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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mildred Pierce (1945) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mildred Pierce (1945) - 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: Mildred Pierce (1945).
About the movie:
After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful, but can't win the approval of her spoiled daughter.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mildred Pierce (1945)?
a.
Post-production sound supervisor Matthew Wood also makes a cameo in the film as Mr. Allison.
b.
According to the DVD Directors Commentary, many of the names of the crew in the credits are fake and contain sexual innuendo. These include
Harry Balzac
,
David D. Eldo
,
Hans Jobb
and
Richard P. Nuss
.
c.
Robert Shaw
ad-libbed the "Here lies the grave of Mary Lee" line after
Steven Spielberg
prompted him to give Brodys wife (on the dock) a hard time. Asked later where he quoted it from, as it would require getting a license and release from the author to be used in the film, Shaw said that was unlikely, as it was off an old grave marker in Ireland.
d.
The ad slogan "Dont tell anyone what Mildred Pierce did" was parodied by a Los Angeles diner which had a sign, "For 65c well not only serve you a sell blue plate - well tell you what Mildred Pierce did."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mildred Pierce (1945)?
a.
Brigadoon opened at the Ziegfeld Theater on March 13, 1947 and ran for 581 performances.
b.
Jack L. Warner
originally wanted
Vincent Sherman
to direct the film but
Jerry Wald
held out for
Michael Curtiz
.
c.
The film was only in very limited theatrical release in Texas and was released on home video in a small number of international markets.
d.
In July, 2011, during U.S. Congressional debate over the raising of the countrys national debt ceiling, Republican Party leaders used a clip from this film - a scene between
Ben Affleck
and
Jeremy Renner
- as a motivational device in meetings to rally party unity. This was immediately lampooned by comedic commentators
Jon Stewart
and
Bill Maher
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mildred Pierce (1945)?
a.
After filming was completed,
Annette Funicello
was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. During filming, as a result of fatigue from long hours shooting the film, she had noticed an increase in the frequency and severity of minor MS symptoms that she had experienced off-and-on for several years. and requested that her husband tell no one on the set.
b.
A song titled "If I Never Knew You" was cut after children in test audiences found it boring. At the time, it was almost fully animated, with the exception of color. The unfinished sequence was shown in ABCs 1997 airing of the film. For the 10th anniversary DVD release, the animation was completed and the song inserted back into the film, as well as a short reprise in the final scene.
c.
This film was thought to be lost until over 40 years later when a copy was found among a cache of early Fox films. It was presented at a
Howard Hawks
retrospective in the mid-70s and when Hawks found it was on the playlist he asked out loud, "You really arent going to play this, are you?" Midway during the showing of the film Hawks walked up to the projection room and demanded the projectionist destroy the print of the film.
d.
In September 1944,
Ann Rutherford
showed interest in the role of Veda Pierce.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mildred Pierce (1945)?
a.
Michael Myers does appear briefly in this film, on a television advertising the original
Halloween
. It comes near the beginning when Dan Challis is drinking in a bar.
b.
Shot on stage 14 at Warner Brothers.
c.
In a separately filmed promotional trailer, actor
Charles Tannen
plays studio head Ed Schaeffer, a thinly disguised impersonation of
Darryl F. Zanuck
, and
George E. Stone
,
Gene Nelson
, and
Harry Seymour
play other studio executives at a mock screening of what was to be the original trailer for the film.
d.
When Draco Malfoy goes to the room of Requirement for the final time, you can see the harp that put Fluffy to sleep and the King from the game of chess from
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mildred Pierce (1945)?
a.
Glenn Mitchell
s commentary on the Warner Home Video DVD states that the band backing
Ivie Anderson
s rendition of "All Gods Chillun Got Rhythm" was drawn from the
Duke Ellington Orchestra
, for whom Anderson was a vocalist at the time.
b.
The journeys up and down the Thames in river boats are taken from the puppet play Hero and Leander, which is written by the character Littlewit in
Ben Jonson
s Bartholomew Fair. Littlewit adapts the classical story of the lovers divided by the Hellespont to contemporary London.
c.
Alyssa Milano
was originally set to play Buffy.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast 60 minute radio adaptations of the movie on June 6, 1949 and July 14, 1954 with
Zachary Scott
reprising his film role.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mildred Pierce (1945)?
a.
The treasure map that is integral to the movie was designed by puzzle columnist Dr. Crypton.
b.
Movie features many songs by Michigan-native band "Nineteen Wheels".
c.
The films release was deliberately held back until September 1945 in the hopes that it would find a more sympathetic audience in a post-war atmosphere.
d.
When Marty arrives in 2015, he looks in the window of an antique store, where we see the denim jacket that he wore in 1985, a Roger Rabbit doll and a
Jaws
Nintendo game.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
was also directed by
Robert Zemeckis
.
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