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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Blue Heaven (1950) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Blue Heaven (1950) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: My Blue Heaven (1950).
About the movie:
Betty Grable and Dan Dailey are a married song and dance team who cannot have children. The movie follows the travails as they try and adopt and keep the kids they adopt while performing on their TV show.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Blue Heaven (1950)?
a.
An entire subplot (the relationship between the grooms parents played by
Soni Razdan
and
Roshan Seth
) had to be dropped in order to fit the shooting into the thirty-day schedule.
b.
Brandon T. Jackson
, who plays Trent, was actually a 26 year old man portraying a 17 year old boy at the time. He took over the role from
Jascha Washington
who appeared in the first two films.
c.
Third of four movies that paired
Betty Grable
and
Dan Dailey
.
d.
The story about the Dukes cornering of the orange juice market was probably inspired by the "Silver Thursday" market crash of 27 March 1980, during which the Hunt brothers of Texas tried to corner the silver market and subsequently failed to meet a $100 million margin call.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Blue Heaven (1950)?
a.
This movie does a parody of the musical
South Pacific
, ironically
Mitzi Gaynor
would go on to star in the movie version.
b.
Edmund Mortimer
was first chosen for the role of Senator Agnew, and studio records/casting call lists reflected this. However, Mortimer dropped out of the finished film entirely, and the role went to
H.B. Warner
.
c.
The growing craze for reality television was very useful in helping the film getting made.
d.
Billy Bob Thornton
s first film project.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Blue Heaven (1950)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 25, 1952 with
Betty Grable
and
Dan Dailey
reprising their film roles.
b.
When the film was to be shown in the Philippines, the censors decided to cut out certain scenes of nudity and violence. When
Steven Spielberg
learned of this he wanted to pull the film out unless it was shown as it is. So Philippine President Fidel Ramos intervened and overruled the censors and the film was shown without any cuts.
c.
Much of the film stars non professional, non S.A.G. actors and this footage was obtained during the latter part of 2007 while
Thomas Dekker
was simultaneously acting in the television series
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
. The scenes with professional actors were filmed during the spring/summer of 2008.
d.
The filmmakers originally offered the role of Audrey to
Cyndi Lauper
, before casting original stage star
Ellen Greene
.
Madonna
was also reportedly considered for the role.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Blue Heaven (1950)?
a.
Fox tried to get
James Cagney
and
Fred Astaire
for the male lead before
Dan Dailey
was cast.
b.
Robert Redford
and
Jane Fonda
had previously starred in
Barefoot in the Park
. Both made their feature film debuts in
Tall Story
.
c.
Robert Rodriguez
found the scene where Dr Dakota Block leaves son Tony in the car with gun to be so chilling to film he didnt want to use anyone elses children to play Tony so he used his own son,
Rebel Rodriguez
, so he wouldnt feel as bad "killing a child".
d.
1,460 eggs were served to the cast and crew for breakfast for every day of shooting.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Blue Heaven (1950)?
a.
This movie was written in mind for
June Allyson
to star in. Allyson was even going to star in it but became unavailable once filming started. So
Jane Wyman
was given the role.
b.
When
Christopher Lee
was cast in this movie, one of the first things he did was apologize to
Joe Dante
(who also directed
The Howling
) for appearing in
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
.
c.
The reason that
Dan Dailey
sings "Friendly Island" in such an odd voice is that he is making fun of
Ezio Pinza
the basso profundo opera star who was starring in the then current stage show "South Pacific".
d.
For the scene where the miners greet their women by putting their earnings in baskets, actress
Maureen OHara
stopped the scenes filming once she noticed that her basket was a modern Kraft basket and not a basket of the movies period. Director
John Ford
was so upset by being corrected in front of the cast and crew that he closed down the set and told OHara to wait on a nearby hill until he called for her. Fuming, OHara waited an hour before an assistant came to retrieve her but was satisfied to see that the basket had been changed upon her return.
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