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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Follow the Fleet (1936) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Follow the Fleet (1936) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936).
About the movie:
A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on shore leave in San Francisco.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936)?
a.
Bugle call: see also
The Gay Divorcee
and
Roberta
.
b.
For the scene where young Noodles spies on a nude young Deborah, actress
Margherita Pace
was credited as young Connellys body double despite Connelly having done the scene herself. That scene was trimmed on the behalf of filmmakers.
c.
The White House oval office is an exact recreation, but the corridors in the opening chase between Nightcrawler and the Secret Service, were wider than the actual walls to allow more room for fighting.
d.
The film won three Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Screenplay.
Bill Cosby
requested Razzie awards made of 24-carat gold and Italian marble, which cost the Fox Network $27,000. They were presented to him on
The Late Show
a few weeks after the Razzie ceremony.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936)?
a.
During the fight scene between
Fred Astaire
and
Randolph Scott
, Astaire - not skilled in movie fight scenes - accidentally bloodied Scotts nose; Astaire was mortified, but Scott remained pointedly nonchalant.
b.
Sarah Miles
was only cast in the lead role of Catherine Crocker just a short time before production started shooting.
c.
First Hollywood movie for director-cinematographer
Jan de Bont
.
d.
In Japan, the main character (Ash) is known as Satoshi, while his main rival (Gary) is known as Shigeru. These Japanese names were taken from two game designers :-
Satoshi Tajiri
(original creator of Pokemon) and
Shigeru Miyamoto
(one of the head game designers at Nintendo Co. Ltd) who are in reality good friends. it was Miyamoto who pushed Tajiris ideas to Nintendo CEOs and got the Pokemon game franchise started.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936)?
a.
Ed Lammi
: A Zombie with a cast arm entering the room after Steel commits suicide.
b.
Irving Berlin
wrote "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan" for Fred and Gingers previous movie,
Top Hat
, but the song was dropped.
c.
While on location in Lone Pine, California, director
Ewing Scott
was injured in a car accident and assistant director
George Sherman
took over. A Republic crew shooting in the area saw Sherman at work, was impressed with his craftsmanship and offered him a job directing the "Three Mesquiteers" series.
d.
Ray Manzarek
turned down Stones many requests to help in the movie. Manzarek has since said that the movie is a horrible account of the history of the band.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936)?
a.
Tim McGraw
, a highly successful country musician, does not sing or perform in the film. The rest of the main cast are the opposite.
b.
The model frogman in the aquarium is toppled over when Mrs. Robinson tosses in the keys.
c.
During the final dance sequence on the boat it is possible to see
Fred Astaire
hit in the face by Rogers beaded sleeve. The sequence was shot again 23 times in the hope of capturing the magic of that take without the accident, but it wasnt to be, and this original take was used.
d.
The medal that Colonel von Luger wears around his neck is the Pour le Merite, also known as the Blue Max. Originally a Prussian military honor, in the First World War it was automatically given to fighter pilots who shot down eight planes (later raised to sixteen). The Nazis replaced it with the Knights Cross but it could still be worn by officers whod won it before the Third Reich.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936)?
a.
The sound-effect used when the shark first reveals itself, as Brody is throwing chum, is actually a fizzy-pop bottle being opened onto concrete after being shaken up.
b.
The role of Connie Martin was originally planned for
Irene Dunne
, but she was unavailable.
c.
Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title Barrie.
d.
Teen Witch Live!, a comedy musical based on the film is currently at LAs famous Groundlings Theater.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936)?
a.
This is the feature film debut of
Harriet Hilliard
. A natural blond, she wears a brunette wig so as not to distract from fellow blond actress and, more importantly, the films star
Ginger Rogers
.
b.
In the film, the raid on the terrorist camp is carried out by the SAS, however in the book, it is carried out by French special forces.
c.
Director
Mark Forster
mentions at 11:10 in the DVD commentary that his passion to make the film as authentic as possible was responsible for his insistence on filming Afghanistani characters speaking in Dari (with English subtitles). At 91:37 author
Khaled Hosseini
says "Iran and Afghanistan share a language - they call it Farsi in Iran and we call it Dari in Afghanistan - its essentially the same language, but the accent is very different." He mentions at 97:38 that the speaker at the soccer game is speaking in Pashdu, the other main language of Afghanistan.
d.
The film was originally titled "I Love Louisa", from one of the songs in the picture. This title was later scrapped in favor of "The Band Wagon" after the Broadway play. However, because 20th Century Fox owned the rights to that title, MGM had to pay a reported $10,000 for those three words.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936)?
a.
The fifth (of ten) dancing partnership of
Fred Astaire
and
Ginger Rogers
.
b.
The title is a quotation from
Thomas Gray
s Elegy written in a country churchyard: "The paths of glory lead but to the grave".
c.
The main theme of the movie is an old Irish air "The Moreen", more often called "The Minstrel Boy" after Thomas Moore wrote the lyrics "The minstrel boy to the war is gone." However the words sung by Daniel and Peachie are from the Christian Hymn "The Son of God goes forth to war" by Reginald Heber.
d.
According to
Francis Ford Coppola
in his "Cigar Aficionado" magazine interview, he had a meeting at his home in 1969 with producers
Albert S. Ruddy
and
Gray Frederickson
to discuss
The Conversation
. He had sent the script to
Marlon Brando
who called him during the meeting to politely turn it down. Right before the meeting, Coppola took note of a newspaper advertisement for an upcoming novel titled "The Godfather" by
Mario Puzo
. Just a few months later, all five people would meet to discuss a film version of the novel.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936)?
a.
Jims dads first name was never defined as it was never used. In the bonus footage where the writer explains some unanswered questions, he invents a name for Jims dad, calling him Bullwinkle.
b.
The song Get Thee Behind me, Satan was edited in prints shown in Great Britain to remove the word Satan (which offended the overly prudish censorship board). The result looks and sounds as though the film is faulty and jumps several frames each time the line is sung, but the effect was deliberate and a highly unusual example of censorship, possibly the only time a popular song was edited in this way.
c.
Featured in
The Strokes
music video for "Hard to Explain".
d.
Oliver Stone
wanted
James Woods
, the star of his previous film
Salvador
, to have a role in the film. Remembering the hectic, grueling shoot in Mexico, Woods turned Stone down. Although Woods was later interested in being in
JFK
, he would not work with Stone again until
Nixon
, nine years later.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936)?
a.
The fake blood used through out filming was either corn syrup or food coloring or sometimes a mixture of both.
b.
The Kings wife is voiced by
Lynda Petty
, who is
Richard Petty
s real-life wife. Mrs. "The King" is a 1974 Chrysler Town and Country station wagon, modeled after the car in which the Pettys drove themselves and their children to the races during the 1970s.
c.
At the time of production, the Oakland Bay Bridge was still under construction, so we see a night shot of the fleet sailing out through the Oakland Bay Bridge between the towers of the bridge, but the deck isnt in place yet.
d.
One of the cars license plate is "HTT1195," which references the company "Hi Tech Tunes," which produced the film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Follow the Fleet (1936)?
a.
For the dance number "Let Yourself Go," choreographer
Hermes Pan
scouted several talented amateurs from Los Angeles dance halls. The best couple was spliced into the routine.
b.
Roy Barcroft
regarded "Captain Mephisto" in this non-western serial as his favorite role.
c.
The closing credits song "If You Asked Me To" sung by
Patti LaBelle
was featured on the B-side of the main title songs 45 rpm single and became an unexpected minor hit. The LaBelle song charted in a Rhythm and Blues Top Ten and was later sung in a cover version by
Céline Dion
where it became an even bigger hit.
d.
The fourth of nine movies made together by Warner Brothers romantic couple
Olivia de Havilland
and
Errol Flynn
.
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