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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Funny Girl (1968) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Funny Girl (1968) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968).
About the movie:
The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968)?
a.
To avoid an NC-17 rating in the USA, the more graphic shots of Morgans death were cut. The original version of the scene featured the shot of the chainsaw slicing into his crotch and then having intestines and blood falling out of him. The cut version cuts away when the chainsaw is about to cut him and totally cuts out the intestines falling from his body. The hitchhiker death scene was also cut severely. The original scene has her ear flying off of her head and blood and brain matter being more dark in color and more in amount flying out of her head.
b.
The final musical number, "My Man", was filmed "live" both to maximize
Barbra Streisand
s dramatic rendition and because she hated the lip-syncing process.
c.
In one of the deleted scenes, Ray is discussing his date with Ken, and when Ken finds out that it will take place at a restaurant, he warns Ray that such dates always end badly. His prediction is correct, as it turns out in the film.
d.
Duncan and Diana drive a 46 Buick. The Crimson Ghost drives a 35 Packard.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968)?
a.
The music sampled for "Ode to O-Ren Ishii" is the title track from the film
Sette note in nero
. Since an instrumental version is not included on the soundtrack, it has become an increasingly popular download.
b.
Michael Alden
s character is simply listed in the closing credits as Driver, although there are several drivers in the film. He plays the driver of the white Ferrari 246 Dino and also worked as the films makeup artist.
c.
There are many pop culture references in the dialogue of Small Talk. There are also a few in the background- the white board in George and Jesss apartment has several different movie quotes on it, Danas apartment has two different references to Alan Moores Watchmen, and the "Avenge Me" smiley face on the back wall of George and Jesss apartment.
d.
The highest-grossing film of 1968.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968)?
a.
The actors who played the terrorist hijackers and the actors who played the passengers and crew on the flight were kept in separate hotels during filming. They also worked out in separate gyms and did not eat meals together. This was so that the director could capture the separation, fear and hostility between the two groups of antagonists and protagonists.
b.
The name Caliban is a reference to the monster in Shakespeares The Tempest.
c.
Frank Sinatra
was seriously considered for the role of Nicky Arnstein but
Barbra Streisand
vetoed this as she didnt like him.
d.
The final campfire scene was left out of the original shooting schedule and was shot after both motorcycles had been stolen.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968)?
a.
When Karen sees Janice Rossi in the prison visitor registry, the name below is listed as "Ballibusteros".
b.
When Columbus and Tallahassee are walking though a town after their Escalade is stolen, the tank in the background is in a British-made Chieftain main battle tank, painted in an American scheme.
c.
Columbia wanted to cast
Shirley MacLaine
as
Fanny Brice
. However, producer
Ray Stark
, who also produced the Broadway show and was Brices son-in-law, insisted on
Barbra Streisand
repeating her Broadway role.
d.
This was the first film in the series to be handled by New Line Cinema after the series was moved from Paramount.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968)?
a.
Final film of
Frank Faylen
.
b.
John Hackett
, who appears briefly as the murdered Mark Bodine, is
Jack Nicholson
s stand-in.
c.
The original script was full of profanity but Disney, in an effort to produce a good family film, asked producer,
Jerry Bruckheimer
, to remove all extreme profanity from the script.
d.
Although
Bill Bailey
plays two different Sergeant Turners they both wear a uniform with service number 101 - even when they are appearing in the same scene.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968)?
a.
Although seldom referred to today, this movie was in fact one of the most popular comedies of its time, far more successful critically and economically than
Buster Keaton
s Civil War comedy
The General
.
b.
Ranked #51 on Entertainment Weeklys "100 New Movie Classics" list in 2008.
c.
The plot, a Soviet/Cuban invasion from Mexico, was based on CIA and War College studies of US weaknesses at the time.
d.
Barbra Streisand
was, at the time of the films release, a voting member of AMPAS. When she found she was nominated, she, like any member nominated, voted for herself. If she hadnt, she wouldnt have tied with
Katharine Hepburn
for the years Best Actress Oscar.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968)?
a.
Gary Cooper
was the first choice for the role of Theodore Drew III but was unable at the time.
b.
"The Swan" was written especially for this movie. The original number, "Rat-a-Tat-Tat", was deemed too dated (though appropriate for the setting of the show).
Fanny Brice
did a similar act dressed in a similar costume complete with a huntsman carrying a bow and arrow in the movie
Be Yourself!
.
c.
The character of Akton was originally devised as a grotesque alien, but
Marjoe Gortner
refused to wear any heavy make-up.
d.
The story was originally optioned by Frank Capras Liberty Films in 1945, and announced as the companys first production. Later that year, producer-director Roy Del Ruth acquired the story.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968)?
a.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
Originally a musical on Broadway (03/1964 - 07/1967), based on the real life story of
Fanny Brice
.
c.
Cingular Wireless, whose logo in very prominent within the movie and the movies promotional campaigns, was not actually available in New York City at the time of the movies release.
d.
200 grasshoppers were used for the film. During the filming, they began to cannibalize one another, so by the time the last shots were done, only a dozen were left.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968)?
a.
The "Sonar" panels constantly depicted in the film are completely false. The movie versions off a dumbed down pseudo radar screen, complete with a sweeptrack and bears absolutely no resemblance to a broadband passive sonar display. This was done to give the audience a more visual feel for the otherwise auditory science of Sonar operation.
b.
Joey Garrison
was not involved in the production. All footage of Jared was shot during
The Ritual
.
c.
Several co-stars publicly blasted
Barbra Streisand
and director
William Wyler
for much of their scenes being cut in favor of focusing almost entirely on Streisand.
d.
Borrowed its plot from
William Shakespeare
s "Romeo and Juliet".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny Girl (1968)?
a.
Hannah Schneider
, who played "Dancing Princess Hannah" in the slumber party sequence, is
Julie Andrews
s granddaughter.
b.
William Wyler
was hired to replace
Sidney Lumet
as director. Lumet left the picture over differences with producer
Ray Stark
and star
Barbra Streisand
. Wyler originally declined the offer, because he was deaf in one ear and said he couldnt do a musical, but reconsidered after meeting Streisand.
c.
The character of Roach was written into the original script, but the script was rewritten after actor
Justin Pierce
killed himself.
d.
A comic relief scene involving town drunk
Jack Elam
and an entire subplot with
James Brown
playing another marshal didnt make it into the final cut.
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