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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Othello (1995) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Othello (1995) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Othello (1995).
About the movie:
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Othello (1995)?
a.
In 1946,
Gene Kelly
was scheduled to play Andy.
b.
The first time an African-American was cast in the title role in a movie version of Othello.
c.
In 2002,
George Lucas
was considered to direct the film.
d.
"What seems to be the trouble, Captain?" was
Alfred Hitchcock
s favorite line from all his movies.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Othello (1995)?
a.
Valli Kemp
was cast as Vulnavia because
Virginia North
was pregnant.
b.
According to Producer
Saul David
s memoirs
Jack Hawkins
and
Peter Finch
were possibles for the part of Major Fincham
c.
Director
Oliver Parker
had previously played Iago himself in repertory theater.
d.
Final film of Sir
Christopher Rhodes
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Othello (1995)?
a.
Iago seeks revenge on Othello, in part, because Othello makes Cassio his second in command. Iago is played in this film by
Kenneth Branagh
, whose mentor,
Derek Jacobi
, made his debut as Cassio in
Othello
.
b.
Debbie Reynolds
s last film under her MGM contract.
c.
The film was originally slated for a direct-to-DVD release in the United States, but received a one-week theatrical run in Los Angeles, CA in order to qualify for the 2010 Oscars.
d.
According to director
Timothy Linh Bui
, he cast
Ray Liotta
after meeting him in an Italian restaurant by pure coincidence. Even stranger was that Liotta was the only customer when Bui walked in.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Othello (1995)?
a.
When it was completed, Fellini thought it was his best film, and was inevitably heartbroken when it was not critically received in America.
b.
Oliver Parker
s directorial debut.
c.
The scene where Bond comforts a distraught Vesper in the shower after shes witnessed her first death was shot in one take.
d.
Sean Bateman, the character played by
James Van Der Beek
, is the younger brother of the infamous Patrick Bateman, the main character of
American Psycho
, a film also based on a novel by
Bret Easton Ellis
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Othello (1995)?
a.
The films working title was Zora, strange since nothing or no one is referred to by that name in the film.
b.
Nathaniel Parker
, who plays Cassio, is the brother of director
Oliver Parker
.
c.
At one point in the promotional marketing of the film, bases featuring the
Spider-Man 2
logo were to be used during Major League Baseball games. However, this plan was scrapped after intense negative reaction from baseball fans.
d.
The name for the organization SMERSH is derived from "Smiert Spionam" which means "death to spies". This Soviet counterespionage organization existed as early as World War II, and was a branch of the NKVD (later KGB).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Othello (1995)?
a.
The three main characters, Moss, Bell, and Chigurh, do not share any screen time together.
b.
Laurence Fishburne
s only exposure to
William Shakespeare
prior to this was reading Hamlet in high school.
c.
The Jiffy Pop popcorn in the first scene acts as a clock. It goes from normal to out of control as does the scene
d.
Same theme music is used in
The Lady Takes a Sailor
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Othello (1995)?
a.
Kathleen Turner
was originally offered the female lead role, but turned it down.
b.
First English-language movie of
Irène Jacob
.
c.
Tom Cruise
was attracted to the role after seeing a picture of
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
, and noticing how similar he looked.
d.
Broadways "Ziegfeld Follies of 1936" had employed two members of its creative team who later would collaborate on the MGM film.
Vincente Minnelli
received credit as Scenic Designer of the stage show, plus additional credit as Costume Designer for two numbers written by
Vernon Duke
(music) and
Ira Gershwin
(lyrics): "Island in the West Indies," sung by
Gertrude Niesen
and danced by
Josephine Baker
; and "Sentimental Weather," sung and danced by
June Preisser
, her sister
Cherry Preisser
and
Duke McHale
. The movies Dance Director,
Robert Alton
, had choreographed the 1936 Broadway "Follies."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Othello (1995)?
a.
Unlike the other films in the series, this film features Grand Moff Tarkin (
Peter Cushing
) as the major Imperial villain, instead of Emperor Palpatine (
Ian McDiarmid
). Both of their names are references to the Roman Republic/Empire. The Tarquins were kings of Rome in the days before the Roman Republic. Palatine Hill was a major location in the city of Rome.
b.
Blood Line began shooting without a final script.
c.
This is the third of fourteen films based on
Arthur Conan Doyle
s fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes and
Nigel Bruce
as Doctor Watson. It is the first in the series to be taken out of the Victorian age and set in modern times. It is also the first to be produced at Universal Studios. (The previous two films were made at 20th Century Fox.)
d.
First cinema film of
Michael Sheen
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Othello (1995)?
a.
The three songs performed by CB4 are loose remakes of real rap songs. Straight Out of Locash was Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A, Sweat of my Balls was Talk Like Sex by Kool G. Rap & D.J. Polo and Rappers Delight was originally by the Sugar Hill Gang.
b.
Mel Brooks
performed a number of duties on this picture. Brooks acted in five roles, was writer, producer and director, as well as composer and lyrics writer for the songs "Jews In Space" and "The Inquisition", being also the performer of the latter.
c.
José Ferrer
first made a name for himself by playing Iago in a theatrical production of Othello, before taking on his most famous role of Cyrano de Bergerac. Iago is played in this film by
Kenneth Branagh
, who also went on to play Cyrano on BBC Radio.
d.
A full 18 minutes elapse before the movies first gunshot.
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