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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Crossfire (1947) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Crossfire (1947) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Crossfire (1947).
About the movie:
A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Crossfire (1947)?
a.
The fifteenth of sixteen movies for the suave detective nicknamed "The Falcon" starring
John Calvert
.
b.
Edward Dmytryk
opted to use a noir lighting style because of its inexpensiveness and the fact that it was invariably very quick to set up. This explains why the film only took 20 days to shoot.
c.
The line "Youre on your way to a smacked bottom." was improvised by
Mike Myers
after he got annoyed at one of the directors.
d.
Body count: 26
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Crossfire (1947)?
a.
Both Aaron and L.T. use a form of martial arts called Sayoc Kali which is mostly knife fighting, and originated in the Philippines.
b.
The car driven by Reese Bobby is an homage to
Curtis Turner
s 1967 Daytona 500 car designed by
Smokey Yunick
. This car was a 7/8 scale model of a regular Chevelle that enable Turner to have an advantage on the field. The car was banned by NASCAR thus starting Smokeys tenuous relationship with NASCAR.
c.
Gloria Grahame
later said that Ginny in this movie was her favorite role.
d.
The toddler who plays Lulu in the movies final scenes is
Adrienne Shelly
s daughter,
Sophie Ostroy
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Crossfire (1947)?
a.
The focus of the novel dealt with homophobia, but the subject was changed to anti-Semitism for the film.
b.
In one underwater scene,
Olivia Wilde
s character is supposed to be panicking while trying to find an air bubble. This is actually real, as Olivia missed her mark and could not locate the air bubble. Because it as a wide shot, the safety divers were too far away to get there, but she eventually found the pocket
c.
When the film was released on video, Paramount was sued by the copyright holders of the song "Merry-Go-Round". Under their 1969 agreement, Paramount had rights to the song for showing the film in theatres and on television. Paramount argued that video release was the same as television broadcast. The courts ruled that the copyright holder in 1969 could not have considered videocassettes to be like television broadcast, as home videocassettes were not invented.
d.
The stained glass window that is seen at the very end of the movie was built in Disneyland after the films release.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Crossfire (1947)?
a.
The wire-frame computer graphics on the display screens in the glider were not actually computer-generated, as computers capable of 3D wire-frame imaging were too expensive when the film was made. To generate the "wire-frame" images, special effects designers built a model of the city, painted it black, attached bright white tape to the model buildings in an orderly grid, and moved a camera through the model city.
b.
Toward the end of the film Cole and Railly are watching
Vertigo
. The scene that is shown heavily influenced the film
La jetée
which inspired Twelve Monkeys. There is also a version of that same scene shown in La Jetée.
c.
Robert Mitchum
hated making the film, later claiming that any American actor could have played Keeley.
d.
Hormel Foods Corporation, makers of Spam, sued the film production company for making the name of a warthog character "Spaam". Their suit was defeated on September 22, 1995. The judge noted that "one might think Hormel would welcome the association with a genuine source of pork."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Crossfire (1947)?
a.
Several cast members listed in contemporary Hollywood Reporter news items did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were:
Tom Kennedy
,
Bradley Page
,
Margaret Armstrong
,
Stanley Blystone
,
Monte Montague
and
Lloyd Whitlock
.
Cecil Kellaway
is identified mostly from his voice, since his head is obscure in both of his scenes.
b.
Interior shots of Clare Quiltys home were filmed in Chinqua Penn Plantation in Reidsville, NC.
c.
In this film,
Sarah Jessica Parker
plays a witch who was executed during the Salem Witch Trials in the late 1600s. While researching her family history for the show
Who Do You Think You Are?
, Parker was shocked to discover that her 10th great-grandmother Esther Elwell was arrested in Salem in the late 1600s for committing "sundry acts of witchcraft" and choking a neighbour to death. Esthers case never went to court, she escaped with her life and the accusation ended the Salem Witch Trials. Parker said: "It has changed everything about who I thought I was."
d.
Despite receiving an Academy Award nomination,
Robert Ryan
rarely talked about his breakthrough role as he wasnt too happy about the negative aspects of his character. This was because he played a murderous anti-Semite, whereas in real life Ryan was a committed liberal who abhorred any forms of bigotry.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Crossfire (1947)?
a.
Patrick Swayze
and
April Allen
were each others first rolling skating partners as children in Houston, TX. They didnt seen each other for 11 years before filming started.
b.
Because of the films tight shooting schedule, it was able to beat the similarly themed
Gentlemans Agreement
into theaters by three and a half months.
c.
The view of the "city lights" is a model which includes a suburb that looks suspiciously like a circuit diagram, complete with logic gates and an integrated circuit.
d.
French visa # 121 685.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Crossfire (1947)?
a.
Perennial "voice ghost"
Bill Lee
dubbed the Princes (
Edson Stroll
) singing voice.
b.
It was suggested that one of the reasons why the film failed to win any Oscars was due to Director
Edward Dmytryk
and Producer
Adrian Scott
s refusal to testify before the House Unamerican Activities Committee.
c.
King Vidor
had been hoping to make the film for several years, and jumped at the chance to make it with the advent of sound. He so wanted to produce the picture that he offered to give up his salary.
d.
The film was written and shot under the title From a Whisper to a Scream, but it was changed to The Offspring for the American release. However, when it was released on DVD it was released under its original title.
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