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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Marty (1955) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Marty (1955) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Marty (1955)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955).

About the movie: A touching story about two lonely people who have almost resigned themselves to never being truly loved.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955)?
a.		Rod Steiger, who had originated the role of Marty in the eponymous TV production, said that he turned down the role in the movie because the Hecht-Lancaster Productions contract would have bound him for years. Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster, on the other hand, said that they did not want to cast Steiger as they felt the public would not go for the same actor that they had seen for free on TV.
b.		The scene with Griffin Dunne at the subway station is a reference to his earlier appearance in An American Werewolf in London.
c.		The original title, Rennies Landing, comes from a well-known bar adjacent the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, where producer Garrity grew up and attended college.
d.		Adam Greens old band "Haddonfield" performs on the soundtrack. After Parker strikes the deal with the lift operator, that is Green singing on the loudspeaker. The song is called "Among The Dogs".

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955)?
a.		In the theatrical release, H.R. Giger is not credited for his part in the design of the Aliens. The video release has his name in the closing credits.
b.		Delbert Mann became the first director to win the Best Director Oscar with his debut. This record stood until 1981 when Robert Redford repeated the feat with Ordinary People.
c.		Filmed on location in Illinois and Michigan. Even the interiors were filmed on a sound-stage constructed in Chicagos Armory.
d.		At the party where he talks to Ramona for the first time, Scott holds up a very badly drawn picture of Ramona and asks if anyone has seen her. Director Edgar Wright said Scott was originally supposed to hold up a picture of Ramona from the comic book series, but felt the silly drawing Scott holds up was more comedic.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955)?
a.		Filmed in June and July 1965, Jayne Mansfield was then five-six months pregnant with the last of her five children, son Antonio Raphael Ottaviano (AKA: Tony Cimber).
b.		Emily Browning originally auditioned for the role of Alex.
c.		A Moscow screening of the film during a 1959 cultural-exchange program made it the first U.S. feature seen in the U.S.S.R. since World War II.
d.		"Different Kinds" was shot over four months in a total of seventeen shooting days, accumulating over 23 hours of footage. The final runtime of the film is expected to be just under 2 hours.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955)?
a.		It was rumored that producers Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster financed the movie as a tax-write off, believing the picture would lose money.
b.		Star Trek canon states that Vulcan orbits the star 40 Eridani A, approximately 16.5 light-years from Earth.
c.		The film was made in occupied Germany. All scenes were photographed in the real locations associated with the story, including episodes in the American, French, British and Russian sectors of Berlin.
d.		Early versions of the screenplay were titled "Claw" in reference to the villainous robots, which are called "claws" in the original Philip K. Dick short story "Second Variety" instead of "screamers."

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955)?
a.		"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 17, 1946 with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. reprising his film role.
b.		Jan de Bont was a credited producer because he was originally going to direct the film. Steven Spielberg claimed that De Bont did no work on the film once Spielberg joined the project and publicly questioned whether he deserved the credit.
c.		The first American film to win the Palme dOr at the Cannes Film Festival.
d.		Took 10 years to make.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955)?
a.		When Sylvester Stallone enters his computer to activate the massive explosion of his home near end of film, the password he uses is "Top of the world, Ma." This is a slight paraphrase of Jimmy Cagneys last line in White Heat, just before Cagney shoots into the large gas storage unit hes standing on, causing massive explosions. ("Made it, Ma. Top of the world!")
b.		The Guardians of the Universe are inspired by David Ben-Gurion, Israels first Prime Minister following the countrys independence in 1948.
c.		Joshua Goldins directorial debut.
d.		The film, which cost only $340,000 to make and generated rentals of $3,000,000 at the domestic box office, reportedly was one of the most profitable movies ever made.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955)?
a.		During the air chase sequences, stunt pilot Chuck Stockdale accidentally flew in a series of low hanging but nearly invisible electrical wires. Expert piloting avoided a serious accident but the footage was so good, the films director left it in the picture.
b.		In the Italian post-synchronized version of the film, the actors are dubbed by: Rosetta Calavetta (Marilyn Monroe); Pino Locchi (Tony Curtis); Giuseppe Rinaldi (Jack Lemmon); Gualtiero De Angelis (George Raft); Giorgio Capecchi (Pat OBrien); Carlo Romano (Joe E. Brown); Mario Pisu (Nehemiah Persoff); Lidia Simoneschi (Joan Shawlee); Manlio Busoni (Billy Gray); Cesare Polacco (George E. Stone); Bruno Persa (Dave Barry); Luigi Pavese (Mike Mazurki) and Massimo Turci (Edward G. Robinson Jr.).
c.		Three of Hollywoods then-oldest active character actors appeared in this film. Spencer Charters (as "Angus Tubbs") was 65 and had 41 years on stage prior to entering films. Otis Harlan (as "Abner Katz") was 72 and had begun acting in New York in 1887. Tully Marshall (as "Morton Ross") was 73 and had nearly a fifty year acting resume and was once prominent on Broadway.
d.		At 90 minutes long, this has the shortest running time of any film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955)?
a.		First Best Picture Oscar winner to have been based on a TV program (Marty)
b.		The name of Kurt Russells character, McCabe, was inspired by Nancy Wilsons first solo album, "Live at McCabes Guitar Shop". Nancy Wilson is the wife of Cameron Crowe.
c.		Writer Stephen Gaghan originally planned to set the Wakefield family storylines in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. During his research, he determined that Cincinnatis bad neighborhoods looked worse than Louisvilles, and would serve the finished film better, so he moved the Wakefields stories to Ohio.
d.		A print of this film survives at the Gosfilmofond Archive, Moscow.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955)?
a.		Many of the insults which the TV sales man (Ray Atherton) shouts at Henry and Otis (eg "I can see youve had some college") were improvised on-set by Atherton himself.
b.		Will Smith, Idris Elba, Chris Tucker and Jamie Foxx were considered for the lead role.
c.		The only time in film history that the producers spent more on a films award campaign ($400,000) than they did on making the movie ($343,000).
d.		This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Marty (1955)?
a.		Due to language, the film originally garnered an "R" rating from the MPAA. It was reduced to "PG-13" on appeal.
b.		This is the remake of a 1953 TV movie of the same name, with Rod Steiger in the title role.
c.		After pitching his perfect game at Yankee Stadium, Kevin Costners character carries John C. Reilly to his hotel room, where Reilly says to him, "youre the cream in my coffee." In Costners movie JFK a woman on the street comes up to him asking if he remembers singing with her at a party to which he responds, "oh right, we sang youre the cream in my coffee" as he walks away.
d.		This was the movie that bank robber John Dillinger had just seen before he was gunned down in front of Chicagos Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934. He had been set up by Anna Sage, the madam of a brothel, who knew Dillingers girlfriend, Polly Hamilton. Sage was facing deportation and thought the tip might get her off. She told FBI agent Melvin Purvis that she would be wearing orange which appeared red, leading her to be dubbed "The Woman in Red". Dillinger was shot three times when he tried to escape, and Sage wound up being sent back to Romania.

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