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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Duck Soup (1933) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Duck Soup (1933) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933).
About the movie:
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933)?
a.
Gerard Butler
stated that the movie was filmed in an actual prison that was still taking in inmates. During certain times of the day, the inmates would be transferring into the prison and looking confused as to why there was filming equipment all over the place. As a safety precaution the film crew locked themselves behind the cages for safety.
b.
Although this is usually considered the finest film
The Marx Brothers
ever made, it was not a hit when first released. In fact, the film performed so poorly at the box office that Paramount, then in serious financial straits, terminated its contract with
The Marx Brothers
, who then promptly signed with MGM where they produced two of their classic films,
A Night at the Opera
and
A Day at the Races
under the aegis of the legendary
Irving Thalberg
.
c.
Wild animals attempted to invade the set at different times and because of this armed guards were stationed on the set to protect the cast and crew.
d.
Legendary song stylist of vaudeville, Broadway and records,
Sophie Tucker
was left without a number to belt in this film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933)?
a.
Italian dictator
Benito Mussolini
banned the film from Italy because he thought it was a direct attack on him. When news of this reached
The Marx Brothers
, they were reportedly ecstatic.
b.
Among the original scenes from the "scrapped" version of the film was a longer finale, where Davidge returns Zammis to his home planet and is introduced to Jeribas parent, before the lengthy ceremony with the Holy Council takes place.
c.
Before
Diane Lane
was cast, actresses considered for Martha Kent included
Julianne Moore
,
Lisa Rinna
,
Jodie Foster
,
Sela Ward
and
Elisabeth Shue
.
d.
Humphrey Bogart
was
Charles Farrell
s voice coach. He and several other actors had thought they were getting Farrells part.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933)?
a.
Anne Ramsey
s speech impediment was caused by operations she underwent in order to treat throat cancer. She received a best-supporting actress nomination for her role in the film in 1987.
b.
Sam Phillips
, in real life a pop singer, was invited to test for the role based upon a photo from one of her CD covers.
c.
Harpo Marx
s character was originally called Skippy, but this was changed to Pinky after his role in
Horse Feathers
, making him one of only two of
The Marx Brothers
to reprise a role in their films (not counting when they used their own names).
d.
According to the book The Devils Candy, in 1990
Brian De Palma
was attached to direct. He was turned down by the studio after the failure of
The Bonfire of the Vanities
. Kenneth Branaugh was also approached after the success of
Henry V
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933)?
a.
The character of Kylie was based on a handyman (named Kylie) who was living in
Wes Anderson
s New York apartment when he purchased it from the painter
Larry Rivers
: "After I bought it, he continued to live there while the place was gutted, but eventually I had to ask him to move out."
b.
During the battle scene,
Groucho Marx
wears a total of five different uniforms: a Union soldiers uniform, a Confederate generals uniform, a Boy Scout troop leaders uniform, a Revolutionary War-era British generals uniform, and a Davy Crockett-style outfit.
c.
The Hulk, as portrayed in this film, was created through a blend of motion capture and key frame animation (by Rhythm & Hues).
Hulk
s VFX were carried out by Industrial Light & Magic, with its director
Ang Lee
providing motion-capture.
d.
When this movie was being made, the real
Josef Mengele
was still alive in São Paulo, Brazil. He died in 1979, shortly after the movies release.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933)?
a.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Golden Hands 2. Criminals Lair 3. Death in Disguise 4. Fatal Evidence 5. The Trapped Conspirator 6. Wheels of Disaster 7. The Hidden Key 8. The Enemys Mouthpiece 9. The Stolen Hand 10.Unmasked 11.Tombs of the Ancients 12.The Curse of Kurigal
b.
Tom Noonan
(Dollarhyde) spent many hours in make-up so that artists could paint fake tattoos on his back and torso modeled after William Blakes "Great Red Dragon" paintings. Though Noonan appeared with the tattoos in publicity photographs (available in a Special Edition DVD), director
Michael Mann
concluded that the tattoos were too "over the top," and discarded the idea.
c.
When asked what the political significance of this film was,
Groucho Marx
reportedly said, "What significance? We were just four Jews trying to get a laugh."
d.
Eastwoods son,
Scott Eastwood
plays Trey. And his oldest son,
Kyle Eastwood
provided the music score.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933)?
a.
The brothers Eddie and Shawn in the film are actually brothers in real life.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
Ellie Mae and the Swamp Folk were originally going to carry a small flag that said "Swamp Volunteers". This detail was dropped, since this would be the only time they would serve as rescuers.
d.
Although no date appears on the newspaper, nor does the year appear on the calendar, having the month of June begin on a Tuesday suggests that the film takes place in the year 1954.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933)?
a.
Director/Producer David Bradley was only 21 years old when he made this movie.
b.
Anne Ramsey
s last film.
c.
Will Ferrell
and
Artie Lange
were supposed to kiss in their scene but Lange refused to do it.
d.
The movies line "You know, you havent stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle." was voted as the #43 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933)?
a.
The hammer used by Stoick bears a strong resemblance to the mythological hammer Mjolnir wielded by Thor.
b.
Thousands of people agreed to take part in the film as extras for free.
c.
Shot in 22 days.
d.
Firefly (
Groucho Marx
) says, "The Headstrongs married the Armstrongs, and thats why darkies were born," a reference to a 1931 popular song "Thats Why Darkies Were Born", written by
Ray Henderson
and
Lew Brown
and originally sung by
Kate Smith
(and later by
Paul Robeson
).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933)?
a.
The sequence where Mark leaves a classroom and meets the Winklevoss twins in the hallway was filmed at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The classroom he exits is in a different building (Taper Hall of Humanities) from the hallway in which he meets the twins (Grace Ford Salvatori Hall).
b.
Shortly before this film premiered, the city of Fredonia, New York, complained about the use of its name with an additional "e".
The Marx Brothers
response was, "Change the name of your town, its hurting our picture."
c.
During the storm scene, a newspaper proclaiming "STORM! City in Chaos" is shown. A smaller headline reads "Military seals off Tennessee murder site. Time-space disturbance discovered." This is a reference to
Sam Raimi
s previous film
The Evil Dead
and its sequel
Evil Dead II
, which Raimi was writing at the time.
d.
Spankys (
Rick James
) limp was not acting. The scene was shot after Rick James underwent hip replacement surgery.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Duck Soup (1933)?
a.
Niki J. Crawford
(Shanita) on vocals, and Lawrence Lowe (Lonnie) on drums, played all the musical parts themselves.
b.
The talking bombs were made out of plastic model kits for cars and trucks.
c.
The monkey shown as the host is a White-headed Capuchin, a species native to Central and South America. This conflicts with the setting of the original virus in Zaire, Africa.
d.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #60 Greatest Movie of All Time.
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