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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jailhouse Rock (1957) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jailhouse Rock (1957)

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About the movie: After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jailhouse Rock (1957)?
a.		Was Richard Fiskes last movie. He was drafted shortly after the movie was completed, and was killed in 1944.
b.		The way Jason looks at his hand after Freddy cuts off his fingers is a nod to Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter when Trish stabs him in the hand between his fingers. He stops what hes doing and looks at his hand the same way.
c.		Elvis Presley refused to watch this movie because of Judy Tylers tragic accidental death in a car wreck July 4, 1957, three days after filming was completed.
d.		Joan Crawford, who had bought the rights to the novel, selling it to Republic Pictures with the provision that she would star, initially wanted Claire Trevor to play the part of Emma and was jealous of the younger, competitive Mercedes McCambridge.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jailhouse Rock (1957)?
a.		One day, while filming a scene, Elvis Presley swallowed a tooth cap and had to be hospitalized to remove it.
b.		The burnt out car that Edward Nortons character is examining is a 1990 Lincoln Town Car. Its also the same car the Narrator and Tyler crash later in the film. Additionally, Tyler says hed like to fight Abraham Lincoln.
c.		In an interview with Newsweek, Quentin Tarantino stated he came up with the idea of "Death Proof" when he was talking to a friend about buying a car. Tarantino wanted to buy a Volvo because he "didnt want to die in some auto accident like the one in Pulp Fiction". In regards to the safety of the car, his friend had said, "Well, you could take any car and give it to a stunt team, and for $10,000 or $15,000, they can death-proof it for you." The "death proof" phrase had stuck to Tarantino after that.
d.		This is the first production in which Tinker Bell has a form. In all prior stage productions she was represented by a spot of light.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jailhouse Rock (1957)?
a.		Originally the choreographer, Alex Romero, created a dance for the song "Jailhouse Rock" that was in a style that was apropos for a more classically trained dancer than Elvis. When Mr. Romero realized that his plans for the number were never going to work, he asked Elvis how would he normally move to the song; thus, this is how Elvis became the uncredited choreographer for what could be considered his most famous dance number in all of his movies.
b.		Many of the artworks featured in this film are Mortensens own.
c.		Won "Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Feature" at the 2008 Mid-Ohio-Con Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio.
d.		This was the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song, "The Continental". Oscar statuettes were won by Con Conrad (music) and Herb Magidson (lyrics) as 1934 was the first year when an Oscar for this category was introduced.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jailhouse Rock (1957)?
a.		Ralph Richardson reprised the role of Dr. Sloper from the stage version, having played it in Londons West End opposite Peggy Ashcroft.
b.		Gene Kelly was watching as Elvis Presley performed the "Jailhouse Rock" set-piece for the film.
c.		Andrew Tombes is on an early cast list playing the part of "Max Lieber." A character called "Max" is mentioned in the film, but Tombes never appeared.
d.		The climactic battle between Merlin and Mad Madam Mim is often cited by animation experts as some of the best character animation to that date. The characters go through numerous physical transformations during battle, yet retain their identifying features; Merlins guises are blue and include his glasses and facial hair, while Mims are pink and purple and have her messy hair.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jailhouse Rock (1957)?
a.		Warren Beatty began filming interviews with the "witnesses" in the early 1970s.
b.		German-language version, filmed directly after Anna Christie, using the same sets.
c.		The film was to have originally begun with each of The Marx Brothers taking turns roaring in lieu of Leo the Lion (MGMs logo mascot); Harpo Marx was to have honked his horn.
d.		Elviss band in the film is his real-life band including Scottie Moore on electric guitar and Bill Black on stand-up bass. Both have been with Elvis since his beginnings in Memphis at Sun Records. In the recording studio scenes, the piano player is Mike Stoller of the Lieber and Stoller songwriting team who wrote many of the major hit rock songs of the 50s.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jailhouse Rock (1957)?
a.		The harsh winter in Marblehead, Massachusetts proved to be a problem when filming scenes outdoors. Equipment had to be de-iced quite often, and actress Rhonda Fleming took frequent breaks, complaining that her tongue was freezing.
b.		The swank apartment for Elvis was a slightly redressed set previously used as Lauren Bacalls in Designing Woman.
c.		This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.		Jerry Stahl: The real Jerry Stahl has a cameo as Dr. Murphy.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jailhouse Rock (1957)?
a.		In the listing of the American Film Institutes "100 years, 100 Songs" the song "Jailhouse Rock" was voted #21.
b.		Pretty Boy Floyd was killed after John Dillinger, not before, as depicted in the film. He was shot and killed on October 22nd, 1934. Three months to the day after Dillinger.
c.		Members of the hip-hop group, Three 6 Mafia, who won an Oscar for "Its Hard Out Here for A Pimp" make cameos in the film.
d.		The radio announcer heard throughout the film is actually the voice of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who wrote the film under the pseudonym, Hugo Butler.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jailhouse Rock (1957)?
a.		Screenwriter John Michael Hayes was so faithful to Lillian Hellmans play that large chunks of the dialogue are identical to the dialogue in These Three, the 1936 film version of The Childrens Hour, for which Lillian Hellman herself wrote the adaptation and screenplay - this, despite the fact that These Three was a watered-down, censored version of The Childrens Hour.
b.		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.
c.		The novel "Blood on the Moon" upon which the movie is based was rejected by 17 publishers due to its violent content.
d.		There was no road for Production Vehicles to travel on in order to reach the waterfall location seen in the opening of the film. The crew had to hike the equipment a mile through the forest to the waterfall.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jailhouse Rock (1957)?
a.		The original combination for Ahkmenrahs Tablet is 12351235657923.
b.		Arnies nemesis, Detective Rudolph Junkins, also drives a Plymouth Fury. The car Detective Rudolph Junkins is driving when he meets Arnie in the high-school parking lot is a 1977 or 1978 Plymouth Fury - a popular police car of the late 1970s.
c.		Though she plays Stephen Shellens mother in the film, Edie McClurg is only six years older.
d.		Average Shot Length = ~13.4 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~14.1 seconds.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jailhouse Rock (1957)?
a.		When the signals blueprints are revealed to be for a device to transport a human, the "unmistakably ... human figure" in the diagram is actually modeled after a line drawing that was attached to the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecrafts. This illustration was co-created by Carl Sagan.
b.		Charles Trowbridge replaced George Irving as the Commissioner for the retakes.
c.		In the lawn party scene, just after Vince embraces an unresponsive Peggy, the hired orchestra begins an instrumental number. The tune theyre playing is "All I Do Is Dream Of You", from the 1934 film "Sadie McKee". This same tune, with vocal accompaniment, was featured in a series of television commercials for Bell Canada during the mid-1970s.
d.		Curd Jürgens plays General Blumentritt. In real life, Jurgens had actually been imprisoned by the Nazis.

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