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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Parachute Jumper (1933) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Parachute Jumper (1933) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Parachute Jumper (1933).
About the movie:
Unemployed Bill and Toodles move in with Alabama to share expenses. Bill is hired by a gangster's mistress and ultimately becomes the gangster's bodyguard...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Parachute Jumper (1933)?
a.
Despite the fact that the film was made more than 30 years after the actual battle, a number of its principal characters were able to be employed as military consultants during production. The list of people includes:
Brian Horrocks
(
James Fox
),
James M. Gavin
(
Ryan ONeal
),
J.O.E. Vandeleur
(
Michael Caine
),
John Frost
(
Anthony Hopkins
) and
R.E. Urquhart
(
Sean Connery
).
b.
Shooting on the movie was wrapped up early by studio executives, in the interest of controlling costs, before some important scenes were filmed.
Charlton Heston
offered to return his entire salary for the movie if the studio would agree to film the opening scene - the massacre of soldiers and civilians by the apaches - and some re-shoots. The studio kept his paycheck and never allowed any more footage to be shot anyway.
c.
Florida had below average temperatures during the time this was filmed. One late night the cast and crew got a special rare treat when snow fell.
d.
In 1962, producer-director
Robert Aldrich
was preparing the prologue to
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
. He chose a scene from this film and
Ex-Lady
to document the fact that the young Jane was a flop as a movie star.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Parachute Jumper (1933)?
a.
In his autobiography
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
claims that
Bette Davis
thought Director
Alfred E. Green
s sense of humor as infantile. Fairbanks characterized his co-star as "not particularly pretty; in fact, I thought her quite plain, but one didnt easily forget her unique personality." He also remembered her as "always conscientious, serious... devoid of humor of any kind." Despite this, Producer Fairbanks hired her two decades later to star in "Another Mans Poison."
b.
Third of five movie pairings of
Clark Gable
and
Jean Harlow
.
c.
In the U.S., "shag" is far less offensive than in other English-speaking countries. Singapore briefly forced a title change to "The Spy Who Shioked Me" ("Shioked" means "treated nicely").
d.
The film was shot with many different cameras on many different stocks including 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, HD, 24p digital camera and a Canon photographic camera.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Parachute Jumper (1933)?
a.
When Harvey Dent is being transfered, his holding vehicle is attacked by The Joker with various guns. One gun is is a bazooka - which is a signature weapon of The Jokers girlfriend/partner in crime - Harley Quinn.
b.
At one point in the film Milo asks Andrew "Whats it all about?" This was the tag line for both versions of the movie Alfie, each of which starred
Michael Caine
and
Jude Law
in the title role.
c.
Was
Bette Davis
s least favorite film to do.
d.
In the book Off Hollywood, of this film,
John Sayles
said: "I knew how much money I had and then started to make certain decisions. I also had in mind many of the actors, people I knew from having worked in summer stock as an actor and director . . . Because of the budgetary limits, I decided to make the film at a ski lodge, which was cheap to rent out-of-season. We were able to use it as our set, as well as lodging for the crew and actors. We didnt have money for any artwork, so we had to use to the maximum what locations we had. Thats why so many scenes take place in the lodge and in a local bar nearby. We shot different conversations from different angles."
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