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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gosford Park (2001) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gosford Park (2001) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001).
About the movie:
Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001)?
a.
Includes a considerable amount of archive footage lifted out of, and not replaced back into, The Painted Desert (1931).
b.
Rather than just use a typical boom mike to pick up dialogue, director Altman had all the actors wear portable microphones to assist in creating overlapping dialogue. A technique he first developed during
A Wedding
and has used several times since.
c.
The play was first performed in the United States as part of a theatrical tour which started in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1895, but became a sensation when it opened in London, England, UK on 27 May 1895.
d.
Jamie Lee Curtis
agreed to do her part, only to make sure her character, Laurie Stode (or herself) wouldnt appear in another sequel.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001)?
a.
Reportedly,
Steve McQueen
s salary for this picture was US $3 million plus a percentage of the profits.
b.
The opening credits are not shown until 13 minutes into the movie and when they are shown, they only mention cast members.
c.
In the early 70s, the Disney studio was undergoing a cost-cutting exercise with their film
Robin Hood
. To help save money, they recycled several elements from
The Jungle Book
, including using the design of Baloo for Little John and the dance sequence between Baloo and King Louie which was rotoscoped and used again for Little John and Lady Clucks dance.
d.
Eileen Atkins
, who plays Mrs Croft the cook, was co-creator (with actress
Jean Marsh
) of the classic British drama series
Upstairs, Downstairs
. The movie also features
Meg Wynn Owen
, who starred in the series from 1973-1975
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001)?
a.
Foreword (on the film): This picture is dedicated to the men - who in the early days of the great West - courageously gave their lives, that we of today, may live in peace, with law and order.
b.
A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.
c.
The casting of Onahti (the Indian girl) turned out to be much more difficult than first anticipated. Though there were a number of unsuccessful auditions, it wasnt until Kirks wife
Anne Buydens
spotted a model in Vogue magazine that the production knew they had their leading lady. Her name was
Elsa Martinelli
, an Italian model on the verge of becoming an international star.
d.
When
Jeremy Northam
s character plays the piano, it is either him playing, or his brother, who is a classically trained pianist.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001)?
a.
While reading the newspaper at the kitchen table the "Old Man" angrily mentions that the "Sox traded Bullfrog". This is a reference to long time Chicago White Sox pitcher
Bill Dietrich
, whos nickname was Bullfrog. He pitched during the 1930s and 1940s. Dietrich was never traded from the Sox, he was released September 18, 1946.
b.
Maggie Smith
, who plays Thetis, was married to screenwriter
Beverley Cross
.
c.
The actors playing
Joy Division
learned how to play the songs themselves. So the scenes where the band is playing live is not from tape, but actually the actors playing live.
d.
The jewelry worn by the upstairs ladies in the film was all authentic and had to be escorted in by armed guards each day.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001)?
a.
Begins on the same day as
Night of the Living Dead
, although the setting has been updated to the present day. The concept for the film evolved from an idea that director
George A. Romero
had earlier for a "Living Dead" TV series, which also would have begun on the same day as "Night of the Living Dead."
b.
The first film to use a long Steadicam tracking shot.
c.
During group scenes, director
Robert Altman
had two cameras going at all times, moving about (out of each others shot, of course). His intention was to prevent the actors from acting to the camera but instead to play the scene more naturalistically.
d.
Because of the tight shooting schedule, extras hired for the day would often leave without ever shooting any of their scenes.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001)?
a.
There really was a
Charlie Chan in London
film made in 1934 and it was indeed a mystery set in an English manor house. While it did feature
Alan Mowbray
and
Ray Milland
, it was produced by
John Stone
, not Morris Weissman (a fictional character).
b.
Hugh OBrian
played the
Fredric March
role on the stage of the Arlington Park Theater in Arlington Heights, IL, in the early 1970s.
c.
This film and
Che: Part Two
were screened combined at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival under the title "Che".
d.
Paul Simon
was originally going to be in the film, but his role was written out.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001)?
a.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Purple Death 2. Mechanical Executioner 3. Scarlet Shroud 4. Preview of Murder 5. Blade of Wrath 6. Vault of Vengeance 7. Wholesale Destruction 8. Cremation in the Clouds 9. Triple Tragedy 10. The Avenging Corpse 11. The Dead Man Returns 12. Horror on the Highway 13. Skyscraper Plunge 14. The Scarab Strikes 15. The Toll of Doom
b.
The hunter who shoots Bambis mother was originally going to be included as a character in the movie. But, for a man to shoot the mother of the hero, he would have to be clearly cruel and villainous for children to accept him. Since
Walt Disney
didnt want to be seen as maligning hunters as evil, the character was cut and never shown in the final version of the film.
c.
Both
Radha Mitchell
and
Alexa Davalos
have a
Vin Diesel
connection - Mitchell was in
Pitch Black
and Davalos was in
The Chronicles of Riddick
.
d.
The camera is always moving (if only slightly) in every shot of the film as requested by director
Robert Altman
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001)?
a.
None of the actors who played servants wore any make-up.
b.
On the phone, Malkovitch quotes from Alan Seegers poem "I Have a Rendezvous With Death".
c.
Cindy tells Dean that he has potential in life because of his artistic talents. The argument about potentiality was based on a talk between Derek Cianfrance and his wife about getting the film made for many years.
d.
A truly international crew is behind Hurt: Producers Eduardo Levy and James Martin are from Brazil and Canada, respectively. Director Barbara Stepansky is from Poland, Cinematographer Ralph Kaechele from Germany, Editor Rita DaSilva from Portugal, and Line Producer Nikolette Orlandou from Greece. And the actress Sofia Vassilieva (Sarah) is a first generation American of a Russian origin. Also adding American flavor, are Co-Writer Alison Lea Bingeman and Production Designer Scott Enge.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001)?
a.
Danny Trejo
, the actor who plays Geronimo of the La Onda council, once actually did time in San Quentin.
b.
In the scene at the Sun Ray where Tony Montana meets the Colombians, there is the trademark multi colored bag of Mothers Cookies on the dresser. Mothers cookies eventually was acquired by Kelloggs and this product placement is now noted on the Mothers cookies website.
c.
There is always a servant present in each scene.
d.
Several of the supporting characters were named after noted horror-film directors (Jacques Tourneur, Dario Argento, Edgar G. Ulmer, Roy Ward Baker, etc).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gosford Park (2001)?
a.
Gurney Halleck gives two quotations that are from the Old Testament of the Bible- Job 24:5 and Habbakkuk 1:9 - The first "Behold, as a wild ass in the desert go I forth to my work" - which he says as they arrive on Arrakis, Job 24:5. And "They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup as the east wind. And they shall gather the captivity of the sand." - Habbakkuk 1:9.
b.
Tony Darrow was injured on set during filming and insisted that the cameras be kept rolling and his actual blood be used in the film for realism.
c.
Ivor Novello
(played by
Jeremy Northam
) was a well known London matinée idol, singer and composer who starred in
Alfred Hitchcock
s silent classic
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
. He had a good voice and starred again in the successful "talkie" remake
The Lodger
. In
Gosford Park
, set in November 1932, Countess Constance (
Maggie Smith
) refers to the remake as a flop.
d.
The film is based loosely on the experience of making Blake Edwards films
Darling Lili
and
Wild Rovers
.
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