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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cactus Flower (1969) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cactus Flower (1969) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cactus Flower (1969).
About the movie:
A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cactus Flower (1969)?
a.
The song playing when Dorothy and Jerry first have sex is "Haitian Fight Song" by
Charles Mingus
. This is the answer to Jerrys question "What IS this music?".
b.
Because of the belief that the "heroic man is supposed to be taller than the woman",
Brooke Shields
spent much of this movie walking in trenches dug into the beach. This was due to the fact that, despite being only 14 (compared to
Christopher Atkins
18 years), Brooke Shields was already 510", dwarfing Chris Atkins height of 56". Years later, they would appear on an awards show, this time she standing her full adult height of 6, prompting his comment of "its like having the Statue of Liberty standing beside me".
c.
Quentin Tarantino
originally wanted
Christopher Jones
for the role of Zed.
d.
Burt Brinckerhoff
was nominated for the 1966 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Cactus Flower" in the role of Igor.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cactus Flower (1969)?
a.
The girl in the school bus with the red hair is
Tom Hanks
s daughter
Elizabeth Hanks
.
b.
Lauren Bacall
played the part of Stephanie Dickinson on the Broadway stage.
c.
In early January 2010, Sony announced that they canceled their idea of making "Spider-Man 4" with director
Sam Raimi
and actor
Tobey Maguire
, who started their work together on
Spider-Man
, and instead decided to re-boot the Spider-Man franchise with a new crew.
d.
Lots of unbroken takes, especially the scenes at the gallery.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cactus Flower (1969)?
a.
In the record store, a customer approaches Toni and asks her a question. The album he is holding happens to be the original cast recording of the musical "Mame" starring
Angela Lansbury
. This is an homage to the films director
Gene Saks
, since he also directed "Mame" when it opened on Broadway in 1966.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 2, 1945 with
Alan Ladd
reprising his film role.
c.
Adapted from the Broadway play "Shore Leave" (1922). Comedy. Written by
Hubert Osborne
. Directed by
David Belasco
. Lyceum Theatre: 8 Aug 1922- Dec 1922 (closing date unknown/151 performances). Cast:
Betty Alden
, Audrey Baird,
Reginald Barlow
(as "Capn Martin"), Marjorie Booth,
Evelyn Carter Carrington
, Kenneth Diven,
John F. Hamilton
,
Samuel E. Hines
(as "Smith"),
Thomas E. Jackson
(as "Bat Smith"),
Stanley Jessup
(as "Rear Admiral Smith"),
Schuyler Ladd
,
Nick Long
, Teris Loring, Mrs. Jacques Martin,
James Rennie
(as "Bilge Smith, U.S.N."), Ellen Southbrook, Frances Starr, Bernard Sussman, Jose Torres, Paul E. Wilson,
H.P. Woodley
, Devah Worrell, Jose Yovin. Produced by David Belasco. Note: Produced as
Shore Leave
as a
Richard Barthelmess
vehicle (in the role of "Bilge Smith") by Inspirational Pictures and distributed by First National.
d.
The fake blood used through out filming was either corn syrup or food coloring or sometimes a mixture of both.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cactus Flower (1969)?
a.
There is a mistaken belief held by some that "Carousel" was filmed in separate versions - 55mm and 35mm. This is not true. The 55mm print was converted to 35mm, unlike
Oklahoma!
, which was literally filmed twice, once in 70mm and once in 35mm.
b.
Filmed in Ireland with a non-professional cast.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 1, 1946 with
Wallace Beery
and
Marjorie Main
reprising their film roles.
d.
The three kids seen behind the GTO in the GM 5th Avenue showroom during
Walter Matthau
and
Goldie Hawn
s NY walkabout are David and Jenny Matthau and
I.A.L. Diamond
s son Paul.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cactus Flower (1969)?
a.
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.
b.
The second, darker and more open-ended final scene, had Bunny coming back to claim the money from Alisa. It ended by implying that Alisa was inviting Bunny inside to kill her, and this also left most of the other stories unresolved.
c.
Among the many writings on the gas station bathroom stall are: "Why are you looking up here when the joke is in your hand?", "Bye Bye
William Frawley
", "NAMBLA Rules", and "Why the hell is everyone so goddamned angry?".
d.
Brenda Vaccaro
was nominated for the 1966 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "Cactus Flower" as Toni.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cactus Flower (1969)?
a.
Felicity Kendal
receives an "introducing" credit.
b.
Jet Li
worked with
John Fusco
on the screenplay: "He is a superb screenwriter and has been learning Chinese martial arts for more than 10 years. He has roughly put across in the film some of my basic understanding of martial arts and principles of Buddhism."
c.
This is one of only two Astaire/Rogers films (along with
The Gay Divorcee
), which is based on a Broadway musical. The Broadway stage version of "The Gay Divorcee" (titled "Gay Divorce") starred
Fred Astaire
in the same role he played on film, however, while the stage version of "Roberta" starred neither Astaire nor
Ginger Rogers
.
d.
The original Broadway production of "Cactus Flower" by
Abe Burrows
opened at the Royale Theater on December 8, 1965 and ran for 1234 performances starring
Lauren Bacall
and
Barry Nelson
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cactus Flower (1969)?
a.
Tuesday Weld
turned down the role of Toni Simmons.
b.
Kevin Smith
says that he got his inspiration to be a film maker and make "Clerks." after seeing
Richard Linklater
s
Slacker
.
c.
The film is based on a play of the same name which is based on the experiences and reminisces of its authors
Donald Bevan
and
Edmund Trzcinski
both of whom were prisoners of war in Stalag 17B in Austria during World War II. Bevan, a B-17 tail gunner who was shot down over Germany in 1943, was the inspiration for the character Sergeant McIlhenny in
Twelve OClock High
.
d.
This movie is set in 1943. The real Calcutta Light Horse disbanded a few years later around 1946 - 1947 when India gained its independence.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cactus Flower (1969)?
a.
The game that Angela is playing/debugging at the beginning of the movie is the Apple version of
Wolfenstein 3D
, similar to the console editions of the game released on the Atari Jaguar and 3DO.
b.
Actress
Birdie M. Hale
, who was more than 90 years old during production of "A Lot Like Love" (2005), played the role of an old woman with a singular line ("Would you like to sit next to your girlfriend?") on a New York subway train early in the film. She had a very similar role as an elderly passenger on a New York subway train - also encouraging the two protagonists to get together - at the end of
Coming to America
.
c.
Making this movie was the first time
Ingrid Bergman
had been on a Hollywood sound stage since the 1940s - all her subsequent films up to that point had been made in Europe, even those for American studios.
d.
Filmed in 1981.
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