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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dead Poets Society (1989) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dead Poets Society (1989) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dead Poets Society (1989).
About the movie:
English professor John Keating inspires his students to a love of poetry and to seize the day.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Poets Society (1989)?
a.
The title of this movie was the subtitle for a Die Hard 4 project the studio was making. The project needed work and
Bruce Willis
told the studio he would commit to Die Hard 4.0 (now
Live Free or Die Hard
) if he could use the title for this movie.
b.
Norman Lloyd
was a bit put out when he had to audition for Mr Nolan. He made the decision while playing a tennis match, because he said it heightened his receptivity. When he won the match, he agreed to audition.
c.
In the absence of Welles, RKO cut 50 minutes from the original film, which was destroyed, ostensibly to free up vault space at the studio. However, there was also conjecture that this was done to prevent Welles from attempting to make any changes to what was left of his film. The RKO-mandated re-editing had been left in the hands of two men:
Robert Wise
, and studio rep
Jack Moss
. A phone was put into Mosss office that fed directly to Welless hotel room in Rio. According to future director
Cy Endfield
, who was working with Moss at the time, often when the phone rang, suspecting it was Welles with his latest batch of comments and suggestions for the re-edit, Moss would simply not answer the call. Similarly, when Moss received lengthy telegrams from Welles with more suggestions and thoughts, he would throw them away.
d.
In the original stage production the chandelier is dropped at the end of the first act (just after the reprise of "All I Ask of You"), but it was decided to have it at the end of the film. This change has been incorporated into the new Vegas production of the show.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Poets Society (1989)?
a.
The boy in the movie who says the line "The cat sat on a mat" was a St. Andrews student at the time. He earned more than his teachers that year.
b.
While getting into bed with the mountain of snakes,
Cher
famously quipped, "Which one is (producer)
Jon Peters
?"
c.
Ron talks about how George Washington grew marijuana on his plantation at Mount Vernon which is true but it was not grown for people to smoke. He had large fields of cannabis on his plantation, which were used for fiber production. The tough fiber of the plant, cultivated as hemp, has numerous textile uses.
d.
The characters of Amber and Gabe were originally conceived for this story, but made their first appearance in White Knuckles, directed by Kevin K. Shah.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Poets Society (1989)?
a.
Travis was originally named Chad but was changed when shooting began.
b.
Anna Chancellor
and
Christina Cole
who play mother and daughter in this movie both played Caroline Bingley. Anna in
Pride and Prejudice
with
Colin Firth
(who is also in this movie) and Christina in
Lost in Austen
.
c.
The first Touchstone Pictures release to receive a best picture nomination.
d.
In 1973 it was announced that a remake would be made. According to Young the setting would be updated and Dorothy McGuire and he would be playing the parts of the housekeeper and blind pianist originally played by Mildred Natwick and Herbert Marshall. The idea fell through after McGuire watched a screening of the original at Youngs invitation at the actors home. She said that the film belonged to another period and that she did not want to go backward.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Poets Society (1989)?
a.
The scene where Todd cries outside in the snow was done in one take. It was originally an interior scene, but when it started to snow,
Peter Weir
thought the scene might have more impact if it were done outside. The snow was already beginning to let up so it had to be done in one take. Fortunately,
Ethan Hawke
managed it.
b.
According to an article in the September 16, 1957 issue of Billboard Magazine, producer
Sam Katzman
intended to follow this film with a third film featuring
Bill Haley
and
Alan Freed
, with production intended to begin in 1958. It was ultimately not produced.
c.
During the final encounter, the T-800 picks up a concrete block and repeatedly bashes it into Marcus chest. This is reminiscent of
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
where the T-1000 uses a steel girder in a similar manner, crushing the T-800s head and chest area.
d.
After being completed, the film was shelved for two years, which was not uncommon in RKO under the control of Howard Hughes. Upon Hughes insistence, 10 minutes was cut out of the film, and a scene which originally was just before the ending, the assassination of Myrna, was moved to the ending of the first part of the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Poets Society (1989)?
a.
In the Book the narrator describes how Holly would wash her hair and sit out on the fire escape thumbing her guitar while waiting for her hair to dry; this is reflected during her "Moonriver" scene, which is why she has a wrap around her hair.
b.
In the Metro Man Museum, theres a statue of Metro Man preparing to catch an airplane. This is a reference to
John Byrne
s Superman comics, where Superman made his first appearance by catching a plane and saving Lois Lane.
c.
Rocky Marciano lost twice as an amateur - once to Coley Wallace and the other time was to a Sergeant De Angeles, when both were in the US army during WW2.
d.
The Latin proverb "carpe diem" extolled by teacher John Keating (
Robin Williams
) translates to
Seize the Day
, an earlier movie in which Williams was top-billed. Williams later makes an in-joke reference to the proverb during a restaurant scene in
Mrs. Doubtfire
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dead Poets Society (1989)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
was going to adapt Wartime Lies in the early 1990s, but dropped the project when
Schindlers List
was released.
b.
In the very last scene, Cameron was supposed to stand on his desk as well. But
Dylan Kussman
vetoed the idea, because he didnt think it was in character. He was surprised when
Peter Weir
agreed.
c.
Renny Harlin
initially turned down the opportunity to direct as he "didnt want to make another
Die Hard 2
".
d.
Richard Donner
and
Harvey Bernhard
asked
Alan Ladd Jr.
then the head of Twentieth Century Fox for extra money during the films post-production period to hire composer
Jerry Goldsmith
, whose music they strongly felt was right for the movie after seeing him perform a live concert at the Hollywood Bowl earlier that year. Ladd was finally talked into giving Donner and Bernhard around $25,000 to hire Goldsmith, who would deliver his first and only Academy Award win for his score in 1977. Donner credits the success of the film to Goldsmiths score which made the film scarier than it would have been without him.
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