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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rebecca (1940) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rebecca (1940) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940).
About the movie:
When a naive young woman marries a rich widower and settles in his gigantic mansion, she finds the memory of the first wife maintaining a grip on her husband and the servants.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940)?
a.
A knee injury to
Pierce Brosnan
delayed shooting for a few weeks.
b.
A dance sequence featuring
The Shirelles
was filmed but never used and appears to no longer survive. However, their uncredited performances of the title song and "31 Flavours" can still be heard on the soundtrack album.
c.
Alfred Hitchcock
and Cinematographer
George Barnes
used Deep Focus Photography in this film. And this is one of the few films to use Deep Focus Photography before
Citizen Kane
. Hitchcock had also used Deep Focus Photography in his film
Downhill
.
d.
Donald Crisp
was the original director, but after a few days of filming had a falling-out with star
Douglas Fairbanks
and was replaced by
Albert Parker
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940)?
a.
Chris Farley
s last film
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 31, 1943 with
Joan Fontaine
reprising her film role.
c.
Production took place at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Glendale, California, and Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida. Thirteen supervising animators, both in California and Florida, were responsible for establishing the personalities and setting the tone for the films main characters.
d.
Body Count: 1) Chad (Eliot Olson): Fingers and head cut off when he skies into wire. 2) Sheriff Toney (Seth Reston): Sharp object shoved into forehead. 3) Peter Riggs (Kirk): Impaled on icicle. 4) Robyn (Holly Towne): Hanged on ski lift. 5) Christophe (Brad Hawkins): Beaten to death with shovel. 6) Skyler (Billy O): Impaled through eye with skiing stick. 7) Kimberly (Lindsey McKeon): Stabbed to death. 8) Bud (Ron Varela): Decapitated when he drives into wire. 9) Snow Blower Driver (Drake Smith): Throat cut. 10) Shelly (Candace Moon): Shot, falls into blades of snow blower.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940)?
a.
In one sequence, Mama Sibilla is watching television and commenting on the film "The Vikings". The actress who plays Mama Sibilla is Eileen Way, who played the witch Kitala in "The Vikings".
b.
During one scene,
Michelle Pfeiffer
had to put a live bird in her mouth.
c.
In the scripting process,
Alfred Hitchcock
made lots of changes with the novels character "Mrs. Danvers." Hitchcock made her much younger and did not reveal her past.
d.
Maureen OSullivan
was spotted by director
Frank Borzage
in Dublin during production. He initially asked her to appear in the film as an extra, but then offered her a primary role. This became be her first role in a film and jump started her career.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940)?
a.
Wil Wheaton
was cast because he resembles
Tommy Kirk
who was in
The AbsentMinded Professor
.
b.
Last Stop For Paul won 45 film festivals in 2007 and is therefore "The Most Award Winning Independent Film of 2007".
c.
As per Hitchcocks instructions, Judith Anderson plays Mrs. Danvers without once blinking her eyes.
d.
The role of Florine, played by
Patti LuPone
, is not in the original play "Driving Miss Daisy". It was written in by playwright and screenwriter
Alfred Uhry
specifically for LuPone, who, Uhry felt, looked good in a costume.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
chose very carefully the right lettering for the right characters, if we have to watch a handwriting analysis of the several letters shown in the movie: -Mrs. Van Hooper is authoritative (large T bars), sexually stimulated (thick Y and F loops), obsessive (loopholes in E and N), unwilling to being commanded (Independence loophole in P), and rude (thick tracks in general). -Maxim is very reflexive (large inter-word spacing), reserved (large inter-line spacing) and self-underrated (T bars very low). -Favell is self-overrated, brutal and impulsive (big R, Brutality loophole, short inter-word spacing). (According to the Marchesan Handwriting Analysis Method).
b.
According to the DVD commentary, the scene where The Spleen (
Paul Reubens
) accidentally ignites a blast of flatulence standing by a barrel with a fire in it was a happy accident. Apparently, a crew member had tossed a plastic lighter in the barrel. It happened to explode (a small explosion, but an explosion none the less) while filming Reubens. The reactions that followed were created after the fact, capitalizing on the moment caught on film.
c.
Star
George Arliss
and
Edward Arnold
did not get along at all on this film, with Arnold charitably describing working with Arliss as "a trying experience".
d.
Hitchcock wanted to cast
Eva Marie Saint
, whom he had previously directed in
North by Northwest
. However, the studio felt that, at 42, Saint was too old to play the female lead. They instead cast the younger and more popular
Julie Andrews
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940)?
a.
Tôhô continued its practice of casting actors from the original Godzilla series into roles in films for this latest series. For this film, they brought back
Akira Takarada
,
Kenji Sahara
, and
Kumi Mizuno
.
b.
Robert Donat
was one of
Alfred Hitchcock
s choices for the character Maxim de Winter.
c.
Filmed in 1972, not released until 1976.
d.
RZA
was offered
Anthony Anderson
s role, but turned it down because of scheduling conflicts.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940)?
a.
Composer Theo Thomas, Rap Artist Weillond "Chauncy" Louis and Rap Artist Steven "S. Wonderful" Senat are all Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Alumni along with Writer, Producer and director Nick Dalmacy.
b.
Keenen Ivory Wayans
: the slave in the Amistad 2 trailer.
c.
One of the real senators from Montana walked out of the screening he attended in disgust.
d.
Alfred Hitchcock
: walking past a phone booth just after Jack Favell (
George Sanders
) makes a call in the final part of the movie. There are photos showing Hitchcock standing beside the phone booth looking at Mr Sanders. Actually the scene isnt played that way and you have to be quick spotting Hitchcock, quickly passing by in the background while Sanders is discussing a parking matter with a police man. Sanders having only been seen in close up while talking on the phone.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940)?
a.
James Whitmore
s movie debut.
b.
Adaptation for the movie by
Philip MacDonald
and
Michael Hogan
is based on the treatment written by
Alfred Hitchcock
,
Alma Reville
and Hogan.
c.
More than 100 unique car characters were created for the film and the merchandising.
d.
The car driven by
Anthony Hopkins
is a Porsche Carrera GT (10 Cyl. 612 HP). After 1270 handcrafted pieces Porsche cancelled the series in April 2006. The price was about $670,000.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940)?
a.
Eartha Kitt
was reluctant to take the role of Lady Eloise because she found some of her lines offensive. The lines were deleted from the script.
b.
David O. Selznick
wanted the smoke from the burning Manderley to spell out a huge R.
Alfred Hitchcock
thought the touch lacked any subtlety. When Selznick was preoccupied by
Gone with the Wind
, Hitchcock was able to replace the smoky R with the burning of a monogrammed lingerie case. He also edited the picture in the camera, a method of filmmaking that didnt allow Selznick the opportunity to re-edit the picture.
c.
According to
Robert Evans
in his memoirs
Warren Beatty
was approached to play Gatsby but wanted to direct the film and suggested Evans play the role himself.
Jack Nicholson
was offered but rejected the role because he didnt believe
Ali MacGraw
to be appropriate casting for Daisy (she was later replaced with
Mia Farrow
) and
Steve McQueen
was also considered and rejected for the role.
d.
Dory manages to refer to Nemo as Fabio, Elmo, Bingo, Chico, and Harpo.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rebecca (1940)?
a.
The film was shot in an actual grocery store in Bell, California during the evenings when the store was closed.
b.
The wrap party at the end of the movie was the actual wrap party for the real production.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 6, 1950 with
Laurence Olivier
reprising his film role.
d.
The stunt driver liked to brag that he once drove a car off of a cliff just to prove to his girlfriend he could scare her.
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