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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Harper (1966) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Harper (1966) Quiz
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About the movie:
Lew Harper, a cool private investigator, is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harper (1966)?
a.
The Bag impersonates
Carl Sagan
in one scene. (The impersonation is done by
Harry Shearer
). Sagan was one of Americas foremost astronomers and cosmologists. He also wrote the novel Contact, which was adapted into the film of the same name.
b.
During the graveyard scene, the special effects team rigged the graveyard and headstones with explosives to create the illusion of live fire shelling.
c.
The chandelier weighed 2.2 tons, cost $1.3 million, and was provided by Swarovski. It had a stunt double for riskier scenes. There was also a third chandelier made, that was equipped with electricity and lighting for the opening scene.
d.
The opening credits sequence (where Harper makes himself a terrible cup of coffee, among other things) was written and shot after the first cut of the film had already been delivered to the studio.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harper (1966)?
a.
Paul Newman
: [H] The character Lew Harper is based on novelist
Ross Macdonald
s character Lew Archer. The name was changed for the film supposedly because Paul Newman had recently enjoyed success with
Hud
(one of his many successful films beginning with H) and the producers wanted the movies title to begin with "H". Also, the Macdonald estate did not want the name "Archer" used in the movie. There may have been fear of legal complications because Macdonald got the name "Archer" in the first place from Miles Archer, Sam Spades partner who is killed early on in
Dashiell Hammett
s "The Maltese Falcon."
b.
This was
John Carpenter
s first film during the 1990s and also his first major studio film since
Big Trouble in Little China
. The reason hed had not done one was due to the fact that hed received a lot of studio interference on that film and felt restrained to do the films wouldve liked independently.
Prince of Darkness
and
They Live
were made during that time independently.
c.
In this film,
Frank Sinatra
introduced the now standard "Time After Time", which charted at #17 in 1947. It was later re recorded, by Frank, in 1959 as the B side to "French Foreign Legion". In 1960,
Frankie Ford
s rendition of the song charted at #75 US. Interestingly, that version fared much better than all, in Brooklyn, reaching NYCs Top 10. In 1966,
Chris Montez
version peaked at #36 US.
d.
James Van Der Beek
had never ridden a horse prior to this movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Harper (1966)?
a.
When
Liza Minnelli
won the Best Actress Academy Award for this movie, she became the first and to date (2009) only person to win an Oscar whose parents (
Judy Garland
and
Vincente Minnelli
) had both won Academy Awards.
b.
After reading the screenplay, director
Stephen J. Anderson
actively lobbied to direct this movie. As a child of adoption himself, Anderson personally experienced many of the emotions (questions about belonging, being wanted, etc) that Lewis expresses in the film. source: directors DVD commentary
c.
Average Shot Length = ~8.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.9 seconds.
d.
Gordon Gekkos "Greed is good" speech was inspired by a similar speech given by
Ivan Boesky
at the University of Californias commencement ceremony in 1986. Boesky was a Wall Street arbitrageur who paid a $100 million penalty to the SEC to settle insider trading charges later that same year. In his speech, Boesky said "Greed is all right, by the way. I want you to know that. I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself."
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