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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Desk Set (1957) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Desk Set (1957) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Desk Set (1957).
About the movie:
Two extremely strong personalities clash over the computerization of a TV network's research department.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desk Set (1957)?
a.
The sound effects created for EMARAC were re-used in numerous movies and TV series, notably
Fantastic Voyage
.
b.
The film was an analogy for
Jim Henson
s rise to fame.
c.
Most of the film was drawn based off the Directors own life experiences.
d.
Like an earlier
John Travolta
film
Saturday Night Fever
, the script was based on a magazine article.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desk Set (1957)?
a.
Andreas Deja
based Jafar on
Marc Davis
s design for Maleficent in
Sleeping Beauty
. The two villains share more than just looks: both carry a staff which they use to execute evil magic; both have bird henchman (Maleficents is a raven, Jafars a parrot), and both turn themselves into gigantic animals in their respective films climactic battles - Maleficent as a dragon, Jafar as a snake. UltimateDisney.com featured Maleficent and Jafar in their Top Villain Countdown at #1 and #2, respectively.
b.
Improvised Scene: Sumner is leaving Bunnys apartment, shortly after Mike leaves and Peg arrives, when Bunny and Sumner are recapping the afternoons events for Peg. Tracy goes "offstage" and returns with his hat pulled down over his ears, his shirt dangling out of his pants, staggering as though drunk and talking crazy. This moment, including the womens hysterical laughter and Hepburns literally falling out of her chair, is not in the script.
c.
Most of the bad guys are named after people with the first name Roy: Maxxx Orbison is named after
Roy Orbison
; Rodgers is named after
Roy Rogers
;
Ron Jeremy
s character, Clark, is named after
Roy Clark
; and A-Cup is take on the name
Roy Acuff
.
d.
Upon its initial release, the film was often paired with
Have Rocket -- Will Travel
for exhibition in theaters.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desk Set (1957)?
a.
In addition to
Hal B. Wallis
,
Humphrey Bogart
also sent several telegrams to studio head
Jack L. Warner
, begging to be cast as Roy Earle. After
Paul Muni
left Warner Bros. in a contract dispute and
George Raft
also turned down the role, Warner called Bogart and told him the part was his...on the condition that Bogart stop sending him telegrams.
b.
At the time, this was Warner Brothers second highest grossing film, after
My Fair Lady
.
c.
Fragments of the color film for the "Wild Rose" song and dance number were found in the 1990s and have been intercut into the print that Turner Classic Movies shows on its cable channel.
d.
Adapted from a Broadway play "The Desk Set" that originally starred
Shirley Booth
,
Byron Sanders
and
Frank Milan
. The stage production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York on Oct. 24, 1955 and ran for 296 performances. "Hollywood Reporter" reported that Booth would repeat her role in the film, which ultimately did not happen (though
Harry Ellerbe
reprised office gossip Smithers).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desk Set (1957)?
a.
David O. Selznick
always wanted
Leslie Howard
to play Ashley. He was so certain Howard was right for the part that he never auditioned him but only screen tested him solely to see if he would photograph well in color without recording any audio. The footage of this screen test can be seen on the 80th anniversary box set along with copies of memos sent by Selznick throughout the studio advocating Howard for the role.
b.
The acronym for "electronic brain" EMARAC is the Electromagnetic Memory and Research Arithmetical Calculator.
c.
Martin Lawrence
was the original choice for Carter.
d.
The project was developed by Background Productions, co-founded in 2007 by Benjamin Samuels (09) and Nicholas Jandl (07) as a means for Tufts University alumni and students to work together on film projects.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desk Set (1957)?
a.
The sex scene between Tyler (
Brad Pitt
) and Marla (
Helena Bonham Carter
) was shot using the same bullet-time technique used in
The Matrix
; stills cameras were set up in a circle around the bed, and each one would take a single shot in sequence. These single frames were then edited together and enhanced with CG, as both Pitt and Bonham Carter were fully clothed in motion capture suits during the shoot.
b.
The Companys ENIAC machine that EMARAC was based on had the slogan "Making Machines Do More, So That Man Can Do Less".
c.
The placement of the element selenium in Head and Shoulders shampoo is technically correct. Though regular Head and Shoulders shampoo does not have any of the element, Head and Shoulders Intensive Treatment Shampoo actually does consist of approximately 1% selenium sulfide.
d.
Elvis Presley
dyed his brown hair to black to celebrate his first color film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desk Set (1957)?
a.
The organ passages in the films underscore were performed by jazz organist
Buddy Cole
, who suffered a fatal heart attack the day after his recording sessions.
b.
This is the first film that
Spencer Tracy
and
Katharine Hepburn
did in color and the eighth of the nine films they starred in together. Their next,
Guess Whos Coming to Dinner
, came ten years later.
c.
Rob Zombie
named his first heavy metal band,
White Zombie
, after this movie.
d.
The film joined Torontos Green-Screen initiative, to help cut carbon emissions and waste created during filming. Hybrid and fuel-efficient vehicles were used, with low-sulphur diesel as their energy source. For constructing the sets, the production department used a sustainably-harvested locally-sourced yellow pine, instead of the commonly-used lauan, and afterwards the wood was either recycled or given to environmental organizations. Paints with no/low volatile organic compounds were used, and paint cans were handed to waste management. A contractor was on set to remove bins. Environmentally-friendly items used on the set included cloth bags, biodegradable food containers, china and silverware food utensils, recycled paper, biodegradable soap and cleaners, rechargeable batteries and stainless steel mugs (one for each production member). Producer
Gale Anne Hurd
hopes the film will be a symbol of the drive to encourage less pollution from film productions.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desk Set (1957)?
a.
Jim Carrey
contributed to the script but was uncredited.
b.
William Marchant
based Bunny Watson on Agnes E. Law, the librarian who built up the CBS networks research library.
c.
Craig T. Nelson
s film debut.
d.
Filmed in 1978.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Desk Set (1957)?
a.
Cary Grant
, who celebrated his 59th birthday during filming, decided it was time to stop playing the romantic lead after reviews focused on the 26-year age difference between him and
Audrey Hepburn
, who was only 33 when the movie was made.
b.
Actors
Kimberly Scott
(Bruces assistant) and
Michael Paul Chan
(a worker at Wayne Enterprises) came back for
Batman & Robin
, but in different roles, playing scientists at the Gotham Observatory.
Joel Schumacher
frequently uses them in his movies.
c.
The setting for the film is the Federal Broadcasting Company.
d.
Throughout the story, the color in the film begins to drain to monochrome, thus representing the central characters deteriorating health as the poison steadily takes its toll (until it is in black and white as in the opening - presumably showing the flashback catching up to the current time-line of the story).
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