Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Pal Gus (1952) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Pal Gus (1952) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: My Pal Gus (1952).

About the movie: Dave Jennings is a successful, self-made man in the business world, but he can't control his son...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Pal Gus (1952)?
a.		Paramount Pictures originally owned the rights to Midnight Run, and they wanted a big name star to appear opposite De Niro in order to improve the films chances at the box office. It was suggested that the character of John Duke Mardukas be changed to a woman, and be played by Cher, who had had recent box office success with The Witches of Eastwick, Suspect and Moonstruck. It was felt that casting Cher opposite De Niro would lend some "sexual overtones" to the relationship between the two characters. Director Martin Brest however, rejected the gender switch idea, so Paramount next suggested giving the role to Robin Williams, who had recently had a big hit with Good Morning, Vietnam. Williams read and liked the script, and agreed to audition. In the meantime however, Brest had auditioned the little known Charles Grodin and had liked Grodins interaction with De Niro. As such, Breast cast Grodin without auditioning Williams, and Paramount decided to drop out of the project, selling the rights to Universal, who went ahead with the De Niro/Grodin casting.
b.		James M. Cain, whose story "Two Can Sing" was the basis for this film, had himself trained as an operatic baritone. Opera figures prominently in several of his other stories, including "Serenade" and "Mildred Pierce" (though the opera parts of the plot of "Mildred Pierce" were dropped in the film version).
c.		Carl Betzs movie debut.
d.		One of the many posters hanging on Tessie Turas dressing room wall is a caricature of Ethel Merman, who created the role of Rose in the Broadway musical version of "Gypsy".

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