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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Birdman of Alcatraz (1962).
About the movie:
A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)?
a.
Whenever Le Ly is in a moment of terrible stress or pain, her eyes are wide open, looking upwards. When she is in a moment of joy or peace, her eyes are closed.
b.
Producer
Arthur P. Jacobs
enlisted several journalists to play background apes. This was a clever way of ensuring that they would write about the film.
c.
The masterminds of the Battle of Alcatraz are named Logue and Burns in the film. In real life their names were
Marvin Hubbard
and
Bernard Paul Coy
.
d.
The six original songs by
Philip Kachaturian
featured in pre-1999 releases of the film (but since removed in the remastering process) are: "Gone in 60 Seconds" "Lois Lane Blues" "I Do Hope the Man Doesnt Catch Me" "Big Town, Big City" "Chariot Ride" "Boob Tube Blues"
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)?
a.
The restaurant that Oscar the Grouch and company stop at is called the Dont Drop Inn.
b.
Cecil Corwin, the guard in D Block, is renamed Hapling. Burns is shown shooting Hapling dead the moment he enters D Block. In fact Corwin was shot while held hostage with other guards by a third party, convict
Joseph Paul Cretzer
(aka "Dutch"). Corwin survived, though another guard, William Miller from C Block, died of his injuries.
c.
In the German language version of the film, the collaborating Trade Federation leaders have a French accent, while in the Italian language version they have heavy Russian accents. They also have Russian accents in the Czech version, except for the Viceroy, who speaks fluent Czech for reasons unknown.
d.
This is the last on-screen film project for
Zero Mostel
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)?
a.
Originally intended to be a story featured in the TV series
Amazing Stories
.
Steven Spielberg
liked the idea so much he decided to make it a theatrical release.
b.
Robert Stroud
s wife and business partner, whom he married while in jail, was actually called Della Mae Jones.
c.
"Ive Gotta Have You" (music by
Harry Warren
, lyrics by
Mack Gordon
), sung by
June Havoc
, was deleted from the movie. Miss Havocs prerecording was released 1976 on the Out Take Records LP (which later would be reissued by DRG), "Cut! Out Takes From Hollywoods Greatest Musicals, Volume One."
d.
Shawn Andrews
and
Jason London
did not get along during the shoot, and
Richard Linklater
eventually had to break them up from fighting at one point. This wound up changing the ending, as it was to feature Pickford instead of Wooderson (
Matthew McConaughey
). This also accounts for their virtual lack of dialogue between each other, despite being in each others scenes quite a bit.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)?
a.
The trumpet part for
Fred Astaire
was dubbed by
Bobby Hackett
.
b.
The film presents
Robert Stroud
involved in a lifetime war of nerves with Warden Harvey Shoemaker. Shoemaker is in fact a combination of two separate men: T.W. Morgan was warden of Leavenworth at the time that Strouds death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 1920; and James A. Johnston was warden of Alcatraz during the attempted escape of 1946.
c.
Jack Elam
, playing the "Old Man", was more than a decade younger than
John Wayne
.
d.
The UK ending ended with Leigh being killed, and Kelli electrocuting Agnes. The US ending ended with Kelli killing Billy after killing Agnes.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)?
a.
The Parade sequence (Twist and Shout scene) was filmed during the Von Steuben Day Parade. An annual event in the Chicagoland area.
b.
François Truffaut
s English was not strong. In order to get through some of his scenes, he stuck pieces of paper with his lines on them on various objects where he could read from them but the camera would not pick them up. In one case, as he arguing stands face to face with an Army officer (who has his back to the camera), he is in fact reading his lines off a card pinned to the mans chest. (He had shown the same trick being used with an actress who was having trouble with her lines in his own
La nuit américaine
(Day for Night), in which he played the director of the movie-within-the-movie.)
c.
The Decepticon Barricade is last seen in the film at the highway chase to Mission City. The movies comic adaptation mentions a brief fight between Barricade and Optimus Prime, ending with Prime hurling Barricade into a concrete pillar. Barricade went on to make various appearances throughout the movie comics.
d.
Cinematographer
John Alton
was fired two weeks into production and replaced by
Burnett Guffey
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)?
a.
Tom Berenger
auditioned for the part of "Jack Barlowe" that went to
William Katt
.
b.
The film implies that the Battle of Alcatraz was a result of deep frustrations with the prison system that finally exploded with two convicts releasing others with the sole purpose of causing a riot. In fact it was the result of a far more discreet escape attempt which turned into a battle when the convicts were unable to get out of the building as planned. Only six convicts were involved.
c.
With the exception of Thomasina herself, all the cats in Cat Heaven appear to have been transformed into Siamese.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 22, 1945 with
Lionel Stander
reprising his film role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)?
a.
Erville Aldersons first film.
b.
Robert Stroud
is shown ending the Battle of Alcatraz of 1946 by throwing the guns seized by the inmates out to the authorities and ensuring them that they can re-enter the premises without risk. In fact the guns were still in the possession of two of the would-be escapees when their bodies were found in a corridor.
c.
The name of the Roman soldier who pierced Christ with a spear is Cassius, as we heard Abenader shouted his name when giving him a spear. This is a reference to the Catholic tradition that the name of the soldier who pierced Christs side was Cassius Longinus, who was later believed to convert to Christianity and is venerated in Roman Catholicism as a saint.
d.
While writing the screenplay for Alone in the Dark,
Jack Sholder
was inspired by the writings of R.D. Lang, who theorized that psychotics were actually people having difficulty adapting to an already psychotic world. The character of Dr. Leo Bain was suppose to be something of a parody of Lang.
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