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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : North by Northwest (1959) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : North by Northwest (1959) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959).
About the movie:
A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959)?
a.
In the campfire scene in which Chris breaks down, Reiner was sure
River Phoenix
could do better. He asked him to think of a time in his own life when an adult had let him down and use it in the scene, which Phoenix did. Upset and crying, he had to be comforted by the director after wards. The result of Phoenixs exercise is the scene that ended up in the final cut.
b.
In an in-depth interview in the cult Cinema Retro magazine (Issue #18), Corman nominated
The Masque of the Red Death
alongside _The Intruder_ and
X
as his personal favorites among his own films.
c.
David Raksin
ended up scoring the film only after
Alfred Newman
determined he did not have time to score it, and
Bernard Herrmann
subsequently turned the project down.
d.
Cary Grant
was initially reluctant to accept the role of Roger Thornhill since at 55 he was much older than the character.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959)?
a.
There was a lawsuit involving this movie. The Perry Parker character was based on a Phildelphia Disc Jockey named Jerry Blavat, who sued to keep the movie from being released. The producers of the movie settled with Blavat out of court.
b.
THis film is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.
c.
Roger Thornhills mother tells him jokingly, "Pay the two dollars," after he futilely attempts to shed light on his kidnapping and be exonerated from his DWI charge. The line is a reference to a Depression-era
Willie Howard
vaudeville sketch written by
Billy K. Wells
. A man is in court to pay a $2 fine for spitting on the subway, but his lawyer insists on fighting the case. As the lawyer incurs greater and greater sentences, his defendant keeps pleading, "Pay the two dollars!" This sketch also appeared in
Ziegfeld Follies
with
Edward Arnold
portraying the attorney.
d.
Spielberg had to make
Jurassic Park
before
Schindlers List
. It was even written into his contract because if he made
Schindlers List
first, he would have been too drained to make
Jurassic Park
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959)?
a.
In the airport scene, where limo drivers hold up signs with the names of people theyre waiting for, one sign reads "S Blumberg." This is the name of the writer of the film,
Stuart Blumberg
.
b.
The Los Angeles Examiner reported on 7 July 1957 that US Navy Commander
Eldon Edwards
commanded the USS Stephen Potter for use in this movie.
c.
The studio wanted
Sophia Loren
for the female lead, and she wanted to do it, but contractual problems resulted in her having to turn it down. The part was eventually given to
Eva Marie Saint
.
d.
When
Kenneth Branagh
was in an articulated metal platform as Dr. Loveless, he actually was seated in the device in a kneeling position. He would have to get up every few minutes and walk around to get the circulation back in his legs, as they would continually go numb from being in that position for an extended period.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959)?
a.
Edward Platt who plays Larrabee in North By Northwest did NOT play Larrabee on Get Smart. He played The Chief
b.
Average Shot Length: 10.7 seconds. Median Shot Length: 10.3 seconds.
c.
The fictional track Motorspeedway of the South (MSS) is based on Bristol Motor Speedway, where NASCAR holds races for its premier series.
d.
Most of
Ann Beach
s part was deleted.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959)?
a.
If the fictional Thornhill had plans, as he stated, to attend the Winter Garden Theatre when the movie opened in the U.S. in July of 1959 (when he was kidnapped from the Oak Room), his tickets would have been for "West Side Story." But Thornhill, possibly, implies it was "My Fair Lady" that he had tickets for when he started to sing, while drunk in the Mercedes, "Ive grown accustomed to your bourbon..."
b.
This is
William Farley
s first feature film, made on credit cards.
c.
At the end of the movie, Oscar and Miriams son is christened Oscar Theophilus Peter. Theophilus is Oscars father, and
Peter Carey
is the writer of the original novel.
d.
At one time the original title was Three Smart Girls Join Up.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 22, 1950 with
Barbara Hale
and
William Demarest
reprising their film roles.
Al Jolson
who provides the singing for
Larry Parks
in the film portrays himself in this adaptation of his life story.
b.
Millie Perkins
broke her arm when, according to the script, she had to slap
Elvis Presley
in the face.
c.
At Harryhausens Sushi Restaurant, employees shout, "Get a paper bag!" whenever somebody walks through the door. In Japan, it is customary for employees of any store to shout "irasshaimase!" (pronounced ee-rah-shai-mah-seh"). The monsters shouting, "Get a paper bag!" is a phonetic reference to this fact. Theres a similar Japanese reference in
Toy Story 2
(see Trivia).
d.
In a TCM interview, according to screenwriter
Ernest Lehman
(who worked in close collaboration with
Alfred Hitchcock
), the working title was "In A Northwesterly Direction." The head of the Story Department at MGM said, "Why dont you call it North by Northwest?" Lehman says that he and Hitch adopted that as the new working title, always assuming that theyd come up with something better.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959)?
a.
Eleven years after being mentioned in
Rope
as making an excellent villain,
James Mason
was finally cast by
Alfred Hitchcock
as such in
North by Northwest
.
b.
John Huston
originally intended the role of Angela Phinlay for
Lola Albright
.
c.
This movie was the subject of mockery for
Blood Waters of Dr. Z
.
d.
Joe Don Baker
, who bears a strong resemblance to the real Doolittle Lynn, was the producers first choice to play him, but he was unable to accept the offer.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959)?
a.
Actor Paul Freeman is gray eyes, but in the movie he wears brown lens who portrayed by Ivan Ooze.
b.
In an interview,
Alfred Hitchcock
s daughter,
Patricia Hitchcock
, reveals that her husband worked at the time of the filming for Magnum Oil. "Magnum Oil" is the name on the fuel truck in the famous crop duster/oil truck scene.
c.
Eleventh and final time that James Cagney co-starred with his close friend Frank McHugh. The first time being The Crowd Roars in 1932.
d.
In a February 2010 interview with the UKs Daily Telegraph,
Clint Eastwood
described "Hereafter" as "...three different stories with people who have gone through some sort of stressful time and its about how they sort of converge together. Much like a lot of French movies have been in the past, where the stories kind of converge together, and destiny drives each person towards the other."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959)?
a.
Louise Carter
is listed in studio records as a cast member for the role of "Mrs. Polansky", but
Sarah Padden
played that role.
Leila Bennett
is also in studio records as "The Bootlegger", but she did not appear in the movie.
b.
After
Catherine Zeta-Jones
left the project, actresses
Amy Adams
,
Gwyneth Paltrow
and
Anne Hathaway
were considered for the part of Claudia.
c.
William Holden
was suggested to play Roger Thornhill, but was never actually offered the part.
d.
The release strategy was planned 15 months before the studio had the chance to see a frame of the movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: North by Northwest (1959)?
a.
Sue Lyon
was chosen for the title role partly due to the size of her breasts.
Stanley Kubrick
had been warned that the censors felt strongly about the use of a less developed actress to portray the sexually active 14-year-old.
b.
According to director
Harold Ramis
, most of the times when he tried to explain a scene to
Bill Murray
, Murray would interrupt and ask, "Just tell me - good Phil or bad Phil?"
c.
The "Exorcist steps", 75 (or 74 - one is very small) stone steps at the end of M Street in Georgetown, were padded with 1/2"-thick rubber to film the death of Father Karras. The stuntman tumbled down the stairs twice. Georgetown University students charged people around $5 each to watch the stunt from the rooftops.
d.
According to the book "Haunted Idol: The Story of the Real Cary Grant" by
Geoffrey Wansell
,
Cary Grant
wanted
Sophia Loren
to play the part of Eve Kendall but she turned the role down. Seven years later Sophia Loren played a role very similar to Eve Kendall in
Stanley Donen
s
Alfred Hitchcock
-inspired thriller
Arabesque
opposite
Gregory Peck
- MGMs original choice for the role of Roger Thornhill.
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