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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Promises! Promises! (1963) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Promises! Promises! (1963) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Promises! Promises! (1963).
About the movie:
After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they're pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Promises! Promises! (1963)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 27, 1948 with
Ann Baxter
reprising her film role.
b.
Most of the films sets were built at the Louisiana State Fair Grounds in Shreveport. The Hirsch Memorial Coliseum is located at the State Fair Grounds and was used as the coliseum hosting many of the fights seen in the film.
c.
Jayne Mansfield
s nude spread for Playboy to promote the film led to
Hugh M. Hefner
getting arrested by Chicago vice squad.
d.
The Republic Cruiser seen at the beginning of the film is based on an early concept design for the Rebel Blockade Runner from
Star Wars
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Promises! Promises! (1963)?
a.
Dave White
,
Frank Sinatra
s stand-in for over 30 years, can be glimpsed in an uncredited cameo as the stagehand who gives Sinatra,
Peter Lawford
and
Buddy Lester
temporary refuge from their pursuers right after the burlesque club brawl.
b.
"Moon Crazy" by
Louis Alter
and
Jack Scholl
was written for the movie but not heard on the soundtrack.
c.
This was the first movie in which a mainstream actress (
Jayne Mansfield
) appeared nude. (Actually, the movie showed her only topless, but a photo in
Kenneth Anger
s book "Hollywood Babylon II" shows Mansfield on the set completely nude.) It reportedly took some imbibing of champagne on Mansfields part to get her to take off her clothes.
d.
The Broadway musical was conceived by a history teacher.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Promises! Promises! (1963)?
a.
According to writer
David Howard
, the continuous melodic yet monotone voice of Thermian Cmdr. Mathesar was an original idea that
Enrico Colantoni
brought to the character. Everyone on the set loved it so much they kept it in the shoot.
b.
Woody Allen
originally began work on the screenplay with
Marshall Brickman
.
c.
Despite being banned in some cities, the film was a hit, and helped to put
Jayne Mansfield
on the Top 10 List of Box Office Attractions for 1963.
d.
This movie was made and released about nine years after its source
Stanley Ellin
novel The Bind was first published in 1970.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Promises! Promises! (1963)?
a.
According to
Oliver Stone
, he intentionally cast
Tom Berenger
and
Willem Dafoe
against type (Berenger, who played the ruthless, sadistic Sgt. Barnes, was mostly famous at that point for playing good guys, while Dafoe, who had primarily played villains up until then, played the heroic, compassionate Sgt. Elias). The casting worked, and both men received Oscar nominations for their work.
b.
When Frozone starts speed skating, his moves are clearly modeled after Olympic gold medalist
Shani Davis
. Davis jokingly remarked in a Dutch program that he was really upset, because he didnt get any type of money for it. ("Yeah its me, who else swings his arms like that!")
c.
R2-D2s vocal patterns largely contain sound designer
Ben Burtt
s own voice. In trying to create the beeping, whistling noises of the droid, Burtt found that he was vocalizing a lot of what he was trying to achieve, so he recorded his voice - mainly making baby noises - and then fed it through a synthesizer.
d.
During a wedding shower, the ships effeminate hairdresser Babette (female impersonator
T.C. Jones
) mimics
Jayne Mansfield
, much to the delight of Sandy (character played by Mansfield herself).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Promises! Promises! (1963)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: When a pinecone falls out of a tree and hits Yogi in the eye.
b.
At the very beginning of the opening tracking shot, as the limousine carrying
Bruce Willis
enters the basement, director Brian DePalma is the first person seen on screen - as the security guard saying "Now arriving Area A" into a walkie-talkie. He hurries off-screen and is next seen seated on the rear of the golf-cart, behind Bruce Willis and
Rita Wilson
, still "talking" into his walkie-talkie. When the cart stops, DePalma once again runs off ahead of the actors. It was necessary to put himself into this sequence due to the logistics of directing the lengthy and complicated take, and in order to remain unrecognizable he shaved off his trademark beard.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 23, 1947 with
Nelson Eddy
and
Jeanette MacDonald
reprising their film roles.
d.
During the ocean cruise, Sandy (
Jayne Mansfield
) sends a telegram announcing her pregnancy to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peers in Texas. The Peers were Mansfields actual mother and step-father.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Promises! Promises! (1963)?
a.
Some reference sources and websites erroneously suggest that
Bill Haley and the Comets
appear in this film. They do not.
b.
At the end of the film, "Doctor Zaillian" calls with information on the Ryans pregnancy. The name is a tribute to screenwriter
Steven Zaillian
, who did an uncredited rewrite on the film.
c.
American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1931-1940 mistakenly lists the release date as 13 November 1937; the correct date is 13 November 1936.
d.
Mamie Van Doren
originally announced for role ultimately played by Marie McDonald (I).
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