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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rope (1948) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rope (1948) - 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: 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 sound of the apartment "door bell" is that of a BBC Micro (computer) being turned on. It is used several times in the film.
b.
A model miniature was used for some of the shots in the climactic scene. At least part of the illumination coming out of the ship was created by a set of Christmas lights strung up on the back of a metal plate, behind little tiny alien figures, creating the silhouetted look we see. This was composited into a shot with real-life actors.
c.
The screenwriter
Arthur Laurents
claimed that originally Hitchcock assured him the movie wouldnt show the murder itself, therefore creating doubt as to whether the two leading characters actually committed murder and whether the trunk had a corpse inside.
d.
The School Board President of one of the two high schools the movie was filmed at allowed the movie to be filmed there under the condition no death scenes were being filmed inside of the school.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Eleven years after being mentioned in
Rope
as making an excellent villain,
James Mason
was finally cast by
Alfred Hitchcock
as such in
North by Northwest
.
b.
In the final fight scene, when King Kong throws Godzilla over his shoulder, suit actor for Kong - Shoichi Hirose didnt throw an empty suit, but actually threw it with Haruo Nakajima still inside. It was Hiroses way of proving his was the stronger of the two.
c.
The tinted map Walter gives to Jack showing him the underwater location of their search for cocoons is actually an infra-red aerial photograph of Bay County, Florida (where Panama City Beach is located) printed on a transparency.
d.
Steven Spielberg
was going to direct this film for a 2003 or 2004 release but shelved it when
Tom Cruise
became available and the duo could work on
War of the Worlds
instead.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
: His profile appears on a neon sign visible through the apartment window approximately 55 minutes into the movie. The neon sign advertises "Reduco," the same fictional weight-loss product that Hitchcock advertised in his famous newspaper ad cameo in
Lifeboat
. Some sources indicate that he also appears walking down the street during the opening credits.
b.
A song about Admiral Boom was written for the film. Although the song does not appear in the film, the music can be heard in the score.
c.
In view of the technologys rising popularity, Paramount/Dreamworks were adamant to have this film either shot for 3-D or converted in post-production. Director
Michael Bay
was initially wary of the technology, calling it a "gimmick" in various interviews and noting the poor quality of post-production conversion.
Vince Pace
, the co-found of PACE 3D who developed 2D and 3D cameras with
James Cameron
reported in July 2010 that he was working on Transformers 3 and that it will be shot in on PACE 3D cameras. However, for scenes that required higher image quality or were in slow motion, traditional anamorphic 35mm film was used and converted into 3D in post production.
d.
Film marked the 20th anniversary of
Gary Cooper
being a Paramount contract player. It was also his last film for the studio.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Musicians
Kurt Cobain
and
Elliott Smith
claimed this was their favorite movie of all time.
b.
The star signs that Mrs Atwater states for the movie actors she discusses are in each case correct: James Mason really was a Taurus, Cary Grant a Capricorn, and Ingrid Bergman a Virgo, just as she says.
c.
Richard Curtis
and
Ben Elton
were approached to write the film, but both turned it down as they were busy with projects of their own.
d.
The Klingon Language Institute, an organization dedicated to the Klingon language as formulated by
Marc Okrand
, took it upon themselves to translate
William Shakespeare
into Klingon based on
David Warner
s line about hearing Shakespeare in the original Klingon.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
The apartment is supposedly located around Second Avenue and 54th street in NYC. The view out the window is looking to the West.
b.
During the film, there are 53 different kinds of tartan/plaid used, seven of which are worn by Cher, and twelve by other major characters.
c.
The final fight scene between the Hulk and Abomination was filmed in Toronto, Canada. The beginning of the fight is filmed outside of the Zanzibar strip club on Yonge street.
d.
Some scenes were filmed at William Cullen Bryant High School in Long Island City.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
would later dismiss his experiment with 10 minute takes as being just a stunt.
b.
The novelization of this movie, Target, was written by
Stephen Hunter
, and published by Warner Brothers, Inc., 1985.
c.
Dean Jagger
(the snake charmer/prospector) and
Barry Newman
(Kowalski) shared the same birthday: November 7th.
d.
According to
Renny Harlin
on the DVD commentary that all the producers were against having a pug in the movie until Renny pitched it to
John Cena
who thought it was a great idea.
Daniel Kunka
explains on his own DVD commentary that when Renny pitched the pug, he was against it so much that he decided that it would be a Bulldog and kept that in the script until Renny changed it to the pug.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Filmed January 12-February 21 1948. There are 10 shots within the film overall, running 9:34, 7:51, 7:18, 7:09, 9:59, 8:35, 7:50, 10:06, 4:37 and 5:40 minutes:seconds each.
b.
Stephen King
sold the film rights for his novella for a dollar.
c.
The scenes on the empty San Diego streets were shot on 1 January, when there are few people about, because the production was unable to pay for closing them.
d.
Hugh Jackman
had hair extensions added for filming.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Because of the way the movie was shot,
Mickey Rourke
(Marv) and
Elijah Wood
(Kevin) never met until after the film was released.
b.
Rick Baker
: When the humans are transported into the Ape City in the cage, three apes are sitting smoking a Water Pipe. The Ape in the middle with gray hair and beard taking a puff, is Makeup Designer Rick Baker, who designed all the Ape makeup for the movie.
c.
This was the only movie
James Stewart
made with
Alfred Hitchcock
that he did not like. Stewart later admitted he felt he was badly miscast as the investigator (he makes his first entrance 28 minutes into the film).
d.
When Taka starts to undress for Capt. Algren there is a shot with her clothes slightly below her shoulders looking backwards over her shoulder. This is a homage to the Hishikawa Moronobus ukiyo-e painting "backwards beauty"
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
Sigourney Weaver
s first film role was in
Annie Hall
, which also featured
Truman Capote
.
b.
Movie was edited at Samantha Staleys house in North Hollywood. Cut on an AVID Film Composer.
c.
The apartment set showed up the following year, slightly re-furbished, in the
Doris Day
movie
My Dream Is Yours
.
d.
The screenplay for this movie was written by
Don Jakoby
under the pseudonym Michael Edmonds.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rope (1948)?
a.
During the filming of the movie, 2000 Marines acting as extras were suddenly pulled during the Laos crisis.
b.
Jonathan Rola, Michael Leary and Nathan Burdette were living together during the production of The Matter with Clark.
c.
Adapted from a Broadway play that opened on September 2, 1924 at the Imperial Theatre in New York and ran for 557 performances.
d.
Davids name is mentioned several times throughout the film by most of the characters. They say his name a total of 73 times. The only two characters that never mention his name is Mrs Wilson, and, quite surprisingly, Phillip.
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