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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Random Harvest (1942) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Random Harvest (1942) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Random Harvest (1942).
About the movie:
An amnesiac World War I vet falls in love with a music hall star, only to suffer an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-War life.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Random Harvest (1942)?
a.
The movie is based on the second and third Oz books: "The Marvelous Land of Oz" and "Ozma of Oz". Elements from the former include the introduction of Jack Pumpkinhead, the witch Mombi and her powder of life, the conquest of the Emerald City, the escape by flying sofa, and the search for Princess Ozma. From the latter comes the return of Dorothy, the talking chicken Billina, the wheelers, the discovery of Tick-Tock, a princess with interchangeable heads, the introduction of the Nome King, and the ornament room.
b.
The second language following English version was Cantonese, then Japanese, thus it was released in Hong Kong before Japan.
c.
The movie actually came about through Colonel Tom Parker Elvis manager who when
George Strait
performed at Vegas every year he went backstage and told George he needed to make movies and George kind of ignored him until Colonel Parker contacted his friend
Jerry Weintraub
who also seen acting potential in him. Weintraub called up
Rex McGee
(the writer of the film) and gave him 2 roads he said he needs to sing 10 songs and he has to rope something.
d.
The title is taken from a quotation that appears in hardback versions of the novel (but omitted from most paperback printings.) The quotation is: "According to a British Official Report, bombs fell at Random." - German Official Report. The movie renames the Rainier ancestral home "Random Hall" to better tie in with the title, although in the novel, the estate is named "Stourton".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Random Harvest (1942)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 31, 1944 with
Ronald Colman
and
Greer Garson
reprising their film roles.
b.
The gun that Jordan Two Delta finds in Tom Lincolns room is a North American Arms Guardian .380 two-tone pocket pistol. The gun that Tom Lincoln takes with him is a Makarov stainless.
c.
Filmmakers attempted to use lightweight reproductions of WWI aircraft, but grounded them after an accident.
d.
A member of the food craft services died when a peach pit jammed in her windpipe.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Random Harvest (1942)?
a.
When Molly Fishers body is being taken out, and then Harry comes out of her house, its the same set/place that was used in
Play Misty for Me
.
b.
John Cusack
and
Charlie Sheen
turned down the role of David Murphy.
c.
Reported to be
Greer Garson
s favorite of all her movies.
d.
The original title for this second spin was "The Amazing Spider-Man".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Random Harvest (1942)?
a.
Jack Hoxie
was originally selected for the title role but was later moved to a starring role in a series of comedy westerns.
b.
At one point,
Jim Carrey
reportedly showed interest in the lead role.
c.
Claire and Normans sailboat is called "Good Genes".
d.
Ronald Colman
had first-hand experience of shell shock - he had fought in the British army at the Battle of Ypres in World War I, during which he was also gassed.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Random Harvest (1942)?
a.
Dumbledores fall from the tower filled
Alan Rickman
with nostalgic glee, as it harked back to his first hit
Die Hard
, where his character fell from a tall building. Rickman felt at least "he was on the other end in this film!"
b.
Cary Grant
considered his acting in this film to be horribly over the top and often called it his least favorite of all his movies.
c.
Originally the first crash in
Death Proof
was to take place on an overpass, and after the cars hit, they were to fall off and land on a highway. Another car going 80 mph was to crash in to them once they reached the highway causing there to be another female victim.
d.
In her final years at MGM,
Joan Crawford
was handed weak scripts in the hopes that shed break her contract. Two films she hungered to appear in were
Random Harvest
and
Madame Curie
. Both films went to bright new star
Greer Garson
instead, and Crawford left the studio soon after.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Random Harvest (1942)?
a.
Briefly seen at the Explorers Club is someone dressed like Indiana Jones.
b.
Michael Madsen
was originally announced to star as a character named Babe Buchinsky. This character was named for Charles Buchinsky, better known by his stage name
Charles Bronson
, who starred in
The Dirty Dozen
, an inspiration for
Inglourious Basterds
.
c.
Although the title had been changed to "Mystery of the Wax Museum", the leaders on the original release prints still gave the title as "Wax Museum".
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 19, 1948 with
Ronald Colman
and
Greer Garson
reprising their film roles.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Random Harvest (1942)?
a.
The real Jill Kinmont was a technical adviser on the film. Her work included three days on Mammoth Mountain, where many of the ski racing shots were filmed. She was transported on a mechanical "snowcat", with her wheelchair strapped to the back.
b.
Terrence Mann, who plays the role of Larry, would later marry actress/dancer Charlotte dAmboise. 20 years after making this film, Charlotte would play the role of Cassie in the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line."
c.
This film making adventure started more than 35 years ago when Peter Iliff and Rick Halsey attended the University of California, Santa Barbara. Iliff went on to become an extremely talented screenwriter (Point Break, Patriot Games) and Halsey spread his passion for the natural world as a biology teacher/writer. Every once and awhile, the two pals would drive up to Santa Barbara and stay at Halseys vacation home to write. The property has a large number of greenhouses that are now slowly falling apart since the family flower business shut down in the mid 1980s. Both always thought the place would provide an excellent set for a movie. Then suddenly, November 2009, the time was right. Iliff and Halsey wrote their story, finished the screenplay, attracted the necessary capital, and rolled into action. By the end of August they were in pre-production. With their assembled cast of remarkably talented actors and dedicated crew, they started filming "Rites of Passage" on October 13. They wrapped November 17, 2010.
d.
Ronald Colman fought with the British army in World War I at the battle of Ypres in 1914 where he received severe shrapnel wounds to the knee and ankle of one of his legs. He was decorated for bravery and was invalided out of the army several months later.
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