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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Operation Petticoat (1959) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Operation Petticoat (1959) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Operation Petticoat (1959)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959).

About the movie: World War 2 comedy about a submarine commander who finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) sub, a con-man executive officer and a group of army nurses.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959)?
a.		Russ Tamblyn appears in this film as an extra.
b.		Some of the plot points of the movie were based on real-life incidents. Most notable were scenes set at the opening of WW II, based on the actual sinking of the submarine USS Sealion (SS-195), sunk at the pier at Cavite Navy Yard, the Philippines; Cmdr. Shermans letter to the supply department on the inexplicable lack of toilet paper, based on an actual letter to the supply department of Mare Island Naval Shipyard by Lt. Cmdr. James Wiggin Coe of the submarine Skipjack (SS-184); and the need to paint a submarine pink, due to the lack of enough red lead or white lead undercoat paint.
c.		The monster was played by the directors five-year-old son.
d.		According to an interview in Fangoria Magazine (August 1989), Kane Hodder vomited on cue in the final scene after drinking several pitchers of water. This was not a special effect.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959)?
a.		Film debut of Harry Connick Jr.
b.		In Jennas room on the day of her 13th birthday party, there is a framed picture of Madonna on her vanity table, leaned on the mirror. When she is 30, she comes across the same photograph, but it is signed.
c.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 19, 1940 with Carol Lombard reprising her film role.
d.		Bob Hope always said it was his biggest regret that he turned down this movie.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959)?
a.		Was originally planned as a Tales from the Crypt feature, but producer Robert Zemeckis liked the script so much, he decided it should stand on its own and not be part of a series.
b.		The IND Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station in Brooklyn was used for the scenes at Sutphin Blvd.
c.		Tina Louise was offered but turned down the role of Nurse Crandall that then went to Joan OBrien because Louise didnt like the abundant boob jokes directed at the character.
d.		On the official movie poster for the movie, with the Predator in the lower right corner and the alien in the upper right, drooling; the raised black parts of the aliens jaw, along with the opening in its mouth, spell out the letters AVP in an organic version of the font used for the movies title.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959)?
a.		Woody Harrelsons first major starring role.
b.		One of the proposed taglines for this film was, "Love never dies". However, this same tagline had already been used for Dracula.
c.		The directors lack of frog anatomy knowledge resulted in the eyeglasses for the frog eventually being jury-rigged with a paper clip and rubber band.
d.		Jeff Chandler was originally offered the role that went to Cary Grant. Grant himself was at first reluctant to take it, knowing he was much too old to play a wartime captain.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959)?
a.		According to the memoir "Mislaid in Hollywood by Joe Hyams, referred to in the biography "Cary Grant - A Class Apart" by Graham McCann, " . . . Grant found his burgeoning enthusiasm for his therapeutic use of LSD increasingly hard to contain, and, eventually, while he was shooting the movie "Operation Petticoat", he could hold back no longer. Two reporters - Joe Hyams and Lionel Crane - both prepared for the usual amusing but scrupulously bland Grant interview, were stunned to find him unusually relaxed, open and keen to share with them the extraordinary experiences he had undergone . . . He talked about his desperate desire to change his character so that he could be reunited with Betsy Drake."
b.		James Cameron has mentioned Roger Dean as a possible influence on the landscapes.
c.		Shawn Ryan, creator of the TV show The Shield, was the last of several writers on the script, though he is not credited.
d.		Ayn Rand wanted Clifton Webb to play the villain, but studio chiefs nixed the idea and Robert Douglas was cast instead.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959)?
a.		A rare 1984 poster featuring the rock band KISS advertising their then current album "Animalize" can be seen on the wall in Joes squads sleeping quarters. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Eric Carr have their faces hidden by additional stickers to avoid any legalities and Mark St. Johns head seems to be cropped off by the camera angle.
b.		Isabella Rossellini was originally cast as Anna Baragli, but when the movie was delayed because of scheduling issues, the part was re-cast with Maruschka Detmers. However, due to back problems, she had to leave after a few days of shooting, and was finally replaced with Andie MacDowell.
c.		This movie was nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards and won one for Worst Actress Bo Derek.
d.		USS Balao SS-285 was painted pink and was used for exterior shots in and around Key West. USS Archerfish SS-311 (originally USS Archer-Fish, renamed at 1952 recommission) wore the standard colors of gray and black, and was used for interior and exterior shots in and around Key West. USS Queenfish SS-393 was used in opening and closing scenes, and was used for the "at sea" shots filmed in and around San Diego.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959)?
a.		Of the three boats to portray the Sea Tiger, one-the USS Archer-Fish, SS-311-was present at the Japanese surrender which ended WWII in the Pacific Theater. The USS Wren, DD-568, which was shown as the destroyer attacking Sea Tiger, was also present.
b.		The original Broadway production of "Dreamgirls" opened at the Imperial Theater on December 20, 1981, ran for 1521 performances and was nominated for the 1982 Tony Awards for the Best Musical and Score and won for the Best Book of a Musical.
c.		Was #1 during its opening weekend in the U.S., earning $39.7 million.
d.		Included in the images seen on T.V. as Valerie talks about Americas war growing worse and then eventually coming to London, is footage of baby Jessica McClure being pulled out of the well she fell into in Texas in 1987.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959)?
a.		At the bottom of the stairs where the TV is in Meekers home a pair of plastic hands are visible. This is possibly a direct reference to the silver hands seen in mothers bedroom in Psycho.
b.		The nurses wonder why the toilet is called "the head." Its because on earlier sailing ships, the only toilet was a one- or two-holer that was perched out over the bow - the "head of the ship."
c.		Nearly earned an R rating for explicit, risqué gags and jokes which were subsequently cut.
d.		According to Amy Taubins book, the character of Iris was partially inspired by Paul Schraders memory of 1950s Coppertone ads. Jodie Foster, the actress who won the role of Iris, the underage prostitute, had her acting debut in a Coppertone ad when she was 3 years old.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959)?
a.		Stanley Kubrick, known for his compulsiveness and numerous retakes, got the difficult shot of blood pouring from the elevators in only three takes. This would be remarkable if it werent for the fact that the shot took nine days to set up; every time the doors opened and the blood poured out, Kubrick would say, "It doesnt look like blood." In the end, the shot took approximately a year to get right.
b.		A submarine based at Cavite, the USS Seadragon, did go on patrol with a red paint job. Her original black paint was damaged by fire in the air raid, and ended up peeling off while she was on patrol. She ended up sinking three Japanese ships during the time her paint was peeling, leading Tokyo Rose to make broadcasts about "Red pirate submarines."
c.		Dennis Farina, a former Chicago police officer, was a consultant on the film since the story was based on a Chicago police officer and criminal. Farina had previously played a Chicago cop in Manns television series Crime Story.
d.		Easter Egg: the 2002 region 1 DVD is two-sided (side 1 is standard, side 2 is widescreen). To save space, the special features are split between the two sides. However, all of the features are listed (and selectable) in the Special Features menu on both sides. If you highlight a feature that isnt on the side youre playing, the message "On Other Side" displays. If you select it anyway, Weird Al walks on-screen and explains that the feature is on the other side of the disc.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Operation Petticoat (1959)?
a.		Clarence Williams III: uncredited as Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson. Williams was in another Harlem crime drama, Hoodlum, which was about Bumpy Johnson. In that, he played gangster Bub Hewlett.
b.		Kaiser Wilhelm, the Crown Prince Wilhelm and scenes of actual warfare appear in newsreel footage edited into this film.
c.		Football great Frank Gifford doubled for Jerry Lewis in the kicking scenes.
d.		Nurse Barbara (Dina Merrill), the love interest for Tony Curtis character, was played in the 1977 remake by Curtis daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis.

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