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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bigger Than Life (1956) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bigger Than Life (1956) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Bigger Than Life (1956).
About the movie:
A seriously ill schoolteacher becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug that begins to affect his sanity.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bigger Than Life (1956)?
a.
Marilyn Monroe
, who was friends with
Nicholas Ray
and shooting
Bus Stop
at an adjoining stage at 20th Century Fox, shot a brief cameo as a nurse during a hospital sequence. Her scene was deleted because the studio was afraid that Monroe would use this cameo as the second film she owed under her contract.
b.
Originally,
Nicole Kidman
and
Russell Crowe
were attached to star.
c.
The famous heart-shaped sunglasses that Lolita wears appear only in publicity photos taken by
Bert Stern
; Lolita wears cat eye sunglasses in the movie.
d.
"Red Dawn" was the given code name of the military operation in Iraq that captured
Saddam Hussein
on December 13, 2003.
John Milius
felt honored by that.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bigger Than Life (1956)?
a.
Initially Calibos had no dialogue and was a purely stop motion character. After a rewrite to the script dialogue was added and the role was given to
Neil McCarthy
.
b.
Miklós Rózsa (I) hated working with
David O. Selznick
.
c.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 11 seconds
d.
The title refers to one of the most famous dances in Tchaikovskys ballet "The Nutcracker". The dance is also sometimes called "Dance of the Reed Flutes", "Dance of the Shepherd Pipes", "Dance of the Shepherds" or "Dance of the Toy Flutes".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bigger Than Life (1956)?
a.
The colony on LV-426 is named Hadleys Hope, with a population of 158. This is revealed in the special edition, and if you look carefully, the saying "Have A Nice Day" is painted on the sign.
b.
Though only Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum are credited for the screenplay, the shooting script was entirely re-worked by director Nicholas Ray and actor/producer James Mason, who added the first 20 minutes of the film depicting Ed Averys daily life before being hospitalized. Re-writes by Ray, his friend Gavin Lambert (who at that time was living together with Ray, recently confessing that they were actually lovers) and Clifford Odets went on all through the shooting process.
c.
The wounds on
Russell Crowe
s face after the opening battle scene are real, caused when his horse startled and backed him into tree branches. The stitches in his cheek are clearly visible when he is telling Commodus he intends to return home.
d.
His direction of the second unit became the final feature credit for action specialist Breezy Eason (
B. Reeves Eason
).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bigger Than Life (1956)?
a.
Max was supposed to be somewhat flustered talking to Jenna after walking into a door while looking at her, but
Alex D. Linz
flubbed his line and nearly got the giggles (12:02). The filmmakers liked the effect and put that take into the film.
b.
Uncredited producer
Robert L. Lippert
was able to make additional money from the success of this film. His own company, Regal Films, produced
Space Master X-7
which 20th Century Fox used as the cofeature for this film.
c.
Francesca Bruni was not a real person. The characters name is taken from the
Bob Hope
film
Casanovas Big Night
, where Francesca Bruni was played by
Joan Fontaine
.
d.
Playwright Clifford Odets was invited on the set by the director Nicholas Ray, where he worked on re-writing the final scene of the film. Ed Avery (Jamese Mason), still delirious out of his coma, starting to talk about Abraham Lincoln was Odets contribution.
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