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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pride of the Marines (1945) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pride of the Marines (1945) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Pride of the Marines (1945).
About the movie:
Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his wife.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pride of the Marines (1945)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 31, 1945 with
John Garfield
,
Dane Clark
and
Eleanor Parker
reprising their film roles.
b.
Some exteriors were shot at the Bel Air, California mansion also used in
The Beverly Hillbillies
.
c.
During the funeral scene, the writer giving the eulogy is wearing the same outfit as David Kahane when he was murdered (boots, blue jeans, red shirt, brown sportscoat and glasses).
d.
Based on the novel "Disco Bloodbath" by
James St. James
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pride of the Marines (1945)?
a.
The initials "Z.B." can be found carved in the porch when
Zach Braff
s character Michael is sleeping in front of the house waiting for
Jacinda Barrett
s character Jenna.
b.
Of the main cast, four pairs of actors share a birthday:
Al Pacino
and
Talia Shire
(April 25),
Diane Keaton
and
Robert Duvall
(January 5),
James Caan
and
Sterling Hayden
(March 26), and
Abe Vigoda
and
Al Lettieri
(February 24).
c.
This film is about the Battle of Guadacanal. Guadalcanal is situated in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, north-east of Australia. Its local name is Isatabu and contains the countrys capital, Honiara. The island is humid and mostly made up of jungle with a surface area of 2,510 square miles or 6,500-km². Guadacanal was named after Pedro de Ortegas home town Guadacanal in Andalusia, Spain. de Ortega worked under Álvaro de Mendaña who charted the island in 1568.
d.
While
Steven Seagal
has played an anti-hero on more than one occasion, this film will mark the first time hes ever played a full-out villain.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pride of the Marines (1945)?
a.
Michael Cimino
was given the chance to write and direct this picture for
Clint Eastwood
after Eastwood was impressed with a rewrite Cimino did on the second "Dirty Harry" script,
Magnum Force
.
b.
While
Tim Burton
admired
Andrew Kevin Walker
s original script, he hired the famed playwright and Academy Award-winning screenwriter
Tom Stoppard
as script doctor. Stoppard did an uncredited re-write to tone down the violence of Walkers script.
c.
The original title of this film was "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" (taken from the play it is based on). The title was changed after many newspapers and TV stations refused to run ads for a film with such a title.
d.
"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 15, 1946 with
John Garfield
reprising his film role.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pride of the Marines (1945)?
a.
The final theatrical performances of both Monroe, Marilyn and Gable, Clark.
b.
On the train to Philadelphia, Al (
John Garfield
) talks to Lee (
Dane Clark
) about the difficulty he anticipates in getting a job for a blind man. Lee responds that because he, Lee, is Jewish, he has trouble finding a job as well and the wax philosophic about a day when people are discriminated against for any reason. But in real life, it was Garfield who was Jewish.
c.
After Hallie arrives in London, her mother takes her to a photo shoot. Above this, we hear a cover version of "Here Comes The Sun" by
The Beatles
, one of the songs on their album "Abbey Road". As we watch Hallie and her mother on her way, they cross the same street the same way as
The Beatles
did for the cover photo of the album "Abbey Road". Even the cars on the side are the same.
d.
Peter Fonda
was an experienced motorcycle rider and the bike he rides in the movie is seriously stretched and raked and has tall "apehanger" style handlebars.
Dennis Hopper
was not as experienced a rider, therefore his bike is less radically chopped.
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