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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rope (1948) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rope (1948) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948).
About the movie:
Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
The picture was filmed entirely in-studio (except for the opening credits). The clouds that you see out the window are made out of fiberglass. For the effect of a police siren coming towards the apartment building at the end,
Alfred Hitchcock
had an ambulance come at full speed, from several blocks away, straight to the Warner Brothers studio, siren blaring all the way. The sounds were picked up by a microphone suspended from the studio gate.
b.
Linda Darnell
showed interest in the lead role, but
Darryl F. Zanuck
noticed that her character resembled her character in
Forever Amber
too much. Fearing comparison, he rejected her for the lead.
c.
A scene filmed that did not make the final cut featured Deanna Troi attempting to communicate with the abrasive Zefram Cochrane. Fed up of his attitude she pushes him off an embankment, fully aware that he will land on a force field which breaks his fall.
d.
The passage that Ed Rooney quotes when he is trying to console Sloane ("man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live...") is the "First Anthem" for the Burial of the Dead from the Book of Common Prayer produced by the Anglican church. The anthem is based on Job 14:1-2.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
According to the director, actor
Paddy Considine
sneaked two
Robert De Niro
impressions into the movie, the first a facial mug in the incident room during Angels "Murder rant", the second during the final stand off in the pub.
b.
Donna Reed
,
Reginald Owen
,
Gertrude Short
, Dick Rich and
Gayne Whitman
were originally cast, but none of these actors appeared in the film.
c.
Steele is named after North-West Mounted Police Superintendent Samuel B. Steele; one of the famous contingent of Mounted Police charged with keeping order during the chaos of the 1896-1899 Klondike Gold Rush.
d.
Alfred Hitchcock
s first color film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Ellen Barkin
wore a prosthetic rear-end for her role as the waitress.
b.
Herschell Gordon Lewis
: The British-accented, mustachioed sailor (in two scenes) aboard a freighter.
c.
When
Paige OHara
was auditioning, a bit of her hair flew in her face and she tucked it back. The animators liked this so they put it in the movie.
d.
Since the filming times were so long, everybody on the set tried their best to avoid any mistakes. At one point in the movie, the camera dolly ran over and broke a cameramans foot, but to keep filming, he was gagged and dragged off. Another time, a woman puts her glass down but misses the table. A stagehand had to rush up and catch it before the glass hit the ground. Both parts are used in the final cut.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Although Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin play twins, Tomlin is actually six years older than Midler.
b.
Alfred Hitchcock
made an opening romantic scene in Central Park with
Joan Chandler
(Janet Walker) and
Dick Hogan
(David Kentley). The scene was used for the 1948 promotional trailer but deleted in the film.
c.
Bruce Willis
replaced
Jim Carrey
as the voice of RJ.
d.
Due to language, the film originally garnered an "R" rating from the MPAA. It was reduced to "PG-13" on appeal.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Montgomery Clift
was the original choice to play Brandon Shaw.
b.
The film was shot on color film on a grayscale set, then color-corrected in post.
c.
George Lucas
asked costume designer
John Mollo
to create simple, nondescript costumes without any buttons. The only exception to this last rule were some of the green rebel uniforms worn by extras during the Throne room sequence, as Mollo had to find a lot of spare uniforms at the last minute.
d.
The working title for the movie was "The Everlasting Tucks", but director
Jay Russell
thought the original name would fit the movie better.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
sold the script for $50,000 which was the minimum amount of money that can be paid for a script at the time (according to WGA rules).
b.
The film was banned in a number of American cities because of the implied homosexuality of Phillip (
Farley Granger
) and Brandon (
John Dall
).
c.
Jamie Foxx
auditioned for the role later given to
Cuba Gooding Jr.
.
d.
Chapter Titles: 1. Accused of Murder 2. The Destroying Ray 3. The Avalanche 4. Trapped 5. Hurled From the Sky 6. Chain Lightning 7. The Tragic Crash 8. The Shadow of Death 9. Blazing Bulkheads 10.The Iron Death 11.The Juggernaut 12.Retribution
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
The play, originally entitled "Rope" when it premiered in London, was re-titled "Ropes End" when it went to Broadway. The Broadway play "Ropes End" opened on Sept. 19, 1929 at the Theatre Masque (now called the John Golden Theatre) and ran for 100 performances.
b.
Seann William Scott
s agents were reluctant to show the script to the actor, certain he would turn it down. Turns out that they were worried for nothing because after he read it, he agreed to do the movie.
c.
The script originally called for nudity, but Schmoeller said he was too bashful and embarrassed to bring it up with
Tanya Roberts
and the other actresses during casting. When they got to the lake scene, he finally asked them if theyd be willing. The collective answer was no.
d.
In the original shooting script, Sarahs slashes she receives after being whipped by the Marquis de Sade remain on her back when she returns to the Waxwork with her friend Mark. However, in the film, the slashes Sarah receives from her whipping disappear when she returns to the Waxwork with Mark.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
After
Steve McQueen
turned down a sequel to "The Towering Inferno", this film was made instead.
b.
Cary Grant
was the first choice to play the role of the teacher, Rupert Cadell.
c.
Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise recorded their lines together, as did Vic Tayback and Charles Nelson Reilly.
d.
Filming began in late Dec 1979 (on location in Massachusetts) two months after
10
was released, when heretofore unknown
Bo Derek
was fast becoming the focus of worldwide attention. Additional love scenes were added to the later studio phase of the shoot, most of which appear in the opening shots of the movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Natalie was filmed in 12 days on a budget of less than $1,000. The cast and crew worked completely without pay, and the only expenses were food and transportation.
b.
Prop master Jim Murray coated the pigs used in the judges trap with honey and attempted to stick live maggots on them for close-up shots, as requested by director
Darren Lynn Bousman
.
c.
The film was unavailable for decades because its rights (together with four other pictures of the same period) were bought back by
Alfred Hitchcock
and left as part of his legacy to his daughter
Patricia Hitchcock
. Theyve been known for long as the infamous "5 lost Hitchcocks" amongst film buffs, and were re-released in theatres around 1984 after a 30-year absence. The others are
The Man Who Knew Too Much
,
Rear Window
,
The Trouble with Harry
, and
Vertigo
.
d.
Despite having already lost 125 lbs,
Ricki Lake
was required to lose an additional 20 lbs before filming could begin.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
The miniature version of the Time Machine was kept by producer-director
George Pal
. It was lost when Pals home was destroyed by fire.
b.
Terrence Howard
s film debut.
c.
The theatrical trailer features footage shot specifically for the advertisement that takes place before the beginning of the movie. David (the victim) sits on a park bench and speaks with Janet before leaving to meet Brandon and Phillip.
James Stewart
narrates the sequence, noting thats the last time Janet and the audience would see him alive.
d.
It was
Renny Harlin
s idea that
William Sadler
, the films main villain be introduced naked doing martial arts exercises during the films opening sequence. He would later say that it was "an effective, but unusual way to introduce a character".
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