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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).

About the movie: Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?
a.		When the movie was conceived and launched by producer-director Stanley Kramer, one of Hollywoods greatest liberal movie-makers, intermarriage between African Americans and Caucasians was still illegal in 14 states. Towards the end of production, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Loving v. Virginia. The Loving decision was made on June 12, 1967, two days after the death of star Spencer Tracy, who had played a "phony" white liberal who grudgingly accepts his daughters marriage to a black man. In Loving, the High Court unanimously ruled that anti-miscegenation marriage laws were unconstitutional. In his opinion, Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote, "Marriage is one of the basic civil rights of man, fundamental to our very existence and survival. To deny this fundamental freedom on so unsupportable a basis as the racial classifications embodied in these statutes, classifications so directly subversive of the principle of equality at the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment, is surely to deprive all the States citizens of liberty without due process of law. The Fourteenth Amendment requires that the freedom of choice to marry not be restricted by invidious racial discriminations. Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the State." Interestingly, Kramer kept in the line of the African American father played by Roy Glenn, who tells his son played by Sidney Poitier, "In 16 or 17 states youll be breaking the law. Youll be criminals." This was probably because Kramer realized that, despite the change in the law, the couple would still be facing a great deal of prejudice requiring a stalwart love for their marriage to survive, which was the message Tracys character gives in an eight-minute scene that is the climax of the movie. The scene summing up the theme of the movie was the last one the dying Tracy filmed for the movie, and it was the last time he would ever appear on film. It took a week to shoot the scene and at the end, he was given a standing ovation by the crew. He died a little over a fortnight after walking off of a sound-stage for the last time.
b.		Although copyright records indicate the film was released in sepia tone, the restored Gene Autry Entertainment release print was in black and white.
c.		Basil McRae, Michael Modano: of the Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars) appear, playing themselves.
d.		Mike Horner takes over the role of Bill Harlow, a porn version of Phillip Marlow, previously played by Rick Savage in two movies.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?
a.		Was animated by one man: Phil Nibbelink. Nibbelink mainly used Macromedia Flash 4 and Moho (now Anime Studio). To maintain the hand-drawn animation look and feel, a Wacom tablet was used to draw the characters frame-by-frame. Moho was only used for over-the-shoulder and crowd shots.
b.		Several people involved in this film were themselves on the McCarthy-era blacklists that it is about: director Martin Ritt; writer Walter Bernstein; and actors Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, Lloyd Gough and Joshua Shelley.
c.		The books that Joe shows to Mr. Waturi describe the plot of the film: "Romeo and Juliet", "Robinson Crusoe", and "The Odyssey".
d.		Katharine Hepburns characters daughter is played by Hepburns actual niece Katharine Houghton

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?
a.		Spencer Tracys glasses have no lenses throughout the film.
b.		First Eon Productions James Bond film in the Official Series to mark a number of firsts for the series: First to have a major black and white sequence; first not to feature the Miss Moneypenny character nor the gun barrel walk; first to have the gun barrel sequence start after the opening sequence and not before; and first to have a blonde haired James Bond. First to have an animated opening sequence since Dr. No and first for any Bond film since Casino Royale. First EON Productions James Bond movie not to feature the Q character since Live and Let Die. First Bond movie to feature a Casino Royale casino building since the unofficial Never Say Never Again and the first to have a radically different opening gun barrel sequence - the graphics of the gun barrel view are markedly different.
c.		The set for the Senate chamber was constructed on two newly built adjoining stages at Columbia, stage 8 and 9. The set was built almost to scale, and was at that time, the largest set built on a Columbia sound stage.
d.		Marg Helgenberger visited several mines while on location to achieve a better understanding of her character.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?
a.		This is the first Michael Bay film not produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
b.		Katharine Hepburn had to use her salary as backing in order to make this movie because Spencer Tracy was so ill that the studio didnt think that he would make to the end of the picture
c.		Reportedly, explicit frontal nudity shots of Nastassja Kinski had been allegedly shot during production. Apparently, Kinski requested to producer Ned Tanen this nude footage not be allowed to be included in the movie. Details of this story are summarized in the book "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" by Peter Biskind.
d.		A picture of Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman from Batman Returns can be seen in the pile of old catwomen pictures.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?
a.		This movie was shot over a period of seven months; 45 days of weekend days only.
b.		In 2001, this film was originally set up at Warner Bros. with Nic Cage set to star and David Fincher to direct.
c.		One of the first films to have its score recorded in stereo.
d.		Spencer Tracy died 17 days after filming was completed.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?
a.		When Inman heads off to war there is a banner, "Old Rips Awake! Watch out Yankees!" posted on the Cold Mountain General Store. This is in reference to North Carolina being known as "The Rip Van Winkle" state.
b.		Both Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell played Elvis characters in different films around this time. Kilmer played the role of the Mentor in True Romance and Russell was the voice of Elvis in Forrest Gump.
c.		In some shots you can clearly see Katharine Hepburns head and hands trembling because of her hereditary shake, e.g., when she is pouring a drink for the Reverend right after his second arrival.
d.		Jillian Kinsman auditioned for the role of Grace Fletcher.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?
a.		During filming, the film crew would allow Kevin Jamess wife and two kids to go shopping around the Burlington Mall (film location in Massachusetts), while he would continue to finish filming his scenes.
b.		Mr Prentice (Roy Glenn) says to his son John (Sidney Poitier) "In 16 or 17 states youll be breaking the law. Youll be criminals." By the time people saw the movie this was no longer true. On June 12th, 1967, the US Supreme Court in the case Loving v Virginia declared anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional.
c.		Due to its summer shooting schedule the college campus had so few students that the producers had to run to a supermarket one day and approach kids about being extras in the film.
d.		By many accounts, making the movie was not a happy experience for the filmmakers, due to frequent studio interference. Years later, at a cast reunion appearance in New York City, Trace Beaulieu was asked what the worst movie featured on MST3K was. His reply was, "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie".

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?
a.		The three-inch bronze sculpture of Spencer Tracy featured in the film was created by Katharine Hepburn herself and was one of the items that were included in her estate auction in 2004. The bust was the most sought-after item and fetched the most money - it sold for $316,000, whereas pre-auction estimates were in the neighborhood of $3,000-$5,000.
b.		The film was delayed in its release because MGMs Command Decision beat them to the punch. The similarity in content between the two films forced 20th Century Fox to hold back on "Twelve OClock High" for a few months.
c.		"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 8, 1949 with James Stewart reprising his film role.
d.		As he would with all of the Rocky films, writer Sylvester Stallone incorporated a great deal of biographical material into the screenplay. In particular, Stallone used his own frustration to make it as an actor as a template for the frustration of the Rocky character to make it as a boxer. As Stallone himself explains it, "I took my story and injected it into the body of Rocky Balboa because no one, I felt, would be interested in listening to or watching or reading a story about a down-and-out, struggling actor/writer. It just didnt conjure up waves of empathy, even from me and I was sure it wouldnt do it from an audience either."

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?
a.		This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
b.		During a 1991 interview with David Letterman, Martin Mull revealed that he was Robert Altmans second choice for his character, the first choice being CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite.
c.		When Jack offers the monkey to Tia Dalma, she opens the cage, setting the monkey free. The monkey then runs off and starts playing with a pair of boots that are attached to a leg (presumably Captain Barbossas).
d.		Katharine Hepburn never saw the completed movie. She said the memories of Tracy were too painful.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)?
a.		Ben Affleck agreed to take a role in this film based on reading the script while on the set of Chasing Amy. However due to his schedule with Armageddon, he had to drop out of the production.
b.		Three lifelike dummies were placed at key points in the chariot race to give the appearance of men being run over by the chariots. The best of these was the stand-in dummy for Stephen Boyds character that gets tangled up under the horses hooves and gets trampled to death. This resulted in a realistic death sequence that shocked the theater audiences of the time, and spawned an urban legend that this was a real death.
c.		The headlines on Pas newspapers are: Man Bites Dog Then Bites Self French Girl Missing, Strange Circumstances. Two More Missing, Similar Circumstances.
d.		Due to Spencer Tracys health, the cast was always working from two shooting scripts, one with Tracy, one without. Typically, Katharine Hepburn brought Tracy in the morning, they worked until she decided he was too tired, then Tracy and Hepburn left. Sidney Poitier, who already had received a Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field, was intimidated by working with two legends, and preferred to perform to empty high backed chairs.

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