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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lifeboat (1944) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lifeboat (1944) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944).
About the movie:
Several survivors of a torpedoed ship find themselves in the same boat with one of the men who sunk it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944)?
a.
This is the only movie
Alfred Hitchcock
made for Twentieth Century-Fox, under
Darryl F. Zanuck
at the time. Hitchcock was loan out to Fox while under contract with producer
David O. Selznick
.
b.
This was
Shirley Temple
s first film with Twentieth Century Fox studios. She would go on to make nearly all of childhood films with Fox.
c.
To guard against food poisoning FAA regulations forbid the serving of the same type meal (fish, meat or fowl) to a pilot and co-pilot.
d.
Audrey Tautou
revealed that, during her audition, she asked if she could take a photo of
Ron Howard
and
Tom Hanks
to prove that shes actually met them.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944)?
a.
The magazine Mike Marsh is reading before the Atlanta 500 (which is also on Ned Arps night stand after the race) is the January 1965 issue of Road and Track.
b.
Jack Nicholson
was up for the part of Father Karras, before
Jason Miller
landed the role.
c.
George Lucas
made what was at the time an unusual deal for this film. The studio financed the films entire $20-million budget. In exchange, Lucas would own over 40% of the film and collect almost half of the profits after the studio grossed a certain amount. It turned out to be a very lucrative deal for Lucas. Paramount executive
Michael Eisner
said that he felt the script for this film was the best he had ever read.
d.
Screenwriter
John Steinbeck
, a noted liberal, was outraged by what he regarded as director
Alfred Hitchcock
s racism as manifested in his condescension towards the George Joe Spencer character played by
Canada Lee
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944)?
a.
Seasickness hit the entire cast at one point or another, and much of the cast caught pneumonia after constant exposure to cold water,
Tallulah Bankhead
having suffered twice from it.
Hume Cronyn
almost drowned in a storm scene when he got caught under a large metal water-activator, used for making waves. Joe Peterson, a lifeguard hired especially for the production, saved him in the nick of time.
Hume Cronyn
also suffered from cracked ribs during the course of filming.
b.
44 different musical compositions are featured throughout the film.
c.
Author
Peter Benchley
was thrown off the set after objecting to the climax.
d.
A flame thrower was used to create the dragon breath sound effect for the climax of the movie. Castanets were used for the sound of its snapping jaws.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944)?
a.
The "stupid" T-shirt Mark is wearing is for the album Superunknown by
Soundgarden
.
b.
In the scene where Agent Hewitt hands Van Zandt a letter demanding Hallams release. The letter is signed by Attorney General Scott A. Anderson.
Scott M. Anderson
was the assistant property master for the film.
c.
Tarzan had to "find" a son, because censors would not allow Jane to become pregnant because she and Tarzan were not legally married.
d.
Alfred Hitchcock
called
Ben Hecht
in to read the final script and to rewrite the ending.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944)?
a.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 12, 1950 with
Broderick Crawford
reprising his film role.
b.
Stanley Kubrick
instructed
Marisa Berenson
to keep out of the sun in the months before production in order to achieve the period-specific pallor he required.
c.
Rockys explanation of the term southpaw to Adrian is inaccurate, but includes an element of truth. According to the New Dicksons Baseball Dictionary, the term was coined in the late 1800s to describe left-handed pitchers, who, facing west in most ballparks, had their left arms hanging on the south side of the ballpark. The term was applied to other sports, including boxing, and eventually came into general use.
d.
Tallulah Bankhead
was cast in the film because
Alfred Hitchcock
wanted to use "the most oblique, incongruous person imaginable in such a situation". She was Hitchcocks first choice for the role of Constance Connie Porter.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944)?
a.
Although the film accurately portrays
Baby Face Nelson
as a kill-crazy gangster, contrary to what the film shows in his introductory scene, where
John Dillinger
fights Nelson, the two outlaws got along well together in real life.
b.
A first script written by
MacKinlay Kantor
was refused by
Alfred Hitchcock
.
c.
During filming a crew member commented to
Martin Kemp
what a great job the makeup department had done on the prosthetics that made it look like the veins in his forehead were bulging out. Kemp was confused, as he was not wearing any prosthetic makeup. The bulging veins were actually the result of an undiagnosed brain tumor.
d.
Marjorie Reynolds
singing was dubbed by
Martha Mears
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944)?
a.
Throughout the film, Morris Buttermaker (
Walter Matthau
) is constantly drinking beer, yet he is seldom seen drinking the same brand. Buttermaker is seen at various times in the film drinking Budweiser, Miller High Life, Schlitz "Kingers", Pabst Blue Ribbon, and original Coors. He is, however, shown drinking Budweiser on several occasions.
b.
When preparing a compilation of film clips for
Kirk Douglas
life achievement award by the Shoah Foundation,
Steven Spielberg
couldnt locate footage from this film and asked Universal for a clip. Spielberg recommended to the studio that the film be green-lighted for preservation, which it was.
c.
It is often alleged by various whos whos of the cinema that
Ronald Lacey
has a role in this film but he is nowhere to be seen.
d.
During filming, several of the crew members noted that actress
Tallulah Bankhead
was not wearing underwear. When advised of this situation, director
Alfred Hitchcock
observed, "I dont know if this is a matter for the costume department, makeup, or hairdressing."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944)?
a.
John Rhys-Davies
was offered a cameo role as General Pushkin but declined the offer.
b.
The film was shot entirely on a restricted set in which the boat was secured in a large studio tank.
Alfred Hitchcock
, always striving for realism, insisted that the boat never remain stationary and that there always be an added touch of ocean mist and fog compounded of oil forced through dry ice.
c.
At Bens wedding in the future, the Freedom Tower can be seen in the NYC skyline (except there are two towers) where the World Trade Center once stood.
d.
Although
Stephen Goosson
is credited as the art director for the film, he was actually fired by director
Dorothy Arzner
early in production. To replace him, she hired
William Haines
, who had only art directed one previous film, and had no apparent desire to pursue a career in film art direction; he had a thriving business as an interior decorator to the stars.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944)?
a.
Una Merkel
later appeared as Kitty Riley in the 1952 film version of
The Merry Widow
, starring
Lana Turner
and
Fernando Lamas
.
b.
John Steinbeck wrote the story at Hitchcocks request.
c.
20th Century Fox wanted
Roland Emmerich
to direct the film back in the late 1990s due to the box office success of
Independence Day
, but turn down the ofter to work on other big projects at the time.
d.
The small device that triggers a trap by dropping a bronze marble from a dragons mouth to a frogs mouth is inspired by an ancient instrument that could predict the direction of a coming earthquake. It is considered the first seismograph.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lifeboat (1944)?
a.
During the 1997 section, when the boys visit NJ, the bridge they drive over, while filming, is the George Washington Bridge in NY.
b.
After she caught pneumonia,
Tallulah Bankhead
was given a puppy by
Alfred Hitchcock
for being such a good sport during the film. He had already named the dog Hitchcock.
c.
559 people are listed in the end credits. This number is significantly higher on the Extended DVD Version.
d.
This is the only film in which
Lon Chaney Jr.
s character Lawrence Talbot sports a mustache.
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