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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Can-Can (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Can-Can (1960) Quiz
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About the movie:
1896, Montmartre: the Can-Can, the dance in which the women lift their skirts, is forbidden. Nevertheless Simone has it performed every day in her night club...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Can-Can (1960)?
a.
When Volkswagen was approached about a product placement in the movie for its new Beetle, they said they would only pay if a male character drove the car, because there are already plenty of women who want to drive the new VW Beetles. However, it was decided that it was such a perfect car for Sophie to drive that they would use it anyway, even though Volkswagen didnt pay them.
b.
In the crowd shot of the scene of Aragorns ascension you can see the blue banner with the silver swan of Dol Amroth being waved. The prince of Dol Amroth, Imrahil, isnt a major character in the story but is the one who discovers that Eowyn is still alive after her slaying of the Witch King.
c.
Gwen Verdon
won the 1954 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Musical for "Can-Can".
d.
For the last scene the set was relocated to a cold storage facility at the Port of Palm Beach in order for the breath to be visible.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Can-Can (1960)?
a.
Director
Peter Bogdanovich
s voice can be heard as the radio announcer several times during the film.
b.
The entire crew camped out in Northern Arizona during the production of the film.
c.
The Broadway production of "Can-Can" opened at the Shubert Theater in New York on May 7, 1953 and ran for 892 performances.
d.
When James and Helen first meet on the tube, James talks about
The Beatles
. A little later in the film, as Helen and Anna get into the taxi they instruct the driver to take them to 9 Menlove Ave. Menlove Ave (251) was the childhood home of
The Beatles
s
John Lennon
in Liverpool. Lennon also felt a great affinity with the number "9".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Can-Can (1960)?
a.
During filming on 19th September 1959, Soviet Premier
Nikita Khrushchev
visited the set on Sound Stage 8 with his wife Nina. He reportedly was shocked by the open sexuality on display, condemning the film as pornographic and depraved: "The face of mankind is prettier than its backside... The thing is immoral. We do not want that sort of thing for the Russians."
b.
The film was green-lit by Paramount Pictures (with whom
Adrian Lyne
had made both
Flashdance
and
Fatal Attraction
, and with whom writer
Bruce Joel Rubin
had made
Ghost
), but there was a change of leadership in the studio and the new executives were unsure of the film. They demanded that the end of the movie be changed, but both Lyne and Rubin refused, and so Paramount pulled the plug on the film. It appeared as if the project was going to have to be completely abandoned until
Mario Kassar
and
Andrew G. Vajna
of Carolco Pictures saved it with a budget of $25 million. They also gave Lyne complete creative control as well as final cut of the film.
c.
The wax-and-plastic artificial snow used in this film was given to the Lyric Opera of Chicago when shooting finished. It has since been used in numerous opera productions.
d.
The name of the talk-show host, "Bentley Tittle", is a reference to horror writer
Bentley Little
.
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