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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Human Desire (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Human Desire (1954) Quiz
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About the movie:
Engineer Jeff, returning from Japan, falls in Love with his co-worker Carl's wife Vicky, who both committed a murder...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Human Desire (1954)?
a.
During filming outside the Vancouver Art Museum a boom camera zooming into the Mystery Machine after its arrival crashed into the back end of the vehicle, denting it and breaking the lens.
b.
The "Central National" Railroad was portrayed by equipment and properties of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
c.
Writer
William Nicholson
added the aspects of the film in which Maximus discusses the afterlife, seeking to make the character more accessible to audiences.
d.
Includes a shot of what appears to be the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge under construction as part of the around the world race.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Human Desire (1954)?
a.
Mary Steenburgen
and
Karen Black
were considered to play Grace Poole. Steenburgen was unable to fill in the role due to her contributions to
Back to the Future Part III
(also distributed by Universal Pictures).
b.
Gloria Grahame
s part was originally intended for
Rita Hayworth
.
c.
After initial reservations about
Frank Capra
s method of directing,
Ronald Colman
would eventually come to rely on him and the two would experiment with improvisations.
d.
Deleted Scene: The 2003 DVD release reveals one shot of the Rhedasaurus that was omitted from the final film. That shot can be found in the trailer for "The Black Scorpion" (in special features) about 1/2 through the preview. (Spoiler: The Beast is walking, breast high, toward screen right. The background shows 2 buildings; one of them with fire escapes. Superimposed title card states, "Youve thrilled to the terror of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Human Desire (1954)?
a.
Matt Craven
did his own driving for the chase scene.
b.
When
Fred Astaire
learned that
Gracie Allen
was nervous about dancing with him onstage, he reportedly made a point of tripping and falling in front of her the first day on the set to put her at her ease.
c.
Fritz Lang
had desperately wanted
Peter Lorre
to play Jeff Warren, but Lang had treated Lorre so abusively during the making of
M
that the actor refused.
d.
Filmed with a small crew of fifty people and a couple of cameras for filming. No trailers were used, and, as Estevez jokingly remarked, neither was a directors chair.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Human Desire (1954)?
a.
When Harold Crick gets down the bus in which he meets Ana Pascal, a building with the word "Drury" in a sign on its front wall can be seen in the background. Drury is the lane in which the Muffinman in the popular nursery rhyme lived.
b.
Jon Favreau
was on-board to direct the film until around August 2006. At this time Paramount chose not to renew the film rights, preferring to focus on
Star Trek
, while Favreau left to work on
Iron Man
. In January 2007 Disney regained the rights (they had rights to film the story previously: in the 1980s with director
John McTiernan
), and enlisted
Andrew Stanton
from Pixar to direct.
c.
Fritz Lang
wanted to film the movie in Jasper, Alberta, Canada.
d.
Peter Weir
attended The Scots College, a private boys school in Sydney. The uniforms, discipline and overall feel of the school translated into many of the films scenes. In 1994 a stage production of the film, the first in the world authorized by Touchstone Pictures, was put on by the school. Peter Weir attended the opening night and spoke about the making of the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Human Desire (1954)?
a.
The title track of the movie "Heartland" had to be rewritten many times to fit George Strait it was originally a really hard rocking song and the name of it originally was "Pure Country" hence came the title of the movie.
b.
Jessica Lange
,
Kathleen Quinlan
and
Carrie Fisher
were all considered for the role of Stephanie Mangano,
Amy Irving
was one of the finalists for the role.
c.
Lang did not like the title and thought it redundant. "What other kind of desire is there?" is his reported comment.
d.
Although almost of the film takes place in New York City, there is less than 5 minutes of footage filmed on location in the City of New York.
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