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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Giant (1956) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Giant (1956) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956).
About the movie:
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956)?
a.
Before
Elizabeth Taylor
accepted it, the role of Leslie was offered to
Grace Kelly
.
b.
Jennifers living room was actually the living room inside
David Sowden
s house. Melissas bedroom was actually the old bedroom of Sowdens sister who was away at college.
c.
In this film,there are brief appearances by
Alfred Hitchcock
(Man in front of drugstore) and
Robert Mitchum
early in his career (Passerby on stairs in the factory).
d.
In the original script, the opening scene was longer featuring a subplot of Keaton (
Gabriel Byrne
) planting a bomb on the ship. It was shot but later left on the cutting floor. Part of it remained with Keaton asking Keyzer, "What time is it?". Because of the last minute change, all shots of the exploding ship were shot at Director
Bryan Singer
s backyard.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956)?
a.
The hat that
Mercedes McCambridge
wore in her exterior scenes was given to her by the wardrobe department. It was then "aged" by actor
Gary Cooper
so that it would look authentic.
Mercedes McCambridge
wrote in her memoirs that
James Dean
threatened to steal it.
b.
When the rival cheerleaders from the Foxes team exits the stores and get caught by the security guards, one says: "Lets go Wynona". This is a reference to
Winona Ryder
who was convicted of shoplifting in November 2002.
c.
In part for its obvious publicity value, MGM had interest in casting
Jackie Cooper
s son John in the role his father had created in
The Champ
some twenty years before. He was favorably screen-tested and was to be billed as "Jackie Cooper Jr." But his father, well-versed in the pitfalls of child acting, objected to obligating the boy to a contract with the studio. Young Cooper was only six anyway, and his age made the casting a stretch, despite the good screen test.
Tim Considine
, several years older, was selected.
d.
This was the first ever movie from production house CBS Films, a theatrical division of CBS Television whose existence was short-lived.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956)?
a.
Jeremy Renner
was said to be taking archery lessons for his role as Hawkeye.
b.
In the scene where the Angels are at the convent, the mansion where the convent is located can be recognized as the Playboy Mansion. This is where the young boys looking at the Playboy magazine comes from.
c.
After
James Dean
s death late in production,
Nick Adams
provided Rinks voice for a few lines.
d.
Based upon script-writer
Jason Segel
s experience of dealing with his break-up from
Linda Cardellini
, as well as three other breakups (with unspecified women) besides Cardellini. Segal has stated that the naked breakup did not involve Cardellini.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956)?
a.
At a Q&A session following a screening of the film in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne,
Edgar Wright
revealed that the film featured disguised cameos by two Oscar winners:
Cate Blanchett
and
Peter Jackson
. Jackson appears as the Santa Claus who stabs Nick Angel through the hand during the opening montage, and Blanchett appears masked as Angels ex-girlfriend who is a Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO), which is the Metropolitan Polices term for an officer who collects and processes forensic evidence at the scene of a crime (roughly analogous to a CSI).
b.
Bruce Willis
was originally cast as Danny Ocean, but had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts.
c.
The start date of the film was delayed a few months so that
Elizabeth Taylor
could give birth to a son.
d.
Kilmer wore special contact lenses that made his pupils seem dilated in the scenes where Morrison was stoned.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956)?
a.
After Mr. Universe betrays the crew to the Alliance, he turns to the Operative and demands his "thirty coin," a reference to Judas betraying Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
b.
Director
George Stevens
wanted to cast fading star
Alan Ladd
as Jett Rink, but his wife advised against it. The role went to
James Dean
.
c.
Danny Archuleta is the name of
Rubén Blades
s character in
Predator 2
. His friend in this movies name is also Archuleta.
d.
The film was originally produced in 1988 under the title "Snow White and the Realm of Doom," but Disney feared consumers would mistake it for a direct sequel to _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)_ and filed a lawsuit, ultimately prompting a title change and several drastic alterations to the films content.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956)?
a.
It was the highest grossing film in Warner Bros. history until the release of
Superman
.
b.
Steven Spielberg
was the executive producer, but he asked to have his name removed from the credits.
c.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
d.
Sharon Stone
turned down the female lead.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956)?
a.
Miriam Hopkins
originally turned down the role if Ivy Pearson, saying she wanted to play Muriel Carew instead. She soon changed her mind when the director informed her many actresses in Hollywood could be cast in her place.
b.
Howard Keel
was the original choice to play Don Lockwood; however, he was replaced by
Gene Kelly
as the screenwriters evolved the character from a "Western actor" background to a "song-and-dance vaudeville" background.
c.
The T-1000 has four arms while in the helicopter. Two for flying the helicopter and two for firing and reloading the MP-5K submachine gun.
d.
The lead character, Jett Rink, was based upon the life of Texas oilman Glenn McCarthy (1908 - 1988). The real Glenn McCarthy was an Irish immigrant who would later be associated with a symbol of opulence in Houston, Texas: the Shamrock Hotel, which opened on St. Patricks Day, 1949.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956)?
a.
The original script was intended to be the third film in the "Die Hard" series.
b.
The original voice of the computer belonged to Broderick Crawford
c.
An entire subplot involving John Wilkes Booth and his actor friend Henry T. Harrison (from
Gettysburg
) had to be cut from the film in order to get a wide release. The entire battle of Antietam was also deleted. In all, nearly 2-1/2 hours of the film never made it to final print.
d.
James Dean
called the shooting style of director
George Stevens
the "around the clock" method, because Stevens would film a scene from as many different angles as possible, which made everything seem to take longer to do.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956)?
a.
2010 Feature Screenplay Finalists: A Night of Horror International Film Festival.
b.
David S. Goyer
said that the graphic novels "The Long Halloween" and "Dark Victory" by
Jeph Loeb
were a huge influence on his screenplay. When he was asked the question, "What about
Frank Miller
s "Year One"?", he replied, "Our story is not "Year One"." An early draft of
David S. Goyer
s script leaked onto the Internet in April 2004.
c.
Robert Carradine
s character is named Rab after Fullers original family name, Rabinovitch. The name was changed at Ellis Island.
d.
A DVD version of the film was released in Canada, but not the U.S. - unusual for an American film. Warner Bros then pulled the Canadian release, causing a scurry of fans to buy the disc from Canadian distributors. The DVD quickly disappeared from stores, and became a rare item on auction websites for nearly two years, until its official North American release on DVD in 2003.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Giant (1956)?
a.
When Iris is watching a movie in Amandas house, the movie she is watching is
His Girl Friday
.
b.
William Forsythes film debut.
c.
When the toys are playing cards during Woodys nightmare after being "shelved," all the cards are the ace of spades. In fortune telling, the ace of spades represents death.
d.
George Stevens
made the film for no upfront salary but a percentage of the (substantial) back end profits.
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