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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Married a Witch (1942) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Married a Witch (1942) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: I Married a Witch (1942).
About the movie:
A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Married a Witch (1942)?
a.
Adapted from a Broadway musical starring
Marilyn Miller
and presented by
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
. The original production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York on Dec 21, 1920 and ran for 561 performances.
Leon Errol
also appeared in the stage production.
Billie Dove
was a replacement cast member during the shows long run.
b.
Tom Waits
odd hand gestures when explaining the psychofrakulator were the result of him writing his dialogue on his fingers and reading the words as he went along.
c.
Columbia Pictures logo dissolves into animated footage of the lady with a torch character rocking out, one of several films of the Sixties (Zotz!, Cat Ballou, Strait-Jacket, and some years later, Thank God Its Friday) in which the logo was comically altered to fit theme of the movie.
d.
Many scenes had to be reshot because of the unprofessional behavior of
Veronica Lake
.
Fredric March
, her co-star, found her annoying and started to call the movie "I Married a Bitch". Other Lake co-stars held her in the same low esteem.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Married a Witch (1942)?
a.
The film was shot in 17 days.
b.
One scene was cut from the film by the producer at the urging of a distributor, much to the disgust of director
Curtis Harrington
. This scene features Terry wandering around the zoo looking at the caged apes. He hears a familiar laughter and turns to find Tina and her boyfriend making out in another nearby cage. This sequence preceded the scene in which Terry arrives home and encounters Mrs. Orland descending the staircase. Harrington described the footage as "wonderful" and the sequence as "very important psychologically" but he concluded the film was otherwise cut together and released as he intended.
c.
Sol Sacks, creator of
Bewitched
, stated in an interview for "True Hollywood Story: Bewitched" that he drew inspiration both from "I Married a Witch" and "Bell, Book and Candle" (1958) in creating the iconic TV series. Columbia Pictures owned the rights to both of those movies. As it also owned the television studio that was to produce "Bewitched," Sacks didnt worry about getting sued.
d.
Robert Parrish
directed for several days when
Nicholas Ray
fell ill.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Married a Witch (1942)?
a.
Veronica Lake
and
Fredric March
did not like one another, due in part to some disparaging remarks March made about her. During filming, Lake delighted in playing pranks on March, such as hiding a 40-pound weight under her costume when March had to carry her in his arms. In another scene in which the two were photographed only from the waist up, Lake stuck her foot in Marchs groin.
b.
The omission in this movie of the battle at Hogwarts between members of the Order of the Phoenix and Death Eaters was due to the fact that the writers did not want to seek repetition when they film the climactic battle of
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
.
c.
Originally scripted as taking place in New York City. The movie prepped for two months and shot 6 weeks in New York. On the last night of location filming,
Peter Bogdanovich
received a phone call from his agent at about midnight letting him know he was being replaced as director. After reviewing footage with the replacement director, it was determined that none of the New York footage was usable and the script was rewritten to be shot entirely in Los Angeles.
d.
Kiss and Tell opened at the Biltmore Theater on March 17, 1943 and ran for an incredible 956 performances.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Married a Witch (1942)?
a.
The shot where the Bride splits a baseball in two with a samurai sword was done for real on the set. It was done by
Zoe Bell
,
Uma Thurman
s stunt double.
b.
During "The Tango Maureen", the eyebrow lift and jacket toss were added because the actors were having fun during rehearsals and the director liked it.
c.
The film was originally released on March 4, 1983 in only three movie theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. This was due perhaps in part to poor test screenings - which had caused Universal executives to lose faith in the film - but also because Universal had released the far more expensive and anticipated
Scarface
the same year, and was spending most of its advertising budget to promote that film instead. Country music star
Willie Nelson
was nonetheless one of several country performers who were impressed by the authenticity of
Robert Duvall
s performance and offered to help promote it, however, studio executives told Duvall that they did not understand how someone like Nelson could help publicize it. Duvall later reflected that this was indicative of the studios lack of understanding about both the genre and the film.
d.
Dalton Trumbo
was a contributing writer, but left because his interpretation of the novel differed from producer
Preston Sturges
. Sturges also left the production (and declined onscreen credit) because of artistic differences with director
René Clair
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Married a Witch (1942)?
a.
Thomas Ian Nicholas
s directorial debut.
b.
Final theatrical feature of
Anne Jeffreys
.
c.
Joel McCrea
was initially cast as the lead, but declined the role because he didnt want to work again with
Veronica Lake
, his co-star in
Sullivans Travels
.
d.
The original actor who was to play Rumplestiltskin, died during the making of the film and was replaced with
Michael McShane
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Married a Witch (1942)?
a.
Several cast members listed in studio records did not appear in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Reed Hadley
(Young Man),
Jan Buckingham
(Young Woman),
Florence Gill
(Woman Playing Chess) and
Walter Soderling
(Man Playing Chess).
b.
The book-on-tape, which is playing in the background of the orchid thiefs van as
Meryl Streep
and
Chris Cooper
drive, is shown on the dashboard momentarily. It appears to be "The Writings of Charles Darwin, as read by Brian OKelley". There is no such book, no such audio tape.
Brian OKelley
is the assistant director of this movie.
c.
The close-up of Bernie Fockers license plate, as he and Greg are driving away, reveals the letters TMI, a subtle reference to Bernies propensity for overly detailed explanations and descriptions of personal information. TMI is the literary abbreviation for Too Much Information.
d.
The living room in which
Wayne Newton
and Ellen have dinner is Waynes actual living room from his home in Las Vegas. His home was also on MTVs
Cribs
, where that same room is featured.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Married a Witch (1942)?
a.
Amy Irving
and
Debra Winger
were considered for the role of Marion.
Sean Young
was used as Marion in the screen test for all who auditioned for the lead role of Indy.
Tim Matheson
and
John Shea
were used for
Karen Allen
s screen test. Young would later star opposite Ford in
Blade Runner
.
b.
Stephen Sommers
: the man silhouetted against the fog banging a pot at 39:27 on the DVD.
c.
The closing credits are twelve minutes long.
d.
One of several Paramount Pictures productions purchased by United Artists for theatrical release in 1942-1943 during a product surplus of the former company, and a product shortage of the latter.
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