Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951).

About the movie: The triumph and tragedy of Native Anerican Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)?
a.		Film debut of Lisa Marie.
b.		Although some people may be confused at the sight of Burt Lancaster playing a native American, in fact, Thorpe himself was not a full-blooded Native American, being part Irish on his mothers side.
c.		The scenes with Steve Buscemi and Cheech Marin had to be shot quickly because they could only afford Buscemi for seven days and Cheech for six.
d.		Writer Bruce Joel Rubin wrote the script for Jacobs Ladder in the early 1980s after he had a dream of being trapped in a subway. He spent several years trying to get it produced, but the script remained languishing in developmental limbo. During this period, Rubins agent told him that the film would never be made as "Hollywood doesnt make ghost movies". After the Rubin scripted Ghost became a smash hit, coupled with the success of Alan Parkers Angel Heart, studios became more open to the possibilities of Rubins script. After taking on the role of director, Adrian Lyne spent over a year refining the script with writer Rubin.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)?
a.		Loretta Youngs return to the screen following convent school came about rather fortuitously. A casting call was sent out by the producers of Naughty But Nice for her sister Polly Ann Young. Answering the telephone, the young Gretchen replied that her sister was unavailable and wondered if she herself might substitute. And so she did. It was merely a bit part, but it led to a movie contract and eventual stardom for Loretta Young.
b.		Shelley Winters was originally considered for the female lead.
c.		At the Carlisle Indian School, when we first see Jim at the blackboard, he is erasing a formula: I = E/R. This is Ohms law (1827), in which, in an electrical circuit, you can determine I (current, in amps), E (voltage, in volts), or R (resistance, in ohms) by knowing two of the three values.
d.		The casting director rejected Faye Dunaway, telling her she wasnt pretty enough for movies and should stick to theater.

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