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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Casablanca (1942) - Part (8) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Casablanca (1942) - Part (8) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942).
About the movie:
Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942)?
a.
It was reportedly
Humphrey Bogart
s idea to have Rick be a chess player (when we first see Rick he is playing chess against himself), though some say it was writer
Howard Koch
s idea.
b.
When sending away for something from ACME as a cartoon mouse, the envelope Roy is mailing has a stamp featuring a likeness of cartoon legend
Chuck Jones
, who supervised the animation sequence in the film.
c.
This was
Alice Faye
s last screen appearance.
d.
Ansel Faraj
cites _Baron Blood (1972)_,
Pit and the Pendulum
, and _Spirits of the Dead (1968)_ as major influences on the look and feel of the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942)?
a.
The address of the Warbucks mansion is given as 987 Fifth Avenue. There is no such address in New York City; the closest address is 1000 Fifth Avenue, which belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
b.
Was named the best screenplay of all time by the Writers Guild of America (2006)
c.
The phrase "See you next Wednesday" is heard for the first time during the scene in which Poole receives birthday greetings from his parents. The phrase would become a trademark of director
John Landis
who would use it in many of his movies.
d.
Arthur Freed
, the producer of the film, sent a memo to
Gene Kelly
and
Stanley Donen
during shooting, saying, "I just ran the cut musical numbers of On The Town, and they were the greatest and most inspiring works I have seen since I have been making moving pictures. Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell cant shine your shoes - red, white or blue. Much love from your proud producer."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942)?
a.
The announcers Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray are the real Braves announcers with the latter two still working for TBS and the Braves Radio Network (as of 2004). Johnsons son Ernie Johnson, Jr. can still be seen on TNTs NBA coverage. Caray is the son of the late legendary Cubs announcer Harry Caray.
b.
Eileen Atkins
replaced
Vanessa Redgrave
. Redgrave dropped out, after the death of her daughter
Natasha Richardson
.
c.
When President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
returned from a wartime conference in Casablanca with
Winston Churchill
, he asked for a screening of the film at the White House. In Spanish, "casa blanca" means "White House."
d.
Alfred Newman
s "Conquest" theme was adopted by the University of Southern California athletic teams.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942)?
a.
When Tackleberry is having dinner with his in-laws, behind
Colleen Camp
, you see the wedding photo from
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
.
b.
Humphrey Bogart
had to wear platform shoes to play alongside
Ingrid Bergman
.
c.
The "Crazy Eddie" commercial that surprises Madison was for a real electronics store. Eddie and Sam M. Antar opened Crazy Eddie in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. Their spokesman was WPIX-FM disc jockey Jerry "Dr. Jerry" Carroll, whose frenetic nonstop sales pitch was based on used car salesman Earl "Madman" Muntz. The pitch always ended with "Crazy Eddie, his prices are IN-SA-A-A-A-A-A-ANE!" The chain grew to 43 stores in 4 states. It closed in 1989 after charges of fraud and security violations.
d.
Ruth Buzzi
s first feature film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942)?
a.
One of the reasons the film takes place in Italy is that
Ray Harryhausen
always wanted to vacation there but could never afford to go on his own.
b.
The hair stylist was also the person who worked with and designed the distinctive big hair look for singer
Howard Jones
in the 1980s.
c.
The title was changed from "Everybody Comes to Ricks" to
Casablanca
partly due to the success of the similarly titled
Algiers
.
d.
In the scene when Diane Keatons character sees her "dead" neighbor riding a bus, you can read VERTIGO as bus advertisement. Its one of the many references to Hitchcocks film that appear in the movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942)?
a.
To prepare for working with
Humphrey Bogart
,
Ingrid Bergman
watched
The Maltese Falcon
many times.
b.
The Lamborghini that was blown up had no engine.
c.
The original Broadway production of "Shirley Valentine" by
Willy Russell
opened at the Booth Theater in New York on February 16, 1989, ran for 324 performances and received a nominated for the 1989 Tony Award for the Best Play.
Pauline Collins
won the 1989 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and recreated her stage role in the movie.
d.
For the moving camera shots,
Robert Rodriguez
sat in a broken hospital wheelchair and was pushed around.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942)?
a.
Gene Wilder
and
Mel Brooks
got into only one fight during the movies production, but it was a big one with Mel throwing a huge temper tantrum, yelling and raging and eventually storming out of the studio. Shortly thereafter, Gene received a phone call from Mel, saying, "Who was that lunatic yelling and screaming on the set today? You should fire that bum!"
b.
Overseas program #892.
c.
Howard Hawks
had said in interviews that he was supposed to direct
Casablanca
and
Michael Curtiz
was supposed to direct
Sergeant York
. The directors had lunch together, where Hawks said he didnt know how to make this "musical comedy", while Curtiz didnt know anything about "those hill people." They switched projects. Hawks struggled on how to direct the scenes that involved singing, namely the "La Marseillaise" scene. It is ironic to note that most of his other films involved at least one singing scene.
d.
When John Ritters character is killed, his face looks like Pinhead from
Hellraiser
. Chucky exclaims "Why Does That Look So Familliar?"
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942)?
a.
During the metro scene there is a larger picture of a beach visible for a moment with the subtitle M.5, hinting the plot twist at the end of the movie.
b.
Biograph production number 588.
c.
Dom DeLuise
s character, Victor Prinzi, is named after
Vic Prinzi
, a friend and former college football teammate of
Burt Reynolds
at Florida State University. Reynolds played halfback at FSU before an injury forced him out of football, and Prinzi was the quarterback.
d.
It is never revealed why Rick cannot return to America.
Julius J. Epstein
later said that "My brother and I tried very hard to come up with a reason why Rick couldnt return to America. But nothing seemed right. We finally decided not to give a reason at all."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942)?
a.
The only two actors to appear in all four Burton/Schumacher films are
Pat Hingle
(Commissioner Gordon) and
Michael Gough
(Alfred.)
b.
Madeleine Lebeau
, who plays Yvonne, and
Marcel Dalio
, who plays croupier Emil, were husband and wife at the time of filming. They had not long before escaped the Nazis by fleeing their native France.
c.
The film is based on a successful stage version of the same name that was produced in 2004.
d.
Robert De Niro
had originally planned on merely providing a brief cameo for the film - however after director
Nick Hamm
heard De Niro would be interested in his project, he asked De Niro to participate in a few more scenes that were all filmed within a week. De Niro later regretted this because his name was "splashed over all the advertisements".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Casablanca (1942)?
a.
The character of Dr. Wren was originally written for
Bill Murray
, with the intent of reuniting him with
Sigourney Weaver
, his co-star from
Ghost Busters
.
b.
Producer
Jerry Wald
hoped to coax
Greta Garbo
out of retirement for this role. He was unsuccessful.
c.
Joan Alison
always envisioned
Clark Gable
as Rick, who "was my concept of a guy that I would like... I hated
Humphrey Bogart
. I thought he was a common drunk."
d.
The name of the man who runs the hotel that Mel and Goldie check into following the helicopter chase is Norman as it is in Psycho
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