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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grand Prix (1966) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grand Prix (1966) - 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: Grand Prix (1966).
About the movie:
American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Prix (1966)?
a.
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)
b.
In the cartoon intro, Daffy Duck says to Bugs: "Fifty years of you hogging the spotlight is enough". This movie was released the year of Bugs Bunnys 50th birthday.
c.
The role of Will Scarlett was originally intended for
David Niven
, but he was vacationing in England at the time, so the part went to
Patric Knowles
.
d.
As in the 1925 and 1952 film versions, almost the entire plot is changed from the stage version, though several of the characters are basically the same. Only the made-for-TV versions have used the original plot and characters.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Prix (1966)?
a.
"Heres looking at you, kid" was improvised by
Humphrey Bogart
in the Parisian scenes and worked so well that it was used later on again in the film. He originally used the same line in
Midnight
. It is also rumored that during breaks,
Ingrid Bergman
would play poker with other cast members. Since she was still learning English, Bogart would occasionally watch the game, and he added "Heres looking at you" to her poker repertoire.
b.
Starring two notable singers,
Howard Keel
and
Polly Bergen
, this tuneless comedy did not pick up a contemporary New York Times review.
c.
The film shows racing taking place on the banked oval section of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy, but in fact the oval section of that racetrack had not been used for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix since 1961. This section of the track was still used, however, for races involving other classes of cars until 1969. The Monza 1,000 Kilometre, for example, reserved for the Sports, Prototype and Grand Touring categories, used the full 10KM course (including the high-speed banked oval section) from 1965 to 1969. Ironically, the tragic fatal accident in the 1961 Italian Grand Prix (which took the life of German driver Wolfgang Von Trips, and 14 spectators) did not occur in the banked oval section but just prior to the "Parabolic" curve, which is part of the Road Course section of Monza. This road course, with modifications for safety and since the retirement of the banked oval section, has comprised the entire circuit at Monza ever since.
d.
Adjusting for inflation, this is one of the most expensive movies ever made. Its budget of $44 million is equivalent to 297 million 2007 dollars.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Prix (1966)?
a.
Average Shot Length = ~5.4 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~4.7 seconds.
b.
Dragonball Evolution was one of the films that Fox Studios owned the rights to for years but hadnt green-lit production for, but due to the Writers Strike of 2007-2008 was finally pushed into production (this was also the case for
The X Files: I Want to Believe
).
c.
Juliette Lewis and
Claire Danes
auditioned for the role of Andy.
d.
Dolores Costello
came down with pneumonia while working on this film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Prix (1966)?
a.
The working title was "The Flight of the Sandpiper" (back of still 1831 x 17).
b.
The movie was filmed in 126th Street between Halldale and Normandie in South Los Angeles, California.
c.
Steve McQueen
was the early choice for the lead role. A first meeting with producer
Edward Lewis
went very bad and McQueen showed no further interest in the role. He later starred in another racing movie,
Le Mans
.
d.
The Motion Picture Association of America originally refused to issue a seal for this movie because it shows drug addiction. The next year the production code was changed to allow movies to deal with drugs, kidnapping, abortion and prostitution. The film was eventually assigned certificate no. 17011.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Prix (1966)?
a.
Of the 32 drivers who participated or were seen in the film, five died in racing accidents in the next two years and another five in the following 10 years.
b.
The credits run over the first 14 minutes of the film.
c.
All the musical instruments were re-created by guitar maker
Danny Ferrington
, because, according to him, the owners of authentic antique instruments refused to lend them for the film. The strange "triple guitar" is a "theorbo," a guitar-like instrument played in late Renaissance and early Baroque music to accompany singing, provide color, and backup the Basso Continuo. Ferrington built it from scratch.
d.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 12 seconds
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Prix (1966)?
a.
This was the only feature film that director/producer
Herk Harvey
ever worked on.
b.
The last scene to be filmed was the opening scene in the desert.
c.
Yves Montand
s character, Sarti, tells how he no longer slows down when he sees an accident. He uses the exact words of the real life driver Phil Hill, as quoted by Robert Daley in his book "The Cruel Sport".
d.
As a joke,
Walter Huston
kept fumbling his walk-on cameo so his son John had to do lots of different takes.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Prix (1966)?
a.
According to star
Cameron Mitchell
, the entire film was shot in 5 days.
b.
During the number "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", some of the text that appears in the background is taken directly from the vintage circus poster that inspired
John Lennon
to write the song.
c.
Early in the movie, Yves Montands helmet design is that of John Surtees, who was driving for Ferrari at the beginning of the 1966 season. But Surtees left Ferrari for Cooper after two races, and therefore footage of the real Ferrari with Surtees driving was no longer available. Mike Parkes replaced him at Ferrari, and Montands helmet design changes to that of Parkes for the remainder of the movie. No reason is given in the movie for the change.
d.
Peter Sellers
final official appearance as Inspector Clouseau. The next sequel, (
Trail of the Pink Panther
), consisted of outtakes and unused scenes from previous Pink Panther films.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Prix (1966)?
a.
The famous slap scene was done in seventeen takes.
Lee Fierro
stated in several interviews that in one of the takes when she slapped
Roy Scheider
, his glasses fell off.
b.
In the years after the film, Baldwin became a born-again Christian, a member of the Republican Party, and occasionally makes public appearances with Republican officials. He has distanced himself from the film in interviews and felt the need to state that he is not bisexual or interested in threesomes.
c.
The film is loosely based on the case of Duquesne Spy Ring headed by Frederick Joubert Duquesne and the work of real life double agent William G. Sebold.
d.
In the scene at the reception after Sarti wins at Monaco, Hugo comments that Sarti can now talk to kings. Sarti replies that so can any man, but will the kings listen? Or something to that effect. This is an obvious paraphrase of a famous part of Shakespeares Henry IV, Part I, Act III, Scene i, lines 53-55: Welshman Owen Glendower: "I can call spirits from the vasty deep." Harry Hotspur: "Why, so can I, or so can any man. But will they come when you do call for them?"
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Prix (1966)?
a.
Steve Austin
and
Vinnie Jones
would often play jokes on each other during filming. Steve would put inflatable sex dolls in Vinnies trailer and also put up 50 signed autograph pictures of himself all around his trailer.
b.
This was
Mako
s last film.
c.
The character of Glenn Usher was, originally, supposed to be an FBI agent with no actual lines in the movie. Much like the cop scenes, stylized as the audience being an outsider looking in; the information would have been given through pieces of dialogue heard that the cops would speak.
d.
Swedish actress
Harriet Andersson
was cast as the female lead and filmed some scenes.
James Garner
wanted to replace her so
Eva Marie Saint
got the part instead. No explanation was given.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Prix (1966)?
a.
The first script was a much more about all the characters as a whole, not just focusing on Holden. But writer
Mudd Miller
tossed it and decided to just focus solely on Holden for as he was the most interesting character. Miller knew the film would be much more effective as a character study.
b.
The sweatshirt Victoria wears the morning after the Meat Market is for DJ Hardwood Floorz, who appears on the movies soundtrack. DJ Hardwood Floorz is the musical alter ego of director
Mason Booker
.
c.
Promotionally released on VHS in a clamshell box. The last major motion picture released in that format was
A History of Violence
.
d.
Frankenheimers first film in color.
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