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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lolita (1962) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lolita (1962) - 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: Lolita (1962).
About the movie:
A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old nymphet.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lolita (1962)?
a.
First and only ever score of an
Alfred Hitchcock
film that was composed by composer
John Williams
.
b.
The films British title, "Green Street", comes from the street in London where the Boleyn Ground (formerly Upton Park) is located.
c.
The distinctive Flemish-Gothic spires of the Delaware & Hudson Building in Albany, New York can be seen in the background, as Humbert drives to Lolitas house near the end of the movie. This would indicate that she was living in or near the town Rensselaer.
d.
The shooting schedule was 35 days.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lolita (1962)?
a.
To study the movement of the Gallimimus herd, the films digital artists were ordered to run along a stretch of road with some obstacles, their hands next to their chest.
b.
In the comics Parallax is the living incarnation of fear, born at the beginning of the universe together with the other emotional entities: The Butcher; Ophidian; Ion; Adara; Proselyte; The Predator; and The Life Entity. In the movie Parallax is a Guardian of the Universe who failed to rule the yellow power of fear, in his attempt to have an alternative source of power in addition to the green power of will.
c.
In the Colosseum scenes, only the bottom two decks are actually filled with people. The other thousands of people are computer-animated.
d.
The Humbert Humbert role was originally offered to
Cary Grant
, who turned it down in indignation.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lolita (1962)?
a.
The "Kiss and Make Up" scene was shot in the backyard of
Dick Van Patten
s guesthouse.
b.
In the early 1990s, producer
Jack Schwartzman
was supposedly planning a special edition laserdisc, with an all-new expanded cut of the film. There was also talk of having the film re-scored. To date, this has not come to fruition in any form.
c.
Sue Lyon
went horse-back riding everyday after filming. Kubrick told her, "If you get thrown, roll over. Dont hurt your face."
d.
The stadium built for the final game features architectural details borrowed from several Major League parks: Yankee Stadium since 70s (the "wedding-cake" trim on top of the bleachers wall), Wrigley Field (the brick-and-ivy fences), Fenway Park (the Green Monster fence) and Chase Field (the pool area behind right field).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lolita (1962)?
a.
In this film the evil local police chief is played by
Daniel von Bargen
, who played a SWAT communicator in
The Silence of the Lambs
. The Highway Patrols Capt. John OHagen was played by
Brian Cox
, who played Dr. Hannibal Lecter in
Manhunter
.
b.
Close to 800 girls auditioned for the part of Lolita Haze.
c.
Denice Creach
s voice was dubbed by
Edwin Neal
s ex-wife.
d.
The failure of this feature discouraged Disney from releasing later sequels theatrically.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lolita (1962)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: during the song "Somewhere Theres a Someone".
b.
This was the first film that
Stanley Kubrick
produced independently in England.
c.
In earlier drafts of the storyline, a Russian shuttle is sent up to rescue the American kids. At the end of the film, it was to be revealed that Russian kids had rescued the American kids.
d.
There was an early silent version of the play produced by Famous Players-Lasky Corp. in 1919, but it was never released theatrically because of legal disputes with the author,
J. Hartley Manners
. It was directed by
William C. de Mille
and starred
Olga Printzlau
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lolita (1962)?
a.
First film of
Ed Bishop
.
b.
The buffalo hunt and several other sequences were filmed on the 55,000-acre Triple U Ranch owned by
Roy Houck
, who had served as South Dakotas lieutenant governor in the 1950s; he gave the filmmakers considerable assistance in managing the logistics of the sequence.
c.
Just before Micky and Bomber Harris begin their fight, Bomber Harris head-butts Micky just after the bell rings. Micky recoils checking for blood on his glove and then floors his opponent with one punch. This was a nod towards Lenny "The Guvnor" McClean when he fought "Mad Gypsy" Bradshaw in an almost identical fight.
Lenny McLean
worked with
Guy Ritchie
on
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
and passed away in 1998.
d.
The sound of the underwater monsters growling near the beginning of the film was made by the main sound technicians three-year-old daughter. The sound of her crying was recorded, and the frequency lowered to obtain the sound heard in the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lolita (1962)?
a.
The name of Vivian Darkbloom is an anagram of "
Vladimir Nabokov
". Quiltys description of Judo matches with her is a direct address of the nature of the relationship between character and creator.
b.
This films is based upon a true story of what happened to Michael Legge, one of the writers, as he was on his way to a meeting with producer, Michael Z. Gordon. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss possible ideas for a new screenplay. After hearing Legges bizarre experience on his way to the restaurant, Gordon looked at him and said, "Theres you story!" Three weeks later, this script was born.
c.
Charlize Theron
won the academy award for playing
Aileen Wuornos
on 29 February 2004, Aileen Wuornoss birthday.
d.
The music playing as Juliet shoots herself at the end of the film is Isoldes Liebestod from
Richard Wagner
s opera
Tristan und Isolde
, where it is used in the exact same context.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lolita (1962)?
a.
Claire Quiltys role in the screenplay was greatly expanded from that of the novel.
b.
According to
Arnold Schwarzenegger
in the DVD featurette The Future is Coming, this movie is set in the year 2015.
c.
Jerome Robbins
completed four numbers - the Prologue, "Cool", "I Feel Pretty" and "America" - before he was removed from the project.
d.
The band playing during the party scene is the Boston-based Ska band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lolita (1962)?
a.
The fighting technique learned by Slim is Krav Maga ("contact combat") the Israeli self defense technique.
b.
Luis Arrieta
filmed all his scenes in one day.
c.
Stanley Kubrick
s first choice for composing the score was
Bernard Herrmann
, but the composer balked at having to use
Bob Harris
"Theme from Lolita" in his score.
d.
In a disclaimer paragraph at the end, the only character who was not fictitious was Rudolf Hoess, which was the name of the actual commandant at Auschwitz.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lolita (1962)?
a.
When they arrive in Hollywood,
Anita Ekberg
is starring in a movie where she plays Napoleons lover. That same year, Ekberg was featured in
War and Peace
, another Paramount release, which included Napoleon as a character.
b.
Early in the film Joey Zasa presents Michael Corleone with the "Italian of the Year" award, for which he personally recommended him. This is a reference to James Caan receiving the actual award in 1973 for his portrayal of Santino Sonny Corleone in the original film.
c.
Vladimir Nabokov
s original screenplay diverged greatly from the novel, but only a portion of it was used by
Stanley Kubrick
, even though Nabokov gets screen credit. Nabokov later published it as "Lolita: A Screenplay". The unused screenplay featured an
Alfred Hitchcock
-like cameo for Nabokov, who is referred to as "that nut with a butterfly net" (Nabokov was well known as an amateur lepidopterist). Although he generally admired the movie adaptation of his book, Nabokov regretted the waste of his time in writing a screenplay which was altered so drastically during filming.
d.
Carrie-Anne Moss
and
Téa Leoni
were considered for the role of Melissa Robinson.
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