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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Big Jim McLain (1952) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Big Jim McLain (1952) Quiz
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U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter attempt to break up a ring of Communist Party troublemakers in Hawaii (ignoring somewhat...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jim McLain (1952)?
a.
Very few of the principal cast members liked the characters they were portraying.
Clark Gable
was induced into accepting his role through arrangements to divorce his current wife and marry
Carole Lombard
.
Rand Brooks
, who played Scarletts first husband, Charles Hamilton, was actually a rough outdoors-man who objected to playing a wimpy character.
Butterfly McQueen
disliked the negative stereotype of her character.
Leslie Howard
felt he was too old for the role of Ashley Wilkes and complained that his costumes made him look like "a fairy doorman" at a hotel.
b.
When
Gus Van Sant
was planning a biopic of Milk in the early 90s he offered the part of
Cleve Jones
to
River Phoenix
, who he had just worked with on
My Own Private Idaho
.
c.
This was one of the first films to be shot with Panavisions AWZ2 (Anamorphic Wide-Angle Zoom) lens. At the time of filming, the lens was just a prototype; it would not be formally introduced until 2006.
d.
John Wayne
recorded an advertisement for Camel cigarettes on the set of
Big Jim McLain
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jim McLain (1952)?
a.
William Holden
asked for $750,000 plus 10% of the gross to play Mallory. He was turned down and
Gregory Peck
was cast.
b.
The German title is "Mathuana". In this dubbed version for the German market
John Wayne
plays a hunter of marijuana smugglers, not an investigator for the Un-American Activities Commitee ferreting out Communists, as in the original film.
c.
Most of the shooting was done in Victoria, Australia. As it wasnt the correct season in Melbourne during the county fair scenes, the trees surrounding the location were spray painted with non-toxic orange and yellow paint to make it seem as though it was autumn. And, rather than have extras getting motion sickness on the rides, the art department sculpted bodies out of polystyrene and took casts of their own faces that were put onto the dummies. These dummies were painted and dressed up and strapped into rides; going round and around for about a week - and no motion sickness. Each of their faces (about 5 of them) were on all of the 60 or so dummies.
d.
Roddy Mcdowell was booked for a major cameo role but was replaced before filming.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jim McLain (1952)?
a.
This was one of several films around the world to be shot on a completely "digital backlot" (i.e. with all the acting shot in front of a green screen and the backgrounds added during post-production). While the other movies (
Immortel (ad vitam)
,
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
, and
Casshern
- two of which were shot on film) were shot first, this movies use of High-Definition digital cameras (like "Sky Captain") in addition to the "backlot" method makes Sin City one of the worlds first "fully-digital" live action motion pictures.
b.
During one of the underground shots of the gopher, we see an assortment of junk that hes collected in his "home." If you look closely, there is a plastic explosive (C-4) animal in the background, which was used by
Bill Murray
s character "Carl" from the first film. Carl dropped the clay animal in the hole in an effort to get the original gopher in the
Caddyshack
.
c.
The fictional town the film is set in is called Westvale.
d.
Many scenes filmed in public places such as the restaurant scene with
Gordon Jones
appear to be "stolen", as the bystanders seem to be watching the scenes being played out rather than act like extras who normally do not pay attention to the action.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jim McLain (1952)?
a.
The first film produced by Wayne-Fellows Productions (later renamed Batjac Productions),
John Wayne
s independent production company.
b.
According to Stanley, Vernons death was supposed to be one of the movies nastiest moments: he was originally meant to get shot in the balls, then cut up with a chainsaw while he was still alive.
Paul McKenzie
had a page in the script of screaming and begging as his spine was severed so he couldnt move, beseeching Jill to help him, with the droid basically using him as bait to get her. The scene wasnt shot because it would have taken two days and the production was at the end of the schedule, so it was decided to shoot Vernon in the head. The scene was supposed to make Chiefs comment after the chess match "Machines dont understand sacrifice... and neither do morons!" foreshadowing of Vernons fate.
c.
Chai Eun Hillman was the original Tony and had only acted in one part with Shindo - Ki Rodriguez. Afterwards, Chai Eun Hillman was murdered in October 2010. Making a tough choice, Shindo - Ki Rodriguez gave Joseph Villapaz the part of Tony. Though Joseph was playing a character called Rico, Ricos character became Rina played by Jenna Conroy.
d.
Vicki Baum
s original play opened in Berlin in February, 1930.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jim McLain (1952)?
a.
The twins at the end of the movie are the Felcher twins (one of which is Freda). In
Dumb & Dumber
, Freda Felcher is the girl that Lloyd slept with when she was dating Harry. "Freda Felcher...from Cranston...yeah I remember...I mean I remember you talking about her"
b.
Michelle Pfeiffer
and
Meryl Streep
were considered for the roles of Tess and Katharine, respectively.
Brooke Shields
wanted badly the role of Tess, after she graduated from Princeton, she wanted to play a serious movie role.
Geena Davis
and
Carrie Fisher
were the other choices to play Tess.
Robin Duke
,
Ellen Barkin
,
Kim Basinger
,
Catherine OHara
,
Kathleen Turner
,
Cher
,
Goldie Hawn
,
Whoopi Goldberg
,
Debra Winger
, and especially
Shelley Long
were also considered to play Tess.
Diane Lane
and
Sarah Jessica Parker
were also in talks to play Tess.
Lorraine Bracco
wrote in her memoir that she gave a first-rate audition as Tess and was devastated when she wasnt picked for the role.
c.
Edwin Layton
has a cameo that was arranged by the studio as a favor for getting permission for
John Ford
to film the actual Midway battle. Layton was the Pacific Fleets Fleet Intelligence Officer at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
d.
When Frenzy climbs into Barricade after the attack on Air Force One, the holographic driver is wearing an Oklahoma Highway Patrol uniform.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Big Jim McLain (1952)?
a.
Nancy Olson
hated the script but she figured six weeks in Hawaii and a chance to work with an icon like
John Wayne
seemed a good enough reason to accept. Besides, she thought the film would flop and nobody would see it. She was right to a degree - it wasnt one of Waynes more successful pictures - but she didnt count on the constant TV exposure it has had and says people stop her all the time to say theyve seen her in the film. Olson, a staunch liberal Democrat, said she and Wayne would often have political arguments but she would always let Wayne have the last word.
b.
For the first week of release at Leicester Square, London, there was a mistake on the cinema marquee, declaring the film title to be "Children of Me".
c.
Director
Thomas Whelan
talked writer
Brian LaBelle
into playing the role of Ben Prowse to help save time and money as the production budget was already stretched too thin.
d.
Cinematographer
Néstor Almendros
and director
Robert Benton
once considered filming this movie in black-and-white.
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