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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).

About the movie: Two singers, best friends Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris pursued by a private detective hired by Lorelei's fiancé's disapproving father to keep an eye on her, a rich, enamoured old man and many other doting admirers.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)?
a.		The poem by Henry David Thoreau that is featured on the front page of the poetry book Neil receives is not an original poem by Thoreau. Rather, it is a rearrangement of sentences from his work "Where I Lived", Chapter 2. The passage containing the quotes seen in the movie actually reads "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, ..."
b.		The house that Fred Madison lives in, along with most of the furniture in it, belongs to, and was designed by David Lynch.
c.		The play "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opened at the Ziegfeld Theater on December 8, 1949 and ran for 740 performances starring Carol Channing. The original play of the same name opened in 1928 and ran 128 performances.
d.		Giving a lecture Boston University in November 2010, renowned title credit designer Kyle Cooper said that The Brain That Wouldnt Die was one of the inspirations for his opening credits sequence for Se7en. Cooper told director David Fincher that he had watched The Brain That Wouldnt Die as a young boy and had waited and waited and waited and waited for the monster to appear. He felt that since in Finchers film, John Doe did not appear until so late in the film, it was important to give a glimpse of him in the opening credits. So, although you never see Does face in the credits, his presence is felt.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)?
a.		Priscilla Bonner was originally cast as Esther because John Barrymores first choice, his then-love Mary Astor (I), was unavailable. Before filming started he met and fell for Dolores Costello and replaced Bonner with her.
b.		Marilyn Monroe reportedly suggested the line "I can be smart when its important, but most men dont like it."
c.		Janet Leigh broke her left arm before filming commenced, but appeared nonetheless. The arm was in a cast, hidden from the camera, for many scenes. In the more revealing motel scenes, the cast was removed for filming, and re-applied afterwards.
d.		First feature film with an all black cast.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)?
a.		The original Broadway production of "Kismet" opened at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on December 3, 1953, ran for 583 performances and won the 1954 Tony Award for the Best Musical.
b.		Judy Holliday turned down the role of Lorelei Lee because she felt no actress other than Carol Channing (who played the part on Broadway) should be cast.
c.		Martin Scorsese hired "The Magician", an Italian man famous for a 30-year career as a pickpocket, to teach Cameron Diaz about the art of picking pockets.
d.		First-time credited film role for Francesco Quinn, Bob Orwig, Reggie Johnson, Mark Moses, Corey Glover, Paul Sanchez, Ivan Kane, and several of the other actors in the film.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)?
a.		For this film Gwen Verdon coached stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in both their dance and walk - Monroe with less sex, Russell with more. Its rumored that at one point in the film, Verdon dubs both Monroes and Russells swaying bottoms.
b.		To convince the Disney and Amblin executives that they could make the movie, the filmmakers shot a short test involving Roger bumping into some crates in an alley and then getting picked up by a version of Valiant played by Joe Pantoliano (this test can be seen in the Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit documentary on the Vista Series DVD). After viewing the test, several of the Disney executives were convinced they had seen a traditional man-in-a-suit gag with added animation. They couldnt believe it when they were told that it was 100% animation.
c.		Radio actor Walter Tetley, who plays the elevator operator who perpetually gets the best of Lou Costello in this film, would go on to become the voice of "Sherman" in the "Mr. Peabody" cartoons in The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle.
d.		The first film score by Max Steiner, composed for the screening at the 14th Street Playhouse, New York City.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)?
a.		In her autobiography Playing the Field, Mamie Van Doren recalls her campaign to play Ado Annie. Van Doren claims one of the reasons she lost the part was that her acting coach, who happened to be Gloria Grahames mother, mentioned Van Dorens interest in the part to her daughter; Grahame suddenly became interested in playing the part herself, launching a campaign of her own to win the part--which she did.
b.		The story was based on an ocean voyage to Europe that Anita Loos took on the same boat taking the US Olympic Team. Whichever ship she actually took, the liner that is mentioned in this film was the SS Ile de France. The famous liner was actually used in the film The Last Voyage, but it has a more heroic place in history. It was the SS Ile de France that played a major role in the rescue of the passengers from the Italian liner Andrea Dorea in 1956, after the latter ship collided with the Swedish ship Stockholm off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The SS Ile de France was decommissioned shortly before the filming of "The Last Voyage," in which she was partially sunk for several key scenes. When filming was completed, she was towed to the scrap docks.
c.		Charlton Heston was so annoyed with being rejected for the role of Brody that he later made disparaging comments about Steven Spielberg and vowed never to work with him. He later turned down Spielbergs offer of the role of General Stilwell in 1941.
d.		The screenplay was written in three chapters entitled Fragment, Butterfly, and Drift.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)?
a.		"Theater Guild on the Air" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 9, 1947 with Raymond Massey reprising his film role.
b.		In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
c.		Neve Campbells character Ry was based on the life story of The Robert Joffrey Ballet dancer Trinity Hamilton (who appears as a corps member in the movie). The Goth club that Ry works in is the actual club where Hamilton worked to earn extra money and have some time away from the company. When Ry and Josh watch a video of one of Rys recitals when she was a little girl, it is actually one of Hamiltons childhood home videos.
d.		In her very last interview, (10 years after making "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,") Marilyn Monroe recalls the lack of respect studio execs had for her, but makes a point of mentioning co-star, Jane Russell: "I remember when I got the part in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Jane Russell, she was the brunette in it and I was the blond. She got $200,000 for it, and I got my $500 a week, but that to me was, you know, considerable. She by the way, was quite wonderful to me."

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)?
a.		In real life at the end of his criminal trial, Preston Tucker had only eight cars - not 50 as shown in this film - taken to the courthouse.
b.		This was Jane Russells only film with Marilyn Monroe. They got along well. Russell called Monroe "Blondie" and was often the only person on the set who could coax Monroe out of her trailer to begin the days filming.
c.		Marc Abraham submitted numerous revisions to the screenplay to Universal Studios chief Stacey Snider who repeatedly told him that the reason the script was a hard sell was because the character of Kearns was not likeable. Abraham stuck to his guns however, insisting that this made it more realistic (and having worked alongside the real Kearns for many years, he knew his subject). When Universal underwent a management change, his project finally received the greenlight.
d.		Esther was originally written as having fair skin, delicate features, and platinum blonde hair. Isabelle Fuhrman doesnt fit this description. However, the filmmakers were so impressed with her auditions that they cast her anyway.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)?
a.		Shipped to theaters under the code name "The Combo".
b.		Director Michael Bay shut down production for a time because he had to settle a legal matter with his financial advisors.
c.		The teaming of Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe proved to be so successful, critically and commercially, that Fox wanted to re-team the duo. A December 1954 item in the Hollywood Reporters "Rambling Reporter" column indicated that the studio wanted Russell and Monroe to star in the film How to Be Very, Very Popular. Monroe passed on the project because she didnt like the script. In January 1955, the studio cast Sheree North as Curly (the part intended for Monroe) and Betty Grable as "Stormy Tornado" (originally intended for Russell).
d.		Joseph L. Mankiewicz was never proud of this film and only made it out of sufferance for his friend, Elizabeth Taylor. At one point he even tried to have his name taken off. He was however paid $3 million for making it, a then unheard of sum of money for a director.

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