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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Love Happy (1949) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Love Happy (1949) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949).
About the movie:
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949)?
a.
Ben Stiller
was involved with this film because he is a friend of novelist / screenwriter
Scott B. Smith
.
b.
Allusions to
William S. Burroughs
novel "Naked Lunch": "Paging Dr Benway" in the hospital and mentioning Bill Lee.
c.
This is the only Marx brothers movie in which
Groucho Marx
has a real mustache. In the others, greasepaint was used.
d.
To help him get to grips with his character, Max,
Jeff Bridges
spent some time with his good friend
Gary Busey
who, years before, had been in a severe motorbike accident which had put him into a coma.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949)?
a.
When the college recruiters approach Homer at the end of the science fair, the last one identifies himself as being from "Virginia Tech", the real life Homer Hickams alma mater
b.
Although
Rosalind Russell
s character is always referred to as "Mama Rose" in reviews and discussions of this film, the character is never addressed that way by anyone in the movie; the closest anyone comes is "Madame Rose".
c.
As originally scripted, a tornado was to snatch up the Winnebago as Corinne and Loreli stood on the side of the road fighting. Due to budget constraints, the tornado was eliminated.
d.
Chico Marx
says "Tootsie frootsie ice cream", a nod to his routine in
A Day at the Races
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949)?
a.
During the chase scene near the end,
Harpo Marx
hides behind several signs advertising various popular products of the day ("Wheaties," "Bulova watches," etc.), apparently because producer
Lester Cowan
was running out of money. Although highly unusual at the time, MPAA head Joseph I. Breen responded to complaints that they had no power to withhold approval of a film because it contained commercial advertising.
b.
World Premiered at the 2006 SXSW Film Festival in Austin Texas March 16th., 2007
c.
In Carries house, the statue of a religious figure shot with arrows represents St. Sebastian. It is not a crucifix and does not represent Jesus Christ.
d.
According to several sources including Steven Bachs Final Cut,
Clint Eastwood
perceived himself to be upstaged by
Jeff Bridges
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949)?
a.
One of Willies friends in the movie is named Spit McGee. This was also the name of one of Willies cats as an adult, and his life is featured in the book "My Cat Spit McGee".
b.
RKO built an expensive ship set for this film. In 1943, producer
Val Lewton
was given instructions to come up with a low budget film that could use the still standing set. The result was
The Ghost Ship
.
c.
Since
The Marx Brothers
is credited first in the opening set of credits, but is not in the more comprehensive end credits, it is listed first in the IMDb cast list, as required by IMDb policy on cast ordering.
d.
Nancy Allen
s film debut.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949)?
a.
The comic book "Most Fruitful Yuki" is not real. It was dreamed up by screenwriter
Diablo Cody
.
b.
Larry Flynt
and his brother
Jimmy Flynt
are played by real-life brothers
Woody Harrelson
and
Brett Harrelson
.
c.
Groucho Marx told an anecdote - both on a 60s Today Show segment and in print - that the movies producer asked three aspiring actresses to walk seductively past Marx. Whomever Marx decided was the best walker would play opposite him in the film. When the third girl walked past, Marx asked the producer, "How could you possibly choose anyone but that last one?" Marx had chosen Marilyn Monroe for the film.
d.
According to the Australian DVD sleeve notes, they state that
Douglas Sirk
s "standing amongst the new auteurist critics in Europe was on the rise, with
Jean-Luc Godard
writing on Sirks 1957 film, A Time to Love and a Time to Die, in the influential journal Cahiers du Cinema."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949)?
a.
When Felix is bringing flowers to Maureen, he passes by a movie theatre playing
The Towering Inferno
, which was also produced by
Irwin Allen
.
b.
The last official Marx Brothers film.
c.
Actual Flying Tigers
Lawrence Moore
and
Kenneth Sanger
were technical advisors.
d.
Celia Weston
, the actress who plays the mother of
Tom Cruise
s character is only 10 years older than him.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949)?
a.
The Paramount Pictures studio loaned actress
Susan Hayward
to the Republic Pictures studio to appear as Constance Chesley in this movie.
b.
A grunion is a fish.
c.
The producers decided to release in the month of October to coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
d.
Bette Davis
admitted later on that
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
s casting her in this movie saved her career from oblivion after a series of unsuccessful movies. She said in a 1983 interview, "He resurrected me from the dead."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949)?
a.
Despite being a "Marx Brothers" movie, at no point in the film do all three Marx Bros. - Groucho, Harpo and Chico - appear in any scene together. The closest instance of this happening is near the end of the film when Harpo and Chico walk past Grouchos hiding place on the rooftop. However, Groucho is not seen until after his brothers have walked by. Moreover, while Harpo shares scenes with Chico and a few with Groucho, neither Chico nor Grouchos characters ever meet.
b.
According to the New York Times, the sound version of this movie was "partly silent and partly talking, being divided about equally into the two molds." Sound effects were scattered throughout the picture, including a phonograph record and the noise of a trains departure.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 26, 1950 with
June Allyson
and
Van Johnson
reprising their film roles.
d.
Terri Nunn
of the band Berlin was in the running for the role of Princess Leia and had readings with
Harrison Ford
and
Mark Hamill
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949)?
a.
Groucho hated the finished film so much that, in his autobiography "Groucho and Me," he refers to
A Night in Casablanca
as his final film with his brothers.
b.
When Ray refers to the dwarf in
Time Bandits
, he is thinking of actor
David Rappaport
, who committed suicide in 1990.
c.
Nicole Kidman
was involved in an accident while riding with others in a picture car mounted on trailer being towed by a camera truck rig. While filming a stunt in downtown Los Angeles, the truck took a turn too wide, slid on wet pavement, and collided with a light standard. Several stunt artists on the picture car were injured in the accident. Ms. Kidman was brought to the hospital as a precaution, but was able to return to the set the next day.
d.
Took the record for highest one-day opening on a Wednesday from
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Love Happy (1949)?
a.
Although issued with a synchronized musical score, some dialogue sequences, and one
Irving Berlin
song sung by
Lupe Velez
, the soundtrack for this film, recorded on disc, is thought to have vanished. Check your attic.
b.
Iman
, appears in the film briefly as a woman in the audience for Lucys stunt.
c.
At first, the story for this movie revolved around
Harpo Marx
alone (he gets a story credit here) and was initially titled "Diamonds in the Basement". But the film couldnt get backing unless
Groucho Marx
and
Chico Marx
appeared as well, so they did. Harpos 650-page autobiography makes no reference to this movie intended to showcase him.
d.
Cap.
Dale Dye
(USMC Ret.), the films military advisor, makes an appearance as a War Department colonel in the scene with Gen.
George C. Marshall
. He is the white-haired officer advising Marshall against sending a rescue party after Ryan.
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