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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rasputin and the Empress (1932) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rasputin and the Empress (1932) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rasputin and the Empress (1932)

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1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rasputin and the Empress (1932)?
a.		The model for the character of Princess Natasha in the movie was Princess Irina Romanoff Youssoupoff. She filed a lawsuit against Thalberg and MGM, claiming invasion of privacy and libel in portraying her as a mistress and, later, a rape victim of Grigory Rasputin. She won an award of $127,373 in an English court and an out-of-court settlement in New York with MGM, reportedly $1 million. As a result of the success of Princess Youssoupoffs lawsuit against MGM over this movie, Hollywood studios began inserting the disclaimer "This motion picture is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental" in the credits of virtually every film released since.
b.		There are several connections to the Alexandre Dumas père work The Man in the Iron Mask: the obvious mask worn by the elder MacCullen and his descendants new face the events involving France and the concept of replacing the leader with a perfect double.
c.		To prepare for her role as the Baroness, Sienna Miller spent 4 months in weight training and boxing, and learned to fire live ammunition.
d.		Originally the script called for the character of Abby to be diabetic, but Panic Room also featured a little girl with juvenile diabetes and as it was to be released first, so Abby was changed to an asthmatic instead.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rasputin and the Empress (1932)?
a.		Dwain Esper unsuccessfully sued a distribution company in the 1960s over the film rights, claiming that he had produced the film for the U.S. Army, and that he was the legal copyright owner. However, he was unable to support his claims, and lost the case.
b.		Ridley Kraid lives in a town called Easthaven and works in Northridge. No such Easthaven exists in the United States, though there is an East Haven, Connecticut. There is an area of Los Angeles called Northridge, but no city of that name. The end of the film mentions a place named Newport, of which there are several in the United States.
c.		In 1989 Sir David Napley published Rasputin in Hollywood, which covered in detail the 1934 libel lawsuit by the Youssoupoffs against MGM over the film.
d.		The real Skip Engblom wanted Heath Ledger to play him.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rasputin and the Empress (1932)?
a.		Peter OToole was cast as Lord Chelmsford in this picture because of his Lawrence of Arabia screen persona.
b.		It was this film that first introduced the line spoken by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in the movie "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." Although the line accurately reflects Yamamotos feelings, it has never been traced or sourced as a historical quote. The American director, Richard Fleischer claims that the producer Elmo Williams discovered the quote in Yamamotos diary, while Williams claims screenwriter Larry Forrester found it in a 1943 letter by Yamamoto. But no such documentation has ever been produced. It is similar to a passage from Hiroyuki Agawas biography on Yamamoto, The Reluctant Admiral, who quotes him having said: "A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten. I would rather you made your appraisal after seeing what the enemy does, since it is certain that, angered and outraged, he will soon launch a determined counterattack". But even that version of the quote has not been documented. Neverless, the "sleeping giant" quote has since become legend. It was included in the screenplay for Pearl Harbor
c.		The only film in which all three Barrymore siblings - John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore - appeared together.
d.		When Q (John Cleese) walks behind the invisible Aston Martin in the otherwise abandoned Underground station, due to the light refraction effect, he appears briefly to do a "silly walk".

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rasputin and the Empress (1932)?
a.		Near the end of the film, right after Hoffman destroys his hideout, there is a crate in the background with "CWD 5" on it. This is a prop from the 5th season of Canadas Worst Driver, filmed at CFB Borden, Ontario.
b.		Annoyed that his brother John Barrymore was trying to show him up by placing his hand on him while he was finishing a scene (an ancient actors technique for drawing attention to oneself), Lionel Barrymore excused himself from the set and went to the back lot to find a telephone. He then phoned the set and told director Richard Boleslawski that "hed better advise Mr. John Barrymore to not place his hand on me at the close of this scene, lest I lay one on him!" By the time Lionel returned to the set, John has been advised to keep his hands to himself.
c.		Denholm Elliott was announced in British trades as being in this project.
d.		Sarah Michelle Gellar was originally set to star, but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rasputin and the Empress (1932)?
a.		In the final shot of the epilogue with Criswell in the haunted house, before he retreats into the coffin, he says, "My friends, you have seen these incidents based on sworn testimony. Can you prove that it didnt happen?". These are the real Criswells closing remarks from Plan 9 from Outer Space. The film was originally supposed to end with Criswell delivering these lines, but his speech was muted when the filmmakers decided to add the epilogue.
b.		The film took over 12 years to make, 5 years of actual production, and cost over $25 million. Over 1,165 different hues and colors were used and 34 miles of film stock was utilized.
c.		Ron Shelton was a former minor league baseball player and used his experience as the basis for the story.
d.		Dr. William Axt, MGMs musical director, brought together all the Greek and Russian orthodox church choirs in Los Angeles to sing at the celebration mass at the start of the movie.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rasputin and the Empress (1932)?
a.		The subplot of the Proficiency Requirement that 75% of the students had to pass the Minimum Basic Skills Test to prevent a state take-over, was never any part of the real Joe Clark story. It was added to the film to create a sense of purpose and accomplishment for the movie. In reality, Joe Clarks story was more about how he instilled discipline and authoritative values to East Side High School, more so than anything that he did to improve scholastic achievement. East Side High School always was a state run public school.
b.		Sandra Ohs material was all shot in one day.
c.		Ethel Barrymores only starring role in a motion picture with sound.
d.		Barbra Streisands feature film debut.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rasputin and the Empress (1932)?
a.		This film marks the first for Spencer Tracy under MGM contract. He would remain at MGM for the next 20 years.
b.		Brian Keith was an 11th hour casting choice replacing Donald Pleasence who dropped out
c.		Irving Thalberg fired writer Mercedes de Acosta when she refused to write a scene involving a fictitious meeting between Grigory Rasputin and Princess Irene Romanov Yusupov, which she knew did not occur. Prince Feliks Yusupov, one of Rasputins assassins, was a friend of de Acosta. After her firing, the scene was added. After the films release, both Prince Yusupov and his wife sued Thalberg and MGM, as de Acosta warned he would, and won a large settlement.
d.		The real Heinrich Harrer joked that "Brad Pitt was a terrible choice to play me. At that age I was much better looking than him."

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rasputin and the Empress (1932)?
a.		Augustus Gloop (#1 on the map at 26:07) is from Dusselheim, Germany, Violet Beauregarde (#3) is from Miles City, Montana, and Mike Teevee (#4) is from Marble Falls, Arizona. Of these cities, the only one that isnt fictional is Miles City, Montana. Charlie Buckets and Veruca Salts hometowns are never mentioned throughout the movie, but it is likely Veruca and her family reside in the U.K., especially since #2 on the map is over the British Isles. (Mr. Salt tells the workers he will give the one who finds a golden ticket a one-pound bonus and there is a sign inside the factory reading "SALTS: THE PEANUTS OF THE QUEEN!")
b.		Jerry Lewis was offered the role of Jerry/Daphne but declined because he didnt want to dress in drag. When Jack Lemmon received an Oscar nomination for the role that Lewis gave up, Lewis claims he sent him chocolates every year to thank him and now regrets not taking the part.
c.		MGM purchased stock footage of the Romanov family and Russian military parades from J. Stuart Blackton, who had this footage as part of a vast stock footage library.
d.		Originally, Matthew Lillard would scream for a very long time to make his voice all hoarse to do a perfect Shaggy imitation. It didnt work out, so he began trying to imitate the voice he did when his voice was all tired out from all the screaming.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rasputin and the Empress (1932)?
a.		During the DVD commentary of the film, Robert Altman pays a tribute to Tommy Thompson, who was the assistant director on almost all of Altmans films, and who had dropped dead on the set of Dr T and the Women a week before Altman did the commentary.
b.		Charles Brabin was originally assigned to direct. After several run-ins with Ethel Barrymore, who condescendingly referred to him as Mr. Theda Bara, he was taken off the project. Brabin was married to the silent screen legend Theda Bara. Richard Boleslawski was brought in to direct and given sole directorial credit, although several of Brabins completed scenes remain in the finished film.
c.		In 1969, Captain Nemos pipe organ, which had been on display in Disneyland, was redressed and now resides in the ballroom of Disneylands Haunted Mansion. A duplicate was constructed for the ballroom of Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom Haunted Mansion, which opened in 1971, and over a decade later another duplicate was built for Tokyo Disneyland.
d.		The original concept for the production design was to stylize the backgrounds to invoke the colorful and graphic nature of African fabric patterns and tribal art. However, this gave the film an overly stylized quality so the production team then opted for the epic, mystical feel that we see in the film today.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rasputin and the Empress (1932)?
a.		Upon its initial release in 1932, the movie was the subject of a lawsuit issued by Prince Feliks Yusupov, who had actually been involved in the death of the real Grigory Rasputin. Although names in the film were changed (Yusupovs character, as portrayed by John Barrymore, was called Prince Paul Chegodieff), Yusupov also recognized Diana Wynyards character of Princess Natasha to be that of his wife, Princess Irina. the Yussoupovs sued for libel as a result of a scene which suggested that his wife had been raped by Rasputin. MGM lost the suit, and the scene was cut from later releases. It rendered Wynyards character somewhat incomprehensible if the viewer of the film is unaware of the cut - in the first half of the film, Princess Natasha is a supporter of Rasputin, and in the second half, she is inexplicably extremely afraid of him. The laserdisc release of this film includes the original theatrical trailer, which contains a portion of this deleted scene.
b.		Jonathan Demme had tried to adapt a film version of "American Splendor" in the 1980s, but the project never came to fruition as Demme wasnt an established director.
c.		During the publicity campaign surrounding the films release, there was a contest for a trip to Pleasantville, Iowa (the smallest Pleasantville in the United States).
d.		Shutter Island" is an anagram of both "Truths and Lies" and "Truths / Denials".

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