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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970).
About the movie:
Three girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)?
a.
Glenn Close
graduated from Rosemary Hall, an all-girls boarding school, the same year
Michael Douglas
graduated from the Choate School, an all-boys boarding school. The schools later combined to form Choate Rosemary Hall, which is co-ed.
b.
Also in the cast, as extras, were a former governor-general of Siberia, a grandson of
Leo Tolstoy
and
Lucius Henderson
, a moviemaking pioneer who managed the Majestic Film Co. before D.W. Griffith took over.
c.
"X-GEN" Festival Summary (Jan. 2007): Official Selection of: Mendocino Film Festival (Mendocino, CA); Cackalacky Film Festival (Charlotte, NC); Real to Reel Film and Video Festival *Best Feature* (Kings Mountain, NC).
d.
In the original script, the Susan Lake and Baxter Wolfe characters were called Anne Welles and Lyon Burke.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)?
a.
The diner where Lucy has her breakfast every morning was originally a house that was remodeled for the movie. It is located on a macadamia nut farm on the eastern side of Oahu. The same house was used in
Tears of the Sun
and scenes from
Jurassic Park
were filmed in the open fields nearby.
b.
Film debut of
Ruby Keeler
.
c.
In early 1947,
Irene Dunne
,
Spencer Tracy
and
Robert Taylor
were set to star.
d.
The ending was not in the script.
Roger Ebert
and
Russ Meyer
came up with the idea on the day of shooting, based on the recent Manson Family murders.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)?
a.
All of the cells seen outside the pod were in fact made out of Jello according to
Peter Kuran
, the special effects supervisor.
b.
Director
Jeff Lieberman
cites
Deliverance
as the films primary influence.
c.
Angie Dickinson
s nude scenes were done by an uncredited
Monique Gabrielle
.
d.
Originally intended as a sequel to
Valley of the Dolls
.
Jacqueline Susann
submitted a screenplay for a sequel, but when Fox found it unsatisfactory, their contract gave them the right to produce a separate version. Susann was reportedly so offended by the results that she threatened to sue 20th Century-Fox. As part of a settlement, Fox inserted the disclaimer "This is not a sequel to VALLEY OF THE DOLLS" in all advertising.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)?
a.
Gerard Butler
and
Steven Strait
were originally cast.
b.
Before the eventual casting of
Judy Garland
as Annie Oakley,
Doris Day
and
Judy Canova
were mentioned for the role, as well as
Betty Hutton
(this was before she eventually replaced Garland in the role).
c.
Alan Bates
was
Mihalis Kakogiannis
s first choice for the part of Basil.
d.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)?
a.
While the crew is eating, if you freeze the frame, you can clearly see the "Weyland-Yutani" brand on the can Kane is drinking from. This is the name of the company that they work for.
b.
While frequently touted as
Pam Grier
s film debut (she received an on-screen credit and a photo of her in a party scene was prominently featured in a 1970 Playboy layout on the film), her role in the film is non-existent and she cant even be spotted as an extra.
c.
The painting in the art book is one of six pictures of St. Sebastian by Guido Reni. This particular one was painted circa 1615 and is the Capitoline Museum in Rome.
d.
Denise Richards
film debut. She plays one of
Denis Leary
s four girlfriend in the scene where hes playing the piano.
Charlie Sheen
, who had a cameo as the valet attendant as a favor to his brother
Emilio Estevez
, would later marry Richards about ten years after this film was made and would divorce soon after.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)?
a.
The Autobots are primarily General Motor products, while the Decepticons are Audi/Volvo products.
b.
The character of Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell was based loosely on legendary record producer
Phil Spector
. While neither
Russ Meyer
nor
Roger Ebert
had ever met Spector, they were told by acquaintances of his that theyd caught his essence very well.
c.
The vocals by
Perry Como
and
Mel Tormé
were not permitted to be included on the MGM soundtrack album. Mr. Comos record label, RCA Victor, issued a single with his commercial recordings of "The Blue Room" and "With a Song in My Heart." Mel, under contract to Capitol Records, waxed another rendition of "Blue Moon." On the Rhino CD, "
Mel Tormé
in Hollywood," his soundtrack version now is found.
d.
Jeremy Sumpter
went from 5 feet tall to 5 8" during filming. The window of the nursery had to be rebuilt 4 times because the actor kept hitting his head on it.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)?
a.
This movie was released about six years after
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
premiered.
b.
According to sources
Kurt Cobain
said that "(Over the Edge) pretty much defined my whole personality. It was really cool. Total anarchy."
c.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
d.
Budgeted at a modest $900,000 (approximately $4.5 million in 2005 dollars), the film grossed ten times the amount in the US market, qualifying it as a hit for the beleaguered 20th Century-Fox. Though tame by modern standards, "Dolls" was slapped with an "X" rating, and there was much negative publicity generated by the fact a major studio had allowed a "pornographer",
Russ Meyer
(labeled "King Leer" by the mainstream press at the time) to make a Hollywood film under its aegis.
Grace Kelly
, who was a member of the board of directors of Fox, was outraged and lobbied to have the studios contract with Meyer terminated. After his next Fox film,
The Seven Minutes
flopped at the box office (possibly due to its LACK of nudity and titillation), the studio terminated its relationship with Meyer. He never made another film for a studio.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)?
a.
There is only one line in the entire 261 minute film spoken by a female. "I thought the war was in Virginia", was said by the directors daughter,
Olivia Maxwell
. Ms. Maxwell appeared as a young Pennsylvanian beside the road as the Army of the Potomac marched towards Gettysburg.
b.
The shot when the mobsters get out of the car when getting to the bar was pushed forward because director John Boyd West wanted to take advantage of the unpredicted snowfall.
c.
Robert Duvall
once said of this, his film: "Id like you to meet my friend
Angelo Evans
. I first saw him on a street corner in New York City flirting with a beautiful woman twice his age. I had to tell his story." This quote was used as a tagline for this movie.
d.
During a bedroom scene, Kelly wears the same flimsy red nightgown worn by heroines of at least two earlier
Russ Meyer
pictures (
Vixen!
and
Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers!
).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)?
a.
Despite receiving top billing on the DVD releases of this film, cult hero
Bruce Campbell
only makes a brief appearance in the film as a policeman at the end.
b.
The cover of the issue of "Playboy" that Papshmir is reading in his Learjet features
Anna Nicole Smith
, who plays Tanya Peters.
c.
Director
Russ Meyer
once said he considers this film to be his "most important".
d.
Originally
Charlton Heston
and
Gregory Peck
were considered for the lead role, but
Stanley Chase
insisted on an unknown actor for the lead and German-born actor
Eric Braeden
was cast.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)?
a.
During the Alpha Beta/Pi performance at the skit competition, the backdrop lists "scores" for Alpha Betas and for Nerds. The Alpha Beta score is 69. The Nerd score is 0.
b.
Despite the fact that there is nudity in this film, it was passed by censors of that time because it dealt with Christianity, as it was originating.
c.
In his DVD commentary, director
Dan Curtis
explains that he dropped an entire 15-minute opening with the family in New York, seeing the ad about the house in the paper and Ben getting a parking ticket, because it was "boring".
d.
Two women wear costumes in the film inspired by another hit production of 20th-Century-Fox,
Batman
.
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