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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Portrait of Jennie (1948) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Portrait of Jennie (1948) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Portrait of Jennie (1948).
About the movie:
A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Portrait of Jennie (1948)?
a.
The e.e.cumings poem isnt actually on page 112 of the book that Elliot buys for Lee.
b.
Bernard Herrmann
was hired to write an original background score and did compose several themes but due to various production delays as well as the fact that Herrmann was tiring of
David O. Selznick
s demands, he dropped out and was replaced by
Dimitri Tiomkin
who, at the insistence of Selznick, ended up using themes by
Claude Debussy
. At the time Tiomkin was condemned by his colleagues for his adaptations. All that remains of Herrmanns contribution is the haunting song sung by Jennie entitled "Where I Come From, Nobody Knows".
c.
Gertrude Vanderworth, the wealthy, dying widow (in the opening scene with Lex Luthor), is played by
Noel Neill
. Noel Neill portrayed Lois Lane in the 1950s Superman TV series starring George Reeves. Prior to the TV series, she had played Lois Lane in the 1948 feature length film "Superman" and its 1950 sequel, "Atom Man vs. Superman." Both movies starred
Kirk Alyn
as Superman.
d.
The parade music at the end of the film is melodically related to the Emperors Theme from
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Portrait of Jennie (1948)?
a.
Special effects: Although almost the entire film is in black and white, the tidal wave sequence towards the end is shown in green tint, and the final shot of the completed portrait of Jennie is in full Technicolor. The original theatrical releases in Los Angeles and New York presented the tidal wave sequence in Magnascope.
b.
Joanne (
Rumer Willis
) breaks out of her back brace in an homage to an early scene in
Forrest Gump
. Oliver (
Colin Hanks
) is the son of
Tom Hanks
, who played the adult Forrest.
c.
Zachary Barnes had the same "chess instruction book" prop for most of the movie, and near the end of the shoot he realized it was only a prop; it didnt contain any information about chess.
d.
All of the swords used in the film were replicas, with the exception of the one used by
Dolph Lundgren
s character when he slices through bundles of bamboo: this was an authentic samurai sword.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Portrait of Jennie (1948)?
a.
Kates license plate number is 290OKH.
b.
Feature film debut of
David Wayne
,
Nancy Davis
(future First Lady) and
Nancy Olsen
.
c.
Steven Spielberg
cast
Teri Garr
in the film after seeing her work on a coffee commercial.
d.
The region 1 Blu-ray disc became the highest selling high definition title to date, selling more than 100,000 copies.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Portrait of Jennie (1948)?
a.
David Filmore
almost died during the filming of this documentary.
b.
This was cinematographer
Joseph H. August
s last film. He died in late 1947 before the long and tumultuous production was completed, and was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award for Best Black & White Cinematography in 1949.
Lee Garmes
finished shooting the film, uncredited.
c.
Being that the boom microphone is an actual character in the movie, a professional boom pole had to be rented for the shooting days during which the microphone would appear on screen. All other days of production, it was simply fastened to a broomstick to save money.
d.
Both
Lana Turner
and
Grace Kelly
were considered for the part of Maggie the Cat.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Portrait of Jennie (1948)?
a.
EASTER EGG: From the main menu screen, keep clicking "left" until you light up a triangle with a dot in the center on the right side of the screen. The icon will take you to the full Fruity Oaty Bar commercial. In the DVD commentary,
Joss Whedon
admitted that he wanted the commercial to be as odd as possible. He said it was heavily inspired by the "Mr. Sparkle" advertisement from
In Marge We Trust
The uncredited actor in the commercial and the Easter Egg segment is
Robert Michael Lee
.
b.
After
Humphrey Bogart
refused the lead it was offered to John Garfield and then Dick Powell.
Robert Mitchum
was fourth choice.
c.
A male stuntman was used to double for
Barbra Streisand
in the long shots of her riding the bicycle. During one hairpin turn, he fell off and broke his ankle.
d.
The portrait of Jennie supposedly painted by
Joseph Cotten
s character, Eben Adams, was in reality created by artist
Robert Brackman
.
Jennifer Jones
came in for more than a dozen sittings in Brackmans Connecticut studio.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Portrait of Jennie (1948)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 31, 1949 with
Joseph Cotten
reprising his film role.
b.
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by
Harry Medved
and
Randy Lowell
.
c.
This was the last B&W movie to win Best Picture at The Academy Awards.
Schindlers List
which won in 1994 was not completely B&W, some scenes were in color, like the girl in the red and the candle at the beginning.
d.
By the end of production, it only took half an hour to apply
Tom Berenger
s facial scarring. Berenger would only wear it when necessary as it ended up hurting his face.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Portrait of Jennie (1948)?
a.
David Ackerman (
Charlie Sheen
) asks for a light, before getting attacked. His father
Martin Sheen
does the same in
The Departed
b.
In 1993,
James Cameron
was hired to rewrite an existing draft for "Spider-Man" for Carolco Pictures. The script was going to feature Liz Allen as Peter Parkers love interest instead of Mary Jane Watson, and the villain was Doctor Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus. Unlike the comics, Octavius was a professor who would be a mentor to college senior Peter Parker, and Otto called himself Professor Octopus after his four mechanical arms become accidentally fused to his body. During the accident that turns Octavius into Doc Ock, Otto is also bitten on the back of the neck by the same radioactive spider that turns Peter into Spider-Man. To make the film more kid-friendly, the company had Doc Ock constantly use the phrase "Okey! Dokey!" and Ock had an assistant named Weiner that later kills Peters Uncle Ben Parker instead of a burglar that Spider-Man lets get away.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
was Camerons first choice for Doctor Octopus and
Edward Furlong
was considered for Peter Parker, but Carolco ultimately never made a "Spider-Man" film when it ultimately went out of business.
c.
Although the lighting and sweat indicate the sweltering heat inside the pod, it was actually just a spray bottle of water and a yellow gel over the light. In fact, it was quite cold on the set, and in between takes, the actors would huddle by the heaters.
d.
David Wayne
and
Albert Sharpe
, who both have supporting roles in this film, were the stars of the original stage production of "Finians Rainbow". That play opened on Broadway the year before this film was released and was playing there at the same time this film was being made.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Portrait of Jennie (1948)?
a.
One of
Francis Ford Coppola
s top five favorite films of his own.
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 10, 1950 with
Joseph Cotten
reprising his film role.
c.
Screened at the 2006 Black Independent Film Festival in Atlanta, GA (March 2006).
d.
The character of Katie is based on a girl called "Genie" by a few scientists and the character of Sandra is based on the linguist Susan Curtiss.
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