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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mrs. Miniver (1942) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mrs. Miniver (1942) - 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: Mrs. Miniver (1942).
About the movie:
The Minivers, an English "middle-class" family experience life in the first months of World War II...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Miniver (1942)?
a.
An alternative ending was shot in which Plato falls from the tower of the planetarium.
b.
The film was shot in 34 days, in Los Angeles under the fake title "Slusho" and in New York under the fake title "Cheese". The Ferris wheel scene, the last in sequential order, was filmed on the first day. The scene inside Beths parents apartment, the first in sequential order, was filmed on the last day.
c.
The Hollywood Reported listed
Pat OHara
,
Elspeth Dudgeon
,
Dennis Chaldecott
and
Eric Snowden
in the cast, but they were not seen in the final print.
d.
Alfred Hitchcock
: [bathroom] a conversation is made difficult by a noisy flushing toilet.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Miniver (1942)?
a.
Edgar Wright
: during the Remembering Z-Day montage, there is a long shot of the zombies walking through a park; Edgar is the one in black who falls over himself.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 6, 1943 with
Greer Garson
,
Walter Pidgeon
and
Henry Wilcoxon
reprising their film roles.
c.
Of the five segments,
Henry Hathaway
directed "The Rivers", "The Plains" and "The Outlaws",
John Ford
directed "The Civil War" and
George Marshall
did "The Railroad". Some uncredited work was done by
Richard Thorpe
.
d.
This is the first feature to be made with commercial digital still photography cameras (31 Canon EOS-1Ds MARK II SLR cameras with Nikon Lenses) instead of film cameras.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Miniver (1942)?
a.
The hawk featured in the movie went under the name Spike II and worked in the Universal Bird Show until 2000 when she was transfered to the National Audubon society and became an Audubon Ambassador until she died in May 2007. Several different hawks were used. One to sit on
Rutger Hauer
s arm and another for the flying scenes. A third proved to be mostly unusable, as it enjoyed Hauers company so much that it would ruffle it feathers when seated on his arm, making it look more like a chicken than a stately hawk.
b.
Richard Ney
s film debut.
c.
The P.A. announcements in the opening scene are taken from Queensryches Operation: Mindcrime album.
d.
Scenes filmed with
Frank Nastasi
playing another suspect were cut just before previews to keep the running time under two hours.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Miniver (1942)?
a.
When Clem and his boat is requested with other small craft to Ramsgate this is in reference to The Little Ships of Dunkirk" that assisted in the evacuation of Dunkirk during the days of May 26 to June 4 1940. One of the boats was piloted by the 2nd Ofcr from the Titanic Charles Lightoller and his son with sea scout Gerald Ashcroft, the last name of the man in the boat with Clem Miniver.
b.
Wes Bentley
was originally cast as Lestat, but he dropped out.
c.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 10, 1951 with
Claudette Colbert
reprising her film role.
d.
The Germans were deliberately not portrayed in stereotypical style. The words "Sieg Heil", for instance, are never said, although they can be seen written on a bunker wall in Ouistreham.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Miniver (1942)?
a.
Ranked #1 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Fantasy" in June 2008.
b.
The ladder that Eric and Julie climb on to the trains roof, #01737, was added for the movie. The train is still in service today.
c.
Second of eight movies that paired
Greer Garson
and
Walter Pidgeon
.
d.
Although originally intended to be shot on location, production was moved to Ann Arbor, MI when Iowa shuttered its film tax credit program.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Miniver (1942)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 7, 1942 with
Greer Garson
and
Walter Pidgeon
reprising their film roles.
b.
Bumblebee has only one spoken line in the film, which was seen in promotional footage; but for that reason it had to be removed from the film (its where he talks to Sam in his garage).
Mark Ryan
was disappointed that the line had to be cut from the film.
c.
There are over a hundred different styles of art featured in this movie.
d.
The concept for
WALL·E
evolved from a now-famous lunch that took place between
John Lasseter
,
Pete Docter
and
Joe Ranft
in 1994.
Toy Story
was nearing completion and the writers sat down to brainstorm ideas for their next projects. Out of this lunch was born
WALL·E
,
A Bugs Life
,
Monsters, Inc.
and
Finding Nemo
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Miniver (1942)?
a.
Miramax became involved in a new attempt to film the musical in 1994, and
Larry Gelbart
was brought in to work on a script, eventually turning out seven drafts while directors
Milos Forman
,
Herbert Ross
and
Baz Luhrmann
turned down the project.
b.
The first Academy Award Best Picture nominee to receive nominations in all of the four acting categories.
c.
Mike Figgis
originally planned to make this with
Nicolas Cage
and
Juliette Binoche
. However, when he made _Leaving Las Vegas_ with Cage, the actors salary was a manageable $200,000. Following his Oscar win, Cages price shot up to $20 million.
d.
The Scottish soldiers that can be seen in the scene welcoming the "UN Guy" were actually Canadian soldiers. They were a special drill team from the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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