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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Death of a Salesman (1951) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Death of a Salesman (1951) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Death of a Salesman (1951).
About the movie:
Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's long-suffering wife Linda, and Biff and Happy, his troubled sons and his life.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death of a Salesman (1951)?
a.
The original ending had Bill and Ted delivering their history report in class, with all of the historical figures displaying their views via blackboard.
b.
Final film of
Bull Montana
.
c.
Arthur Miller
disliked this film version of his play because he felt that the flashback sequences made it look as if Willy Loman were literally acting out his past in front of others, and that this made him seem insane. Perhaps because of this, other versions of the play have been shown on TV and video, but the 1951 version has not been televised in more than twenty years, and it has never been issued on VHS or DVD.
d.
The movie was inspired by the music of Talons of the Eagle, the Philadelphia Eagles rock band.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death of a Salesman (1951)?
a.
In his autobiography "Timebends",
Arthur Miller
speculates that his unconscious mind picked the name "Loman" for Willy Loman, the protagonist of "Death of a Salesman", based on his conscious experience of being thrilled by from _Testament des Dr. Mabuse, Das (1933)_, which featured a character named "Inspector Lohmann".
b.
Producer
Jerry Wald
hoped to coax
Greta Garbo
out of retirement for this role. He was unsuccessful.
c.
Before
Robert Altman
and
Embeth Davidtz
came on to direct and play the female lead in the film respectively,
John Dahl
and
Annette Bening
were due to take on these roles.
d.
The 1922 Broadway play upon which this was based, "Shore Leave", was later adapted as a musical play, "Hit the Deck" (1927), with music by
Vincent Youmans
. That was later produced as an early sound musical film,
Hit the Deck
. In 1936, it was again adapted as a movie musical with
Fred Astaire
and
Ginger Rogers
but with different music & lyrics, this time by
Irving Berlin
,
Follow the Fleet
. In 1955, yet another remake was made, this time returning to the original
Vincent Youmans
1927 Broadway musical score,
Hit the Deck
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death of a Salesman (1951)?
a.
The Russian Ballet that the characters go to see is "Cinderella".
b.
After they find the first body in the white city, a strange kind of stairway with a ramp appears. Its an exact copy of the stairs in Robson Square in Vancouver, BC, Canada, designed by
Arthur Erickson
.
c.
Rich Little
dubbed virtually all of
Robert Shaw
s dialogue, but insisted he not be paid as he was a big admirer of Shaw. In the final cut only three words of Littles dubbing were used - "Harry, come on" - with the remainder dubbed by
Robert Rietty
except for six words in Shaws own voice.
d.
According to
Arthur Miller
, in a 2000 essay entitled, "Are You Now Or Were You Ever?" Columbia asked Miller to sign an anti-Communist declaration to ward off the threat of picket lines by the American Legion at theaters showing "Death of a Salesman". He refused. Instead, Columbia made another movie, a short film entitled "Life of a Salesman" to be shown with it. The short consisted of business professors from City College praising sales as a profession, and denouncing the character of Willy Loman. Miller wrote: "Never in show-business history has a studio spent so much good money to prove that its feature film was pointless."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death of a Salesman (1951)?
a.
While filming the bloody prom sequence,
Sissy Spacek
s trailer was parked behind the set. After being covered in fake blood, for continuity purposes, Spacek refused to wash the effect off. She elected instead to sleep in her bloody clothes for three days of filming.
b.
John Huston
,
Henry Hathaway
and
Fred Zinnemann
each declined to direct the film.
William Wyler
agreed to direct, but differed with
George C. Scott
over the script and left for another film.
c.
The original Broadway production of "Death of a Salesman" by
Arthur Miller
opened at the Morosco Theater on February 10, 1949, ran for 742 performances and won the 1949 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play.
Cameron Mitchell
recreated his stage role in the movie version.
d.
Though he played a left-hander in this movie,
William Brown
is right-handed in real life.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death of a Salesman (1951)?
a.
It was originally planned to open the film with the old black and white Universal logo that had been used at the beginning of
The Mummy
which would dissolve into the blazing desert sun.
b.
The climactic picnic scenes had to be shot on a soundstage due to rainstorms.
c.
"Death of a Salesman" won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1949.
d.
The famous (and dramatic) swimming scene that takes place in the lake for
Darryl Hickman
s character was in water so cold that the young actor caught pneumonia.
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