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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : High Society (1956) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : High Society (1956) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956).
About the movie:
C.K. Dexter-Haven, a successful popular jazz musician, lives in a mansion near his ex-wife's Tracy Lord's family estate...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956)?
a.
Craig Brewer
added several touches from his personal life in the script: his wife worked in a strip club, then got pregnant, he would have to turn off the air conditioning to edit or the fuse would blow out and he actually saw a black pimp with a white braids-wearing hooker in a car trying to hustle up some business near a local hotel.
b.
Most snakes were digitally created because the real snakes did not move as much as the filmmakers wanted.
c.
Robert O. Raglands musical score was rejected before the films release.
d.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 14 seconds
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956)?
a.
Kyle Reese smiles only once during the entire movie, when Sarah makes to playfully throw the bag of dynamite at him after their night of intimacy.
b.
Charlton Heston
broke a rib while filming the football scenes.
c.
Reginald, Kyles pet iguana, is actually a female iguana named Lucy.
d.
Musical adaptation of the play and movie
The Philadelphia Story
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956)?
a.
The story is based on the true-life
Clifford Irving
, an American writer, best known for his "authorized autobiography" of
Howard Hughes
which turned out to be a hoax.
b.
The song "Well, Did You Evah?" (from a previous
Cole Porter
musical) was added at the last minute when it was realized that there wasnt a song for
Bing Crosby
and
Frank Sinatra
to sing together.
c.
Film debut of
Veronica Cartwright
.
d.
Anne Baxter
refers to someone who owns a boat named Sean OFearna as the man who can take
Tyrone Power
out of the Irish village. In fact, Sean OFearna is the real name of director
John Ford
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956)?
a.
The song True Love, written by
Cole Porter
especially for the movie, was a million seller and both
Grace Kelly
and
Bing Crosby
were awarded platinum records for the song. This is the only platinum record ever given to sitting royalty as Grace Kelly had become Princess Grace by the time it was awarded.
b.
This was the first (and last) movie since
The Jungle Book
where the old multi-plane cameras were brought briefly out of retirement (with a few improvements this time). New technologies such as computer generated imagery now available to all studios have made multi-plane photography obsolete.
c.
In the new DVD version of the film, there are several added scenes. Elwood appears in one (sans sunglasses!) to tell his boss that he needs to quit because he wishes to become a priest.
d.
Walt Disney
cast
Julie Andrews
for the lead after seeing her in "Camelot" on Broadway. When she mentioned she was pregnant, he offered to wait until she had her baby to start filming and offered her then-husband,
Tony Walton
, the job of designing costumes and some sets for the film. Disney also gave the couple a personally escorted tour of Disneyland and the studio to help them make up their minds.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956)?
a.
The "meaningless monologue" performed by young and old Golgotha are excerpted and re-edited passages from the Holy Bible: The Book of Ecclesiastes.
b.
Features the song
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
which gave the successful TV quiz show its title.
c.
Bruce Lee
s final feature film that was completed before his death.
d.
Shane West
loved the car that he had in the movie so much, that he bought the car for only $5,000.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956)?
a.
Though hers is the central character in the story,
Grace Kelly
does not sing a solo. Indeed, but for accompanying
Bing Crosby
on "True Love" and drunkenly shouting, "Sensational," she wouldnt sing at all (rare for a musical).
b.
This film is one of five times that
Beulah Bondi
portrayed
James Stewart
s mother. The others are:
Its a Wonderful Life
,
Of Human Hearts
and
Vivacious Lady
, and once on his television series,
The Jimmy Stewart Show
.
c.
The rifle that Charles Muntz uses is an 1874 Sharps, a very popular model with buffalo hunters of the American Wild West, and the procedure he uses to load, aim and fire the weapon is accurate. (His use of shot-shells in a long-range rifle, however, is questionable at best.)
d.
Late in the film when they take the car to the wreckers, Mr Wolf playfully calls Vincent "Lash LaRue". Lash LaRue was an actor who frequently played cowboys in western movies in the 1940s and 50s. He was particularly skilled with a bull whip and would use it to subdue the villains.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956)?
a.
This is the first feature to be released through United Artists.
b.
The original script had EVE being kidnapped by little green aliens, motivating WALL-E to give chase and rescue her. This idea was withdrawn when it failed to win support from anyone who saw it, forcing the animators to - literally - return to the drawing boards.
c.
Marisa Tomei
had to quit the project when delays meant that filming clashed with
Unhook the Stars
.
d.
Grace Kelly
s last feature film before retiring from acting.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956)?
a.
The radiating shafts making up the floor of the second Death Stars reactor core are actually 1,500 fishing rods.
b.
On January 23th, 1987 Italian President
Francesco Cossiga
visited the set of this movie following the opening ceremonies of 50th anniversary of the Cinecittà Studios inauguration. The troupe, including director
Jerry London
, director of photography
Giuseppe Rotunno
and stars
Burt Reynolds
and
Liza Minnelli
took a break from work to greet the President.
c.
Rick and Ilsa standing over Sams piano in Paris was the first scene to be shot. Filming a tender love scene with two actors who had just met was not planned, but the filming of
Now, Voyager
had gone over schedule, so
Paul Henreid
and
Claude Rains
were not available.
d.
Elizabeth Taylor
was the first choice for the part of Tracy Lord. She was unavailable so the part went to
Grace Kelly
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956)?
a.
Grace Kelly
, recently engaged to
Prince Rainier of Monaco
, wore her actual engagement ring for her characters engagement ring.
b.
Billy Wilder felt that Chicago was the most exciting newspaper town in the country and as a result, this incarnation of The Front Page was the first to mention the city of Chicago by name and use actual Chicago newspapers.
c.
Initially, the directors were to use the popular Tyrannosaurus as the films antagonistic predator but at around the time of production,
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
was released, which depicted a somewhat softer, motherly side to the classic dinosaur. Thus, a Carnotaurus was used. However, they still changed the Carnotauruss size and ferocity to that of a Tyrannosaurus. In real life, Carnoaurus were smaller than Iguanodons.
d.
The gum wrapper chain was made by prop master
Dean Wilson
s wife. It took her two weeks to make three different sized chains.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Society (1956)?
a.
Louis Calhern
died in Japan just after making this film. He was on the set of
The Teahouse of the August Moon
but died early in the filming. His role was recast, making
High Society
his last screen appearance.
b.
During the sex scene among John Alderman (I) (billed as "Frank Hollowell"),
Lisa De Leeuw
and
Samantha Fox
, a body double is used for Alderman.
c.
Somewhat perversely,
Patton
was re-released in early 1971 following the announcement of Oscar nominations on a double bill with a very different war film, also from 20th Century Fox and a Oscar nominee for best picture:
MASH
.
d.
Scott and Kate make reference to the
Cheap Trick
song "I Want You To Want Me", and at the end of the movie the newer version of the song, performed by Letters To Cleo, can be heard in the background.
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