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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Butterflies Are Free (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Butterflies Are Free (1972) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Butterflies Are Free (1972).
About the movie:
A blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother, and befriends the freethinking young woman next door.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Butterflies Are Free (1972)?
a.
Isaac Hayes
, the composer of the Shaft theme song,
Gordon Parks
, the director of the original
Shaft
, and
John Singleton
, director of this version, all have cameos.
b.
Randolph Scott
s character in this movie, Colonel Thorwald, is based on Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson.
c.
Eileen Heckart
and
Paul Michael Glaser
reprise the roles they created in the original 1969 Broadway production.
d.
Wes Anderson
: [mid-shot speed change] The last scene changes from normal speed to slow-motion.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Butterflies Are Free (1972)?
a.
Grace Kelly
turned down the role of Edie Doyle, deciding to make
Rear Window
instead.
b.
Ingrid Bergman
,
Olivia de Havilland
, and
Angela Lansbury
were all considered for the role of Mrs. Baker.
c.
Film debut of
Jeff Goldblum
.
d.
The Helms Deep battle took four months to shoot, all of it at night.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Butterflies Are Free (1972)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "Butterflies Are Free" by
Leonard Gershe
opened at the Booth Theater on October 21, 1969 and ran for 1128 performances.
Blythe Danner
won a 1970 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Jill Tanner.
Eileen Heckart
was nominated for the 1970 Tony Award for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "Butterflies are Free" and recreated her stage role in this movie version.
b.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
c.
According to the directors DVD commentary, the casinos in Elko were "too crummy" for shooting. The casino scene was shot instead in the Peppermill and Rainbow casinos at Wendover, Nevada.
d.
Gene Tierney
discovered she was pregnant during the filming of this movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Butterflies Are Free (1972)?
a.
The first week of shooting (during the summer in Jordan) there was a heat wave. It was so hot that the cinematographer,
Barry Ackroyd
, took sick with heat stroke.
b.
On Casanova Frankensteins release papers (which are stamped "CURED"), one entry reveals that the patient is "unpredictable in bed."
c.
Premiered at the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
d.
For the scene in which the Kid is taken from the Tramp and nearly carted away to a workhouse,
Charles Chaplin
stated in his autobiography that the young
Jackie Coogan
was made to cry by his father, who told him that if he would not cry in the scene, he would be sent to an actual workhouse.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Butterflies Are Free (1972)?
a.
In the original play, Jills last name was Benson.
b.
The original screenplay by
Erna Lazarus
concerned the adventures of a down-on-her-luck ex-chorus girl and a con man as they made their way to California. It was conceived as a vehicle for
Shirley Booth
and
Humphrey Bogart
. By the time
Frank Tashlin
got through re-tooling it for
Dean Martin
and
Jerry Lewis
, it bore little resemblance to the original script. Nevertheless, Lazarus retained the sole writing credit.
c.
One of the toughest roles to cast was Alex Johnson. Actresses
Bianca Lawson
and
Tamera Mowry
were both offered the role but declined.
d.
Stars
Dee Wallace
and
Christopher Stone
were married at the time of the film.
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