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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : How Green Was My Valley (1941) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : How Green Was My Valley (1941) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941).
About the movie:
Life is hard in a Welsh mining town and no less so for the Morgan family. Seen through the eyes of the family's youngest...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941)?
a.
Ethan is suspended by a cable while infiltrating the Biocyte Labs. See also
Mission: Impossible
and
Mission: Impossible III
.
b.
The bridge that Dutch crosses is in Chattanooga Tennessee. At the time of the movie, the road went nowhere. It ended a mile or so from the river.
c.
Alexander Knox
was Foxs first choice for the part of Dr Gruffyd, later played by
Walter Pidgeon
.
d.
Originally the film was a more special-effects oriented, blockbuster-type movie and was turned down by
Al Pacino
five times. But when
Taylor Hackford
went through a few script re-writes he offered it to Pacino again. Pacino liked it, but didnt think he could portray Milton properly, and suggested
Sean Connery
or
Robert Redford
instead.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941)?
a.
It only took two months to make the film.
b.
The excavation scenes were shot on the Universal back-lot in a rocky and desert-like section of the natural hills known as "Gausmans Gulch," named after
Russell A. Gausman
, set decorator on this film, and many other of Universals horror films. To give the gulch a more canyon-like and wild appearance, it was augmented with artificial rock-faces and boulders.
c.
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.
d.
In May 2004, it was first rumored that
David Fincher
was set to direct the movie. It was confirmed a year and a month after.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941)?
a.
Nicol Williamson
(who plays Father Morning) is mentioned in
William Peter Blatty
s original novel Legion which was adapted for this movie.
b.
Near the end of the movie, one of the two Georgia State Patrol cars that block the entrance to the fairgrounds (the Oldsmobile) is equipped with an airbag (very rare for the 70s). The airbag did not deploy in that minor collision but did deploy when they purposely wrecked the car years later. That car is shown in an airbag safety film used in some traffic schools.
c.
The film was shot in black and white because the color of flowers in Southern California did not match those found in Wales.
d.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1994.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941)?
a.
Whitney Houston
suffered a miscarriage during production and missed a couple of weeks of production recovering.
b.
William Wyler
was all set to direct on location in Wales, and
Laurence Olivier
,
Katharine Hepburn
and
Tyrone Power
were all being courted for parts in the film.
c.
Minnie Driver
gained 30 pounds for the role of Benny.
d.
Only a few of the German speaking actors were dubbed in the English Version, the majority of the non-American cast actually spoke English in the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941)?
a.
Two major factors entered into the decision to shoot the film in Southern California: (1) the continuous bombing of Britain by the Nazis; (2) the nervousness of Fox executives about the films pro-union storyline. These factors, and
William Wyler
s reputation for perfectionism, swayed Fox to keep the filming done in the U.S.
b.
Production on the film was suspended after the release of
The Aviator
, and
Christopher Nolan
directed
Batman Begins
instead. He returned to the project after finishing directing his third Batman film,
The Dark Knight Rises
.
c.
John Rhys-Davies
suffered from a reaction to his prosthetics - usually inflammation around the eyes - that meant that he could never be shot on consecutive days but would always require at least a day off for his skin to return to normal. He was never anything less than 3 hours in the make-up chair.
d.
Lisa Comshaw
was originally cast as Marta Samtani. After some days of shooting, she was released and replaced with
Lorissa McComas
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941)?
a.
At exactly 4 minutes and 23 seconds, director John Carpenter can be seen as one of the cell mates in the asylum. He briefly yells "Me neither!" in reply of Trent saying "I am not insane!"
b.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1990.
c.
This film is essentially
Gene Autry
s screen test. And after
Ken Maynard
s quarrelsomeness got him fired by studio head
Nat Levine
, Autry won his first starring role in
The Phantom Empire
, originally intended to star Maynard. Autry later helped quietly support Maynard when he was old and alcoholic.
d.
Apart from the historical characters,
Frank Nitti
and
Al Capone
, none of the gangsters who are mentioned by name survive.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941)?
a.
All fights were choreographed by
Chuck Norris
and his younger brother
Aaron Norris
, who was also stunt coordinator.
b.
The white sword and ribbon used just before "without incident" sequence was not attached. The intention was that it would be sewn on and that Bale would rip it off at the appropriate moment, but they couldnt get the stitching to work so that it would rip just right. Finally, they decided to leave it unsown, and just have Bale hold it with his hand for the few seconds he was on camera.
c.
The wedding invitation used in the movie is the actual wedding invitation designed by Frank Beardsley, husband of the real
Helen Eileen Beardsley
. The childrens names are listed in their real-life birth order.
d.
Donald Crisp
and
Sara Allgood
were always first choice to play the father and mother.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941)?
a.
William Wyler
went off to make
The Little Foxes
instead.
b.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #53 Greatest Movie of All Time.
c.
The film was shot mostly in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Tommy Lee Jones
convinced
Joel Coen
and
Ethan Coen
to film some scenes on location in West Texas.
d.
At one point
Nicolas Cage
was set to star in the movie. He was seen at a Ring of Honor wrestling event in NYC doing research for the part.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941)?
a.
Theres a line in the movie where
Tom Selleck
s character makes a quip to
Paulina Porizkova
s character about killing a bug by swatting it with a rolled-up copy of Sports Illustrated magazine. In real life, Paulina Porizkova gained fame after appearing on the cover of this very magazine. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1984 and again in 1985.
b.
First film of
Lawrence Grant
.
c.
The Philadelphia Premiere for this movie was dedicated to celebrating the 168th Anniversary of the inception of the United States Marine Corps.
d.
Plans to film in Wales were abandoned due to WWII; an 80-acre set was built in the Santa Monica Mountains at Brents Crags, near Malibu. The design of the village was based on the real Cerrig Ceinnen and nearby Clyddach-cum Tawe in Wales.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941)?
a.
One of the few films that has no heroes or heroines. Finnegan and his crew are hired for villainous reasons. Trillian is a thief. The mercenaries are simply mercenaries.
b.
The first Pixar film since
Finding Nemo
not to be presented in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
c.
One of the earliest, and the only non-talking entry, in the package 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 MCA ever since.
d.
Darryl F. Zanuck
originally intended the film to be a four-hour epic to rival
Gone with the Wind
.
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