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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : MASH (1970) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : MASH (1970) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970).
About the movie:
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970)?
a.
For Glazers murder scene,
Larry Joshua
pushed himself upward on two boards being carried by grips to make it appear that Cropsy raises him off the ground with the gardening shears.
b.
The Chateau Elysee was one of the
Clark Gable
/
Carole Lombard
"lovenests." Elizabeth Taylors father had an art gallery here. Other residents were
Mary Pickford
,
Lillian Gish
, and
Joan Bennett
. (Stars such as
Edward G. Robinson
,
Humphrey Bogart
, and
Ginger Rogers
lived here early in their careers.)
c.
When
Donald Sutherland
s parents went to see the film, his father stood up and said "Hi, Donny!" after the scene where Hawkeye says "Hi, Dad" to the camerawoman in the Jeep.
d.
Buzz Bissinger
, who wrote the book on which the movie is based, and director and co-writer
Peter Berg
are cousins.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970)?
a.
When the movie was released, the military wanted not to run the movie in their theaters because of its anti-war message. The case went to the Supreme Court which ruled the military could not withdraw the film for this reason. Instead, the military chose to run
Patton
in the following week feeling that film was more complimentary to the military.
b.
They were plans to do a sequel which never materialized.
c.
Marks
Loretta Young
s first appearance in a Warner Brothers film.
d.
Early drafts had Rons estranged brother Percy appearing in a key supporting role but it was written out in the final drafts. In an interview,
Chris Rankin
, who plays Percy, revealed that his contract of the franchise stipulates that he must appear in four films; the first three, with the option of appearing in either this movie or the next one,
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
. Given the fact that Percy appears much longer in the latter, he opted out of the film in favour of appearing in the next one.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970)?
a.
Footage from this film of a young
Michael Caine
was later used in the film
Austin Powers in Goldmember
.
b.
John Frankenheimer
: General Sonnenberg.
c.
Rene Auberjonois
and
John Schuck
later worked together again on
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
.
d.
The original play opened in New York on 28 September 1914.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970)?
a.
Actress and author
Lois Kibbee
, who had begun collaborating with
Frances Farmer
on a book about her life, worked as a consultant for the movie.
b.
When studio execs first saw the dailies, they complained to
Robert Altman
that the soldiers looked dirty compared to the soldiers in
Tora! Tora! Tora!
and
Patton
. Altman, a veteran of WWII, replied that soldiers in war are dirty. The next day the execs told the producers of those two films to make their soldiers look dirtier.
c.
Sam calls his father "tateh," which is a Yiddish term of endearment for a father (akin to the English word "dad"). See also
Ragtime
.
d.
Much of the film was shot in actual wards at Camarillo State Mental Hospital in California.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970)?
a.
Some working titles were "Vendetta" and "Snip Snip". "Hard Candy" was finally chosen because it implies both sweetness and spice. The expression is also slang for an under-aged girl, amongst pedophiles who troll the internet.
b.
With its initial box-office take of $41 million, "M*A*S*H" at the time was the second biggest grossing comedy, coming in just below
The Graduate
.
c.
Gwyneth Paltrow
, the real life daughter of
Blythe Danner
(Martha Jefferson) played Patsy Jefferson (the daughter of Martha Jefferson) in the movie
Jefferson in Paris
.
d.
The characters of Steve Gerber (
William Zappa
) and Mike Ploog (
Robert Mammone
) are references to the comic creators by the same names. While they didnt create the Man-Thing, they worked together on the first ongoing series of the comic book character and developed it further (e.g. establishing the "nexus of all realities").
Steve Gerber
is also known as creator of "Howard the Duck" and Mike Ploog is famous for his work on Marvel Comics adaptations "Planet of the Apes" and "Monster of Frankenstein" and most recently for his work on "Abadazad" (CrossGen Comics) and "Stardust Kid" (Image Comics) with writer
J.M. DeMatteis
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970)?
a.
The earpiece that Desmond gives Sean outside the book store was actually an eraser cap from a mechanical pencil.
b.
M.A.S.H. stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. They remained in US Army service until 2006 when the last one was donated to Pakistan.
c.
Effects artist
Bob Keen
spent 18 hours a day for 8 weeks working on the monsters in the film.
d.
Though veteran cinematographer
Haskell Wexler
is credited here as DP, he was actually replaced by
Bill Butler
early in the shoot due to various creative differences with producer
Michael Douglas
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970)?
a.
The character of Reisman (
Lee Marvin
) was based on John Miara of Malden, Massachusetts, who was a close personal friend of Marvins while both were serving in the Marine Corps during WW II.
b.
There are 7 deaths in the movie (8 With Maureen): Maureen Prescott, Steven, Casey, The Principal, Tatum, Kenny, Stu (2nd Killer), Billy (1st Killer).
c.
Despite those named in the credits, the film went through another draft by
Kevin Jarre
. In one draft, Hawkins (
Charlie Sheen
) sacrifices himself to rescue Curran (
Michael Biehn
), who ends up with the love interest. In another version, Curran is killed off rescuing some kids, and Hawkins and Claire Varrens (
Joanne Whalley
) are left to mourn his passing. Also in one of those drafts, Curran is an accomplished boxer who squares off in a fight with Hawkins, whos into karate. The golf sequence in the film was a concession when the films leads objected to a
Top Gun
-style scene with knife-throwing contests and bikini bimbos.
d.
The initial scene of the suicide of "Painless" is a mimic of "The Last Supper" by
Leonardo Da Vinci
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970)?
a.
The real
Frank Nitti
did not die in the manner and at the time depicted in the film. He took over Capones empire when Capone was sent to prison. In 1943 Nitti had a violent argument with several bosses of the Chicago mob. Realizing that he had just signed his own death warrant, he went home and committed suicide.
b.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
c.
When Prince Caspian is walking through the forest and meets Reepicheep, the forest floor is covered with ferns. The filmmakers found a forest exactly like it in Poland, but discovered that it was cheaper to bring fake trees and 5,000 potted ferns into a studio than to bring all of the equipment to Poland and get permission to shoot there. They also later found out that the forest floor in Poland was filled with brambles.
d.
Vitaphone production reels #3467-3474.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970)?
a.
In 1971, 20th Century Fox somewhat perversely reissued this film on a double bill with a very different kind of war film,
Patton
starring
George C. Scott
.
b.
The movie has a lobotomy being performed on
Frances Farmer
. The operation never happened and was first fictionalized in William Arnolds Farmer biography "Shadowland" (1978).
c.
After struggling to find an office for Rowe, and eventually settling on one at Rutgers University, the crew decided that if anyone asked Rowe was a graduate of the Journalism School at Rutgers to explain the abundance of Rutgers memorabilia in the office.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: MASH (1970)?
a.
This is a lost film.
b.
Both
Katy Houska
and
Kate Schroeder
insisted on filming their scenes "in the box", though they did not have to.
c.
According to
James Cameron
,
Linda Hamilton
suffered a permanent hearing loss in one of her ears during the elevator shootout because she had not installed her ear plugs after removing them during a trip to the restroom between takes.
d.
When Hawkeye arrives at the first camp, we hear the PA call several men to the departure area. Of these men one of them is named "Robert A", a homage to the films director Robert Altman.
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