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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dark Victory (1939) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dark Victory (1939) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939).
About the movie:
A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, and must decide whether she'll meet her final days with dignity.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939)?
a.
The role of Mr. Church, the man who hires the Expendables, was very difficult to cast. It was initially offered to
Arnold Schwarzenegger
, who declined in favor of a smaller cameo due to his political career. The role was then offered to
Kurt Russell
, who declined as he was not interested in "ensemble acting at the moment."
Sylvester Stallone
spent several months after principal photography determined to find a big action name for the part. The role was finally taken by Stallones friend and fellow former "Planet Hollywood" co-owner
Bruce Willis
, who was busy filming
Cop Out
at the time.
b.
Director
Ridley Scott
and cinematographer
John Mathieson
used the work of painters David Roberts and William Turner for visual inspiration.
c.
The second of
Bette Davis
collaborations with director
Edmund Goulding
. They had previously worked together on
That Certain Woman
and would do so again on
The Old Maid
and
The Great Lie
.
d.
The first film from Trimark.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939)?
a.
Average Shot Length = ~6.6 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.1 seconds.
b.
Gloria Swanson
had tried and failed to get the movie made a few years earlier.
c.
Original producer
Ross Hunter
dropped out after a conflict with director
Bob Fosse
over how to handle the racy story line.
d.
Following the series of hurricanes in the southern United States in 2005, production moved to Shreveport, Louisiana.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939)?
a.
Bette Davis
claims that
Edmund Goulding
worked on the script and added the character of Judiths best friend Ann so that Judith would never have to complain about her tragedy.
b.
Jared Padalecki
is one foot taller than co-star
Elisha Cuthbert
. To make herself appear taller in scenes where she and Padalecki would be filmed together, Cuthbert taped two-inch blocks of wood to the bottoms of her boots. This was only done during scenes where they would be shot from the knee and up.
c.
This movies closing credits state the "End titles feature pictures of the burning of Ehrentels, Drachenfels and Braunfels (March 10, 1943)."
d.
Anthony Hopkins
was suffering from a slipped disc throughout filming, and incorporated the pain he felt from this into his performance.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939)?
a.
The producers had built the El Condor fort, then found they werent happy with the original script, so had Larry Cohen re-write it to have the story focus more on the impressive set.
b.
Working title was "Til Death Do Us Part"
c.
Winner of the Silver Remi Award for Dramatic Feature at the 2005 WorldFest International Film Festival.
d.
This was
Bette Davis
third Oscar nomination in five years, and her second of five consecutive nominations.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939)?
a.
The civilian pilots hired to fly the Japanese aircraft were a bunch of characters. One, never identified, was taken by a line of stage direction in the script which read, "Watanabe smiles". After each successful shot with the aerial coordinator announced his satisfaction, this pilot would anonymously announce on his aircraft radio, "Watanabe smiles". During the filming of one shot, a civilian general aviation aircraft inadvertently flew into their formation, forcing them to perform emergency evasive maneuvers. The aerial coordinator performed an immediate inventory of flying aircraft, announced his relief that disaster had been avoided. This same unknown pilot this time announced, "Watanabe shits!"
b.
Shot in 26 days.
c.
Bette Davis
said that this was her favorite role to play.
d.
During the tour of The Pit, Hawk tells new recruits that "knowing is half the battle." The same line was used in public service announcements at the end of the
G.I. Joe
cartoon TV series.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939)?
a.
John Cusack
was a big fan of the book and tried to option the rights when he was still in high school.
b.
An edited-out sequence near the beginning had Somerset looking over the country home hes planning on moving into. He uses his switchblade to cut loose a rose on a fragment of silk wallpaper and carries it with him throughout the movie. The rose falls out of his jacket as he is taking off his gun before eating with the Mills family. (This touch was edited out, too. Both sequences are in the supplementary section of the Criterion laserdisc.) The rose is briefly visible in the opening scene, sitting atop a handkerchief on Somersets dresser.
c.
Bette Davis
pestered Warner Brothers to buy the rights to the story, thinking it a great vehicle for her. WB studio chief
Jack L. Warner
fought against it, arguing that no one wanted to see someone go blind. Of course, the film went on to become one of the studios biggest successes of that year.
d.
A Decepticon attack leaves Simmons in a wheelchair for most of the film. This is a homage to Chip Chase, a wheelchair-bound human from
Transformers
who was an ally of the Autobots.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939)?
a.
This was
Bette Davis
biggest moneymaker up to that point in her career.
b.
It was filmed in 23 days.
c.
Sidney Franklin
originally initiated "Bambi" as a film project in 1933, envisioning it as a live action film. He had even gone to the stage of recording Margaret Sullavan (I) and
Victor Jory
s voices for the soundtrack. Eventually he realized that the technology simply wasnt adequate enough to make the film. After seeing
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
, it dawned on Franklin that there was someone who could realize "Bambi" as a movie. So he contacted
Walt Disney
who immediately leaped at the idea of working on the project. Disney started work on the film in 1936, though he was also developing
Fantasia
,
Dumbo
and
Pinocchio
at the same time. All this explains why there is a dedication in the films opening credits "To Sidney A. Franklin - our sincere appreciation for the inspiring collaboration".
d.
Although the movie had been opposed by the Congress of Racial Equality, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) had written a letter describing the film as a difficult satire, but supported it. C.O.R.E.s protest led to the films eventual disappearance.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939)?
a.
The tanker that leaks oil into the Atlantic is the British Reliance, owned by BP Amoco Shipping. It was built in 1975, flew the Bermudan flag, and was demolished in December 1999.
b.
Originally,
Truman Capote
was the screenwriter, and his draft included making Nick a homosexual and Jordan Baker a vindictive lesbian. Capote was fired, and
Francis Ford Coppola
finished his draft in three weeks.
c.
Offscreen,
Bette Davis
suffered a nervous breakdown during filming as a result of her crumbling marriage to
Harmon Nelson
. This didnt prevent her from embarking on an affair with co-star
George Brent
.
d.
Official Selection: Indie Spirit Film Festival
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939)?
a.
Clone Captain Rex has a scar on his chin modeled after
Harrison Ford
s. The Jaig Eyes symbol on his helmet was originally conceived by
Joe Johnston
as decoration for Boba Fetts helmet.
b.
David O. Selznick
had originally purchased the screen rights but gave up production plans so he could concentrate all his energies on
Gone with the Wind
.
c.
First posthumous Academy Award nomination for an actor: Jeanne Eagles for Best Actress 1928/29.
d.
When Elias thanks the punk couple, the actors give him their real first names (Wolfgang and Caroline).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dark Victory (1939)?
a.
The film reunites
Martin Balsam
and
Jack Warden
, who previously appeared together as jurors in
12 Angry Men
(coincidentally, sitting at ends of the table directly opposite one another.) It also reunites Balsam with
Jason Robards
, his co-star in
A Thousand Clowns
, the film for which Balsam won an Oscar.
b.
Based on a play that opened at the Plymouth Theatre in New York on Nov. 9, 1934 (with
Tallulah Bankhead
originating the role of Judith Traherne) and ran for 51 performances.
c.
The original Land of the Lost series was remade in the 1990s, with
Timothy Bottoms
as the father, although in this version his name was Tom Porter, not Will Marshall. Bottoms and
Will Ferrell
are both well known for their impersonations of
George W. Bush
.
d.
Just like his character,
Jim Carrey
said "yes" to many things during the production of this movie. He indeed truly played the guitar, learned basic Korean, rode a sport bike and bungee-jumped. He however had to say "no" for the body blading scene.
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