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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Our Town (1940) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Our Town (1940) Quiz
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About the movie:
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Our Town (1940)?
a.
Denzel Washington
was first approached to play the title role, but passed on the project.
b.
When the character of Scut Farkas first appears, the "Wolf" music from
Sergei Prokofiev
s "Peter and the Wolf" plays in the background. The name "Farkas" is derived from the Hungarian word for "wolf".
c.
Sandra Bullock
replaced
Lori Petty
after a few days filming.
d.
The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 4 February 1938 at Henry Millers Theatre, and had 338 performances.
Frank Craven
,
Martha Scott
(her Broadway debut),
Arthur B. Allen
and
Doro Merande
originated their movie roles in the play, and
Teresa Wright
was an understudy. The popular Pulitzer Prize play also had 3 revivals on Broadway.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Our Town (1940)?
a.
Frank Craven
who plays the Narrator also helped
Thornton Wilder
adapt his play for the screen.
b.
A technical advisor on board during filming had to go uncredited, because he was a real-life chain gang escapee who was still a wanted man.
c.
Actor and co-producer
James Faulkner
and his family were nearly injured when a helicopter had to make an emergency suddenly forced landing.
d.
The woman and child from the Thunderbird that Jesse steals, are played by director
Jim McBride
s own real life wife and child.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Our Town (1940)?
a.
Theres a homage to
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
regarding each films leading ladies Erin (2003) and Sally (original). In the remake, Erin pulls out a knife to unpick a lock. When asked where she got it from, she replies "from my brother". In the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Sallys brother Franklin is obsessed with his knife, and at one point in the film gives it to Sally. She never returns it.
b.
Made by the filmmakers without the permission or creative influence from the Cuban or U.S. Government.
c.
Sheri Moon Zombie
s brother has a cameo as a police officer in the opening shootout scene. He was originally only on the set as a visitor, but director
Rob Zombie
put him in the scene because he knew how to handle firearms well.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 6, 1940 with
William Holden
and
Martha Scott
reprising their film roles.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Our Town (1940)?
a.
Because the play was performed on nearly a bare stage and the main character dies in the end, the production was delayed several months due to the difficulty in translating it to the screen.
Thornton Wilder
and producer
Sol Lesser
worked together closely to modify the play. No changes were made without Wilders permission.
b.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Red Peril 2. Flaming Hate 3. The Fire Trap 4. Deaths Chariot 5. The Avalanche 6. The Jaws of Death 7. Forest of Fire 8. Blank Cartridges 9. The House of Terror (catalog of Copyright Entries) 9. The House of Horror (press book listing) 10.The Depths of Doom 11.A Flaming Death 12.The Last Alarm
c.
The judge is played by
Sonny Seiler
, the attorney for Jim Williams during the trials.
d.
The script was originally called "Tennessee", and was sold to Disney for approximately $2 million.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Our Town (1940)?
a.
Charles Burmeister
s script for Columbus Day won the Chesterfield Screenwriting Fellowship sponsored by Paramount Pictures and was named Top 30 of 5,500 scripts in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship.
b.
The poster advertising for this film made it sound as if it were a tense psychological melodrama about somewhat scandalous characters, which it most certainly wasnt.
c.
An early draft of the script for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
had Indy traveling to Shanghai to recover a piece of the Staff of Ra. During his escape from the museum where it was housed, he sheltered from machine gun fire behind a giant rolling gong. The same script also featured Indy and Marion fleeing destruction in a mine-cart chase. Both of these scenes were cut from that script, but resurface in this movie.
d.
The license plate 2GAT123 which appears in this film also features in
Traffic
,
Beverly Hills Cop II
,
Mulholland Dr.
,
Crazy/Beautiful
,
L.A. Story
,
Two and a Half Men
,
S.W.A.T.
, and
Go
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Our Town (1940)?
a.
Co-producer
Dan Kiggins
appears in a small role as an insurance agent.
b.
Exists in the same universe as
Thank You for Smoking
.
c.
Martha Scott
was not considered for the role of "Emily" at first, because of her poor screen test for the role of "Melanie" in
Gone with the Wind
, but she was chosen after much auditioning of other actresses.
d.
Gabriela Hersham (Shelby) is British-Iranian.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Our Town (1940)?
a.
Thornton Wilder
won the Pulitzer Prize for the play the film is based on. The score for the film is by another Pulitzer Prize winner:
Aaron Copland
.
b.
According to an article about
Steve McQueen
s western films in Cowboys & Indians Magazine (to celebrate the DVD release of
Wanted: Dead or Alive
), McQueen thoroughly researched the life of Tom Horn by spending time with famed western novelist
Louis LAmour
, who had many of Horns letters in his private collection.
c.
The motorcycle that the puppet Gary Johnston rides is a remote control red Harley Davidson VRSC, available at all good toy stores.
d.
Bruce Willis
was offered the role of Alonzo.
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