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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Moon Over Harlem (1939) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Moon Over Harlem (1939) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Harlem (1939).
About the movie:
Powerful drama... Ripped from the heart of harlem!
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Harlem (1939)?
a.
Mandy Patinkin
s movie debut.
b.
After completing the screenplays first draft,
Wes Anderson
,
Roman Coppola
and
Jason Schwartzman
all visited India together to see if the fictional world theyd created meshed with the real thing. Although the changes made subsequently were relatively minor, much of the dialog was excised from the later passages of the film as
Wes Anderson
wanted Indias only natural beauty to speak for itself.
c.
The film was shot in four days; two days at the New Jersey studio and two days in New York City.
d.
Two versions were shot of
Lee Horsley
s crucifixion in the final reel. In the theatrical version, a spike was shown through the palm of each hand. In the version for TV, Horsleys hands were bound to the wood by means of metallic bands.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Harlem (1939)?
a.
June 2008 Ranked #6 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Romantic Comedy".
b.
Chorus girls were paid just 25c per day, from which they had to pay their car fares from Harlem to the studio in New Jersey.
c.
Assistant Cameraman
Michael G. Riba
turned down 2 weeks of work on
Waterworld
- which paid better - to work on
Sydney
. Riba has been the assistant cameraman on every Anderson film since.
d.
In Guinness World Records 2001, this film was said to have the most profanity used in an animated film. The book cited a total of 399 swear words, including 146 uses of the word "fuck", along with 199 offensive gestures and 221 acts of violence.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Harlem (1939)?
a.
Two of the voice actors from
X-Men: Evolution
appear in the movie.
David Kaye
who voices Professor Xavier appears as a TV announcer.
Chiara Zanni
who voices Jubilee/Jubilation Lee appears as a white house tour guide.
b.
According to the star himself, this was the first movie
Clint Eastwood
saw.
c.
Brian De Palma
offered the role of Madeleine Linscott to
Eva Green
, but she turned it down because she didnt want to be typecast as a "femme fatale" and the role went to
Hilary Swank
.
d.
This was the only feature film that
Edgar G. Ulmer
shot in 16mm.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Harlem (1939)?
a.
The PCA refused to issue an approval certificate for the film because the murderers were never punished and also for portraying a sexual relationship between a black man and a white woman.
b.
The scene where Evan has no arms was achieved by using two shots: one with an empty bed, and one with
Ashton Kutcher
lying in the bed with green gloves on his hands (which were erased later). Both shots had identical camera movements. For most films, this would be achieved by using machine-controlled cameras, which can replicate the exact same movement for multiple takes. However, since this film was fairly low-budget, the filmmakers were not able to afford this kind of equipment and the two identical shots were achieved by manually moving the camera while using a stopwatch for reference. Any small changes in the two shots were fixed digitally in post-production.
c.
The script was sent to
Julia Roberts
with a $20 bill attached. Included was a note from
George Clooney
that said "I hear youre getting 20 a picture now". This of course is a joke referencing Julia Roberts becoming the highest paid actress at $20 million per picture.
d.
Akshay Kumar
is a big fan of co-star
Chia Hui Liu
, having watched Lius
Shao Lin san shi liu fang
about 100 times.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moon Over Harlem (1939)?
a.
Roller skater
Jim Bray
had won about 275 trophies at the time he appeared in this movie.
b.
Friz Freleng
s unpublished memoirs mention that this was one of his favorite films, and that it contains at least three things upon which the character "Bugs Bunny" was based: - The character Oscar Shapelys (
Roscoe Karns
) personality - The manner in which Peter Warne (
Clark Gable
) was eating carrots and talking quickly at the same time - An imaginary character mentioned once to frighten Oscar Shapely named "Bugs Dooley." Other mentions of "Looney Tunes" characters from the film include Alexander Andrews (
Walter Connolly
) and King Westley (
Jameson Thomas
) being the inspirations for Yosemite Sam and Pepé LePew, respectively.
c.
To shoot this film on such a low budget,
Edgar G. Ulmer
shot this feature in 16mm using "short ends" (unexposed film at the end of a reel that was unused by the original purchaser).
d.
The American Humane Association rated this film "unacceptable" because of the rat that was submerged in oxygenated liquid in one scene. It wasnt an effect. The rat really was "subjected to the anxiety of being submerged in this liquid, where it panics and struggles and is then pulled out by its tail as it expels the liquid from its lungs."
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