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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : BUtterfield 8 (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : BUtterfield 8 (1960) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: BUtterfield 8 (1960).
About the movie:
The romantic life of a fashionable Manhattan beauty who's part model, part call-girl--and all man-trap.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: BUtterfield 8 (1960)?
a.
This was
Jessica Alba
s first film. She was initially hired as two-week extra, with no lines. Later, she had to fill in for a principle character and received her first on-screen credit.
b.
The woman who coached
Mandy Moore
and
Eva Amurri
on speaking in tongues gave them several phrases that they could repeat, including "she bought a Hyundai" and "untie my bow tie."
c.
Before
Elizabeth Taylor
could start
Cleopatra
for a $1 million salary, she was legally bound to finish her MGM contract by doing this film, which she hated, for her standard $125,000 salary.
d.
The original Broadway play "Craigs Wife by
George Kelly
opened on October 12, 1925 at the Morosco Theater, ran for 360 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1926 and is the screenplay source for this film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: BUtterfield 8 (1960)?
a.
Patricia Morison
and
Susan Hayward
were tested for roles in the film.
b.
Pat Welsh
performed the voice of the Bounty Hunter Boush (Princess Leia in disguise)
c.
Prior to the advent of digital technology, telephone exchanges were named instead of being numbered. Thus, Butterfield 8 (BU8 or 288) was the name of the exchange that provided service to ritzy precincts of Manhattans Upper East Side
d.
James Arness
reportedly regarded his role as so embarrassing that he didnt attend the premiere.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: BUtterfield 8 (1960)?
a.
There are several references to birds in this film : Marions surname is Crane, Normans hobby is stuffing birds and he states that Marion eats like a bird. Coincidentally Alfred Hitchcocks next film was
The Birds
b.
Despite the film doing poorly in the United States, it has performed in the top 10 in most countries during its opening weekend. The two countries that showed the most potential were Russia (#3) and the United Arab Emirates (#1).
c.
Average Shot Length = ~11.3 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~10.8 seconds.
d.
The lead character Apollonia Kowalski is strongly based on the silent film actress
Pola Negri
, and even named the character after her (the name Pola is a contraction of Apollonia). Director Kotowski built the Apollonia Kowalski character to be one that he imagined Negri would enjoy playing as an old woman.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: BUtterfield 8 (1960)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 22, 1940 with
Raymond Massey
reprising his film role.
b.
Although it is credited to
Karl Brown
, the script was actually recycled from Monograms
Lionel Atwill
vehicle
The Sphinx
.
c.
The real
Ralph Thorson
, portrayed by
Steve McQueen
in this movie, was killed by a car bomb in 1994.
d.
John OHara
s 1935 novel is about the death of a call-girl and could not be filmed due to the Production Code. The novel was based on the death of Starr Faithfull, a 25-year-old woman whose body washed up onto the shore of Long Island in 1931 and became a sensation in the New York press due to her checkered sexual history.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: BUtterfield 8 (1960)?
a.
In the scene where Hooper (
Burt Reynolds
) and crew are watching Hoopers "stunt reel" at Hoopers house, the stunt reel contains scenes of Burt Reynolds in
Deliverance
being flipped out of the canoe.
b.
Gene Autry
s final film for Republic Pictures, where he had been since 1935.
c.
Glorias car was a Sunbeam Alpine
d.
Tack describes Lanie as "looking like that chick on the virgin killers album." Actually, the Virgin Killers album they are talking about was released by the Scorpions in 1977. The album was briefly banned in the US because it featured a 14 year old girl nude. The album cover was later replaced with a promo photo of the band, and thus, re-released in the US. The album with the original cover photo is extremely rare.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: BUtterfield 8 (1960)?
a.
This film features the only dramatic role in
Eddie Fisher
s career, and the only film he made - in a major credited role - with wife
Elizabeth Taylor
. Just a year before, in
Suddenly, Last Summer
, Fisher had briefly appeared, uncredited, in one scene with Liz.
b.
Jason Schombing
, who plays the suicidal man, was recommended by his good friend,
Michael Chiklis
(the Thing, who rescues him).
c.
The Rottweiler (from which the alien emerges) had to have part of his face shaved to indicate where the facehugger had gripped onto him.
d.
The idea of having Spock give the Vulcan nerve pinch to the punk rocker was inspired by
Leonard Nimoy
who was walking down the street in New York when a punk came out of a store with his boombox blaring, disturbing everyone around him. Annoyed, Nimoy thought "If I was REALLY Spock, Id pinch his head off!" (According to Nimoy in the DVD Commentary).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: BUtterfield 8 (1960)?
a.
While filming the fake crime scene outside a house in Pennsylvania, neighborhood residents were concerned and kept interrupting shooting. A mediator had to be assigned to explain to people it was fake.
b.
Uses same sets as
Frauengefängnis
.
c.
Robert Downey Jr.
was cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
d.
Elizabeth Taylor
has stated many times over the years that BUtterfield 8 is not one of her favorite films and feels she won the Oscar because of her recent illness rather than her performance.
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