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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sabrina (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sabrina (1954) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954).
About the movie:
A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur. But it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954)?
a.
Bette Davis
was so unhappy over being cast in this film that she threatened Warner Bros. studio chief
Jack L. Warner
that she would walk off the production with the picture only half finished. Warner was forced to cancel her contract and Davis completed the film, ending 18 years with the studio.
b.
This is the only film in the series where
David Prowse
did the lightsaber fighting on his own; he was doubled in the sequels because he kept breaking the poles that stood in for the blades. This switch might explain why Vader pivots on his feet in this film, but not in the others.
c.
Bill "Stink" Fisher reprises his role as Danny Cunningham from
Robert A. Masciantonio
s film
Cold Hearts
.
d.
The tugboats name is Maude Larrabee (the matriarch of the family).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 26, 1948 with
Ingrid Bergman
reprising her film role.
b.
Although
Edith Head
won an Oscar for costume design, most of
Audrey Hepburn
s wardrobe was by
Hubert de Givenchy
. In fact, Hepburn chose her own clothes to wear from de Givenchys collection. This was her first time working with the French designer, and he would become her costumer of choice for most of her career.
c.
At the end, the G.I. Joe team is on at aircraft carrier that appears to be the U.S.S. Flagg, bearing the number 99. The toy line and comic books featured the same ship.
d.
Director
Richard Elfman
and star
Marie-Pascale Elfman
, who were married at the time, financed the movie by buying, renovating and selling houses. They ran out of money and the movie was rescued by a benefactor.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954)?
a.
The screenwriter spent one year writing the first draft of the script. During the process, he called the Rwandan embassy in DC. The woman who picked up the phone was a survivor who stayed at the Milles Collines Hotel.
b.
In the film, a group of German soldiers are playing a game where one has to guess what famous name is written on ones forehead. The note on the soldier played by
Ken Duken
reads
Mata Hari
, a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who became known for being a double agent for Germany during World War I. This mirrors the role played by
Diane Kruger
: a famous actress turned double agent for the Allies during World War II.
c.
Originally titled "Sabrina Fair", the title was changed in the US so audiences wouldnt link it with highbrow stories like "Vanity Fair".
d.
Lou Costello
recycles the "Lifesavers Candy" routine
Groucho Marx
used in the Marx Brothers hit
Horse Feathers
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954)?
a.
French visa # 95238.
b.
The swimming hole is actually an abandoned 350 foot deep quarry. DiCillo told all who went in that it was only 25 feet deep max. An expert swimmer at a nearby quarry was bitten by a poisonous snake and drowned several days before filming began.
c.
Humphrey Bogart
was a last minute replacement for
Cary Grant
. Bogart and
William Holden
couldnt stand each other. Bogart disapproved of
Audrey Hepburn
(he wanted his wife
Lauren Bacall
in the role), while Holden fell in love with her. Bogart got $300000, Holden got $150000, and Hepburn only $15000. Asked how he liked working with Hepburn, Bogart replied: "Its OK, if you dont mind to make 20 takes."
d.
Ellen Barkin
bowed out of this project because she was pregnant.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954)?
a.
Editor
Jeff Betancourt
s directorial debut.
b.
When Linus takes Sabrina to the theatre, they see the play "The Seven Year Itch", which was director/writer
Billy Wilder
s next movie project. The play is mentioned at least twice.
c.
Borrowed producer
Kirk R. Thatcher
s punk song "I Hate You" from fellow Paramount production
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
.
d.
When the photographer (
Dennis Hopper
) is babbling about the religious fervor of Kurtz, he babbles out portions of the poem "If" by
Rudyard Kipling
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954)?
a.
Steven Spielberg
originally slated this film as a vehicle for
Michael Jackson
in 1983 after the latter expressed an interest in starring in it and contributing to its soundtrack. Spielberg instead decided to focus on
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
and shelved the project until 1989, when pre-production the film began.
b.
Filmed entirely in San Diego, California using only two ambulances from two companies (the red "DIC" ambulance a retired San Diego Fire Department/Rural Metro ambulance and the blue "BALS" ambulance from a non-emergency company no longer serving San Diego).
c.
Hubert de Givenchy
originally thought he would be providing wardrobe for
Katharine Hepburn
, as he had never heard of
Audrey Hepburn
before they were introduced.
d.
Voted #2 in "The top 20 war films as voted for by the British Forces" 2008 poll, by British Forces Broadcasting Service Television (BFBS TV).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954)?
a.
In the novel, Amy is the youngest sister, but in order to use Margaret OBrien as Beth, Beth was made the youngest.
b.
This was the only "Road" picture of the seven to be photographed in Technicolor. Ten years later, the British-made "Hong Kong" finale would revert to black and white.
c.
The estate on which the film was shot actually belonged to Paramount Pictures chairman Barney Balaban.
d.
This movie had the same make-up artist as
Dracula
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954)?
a.
The film played a couple of festivals as a work-in-progress in 1997. This was the work print of the film complete with splices, grease pencil marks and rough sound and projected from a video tape. The film ran out of funding and was not completed until Blue Underground became involved. Only then was the negative cut, the sound edited and mixed, the beginning and end titles shot and the film blown-up to 35mm and the newly completed film was first shown on 18 August 2003.
b.
Co-stars
Audrey Hepburn
and
William Holden
fell in love during the making of this film, but Hepburn broke off the relationship on learning that Holden could not have children.
c.
Producer
Kevin Spacey
and Trigger Street Productions sold the movie to producer
Elie Samaha
against the wishes of the director and cast, who viewed the film as an indie drama and thought Samahas involvement would compromise the film.
d.
When Loki is seen for the first time, he convinces a nun to start living an atheist life. After the news report, when Loki and Bartleby are talking about passing through the arch, the same nun can be seen in the background walking out of a café, drunk, followed by a café employee who tries to take her pint of beer away from her. This is in the theatrical version and possibly original VHS releases: the Special Edition DVD oddly does not contain this footage.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954)?
a.
Like
Sunset Blvd.
, this film started production without a finished script.
Ernest Lehman
worked himself to exhaustion working on the script with
Billy Wilder
during production. One day, when Lehman did not have an extra copy of a scene rewrite to give to
Humphrey Bogart
, Bogart exploded. Wilder told his crew they would not film another foot of film until Bogart apologized to Lehman. Bogart invited Lehman to his dressing room and shooting eventually continued.
b.
Twelve year old
Silky Taylor
was the only person small enough to fit into the Repligator suits. The suits had to be duct taped to her because they were falling apart during production. They had been used in "Time Tracers" and werent meant to last even this long.
c.
Anthony Perkins
auditioned for the
Jack Lemmon
role.
d.
According to the script, the movies last shot in the film centering on Michael as he gazes at the lake occurs in 1968. That accounts for
Al Pacino
s additional wrinkles and slightly receded and graying hairline. It was actually the concluding aspect of a scene with his son, Anthony, who declares he will not follow in his fathers footsteps. Anthony was portrayed by an actor about 18 years old; the scene was half filmed, but
Francis Ford Coppola
lost the light before wrapping for the day and was unable to return to complete the scene.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sabrina (1954)?
a.
This was the second film in a row where
Audrey Hepburn
gets her hair cut as a symbol of maturity. The first was in
Roman Holiday
. It is also the first of four films in a row where shed play a character romantically linked with a man old enough to be her father.
b.
The original Broadway production of "Luv" by
Murray Schisgal
opened at the Booth Theater in New York on 11/11/64, ran for 901 performances and was nominated for the 1965 Tony Award for the Best Play.
c.
There is a mistaken belief held by some that "Carousel" was filmed in separate versions - 55mm and 35mm. This is not true. The 55mm print was converted to 35mm, unlike
Oklahoma!
, which was literally filmed twice, once in 70mm and once in 35mm.
d.
The movie was dedicated to Sister Margaret McEntee, formally known as Sister James,
John Patrick Shanley
s first grade teacher.
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