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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Roustabout (1964) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Roustabout (1964) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964).
About the movie:
Charlie Rogers is a leather-jacketed biker who's fired from a singing engagement after getting into a fight with a group of college toughs...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964)?
a.
Pixars characters are often planned years in advance. Nemo first appeared as a stuffed toy on a couch in Boos room in
Monsters, Inc.
. This movie introduces the main characters of post-2003 Pixar films. A boy in the dentists office is reading a "Mr. Incredible" comic book, anticipating
The Incredibles
. Luigi the car is driving by the dentists office, anticipating
Cars
.
b.
Mae West
was offered but declined the role of Maggie Morgan.
c.
Most of the film was shot on a set built inside the gymnasium of the JR Faison Junior High School in Wadesboro, North Carolina.
d.
Bing Crosby
had wanted
Deanna Durbin
to costar in this picture and also in his next vehicle for Paramount,
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court
. Miss Durbin, about retire from the screen with the finish of her Universal contract on August 31, 1949, declined both offers from Bing.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964)?
a.
Elvis Presley
s eye was cut whilst filming the "Tea House" fight scene at the start of the film. He can be seen sporting a band-aid later on.
b.
The phrase "Klaatu barada nikto" has become a popular phrase among sci-fi fans over the years and has been featured in other movies, such as
Army of Darkness
.
c.
Director
Danny Cannon
had to fight hard to convince the producers to make the film in England. His reasoning for this was not because its the natural home of Judge Dredd but because of the high level of film technicians in the UK.
d.
In 2007, a musical based on the movie was performed as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964)?
a.
Mark Pellegrino and
Titus Welliver
costar in this movie, both on the same side of law enforcement. Later, they would costar in the television series
Lost
, where they would play opposing sides in the islands good and evil mythology as Jacob (the man in white) and The Man in Black.
b.
Shot on a Sony HDR-FX1, sound recorded on a Tascam Audio recorder, and edited on Final Cut Pro.
c.
Ray Harryhausen
has related the story of watching a cut of the film with composer
Bernard Herrmann
. In a sequence involving a giant bird, Herrmann told Harryhausen that he was going to score it with "Turkey in the Straw" (he was only kidding).
d.
Elvis Presley
did his own stunts.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964)?
a.
Surprisingly, given her ascending popularity with moviegoers at the time,
Betty Grable
was billed second to
John Payne
in this movie. However, poster art for the picture emphasized Betty in full figure. Later that year, Miss Grable would receive top billing over Mr. Payne in their next musical,
Springtime in the Rockies
.
b.
Writer/director
Chris Eigeman
specifically wrote the role of Kailey Sullivan for
Famke Janssen
.
c.
Director
John Rich
wasnt interested when producer
Hal B. Wallis
first offered him the job.
d.
The car in which President Frankenstein and Annie drive away in after their wedding is a Richard Oaks Nova kit-car, actually based on the Volkswagen Beetle chassis (but obviously not the body). These were available in kit form for many years starting in the mid-1970s.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964)?
a.
According to
Edward Albee
, the only thing he doesnt like about the film is the over-use of over-head shots. He did say, however, that he envisioned
Bette Davis
and
James Mason
as Martha and George rather than Taylor and Burton. If Davis had been cast, she would have ended up parodying a line from one of her old films ("What a dump!") in the opening scene.
b.
The motorcycle
Elvis Presley
rides throughout the movie is a Honda 305 Superhawk.
c.
The town of Ashton, Alabama is actually Wetumpka, Alabama and Prattville, Alabama combined.
d.
The writers werent sure what the Martians should sound like so the script read "ack, ack, ack, ack" for all of their lines of dialogue. This became the actual words spoken by the Martians in the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964)?
a.
Director
Ridley Scott
came up with the basic story that author
Peter Mayle
wrote in the book on which this films based upon. When the book was published, Mayles ideas were actually very different from Scotts original premise. Scott then decided to film the story as he envisioned it from the very beginning.
b.
Was 28th best grossing film in the USA of 1964.
c.
In one scene, the camera slowly heads towards the dinner table. Bob (
Martin Sheen
) is facing the camera on the far end of the table, Maureen (
Kathy Bates
) is to his right, and Jeremy (
Emilio Estevez
) is to his left. This position of the family and the shot is lifted from another family drama film
Ordinary People
.
d.
Tom Cruise
and
Nicole Kidman
were both considering roles in this movie, yet Cruise was unaware of Kidmans involvement. Cruise backed out but Kidman immediately signed up.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964)?
a.
Melissa McCarthy
(Megan) and
Ben Falcone
(Air Marshall Jon) are real life husband and wife.
b.
Film critics derided producer
Joseph E. Levine
for casting a then 36-year-old
Ryan ONeal
to play an army general. But in reality, Brig. Gen.
James M. Gavin
was only 37 years old at the time of the battle. In fact, shortly after this battle, Gavin was promoted to major general and at 37 was the youngest man ever to hold that rank.
c.
William Bendix
once told the Saturday Evening Posts "The Role I Liked Best" column in 1946 that his character of Corporal Aloysius T. Taxi Potts was his favorite of parts as it had given him "the widest range of opportunity" for an actor. Moreover, Bendix stated that he was moved by the letters he had received from military personnel who recognized his gutsy performance as a soldier in this movie. Bendix also added that he and his fellow cast enjoyed the experience of working with the US Marines based at Camp Pendleton.
d.
The soundtrack album went #1 on the Billboard charts.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964)?
a.
The Tappy Tibbons material was shot in one day, with
Christopher McDonald
improvising a good deal of his material. At the end, the SAG extras for the audience and the crew all gave him a standing ovation.
b.
Raquel Welch
makes an early appearance as one of the college kids at the Tea House.
c.
The language spoken and subtitled in the dream sequence is total gibberish, improvised on the spot by actor William Cully Allen and K.J. Linhein. The dialogue was officially written in the editing.
d.
Rob Schneider
was previously attached to star and
Michael Philip
to direct.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964)?
a.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 23, 1950 with
Charles Boyer
reprising his film role.
b.
The producers wanted to find real-life material that reflected how a small but elite air force could face off against overwhelming power (like the alien armada) and they contacted the Israeli Air Force to request footage. The IAF agreed after clearing post-combat videos of any classified materials, and the footage helped
Roland Emmerich
and
Dean Devlin
script and film the climactic battle.
c.
Opened in 8th place on Varietys list.
d.
Began shooting in January 1953.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Roustabout (1964)?
a.
This films opening prologue states: "With the American Troops in England. The Spring of 1944."
b.
Also present in the 2015 antique shop, front and center, is the video game Burgertime for NES. Burgertime which was an arcade game ported to several home video game platforms also including Mattel Intellivision and Atari 2600.
c.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.
d.
Elvis Presley
recorded a song, "Im a Roustabout", but it was not used and went unreleased. It was rediscovered in 2003.
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