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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Go West (1940) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Go West (1940) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Go West (1940).
About the movie:
The Marx Brothers come to the rescue in the Wild West when a young man, trying to settle an old family feud so he can marry the girl he loves, runs afoul of crooks.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Go West (1940)?
a.
Joss Whedon
went through five different versions of the final battle with the "Newborn" creature, the first four versions of which all took place on Earth in such settings as a hospital maternity ward, a giant junkyard, a snowy forest and cliffside, and a desert.
b.
The character of Eve (The Mother) was created by
Woody Allen
with Ingrid Bergman in mind. He offered her the role, but she regretfully declined, as she was already committed to shoot
Höstsonaten
in Norway with
Ingmar Bergman
. The part went to
Geraldine Page
instead, and then both she and Bergman were nominated for those films for Academy Awards and Golden Globes. Both lost out to
Jane Fonda
(who won for
Coming Home
)
c.
Cast members
Earl Covert
,
Phil Neely
and
Bob Priester
are in studio records/casting call lists for this movie, all for Specialty Bits in the "As If I Didnt Know" Number, but that song was not performed in the print shown on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). The song and its composers are credited onscreen, so its music may be included in the score, but it is not known if a production number was filmed and then cut, or simply not filmed at all.
d.
The Nederlands Filmmuseum has preserved reels 2, 3 and 5 from this film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Go West (1940)?
a.
During Gunther Toodys dream sequence he is wearing the same uniform that was worn by his character in the original show.
b.
The name of
Groucho Marx
s character, "S. Quentin Quayle", caused a stir when the film was first released due to the subtle but clear joke: the use of the term "San Quentin quail", which means "jail bait".
c.
Production halted for one month so Sean Thomasson could grow a beard. During that time Mickey Reece and James Paulsgrove shot "Stay Low".
d.
The traffic jam in the opening scene was filmed on W Braker Lane near the Pickle Research Center in Austin, Texas.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Go West (1940)?
a.
The film opens with Horace Greelys famous quotation: "Go West, Young Man, go west."
b.
Turk talks about creating a "Republic of Freedonia". While most people are aware that this is the name of a fictional country in the film
Duck Soup
, Freedonian was a term used in the USA after the American Revolution until it was replaced by American.
c.
The pre-release 112 minute version was only seen once, while the film was in test showings before its official release.
d.
The distributors didnt understand the purpose of Dobbs classic big band music being used so much in the film and often tried to get it removed from the film in favor of more contemporary music.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Go West (1940)?
a.
The elaborate chase climax was going to be deleted before filming because MGM execs thought it was too expensive.
b.
Kevin Yagher
built the Max puppets as well as creating the make-up special effects.
c.
According to director
Timothy Linh Bui
, he cast
Ray Liotta
after meeting him in an Italian restaurant by pure coincidence. Even stranger was that Liotta was the only customer when Bui walked in.
d.
Columbia Pictures logo dissolves into animated footage of the lady with a torch character rocking out, one of several films of the Sixties (Zotz!, Cat Ballou, Strait-Jacket, and some years later, Thank God Its Friday) in which the logo was comically altered to fit theme of the movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Go West (1940)?
a.
Jeff Goldblum
and
Geena Davis
never met until this film.
b.
This was one of the few films Monogram Pictures released that it didnt produce in-house. This was an independent production picked up by Monogram for distribution.
c.
In Grouchos first solo appearance in a film (without his brothers) he puts on the old mustache and tails again and performs a number called "Go West, Young Man."
d.
This is billed as Godzillas 50th Anniversary Commemoration Project.
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