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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005).

About the movie: Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)?
a.		The crew was fortunate enough to be shooting on 15 December 2004, one of the largest swells in recorded history. From a helicopter at the famous spot "Jaws" in Maui, they would capture the largest wave surfed that year, a 70-footer.
b.		Towards the end of the film, the pirates and police interrupt a production of "H.M.S. Pinafore" (also by William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan).
c.		It was Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins who, having been signed, requested Stephen Frears to direct.
d.		Director John Boorman bought the horse that Percival rides to champion Guinevere.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)?
a.		At one stage the script was considered being filmed as a television pilot, but in the end the studio decided to go ahead and make it as a feature film. The reverse would later happen with Home Alone 4, which was originally intended to be a stand-alone TV movie, but was restructured during production to serve as a pilot for a TV series that ultimately never went ahead.
b.		Many of the Windmill theatre scenes, such as the portraits, and the Native Americans, came from old photographs of the Old Windmill Theatre.
c.		Filmed July 18-late August 17 1945, the third and last collaboration between Boris Karloff and producer Val Lewton.
d.		Dorothys hair changes lengths throughout the course of the film, most noticeably in the Scarecrow cornfield sequence. This was the first sequence to be shot. As production progressed, refinements were made to Judy Garlands hair and make-up. At the end of filming, reshoots were done of the cornfield sequence and, thus, the shots do not match. The reshoots are believed to have been done by King Vidor, who also directed the Kansas sequences, including "Over the Rainbow", after director Victor Fleming left the production to direct Gone with the Wind.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)?
a.		When Harry meets Uhuru leader, Mustapha (played by Albert Popwell), he asks "Where do I know you from?" - Popwell played the bank robber in "Dirty Harry" to whom Harry first asked "do you feel lucky?", and in fact appeared, playing different characters, in all but the last Dirty Harry film, "The Dead Pool".
b.		According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this film has the record for longest time applying make-up each day, at 20 hours.
c.		When the Revolution performs the song "Darling Nikki" the third verse is cut. The whole song can be heard on the soundtrack album.
d.		In the scene where Van Damm and Mrs Henderson were arguing about the name Millettes (or Millerettes), it is all done in one continuous shot. Stephen Frears thought it better to stand back and let the actors interact.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)?
a.		The mouse story was true; indeed, Van Damm and the the Lord Chamberlains office were constantly arguing over the amount of light displayed on the bodies of the girls.
b.		According to the soundtrack album cover (Regency Records, 1980), Johnnys last name is Hinshaw. This can actually be heard clearly in the movie, when McCroskey is speaking to the reporters and tells "Hinshaw" to take over. Johnny then steps in and describes the "pretty white airplane" to the press.
c.		According to Bruce Robinsons commentary track on the Withnail & I DVD, he was asked by Johnny Depp to write and direct Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (prior to Terry Gilliams involvement). Robinson turned the offer down, saying he didnt know "how you could get that one on the screen."
d.		As part of the directors efforts at authenticity, two of the referees in the film - E.Y. Coley and B. Keith Harmon, who played the crooked referee - are actual officials with the Atlanta Area Football Officials Association.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)?
a.		In a television interview Ray Milland said that he had fluffed his lines in a particular scene in the movie and ruefully apologized to the director. Alfred Hitchcock, he said, stared at him stonily for few seconds and then said: "I wound it up, put it on the floor, and it wouldnt go."
b.		When released in 1986 the title was changed from "The April Fools" to "Killer Party" because the distributors feared that it would be confused with the film April Fools Day which was also released around that time.
c.		Although Kevin Costner plays the older more experienced ball player, in real life hes only three years older than Tim Robbins (33 and 30 respectively during filming), and Susan Sarandon was actually in her early forties (42). Additionally, Costner is about three and a half inches shorter than the very tall Robbins (almost 65").
d.		When Mrs. Henderson is in bed talking to Lady Conway by telephone, we see it as a split screen. Stephen Frears achieved this by filming them simultaneously side by side.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)?
a.		According to the director, Judi Dench was always slightly nervous that they would edit her speeches, as she had learned them. During the sherry-sipping party before the opening of the theatre, at two points, Thelma Barlows character prompts her in her speech ("Bread line... Employment"). This wasnt in the script, but Stephen Frears thought it was funny so included it into the final cut.
b.		Prints now carry the modernized Columbia logo and 1938 re-release opening and closing credits.
c.		After the success of Easy Rider, Universal Pictures hit upon the idea of letting young filmmakers make "semi-independent" films for low budgets in hopes of generating similar profits. The idea was to make five movies for low budgets ($1 million or less), not interfere in the filmmaking process and give the directors final cut. The other movies were: The Last Movie, Taking Off, Silent Running, American Graffiti.
d.		Film debut of Steve McQueen.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)?
a.		Chapter titles: 1. The Flaming Cross 2. The Flying Fortress 3. The Sea Crawler 4. A Marine Miracle 5. Halls of Hazard 6. The Flight of the Fury 7. Hearts in Torment 8. Walls of Gas 9. Struck Down 10. Wires of Wrath 11. The Rail Raiders 12. The Show Down 13. Cornered 14. No Surrender 15. The Round Up
b.		Second and final appearance of Ann-Margret in a filmed adaptation of a Neil Simon play. The Cheap Detective was the first.
c.		The Lord Chamberlain refers to the groin as the Midlands, because Stephen Frears discovered that was what John Gielgud called the groin, and decided to add it in.
d.		After Susan saves B.O.B., Link, and Dr. Cockroach from being crushed on Gallaxhars ship, Dr. Cockroach says "By Hawkings chair." This is a reference to Stephen Hawking, renown academic who is bound to a motorized wheelchair due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis also known as Lou Gehrigs disease or ALS.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)?
a.		When Mrs. Henderson goes to visit the Lord Chamberlain for the first time, the room the scene was shot in was in a house on sale in London for £12 million.
b.		When Frank and his crew arrive with Jeffrey at the brothel, Frank announces, "This is it". The neon sign in the window of the brothel says, "This is it".
c.		An early example of product placement uses a close-up of a bottle of Henessey Brandy as a punch line.
d.		The two dogs that are featured in the film belong to director David Rountree.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)?
a.		In an interview the cast members were asked what item from filming they would like to take home with them. Arnold Schwarzenegger said that he would be taking Mr. Freezes armor home, Uma Thurman said that she wanted Ivys floral throne, and Elle Macpherson said that she just wanted a cap or something with the "Batman & Robin" logo before anyone else. When asked, George Clooney said he wanted Elle Macpherson.
b.		Steve Martin and Victoria Tennant were married at that time.
c.		The film is notable for Nelson Riddles adaptation score of music by Jazz supremo Duke Ellington.
d.		Before the production started, there was a party, and many of the original Windmill girls attended. Bob Hoskins said it was remarkable; many of the women seemed to be older versions of the actresses.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)?
a.		Stephen Frears almost cast Celia Imrie as Lady Conway, but decided she was too young for the part. Thelma Barlow got it instead.
b.		This film marked the only teaming of Greta Garbo and Clark Gable, when she was an established star and he a promising young actor whom the studio had just signed. Reportedly, they did not get along well, Garbo considering Gable vulgar and he seeing her as stuck-up and remote.
c.		Josh Brolin, who plays George W. Bush, is the son of James Brolin, who played Ronald Reagan in The Reagans.
d.		Archie Hicoxs (Michael Fassbender) uniform: He wears the Commando Green Beret, the Combined Operations badge on his left arm, No.4 COMMANDO flashes on his shoulders and an Intelligence Corps cap badge on his beret. This means he was an Intelligence Corps officer who passed the Commando Course at Achnacarry and was serving at the time as part of No.4 COMMANDO (A Commando means both a commando trained individual and a battalion sized formation of commando troops). His 2 medals are the Military Cross (an award for bravery in the face of the enemy) and the Africa Star. This means he was in Africa 1942-43, during which time his conduct earned him the MC.