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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dumbo (1941) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dumbo (1941) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941).
About the movie:
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941)?
a.
Lane Smith
s film debut.
b.
The shooting location for Moreaus mysterious uncharted island was actually Catalina.
c.
Initially
Walt Disney
was uninterested in making this movie. To get him interested, story men
Joe Grant
and
Dick Huemer
wrote up the film as installments which they left on Walts desk every morning. Finally, he ran into the story department saying, "This is great! What happens next?"
d.
The film originated at Warner Brothers and was briefly acquired by Universal.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941)?
a.
Reportedly,
Dashiell Hammett
based Nick and Noras banter upon his rocky on-again, off-again relationship with playwright
Lillian Hellman
.
b.
Code title used during production: "Daydreamer".
c.
The French title for the movie is "Le Port de la Drogue" ("The Drugs Port"). The film is clearly about espionage, but in the French version the title was changed to refer to drugs, and even the dialogue referring to the spying was completely replaced by dialogue about drug dealing.
d.
Mrs Jumbo (Dumbos mother) only speaks once when she says Dumbos original name.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941)?
a.
Her last album release for United Artists Records, "
Patty Duke
Sings Songs From Valley of the Dolls and Other Selections" failed to rack up robust sales, and the LP would go out of print after just one year.
Gene Kelly
, writing the liner notes, extolled, "Of course, Patty is an exciting singer, but precisely because her voice is excited and emotional and full of action."
b.
Second time Randy West played private eye Bill Harlow, last seen with West in "Rear View". The role also played by Rick Savage, Mike Horner, and Randy Spears in various sequels.
Cash Markman
was always the writer,
Scotty Fox
often the director. Character inspired by writer Raymond Chandlers hard-boiled detective Phillip Marlow.
c.
In their one scene together, Lee actually struck
Jackie Chan
in the face with one of the fighting sticks he used. He immediately apologized and insisted that Chan would work on all of his movies after that, but he died before he could keep the promise.
d.
This film and
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
are the only classic Disney films to use watercolored backgrounds (they were used in this film because they were cheaper than the gouache and oils used for
Pinocchio
and
Bambi
) and the last time they were used until
Fantasia/2000
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941)?
a.
Other than Harry causing Voldemorts spell to backfire, the only good character depicted as directly killing Death Eaters is Molly Weasley.
b.
The role of Martin Brundle was written for
Eric Stoltz
to play. He originally declined the role because he didnt like the script. When the script was rewritten, he accepted the part.
c.
During production there was a long and bitter animators strike, in which half of the studios staff walked out. Some of the strikers are caricatured as the clowns who go to "hit the big boss for a raise".
d.
The cast were not informed of the identity of the killer until the last day of principal photography. Also, the cast did not receive the last ten pages of the shooting script until it was time to film the scenes contained therein. Furthermore, the last ten pages of the shooting script were printed on gray paper in order to deter illicit duplication of them. All cast members were required to sign confidentiality clauses as parts of their respective contracts that precluded them from discussing the outcome of the story and the killers identity.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941)?
a.
Originally,
Bruce Willis
was to be the star Ollie badmouthed (when it was set in the late-eighties), but a deal with Willis couldnt be secured.
b.
According to director John Coney (I), the film utilized a sound stage that was controlled by Artie Mitchell and Jim Mitchell (IV), who were concurrently filming
Behind the Green Door
. The production teams from both films shared the sound stage expenses, as well as the sound stage itself: the riser on which the Arkestra performed was also used by the Mitchell Bros. for "other purposes."
c.
The air battles were cut together from authentic World War II footage.
d.
The only Disney animated feature film that has a title character who doesnt speak.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941)?
a.
A unfinished, rough cut played at the Peoria Film Festival. This was the only screening at the festival that packed a theater. The cut of the movie was so rough you can hear the director at times give direction. Peterson regrets the screening and wish it was never shown at the festival.
b.
The idea of unusual heat in the museum rendering thermal cameras useless came from director
John McTiernan
s earlier movie
Predator
. In that movie, McTiernans actual thermal cameras began to fail when the jungle temperature broke 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
c.
While trying to comfort Dumbo, Timothy says, "Lots of people with big ears are famous!" According to animation historian John Canemaker on the 2001 DVD release commentary, the line was recognized by audiences of 1941 as a reference to Clark Gable. The line was also featured in the original theatrical trailer.
d.
In the script, it is explained that Sir Robert King inherited the oil fortune from his wifes family. Her father had no male heirs so he left the property to his son-in-law.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941)?
a.
In December 1941, Time magazine planned to have Dumbo on its cover to commemorate its success, but it was dropped due to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
b.
MGM took a four page advertisement in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Star to launch its publicity campaign for
2001: A Space Odyssey
during 25th February 1968.
c.
In the film, Rhodey looks at the Mark II armor and says "Next time, baby!" hinting at War Machine, Rhodeys alter-ego. An animation of a War Machine suit, with a Gatling gun attached to a shoulder, can be seen in the closing credits. War Machine would appear in
Iron Man 2
.
d.
Vitaphone production reels #3832-3838.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941)?
a.
The lead role was intended for
Lanny Ross
, but
Bing Crosby
was cast because he was the more popular star instead. In fact, the songs were also selected especially for Ross, even though Crosby sings them in the final cut.
b.
In the final scenes of the meeting of the West and East Railways, the director used the actual engines that did meet on that day.They were the Jupiter and Locomotive 116. This is mentioned in the film captions itself.
c.
Real-life train robber
Al J. Jennings
was hired to teach
Tex Ritter
how to handle his guns.
d.
This was
Walt Disney
s favorite film made by his studios (source: DVD extras).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941)?
a.
As a child,
Katee Sackhoff
was a child extra in this film. She has stated that she hated the experience, but vowed to
Richard Dreyfuss
that she would work with him again. She ended up playing his daughter in the series
The Education of Max Bickford
six years later.
b.
Director
William Wyler
despised
Hugo Friedhofer
s Oscar-winning score for this film.
c.
The first Disney movie for
Sterling Holloway
(the Stork) and
Verna Felton
(the Elephant Matriarch). Both would become regulars in Disney animated films for the next thirty-five years.
d.
The signed picture of former U.S. Vice President
Spiro Agnew
in Lopezs office is one that was commonly sent to the general public that requested one during his tenure. Very common in the collectors world, they usually sell for $20.00 or less.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumbo (1941)?
a.
Many of the shots were composed and filmed in order to evoke certain eighteenth century paintings, especially those by Thomas Gainsborough.
b.
The first ever mixed martial arts movie to feature the Israeli art of Krav Maga.
c.
A very tightly budgeted, scripted, and produced film, because
Walt Disney
needed the film to bring in much-needed revenue after the expensive failures of
Pinocchio
and
Fantasia
. Final negative cost of Dumbo was $813,000 (making it the least expensive of all Disneys animated features), and it grossed over $2.5 million in its original release (more than
Pinocchio
s and
Fantasia
s original grosses combined).
d.
Joe Pesci
was part of the cast before filming began. But, for reasons unknown, he left the project shortly before production started.
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