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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : New Moon (1940) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : New Moon (1940) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: New Moon (1940).
About the movie:
Marianne de Beaumaniour is on her way to New Orleans from Paris to inspect the plantation she inherited from her uncle...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: New Moon (1940)?
a.
George Lucas
was so impressed by
Frank Oz
s performance as Yoda that he spent thousands of dollars on an advertising campaign to try and get him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Lucass campaign ultimately failed because it was felt that a puppeteer wasnt an actor.
b.
Most of the scenes of Rocky jogging through Philadelphia were shot guerrilla-style, with no permits, no equipment and no extras. The shot were he runs past the moored boat for example; the crew were simply driving by the docks and director
John G. Avildsen
saw the boat and thought it would make a good visual, so he had
Sylvester Stallone
simply get out of the van and run along the quays whilst Avildsen himself filmed from the side door. A similar story concerns the famous shot of Rocky jogging through the food market. As he runs, the stall keepers and the people on the sidewalks can clearly be seen looking at him in bemusement. Whilst this works in the context of the film to suggest theyre looking at Rocky, in reality, they had no idea why this man was running up and down the road being filmed from a van. During this scene, the famous shot where the stall-owner throws Rocky an orange was completely improvised by the stall owner-himself, who had no idea that a movie was being filmed and that he would be in it.
c.
Patricia Neal
played the lead role to so much acclaim on the London stage she was sure she would be given the part in the film adaptation, even without her agent promoting her the job. She then woke up in shock to find
Elizabeth Taylor
had been assigned the role.
d.
"New Moon" opened at the Imperial Theatre on September 19, 1928 and ran for 509 performances.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: New Moon (1940)?
a.
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by
Harry Medved
and
Randy Lowell
.
b.
In 1956, American International Pictures released this film on a double bill with
Girls in Prison
.
c.
Durring filming several paranormal experiences were reported by the cast and crew. The 130 year old Victorian house used was supposed to be haunted.
d.
A great many handheld shots were accomplished with a special anamorphic-lens camera that also had single-unit sound - the only one of its kind in the world.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: New Moon (1940)?
a.
Abe Dinovitch
,
Sally Mueller
and Austin Grant are listed in studio records as cast members for "solo bits in the Stouthearted Men sequence," but no soloists are heard in that sequence other than
Nelson Eddy
.
b.
To prepare for his role as Vincent the Bear, Nick Nolte researched information about bears in order to give the right vocal tone and performance to his character.
c.
Jodie Foster
was in talks for the part eventually played by
Sean Penn
. At that time in pre-production the character was intended to be Nicholas Van Ortons daughter or sister, but she was dropped from what she viewed as a firm commitment from PolyGram (the same company her own production company, Egg Pictures, is affiliated with). She sued PolyGram. The case was settled before trial for an undisclosed amount.
d.
This was the only theatrical feature film for
Kathy Dunn
. The rest of her short career was made up of stage and television work.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: New Moon (1940)?
a.
Original director
W.S. Van Dyke
was replaced after two weeks by
Robert Z. Leonard
.
b.
The film was shot entirely practically, meaning no sound stage or green screen or CGI. The actors were truly suspended over fifty feet in the air on the side of a real mountain in Utah.
c.
There are no opening credits or titles. The title of the movie appears as graffiti late in the film, which reads, "Our motto: Apocalypse Now". This was done simply so the film could be copyrighted, since it could not be copyrighted as "Apocalypse Now" unless the title was seen in the film.
d.
Bo Derek
was first choice for the role of Jane Spencer.
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