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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Forever, Darling (1956) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Forever, Darling (1956) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Forever, Darling (1956).
About the movie:
Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Forever, Darling (1956)?
a.
The fancy dress party contains several references to
Douglas Adams
40th birthday party. At the real party, Adams introduced Darwinian Evolutionist
Richard Dawkins
to the future Mrs Dawkins, actress
Lalla Ward
. In the film, Arthur is seen reading Dawkins book, "The Selfish Gene", when he meets Tricia, who is dressed as Charles Darwin. Adams and Dawkins became very good friends after Adams received a fan letter from him.
b.
The teaser trailer for the movie has an almost entirely different cast than the one that ends up in the film.
c.
The script to this movie had been around for years at MGM. It was originally going to be a movie for
William Powell
and
Myrna Loy
. A couple years later it was planned for
Katharine Hepburn
and
Spencer Tracy
. However both projects fell through and the script was forgotten about. Years later
Lucille Ball
and
Desi Arnaz
showed interest in making another movie and they picked this script for their next movie.
d.
Based on the 1915 Colorado mine strike.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Forever, Darling (1956)?
a.
The original play opened in New York on 21 February 1928.
b.
The film originated at Warner Brothers and was briefly acquired by Universal.
c.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 20 seconds
d.
In crafting the films background music,
Bronislau Kaper
returned to his Oscar-winning Dramatic Score for
Lili
, took the "Adoration" theme from
Leslie Caron
s first dream-dance sequence (of two scenes choreographed by
Charles Walters
), and then Mr. Kaper interpolated the melody in this later picture.
Johnny Green
and His Orchestra, for MGM Records, waxed the Kaper lilt under the title "Confetti."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Forever, Darling (1956)?
a.
Natalie Schafer
and
Louis Calhern
both had feature parts in this film. Both had been married to each other in real life from 1933 to 1942.
b.
The character of
Nicolas Cage
, Damon Macready, asks his daughter whats the name of John Woos first feature film. Cage has previously worked with
John Woo
in
Face/Off
and
Windtalkers
.
c.
Amy Poehler
s character is named Sally OMalley, which is also the name of a recurring character on "Saturday Night Live (1975)" played by
Molly Shannon
. Both Poehler and Shannon got their careers started on Saturday Night Live.
d.
During the first "Lets Build a Snowman" scene, there is a close-up of the tap-dancing. The next shot is a brief wide shot. In the background, the snowmans head is replaced with an alien head.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Forever, Darling (1956)?
a.
Several references to
Ennio Morricone
: The movies main theme starts with the same five chords as "Deborahs theme" from
Once Upon a Time in America
, Miles urges Iris to rent
The Mission
because of its score, and the main theme of
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
plays on Miles car stereo the first time he and Iris meet (he even tells her that it was composed by
Ennio Morricone
).
b.
Majestic Pictures cashed in on the success of
Lionel Atwill
and
Fay Wray
, who had been a sensation in the Technicolor thriller
Doctor X
and had already completed
Mystery of the Wax Museum
, which was also being heavily promoted at the time. Majestic was able to get this film into theaters over a month before the release of the latter one.
c.
Louis Calhern
died only a few months after his appearance in this film.
d.
While on set,
Robert Rodriguez
would play the soundtracks for
Escape from New York
and
The Thing
to set the mood for the movie.
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