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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Holiday Inn (1942) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Holiday Inn (1942) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Holiday Inn (1942).
About the movie:
At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Holiday Inn (1942)?
a.
The battle scene at the end resembles a chess scene from afar to pay tribute to the chess game that Alice is playing all throughout the original text, "Through the Looking Glass".
b.
The interior of Mrs. Mingotts house was filmed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutes Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house in downtown Troy, NY, home to about 35 men at the time. Setup and filming took approximately three weeks and was done while school was still in session. The first floor was the only one used for filming and during shoots members of the house had to remain silent upstairs or leave the house. The shot of the house as a solitary structure on a small hill is movie magic, as the house is surrounded on both sides by other buildings.
c.
The set of the
Holiday Inn
was reused by Paramount 12 years later for the musical
White Christmas
, also starring
Bing Crosby
and again with songs composed by
Irving Berlin
.
d.
Frank Zappa
originally wanted
Christopher Lee
to play Rance Muhammitz.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Holiday Inn (1942)?
a.
Jerry Lewis
wrote the script in eight days.
b.
Bing Crosby
s original "Rhythm Boys" partner
Harry Barris
plays the orchestra leader in the nightclub scenes.
c.
The shopping mall (Sherman Oaks Galleria) used is the same one that was used in
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
, also starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger
. Since both films wrapped, the mall has been remodeled.
d.
George Clooney
was offered the role of detective Guy Noir, but was forced to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Holiday Inn (1942)?
a.
When J & K are watching the Light of Zartha video in Newtons room, J comments on the corny video, saying "Looks like Spielbergs work". The films executive producer is
Steven Spielberg
.
b.
It was actor
Samuel L. Jackson
s choice for his character to wear a purple hat. Jacksons characters often feature the color purple: Mr. Glass wears purple clothing in
Unbreakable
and Mace Windu has a purple light saber in
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
.
c.
During the entire process of composing the score Rachel Norgaard and Jonathan Rola communicated via email and IM. Rachel Norgaard at the time was living in Japan while Jonathan Rola was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Holiday Inn (1942)?
a.
Hollys pad is much larger than the real-life brownstone used for exteriors.
b.
Bing Crosby
sang "White Christmas" by
Irving Berlin
which went on to win an Academy Award for Best Song. Crosby sang four different Oscar winning songs in his films.
c.
In the Hungarian dubbed version, Barry and Rob are discussing
Reservoir Dogs
instead of
Evil Dead II
, because that film was almost unknown in Hungary that time. "Reservoir Dogs" was also the film discussed in a similar scene in the novel.
d.
The picture of Susan Sarandon holding a baby on the mantelpiece in the flashback, is the same picture used in
Stepmom
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Holiday Inn (1942)?
a.
After
Alex Pettyfer
bowed out from the project,
Sam Claflin
,
Caleb Landry Jones
and
James Frecheville
tested for the lead role.
b.
The original title for "Easter Parade" was "Smile And Show Your Dimple".
c.
Earlier drafts of the script include more information about Esthers past and explain why she attempts to seduce her adoptive fathers: She was molested by her father for years, starting when she was an infant; this sexualized her at a very young age and destroyed any future chance of her having her own children. Her father later took another lover, telling Esther that, because of her condition, she could never be a real woman. She murdered them both and was ultimately sent to Saarne, a mental institution. -After escaping from Saarne, she worked as a prostitute in Estonia for years, mostly catering to wealthy pedophiles. When she was arrested for this, she kept up the pretense of being a child to stay out of jail and was sent to an orphanage. Esther sees herself as trapped inside the body of a child, and it disgusts her. She wants to "grow up" and be a wife, a mother, and a lover (what her father considered a "real woman"), and tries to find "love" where she thought shed had it as a child, with her new father.
d.
The script underwent 36 different drafts which involved six different writers.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Holiday Inn (1942)?
a.
Until 1997, "White Christmas" was the best selling music single ever. It was passed at that time by "Goodbye, Englands Rose", the
Elton John
rework of "Candle in the Wind" done for
Princess Diana
s funeral. These two songs still rank #1-2.
b.
The Italian name for "tire" is "gomma" (rubber), and there are actually a widespread number of tire shops in Italy called "Casa della gomma" (House of the tire).
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 2, 1953 with
Ray Milland
reprising his film role.
d.
Jasons mask in this film was cast from the same mold as the original mask from
Friday the 13th Part III
, but was modified slightly; in addition to the damage seen in the mask (the axe cut and propeller damage), the edges of the mask have been trimmed to make it smaller, to allow more of actor
Kane Hodder
s head to be seen around the mask.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Holiday Inn (1942)?
a.
Before this film,
John Sayles
worked predominantly as a writer - both as a novelist and screenwriter. His novels up to that time included Pride of the Bimbos (1975) and Union Dues (1977). Sayles had also written the short story anthology collection The Anarchists Convention (1979). Sayles had also worked previously in theatre as an actor and director for the Eastern Slope Playhouse in New Hampshire, the county where this movie was filmed.
b.
Kemmons Wilson, who founded the "Holiday Inn" motel chain in 1952, named them after this movie.
c.
The character of Barry is played by Todd Richards, a professional snowboarder and member of the 1998 US Olympic snowboarding team and is probably the most capable member of the cast on a snowboard. However, in the film he never leaves his wheelchair.
d.
Frank Mills
and
Vera Lewis
are in casting call lists for unspecified roles in this movie, but were not seen.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Holiday Inn (1942)?
a.
Robert Redford
received a reported $2m for a total of 2 weeks work on this production.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 11, 1943 with
Bing Crosby
and
Fred Astaire
reprising their film roles.
c.
Was extremely controversial because of its content matter. It was banned in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and Production Code Administration head
Joseph Breen
ordered that the film never be re-released once the Production Code came into effect in mid-1934. The film did not resurface until the mid-1950s.
d.
(At 85:38) Just before the armored truck drops when they blow the explosives on the street, a person in a Spider-Man costume can be seen reacting amongst the civilians.
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