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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Exodus (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Exodus (1960) Quiz
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About the movie:
The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants bound for Israel who are being off loaded on Cyprus...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exodus (1960)?
a.
First film of
Jill Haworth
.
b.
Jon Voight
s character is visibly angry when loses the Oscar to Tugg at the films end. This is a reference to Voight losing the Oscar to
John Wayne
in
True Grit
when he was nominated for
Midnight Cowboy
.
c.
This was the highest-grossing independent film of all time, having made over $133 million in domestic box office.
d.
The original ending to this film depicted Duckie getting the girl. However, the test audiences said they would have preferred to see Blane win Andies heart. Additionally,
Molly Ringwald
was sick during the filming of the ending and
John Hughes
wasnt satisfied with the editing. He was also concerned that audiences would take the original ending as a message that poor people and rich people dont belong together.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exodus (1960)?
a.
Originally planned to star
Fred Astaire
and
Judy Garland
after their success together in
Easter Parade
, but when Garlands addiction to over-the-counter drugs spiraled out of control, producer
Arthur Freed
replaced her with
Ginger Rogers
. The original title of the film was supposed to be "You Made Me Love You", after a hit song of Garlands.
b.
Was shot in nine days.
c.
Sal Mineo
actively sought the role of Dov Landau despite being told that he did not look Jewish or anything like the character.
d.
The early test done at Disney in the 1980s was a combination of hand-drawn animated characters and computer animated backgrounds. The test was done by
Glen Keane
and
John Lasseter
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exodus (1960)?
a.
In Jan. 1976, Columbia distributed this film theatrically on a double bill with
White Line Fever
starring
Jan-Michael Vincent
.
b.
The original idea was to have the film set on Eternia throughout and be much more faithful to the cartoon, but since the first draft the script was written to have it set on earth and reduce the amount of sets, and strange characters they would need to create.
c.
This was
Matthew Lillard
s first film. When he noticed that
Kathleen Turner
had memorized everyones names from the call sheets, he asked her why she did it. Her reply was, "Oh, honey, thats the first thing you do!"
d.
When the filmmakers bought the ship that they used as the refugee ship, the company they bought it from was so thrilled that they delivered it with a fresh coat of paint. Unfortunately, this was unsuitable, since the ship was meant to look old, so fake rust had to be painted on at great expense.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exodus (1960)?
a.
In casting the role of
Marilyn Monroe
, director
Larry Buchanan
conducted a "National Marilyn Monroe Lookalike Contest" which was won by unknown 21-year-old Alexis Pederson. After reading the script Pederson turned down the role and instead it was offered to
Misty Rowe
, who took it.
b.
Although many critics felt that
Paul Newman
was miscast as Ari Ben Canaan, director
Otto Preminger
maintained that he had envisioned only Newman playing the part from the time he read the novel.
c.
This film was presumed lost until an incomplete print was discovered, which exists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences film archive. The final reel is still believed lost.
d.
Dr. Warren Kovens name derives from two words related to witchcraft: a coven is an assembly of usually 13 witches, and a warren is a maze of small rooms where they might gather.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exodus (1960)?
a.
Optimus Primes death is something of a series trademark. Starting from
The Transformers: The Movie
, almost every Transformers series has featured Optimus Prime (or his equivalent in
Beast Wars: Transformers
) dying, only to be resurrected some time later.
b.
Filmed in 1990, but wasnt released until four years later due to Orion Pictures bankruptcy.
c.
David Opatoshu
s character Akiva Ben Canaan, commander of the Irgun, is based on the real-life
Menachem Begin
who later became prime minister of Israel. Opatoshu portrayed Begin in
Raid on Entebbe
.
d.
Teresas unseen boyfriend is named Antonio. In real life
Paula Garcés
, who plays Teresa, is married to a man named Antonio Hernandez.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exodus (1960)?
a.
At the beginning of the film, as the alien spores rain down on earth, you see them presumably landing on the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco - the headquarters of what was then the parent company of United Artists, which produced the film.
b.
The working title for the movie was "Pure Motive."
c.
The first of three films that constitute
Jon Jost
s "Bush Trilogy." The other films that follow are
Over Here
and _Parable (2008)_.
Ryan Harper Gray
and
Stephen Taylor
appear in all three films, playing variations on their characters created in
Homecoming
in each.
d.
Director
Otto Preminger
helped to end the stigma of the Hollywood blacklist by hiring
Dalton Trumbo
to adapt the screenplay for the film
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exodus (1960)?
a.
The Odorama card had ten numbered scents: 1. Roses 2. Flatulence 3. Model Airplane Glue 4. Pizza 5. Gasoline 6. Skunk 7. Natural Gas 8. New Car Smell 9. Dirty Shoes 10. Air Freshener. When the appropriate number appeared in the corner of the screen, the spectator would scratch and sniff the appropriate odor.
b.
This movie marked the last performance that teamed up Garson with Pidgeon, who had made seven movies together for MGM.
c.
Gerard Butler
was originally set to play Nick Rice until
Jamie Foxx
called the producers and asked if Butler would like to play Clyde Shelton instead, as he liked the role of Nick. When the producers approached Butler about playing Clyde, he thought about it for a second and reportedly said "Jamie as Nick... and me as Clyde? That would be awesome!"
d.
John Gielgud
turned down the role of General Sutherland.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exodus (1960)?
a.
According to the sign hung above the front door of Biffs house his grandmothers first name is "Gertrude."
b.
At the films premiere, as the movie neared its third hour with the end not yet in sight, comedian
Mort Sahl
stood up from his seat in the packed theater and shouted, "Otto, let my people go!" The incident quickly became a popular piece of Hollywood lore.
c.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
was assigned to score this film when shooting began in 1945 and even sketched some themes. When production was postponed until 1947 (due to
Errol Flynn
s illness and other problems)
Max Steiner
replaced Korngold because, by then, he had announced his retirement from motion pictures. In October 1947 he suffered a heart attack and, in spite of pleas from
Leo F. Forbstein
, Music Chief at Warners, Korngold refused to return to the studio.
d.
Despite the films title, none of the stories showcased appeared in the EC comic "The Vault of Horror." The story "The Neat Job" originally appeared in "Shock SuspenStories," and each other story originally appeared in "Tales from the Crypt."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Exodus (1960)?
a.
250 extras were hired to play escaping prisoners at the old prison in Acre. However, 253 people were counted as escaping, those three extra escapees were actual escaped inmates from a mental ward near the set.
b.
Gary Chang
provided additional music to the film because
Harold Faltermeyer
could not return to re-score the final reel of the film as it was constantly being edited.
c.
The twenty-third of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.
d.
The youth prison location was discovered by Tim when he watched an AFI Conservatorys cycle film entitled "Mateo", directed by Aaron King, which involved a Latino youth coming of age in a youth shelter camp.
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