Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Da (1988) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Da (1988) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Da (1988).

About the movie: A New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father (his "Da"). While at his boyhood home...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Da (1988)?
a.		Among other actors considered for Ronald Reagans role were Barry Nelson, Gig Young, John Forsythe, Leslie Nielsen, Van Johnson, Richard Conte, Steve Cochran, Richard Basehart and Walter Matthau.
b.		The original Broadway production of "Da" by Hugh Leonard opened at the Morosco Theater in New York on May 1, 1978, ran for 697 performances and won the 1978 Tony Award for the Best Play. Barnard Hughes recreated his stage role in the movie version and the screenplay was written by Hugh Leonard who wrote the original stage play.
c.		The town in which the film is set is a fictional community "outside of Kansas City" called "Jasper", and as Dalton drives into town, the "Welcome to Jasper" sign is visible. There actually is a Jasper, Missouri, south of Kansas City, and it has numerous rivers running near it (as seen throughout the movie). The movie also alludes to "calling a friend in the FBI in Springfield". Springfield, MO, is just over an hour away from Jasper.
d.		Randolph Scotts character, Captain Frank Robertson, was a real person, one of the owners of Robertson Aviation, the sponsors of Charles Lindberghs transatlantic flight.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Da (1988)?
a.		Barnard Hughes won the 1978 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Da" for portraying the title role and recreating it in the movie version.
b.		Whitney Ransick and Dwight H. Little turned down the chance to direct.
c.		Because the chandelier scene is at the end of the film, as opposed to ending the first act as it does in the play, one of the lines in the song "Masquerade" had to be altered so that instead of referring to a "new chandelier" they talk of "friends that are here".
d.		Jennifer Washick was originally cast to play the role of Natasha, however during the winter shoot she caught the flu. To stay on schedule the Producers were forced to replace her with actress Antoinette Abbott.

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