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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mystery Street (1950) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mystery Street (1950) Quiz
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About the movie:
A small town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor when the skeletal remains of a pregnant prostitute turn up on a Massachusetts beach.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mystery Street (1950)?
a.
Marc Stevens
got hurt riding on the dog sled during the filming of the climactic slapstick chase.
b.
Princess Auras "pet" is named Fellini. Production Designer
Danilo Donati
worked on a number of
Federico Fellini
films.
c.
The screenplay was changed from the original novel to fit budget and locations. Price wrote herself in as the main character and added a new character, "Ian", as well as the "Mom" and "Nick" characters. The Gabriel and Camael characters were used from the original novel.
d.
Joseph Losey and later Harold Kress were announced to direct before John Sturges was ultimately assigned.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mystery Street (1950)?
a.
Bolaji Badejo
who plays the Alien in the movie was a graphic artist who was discovered at a pub by one of the casting directors. He was about 7 feet tall with thin arms - just what they needed to fit into the Alien costume. He was sent for Tai Chi and Mime classes to learn how to slow down his movements. A special swing had to be constructed for him to sit down during filming as he could not sit down on a regular chair once he was suited up because of the Aliens tail.
b.
This script was being developed at Columbia at the same time as another script about an alien visitation. The studio did not want to make both, so the head of the studio had to choose which film to make; he decided to make this one and let the other script go to a rival studio. The other script was for
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
.
c.
Despite being conceived as a straight-to-DVD film, the movie did receive a theatrical release in a few countries, such as Russia, Italy, Mexico and Venezuela.
d.
Working title was "Murder at Harvard."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mystery Street (1950)?
a.
Among the crowd waiting outside of the cemetery to watch the Penguin make a pilgrimage to his parents grave-site, there is a man wearing a leather jacket prominently featuring a character that could either be the Do-do from Warner Brothers animated short
Porky in Wackyland
, or Go-Go from
Tiny Toon Adventures
.
b.
The films production partners, New Regency and Dune Entertainment, offset financing for the film by paying
Tom Cruise
a lower advance fee than he normally received. According to the Los Angeles Times, Cruise received $11 million for Knight and Day, not the $20+ million he usually receives. Cruise will also not receive first dollar gross.
c.
Frank Taylors first production credit after a career as a literary editor at Random House.
d.
Minnie Driver
: As Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovskys (
Robbie Coltrane
) mistress, Irina. She sings "Stand By Your Man" by
Tammy Wynette
in the nightclub.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mystery Street (1950)?
a.
Daily Variety had announced John Indrisano would appear in the film but theres no confirmation that hes in the final film.
b.
Adrians last name was Klein in the original script.
c.
The lecture hall in the movie is actually a lecture hall in McLennan Physical Laboratories (MP); a building at the University of Toronto (St. George Campus) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
d.
The space helmets used were part of Ideal Toys "S.T.A.R. Team" toy line produced from 1968 to 1971. The helmets are obviously sized for children as is evidenced by the poor fit on the actors heads.
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