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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flower Drum Song (1961) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flower Drum Song (1961) - Part (2) Quiz
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About the movie:
Chinese stowaway Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco with her father to meet her fiancé...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flower Drum Song (1961)?
a.
Cyd Charisse
had to be taught how to smoke for her vampy dance sequence.
b.
Bill Plymptons distant cousin and friend Martha Plimpton came on board as a producer on the film and enlisted the talents of some of her fellow thespians.
c.
Some of the wardrobes on characters were based off of characters from other movies. Daniels clothes in this film are similar to the outfit
Tom Cruise
wore in
War of the Worlds
, one of
Nick Sanford
s favorite films. Also, the style of jeans, a sweatshirt jacket and a long trench coat that Jack wears is similar to the
Clive Owen
character in
Children of Men
, another big influence for this film.
d.
The character of Helen (
Reiko Sato
)is not given a resolution to her storyline in the film. In the original novel she commits suicide, but Rodgers and Hammerstein felt the ending was too depressing for such a strong character.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flower Drum Song (1961)?
a.
Paramounts first theatrical film to be rated "G" by the Motion Picture Association of America since
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
.
b.
For the scene where
Dennis Hopper
walks onto the court drunk in the middle of the game, Hopper wanted a ten-second notice before calling action. At the ten-second notice, he spun around in circles until action was called, allowing him to stagger onto the court in an awkward fashion in order to appear drunk.
c.
Kevin Pennington
was rumored for the role of Trevor Sheldon.
d.
Miyoshi Umeki
, while appearing to be very demure, was known for her sense of humor. When asked what the Japanese word for money was she replied "loot."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flower Drum Song (1961)?
a.
Hope Marie Carlton
did her own stunt in which she crashes through a glass door.
b.
Originally a 55 minute film for BBC released in 1992, Alex Cox had hoped to expand it into a full length feature film but BBC was not interested. However in 1993, Japanese investors gave Alex $100,000 to shoot the film but the film went over budget allowing no funds for production. Alex decided to make The Winner (1996) in order to get funds which worked and he was able to complete Death and The Compass in 1996.
c.
Nancy Kwan
s singing voice is dubbed by
B.J. Baker
d.
One of only a handful of
Theda Bara
films that still exist, the others being
The Stain
,
A Fool There Was
,
East Lynne
, and two short comedies she made for
Hal Roach
in the mid-1920s.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flower Drum Song (1961)?
a.
American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1931-1940 erroneously reverses roles played by
Dorothy Burgess
and
Miriam Seegar
. Burgess plays Concha and Seegar plays Mary Carroll; AFI also erroneously credits
Montagu Love
with the role of Capt. Carroll;
Frank Hall Crane
plays Captain Carroll; Love plays Scar Murray.
b.
Lyric of song "Chop Suey" was changed from stage plays "Harry Truman, Truman Capote and Dewey" to "Bobby Darin, Sandra Dee and Dewey." Change was possibly made because by time film was made Truman administration was a decade in the past, but, just as likely, because producer Ross Hunter had Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin under contract and they were "hotter", more recognizable names. (Dated reference to 1944 presidential candidate Thomas Dewey presumably stuck because there simply werent many other unused words that rhymed with "Suey".)
c.
The "Harvard" students for the riot scene, filmed at Bridgewater State College, were recruited from the varsity sports teams of Bridgewater State College, and via announcements on Boston radio stations.
d.
In 1949,
William Lundigan
was rumored to be cast.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flower Drum Song (1961)?
a.
The marching band seen trampling Vincent Ludwig outside Dodger Stadium at the end of the film is the "Spirit of Troy" Marching Band from the nearby University of Southern California (USC). The band you actually hear is the Rice University Marching Owl Band (the MOB). They are thanked in the credits.
b.
Eli Roth
and
Omar Doom
were nearly incinerated filming the fire sequence in the theater. During tests the flame temperatures reached 400 degrees Centigrade, and during the take the set burned out of control and the temperature of the ceiling above them reached 1,200 degrees Centigrade (2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.)
Quentin Tarantino
was seated on a crane operating the camera in a fireproof suit, and none of them wanted to back down and ruin the shot. Fire marshals said that another fifteen seconds of filming and the steel structure would have collapsed, incinerating the actors. Roth and Doom were treated for minor burns.
c.
Larry Blyden
was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Musical for "Flower Drum Song" for the part of Sammy Fong.
d.
One of the rare times we see
John Wayne
dancing. He performs the "Jitterbug" with a blonde girl in the night club scene.
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