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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pretty Baby (1978) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pretty Baby (1978) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978).
About the movie:
A pre-teen girl grows up in a house of prostitution in the Storyville section of New Orleans in 1917.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
According to the DVD commentary, virtually none of the gags from the original draft (written around 2003) made it to the final cut. One of the few exceptions was the fishing scene between Homer and Bart.
b.
The Office and House sets are in use at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Ventura, CA.
c.
Glenn Close
auditioned for the role of Hattie, but turned it down.
d.
Meryl Streep
was initially intended for the role of Joan Spruance, but she withdrew when she became pregnant.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
Linda Blair
auditioned for the role of "Violet", but turned it down.
b.
Frank Poole and Dave Bowman watch themselves in a television interview on "BBC 12". This was a play on the fact that, at the time of production, there were only BBC channels 1 and 2. The presenter in this scene is
Kenneth Kendall
, the first newsreader seen on British TV in 1955.
c.
When
Alfred Hitchcock
was off due to illness, the crew shot the sequence of Arbogast inside the house going up the stairs. When Hitchcock saw the footage, he complimented those responsible but said the sequence had to be re-shot. Their version made it appear as if Arbogast was going up the stairs to commit a murder. Hitchcock re-shot the sequence.
d.
Gene Kelly
fought to get
The Nicholas Brothers
(
Fayard Nicholas
and
Harold Nicholas
) included in the movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
Filmed mostly on location in Archer City, Texas, the city upon which the fictional town of Anarene was based. The swimming pool scene (the site of Cybill Shephards nude scene) was filmed at the Burns estate in Wichita Falls. Ironically, the inside shots of the Royal theater were filmed at the still-active theater in nearby Olney, Texas. At the time of the filming, the actual Royal theater was nothing more than a shell. Likewise, the
Cloris Leachman
characters house was located in Holiday, Texas. Anarene was a once a real town, just a few miles from Archer City.
b.
Bottle Rocket
never played in more than 48 theaters in the USA. Little wonder that it failed to recoup its $7 million budget.
c.
Kristy McNichol
reportedly turned down the role of Violet, due to conflicts with
Family
producer
Aaron Spelling
.
d.
Taye Diggs
(Benny) and
Idina Menzel
(Maureen) fell in love while performing as part of the original Broadway cast and are now married.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
Susan Sarandon
provided a g-string for
Brooke Shields
so she would not have to be totally nude.
b.
Freddy Krueger and Nancy are the only character names that reflect the original
A Nightmare on Elm Street
. In the remake, however, Nancys surname has changed from Thompson to Holbrook.
c.
Loren received a reported $200,000 for her work on this production, the publicity stills of which, were taken by
Kenneth Danvers
.
d.
This film is sometimes mistakenly known under the alternative title of "Born to Run". That title was the UK title and working title for
Harness Fever
which also features a period time, horses and an Australian setting as well as the same director (
Don Chaffey
) and child actor lead (
Robert Bettles
).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #29 Greatest Movie of All Time.
b.
Most of the bad guys are named after people with the first name Roy: Maxxx Orbison is named after
Roy Orbison
; Rodgers is named after
Roy Rogers
;
Ron Jeremy
s character, Clark, is named after
Roy Clark
; and A-Cup is take on the name
Roy Acuff
.
c.
Richard McGonagle
: The narrator (uncredited).
d.
Future stars
Diane Lane
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
Meg Tilly
,
Ally Sheedy
,
Madonna
,
Kathleen Turner
,
Ellen Barkin
and
Geena Davis
auditioned for the role of Violet.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 3, 1950 with
Edward G. Robinson
reprising his film role.
b.
In March 1958, this film was being shown on a double bill with
Bitter Victory
.
c.
Jodie Foster
was initially considered for the role of Violet, but declined due to her commitment with Walt Disney Pictures, because she was starring in
Candleshoe
. When interviewed with Rolling Stone magazine in 1991, Jodie said that she disliked to play that role, because she didnt want to be typecast as the underage prostitute she played in
Martin Scorsese
s
Taxi Driver
.
d.
Flynns program is named "Clu". CLU is an old programming language.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
The original script had a budding romance between the cynical receptionist Janine and the blissfully out of it Egon, but most of it was edited out of the film. The special edition DVD features a deleted scene of Janine giving Egon a coin for luck before he goes off with the other Ghostbusters to fight Gozer; they are interrupted by Venkman. The relationship between Janine and Egon was explored more in the animated series that followed.
b.
Although the print lists a 1942 copyright date for Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., there is no record of the movie in the Copyright Catalog.
c.
Melanie Griffith
auditioned for the role of "Violet", but turned it down.
d.
According to the DVD audio commentary, it was the decision of director Guy Green that the movie be filmed in black-and-white, although color was available.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
The water that Viggo Mortensen runs through in his underwear was real. That part of the prison had been flooded for years, the temperature in the room was below 50F and the water temperature was 46F. Mortensens shivering is real. He insisted on shooting the scenes without a double, and only at being forced to relented for some close up scenes.
b.
Dana Plato
later claimed that she had been offered the lead role but her mother Kay had turned it down.
c.
"Theres no such thing as adventure. Theres no such thing as romance. Theres only trouble and desire." Its probably the best-known phrase of this movie, but actually its a quote from Lang, Fritzs movie _Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (1922)_.
d.
When Jean is hearing peoples thoughts in the Science Museum, one of them is "To the shelter!" This line was said by one of the Secret Service during Nightcrawlers attack on the Oval Office in the previous scene, thus adding/alluding to Jeans growing psychic abilities. Other lines Jean hears are "No!" shouted by Wolverine when he later is separated from General Stryker by Icemans wall of ice and "Theyre gonna kill him." which is what Rogue later says to Iceman and Pyro in the tunnel pleading for them to go back and help Wolverine.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
Tatum ONeal
was offered the role of Violet, but her father
Ryan ONeal
made her turn it down.
b.
There are numerous references to Looney Tunes cartoons throughout. When the boys create the sphere in Wolfgangs basement and it goes crashing out a window, the imprint in the glass looks suspiciously like Bugs Bunnys head. Also, Waks first words to Ben and Darren are "Whats up Doc?".
c.
This was Ferdy Maynes final screen appearance.
d.
The original poster art (not used on the video tape box) featured the cast dangling from the feet of another with the top one hanging on a rock. Some of the newspaper ads featured slightly different artwork with the characters drawn in a different order from top to bottom.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pretty Baby (1978)?
a.
John Howard
was tested for his part two days before production began.
David Niven
and
Louis Hayward
had both already tested for the role.
b.
Ted Knight
s final movie.
c.
Farrah Fawcett
auditioned for the role of Hattie, but turned it down.
d.
In one scene,
Kiefer Sutherland
wears glasses and a fishermans cap pulled over his eyes. This is a tribute to his father,
Donald Sutherland
, who sported this look in the film
MASH
.
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