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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : King of Kings (1961) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : King of Kings (1961) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: King of Kings (1961).
About the movie:
The life of Jesus Christ.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of Kings (1961)?
a.
Roger Corman
shot the castle scenes with
Boris Karloff
so quickly that he didnt even bother to use slates to mark the beginnings of shots. Once he just had the actors walk downstairs one after another in succession, figuring he could later cut the single shot into separate shots that he could probably use somewhere.
b.
Humphrey Bogart
had to supply his own wardrobe. This was common practice at Warner Brothers as a way for the studio to save some money.
c.
The movie is based on a real-life game that director David Zucker created with his friends, literally played in the driveway of his home. Many of the reappearing teammates are friends of Zucker and actual original players of the Zucker-driveway game, asked by the director to be in the movie to pay homage to origins of BASEketball.
d.
Franz Planer
, the original Director of Photography, suffered a heatstroke during principal photography of the Sermon on the Mount sequence in Spain. This became one of his last films and he passed away only a few years later.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of Kings (1961)?
a.
Jon Bon Jovi
auditioned for the lead role.
b.
The final look of the werewolf beast was based on make-up creator
Rick Baker
s dog Bosko.
c.
During the early phases of pre-production for
The Day the Earth Stood Still
, 20th Century-Fox studio chief
Darryl F. Zanuck
suggested
Jack Palance
for the role of the robot Gort. The role was eventually filled by a much taller non-actor.
d.
Jeffrey Hunter
was jokingly referred to as "I Was a Teenage Jesus" for his youthful appearance. In reality, he was 35 years old at the time of filming, much closer to Jesus real age at the time of the story (33 years) than was usual in previous Hollywood treatments. Movie audiences were accustomed to more mature actors portraying Jesus.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of Kings (1961)?
a.
The first complete film score for the duo of tomandandy (Tom Hajdu and Andy Milburn).
b.
Jeffrey Hunter
s first film.
c.
This films narrator,
Orson Welles
, would later narrate a portion of another Biblical work,
The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
. Before narrating this Biblical epic about the King of kings, Welles had earlier portrayed a king himself in another Biblical epic,
David e Golia
. Welles would even portray a director directing a Biblical epic in
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
, when he ironically had earlier directed himself in his own scenes in "David e Golia".
d.
Shot between late October and late November 1948, this film was intended to be issued by Republic. In April 1949,
Howard Welsch
, who had produced the movie for his company, Fidelity Pictures, sold the negative to RKO for $875,000, about $225,000 above the pictures cost. Finally, this Western obtained a Manhattan debut at the Palace Theatre on November 7, 1952.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of Kings (1961)?
a.
Hurd Hatfield
(Pontius Pilate) and
Viveca Lindfors
(Claudia) had appeared together in the original Broadway stage production of "Anastasia". Lindfors played Anna Anderson and Hatfield played Prince Paul.
b.
Bruce Willis
part only took 22 days to film.
c.
The R2 DVD was originally released with a TV-like edit with all swearing removed and key scenes like the elevator gunfight cut out. The DVDs were all recalled then released as the original edit.
d.
Neil Patrick Harris
plays a character named "Neil Patrick Harris" and is billed as such rather than being billed "as himself." According to an interview on NPR, this was done to make clear that he plays a parody of himself.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of Kings (1961)?
a.
Globodynes employees lose their retirement accounts, because they are invested in the companys stocks. This is also what happened to Enron four years before.
b.
Several of the actors appear in very small costumes, including loincloth-only garb. Though the film appears to be set in a warm climate, it was quite cold on the set and the actors would have to find warmth in between scenes.
c.
The New York premiere of the film was at the Loews State Theater.
d.
Filming was halted for two weeks in November 1999 after
Nicole Kidman
fractured two ribs and injured her knee while rehearsing a dance routine for the film. Many of the scenes where she is seen only from the chest up, including "A real actress!", were shot while she was in a wheelchair.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of Kings (1961)?
a.
Aldo Sambrell
s film debut.
b.
Jason Alexander
plays one of the men in the pool hall who con Stanley. On Broadway, he played the role of Stanley in the sequel to
Brighton Beach Memoirs
,
Broadway Bound
.
c.
In the original script, the Pred-Alien was to have died when the Predator ship crashed which occurred on page 3 or 4 of the script. It was re-written to incorporate the creature into the movie and make it the main villain as the studio was very impressed by the concept.
d.
In 2003, this became the lowest grossing movie to make over $40 million on its opening weekend.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of Kings (1961)?
a.
After its theatrical run, the film was sold directly to local television stations instead of to the "big three" networks. Even now, the film has still not been shown by NBC, ABC, or CBS - only by local affiliates of the three networks and on cable television.
b.
Robert F. Lyons
s film debut.
c.
A WWI veteran,
Arthur Treacher
came to the USA as part of a Musical-Comedy Revue named The Great Temptations in 1926. This film was his debut in a long career as what Hollywood considered to be the "perfect butler" in scores of movies that followed.
d.
Appearing in "Courtship of Eddies Father" in his film debut in the uncredited role of Child at Party in Indian headdress is
Ron Howard
s (Eddie) younger brother,
Clint Howard
. This marks the beginning of a career for Clint punctuated by appearing in film and television work that also involves his brother Ron.
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