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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Marlowe (1969) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Marlowe (1969) Quiz
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About the movie:
Quiet young Orfamay Quest from Kansas has hired private detective Philip Marlowe to find her brother...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marlowe (1969)?
a.
Heather Donahue
mentioned to Fangoria Magazine that her first question she asked the director upon arriving on the set was if he was planning on making a snuff film.
b.
The makers considered shooting in Poland and Romania before settling upon Lithuania.
c.
This was the last film broadcast for WABC-TVs (New York) afternoon slot, "The 4:30 Movie", on 26 November 1981.
d.
The "flicker" given off by the candles during all the night scenes is not a practical effect, rather a complex, multi-layered image matting process completed in post production
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marlowe (1969)?
a.
The last official Marx Brothers film.
b.
Sigourney Weaver
was offered the role of Betsy but turned down the part. She was the runner-up to
Cybill Shepherd
for that role.
c.
Several actors in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in this movie. These were (with their character names): Diane Bryan (Martha at Age 5), Donna Bryan (Martha at Age 7), Peggy Burke (II) (Helen at Age 7), Keith Moore (I) (Percy at Age 6), Mindy Sherwood (Helen at Age 5) and Walter Wright Jr. (Percy at Age 8)
d.
This is one of only two movies that
Bruce Lee
did where he speaks with his own natural voice. The other is
Enter the Dragon
. This is also the only film in which Lee played a villain.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marlowe (1969)?
a.
French director
Robert Bresson
was hired in 1964 by producer
Dino De Laurentiis
as director. When he shot his first scene - the deluge - he requested the use of all the animals in Rome city zoo. The producers complied, but upon checking the daily rushes saw that the only thing Bresson filmed was the tracks of the animals upon a sandy beach. They were furious and Bresson was fired,
John Huston
took over the project, delaying production a further six months.
b.
The last movie shown on TNT Classic Movies (U.K) on its last day of broadcasting for Europe. (15 October 1999)
c.
Marc Connelly
was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Tall Story" as Professor Charles Osman.
d.
The scene in which Annette slaps Sebastian was also unscripted.
Reese Witherspoon
and
Ryan Phillippe
were so into their scene that she slapped him unexpectedly, and Phillippes reaction is genuine. He was so into the scene that right after the director said cut, he went behind the set and threw up. The director left the scene in the final cut.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marlowe (1969)?
a.
Thomas Jane
sat in for a better part of the editing process, since he was interested to learn about it.
b.
Kim Cattrall
was
Nicholas Meyer
s first choice for the role of Saavik, but eventually proved unavailable. In
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
, the sixth film of the series, Saavik was supposed to return as a major character and Cattrall was signed on. Cattrall, however, did not want to be the third actress to play the role of Saavik, and the character was changed to Vulcan officer Lieutenant Valeris.
c.
Kelly Preston
is 4 years older than
C. Thomas Howell
, and
Lori Loughlin
is two and a half years older.
d.
The movies title song, "Little Sister" was originally recorded by New York studio musicians but the producers were not happy with the vocal performance (rumored to be songwriter
Norman Gimbel
himself). They turned to executives at MGM Records who suggested that members from their newly signed star group, Orpheus, re-record the song. The producers agreed and the Orpheus version was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York. Only Orpheus lead singer, Bruce Arnold and backup singer, Jack McKenes were on the track since the music had been pre-recorded. However, future Orpheus member and legendary studio musician,
Bernard Pretty Purdie
, plays drums on the songs backing track.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marlowe (1969)?
a.
The series title His Dark Materials comes from a line in Paradise Lost by
John Milton
. This is a favourite literary work of
Philip Pullman
who has edited editions of it.
b.
Originally pitched as a "Christian Music Project" with
Jaci Velasquez
and
Rachael Lampa
suggested for the lead, and
Kirk Franklin
for the music teacher.
c.
In the nightclub scene, Marlowe (
James Garner
) takes a sip of wine and smirking, judges it "impertinent. . .even baroque." These were the exact words that a character in
Gore Vidal
s Myra Breckinridge (published a year earlier) had used to describe Garners butt in an excerpt from an obtuse film journal that appeared in the novel. Obviously, an inside joke and from Garners smarmy delivery of what was otherwise a pointless remark, he was very much in on the gag.
d.
Jessica Alba
did not know how racy the images of her character Nancy were in the comic until after she signed on for the film. The script originally had several nude scenes for the character, but Alba refused to do any nudity.
Robert Rodriguez
and
Frank Miller
didnt think it was important for there to be nudity, so they didnt care.
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