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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : From Here to Eternity (1953) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : From Here to Eternity (1953) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953).
About the movie:
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953)?
a.
The film was inspired by the 1908 700-mile cross-country horse race from Evanston, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado. It was sponsored by the Denver Post, which offered $2,500 prize money to the winner.
b.
The inspiration comes from Japan. Producer
David Higgins
had read reports of Japanese schoolgirls ambushing men who surfed the Internet for underage dates and later developed the story.
c.
Ronald Reagan
and
Walter Matthau
were among the actors considered for the role of Sgt. Warden.
d.
"Shinzon" is loosely adapted from "xingzong", which in Mandarin means "inside ones heart".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953)?
a.
Shot in a mere 41 days and for only $1 million.
b.
The two copycat crimes that prompted
Stanley Kubrick
to have the film withdrawn in the United Kingdom were the rape of a Dutch girl in Lancashire in 1973 at the hands of men singing "Singin in the Rain" and the beating of a 16 year old boy who had beaten a younger child whilst wearing Alexs uniform of white overalls, a black bowler hat and combat boots.
c.
Reportedly
David Lean
s personal favorite of his own films.
d.
Stan Winston
claimed
Artificial Intelligence: AI
was the most ambitious film he worked on in his lifetime.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953)?
a.
Features footage from the first Gay Games held in San Francisco in 1982.
b.
This is the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie to be shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
c.
Original novelist
James Jones
was not happy with the film, as he considered it to be too sanitized.
d.
Shirley Temple
developed throat problems after she accidentally swallowed fake snow during a winter scene, and the crew had to shoot around her for two days.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953)?
a.
Jack the Monkey was played by two monkeys - Chiquita and Pablo who replace the two monkeys from the first film
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
. Tara and Levi played the part of "Jack the Monkey" in the first Pirates film.
b.
Samuel L. Jackson
: Appears very briefly as a three-card Monte dealer on the street with one quick line of dialog.
c.
Cobra Commanders history has varied over the years. In the comics, he was a salesman who succumbed to megalomania. In
G.I. Joe
, he was a member of a secret society.
d.
An urban myth regarding the casting of
Frank Sinatra
was that the Mafia made Columbia Pictures an offer they couldnt refuse. This of course was fictionalized in
Mario Puzo
s novel
The Godfather
and its subsequent film adaptation. The real reason for Sinatras casting was mainly his then-wife
Ava Gardner
, who was shooting a film for Columbia head
Harry Cohn
and suggested to him that he use Sinatra. Although initially reluctant, Cohn eventually saw this as being a good idea, as Sinatras stock was so low at the time that he would sign for a very low salary. Sinatra had been lobbying hard for the role,even suggesting he would do it for nothing, but he was eventually hired for the token amount of $8,000.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953)?
a.
Zac Efron
injured his wrist whilst filming the spinning corridor scene featured in the song Scream.
b.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Red Peril 2. Flaming Hate 3. The Fire Trap 4. Deaths Chariot 5. The Avalanche 6. The Jaws of Death 7. Forest of Fire 8. Blank Cartridges 9. The House of Terror (catalog of Copyright Entries) 9. The House of Horror (press book listing) 10.The Depths of Doom 11.A Flaming Death 12.The Last Alarm
c.
Frank Sinatra
had to campaign especially hard to get this part as his career had hit a low point by this time.
d.
Ras former hosts race was never identified throughout the movie. While the TV series
Stargate SG-1
would later identify the entity of Ra as a Goauld, his former host was still never identified, but it does bear a strong resemblance to the Asgards (Thors race)--so much so that the Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game would even go on to identify Ras former host as an Asgard known as "Famrir".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953)?
a.
Jenny Lumet
spent about 7 weeks writing the script. It was her first to be made into a film, even though it was the writers 5th screenplay.
b.
The title phrase comes originally from
Rudyard Kipling
s 1892 poem "Gentlemen-Rankers", about soldiers of the British Empire who had "lost their way" and were "damned from here to eternity".
c.
The vacuuming robot that follows WALL-E and EVE has a robotic version of the song "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" (from the film
Hello, Dolly!
that WALL-E watches on his iPod) as its voice. Its the first two lines of the songs chorus in electronic form.
d.
Norma Shearer
met
Janet Leigh
for the first time during production of this film. Shearer was responsible for Leighs blossoming career because she discovered Leigh from a photograph at a ski lodge. Because of her advice and support, Leigh called Shearer her very own fairy godmother.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953)?
a.
Joseph Cawthorn
was initially cast as "Mr. Spiggins" but he became ill and was replaced by
Frank Craven
. All of Cawthorns footage was scrapped.
b.
Jack Lemmon
wrote that the first sneak preview had a bad reaction with many audience walkouts. Many studio personnel and agents offered advice to
Billy Wilder
on what scenes to reshoot, add and cut. Lemmon asked Wilder what he was going to do. Wilder responded: "Why, nothing. This is a very funny movie and I believe in it just as it is. Maybe this is the wrong neighborhood in which to have shown it. At any rate, I dont panic over one preview. Its a hell of a movie." Wilder held the next preview in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, and the audience stood up and cheered.
c.
"Unobtainium" (sometimes spelled "Unobtanium") is a term used by science fiction fans (and some authors) for an extremely rare, not yet discovered, or physically impossible substance necessary for a given task.
d.
Future screenwriter
Alvin Sargent
has a bit part in the film. He was paid $400 for a weeks work in Hawaii. Sargent would later go on to win an Oscar for
Julia
, also directed by
Fred Zinnemann
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953)?
a.
Courteney Cox
,
Helen Hunt
, and
Mariska Hargitay
were all considered for the lead female role that ultimately went to Janet Julian.
b.
The building used for the wide-angle shot of Evey on the balcony actually exists, although certain architectural details were digitally modified. It is located at 1 Cornhill, London, and is just across the street from the Bank of England.
c.
On
Roger Ebert
s list of great movies.
d.
Harry Cohn
resisted the idea of casting
Montgomery Clift
as Prewitt as "he was no soldier, no boxer and probably a homosexual".
Fred Zinnemann
refused to make the film without him.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953)?
a.
In the scene where Hank is enraged by the softball player carelessly littering, all of the softball players shirts say Cerrone. This is a reference to the writer who assisted the Farrelly brothers,
Mike Cerrone
.
b.
Shelley Winters
turned down the role of Alma, as she had just given birth to her daughter
Vittoria Gassman
.
c.
Nitrate prints of this film survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and none of them are listed for preservation.
d.
While attempting to shoot some eerie-looking establishing shots for this film, the director ventured onto the grounds of an old mental institute, in search of some interesting scenery. A security guard chased him down and was convinced that he was an escaped mental patient. He ended up locked in the institute until he could convince them that he was not crazy. He later found out that that institute is actually a dangerous place that houses the criminally insane - not a place to be wandering around with a video camera.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: From Here to Eternity (1953)?
a.
French visa # 118210.
b.
Scenes from the film
Another Language
is shown in the movie theater that Hal and Peggy attend, but the AFI Catalogue reports that these are probably outtakes.
c.
If Columbia head
Harry Cohn
had gotten his way, the film would have starred
Aldo Ray
as Prewitt,
Edmond OBrien
as Warden,
Rita Hayworth
as Karen,
Julie Harris
as Lorene and
Eli Wallach
as Maggio.
d.
Just like in
Blazing Saddles
,
Richard Pryor
was originally cast but had to pull out of the picture. His part eventually was taken by
Gregory Hines
(in his screen debut). Just before filming was to begin, Pryor had his infamous drug-related accident, catching fire and getting severely burnt.
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