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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Boxcar Bertha (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Boxcar Bertha (1972) Quiz
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About the movie:
During the depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boxcar Bertha (1972)?
a.
During the filming of the scene where Patty is walking over the railroad tracks on the bridge, Patty Dunning states in an interview that she did, in fact, drop down in between the trestles, and that she was really glad she weighed what she did at the time so that she didnt go all the way through, because the bridge was about 60 feet high.
b.
Schedule for the movie was 24 days (according to director
Martin Scorsese
s commentary for
Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore
).
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.
The first Batman film since
Batman Returns
to not feature Arkham Asylum.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boxcar Bertha (1972)?
a.
Other actresses besides
Rachel McAdams
who are rumored to have been under consideration for the role of Allie included
Ashley Judd
,
Britney Spears
and
Reese Witherspoon
.
b.
Filmed over only three days in the desert at the cost of $8,000, the film, originally intended as a 20 minute short, became a 55-minute epic and won the Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival for best short comedy/satire.
c.
After he finished this film,
Martin Scorsese
screened the film for
John Cassavetes
. Cassavetes, after seeing this film, hugged Scorsese and said, "Marty, youve just spent a whole year of your life making a piece of shit. Its a good picture, but youre better than the people who make this kind of movie. Dont get hooked into the exploitation market, just try and do something different." Scorseses next film was
Mean Streets
.
d.
The part of Alfonso DEste, played by
John Lund
, was originally assigned to
Ray Milland
. However, Milland disliked the title and script so much that he refused, and was suspended from his contract at Paramount for two months. He didnt regret this, as he used the time off to go skiing and sailing, and Bride of Vengeance was critically mauled upon release.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boxcar Bertha (1972)?
a.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies".
b.
The rumor that
Roger Corman
s wife Julie obtained the film rights to the story from Bertha Thompson herself who she tracked down in a San Francisco hotel room but never actually met since she wouldnt open the door turns out to be untrue (but possibly a pre-release publicity stunt or maybe even a trick played on the Cormans by the true owner of the story, the author Ben Reitman), as the afterward in the fourth re-issue of the book Boxcar Bertha explained that the book is a work of fiction, and that the character Bertha Thompson was an amalgam of at least three women that the author (Ben Reitman) knew, but was mostly modeled on a woman named Retta Toble.
c.
The movie was written and shot in two weeks at art-o-matic 2004 in Washington, DC
d.
In most shots of the cannibal island, the background scenery has been digitally altered. Some overview shots are completely computer generated.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boxcar Bertha (1972)?
a.
The song Big Bill Shelley and his guys are singing when Bertha rescues them is an A Capella by Vera Hall, called "Trouble So Hard".
b.
The surfing sequences were filmed at Holywell Bay, Cornwall, UK (a few miles down the coast from Newquay, a popular surfing town). The palm trees were fake, and the surf shack was in fact the actual lifeguards hut (which is still there). The beach is recognizable by the two large rock formations located at the left of the beach, approx 100 meters out to sea.
c.
As he prepares to face Hook, Peter tells his Lost Boys, "Its hook or me this time." This is the name of one of the chapters in the play, "Peter and Wendy."
d.
Cher
was offered the role of Jane but preferred the part of Alexandra, the role that
Susan Sarandon
had been hired to play. Sarandon did not discover that she would be playing Jane until she showed up on location.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boxcar Bertha (1972)?
a.
The real Sullivan had fought Corbett had fought prior to their world championship bout at San Franciscos Olympic Club some years before.
b.
Marlene Dietrich
s gown reportedly cost $300,000.
c.
In 1972, American International Pictures distributed this film on a double bill with
Killers Three
starring Robert Walker Jr.
d.
The psychological operations model used by Lt. Wattsberg is still used by the US Army. It now uses computer databases rather than color charts.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boxcar Bertha (1972)?
a.
Rod Lurie
wrote this film specifically so that
Joan Allen
could play Laine Hanson.
b.
David Carradine
and
Barbara Hershey
were a couple at the time of filming, and claimed that their sex scene was not faked.
c.
In the opening scene the children are playing "ring around the rosie" relating to the germ/virus that had just been created by Dr. Nekhorvich. The song used as the wording of that childrens game is traditionally held to refer to the symptoms and results of the Bubonic Plague (although in actual fact it does not).
d.
The reason the screen "whites up" as Ben and Luke carry C-3P0 to repair him after the Sand People attack is that
Anthony Daniels
was only wearing black tights below the waist.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boxcar Bertha (1972)?
a.
Martha Plimpton
plays the older sister of
Joaquin Phoenix
. In real life, she dated his older brother
River Phoenix
for nearly five years.
b.
Martin Scorsese
personally drew about 500 storyboards for this film
c.
The 1996 smash revival of the 1975 musical was one of the very few instances of a Broadway revival that was far more successful than the original. It was still running as of May, 2008. Given the long, difficult history of bringing the show to the screen, many believe that if the Broadway musical had not been so successful in its 1996 revival, the 2002 film would never have been made.
d.
Michael Douglas
s first Oscar victory as co-producer of "Cuckoo" coincided with then girlfriend
Brenda Vaccaro
s first Oscar nomination for
Once Is Not Enough
. The couple were actually seated next to each other at the 48th Academy Awards (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - March 29 1976).
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boxcar Bertha (1972)?
a.
Paul McGillion
auditioned for Scotty, and while he didnt get the role, he impressed the filmmakers enough to be given another role as a barracks leader.
b.
The train sequences were shot first and they took about a week. This was done to get the most complicated element of the production, working with a moving train, out of the way first.
c.
The fanfare used in the Paramount Pictures logo is found only in this film.
d.
John Cazale
was cast at
Al Pacino
s insistence, despite being nowhere the age of the real Sal, who was 18 at the time.
Sidney Lumet
was opposed to the idea because the actor was clearly inappropriate for the part. However, when Cazale came in to read for the part, Lumet was sold on him within 5 minutes.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boxcar Bertha (1972)?
a.
Fangoria Magazine did a behind-the-scenes story during the making of the film while it was shooting under the title "The Reaper". The title was changed to "Venom" shortly before its release.
b.
The movie was so popular it became a radio serial on 25 October 1937, dramatizing the later lives of characters in the movie. The serial lasted for eighteen years.
c.
This was
Martin Scorsese
s first feature film. He was given $600,000 and told to make an exploitation film.
d.
Karl Malden
: [name] After General
Omar Bradley
loses his helmet when his jeep is blown up by German artillery, he says to his driver, "Give me that helmet, Sekulovich!" This is part of Maldens insistence that there always be a character named Sekulovich in his films, in reference to his own birth name, Mladen Sekulovich.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boxcar Bertha (1972)?
a.
The idea for the film was suggested by
Roger Corman
as a sort of "sequel" to
Bloody Mama
, after
Martin Scorsese
became known for his work on
Woodstock
.
b.
Each major character in the film had a particular musical theme, to be played by either an orchestra or a theater organ during theatrical engagements. While
D.W. Griffith
was choosing musical themes for the characters, he allowed
Lillian Gish
to choose her own, or Elsie Stonemans, theme. Later, that same melody was re-titled "The Perfect Song", and was used as a theme song for the radio and television versions of
The Amos n Andy Show
.
c.
One scene takes place in from of a theatre where posters for
The Vampire Bat
are on display. "The Vampire Bat" was one of Majestics biggest hits, and remains the most widely seen of its existing films. It had gone into release about three months before the release of this film.
d.
Some of the posters on Bobby "Iceman" Drakes bedroom walls are snow sports - skiing and snowboarding.
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