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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Only Angels Have Wings (1939) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Only Angels Have Wings (1939) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Only Angels Have Wings (1939).
About the movie:
At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air freight company is forced to risk his pilots' lives in order to win an important contract.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)?
a.
The movie had its world premiere on 12 March 1942 in Columbus, Ohio, the location of Ohio State University, the school where both
James Thurber
and
Elliott Nugent
attended.
b.
The Kid says he has been flying for 22 years. The year of this picture is 1939. That would mean he started flying in 1917, probably with the Army Air Corps. Cary Grants leather jacket has an Indian head insignia on the front and on the back. It appears to be from the 103rd Aero Squadron.
c.
According to
Anthony Daniels
, it only took him less than 10 minutes to put on the C-3P0 outfit, unlike the last two films were it took him two hours.
d.
Grant Nieporte
s first produced feature film screenplay. He had previously worked on several tv shows such as
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
and
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 29, 1939 with
Cary Grant
,
Jean Arthur
,
Thomas Mitchell
and
Rita Hayworth
reprising their film roles.
b.
The courtroom scenes were filmed in an actual courtroom that the city let the producers used. It was not a set.
c.
Originally
Stanley Kubrick
had planned to shoot the film in the aspect ratio of 1.85:1. After consultant
Robert Gaffney
convinced the director that Super Panavision (aspect ratio 2.20:1) was a more visceral experience, Kubrick agreed and got MGM to pay for the photographic process. Since shooting a 70mm space film with monaural sound was frowned upon, Kubrick decided to mix the soundtrack in stereo sound.
d.
Kathryn Beaumont
, who provided the voice for Wendy, also performed the live action references. In an interview, she said she had to hold out her arms and pretend to fly for all the scenes requiring it.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)?
a.
With the exception of the rain, The Kids death scene was copied nearly exactly and word-per-word from a pilots death that
Howard Hawks
had witnessed.
b.
The thirty-second of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.
c.
The last scene of the film in the desert was originally an earlier scene in the film depicting another one of Catherines therapy sessions with Edward. Later when director
Tarsem Singh
decided the film needed closure on Edwards story he had digital snow and cherry blossoms added to the scene to make it look like it was part of "Catherines world".
d.
The background musical theme at the start and finish of the film is Alfred Newmans "Street Scene," which 20th Century-Fox frequently used for dramas set in New York (Newman was one of their house composers).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)?
a.
Howard Hawks
and
Jean Arthur
did not get along during filming. Arthur was not used to Hawks highly improvisational style, and when Hawks wanted Arthur to play Bonnie much in a subtly sexy way (not unlike his other "Hawksian women"), Arthur flatly said, "I cant do that kind of stuff." Hawks told Arthur at the end of the shoot, "You are one of the few people Ive worked with that I dont think Ive helped at all. Someday you can go see what I wanted to do because Im gonna do this character all over again." Years later Hawks returned home to find Arthur waiting for him in his driveway. She had just seen his
To Have and Have Not
and confessed, "I wish Id done what youd asked me to do. If you ever make another picture with me, Ill promise to do any goddamn thing you want to do. If a kid
Lauren Bacall
can come in and do that kind of stuff, I certainly could do it." Hawks and Arthur never collaborated again.
b.
Matt Damon
informed
Clint Eastwood
about
Francois Pienaar
s distinct physique: "You know, this guy is huge!" Eastwood replied, "Hell, you worry about everything else. Let me worry about that." By structuring set-ups and camera angles, Eastwood was able to make the average-height Damon look about Pienaars height.
c.
XBW Wrestling (XBW) was a privately held, limitedly known American backyard wrestling federation created in 1999 by Nemesis and closed in 2008 after several inside political affairs, which based in a few backyard residencies of regional areas in Maryland including Glen Burnie and Baltimore, which were property of the homes of some of the XBW Originals.
d.
Kristy McNichol
and
Brooke Shields
were each offered the role of Paula, but both turned it down.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)?
a.
Nancy Lasseter
, wife of
John Lasseter
, told her husband that he needed to make this film for all the people - largely women - who dont care about cars. Hence, the films nickname during production was The Nancy Factor.
b.
Lon Chaney Jr.
s hoarse and raspy voice in this film is due to the effects of his throat cancer radiation treatment.
c.
The "Calling Baranca" line in the movie later found its way into several Looney Toons (or Merry Melodies) cartoons.
d.
Baby Face Nelson
is identified by
Melvin Purvis
in the opening narration as "Lester Baby Face Nelson". This is a combination of the outlaws real name and alias. He was born Lester Gillis but often used "George Nelson". He was commonly called by his alias by both his friends and the media. The "Baby Face" moniker was an inside joke in the underworld about the youthful hoodlum which was picked up by the media.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)?
a.
Ellie Drivers codename, the California Mountain Kingsnake, is the only one of the 5 that isnt a venomous snake. Incidentally, when The Bride is in a coma, Ellie cant kill her by injecting poison into her IV.
b.
Brad Bird
has stated that the movie is in part inspired by the comic books of
Jim Steranko
, whose work on "Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD" tackled a similar spy/espionage genre.
c.
Dutchys statements about flying, "Include me out," is a quote from
Samuel Goldwyn
. It is one of many malapropisms attributed to him.
d.
The film grew out of an idea for Sass Parillas nightclub act in which he would fight a robot gorilla in front of drawings of buildings.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)?
a.
On the two-disc special edition DVD released in 2008 by Warner Home Video, footage of one musical scene has been restored as a bonus:
Georges Guétary
, accompanied by
Oscar Levant
at the piano, singing "Love Walked In" to
Leslie Caron
in a café. Audio extras include
Gene Kelly
crooning "Ive Got a Crush on You," plus two versions of "But Not for Me": a
Georges Guétary
vocal and an
Oscar Levant
piano solo.
b.
Woody Allen
originally wanted
Greta Garbo
to be one of the people interviewed.
c.
Alfred Hitchcock
had admired
Edgar Allan Poe
s stories since his teenage years, and went on to put Edgar Allan Poe references in his films. French critics noticed that there are connections between the runaway carousel in this film and Poes "A Descent into the Maelstrom".
d.
The Kid mentions that there are no bananas, parodying the novelty song, "Yes! We Have No Bananas" written by
Frank Silver
and
Irving Cohn
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)?
a.
In the movie, from the audiences viewpoint, Ryder (
John Travolta
) is seen wearing an earring on his right ear while Walter Garber (
Denzel Washington
) has one on his left. Also notice that both of them has only a single earring.
b.
The "Flit gun" mentioned by Bonnie in relation to the pests in her room is a hand-pumped insecticide sprayer. The devices were developed to spray Flit, a brand-name insecticide. Like many innovations, the name became attached to similar devices made by competitors and "Flit gun" became a generic name for this type of sprayer.
c.
Juanita Moore
appeared as Annie Johnson in this
Douglas Sirk
film. Many years later, the Sirkian Technicolor 1950s melodrama homage
Far from Heaven
would star the similarly named
Julianne Moore
.
d.
Neither
Tim Burton
nor
Michael Keaton
had been signed up in advance for a sequel; Burton came on board only after the script met all his demands (he hadnt been entirely happy with the first films screenplay), whilst Keaton only agreed to do the second film after a serious hike in salary.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)?
a.
In many U.S. military leadership classes, the character of Lt. Wolfe (
Mark Moses
) is used as an example of how not to behave as a junior officer.
b.
On the first day of general release, Ash Wednesday, Peggy Scott, a 56-year-old advertising sales manager from Wichita, Kansas collapsed of apparent heart failure while watching the crucifixion scene. She later died at the hospital.
c.
On the wall of Bobbys room a poster for the movie
The Lost Boys
can be seen.
Corey Feldman
and
Corey Haim
both starred in "The Lost Boys".
d.
The film was inspired by a true story of a real-life couple
Howard Hawks
met while scouting Mexican locations for
Viva Villa!
(which was eventually directed by
Jack Conway
).
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