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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Part (3)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965).

About the movie: Life of a Russian doctor/poet who, although married, falls for a political activist's wife and experiences hardships during the Bolshevik Revolution.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.		The soundtrack sold more than 600,000 copies during the films initial release.
b.		The play "Lazybones" ran for 79 weeks in 1924 at NYCs Vanderbilt Theater. The 1925 film (based on the play) listed here did not.
c.		Prior to filming, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter considered visiting real support groups for the terminally ill, but they decided against it, as due to the satiric nature of the film, they didnt feel it was appropriate.
d.		The title refers to an old superstition that those sitting in church of the Eve of St. Marks Feast Day (April 24) will see ghostly images of all who will die during the coming year.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.		Mel Gorhams monologue was filmed three months after the film wrapped. At the films wrap party, Gorham performed a rendition of "Fever" that so impressed the films producers they decided to add a scene with her performing the song.
b.		Thousands of extras were used, including Spanish soldiers and villagers, and Finnish Laplanders (for the scenes in Siberia when Zhivago deserts the Red Army).
c.		After principal filming in South Carolina has finished, the film reels were sent back by plane to Los Angeles. One reel (of 4) never arrived, so the film was substantially reorganized around the missing scenes (shot out of order) in editing. This partly explains why some sub-plots are incomplete and Malden has no back story.
d.		Director Tobe Hooper deleted a lengthy scene in which the Sawyer family goes out hunting for prime meat. The scene was cut for pacing but is present on the Gruesome Edition DVD.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.		The Corrs, the highly successful Irish band, got their start by auditioning for the film, and they each won small roles. Andrea Corr (lead vocals & tin whistle) plays Jimmys little sister Sharon. Jim Corr (guitar) is part of the Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band. Caroline Corr (drums) appears in the audience during the performance of "I Never Loved A Man". Finally, Sharon Corr (violin) can be seen playing violin with the country & western band that Bernie joins at the end of the film. John Hughes, the films musical coordinator, became the bands manager. Director Alan Parker later asked Andrea for a role in the film/musical Evita.
b.		David Lean wanted Audrey Hepburn to play Tonya, but was so impressed by Geraldine Chaplins audition that he cast her on the spot.
c.		In the flashback scene where Angela signs with RCA records, she is flanked by two RCA executives. These executives were played by two of the films producers, Anthony Edwards (on the right in the glasses) and Dante Di Loreto (on the left.)
d.		The whole cast and crew stayed in the cabin where Drew takes Mark. Matthew Montgomery (Mark) and Aaron Orr (Drew) shared a room. It can be seen in the film: Its the room Mark sleeps in.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.		Over 4000 daffodils were imported from the Netherlands and placed on the outskirts of the mountain town of Soria, where Zhivagos father-in-laws country estate was located.
b.		In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #3010, cast members discuss the story and the film.
c.		Dan Aykroyd created a detailed back-story for his character and his life in the navy. He even had a friend draw a navy tattoo on his arm (which can be seen in the scene where he is working on the car in the garage).
d.		In line with the films Christian allegory, Klaatu adopts the name "Carpenter" when hiding out from the authorities. Robert Wise hadnt considered the Christian implications until it was pointed out to him several years later.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.		A ten-acre replica of Moscow was built in Canillas, a suburb of Madrid. It included a cobbled 800-yard street with trolley cars, a train viaduct, a replica of the Kremlin and 60 shops and houses circling a giant plaza.
b.		Some of the growling noises of the vampire dog that Sex Machine turns into were provided by Robert Rodriguezs baby son Rocket Rodriguez who was just learning to talk.
c.		The Beaver character was effectively recycled as the Gopher in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, right down to his whistling speech pattern. This voice was originally created by Stan Freberg who had a background in comedy voices. The demands of voicing the character proved too much, however, so Freberg eventually resorted to using a real whistle to capture the whistling effect.
d.		In the scene where Tim Robbins (as Griffin) stops to say hello to Burt Reynolds in the restaurant, Reynolds improvised the scene, not knowing anything about Griffin but manages to know hes an "asshole".

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.		Adapted in 1981 into a short-lived television series starring Barry Bostwick and Deborah Raffin.
b.		Carlo Ponti wanted to shoot the film in the Soviet Union, but the government refused his requests. David Lean visited Yugoslavia and the Scandinavian countries in search of locations. Both areas were too cold and the bureaucracy in Yugoslavia was too prohibitive. In the end, the majority of the film was shot in Spain.
c.		Director David Waddington once said that he made this movie for " . . . all the people who havent seen a film since The Sound of Music because theyre sick of sex and violence".
d.		Names shown on the dress list are real players names from the 1974 team. The list includes some typographical errors.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.		During the film, Rima is shown accompanied by a fawn. In order for the animal to properly bond with the actress, Audrey Hepburn effectively adopted the baby deer in the weeks preceding production.
b.		Several producers and studios bid for the rights to the novel, which Carlo Ponti won in 1963. He wanted the film to be as grand as Lawrence of Arabia, so he recruited the crew of that film, including director David Lean, screenwriter Robert Bolt, cinematographer Freddie Young, production designer John Box and composer Maurice Jarre.
c.		Anjelica Huston lived with Jack Nicholson during the time of the shooting. She recalled that, due to the long hours on the set and Stanley Kubricks trademark style of repetitive takes, Nicholson would often return from a days shooting, walk straight to the bed, collapse onto it and would immediately fall asleep.
d.		During the final furball, Stinger orders, "Ready Willard and Simkin on cats 3 and 4" - a reference to dogfight choreographer "Rat" Robert Willard and casting director Margery Simkin.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.		Claire Bloom was attached to this project at one point.
b.		Edward Neumeier: appears as the criminal sentenced to death during one media break
c.		There was severe flooding in the southern region of the country during filming, which displaced at least a million people. The crew helped with some flood relief.
d.		Screenwriter Robert Bolt recommended Albert Finney for the role of Pasha, and wrote Finney a long letter to convince him to accept. David Lean , however, refused, largely because Finney had turned down the title role in Lawrence of Arabia.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.		The shooting exceeded the ten month schedule because of David Leans wish to capture the different seasons during which the story took place. Filming took place during one of the mildest winters in Spain, leading to delays and the need to simulate snow with marble dust and plastic snow in the height of summer. The actors had to have their faces dabbed by make-up artists every few minutes because of their sweating.
b.		Opening montage is made up of several of Jackie Chans other "spy" movies.
c.		The play, "Behold, We Live", opened in London on 16 August 1932.
d.		All music featured in the film was from regional rock bands.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)?
a.		Although this was a large epic on the scale of David Leans previous film Lawrence of Arabia, it was not shot in Super Panavision or other large film format. It was shot in standard 35mm Panavision anamorphic. The 70mm prints were blow-ups from the 35mm negative.
b.		When he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Kevin Spacey famously said "Well, whoever Keyzer Soze is, I can tell you hes gonna get gloriously drunk tonight."
c.		No transportation company wanted to appear inept or deficient in any way, so crews had to rent twenty miles of train track and refurbish old railroad cars, construct a set that looked like an airline terminal, design a rent-a-car company logo and uniforms, and rent 250 cars for the infamous Rent-a-Car sequence.
d.		While Liam Neeson did the majority of his own stunts, he did have three stunt doubles on hand to do everything else. Andrew Lawden doubled for Neeson for part of the Darth Maul duel on Tatooine, while Joss Gower played Qui-Gon for some shots in the main duel near the end. Rob Inch did everything else.

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