunice Gayson
who played Sylvia Trench in
Dr. No
and
From Russia with Love
.
c.
Steven Spielberg
: [stars]
d.
Mario Van Peebles
s film debut.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Principal photography which began in late June 1940, finished just a few days over schedule on October 23. The movie was ready for release in February 1941. The controversy surrounding the film delayed its opening until 1 May 1941.
b.
When The Anaheim Mighty Ducks were added as an expansion team to the National Hockey League they were named after the movie because the team was owned by Disney.
c.
When the screenplay credit went to arbitration, the WGA accorded sole credit to screenwriter
Karl Tunberg
, despite
Gore Vidal
s rewrite and
Christopher Fry
s polish.
d.
The town in which the film is set is a fictional community "outside of Kansas City" called "Jasper", and as Dalton drives into town, the "Welcome to Jasper" sign is visible. There actually is a Jasper, Missouri, south of Kansas City, and it has numerous rivers running near it (as seen throughout the movie). The movie also alludes to "calling a friend in the FBI in Springfield". Springfield, MO, is just over an hour away from Jasper.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Based on a novel of the same name by "Michael Douglas," later revealed to be a pseudonym for
Michael Crichton
and his brother Douglas.
b.
Michael Ironside
s character has both legs bitten off by a tanker bug. During a fight with
Arnold Schwarzenegger
in
Total Recall
(also directed by
Paul Verhoeven
) Ironsides character has both arms severed.
c.
Rock Hudson
was offered a record $750,000 to star in the movie, but turned it down in order to star in
A Farewell to Arms
.
d.
Marty Sanelli, one of the restaurants customers, also played the rapist in "Legend of Suzi". While working on the set of Won Ton Baby!, Debbie Rochon nicknamed him "twink" for his lack of hair and smooth skin.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ben-Hur (1959)?
a.
Courtney Love
skipped a big press conference to film this show with Dame Darcy and Lisa Hammer, stating that art was more important to her than commercialism.
b.
In late 1946,
Marie McDonald
campaigned for the female lead.
c.
The first of only three films to win 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It also has the highest percentage of winning Academy Awards. In 1959 and 1960 there were only 12 categories. 11 of 12 = 91 and 2/3%, 91.667%.
d.
The Purifiers line, "Ive done unbelievable things in the name of a faith that was never my own," was not originally in the script. It was improvised by
Linus Roache
and
David Twohy
kept it in the film.
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