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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Princess Caraboo (1994) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Princess Caraboo (1994)

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About the movie: Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Princess Caraboo (1994)?
a.		The red print dress worn by Wendy Hughes (Mrs. Worrall) is the same costume Elizabeth Devonport wears in The Regency House Party, and Phyllida Law wears at the picnic in Miss Austen Regrets
b.		Actress Linda Darnell, who played Ellen Stryker, was actually married to an airline pilot in real life at the time the movie was filmed.
c.		Francis Ford Coppola suggested Christopher Neil to George Lucas to be the dialog coach. Lucas said that given the emotional intensity of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and the fact that he rarely has time to converse with the actors, it would be ideal for someone else to be there to get the strongest performances possible. Neil is in fact Coppolas nephew, and his father, Bill Neil (brother to Eleanor Coppola) worked for ILM during the production of the original trilogy.
d.		According to Jason Robards, Robert Ludlum offered to rewrite the overly complex and confusing script for free, but differences between the producers and director Sam Peckinpah, whod expressed his concern from the beginning, prevented this from happening.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Princess Caraboo (1994)?
a.		The child murders depicted in the film were loosely based on actual cases that had been worked by Det. Joe Depczynski, the films technical advisor. However, the cases were not thought to be the work of a single killer, as the film depicted, nor did the real detective come to the same end that Det. Jerry Black did.
b.		Many plot elements from Romeo & Juliet (such as the opening duel, the tragic love story, and a balcony scene between two lovers) were later used in Edmond Rostands Cyrano de Bergerac - a role played by Joseph Fiennes on stage.
c.		The striped muslin day dress worn by Kate Ashfield (Ella, the Worrells maid) is the same costume worn by Helen Fraser (Mrs. Morland) at Fullerton in Northanger Abbey, Toni Collette (Harriet Smith) while reading Mr. Eltons charade, Sophia Myles (Susan Price) at Portsmouth in Mansfield Park, and Charity Wakefield (Marianne Dashwood) when Edward calls at Mrs. Jennings London house in Sense & Sensibility.
d.		The movie that Kevin watches on video tape is not a real film, but footage especially created. It was called "Angels With Filthy Souls." Along with other similar era references in the movie, this is a play upon the movie Angels with Dirty Faces starring James Cagney.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Princess Caraboo (1994)?
a.		During filming in Vancouver, Kurt Russell (Michael Zane) visited the nearby set of Stargate SG-1 and met the cast. Russell starred as Colonel Jack ONeil in the original Stargate. His role was adopted by Richard Dean Anderson in the spin-off series and the characters name was changed slightly (to Colonel Jack ONeill).
b.		The play originally opened on 10 April 1937 in Princeton, New Jersey, and moved to New York City, New York on 7 October 1937 where it ran for 288 performances. Gertrude Lawrence played the role of Susan.
c.		The character of Inspector Hayley (played by Lumsden Hare) is referred to in some studio records as Inspector Hanley. Records indicated, however, that it was Hayley in the final film.
d.		The green and beige striped brocade dress worn by Wendy Hughes (Mrs. Worrall) practicing archery is the same costume worn by Sylvestra Le Touzel in Vanity Fair, worn by Geraldine James at Merton Place in I Remember Nelson, by the seamstress in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, and by an extra at the Towers in the opening scenes of Wives and Daughters.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Princess Caraboo (1994)?
a.		Paul Winchell, the original voice of Tigger, was replaced by Jim Cummings, who had voiced Tigger in a number of later stories of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. (Although Winchell did provide Tiggers voice for a number of stories from that series.) The reason given was the 76-year-olds voice was just too scratchy now to properly portray the character. Walt Disney Imagineers heard about this and insisted on hiring Winchell to provide Tiggers voice for the new "Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" attraction at Walt Disney World. He was and its Winchells voice that is used in the ride.
b.		The beige dress with two buttons at the waist worn by Kate Ashfield (Ella, the maid) is the same gown Sylvestra Le Touzel (Fanny Price) wears in Mansfield Park.
c.		This sequel was made and released about eight years after the original Death Wish movie.
d.		The makeshift dummy (fondly nick-named "Gary Oldman" for his unwavering commitment to his role) was constructed primarily out of a department store bouncy ball, a basket ball, a couple of water noodles, some juggling balls (for joints) and a lot of duct tape. While the dummy was being thrown over the lookout railing of the Walhalla temple in Germany, a group of Austrian tourists were watching off camera and shouting encouragement as attempt after attempt was made to hurl poor Gary over the edge without "hurler" Elias arms being caught on camera. Ultimately his arms could still be seen in the footage, so they were removed digitally in post. Gary the Dummy eventually immigrated to the United States in a cardboard box and now resides safely in Elias closet.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Princess Caraboo (1994)?
a.		MTV Films & Maverick Films were the original owners of the rights to produce the film. Paramount was set as the distributor. Eventually MTV Films wasnt able to get a script they felt was good enough for the film and Summit Entertainment ended up getting the rights and actually producing and distributing the film.
b.		Based on the true story of Mary Willcocks Baker, who appeared in 1817 in Gloucestershire, England, speaking an unknown language and behaving strangely. Through signs and gestures she claimed to be a princess from an island called Javasu, who had been kidnapped by pirates and escaped. For several months, "Princess Caraboo" was a national figure and was welcomed into high society. Her story was revealed as a hoax after a local woman saw her face in the newspaper and recognized her as a former tenant. After being exposed, the real Mary Baker faded into obscurity and died in 1864 at the age of 75.
c.		In addition to getting the inspiration of Serge from a crew member on Beverly Hills Cop, Bronson Pinchot would later go on to play Balki on Perfect Strangers and use a variation of the "Dont be stupid" line. Every time he was asked something he would reply "Of course I do, dont be ridiculous."
d.		Charles Boyers last film.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Princess Caraboo (1994)?
a.		When Irving, Tim and Ben steal Felixs corpse, its a take-off of a real-life incident in which film director Raoul Walsh "borrowed" John Barrymores corpse after the funeral, and left it propped up in a chair for a drunken Errol Flynn to discover. This incident was referenced by Drew Barrymore, his granddaughter, in a 2006 episode of Saturday Night Live.
b.		The beige dress with paisley bodice Rachel Fielding (Mrs. Benson ) wears while being interviewed by Mr. Gutch is the same costume Sabina Franklyn (Jane Bennet) wears at Longbourn in Pride and Prejudice, Julie Cox (Annabella Milbanke) wears to read Byrons poetry book in Byron, and Freema Agyeman (Tattycoram) wears on the Marseilles wharf in Little Dorrit. The same costume is also worn by an extra on the Marseilles wharf in The Count of Monte Cristo, worn by a guest at Fannys wedding in Miss Austen Regrets.
c.		One of the sound effects used during the "skin stretching" scenes is that of a recharging camera flash.
d.		When ONeill arrives his regiment patch on his shoulder reads PPCLI. This stands for the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry, a real regiment based in Alberta that is still active today.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Princess Caraboo (1994)?
a.		In October 1999, Quentin Tarantino was approached to write and direct the film. Later, Joss Whedon, a big fan of the comic book, was in negotiations to direct the film in June 2001. In December 2004, Nick Cassavetes was hired as a director, with the film to release in 2006, but everything fell through. Finally, Jon Favreau was hired as director in April 2006.
b.		The jeweled white gown with dark velvet overdress Jacqueline Pearce wears at the Prince Regents ball is the same costume worn by an extra at the London ball in Sense and Sensibility, by Embeth Davidtz (Mary Crawford) for the theatrical in Mansfield Park, and by Jane How (Lady Holland) to a ball in Byron.
c.		The noises that the Gopher makes are actually vocalized by a dolphin, and the dolphin sound effects used are the same ones that were used for Flipper.
d.		All four of the films stars have starred in music videos. Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix, appeared in Ben E. Kings "Stand By Me" (made for the movie), Corey Feldman appeared in the video for Cyndi Laupers "Goonies R Good Enough" (made for the movie The Goonies) and Jerry OConnell appeared in Mariah Careys music video for her song "Heartbreaker".

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Princess Caraboo (1994)?
a.		Douglas McGrath heard a story about the real Diane Vreeland making her maid iron the money. He liked that so much that he included on the movie.
b.		The tan and brown print satin pelisse Anna Chancellor (Mrs. Peake) wears when she comes to the Worralls house is the same gown Sheila Gish (Mrs. Norris) wears to Marias wedding in Mansfield Park. The costume is also worn an extra during the French invasion in Goyas Ghosts, and by an extra in the first church scene in Miss Austen Regrets.
c.		This marked the first time that producer George Pal directed a feature film. It was so successful that he directed his next four projects.
d.		James Brolin was originally approached for the role of Bernie but turned it down. When director Jay Roach went to approach Dustin Hoffman for the role, Hoffman was talking non-stop and even out of the point which made him the instant choice for Bernie.