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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lady Be Good (1941) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lady Be Good (1941) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Lady Be Good (1941).
About the movie:
Songwriters Dixie Donegan and Eddie Crane are still in love after their divorce. Dixie's friend Marilyn Marsh tries to convince them to marry again, but this isn't that easy.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lady Be Good (1941)?
a.
The lines Mary reads alone in bed are from "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran: "Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of loves threshing floor, Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears," but MGM omitted the reference to "nakedness" to avoid offending the censors.
b.
Gene Hackman
received the role of Popeye Doyle after an interview with
William Friedkin
without auditioning, reading the part, or screen testing.
c.
Much of Batmans gear and apparel, including his cape and suit, is based on actual military technology.
d.
The song "The Last Time I Saw Paris" caused a lot of controversy when it won the Oscar for Best Song, because it was not written for this movie. After
Tony Martin
had a hit recording in 1940, MGM bought the rights to the song for use in this movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lady Be Good (1941)?
a.
Leigh Anne Tuohy
(
Sandra Bullock
) says "cmon" 18 times during the film.
b.
The rhymes that Lawrence Fishburnes character recites, such as "The jungle creed says that the strong must feed on any prey at hand..." are lyrics taken from the record Reflections by best-selling black author Iceberg Slim.
c.
For
Eleanor Powell
s dance-version of the song "Lady, Be Good", MGM auditioned several dogs, but none of them was able to do the required tricks. Finally, Powell bought a dog off a propman and trained it herself for several weeks so that the dance could be done as she wanted.
d.
Spike Lee
wanted
John Turturro
to play Rocco Klein, and
Michael Imperioli
to play Larry Mazilla. The studio balked at Lees request, and
Martin Scorsese
suggested
Harvey Keitel
for the role of Rocco, with John Turturro sliding into the role of Mazilla.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lady Be Good (1941)?
a.
The rock band at the Yule Ball is comprised mostly of members of
Pulp
and
Radiohead
. In the run-up to the movie, a Canadian folk group called the Wyrd Sisters filed a $40-million lawsuit against Warner Brothers, the North American distributor of the film,
Jarvis Cocker
from Pulp and
Jonny Greenwood
and
Phil Selway
of Radiohead for the use of their groups name. In the book, the band is called the "Weird Sisters" after the witches in
William Shakespeare
s "Macbeth" but was reportedly renamed the "Wyrd Sisters" for this film. Before the movie was released, however, Warner Brothers removed all references to either name for the band. (In a deleted scene included on the DVD, Professor Flitwick introduces the band as "The band that needs no introduction.") Nevertheless, the Wyrd Sisters moved for an injunction in a Canadian court to prevent distribution of the film in Canada. This motion was dismissed by an Ontario judge.
b.
Vincent Price
was considered for the role of Doc Holliday.
c.
While filming a scene in a subway tunnel,
Inger Stevens
and
Rod Steiger
were nearly asphyxiated by carbon monoxide fumes. Steiger said years later that when they were being given oxygen, Stevens tried to refuse it. She said at the time she wanted to die; Steiger and the crew had to convince her otherwise.
d.
The original musical opened in New York on 1 December 1924, but this movie has a completely new story line and used only two of its songs.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lady Be Good (1941)?
a.
After completing this film, producer-director
Mervyn LeRoy
moved from Warner Bros. to MGM. He would return to Warners to take over directing
Mister Roberts
from
John Ford
. The last credited association between Warners and Mr. LeRoy would be for his producing and directing
Mary, Mary
.
b.
Although spelled differently, the name "Berguita" (Kates roommate) is a Spanish slang word for "little penis", this being referred several times by
William Forsythe
s character
c.
The fifth (of ten) dancing partnership of
Fred Astaire
and
Ginger Rogers
.
d.
Original director
Busby Berkeley
was replaced during production by
Norman Z. McLeod
. Berkeley was kept to direct the musical numbers.
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