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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ninotchka (1939) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ninotchka (1939) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939).
About the movie:
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939)?
a.
The phone number that Bob Woodward dials and reaches a man who speaks no English is 305-374-1299, the usual 555- prefix was not used.
b.
The movie was banned in the Soviet Union and its satellite states.
c.
In 78 years, this is the only sequel to win an Academy Award when the previous movie wasnt even nominated.
d.
Edward Albert
was attacked by an ice bear on the set in Siberia.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939)?
a.
Most of the voices heard over the radios are provided by technical advisor
Dale Dye
.
b.
Final film of
Ellen Drew
.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 20, 1937 with
Marlene Dietrich
and
Lionel Atwill
reprising their film roles.
d.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1990.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939)?
a.
James Coco
, originally cast as Dog, couldnt eat Russian food; the only local fare he could stomach was bread and butter. He wound up gaining so much weight his costume no longer fit, he suffered a gall bladder attack and eventually had to be replaced by
George Cole
. Coco later said, "They tell us the movie will finish by August, but not by August of what year. I understand Elizabeth Taylor is having Christmas cards printed."
b.
Greta Garbo
had her misgivings about appearing in a comedy and was particularly nervous about the drunk scene, which she considered to be highly vulgar.
c.
David Koepp
: voice of the Sports Show host heard arguing with Director Barry Sonnenfeld over the radio
d.
This film uses some scenes from a video filmed by the same producer 25 years ago, Mamie Jean Calvert.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939)?
a.
Hope Lange
was cast as a love interest for
George Peppard
s character, but her scenes were cut from the final print of the film. She portrayed young Julie Stuart, the daughter of
Henry Fonda
s character, Jethro Stuart. After Langs scenes were deleted from the film, Julie was later portrayed by
Carolyn Jones
.
b.
Two songs are missing from the existing prints that were in the original release: "The Call of the South" and "Knights of the Road." They were written by
Irving Berlin
and sung by
Al Jolson
.
c.
Ernst Lubitsch
disliked
Gottfried Reinhardt
and
S.N. Behrman
s original screenplay, so he commissioned a rewrite from
Billy Wilder
,
Charles Brackett
and
Walter Reisch
. Lubitsch himself made some significant uncredited contributions to the screenplay.
d.
Chapter Titles: (1) The Hole in the Wall (2) In the Hands of Pancho (3) The Capture of Juanita (4) The Kiss of Hate (5) The Death Trap (6) Pancho Plans Revenge (7) The Fight on the Dam (8) The Conspirators Foiled (9) The Exchange of Prisoners (10) Harrys Perilous Leap (11) To The Rescue (12) The Impostor (13) Coals of Fire (14) In the Deserts Grip (15) Retribution
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939)?
a.
The first song in the movie that Luke is listening to on his headphones is "The World Is Yours" which features the lyric: "I sip the Dom P, watchin Gandhi til Im charged."
Ben Kingsley
won an Oscar for portraying
Gandhi
in 1982.
b.
Although
Greta Garbo
s famous hat in the film was made by her regular costumier
Adrian
, it was actually based on a sketch by Garbo herself.
c.
Diane Baker
has said that for the scene where she eavesdrops on Mark and Marnie talking outside of the house,
Alfred Hitchcock
came up to her, put his hands on her face, and physically manipulated it into having the expression he wanted for the scene.
d.
There are 1,943 names in the credits.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939)?
a.
Laurence Fishburnes character, Mr Larabee, is based on director Doug Atchisons teacher, Mr. Larabell.
b.
The band playing at the high school dance is Chicago punk band "Allister."
c.
Greta Garbo
did not wear any makeup for her scenes where she is the stern envoy.
d.
Steven Spielberg
: [father] Avners father is in jail, Avner himself is away from his wife and newborn child during the first year or so of her life.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939)?
a.
The tagline "Garbo laughs!" came before the screenplay was written; the film was built around that single, now legendary, slogan.
b.
Harry Holman
is in studio records/casting call lists for the role of "The Judge," but he did not appear in the movie.
c.
For her short "Mirror People" Kathy Rose did all the drawings upside down and went from the first drawing to the last (without key poses and inbetweens).
d.
Warner Brothers had so little faith in the film that, in an unprecedented move, it offered its first-time producer
Warren Beatty
40% of the gross instead of a minimal fee. The movie then went on to gross over $50 million.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939)?
a.
E.Y. Harburg
and
Harold Arlen
were given 14 weeks (and a Hollywood bungalow) to come up with the films musical score.
b.
Ranked #2 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Mystery" in June 2008
c.
Of the original five Ape films, this was the only one to show the Fox logo before the film, and the only one that doesnt feature
Natalie Trundy
(who plays three different parts in the other four).
d.
Ernst Lubitsch
only signed on as director after
George Cukor
decamped for
Gone with the Wind
. As part of his deal for directing, MGM agreed to make
The Shop Around the Corner
for Lubitsch afterwards.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939)?
a.
Joel Silver
noted that the film was originally budgeted at US$10 million because Warner Brothers were not confident in the premise. The film ran over and the final budget was US$15 million. Warner Brothers loved the film when it was screened, and immediately opened it at the 2005 Cannes International Film Festival in a high profile capacity.
b.
The mask is based on the painting "Scream" by
Edvard Munch
.
c.
WILHELM SCREAM: Heard twice in the film. Once during the battle on Hoth as a rebel soldier and his laser gun dish explodes. And right before Han is going to frozen in the carbonite. As Chewie, in a fit if rage, throws a stormtrooper of the ledge (barely audible).
d.
Curiously enough, this was the very movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger
studied when he was trying to find his character for
Red Heat
. The exercise - emulate
Greta Garbo
- was recommended to him by his director
Walter Hill
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ninotchka (1939)?
a.
The original plan for releasing The Matrix Reloaded and
The Matrix Revolutions
was to release them weeks apart, not months.
b.
This was the first U.S. production to use the French-made Louma crane. It was going to be used for shooting the miniatures. The Louma proved to be so flexible that it was frequently used for the "A" camera.
c.
Some of the spiders used in the film were imported from New Zealand.
d.
According to published newspaper reports in the spring of 1939,
Spencer Tracy
was a leading contender for the role of Leon.
William Powell
,
Robert Montgomery
and
Cary Grant
were also considered for the part.
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