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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Romeo and Juliet (1936) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Romeo and Juliet (1936) - Part (2) Quiz
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About the movie:
The Montagues and the Capulets, two powerful families of Verona, hate each other. Romeo, son of Montague...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Romeo and Juliet (1936)?
a.
In
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
,
Norma Shearer
plays Juliet in a comedy skit, with then-screen idol
John Gilbert
as Romeo. In the skit, they are being "directed" by
Lionel Barrymore
. After performing the famous "balcony scene" together, they get a "phone call" from "The Boss" (i.e. producer
Irving Thalberg
, Normas husband), who tells them to jazz up the language in the scene, and try to make it more appealing to modern audiences. Shearer and Gilbert try a version of the balcony scene using 1920s slang (i.e. "Julie, baby, Im ga-ga over you!"), but quickly agree that you cant improve the original language of Shakespeare.
b.
Most of the actors from the scene in the museum where Professor X freezes everyone were actually mimes, who are used to not moving. Likewise, mimes were used for the final scene in the Oval Office.
c.
Lost for most of the 20th century, a copy of this film was discovered in April 2003 in Haarlem (The Netherlands) in a private collection. It was restored by the Nederlands Film Museum and the Hagheflim Conservation and was screened in 2005, complete with English dialogue screens in place of the original Dutch, at the Cannes film festival. It made its television debut on May 21, 2006, on Turner Classic Movies as part of a nine-film tribute to
Rudolph Valentino
.
d.
The score, composed by
Bernard Herrmann
, is played entirely by stringed instruments.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Romeo and Juliet (1936)?
a.
Sean Patrick Flanery
was originally cast as Don West, but he was let go while the project was still in rehearsal because it was thought that he too closely resembled
William Hurt
. The part, played by
Matt LeBlanc
, was also previously offered to
Matthew Perry
.
b.
Film debut of
Don Rickles
.
c.
Fredric March
,
Robert Donat
and
Robert Montgomery
all turned down the lead before
Leslie Howard
was cast.
d.
Two Dodge Chargers were purchased for a total of $2, given that after the making of the film they would be sold back to the original owner for $1.25 a piece.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Romeo and Juliet (1936)?
a.
Despite the improvised feel, the film follows
Harmony Korine
s script closely.
b.
According to
John Leguizamo
in his autobiography, his frequent improvisation angered
Kurt Russell
so much that they got into a shoving match. Leguizamos improvised line "Hope the smell doesnt give us away." started the fight.
c.
Brad Silberling
was originally set to direct but left over creative differences.
d.
Special non-skid felt shoes were designed for
Leslie Howard
,
John Barrymore
and
Basil Rathbone
for their dueling scenes. Research at the time disclosed that felt soles were prepared with a resinous compound brought from Scythia. A similar compound was made up by a druggist and the soles were carefully treated for filming the scene on the flagstone of the public square set.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Romeo and Juliet (1936)?
a.
William Randolph Hearst
campaigned heavily for
Marion Davies
(Hearsts mistress) to star as Juliet. However, MGM thought Davies would be miscast and should only stick to comedies.
b.
In the scene where Bruno searches for the cigarette lighter in the drain,
Alfred Hitchcock
personally selected the items of rubbish that lie on the floor.
c.
The original blueprints of the Alamo were used to recreate the replica building.
d.
If you listen closely you can hear the ice cream trucks tune is "King of the Road".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Romeo and Juliet (1936)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 20, 1947 with
Bette Davis
reprising her film role.
b.
Filmed for 10 weeks in the San Francisco area. Allen joked that it was a better place to spend the summer than Cleveland but, in reality, he knew that the city was compact enough to allow him and his crew to complete 87 moves in 50 days. His film crew knew that such a daunting schedule was more suited to the TV industry, where working till 10 or 11 at night was commonplace. But Allen completed the film without once working late, and several times he wrapped for the day at 4 oclock.
c.
One minor complaint about this film version, according to many fans of the play, would be that
Leslie Howard
and
Norma Shearer
were physically too old to portray teenage lovers. At the time of this films release, Howard was 43 years old; Shearer was 34 years old.
d.
Nicole Kidman
signed on without having read any script.
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