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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Imitation of Life (1959) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Imitation of Life (1959) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Imitation of Life (1959).
About the movie:
A struggling young actress with a six-year-old daughter sets up housekeeping with a homeless black widow and her light-skinned eight-year-old daughter who rejects her mother by trying to pass for white.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Imitation of Life (1959)?
a.
Nadias first scene was actually shot in downtown LA, not New York. The World Trade Center towers were composited into the skyline. Yellow cabs and hot dog vendors were added for effect.
b.
Even though they played siblings, stars
Matthew Broderick
and
Jennifer Grey
would later become engaged after this movie.
c.
Alfred Hitchcock
: A man visiting the newsstand in front of the drug store where Barry Kane is taken upon arriving in New York City.
d.
Pearl Bailey
was originally considered for the role of Annie Johnson.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Imitation of Life (1959)?
a.
This was the last feature film appearance of
Carl Ballantine
. Director
Richard Rossi
said, "Carl and Is friendship was the source of great times together at the Magic Castle and Hollywood jazz clubs and smoking Cuban cigars. Im gonna miss him. He taught me some important secrets to survive in show business and I loved smoking stogies with him and hearing his memories of vaudeville and Hollywood."
b.
In the opening credits, there is an extra long pause between
William Shatner
and
DeForest Kelley
s names, where
Leonard Nimoy
s name would normally be.
c.
Kip Pardue
was to play
Leelee Sobieski
s love interest, but his character was deleted.
d.
In Sarah Janes room while she is dancing by herself, you will see a picture of
Bobby Darin
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Imitation of Life (1959)?
a.
In an interview on
Episode #3.100
Renée Zellweger
said Winnipeg was so cold during filming (as low as -55° C), the camera could only run for up to 1 minute per take, to prevent the heat generated by the cameras electric motor from cracking the icy lens.
b.
Richard Kelly
was originally offered the chance to direct, but turned the offer down.
c.
Douglas Sirk
s last Hollywood film before he retired back to his native Germany.
d.
While the movie is set completely in Texas the filming was all done in and around Santa Fe and Alamogordo, New Mexico.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Imitation of Life (1959)?
a.
Eddie Dodson was a Hollywood playboy who robbed 64 banks between July, 1983 and February, 1984 - including six on one day. He served almost 10 years in prison, got out and after a few months was offered a job as a housesitter by Jack Nicholson. Jack sent Eddie to drug treatment twice but on Eddies third relapse, he lost his position. Two weeks thereafter Eddie got off parole. Two weeks after that he started robbing banks again. He robbed eight more (Eddie said nine, the FBI says eight) before getting arrested again. This time he got a sentence of 46 months, owing in part to a failing liver. He served 40 months, got out in October of 2002, and died in February of 2003 of liver failure.
b.
Margaret OBrien originally considered for role of Sara Jane, that ultimately went to
Susan Kohner
.
c.
The set designer patterned the interiors after the layout of Orchard House,
Louisa May Alcott
s family home in Concord, Massachusetts. This is the house she lived in while writing the book, and she imagined its events taking place there.
d.
Based on the novel The Dark is Rising by
Susan Cooper
, which is part of a series of five books collectively called The Dark is Rising Sequence. The Dark is Rising is in fact the second book in the series, and the first to feature the character of Will Stanton, who is arguably the hero of the rest of the series. The first book, Over Sea, Under Stone focuses on three younger children: Simon, Jane and Barney Drew, who appear in every other book in the series. The only common character between the first two books is Merriman Lyon.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Imitation of Life (1959)?
a.
One of the main movie posters for this picture has
Barbra Streisand
climbing on a pole wearing a large dress with three male characters beneath her, evoking a classic movie scene from
The Seven Year Itch
where
Marilyn Monroe
s dress flies up in the air from a breeze blown from a street subway grill.
b.
Juanita Moore
appeared as Annie Johnson in this
Douglas Sirk
film. Many years later, the Sirkian Technicolor 1950s melodrama homage
Far from Heaven
would star the similarly named
Julianne Moore
.
c.
The film was not actually shot in widescreen. It was converted to Cinemascope in the final print after having been shot in a standard Academy ratio, much like some films which are "matted" after having been filmed in a normal size.
d.
In the original Rescuers film, the albatross Orville was voiced by
Jim Jordan
who died two years before this film released. The character was replaced with Orvilles brother Wilbur, voiced by John Candy (I). This is a reference to the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, the inventors and pilots of the first functional airplane.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Imitation of Life (1959)?
a.
Martin Ritt
was originally slated to direct but was fired from the production.
Sam Peckinpah
was approached next but he couldnt agree with the producers on money. The project was then offered to, and accepted by,
Robert Aldrich
.
b.
Dennis Lipscomb
s character "Commander Al Perkins" is named after
Alfred Hitchcock
and Anthony Perkins.
c.
Final film of
Tsuru Aoki
.
d.
Natalie Wood
was considered for the part played by
Susan Kohner
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Imitation of Life (1959)?
a.
Previously produced as a silent film -
Disraeli
, also starring
George Arliss
.
b.
Both
Will Smith
and
Terrence Howard
were considered for the role of Curtis Taylor, Jr.
c.
The exterior shot of Lora Merediths lavish ranch style house would later be used for the the exterior shots of the Harts home in the TV show
Hart to Hart
.
d.
The seventh of ten movies starring
Ann Sothern
as the heroine Maisie Ravier.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Imitation of Life (1959)?
a.
Elia Kazan
later remarked that the biggest problem he encountered with his actors was getting them on set on time (the weather was so severely cold, most of the actors didnt like to hang around the set for long).
b.
Lana Turner
took a much smaller salary, than her usual $25,000 per week and worked for 50% of the films profits, which earned her over $2 million (setting a record for an actress at the time).
c.
The theatrical trailer for the 1998 theatrical re-release (viewable on the 2000 Warner Bros. DVD) features the Kansas footage in black and white instead of its proper sepia tone. The sepia tone footage was restored to the film during its 1988 restoration and was thus available; but Warner Bros. choose to show it in its black and white form for the trailer.
d.
The Broadway production of "Stepping Out" by
Richard Harris
opened at the John Golden Theater in New York on January 11, 1987 and ran for 73 performances.
Carol Woods
recreated her stage role in the movie version. Richard Harris also wrote the screenplay based on his play.
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