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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Heaven Can Wait (1943) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Heaven Can Wait (1943) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Heaven Can Wait (1943).
About the movie:
An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Heaven Can Wait (1943)?
a.
The song "Just a Little Bit of Driftwood" (1928); music and lyrics by
Benny Davis
, Dohl Davis and
Abe Lyman
was published in connection with the movie.
b.
The scene at Santa Anita Raceway echoes a similar scene in
JFK
, and even hints at the previous movie with
John Williams
JFK theme played in scenes in which Kennedy is referenced.
c.
Prior to the films release,
Costas Mandylor
(Hoffman) didnt even know if his character lived or died in the ending due to shooting multiple endings.
d.
Ernst Lubitsch
s habit of reining in
Gene Tierney
s occasional tendency towards emotional excess initially caused friction between the two, though they later resolved their issues.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Heaven Can Wait (1943)?
a.
The cast and crew filmed off of the coast of Southern California in the South Bay Area around the last week of August 2006. The Black Pearl could be seen sailing to and from port from the Palos Verdes Estates and Redondo Beach pier. The stars of the film would take time off from shooting to meet fans and sign autographs.
b.
At one point in the movie, Coraline shows 16 different expressions in a span of 35 seconds.
c.
In an early example of product placement, the principals meet in Brentanos, a famous New York bookstore chain.
d.
Sir Francis Hinsley drives a Talbot drophead coupé.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Heaven Can Wait (1943)?
a.
This film is used by the U.S. Navy as an example of leadership styles in its Leadership and Management Training School. The Air Forces College for Enlisted Professional Military Education also uses this film as a education aid in its Noncommissioned Officer Academies. The film has also been used for leadership training in civilian non-military seminars.
b.
Ernst Lubitsch
migrated to 20th Century Fox partly out of frustration at being unable to get his pet projects "A Self-Made Cinderella" and "Margin for Error made at his home for 20 years, Paramount. He and writing partner
Samson Raphaelson
hit upon the idea of adapting
Leslie Bush-Fekete
s 1934 play "Birthdays" for the screen. It was a subject close to Lubitschs heart as he was undergoing a divorce at the time.
c.
Ben Affleck
and
Matt Damon
mention that one of the reasons to do a film is because they owe the director a favor. It was writer/director
Kevin Smith
who brought the script of
Good Will Hunting
to Miramax.
d.
When Darth Vader crushes the neck of Captain Antilles, the actual sound you hear is of walnut shells being crushed. The same sound effect is used in
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
, when Han Solo is freed from the carbonite.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Heaven Can Wait (1943)?
a.
Of the $1.5 million budget, $20,000 was spent on Anjelica Hustons wig alone.
b.
When The Cable Guy is assaulting Robins date (
Owen Wilson
) he throws him into the wall while saying "Thats gotta hurt, Gene". He is referring to Wrestling announcer Mean
Gene Okerlund
.
c.
This was
Ernst Lubitsch
s only completed film in Technicolor.
d.
The fifty-third of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Heaven Can Wait (1943)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 11, 1943 with
Don Ameche
reprising his film role.
b.
Robert Altman
s last movie.
c.
John Huston
was star/producer
Humphrey Bogart
s first choice to direct. However, Huston had some scheduling conflicts - he was due to make a movie with
Katharine Hepburn
(which was never made, as Hepburn graciously stepped aside to help out Huston), not to mention that he had to finish his then-current project
Moulin Rouge
.
Nicholas Ray
, who Bogart had worked with twice before, was considered to direct in case Huston could not finish in time.
d.
Casey Affleck
and
Joaquin Phoenix
are brothers-in-law (though they were not during the filming of the movie). Casey is married to Joaquins sister
Summer Phoenix
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Heaven Can Wait (1943)?
a.
Lillian Gish
learned that her mother had had a stroke in London and her sister,
Dorothy Gish
, urged her to get there on the first available boat. When Lillian informed director
Victor Sjöström
of the need to finish the film quickly, he created a shooting schedule that crammed two weeks worth of shooting into three days of non-stop work. The crew worked without complaint so that she could finish the film early and catch the earliest possible train to New York.
b.
Justin Chatwin
plays a character who has Dragonball toys on the shelf in his room. Appropriate, Chatwin would later play Goku in
Dragonball Evolution
.
c.
Santana was the name of
Humphrey Bogart
s yacht, which he purchased from
June Allyson
and
Dick Powell
. He loved the Santana so much he named his production company after it.
d.
The lead was written with
Fredric March
or
Rex Harrison
in mind.
Ernst Lubitsch
was most disappointed when 20th Century Fox boss
Darryl F. Zanuck
insisted on casting
Don Ameche
for commercial reasons. Lubitsch later recanted his opposition to Ameche, won over by the actors dedication and professionalism.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Heaven Can Wait (1943)?
a.
Not all performers credited as "movie patron/partygoer" are both.
Roy Stuart
and
Marilyn Gee
are just movie patrons.
Susan Nero
,
Mike Lawrence
,
Brandy Lawrence
and
Barbara Daniels
are just partygoers.
Kathy Harcourt
,
Alan Adrian
,
Bobbie Burns
,
Angel
and
Leslie
can be confirmed as both.
b.
In the scene where Beezle tows the car, it says on the side of the towtruck "Satanic Mechanic". A reference to the song in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
c.
In a 1983 interview, "A Conversation with Don Ameche",
Don Ameche
said this movie was his favorite of all the films he worked on.
d.
Most of the "mock" posters in the store are projects that
Matteo Ribaudo
wrote and plans to direct, including "Butterfly Kisses for Antonio", which he wrote for
Patricia Rae
, with
Chazz Palminteri
in mind to play the grandfather role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Heaven Can Wait (1943)?
a.
This serial is not, as claimed by some, totally outdoor shots. There are several interior set scenes.
b.
Gene Tierney
recalled that during production, "Lubitsch was a tyrant on the set, the most demanding of directors. After one scene, which took from noon until five to get, I was almost in tears from listening to Lubitsch shout at me. The next day I sought him out, looked him in the eye, and said, Mr. Lubitsch, Im willing to do my best but I just cant go on working on this picture if youre going to keep shouting at me. Im paid to shout at you, he bellowed. Yes, I said, and Im paid to take it - but not enough. After a tense pause, Lubitsch broke out laughing. From then on we got along famously." (From Gene Tierneys autobiography Self-Portrait.)
c.
John Travolta
s contract for this movie had him take a large up-front pay cut from his usual fee, to around $10 million, with incentives that would have paid him about $15 million more when and if the movie met standards at the North American box office. Unfortunately, the film fell short of these standards.
d.
The last film to be produced by Cannon Films. The company went bankrupt shortly afterward.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Heaven Can Wait (1943)?
a.
(At 1:33:07) Warren Stacy picks up the police radio and it says, "Code 6, Florence and Normandie". Nine years later the largest riot in Los Angeles history--also known as "The Rodney King Riots--would break out at that very same intersection.
b.
Ally Sheedy
suggested the
David Bowie
quote at the beginning of the film to
John Hughes
, who liked it and thus included it in the opening.
c.
Gene Tierney
discovered she was pregnant during the filming of this movie.
d.
The title of the original screenplay was The Last Ritual. The title was changed after the scripts heavy religious theme was axed and the story was rigorously revised.
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