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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : California Suite (1978) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : California Suite (1978) Quiz
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About the movie:
Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: California Suite (1978)?
a.
The movie shot extensively inside and on the grounds of the famous Beverly Hills Hotel. Today the hotels inside looks rather different, having been renovated for a whopping $150 million. Today a very strict no-filming policy is being enforced by the management, sparing its camera-shy celebrity guests of any media hassle.
b.
Re-shoots were required when American test audiences did not like the characters played by
Burt Reynolds
and
Gene Hackman
getting killed off in this movies ending. A happy ending was then filmed requiring the two and
Liza Minnelli
to come back.
c.
After being out of circulation for many years, partly because of the 1959 Hammer remake in Technicolor starring
Peter Cushing
, this film was restored and re-released to theaters in 1975 with great fanfare, to the point of having the national evening news do a story on it. The film was shown at its full 80-minute length, and newspaper and magazine articles commented on the fact that the line "Oh, Watson, the needle!", referring to Holmes cocaine habit (and usually misquoted as "Quick, Watson, the needle!") was put back in after having been cut by the censors. As an added attraction, the studio added a rare sound film featurette which showed Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle
, author of the Sherlock Holmes books, talking about his creation.
d.
Originally the producers wanted
Maurice Jarre
to write the music for the film orchestrally, but Jarre insisted on scoring the film electronically because he felt that it was the right approach for the material and also sets the tone of the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: California Suite (1978)?
a.
In a Street Scene,
Don The Dragon Wilson
s own car is used. It is a Grey 5 series BMW.
b.
Diana Barrie says that she wishes
David Niven
could accept her award for her because he would be witty and charming. In the play on which the movie is based, she says
Michael Caine
, but it was changed when Caine was cast as her husband.
c.
John Williams
was originally suggested to compose the film.
d.
Chip originally had only one line, but the producers liked
Bradley Pierce
s voice so much that extra dialogue and business was written and storyboarded for the character.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: California Suite (1978)?
a.
During the getaway, the helicopter pilot did actually fly under the bridge. You can find this on the DVD Special Feature.
b.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
Maggie Smith
s character, Diana Barrie, loses the Academy Award, but
Maggie Smith
won an Oscar for portraying her. Moreover,
Maggie Smith
is the only actress to ever win an Oscar for playing an Oscar nominee (
Cate Blanchett
would later win an Oscar for playing 4-time Academy Award Winner
Katharine Hepburn
).
d.
In the opening sequence, on a cinema marquee, a poster is visible for the film "Make Them Die Slowly", better known as
Cannibal ferox
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: California Suite (1978)?
a.
Maggie Smith
and
Michael Caine
s scenes outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion were filmed before
The 50th Annual Academy Awards
. In fact, if one stares at the TV during their pre-bar scene, an image of
Richard Burton
(nominated that year) is on the TV set.
b.
In the scene at The Whisky, the gig is seen as becoming a full on riot without The Germs even playing a song, when in actuality, The Germs did indeed play a full set that night, as evidenced in the "Caught In My Eye" home video. The date of the show in the movie was also incorrect, being labeled as having taken place on December 23, 1979. In truth, the show took place a day earlier, as presented on a flyer of the event.
c.
Director
Brian De Palma
wanted to shoot the climax of the film at the World Trade Center in New York but it was the target of a bombing, and he had to shoot it in "another railway station again." (De Palmas
The Untouchables
also featured a scene at a railway station.)
d.
Jack tells Stones wife that his daughter and granddaughter live "up state". This movie is filmed and is taking place in Michigan, and in Michigan everyone says "up north".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: California Suite (1978)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "California Suite" by
Neil Simon
opened at the
Eugene ONeill
Theatre on June 10, 1976 and ran for 445 performances.
b.
Gary Chason
: At table in strip club.
c.
Competed in the Action Film Challenge the same year as
Death by Death
,
The Repo Man
,
Clown Demented
, and
Way of the Vigilante
.
d.
Reportedly, the filming wrapped early on the U.S.S. Nimitz as it was recalled to its home base so that it could take on the helicopters and crew that were used in the ill-fated "Operation Eagle Claw", the attempt to rescue the U.S. Embassy Iranian Hostages in 1980.
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