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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : G.I. Blues (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : G.I. Blues (1960) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960).
About the movie:
Tulsa is a specialist in the US Army stationed in Germany. He loves to sing and has dreams to run his own nightclub when he leaves the army...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
The song "Pocketful Of Rainbows", seemingly a duet with Elvis and Juliet Prowse, had Prowse lip-syncing to an unknown backup singers vocals.
b.
At an official $130 million (unoffically $200 million) it is the most expensive movie released in 2000.
c.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.
d.
Josh Pence
was on a Rowing Team in his college years and even rowed against the Winklevoss twins.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
This is the first time in the franchise that a Chestburster emerges from a child.
b.
The chase sequence that ends with Gators car sailing from a river bank onto a barge went seriously wrong. The plan was for the car (driven by stuntman Hal Needham) to land squarely on the mound of soft earth in the barge, on the take he fell short and landed on the rear of the barge with the rear of the car hanging into the water. Needham was hurt and stunned, Reynolds watching the scene from behind the camera dove into the water, swam to the barge and helped pull Needham out of the car. Needham recovered from his injuries.
c.
Jan Shepard
s baby was offered for the role of little baby on the film.
d.
On Shoops left hand, you can see that he has injured one of his fingers and it appears to have been smashed. This occurred when
Mark Harmon
had to actually put out the fire on the couch during the party scene that grew quickly out of control.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
Spencer Tracy
originally wanted a realistic approach, whereby Jekyll would commit violent deeds in a neighborhood where he was unknown after drinking alcohol or taking drugs. He was disappointed that the producers, having bought the screenplay from the 1931 version, insisted on a more traditional approach. He also said he felt his wig and make up as Hyde made him look "ridiculous".
b.
The Smith estate house was originally occupied by Judge David Patterson Hatch, where he wrote occult books as well as metaphysical writings after he retired from the bench.
c.
A neon sign outside Joe, Al and Willies apartment advertises Schaefer Beer. Now a relatively little-known brand, New York-based Schaefer was once the worlds best-selling beer, a title which it ceded to Budweiser in the 1970s.
d.
All of the main cast scenes were filmed in Hollywood on indoor sets, in front of process screens, and on backlots. Location and exterior shots were filmed in Germany, but they used stand-ins and were intercut with the process-screen shots.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
The working title for this movie, "Café Europa", is also the title by which the movie is known in a number of European countries (Germany and Italy amongst others).
b.
Hank Mann
is in studio records/casting call lists for the role of Customs Inspector in this movie, but he did not appear or was not identifiable.
c.
The second chapter of
Neil Simon
s semi-autobiographical "Brighton Beach Trilogy", which followed "Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)" and is followed by "Broadway Bound (1992)".
d.
Writer
Bruce Joel Rubin
wrote the script for Jacobs Ladder in the early 1980s after he had a dream of being trapped in a subway. He spent several years trying to get it produced, but the script remained languishing in developmental limbo. During this period, Rubins agent told him that the film would never be made as "Hollywood doesnt make ghost movies". After the Rubin scripted
Ghost
became a smash hit, coupled with the success of
Alan Parker
s
Angel Heart
, studios became more open to the possibilities of Rubins script. After taking on the role of director,
Adrian Lyne
spent over a year refining the script with writer Rubin.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
This would be the only movie role where Elvis would sing one of his established million selling oldies.("Blue Suede Shoes" from 1956).
b.
During the fake interview scenes when Chris talks to the vandals - filming was shut down as the guys were kicked out of their location. They were in a mall parking garage and told filming wasnt permitted there.
c.
Final feature film of
Charles Coburn
.
d.
At one point
Seth Green
was considered to play "Jay" in the movie-within-a-movie which Jay and Bob are trying to stop. This is an inside joke. Gramercy Pictures didnt want Jason Mewes to reprise his role as Jay in
Mallrats
, and, up until the first day of shooting, tried to replace him with Green.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
It was in this film that silent screen legend
John Gilbert
made his disastrous talking-picture debut. His voice was said to have sounded high-pitched and frankly odd in a film that called for him to play a romantic swashbuckler. Audiences reportedly laughed at him at the most inappropriate moments.
b.
According to the DVD Commentaries and Featurettes, the house in
The Grudge
was built completely on a sound stage. It was based almost entirely on the house in
Ju-on
. It was built like a normal house, the house set had two floors so that cuts did not have to be made when a character was walking upstairs. However, the attic was built separately from the house to allow for more room when filming.
c.
The tattoo that
Orlando Bloom
got on his right wrist during
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
is covered throughout most of the film. Its visible during the sword-fight in the blacksmith shop when Will raises his sword to parry after Jacks "Youre not a eunuch, are you?" and again below decks on the Interceptor where Elizabeth reveals she took the medallion and Will realizes it was his blood the pirates need to lift the curse - you can see it just as he reaches to touch the medallion on her chest.
d.
While Tulsa (
Elvis Presley
) is singing "Doin the Best I Can", one soldier puts a coin in the jukebox and choose from the list "Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
Michael Angarano
was originally cast to play as the best friend and
Jesse Eisenberg
was to play Sam, but Eisenberg dropped out and Angarano was promoted to the lead role.
b.
The interviews in the beginning and the end were improvised by
Christian Bale
and
Mark Wahlberg
, while in-character. They were done late night with only Bale, Wahlberg and director
David O. Russell
present. Bale actually became emotional and left the couch.
c.
Princess of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, King of Thailand and other royalties visited on the studio and met
Elvis Presley
.
d.
Audrey Hepburn
turned down the title role in _Diary of Anne Frank, The (1959/I)_ to be in this film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
The part of
Joan Crawford
was originally to have been played by
Anne Bancroft
, who left the project once the screenplay was completed.
b.
When they hold up the Terence Mann book that is going to be banned in the school auditorium, it has the same cover design as the first edition of
Jack Kerouac
s 1957 novel "On the Road".
c.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
d.
Despite the European locale, all of Presleys scenes were filmed in Hollywood.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
As the Heart of Gold Spaceship travels through "improbability" it quickly transforms into many strange shapes (including a rubber duck) in the very final transformation at the end of the film it quickly transforms into the face of author/creator
Douglas Adams
.
b.
Executive Producer
Shogo Tomiyama
decided to extend the films production schedule beyond the regular time allowed by Toho for Godzilla films, so that the film will be finished before the general release date of 11 December. As a result, this will be the only Godzilla film (as of 2004) that will not have a sneak preview at the Tokyo International Film Festival, which has shown all Godzilla movies every year since _Gojira tai Kingu Gidorâ (1991)_, a month before their general releases.
c.
The boat Elvis boards ("Bonn"), is now in Karlshamn, southern Sweden, and is used as a discotheque.
d.
The car that Chong drives at the beginning of the movie is actually owned by
Jack Nicholson
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
Over 8,000 mirrors were used to setup the "Hall of Mirrors" where the climax duel takes place.
b.
Originally, the green fairy was going to be a long-haired muscle man with a giant sitar and
Ozzy Osbourne
was hired to provide the vocals. Eventually it was changed to the current "Tinker Bell" incarnation, played by
Kylie Minogue
, but Osbourne still gives voice to the fairys guttural scream when it turns evil.
c.
The 32nd armored was Elviss regiment when he was in the army and in this movie.
d.
No traditional soundtrack was released for the film. Instead, a CD called "Rocky Balboa - The Best of Rocky" was released, featuring a collection of the best songs from the entire franchise.
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