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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fiddler on the Roof (1971) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fiddler on the Roof (1971) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971).
About the movie:
In pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish peasant must contend with marrying off his three daughters while antisemitic sentiment threatens his home.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)?
a.
The film was a surprise hit in Japan where its obvious love for crumbling tradition struck a chord with Japanese audiences.
b.
Half the movie was shot on Super-8 film (Kodachrome 40).
c.
According to "Guinness Book of Records", this film is the biggest financial loss to this date.
d.
The original novel by Lois Gould was much more serious in tone (many of the barbed, humorous lines of the film are missing entirely from the novel). Otto Preminger saw the satirical potential in such a premise and wrote it as such.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)?
a.
Jewison had
Tutte Lemkow
- the actor who plays the fiddler - try seven different instruments until he found the one that fit right.
b.
The sailors on the carrier are playing a board war game by Avalon Hill called "Squad Leader".
c.
Although all advertisements, as well as the soundtrack album and the movies closing credits, claimed that the film was released in Cinerama, it was not shot in the Cinerama process (three synchronized films that would be shown by three synchronized projectors on a huge, curved screen). All Cinerama films from 1963 on were shot by one camera on 70-millimeter film with a special anamorphic lens that would then project a blown-up image onto the curved screen. This film initially did such poor box office that MGM actually considered pulling it from Cinerama release after completion of a 30-day run. The exhibitors began reporting that audiences were not only increasing, but it was noted that some audience members had come to see the film multiple times. It eventually became one of MGMs biggest hits, yet was the only film to be pulled from Cinerama venues while it was still making a good profit. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was anxious to release its completed production
Ice Station Zebra
.
d.
Felicity Huffman
had to finish shooting her scenes earlier than scheduled when she secured a role on
Desperate Housewives
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)?
a.
Topol
had severe toothache during the filming of the "If I Were a Rich Man" number.
b.
The prop refrigerator for the hallucination scenes melted from the inside due to the light elements within.
c.
Rachel Crothers
s play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 6 October 1932 and closed 4 March 1933 after 173 performances. The opening night cast included
Walter Abel
as Jimmie,
Spring Byington
as Bridget,
Frieda Inescort
as Mary,
Herbert Rawlinson
as Rogers and
Selena Royle
as Clare.
d.
Wendy Valdez
was originally considered for the starring role but she backed out before filming. Angelika Dela Cruz,
Jamilla Obispo
and
Bianca King
were also considered.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)?
a.
Yodas command center was a 1/6th scale miniature.
b.
This film has been mooted in the media to be going to be titled Red Sky At Night. In 2010, it was reported that a competition directed at fans to pick a title for this film from the remaining Ian Fleming story titles, the two most popular titles chosen were Risico and The Property of a Lady. In addition to these two tiles, The Hildebrand Rarity has also been touted as a possible title.
c.
The "Sunrise Sunset" scene was not lit by electric light but by hundreds of candles.
d.
According to the
George Lucas
biography "Skywalking," Lucas decision to pull out of Apocalypse Now destroyed his working relationship with
Francis Ford Coppola
, who felt betrayed, and all but ended their friendship, and the Colonel Lucas character was meant as a back-handed snub to his then ex-friend. It would be years before they would be on speaking terms again, and would not work together again until 1986s
Captain EO
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)?
a.
The rules for a horror-movie sequel as stated by Randy are: 1. the death total is always greater; and 2. the murder scenes are always much more elaborate, with more blood and gore. The third rule to surviving a sequel was cut from the movie, but appears in its trailer, "And number three, never, ever under any circumstance assume that the killer is dead."
b.
Producer
Walter Wood
once said of this movie: "The racing world makes you feel like youre 12 years old again in a very nice kind of a way. Stroker Ace tries to capture that spirit. My involvement with NASCAR put the bounce back in my step. I think that the movie, if we are successful, will do the same for audiences."
c.
Kathys murder is based on a true event that happened in El Salvador, when four American nuns were raped and murdered.
d.
Every time
Topol
talks on camera to God, hes talking to a white ball on the end of a stick held out of camera range.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)?
a.
Adverse weather in Croatia meant that some scenes had to be completed at Pinewood, just outside London.
b.
Greg Proops
and
Scott Capurro
s credits are reversed. Proops plays Beed Annodue, the red, English-speaking pod-race announcer, and Capurro plays Fode Annodue, the green, Huttese-speaking announcer.
c.
Originally Spider Mike was to be completely naked when he masturbates but
John Leguizamo
refused to do it. He compromised by wearing a sock over his penis.
d.
Michelle Pfeiffer
was originally cast as Michaela Odone but dropped out in order to play Catwoman in
Batman Returns
a role that
Susan Sarandon
also expressed interest in. The script for "Lorenzos Oil" was given to Sarandon but she steadfastly refused to read it until she knew that Pfeiffer was no longer participating in the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)?
a.
Vitaphone production reels #2321-2327; a Vitaphone musical score and sound effects were added to this otherwise silent production.
b.
The first time this was shown on US TV it garnered 40 million viewers.
c.
Years before
Son of the Mask
, there were, at some point, plans for The Mask II, but that sequel was canceled. There was even a contest from Nintendo Power magazine where first prize was a walk-on role in that movie.
d.
An original scene that never made it into the final film involved one in which Madame Medusa was sewing the Devils Eye diamond into Teddy.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)?
a.
To create the correct air of authenticity, production designer
Robert F. Boyle
studied the plans of over 100 turn-of-the-century Ukrainian synagogues before designing the one that appears in the film.
b.
Most of the actors werent told of the prop corpse of Eddie under the dining room tablecloth. When it was revealed during filming, their looks of horror are geniune.
c.
When the two swordsmen attack Indy on the cliff and Indy attempts to reprise his response from the "basket scene"
Raiders of the Lost Ark
by reaching for his gun, a bit of music from the basket scene is heard.
d.
According to
Michael Bay
, 532 cars were destroyed in the film; they were actually given away by the insurance company, with no charge as all of them were flood-damaged.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)?
a.
The detectives name is Steven Lim. The films first assistant director is also named
Stephen Lim
.
b.
Talia Shire
auditioned for the role of Hodel.
c.
Portions of the park shootout and the final downtown chase had to be filmed at the MTD Studios backlot because of the complexity of the special effects. All other sequences were filmed on location.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 5, 1945 with
Fred MacMurray
and
Barbara Stanwyck
reprising their film roles.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)?
a.
The genesis of this film was originally produced as a DVD series entitled "Liquid: The Ten, Part 1" and "Liquid: The Ten, Part 2". The feature film version develops further on the characters and related plot lines and has a many additional scenes that were filmed specifically for feature release.
b.
A widely-circulated error credits
Oliver Hardy
for this film. He was not in it. It was the similar-looking rotund comic
Kewpie Morgan
.
c.
The video game that Daryl plays is "Pole Position".
d.
It was only because President Tito of Yugoslavia was a huge movie fan that he allowed the film to be made in his country. His Russian counterparts were less pleased as the film is openly critical of the pogroms.
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