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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Fair Lady (1964) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Fair Lady (1964) - Part (5) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964).
About the movie:
A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
: [faces] Frank, when he realizes who Alex is.
b.
Spider-Mans webbing in the film is made out of foam materials and fishing line. It was also enhanced with CGI.
c.
While the movie received generally favorable reviews, critics were divided on
Audrey Hepburn
s performance as Eliza. While some were critical of the fact that she was dubbed, others such as esteemed British dramatist Sir John Gielgud went on record as saying that Audrey Hepburn was "better than Julie Andrews!" in the role.
d.
The blood that Queen Akasha has in her mouth is really cherry juice.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964)?
a.
The gondola lift sequences were shot at the Sandia Peak Tramway, the longest lift in the world.
b.
Ann Reinking
s movie debut.
c.
The movie was advertised as the most eagerly anticipated production since
Gone with the Wind
.
d.
Grace Kelly
was instructed to behave as if she were in a trance during her scenes in the final act of the movie to make her seem somewhat detached and distant.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964)?
a.
Shot in 1986, but a legal dispute resulted in it not being released until 1987.
b.
Kirsten Dunst
later starred in the music video I Knew I Loved You by
Savage Garden
, a band which took its name from the same
Anne Rice
novel series.
c.
The Rescue Aid Society was originally the "Prisoners Aid Society", just as it was in the original
Margery Sharp
novels.
d.
When
Rex Harrison
accepted his Academy Award for
My Fair Lady
, he dedicated it to his "two fair ladies",
Audrey Hepburn
and
Julie Andrews
both who had played Eliza Doolittle with him.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964)?
a.
In each film in the trilogy, the subtitle of the film is incorporated as dialogue. In this instance- Elrond: "So be it. You shall be the Fellowship of The Ring".
b.
Edited using Final Cut Pro.
c.
Initially,
Lindsay Lohan
was cast as Regina, but decided to play the "nice girl" so the public wouldnt base her real personality on Reginas.
Rachel McAdams
was chosen to play the "mean girl" because "only nice girls can play mean girls" according to the producer.
d.
Rex Harrison
was very disappointed when
Audrey Hepburn
was cast as Eliza, since he felt she was badly miscast and he had hoped to work with
Julie Andrews
. He told an interviewer, "Eliza Doolittle is supposed to be ill at ease in European ballrooms. Bloody Audrey has never spent a day in her life out of European ballrooms." Nevertheless, Harrison was once later asked to identify his favorite leading lady. Without hesitation, he replied, "
Audrey Hepburn
in
My Fair Lady
."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964)?
a.
Historian
Kevin Brownlow
has expressed doubt concerning Fireworks Wilson whom
Karl Brown
, the assistant cameraman, named as the special effects man in interviews. Brownlows doubt is caused by the fact that there are no references to Wilson in any other accounts from any period, and he has suggested that Brown may have invented the name since he could not recall the name of the films documented special effects supervisor,
Walter Hoffman
.
b.
For the scene where
Maureen OHara
and
Charles Ruggles
are speaking in the bedroom, Ruggles didnt have any place to put the ashes of his cigarette so, on his own, he decided to put them in his hand.
c.
A Nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for Preservation.
d.
One of only 4 productions to win the Best Play Tony (1957) and the Best Picture Oscar (1964). The other 3 are
The Sound of Music
(1960/1965),
A Man for All Seasons
(1962/1966) and
Amadeus
(1981/1984).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964)?
a.
The speech Ronald Reagan is seen giving on the television in the hospital is the famous "Evil Empire Speech". You can hear the line "Reverend clergy all, Senator Hawkins, distinguished members of the Florida congressional delegation..." which is the beginning of that speech.
b.
U.S. television viewers had something of a
Rex Harrison
film-fest on Thanksgiving Week, 1973.
Doctor Dolittle
aired on Thanksgiving Eve on ABC-TV, followed by
My Fair Lady
on NBC-TV on Thanksgiving Day. This was the U.S. commercial TV premiere of both films, and was probably not a coincidence.
c.
The producers wanted to shoot the movie at Fox Studios Baja, but it was unavailable at the time.
d.
Count Stefan takes Jennifer on a walking tour of Warsaw. As they walk, stock footage is shown of various important monuments culminating in the bronze monument of Chopin by sculptor Waclaw Szymanowski. These monuments were all systematically destroyed by the Germans in 1940.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964)?
a.
The props they use for the eggs are Sugar Apples.
b.
Good guys in the movie use Google and bad guys use Yahoo! search engines.
c.
Frederick Loewe
and
Alan Jay Lerner
had originally wanted their musical to be titled "Fanfaroon."
d.
The role of Lila, washed-up showgirl of the title, was originally intended for
Marilyn Monroe
, who was replaced by
Joanne Woodward
upon Marilyns death. The ironic opening sequence (undoubtedly rewritten after Miss Monroes death) has the bleached blonde title character, upon her arrival in Hollywood, being mistaken for
Jayne Mansfield
by a tourist.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964)?
a.
First film by
Wes Anderson
that was not filmed in Texas.
b.
In both
Cab Calloway
s basement room and Ray Charles music store, framed photos of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and John and Robert Kennedy are on display. The framed photos are a tribute to the Civil Rights activism of the 1960s.
c.
Only the edited 1937 re-release, running 67 minutes, with the original 2-strip Technicolor finale in black and white, seems to have survived.
d.
Audrey Hepburn
later admitted she would never have accepted the role of Eliza Dolittle if she had known that producer
Jack L. Warner
intended to have nearly all of her singing dubbed. After making "My Fair Lady", Audrey Hepburn resolved not to appear in another film musical unless she could do the singing on her own.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964)?
a.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
During an A&E Biography,
Michelle Pfeiffer
said that her Catwoman costume was vacuum sealed once she was fitted into it for scenes, so she actually had only a short amount of time to perform before she would have to have it opened or she could become light headed and pass out. She also admitted that when she first was learning to use the whip she accidentally cut her trainers face with it, at which he acted as a complete gentleman and continued with their training.
c.
The American
Marni Nixon
had to practice a Cockney accent before she could dub all of
Audrey Hepburn
s singing in the movie.
d.
Tami lost both front teeth shortly before filming and they made her fake teeth which caused her to lisp until she learned to compensate for them.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fair Lady (1964)?
a.
The airlock in the hallway has the number 8311 on it. This is a reference to
George Lucas
s film _THX-1138 (1971)_ and repeated his use of the number in his other films.
b.
Although
Rex Harrison
was desperate to be cast as Professor Higgins, he refused to do a screen test since he felt this was beneath his dignity. He did, however, promise to
Jack L. Warner
that he would not simply repeat his stage performance, but would instead adapt his performance accordingly for the film.
c.
Harvey Keitel
and
Martin Sheen
learned their accents for this film from
James L.W. West
, while
Andie MacDowell
, who is a native Southerner, developed her own accent. Keitel spent most of a day talking with West and taping his speech. Sheen later listened to these tapes.
d.
This movie contains the only dying scene
Judy Garland
ever did onscreen.
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