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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Foxfire (1955) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Foxfire (1955) Quiz
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About the movie:
Amanda Dartland accompanies her half-Apache husband Jonathan to a mining community where he will supervise the excavation of an almost mythical Apache treasure...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxfire (1955)?
a.
Mara Corday
told writer Tom Weaver that director Pevney had originally cast
Allison Hayes
in her role, but that Universal-International insisted that Corday be given the role. Hayes left the studio soon after.
b.
Pat Morita
: as Brian, a Waiter in a Restaurant.
c.
At one point,
Sylvester Stallone
and
Eddie Murphy
were attached to star in this project together.
d.
Even though
Vincente Minnelli
is credited as the sole director, he was sometimes tied up with his divorce from
Judy Garland
and other directing projects, leaving
Gene Kelly
to take over the directing duties.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxfire (1955)?
a.
In a scene set on Fourth Street in Cincinnati,
Danny Glover
walks by the John Shillito & Co. department store. Founded in 1832, "Shillitos" (pronounced "SHIL-ih-toes"), as it was known by local residents, was the most famous department store in downtown Cincinnati for 150 years. (It was the Cincinnati equivalent of Marshall Fields in Chicago or Nordstroms in Seattle.) In 1982, the store became "Shillito-Rikes," and in 1986, it was re-named "Lazarus," after its owner, the F.H. Lazarus Co. In 2005, Lazarus was bought out by Macys. The 1878 Shillitos department store building still stands at Seventh and Race Streets in Cincinnati, but has been converted into condos.
b.
This was the last motion picture to be photographed on the three-strip Technicolor camera.
c.
The tennis shoes young Jimmy Morris is wearing when he first moves to Texas and visits the old ball field by the oil derrick are Converse "Jack Purcells," named after a popular Canadian badminton player from the late 20s and early 30s. It was perhaps the first popular rubber and canvas American "tennis" shoe. They preceded the iconic "Chuck Taylors," which came later.
d.
This is, apparently, a lost film. Only the soundtrack to one reel is known to survive.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxfire (1955)?
a.
The poster art for the movie was painted by
Drew Struzan
, the same artist who also created the poster art for the previous two Indiana Jones films. He took over from original
Raiders of the Lost Ark
poster artist Richard Amsel who died in 1985.
b.
According to
Leonard Maltin
,
Jeff Chandler
sings the title song for which he also wrote the lyrics.
c.
The St. Catharines Museum owns some props used in the film, including two pairs of Ralphies glasses including the pair that was smashed, and two scripts.
d.
Early drafts of the script included scenes in an opera house and aboard a zeppelin.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Foxfire (1955)?
a.
This film was being shown in the theater of the ocean liner Andrea Doria, when she was struck (and consequently eventually sunk) by the liner Stockholm on 25-26 July, 1956. The film was interrupted by the collision.
b.
The film, which was shot in Spain, needed hundreds of Chinese extras, and the company sent scouts throughout Spain and the rest of Europe to hire as many Asiatic-looking actors as they could find. The casting web in 1962 reached as far as London, Lyon and Marseilles, so the result was that many Chinese restaurants in those cities closed for the summer 1962 during filming because the restaurant staff - often including the restaurants owners - was hired away by the film company. The company hired so many that for several months there was scarcely a Chinese restaurant to be found open in Spain and those 3 other cities.
c.
The role of the "Enforcer" was loosely based on longtime Malibu icon and waterman Ray Kunze who looked out for John Milus (director) and Dennis Aaberg (co-writer) in the late 50s.
d.
The first American film to win the Palme dOr at the Cannes Film Festival.
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