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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cleopatra (1963) - Part (8) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cleopatra (1963) - 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: 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.
There are several references to Cinderella - Ella gets a step-mother and two nasty step-sisters; one of her stepsisters tells Ella to go home and clean the fireplace; Ella is made to steal glass shoes/slippers; Ella has a fairy godmother who puts her in a gown for the ball; the stroke of midnight is significant; as another word for "Char" is "Cinder", when you combine the names it becomes "Cinder-Ella". This is actually because the original book by
Gail Carson Levine
was supposed to be a spin on the Cinderella story. In the book, many of these connections are made much clearer. Also, Chars full name, Charmont, is actually supposed to be a play on the name Prince Charming.
b.
According to
Peter Bogdanovich
, on Sunday, 14 March 2004, in a talk at the Cleveland Public Library (Ohio), he has secured the rights for the
Bruce Springsteen
songs and the print will be re-released with the music chosen the first time around. There was a possible snag when the studio told Bogdanovich that the negative of the film had been lost - they only had positive prints - but the negative hadnt really been lost - Bogdanovich had removed it from the studio some years prior.
c.
When Melanie says that Bonnies eyes are "as blue as the Bonnie Blue flag", she is referring to the popular name of the single-star secession flag that was flown over Georgia after it seceded from the union (as well as over all other states that did so). Is consisted of a single white star over a field of blue. Tradition holds that it flew over Georgia for the first few months of 1861 before being replaced by the better-known "Stars And Bars" Confederate flags of later years.
d.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
was never proud of this film and only made it out of sufferance for his friend,
Elizabeth Taylor
. At one point he even tried to have his name taken off. He was however paid $3 million for making it, a then unheard of sum of money for a director.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
The DeHaviland Beaver used in the film is the exact same one used in the production of
The Edge
. It crashed in both movies.
b.
At the height of its excesses,
Cleopatra
was costing 20th Century Fox $70,000 a day.
c.
The crew reportedly ate the large sandwich that
Pat Ryan
lay on top of for his role as The Mayor.
d.
Don Murphy
: one of the jovial guards who gets shot and killed by Mickey when he begins his escape from prison after the interview with Wayne Gale there.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
Hume Cronyn
was originally signed to be on the film for 10 weeks. He stayed with the production for 10 and a half months.
b.
David Schwimmer
s movie debut.
c.
Jesse Ventura
was delighted to find out from the wardrobe department that his arms were 1" bigger than
Arnold Schwarzenegger
s. He suggested to Schwarzenegger that they measure arms, with the winner getting a bottle of champagne. Ventura lost because Schwarzenegger had told the wardrobe department to tell Ventura that his arms were bigger.
d.
The film was written over a period of 3 years.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
Official Selection - ACE Film Festival.
b.
For the opening sequence where the three dusters waited for the train, filmmakers lightly coated the face of
Jack Elam
with jam and began filming close-ups while letting a fly out of a jar filled with flies, attempting to get Elams reaction as one would light on his cheek.
c.
The role of Lloyd the Bartender was originally to have been played by
Harry Dean Stanton
, who was unable to take the part due to his commitment to
Alien
.
d.
Nunnally Johnson
was paid $140,000 for a script polish.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
To publicize the movie, AIP had Vincent Price appear on the televised
The Dating Game
to choose a date for Miss X (
Janit Baldwin
).
b.
Every credited member of the cast received an Academy Award nomination.
c.
Francis Ford Coppola
turned in an initial directors cut running 126 minutes. Paramount production chief
Robert Evans
rejected this version and demanded a longer cut with more scenes about the family. The final release version was nearly 50 minutes longer than Coppolas initial cut.
d.
The blasting review that Judith Crist gave the film effectively kickstarted her film critic career.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
One of the problems frequently encountered was that Italian films at the time were all post-dubbed. Consequently while
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
was attempting to film his scenes, there was invariably constant hammering going on by the carpenters on the set. The production lost hours and hours, trying to make it clear to the Italian crew that silence was essential on set at all times.
b.
One of the zombies in the nightclub is credited as Ke$ha. She is killed with a bottle of Jack Daniels.
c.
The first film produced by Nickelodeon Movies to receive an Academy Award nomination.
d.
This film is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
Patrick Wilson
auditioned for a role in this film.
b.
The first screenwriter drafted in on the film was industry veteran
Nigel Balchin
.
c.
Robert Beatty
, despite being credited as The Sheriff, is nowhere to be seen.
d.
The slaughtered animals in the laboratory were actual dead animals bought from a local pound.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
The Central Intelligence Agency was concerned about the portrayal of race relations in Hollywood films, particularly for foreign consumption, and in the early 1950s quietly contacted a number of film studios about using more African-American actors in small, subtly positive roles. One result was the smattering of black observers in the crowd during this films big golf game.
b.
Elizabeth Taylor
had met
Richard Burton
several years prior to their working together on the film; she had found him to be brutish and boorish. However, when Burton showed up for work on
Cleopatra
on his first day, it was with a hangover so severe that he had the shakes. Taylor had to help him around and administer to such basic needs as helping him drink a cup of coffee. This time, she found him to be very endearing.
c.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
Jimmy Bennett
, who plays Evans youngest son, was filming a scene in which he and a baboon both roll logs along the ground, logs which will be used in building the ark. The baboon eventually tired of it after several takes. Suddenly, the baboon jumped up onto a pile of boards off camera and then leaped onto Bennetts back, knocking him down. The baboon then leaped back onto another pile of lumber. Filming stopped for the time being but Bennett was not hurt. Later, Bennett said he was scared when it happened, but was fine.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
Allison Janney has a cameo appearance as Amelias neighbor.
b.
When the
Marilyn Monroe
vehicle "Somethings Got to Give" was shelved due to budget overruns and the unreliability of its star,
Cleopatra
became the only film in production at 20th Century Fox. Obviously a lot was riding on it.
c.
Director
Arthur Luhn
, striving for an authentic feel, frequently casted ex-cons and felons in the film, although he ran into continuity trouble when several of them became unavailable from time to time due to being behind bars.
d.
In
James Cameron
s original treatment, Sarah Connor has an old figure skating injury that was fixed with a couple of surgical pins and the terminator would cut the legs open of the first two Sarah Connors to find this identifying mark.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cleopatra (1963)?
a.
Neal McDonough
was originally cast as Krupa and shot all of his scenes. After almost a year there were reshoots in Chicago which involved all McDonoughs scenes; he was not available so
Chelcie Ross
replaced him.
b.
The hood ornament on Stuntman Mikes car in
Death Proof
is an homage to the chrome duck ornament used in
Convoy
.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 24, 1952 with
Jane Wyman
reprising her film role.
d.
Cleopatras spectacular entrance into Rome was nearly scuppered when all the enthusiastic extras started shouting "Liz! Liz!" instead of "Cleopatra! Cleopatra!".
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