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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cleopatra (1963) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cleopatra (1963) - Part (6) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963).
About the movie:
Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
26,000 costumes were created for the film.
b.
An advance showing of this film was shown to a number of recording artists, who were then asked to submit ideas for theme songs. Bethany Dillons song "Dreamer" was chosen out of all the submissions.
c.
Arthur Weegee Fellig
was famous as a crime photographer, primarily in New York City. He also tried his hand, without much success, at directing movies.
d.
When the movie was filmed in the winter of 1993-1994, there was already at least a meter of snow on the ground in Harvard Square and in all of Boston. However, because the actual snow did not look "real" enough to be filmed, it was all cleared away and replaced with artificial snow.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
16 year old
Keisha Castle-Hughes
created a minor scandal during the making of this movie when it was revealed that she was pregnant with her boyfriends child.
b.
Voted #2 in Total Films 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time list (November 2005).
c.
Early promotional material, including the theatrical trailer, credit Stephen Gaghan as co-writer of the screenplay. In the final credits, only Trey Callaway is credited.
d.
For many of the reshoots, original cinematographer
Leon Shamroy
was unavailable so
Claude Renoir
filled in for him.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
The digital effects of dropping
Clint Eastwood
s face into real-life footage of both
George Bush
s and
Bill Clinton
s presidential rallies and of matching footage of Eastwood playing "Dirty Harry" Callahan with that of President
John F. Kennedy
cost $4 million.
b.
In the scene where George beats Sherry, above the bed is seen a poster of
Pink Floyd The Wall
, another film by
Alan Parker
, whose release date in USA was actually after that of Shoot the Moon.
c.
When the film was truncated from a 6 hour movie to a 4 hour one, 49 pages of reshoots were required to make sense of the changes.
d.
World Premiered at the Austin Film Festival.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
After a days lengthy shooting,
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
would retire to his private rooms to carry on rewriting the screenplay. He had initially begged for time off to do a proper rewrite but 20th Century Fox was already so deeply in debt that they couldnt allow for yet another delay in production. Operating under these stressful conditions, Mankiewicz had to resort to daily injections to keep him going during the day and different ones at night to help him sleep.
b.
200 grasshoppers were used for the film. During the filming, they began to cannibalize one another, so by the time the last shots were done, only a dozen were left.
c.
Henry Winkler
was set to direct but didnt get along with
Tom Hanks
, and was summarily fired from the picture.
d.
James Dean
was in line to play the role of Joseph Dufresne before his death.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
To prepare for his role as Beast,
Nicholas Hoult
studied
Kelsey Grammer
s performance as Beast in
X-Men: The Last Stand
and Grammars early series
Frasier
; he also underwent training in athletics, weightlifting and boxing.
b.
One of Cleopatras handmaidens is a 16 year old
Francesca Annis
.
c.
The 55 Chevy Bob Falfa drove is the same 55 Chevy used in the movie
Two-Lane Blacktop
.
d.
Jean Arthur
never saw the film until she and
Frank Capra
were guests at a 1972 film festival.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
Joel McCrea
came out of retirement at the age of 69 to make this movie, then retired from acting for good.
b.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
told
Martin Landau
that he had enough cut footage to make another movie called "The Further Adventures of Octavian and Ruffio".
c.
Product placements and promotional tie-ins seen in the movie included Bentley Cars, Absolut Vodka, Smirnoff, and video parlor games
Centipede
and
Robotron: 2084
.
d.
The necklace that Dinah says "this stinks" about and later wears to entertain the reporters, is a copy of the necklace from Marie Antoinettes "The Affair of the Necklace". You can see it in
Norma Shearer
s
Marie Antoinette
, as well.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
The film was released in Russia as "I Wish I Could Rise to the Sky" (a quotation from a popular song). The Croatian release was called "Neither in the Sky Nor on Earth".
b.
When
Jon Stewart
s character is talking to
Salma Hayek
s, and she rebuffs him, he says, "Maybe I should just put a pen in my eye." Later in the movie, thats exactly what the children do.
c.
Was suppose to take six weeks to shoot, but actually took two years.
d.
Cleopatras barge alone cost about $2 million in todays dollars.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
Shirley MacLaine
is shown next to
Shirley Temple
in the montage because she was named after the 1930s child star.
b.
Peter Shepherd
: A scientist in a helicopter.
c.
Forest Whitaker
stated in an interview with Ebony Magazine that
Robin Givens
and
Halle Berry
were among the women who auditioned for the role of Robin. After casting
Angela Bassett
and
Whitney Houston
, he decided to go with relative unknowns for the other two roles, and the role of Robin was subsequently given to
Lela Rochon
.
d.
Darryl F. Zanuck
, in principle, did not object to
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
s idea to have 2 3-hour movies. However, he knew the public was obsessed with the
Elizabeth Taylor
-
Richard Burton
affair and would not show up to see the first part in which Burton did not appear. Thus, the two parts were edited into one single movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
79 sets were constructed for the film.
b.
Film is based off three short plays: "Delivery" by Greg North, "Whats Included" by Rose Wasielewski, and "Peter Kills Himself" by Frank Anderson. Originally performed on stage at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in May 2007 as part of the campus festival "Just Shy of Normal." Producer
Jason Paul Collum
enjoyed the performances, optioned the rights from the student writers, adapted them for the screen and wrote his own wrap around segment "The Author" to tie the stories together. Most of the original lead stage cast re-created their roles for the film.
c.
The name of the character who replaces MJ in the play is Andrea Rubin;
Sam Raimi
s sister is named Andrea.
d.
Universal loaned MGM
John Grant
, the comedy teams personal gag writer, to script some of their patented pun routines.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
The film makes quite extensive use of matte paintings for backgrounds. Every segment (except "The Stone Age" and "The Old Testament") features backgrounds that are nothing more than paintings, especially in the segments establishing shots and in numerous wide shots. Such paintings were used for the harbor and for many of the city shots in "The Roman Empire", the castle in "The Spanish Inquisition" and both the city and the countryside in "The French Revolution."
b.
Elizabeth Taylor
reputedly threw up the first time she saw the finished product.
c.
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
owns a vintage 1910 Pathe camera which contains a special 43mm lens. The lens was specially modified to be used in the film as it has very low resolution and can shift colors at corners. Only certain shots of the film used this lens; for example a shot of Plainview sleeping in the train with an infant H.W.
d.
The script was barely 29 pages long.
Zak Penn
had the actors improvise.
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