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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Francis in the Navy (1955) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Francis in the Navy (1955) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Francis in the Navy (1955).
About the movie:
That talking mule is back... and the Navy's got him!
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Francis in the Navy (1955)?
a.
The film was originally set to film entirely in Toronto due to cheaper production costs, but producer/star Sandra Bullock insisted that a film about New York City must be made in New York City. It ended up being shot entirely on location within a 17-week span. It revitalized the economy of New York City after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and allowed businesses to flourish once again. In honor of the cast and crews contribution to the city, December 11th, 2002 was named "Two Weeks Notice" Day by the Mayor of New York City.
b.
While speaking to Lt. Peter Stirling/Boatswain Mate Slicker Donovan (
Donald OConnor
), Francis turns his head for only a moment to a wall, at which point his voice echoes. It appears that as
Chill Wills
dubbed in the mules voice, a rather painstaking detail was considered.
c.
Audie Murphy
is known as the most decorated US soldier of World War II. Among his twenty-seven American decorations were the Medal of Honor, the USs highest award for military conduct "above and beyond the call of duty," plus five decorations awarded by France and Belgium.
d.
John Ashley
s last film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Francis in the Navy (1955)?
a.
It took three years to get this movie financed.
b.
The song which plays during the strip club scene is "Nasty Girl", by
Vanity
, and was recommended by the real-life stripper who was hired for the scene.
c.
According to the book Buster is reading, the seven rules for being a detective are: 1. Search Everybody. 2. Look for Clue. 3. Examine all windows. 4. Search for finger prints. 5. Shadow your man closely. 6. Send for the police. 7. Keep cool. Buster actually only employs rules #1 and #5 in the movie.
d.
Donald OConnor
s last Francis movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Francis in the Navy (1955)?
a.
The Fifth Avenue mansion scenes were actually shot at the New England home of
Denman Thompson
, the playwright whose play is the basis for the film.
b.
This was voted the ninth scariest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
c.
When
Victor Fleming
came on board in February 1939, he rejected the script. Production was shut down for 17 days while it was rewritten by
Ben Hecht
. Hecht used
Sidney Howard
s original script (which he felt was superb) as the basis for his rewrite.
d.
Donald OConnor
s sixth of six "Francis" movies.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Francis in the Navy (1955)?
a.
In the original version of the script by
Danny Rubin
, Phil Connors was already trapped inside Groundhog Day at the start of the story. We joined him on a typical day, with the audience wondering how he knew everything that was going to happen.
Harold Ramis
promised not to change this aspect of the script, but ultimately decided to do so.
b.
The name Wednesday is a reference to the line in the Mother Goose poem that goes, "Wednesdays child is full of woe."
c.
With
Donald OConnor
s DUKW (duck) having stalled for want of gasoline, Francis comes along and asks him, "Wanna sell a duck?" This clever play on words was a reference to a catchphrase of the late comedian Joe Penner, "Wanna buy a duck?"
d.
On "Oprah",
Tom Cruise
and
Dustin Hoffman
said the "farting in the phone booth" bit was improvised when Hoffman actually passed gas while the scene was being filmed. Hoffman said it was his favorite scene ever.
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