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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fly Away Baby (1937) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fly Away Baby (1937) Quiz
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About the movie:
Torchy Blane solves a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fly Away Baby (1937)?
a.
The famous Broadway columnist,
Whats My Line?
star and possible murder victim
Dorothy Kilgallen
contributed to the script of this film. It is (very) loosely based on her participation in an around the world air race, as chronicled in Lee Israels excellent book, "Kilgallen."
b.
The final of seven Cheech and Chong movies starring the comedy duo
Cheech Marin
and
Tommy Chong
.
c.
The Mayor receives a goldfish in a fishbowl from a Who who looks remarkably like the Cat In The Hat (he is only seen twice, briefly - once from behind, and later from a distance - and his hat has blue stripes instead of red). Later, just before the first attack by Vlad, the Mayor is resuscitating the fish. When the fish lands back in his bowl, he leans on the side of the bowl just like the goldfish in The Cat In The Hat.
d.
The Decepticon Soundwave was originally meant to appear in the first film, but could not be properly reworked. He was a helicopter, but that was rewritten as Blackout; he then became a radio, then that was rewritten as Frenzy. His alternate mode in this film is a satellite, which fits his role as a communications officer.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fly Away Baby (1937)?
a.
This film is lost
b.
The fight scene in the prison cafeteria between
John Lithgow
and
Jesse Ventura
recreates the final duel from
Russell Mulcahy
s earlier film
Highlander
. There are multiple visual references, including the use of swords, the foley effects, the back-lit windows, and the camera angles, including the famous tracking shot of the camera rolling along the floor.
c.
Includes a shot of what appears to be the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge under construction as part of the around the world race.
d.
In the brazilian dub of the film, Codys city is translated to Frio de Janeiro (Frio means "Cold" in English), as a reference to Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fly Away Baby (1937)?
a.
Though released six weeks after the Hindenburg disaster, which put a stop to all commercial dirigible flights, the films climax occurs on a German dirigible and it contains stock footage of a zeppelin, probably the Hindenburg.
b.
Debra Feuer
, who portrays Johnny Walkers (
Mickey Rourke
) love interest was actually wife of Rourke at that time.
c.
Based upon a narrative poem published in 1928 by
Joseph Moncure March
, who gave up his job as the first managing editor of "The New Yorker" to devote himself to writing. On the strength of it, he went to Hollywood as a screenwriter, remaining there for a dozen years. In 1948 he volunteered to work on this film, but was turned down. He was incensed that his black boxer Pansy Jones was changed into the white Stoker Thompson.
d.
William Windom
s movie debut.
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