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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Double Indemnity (1944) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Double Indemnity (1944) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944).
About the movie:
An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944)?
a.
Dick Powell
wanted the role of Walter Neff, but he was under contract to another studio and they wouldnt allow it. He was enraged and tore up his contract. The role went to
Fred MacMurray
.
b.
Originally a musical on Broadway (03/1964 - 07/1967), based on the real life story of
Fanny Brice
.
c.
Steven Spielberg
personally came to
James Stewart
s sound booth to direct him. He is uncredited as a voice-over director, though.
d.
The Dashwoods moved to their humble cottage when the weather was cold and the sheep still had their long, winter coats. The scenes were in fact filmed in late May, and in one take a sheep keeled over from heat exhaustion. So the sheep were immediately sheared and later appear with their haircuts, despite the wintry setting.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944)?
a.
In a February 17th, 2009 interview on NPRs Fresh Air, Ted Chapin, President of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, said he considered allowing this movie to be made his "biggest mistake in terms of granting or denying permission" to any of
Richard Rodgers
and
Oscar Hammerstein II
s works.
b.
Newsreel footage of parades and famous flights were used in the movie.
c.
33-year-old
Nelson Eddy
was required to do a screen test for the film (his screen debut). Eddys test took 58 takes and even the best was determined to be awful. MGM studio head
Louis B. Mayer
overruled everyone and ordered that he be only used for a singing sequence in the film.
d.
The victim, Mr. Dietrichson, is an oil company executive. Screenplay writer
Raymond Chandler
was an oil company executive before he became a writer.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944)?
a.
The blonde wig that
Barbara Stanwyck
is wearing throughout the movie was the idea of
Billy Wilder
. A month into shooting Wilder suddenly realized how bad it looked, but by then it was too late to re-shoot the earlier scenes. To rationalize this mistake, in later interviews Wilder claimed that the bad-looking wig was intentional.
b.
Colin Farrell
broke his ankle and arm during filming when he fell down a stairway.
c.
All of the scenes at the World Figure Skating Championships were shot at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
d.
In the scene where Cady was asked if her "muffin was buttered", the line was originally going to be, "Is your cherry popped?" The same goes for the girl who "made out with a hot dog" this was going to be "masturbated with a hot dog". These were omitted in order for the film to gain a PG 13+ rating instead of a R
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944)?
a.
The scene where Neff and Dietrichson cant get their car started after the murder was added by Wilder after his car wouldnt start at the end of a shooting day.
b.
Bill Shirley
and
Mary Costa
auditioned together to ensure that their voices complemented each other.
c.
The portable gaming device that Flynn briefly plays while Alan and Lora are talking to him in his room above the arcade is a Coleco Electronic Quarterback.
d.
The paratroopers of U.S. Armys famous 101st Airborne Division, known as "The Screaming Eagles" due to their distinctive shoulder patch (a gold-beaked, red-tongued white-headed bald eagle on a black shield), were feared and respected by their North Vietnamese and Viet Cong enemies in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Communists called 101st troops "Chicken Men" because of the eagle shoulder patches, and had a cautious saying about them - "beware of the Chicken Men."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944)?
a.
The film was originally planned to have an R rating. But during the first week of shooting, the studio changed the aimed rating from R to PG-13 to attract a wider audience.
b.
At one point, when Harry, Ron, and Hermione are approaching Hagrid, he can be seen playing a wind instrument. He is playing Hedwigs Theme.
c.
Billy Wilder
had a tough time getting a leading man for this film; many actors, including
George Raft
turned the project down. He had to persuade
Fred MacMurray
to accept the part.
d.
In the scene where Izzy, Double D, and Rhonda try to escape The Creeper in the wrecked exterminator truck - Izzy accidentally puts the truck into drive instead of reverse when taking off. According to
Travis Schiffner
(Izzy) it was completely unintentional, but the take worked well enough that it was left in the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944)?
a.
Silver dust was mixed with some subtle smoke effects to create the illusion of waning sunlight in Phyllis Dietrichsons house.
b.
The photograph raised up the wall to replace the one shot by Andrew is of
Agatha Christie
.
c.
Seann William Scott
s agents were reluctant to show the script to the actor, certain he would turn it down. Turns out that they were worried for nothing because after he read it, he agreed to do the movie.
d.
The dancing priest in "Happiness is A Warm Gun" (the scene in the hospital) is choreographer
Daniel Ezralow
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944)?
a.
We never learn the first name of Mr. Dietrichson.
b.
The maple leaf tattoo on
Jay Baruchel
s chest is real. He had it done when filming in L.A. on a previous project, where he was feeling very homesick for his native Montreal.
c.
The music during Miss Jones first entrance is the same music that
Nelson Riddle
used as the Penguins Theme in the
Batman
TV show.
d.
Loosely based on the life and death of Samuel Joseph Byck, who on 22 February 1974 attempted to hijack a Delta Air Lines DC-9 at Baltimore-Washington International Airport, in order to crash it into the White House and kill President
Richard Nixon
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944)?
a.
The character Walter Neff was originally named Walter Ness, but director/writer
Billy Wilder
found out that there was a man living in Beverly Hills named Walter Ness who was actually an insurance salesman. To avoid being sued for defamation of character, they changed the name. In the novel, his name is Walter Huff, and Dietrichson is Nirdlinger
b.
The film runs for 84 minutes, 6 of which are taken up with credits.
c.
The song "Im a Believer", which has become one of the series theme songs, was chosen specifically because of the line "I thought love was only true in fairy tales."
d.
At the time of this films release, Forbes Magazine did a breakdown of how much it would actually cost to become Batman. The magazine estimated that total expenses in US dollars would be around $3.5 million.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944)?
a.
Writer
Michael Nankin
originally planned on directing the film as well.
b.
Billy Wilder
and
Raymond Chandler
did not get along well while writing this films script, a process that was apparently filled with arguments. Wilder claimed that he flaunted his womanizing ability at the time to torment the sexually-repressed Chandler.
c.
IDW published a comic prequel series entitled "Star Trek: Countdown" that fleshed out Neros back story and the reasons for Spock Primes involvement. It also features characters from the last films and TV series, serving as a tie-in between the two periods.
d.
Rachel Riley
s character was written specifically for her after her audition.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Double Indemnity (1944)?
a.
George Lucas
had a script policy which was carried over to the novel-writing policy today: Any characters from the trilogy cannot be killed off by any means - which explained the reason he overruled
Harrison Ford
s suggestion of killing Han Solo off. However, he consented
R.A. Salvatore
s idea of killing Chewbacca off in the novel Vector Prime (set 21 years after Episode VI).
b.
Screenwriter
Pamela Gray
spent eight years on the project. The project was on, then off in 2004 when Universal pulled the plug. In 2007 independent financing was found, and
Hilary Swank
,
Sam Rockwell
, and
Minnie Driver
agreed to the low budget effort.
c.
Ann-Margret
turned down the role of Xaviera Hollander in this picture.
d.
In the first scene in which Walter first kisses Phyllis, we see a wedding ring on Walters hand.
Fred MacMurray
was married and the ring was not noticed until post-production.
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