QuizAssess
Home
Popular Quiz Categories
Home
Hollywood Movies Famous Trivia Quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : G.I. Blues (1960) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : G.I. Blues (1960) - 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: 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 original draft of the script was written back 1989.
b.
During the first award ceremony with William and Adhemar, Chaucer kisses Count Adhemars herald twice. This was the response to a request from director
Brian Helgeland
to "surprise him", though he never specified how.
c.
While filming on the sky lift in Rüdesheim, director of photography
Loyal Griggs
fell out of a tram car, plunging thirty feet to the vineyards below, but was not seriously injured.
d.
John Landis
was one of the stunt men on this film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
This is the only one of his films for which
Robert Wise
had a full week of rehearsal before shooting.
b.
One of the buildings struck by crashing flying saucers is Union Station, Washingtons main train station. This may have been inspired by a 1953 accident when a runaway passenger train smashed into the station concourse.
c.
The number of the sky lift Tulsa and Lili ride on is 76.
d.
The Southgate Shopping Center is located in Lakeland, FL while the neighborhood was filmed at the Carpenters Run subdivision in Lutz, FL.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
Anna Maria Alberghetti
was originally set for the role of Tina which went to
Letícia Román
.
b.
One of the first lines, "To be on the wire is life; the rest is waiting," is spoken voice-over as we see a man falling from a high wire into a net (and the speaker then admits he didnt make it up). The quote is generally attributed to
Karl Wallenda
, who had died the year before the film came out, when he fell from a high wire without a net.
c.
Metro North Commuter Railroad changed its name several years ago and is now simply known as Metro North Railroad.
d.
The wallpaper in Bartons room only peels when
John Goodman
s character is in or has just left Bartons room.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
According to the files that Thomas Gabriel pull up on Holly Gennaro, her Drivers License records list her current address as 9975 Geyser Way East, San Francisco, CA, 9424- (the smaller picture on her license obscures the final ZIP code digit).
b.
The scene with the punk music on the bus was written by
Nicholas Meyer
to revive a scene that was cut from his movie
Time After Time
, that had
H.G. Wells
encountering a teenager with music blaring from a boom box.
c.
Carleton Carpenter
was originally cast as Cookie but was replaced by
Robert Ivers
.
d.
While preparing to shoot the sequence where Leiningen pours oil on himself to repel the ants,
Charlton Heston
was told that oil would ruin his wardrobe so syrup would be used instead. Heston spent a miserable day on location as the "oil" attracted every insect for miles.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
One of two animated films that
Danny Glover
would appear in for Dreamworks. The other is
The Prince of Egypt
which came out one month after this film was released.
b.
Burt Reynolds
and
Ed Lauter
are the only two actors from the original film to appear in this remake.
c.
Wes Anderson
wrote the part of Royal Tenenbaum with
Gene Hackman
in mind.
d.
Ursula Andress
tested for the role of Lili which eventually went to
Juliet Prowse
. Also
May Britt
and
Elke Sommer
were considered for the role.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
Philip Baker Hall
had also previously starred in
The Zodiac
, another film adaptation of the Zodiac Killer. He played Frank Perkins.
b.
According to the
Hal B. Wallis
papers at the AMPAS Library,
Frank Gorshin
tested for the role of Cookie and both
Russ Tamblyn
and
Johnny Carson
were considered but the filmmakers decided to go with an older actor who could a "breezy conniver with the girls" in order for the character to be portrayed successfully.
c.
The subtitle "Revenge of the Sith" is a play on the working subtitle for
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
, "Revenge of the Jedi". For episode VI, that title was abandoned because
George Lucas
determined that revenge was not a suitable attitude for a Jedi. Since this film, however, is about the triumph of the Sith, "revenge" is entirely appropriate.
d.
Crowds can be difficult to manage simply because of the effort needed to maintain their concentration. During the filming of
Grand Prix
there was a scene where a flaming car is driven into the pits. It was about 4 oclock in the afternoon and the director,
John Frankenheimer
, was disgusted by the crowds lack of reaction to the dramatic action during the rehearsals. They appeared to be more interested in their tea break. Frankenheimer called his special effects man over and told him to blow up the tea van when given the signal. The unit went for a take. The flaming sports car came into the pits. The crowd looked on. The signal was given and the tea truck exploded. The crowd reacted and Frankenheimer got his shot This is an extreme example of how to direct crowds. (from "Production Management for Film and Video" by Richard Gates)
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: G.I. Blues (1960)?
a.
This movie is based on the original "Thunderball" screenplay and not the script for the released version of
Thunderball
. The Maximilian Largo character in
Never Say Never Again
was called Emilio Largo in Thunderball. In early outlines / treatments for that movie, he was known as Henrico Largo. Fatima Blush, a double agent from the original treatment, was renamed Fiona Volpe for the movie and excised completely from the book, then revived for NSNA. Domino Smith from the treatment became Domino (Dominique) Derval in Thunderball and Domino Petachi in NSNA. The Italian ship Disco Volante was Anglicised for NSNA as Flying Saucer. The Palmyra estate was relocated from the Bahamas to Morocco.
b.
Adam Sandler
provided the voice of the rollerblader who fell over a stick and yells "Goddamn stick!"
c.
Catherines last name comes from
Alan Trammell
, the longtime star shortstop for the Detroit Tigers.
Sharon Stone
discovered that a trammell was a Scottish death shroud and complimented
Joe Eszterhas
on his subtlety with the choice, not believing the truth.
d.
According to the
Hal B. Wallis
papers at the AMPAS Library,
Michael Curtiz
was originally set to direct the film. Curtiz directed
Elvis Presley
in
King Creole
, his previous picture.
Related movie quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : G.I. Blues (1960) Quiz
Year: 1960 related famous movies quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 12 to the Moon (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Comanche Station (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Magnificent Seven (1960) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Exodus (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dinosaurus! (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : North to Alaska (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Because They're Young (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pote tin Kyriaki (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Cape Canaveral Monsters (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Song Without End (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thunder in Carolina (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Visit to a Small Planet (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Code of Silence (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Psycho (1960) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Psycho (1960) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Strangers When We Meet (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hypnotic Eye (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sergeant Rutledge (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Alamo (1960) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Lost World (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Magnificent Seven (1960) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Inherit the Wind (1960) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Scent of Mystery (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : House of Usher (1960) Quiz
Related genere famous movies quizzes
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Tickle Me (1965) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Hairspray (2007) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Deep in My Heart (1954) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Hairspray (2007) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Three Smart Girls (1936) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Paint Your Wagon (1969) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : One Hour with You (1932) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Mamma Mia! (2008) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Let's Make Love (1960) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Opposite Sex (1956) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Gigi (1958) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Sky's the Limit (1943) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Dangerous When Wet (1953) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Can-Can (1960) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Singin' in the Rain (1952) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : I'll Be There (2003) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Footlight Parade (1933) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Hairspray (2007) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : White Christmas (1954) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : It Started with Eve (1941) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : I'll Be There (2003) - Part (2) Quiz