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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Harold and Maude (1971) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Harold and Maude (1971) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971).
About the movie:
Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971)?
a.
Colin Higgins
screenplay was based on his thesis for the UCLA screenwriting MFA program.
b.
Before
Hank Azaria
s character runs atop cars to get footage of Godzilla, he looks up and says Aw Jeez, using the voice of his character Moe Szyslak on
The Simpsons
.
c.
The last Disney animated classic film to receive an Oscar nomination until
The Little Mermaid
, twelve years later.
d.
The shooting location was the Knightsbridge Theatre, the same theatre which put on a production of "Doggs Hamlet, Cahoots Macbeth" in 2000.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971)?
a.
Appropriately,
Justin Chatwin
previously appeared in
War of the Worlds
, as a character who had Dragonball toys on his bedroom shelf.
b.
Maudes picture frames are empty. In
Colin Higgins
s book, Harold asks why she removed the photographs (the scene was not used in the movie). Maude tells him they mocked her by their images remaining sharp even as her memories were fading, implying that she is suffering from Alzheimers or a similar form of dementia.
c.
Henry Jones
final feature film appearance.
d.
When Lightning McQueen finally gets pulled over by the sheriff after destroying the road, the sheriff says, "Youre in a heap o trouble, boy," the signature line from Dodge commercials featuring
Joe Higgins
as the sheriff which aired in the early 70s.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971)?
a.
All scenes with Randolph Mantooth where directed by Damian Lee. He was not involved in the re-shootings with Jim Wynorski.
b.
In the last cash register scene you can clearly see a man wearing a Civil Air Patrol t-shirt, with a message to remain "Drug Free".
c.
It was filmed in Ireland, in the Wicklow Mountains. They were only allowed to film there under the condition that they clean up entirely after themselves, without damaging the landscape.
d.
When Maude and Harold steal the police officers motorcycle,
Bud Cort
accidentally hit himself in the head with the shovel, but just kept going for the sake of the shot.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971)?
a.
During rehearsals, the two actors had trouble finding the chemistry they needed for their scenes together. To better understand what each needed from the others role,
William Hurt
suggested they try an experiment where they would switch roles, with Hurt as Valentin and
Raul Julia
as Molina. The role-switching rehearsal went so well that Hurt initially suggested to director
Hector Babenco
that they should switch parts for the film as well. Obviously, the switch did not occur, but Hurt states that it was a very useful experiment in helping them more fully understand their own characters.
b.
Fearing that he would be typecast as crazy (as
Robert Altman
had warned),
Bud Cort
, who was offered the part of Billy Bibbit, turned down that role in
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
. He wanted the role of McMurphy, which belonged to
Jack Nicholson
but was denied it by director
Milos Forman
. His next film wasnt until 1977.
c.
The movie was partially filmed at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama home to the first Space Camp program.
d.
When Fred walks into the board meeting late, Mr. Slate refers to him as "Flagstone." The pilot to the original cartoon series was "The Flagstones".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971)?
a.
This film provided
Boris Karloff
with one of his first acting jobs in Hollywood. He worked as an extra, and can be spotted in the sequence where several of Sarzeaus men storm the inn where William Brooks (
Douglas Fairbanks
) is staying. Karloff is at the front of the crowd, sporting a dark mustache and wearing a cloth cap. He can also be seen on the staircase as the men race up the stairs to Brookss room.
b.
The underwater scenes were filmed in Quabbin Reservoir, where the township of Dana, MA once stood.
c.
The films producers were unhappy with the original score, so they hired
Craig Safan
at the last minute to compose a new score for the movie. He was given only one week to get it done.
d.
Harold and Maude
played for a total of 1,957 showings from mid-1972 until June 1974 at the Westgate Theater in Edina, Minnesota.
Ruth Gordon
appeared for the first anniversary celebration and both Gordon and Cort showed up for the second anniversary.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971)?
a.
At the beginning of "News on the March" the several shots of buildings with Spanish Architecture were filmed at San Diegos Balboa Park. The statues "El Cid" and "Youthful Diana" were also located in Balboa Park. Both statues are by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). "El Cid" is still standing. "Youthful Diana" is not currently visible but is owned by the San Diego Museum of Art. The large birdcage in the newsreel is one of two located at the San Diego Zoo.
b.
Filming took place during some of the worst fires in Los Angeles County history affecting the films locations and schedule including having to completely find replacement locations.
c.
Charles Mulvehill
and
Shari Summers
married immediately following the completion of
Harold and Maude
in director
Hal Ashby
s home.
d.
The man who buys three of Flys puppies is head animal trainer
Karl Lewis Miller
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971)?
a.
Henry Dieckoff
, who appeared as Mrs. Chasens butler, was the actual butler of Rose Court Mansion in Hillsborough, California, south of San Francisco, which served as the setting for the Chasen mansion.
b.
The Staff of Moses from
Cecil B. DeMille
s
The Ten Commandments
also makes a cameo appearance in the Area 51 Hangar. The props department made a replica out of the original one. However it is much harder to spot than the Arks cameo appearance.
c.
Michael Anderson Jr.
replaced
Tommy Kirk
at very short notice.
d.
In the first movie, they decided not to let
Danny Glover
bare his chest because they felt it look too good for a 50 year old. Now in this one he not only bared it, he strips down twice.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971)?
a.
The Battle of Helms Deep features hundreds of spears made of cardboard tubes so that none of the charging horses would be injured.
b.
Co-writer
Bob Peterson
doubled as the voice of "Mr. Ray" the Schoolteacher.
c.
Josh Waitzkin
, the subject of this movie, has won the U.S. Junior Chess Championships since the movie was made.
d.
In all shots of
Ruth Gordon
(Maude) driving the hearse it is being towed because she never learned how to drive a car.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971)?
a.
When considering the role of Harold,
Bud Cort
asked the opinion of director
Robert Altman
, his mentor.
Robert Altman
cautioned that rising star
Bud Cort
might find himself forever typecast.
b.
Because of the incredibly tight budget, sets from
Orson Welles
The Magnificent Ambersons
were re-used.
c.
Because of time constraints and budget limitations, over ten minutes were cut from the film before its release.
d.
Of Rennies five children (seen coming out of a grocery store with him when May-Alice and Chantelle drive by), three are the children of the mayor of the small Louisiana town where the movie was shot, another is his niece, and the fifth is the small daughter of one of the movies makeup artists.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harold and Maude (1971)?
a.
Joss Whedon
s original vision of the script was eventually released in comic form as The Origin.
b.
The hearse Harold originally drives is a 1959 Cadillac Superior 3-way model that is one of the most sought after hearses among collectors today but at the time was considered nothing more than an undesirable used car which was purchased for a few hundred dollars. The Jaguar hearse was really destroyed at the end and no replica exists because they only constructed one version for filming.
c.
The elders of this movies religious groups are played by three stars of old Western movies,
Charles Dierkop
,
Jeff Corey
and John Ireland (I), who play Orville Beecham, Willis Beecham and Zenas Beecham respectively.
d.
As shown to Pam Landy on a computer screen Jason Bourne enters New York as Gilberto de Piento from Brazil. The identitys passport is briefly shown in
The Bourne Identity
during Jasons exploration of the deposit box in Zürich. But the spelling there is Gilberto do Piento.
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