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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Command Decision (1948) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Command Decision (1948) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948).
About the movie:
Army generals struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing the German factories producing new jet fighters over the extremely high casualties the mission will cost.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948)?
a.
Luigi Gjokaj is an actual boxer in real life. The scene of him at the boxing gym is the actual gym Luigi Gjokaj trains at.
b.
The contortionist
Linda R. Hager
was hired to perform the famous "spider walk" scene, which was filmed on April 11, 1973. Ms. Hager was able to perform the scene by use of a harness and flying wires hung above the staircase used in the set; she would advise Friedkin when she was just barely touching the stairs with her hands and feet; and then she maintained that light touch as she was moved down the staircase by the harness and wires.
William Friedkin
deleted the scene before the films December release. He felt it was "too much" of an effect because it appeared so early in the film. (Almost 30 years later, Friedkin changed his mind and added the scene back for the special edition.)
c.
The original Broadway production ran for virtually a year - from Oct. 1 1947 through Sept. 18, 1948, a total of 409 performances, and starred
Paul Kelly
,
Jay Fassett
,
James Whitmore
,
Paul McGrath
,
Edmon Ryan
,
Stephen Elliot
,
Paul Ford
,
Arthur Franz
, and
John Randolph
in the roles played respectively by:
Clark Gable
,
Walter Pidgeon
,
Van Johnson
,
Brian Donlevy
,
Charles Bickford
,
John Hodiak
,
Edward Arnold
,
Michael Steele
, and
Cameron Mitchell
.
d.
Stanley Kubrick
s first wife, Toba Metz, worked as a Dialogue Director in the movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948)?
a.
This is the first film out of six that Charles Bronson and Michael Winner made together.
b.
In the uncut European version of
Death Proof
, Kim says she has to pee while at a liquor store. Lee and Abernathy respond "Thats a little more information then we needed to know." This is a reference back to
Pulp Fiction
where
Uma Thurman
says this to
John Travolta
.
c.
The movies first screening was held at the Plestex Theater in Pleasanton, Texas, in the same room as the premiere of
Steven Spielberg
s major motion picture debut
The Sugarland Express
, which filmed in the same area with many of the locals cast as extras.
d.
Clark Gable
joined the Army Air Forces after his wife
Carole Lombard
died in a plane crash on a war bonds selling trip assisting the war effort. Gable entered as a lieutenant, but was promoted to major. He was a bomber pilot and was awarded both the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal for five aerial bombing missions over Germany from England.
Adolf Hitler
personally offered a reward to the pilot or gun crew who shot down Gables plane.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948)?
a.
Cameron Mitchell
, who plays bombardier Lt. Ansel Goldberg, actually was a bombardier during WWII.
b.
The newspaper being read by Egbert Sousé is the Lompoc Picayune Intelligencer.
c.
A 35mm copy of this film, the only one known to exist, was donated by a private collector in St. Louis, MO, to the American Film Institute.
d.
French censorship visa # 4877.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948)?
a.
Twelve OClock High
was delayed in its release because this film beat it to the punch. The similarity in content between the two films forced 20th Century-Fox to hold back on "Twelve OClock High" for a few months.
b.
Universal pictures (original production company) refused to release the film, believing it would be given an "NC-17" rating by the MPAA.
c.
After the movie was released, the first known purple frog was discovered in western India. (see memorable quotes)
d.
The "Future Cops" are using the uniforms from
V
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948)?
a.
THis film is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.
b.
The movies line "All right, Mr. DeMille, Im ready for my close-up." was voted as the #6 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007. "We didnt need dialogue. We had faces." was #13. "I am big. Its the pictures that got small." was #91 .
c.
Special Effects man Bob Keen had to go back and shoot more scenes after initial test screenings of the film found it too light.
d.
In April 1948 "The Hollywood Reporter" stated that the MGM was encouraged by
Clark Gable
to acquire the film rights to the
William Wister Haines
s novel "Command Decision" as a vehicle for Gable.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948)?
a.
Shot entirely in sequence.
b.
The entire cast and crew of Perception worked for free - including the producers, writer/director, DP, and lead actors.
c.
Director
Jeff Lieberman
cited Hitchcocks
The Birds
as the films biggest influence.
d.
Robert Taylor
was originally going to star alongside
Clark Gable
, according to an April 1947 edition of "The Los Angeles Times".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948)?
a.
All of the U.S. flags in the film have 51 stars, because in the films alternate history, Vietnam became the 51st state after America won the Vietnam War.
b.
James Villemaire
plays the hood named Harvey Starkweather. The name comes from Charles Starkweatherr, a real-life serial killer of that time.
c.
The scene in which Pam attacks Jason with the chainsaw was shot on Halloween night in 1984.
d.
The movie received terrible reviews and flopped at the box office. This was largely blamed on it being too talky and seeming more like a filmed play.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948)?
a.
This movies lead cast of
Clark Gable
,
Van Johnson
,
Walter Pidgeon
,
Brian Donlevy
,
John Hodiak
,
Richard Quine
and
Edward Arnold
reprised their roles from this movie in a Screen Guild Theater program radio broadcast on 3 March 1949 for NBC Network. Apparently, according to "Daily Variety" in February 1949, this was the first ever pre-recorded commercial show to be broadcast from Hollywood over the radio network.
b.
The first Sherlock Holmes film to be produced with sound.
c.
Rumor has it that
Kevin Costner
wanted to use an English accent, but director
Kevin Reynolds
didnt want him to. Supposedly, Costner would affect the accent when he was arguing with Reynolds, but not when they were in agreement. Costner claims that he was initially asked to use an accent, but this was stopped when he did it poorly.
d.
From an engineering perspective, both Death Stars were poorly constructed because they did not have either safety or redundancy systems. When Wedge and Lando shot out the power regulator, the entire reactor exploded. A properly engineered power generator would have multiple backups and safety protocols to prevent such an occurrence.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948)?
a.
Burt Reynolds
once said of his co-star
Goldie Hawn
in this movie: "
Goldie Hawn
and I had been talking for five years about doing a movie together. Shes someone who makes me laugh. Really laugh. I knew her when she was a dumb blonde and even then she was one of the smartest people I knew."
b.
Mary Harron was inspired to write the movie after reading the SCUM Manifesto, the anti-men rhetoric Valerie Solanas published in the 1960s.
c.
When Samantha orders a pizza, the pizza guy asks if she wants a pizza with extra anchovies. This is a very subtle nod to the
Patrick Dempsey
comedy,
Loverboy
. The extra anchovies reference in that film meant that the delivery boy would be delivering a lot more than pizzas.
d.
The "Lantze-Wolf 1" referred to in the movie is actually a Messerschmitt ME-262 "Schwalbe" turbojet fighter, introduced in combat in 1944.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Command Decision (1948)?
a.
When searching for an appropriate setting for the trial, the producers learned that regular military courtrooms are plain and featureless offices. In order to create a more photogenic setting, they settled on a vacant courtroom in an empty courthouse.
b.
"The Hollywood Reporter" on 17 February 1949 announced that this movies premiere in Washington D.C. was attended by the US Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
; the Air Force Chief of Staff; various officials and dignitaries as well as Vice President
Alben Barkley
.
c.
Peter Facinellis wife gave birth to their first child during the filming of this movie. His co-stars Breckin Meyer and Ethan Embry drove him to the airport when he found out she was in labor. The plane was delayed and he coached her through the birth over the phone.
d.
Kitty Carlisle
stated that, out of her decades of movie roles, co-starring with
The Marx Brothers
in this movie gained her the most recognition.
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