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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Reaching for the Moon (1930) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Reaching for the Moon (1930) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Reaching for the Moon (1930).
About the movie:
Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reaching for the Moon (1930)?
a.
Titles of the unused
Irving Berlin
songs are: "Its Yours"; "What a Lucky Break for Me"; "Theyre Going Down (Brokers and Customers Song) - which was rewritten as "Wedding and Crash"; "If You Believe" - a revised version was sung by
Johnnie Ray
in
Theres No Business Like Show Business
; "The Little Things in Life" - which provided hit records in early 1931 for
Gus Arnheim
and His Cocoanut Orchestra (vocal by
Bing Crosby
) on Victor, and Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys (vocal by Dick Dickson) on Columbia; "A Toast to Prohibition"; "Youve Gotta Do Right by Me" and "(I Ask You) Is That Nice?"
b.
Was shot in 25 days.
c.
The truck used in the movie is a 1926 Hudson "Super Six" - the same model as in the book.
d.
The cast contains very few Coen regulars, and most of the actors in the film are relative unknowns.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reaching for the Moon (1930)?
a.
Initially,
Busby Berkeley
was announced to choreograph the picture.
b.
Throughout the film, Mrs. Munson says that she donates monthly to Bob Jones University, citing it as a "good Bible college". Bob Jones University banned black students until the 1970s, and did not allow interracial dating until 2000.
c.
Filmmaker
Kenneth Anger
named it his favorite film.
d.
When Don Lino is clearly seen for the first time (when he looks up from the aquarium), a mole can be seen near his right eye - a distinct facial feature of Linos voice actor
Robert De Niro
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reaching for the Moon (1930)?
a.
Original footage was so long, it was almost released as two parallel movies: "Nashville Red" and "Nashville Blue."
b.
Although "Night and Day" is the only song retained from the show "Gay Divorce" (on which the movie is based), the plotline remained basically the same on stage and film.
c.
Bing Crosby
s first released appearance on film as a solo performer.
d.
To promote discord between actors, the directors deliberately gave them less food each day of shooting.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reaching for the Moon (1930)?
a.
At time of release, this film held the world record for the number of cars crashed.
b.
Johnny Depp
has said that his characterization of
Edward D. Wood Jr.
was a mixture of "the blind optimism of
Ronald Reagan
, the enthusiasm of the Tin Man from
The Wizard of Oz
and
Casey Kasem
."
c.
In Germany all films get dubbed, and at that time even the titles were translated. Thus it happened that in the German dubbed version
James Stewart
s name is spelled wrong in the front credits, with a d in the end.
d.
Prior to
Douglas Fairbanks
taking the male lead,
Lawrence Gray
and
Jack Whiting
had been candidates to play the financial baron Larry Day.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reaching for the Moon (1930)?
a.
The "German" that Nick learns in the train is not a language at all. Words like "Vlichtmitten", "Blitzen" or "Flachmatuche" are great fun for German listeners, but have no proper meaning. In the German-dubbed version,
Val Kilmer
learns a German dialect mainly spoken in the former GDR. The word blitzen is German for lightning. In the group of Santas reindeer, donner and blitzen are German for thunder and lightning.
b.
Working title was "Murder at Harvard."
c.
Mia Sara
was only 15 during the filming of Legend. Sara was actually born in 1967, so she was 15 in 1982, which is when production for the film began. But it took a further three years before Legend was finally completed by
Ridley Scott
because of the films immensely troubled production history.
d.
In the preview print, either five or six
Irving Berlin
songs were performed, with
Douglas Fairbanks
reportedly singing one tune.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reaching for the Moon (1930)?
a.
This MGM Movie had Swedish Censorship number 63.152, and the movie was banned from showing at Swedish cinemas. MGM cut off 106 meters, and tried again this time the Censor number was 63.243, the Censor board cut another five meters, and it was allowed to be shown to everyone over 15 y/o.
b.
Irving Berlin
walked off the production and returned to Manhattan after arguing with writer-director
Edmund Goulding
over the movies concept. In later years, Mr. Berlin, who had received story credit, would angrily condemn the film as released.
c.
The Security Team members in the Vampires lair are all wearing black Vforce Armor paintball masks with smoke lenses, (to obscure the eyes from the camera,) and without the sun visor section.
d.
Annette Bening
was cast as Catwoman, but was replaced by
Michelle Pfeiffer
when she became pregnant. Pfeiffers $3 million salary was $2 million more than was offered to Bening.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reaching for the Moon (1930)?
a.
Of
Vera-Ellen
s 14 films released between 1945 and 1957, this was her only movie not to showcase her dancing and also not to receive a contemporary New York Times review. Moreover, this picture was her second and last to be shot in black and white. Her previous monochromatic appearance was in
The Marx Brothers
frolic
Love Happy
, a semi-musical.
b.
Originally titled "Rave to the Grave". Title changed to avoid confusion with "Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave from the Grave".
c.
The Asian release of the film, cuts much of the random nudity from the movie and tones down certain gore elements while adding more martial arts action including major re-shoots and re-edits of the final fight scene, plus a whole new subplot featuring Sally Yeh from The Killer, and an additional fight scene that has Bill Wallace fighting veteran Shaw Brothers villain Lee Hoi-shan on the Hong Kong waterfront.
d.
Ginger Rogers
originally was cast as Kitty, but instead Ginger went to Broadway where she starred in the classic Gershwin musical, "Girl Crazy." Earlier,
Ruby Keeler
had been considered for the Kitty role.
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