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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) - 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: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954).
About the movie:
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)?
a.
For the luckless human victims which the renegades find, already having had the aliens burst out of their stomachs, the crew devised costumes which had stomach entrails stitched onto the outside. This was directly inspired by a T-shirt that was popular around the time of the release of
Alien
in which an alien fetus (and a lot of blood) was attached to the front.
b.
Only four of the brothers were dancers.
Russ Tamblyn
(Gideon) was an acrobat, and
Jeff Richards
(Benjamin) was an actor. Benjamin rarely dances in the movie.
c.
On the bookshelf behind the bed in which Ben Thacker is recovering, is a copy of "The Proud Land" by James Lee Bartlow. This is the book supposedly written by Bartlow, played by
Dick Powell
in
The Bad and the Beautiful
.
d.
Blixa Bargeld
, of the German industrial band
Einstürzende Neubauten
, is credited as having provided the "spirit voices".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)?
a.
Paramounts final 1928 release.
b.
Jim Carrey
was paid 20 million dollars for his work in this film - a new record.
c.
Director
Steven Spielberg
considered casting
Matt Damon
after viewing his performance in
Courage Under Fire
, but thought he was too skinny.
Robin Williams
introduced Damon to Spielberg on the set of
Good Will Hunting
, and Spielberg changed his mind.
d.
The story of the Sabine women referred to in the film came from
Plutarch
s Life of Romulus .
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)?
a.
The eighth film released in select D-BOX enabled cinemas, located in the US and Canada. In D-BOXs words, the motion control technology "adds to the movies plot and underlying themes of fear, terror and explosive action by offering realistic sensations during most of the films action scenes."
b.
The golden oldie playing in the Doctors buried station wagon is a song by Bobby Bare, "Drop Kick me Jesus" - partial lyrics: "Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life / End over end neither left nor to right / Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights / Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life."
c.
The sheet of paper Hennessy (
Hartley Power
) reads the interview questions from is actually a page of the script.
d.
Because there was no way of distinguishing between them and the Town Suitors, MGM decided to make all the Pontipee Brothers red-headed.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)?
a.
In the break up scene in the restaurant,
Lisa Edelstein
is seen at a nearby table as she turns to see what the commotion is all about.
b.
The "Platinum Series" DVD of Se7en by New Line is mastered from a new HDTV transfer which was made directly from the camera negative. This required that the whole film had to be re-graded digitally, applying color and contrast correction to every shot under the directors supervision. The resulting HDTV master is now the official master of the film. The digital corrections are quite extensive in some shots as the DVD supplements demonstrate in detail.
c.
David Lean
cast
Julie Christie
as Lara after seeing her in
Billy Liar
(which also featured
Tom Courtenay
), and on the recommendation of
John Ford
, who had directed her in
Young Cassidy
.
d.
The working titles of this film were "Sobbin Women" and "A Bride for Seven Brothers".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)?
a.
Jeff Richards
(a former professional baseball player) was one of the two "brothers" not chosen for his dancing ability. The other being
Howard Keel
, who was an actor/singer.
b.
In the scene with Johnny and Steve McCroskey, McCroskey says "Get me someone who wont crack under pressure." Johnny responds "How about Mister Rogers?" If you look carefully that was dubbed in after. Airplane! was shot in August 1979.
Stephen Stucker
(Johnny) actually said "How about
Mamie Eisenhower
." The former First Lady died a few months later (in Nov. 1979) so the producers corrected it by dubbing in "Mister Rogers" out of respect for the Eisenhower family.
c.
Although the story is fiction, it is inspired by the lives of divers
Jacques Mayol
and Enzo Maiorca.
d.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)?
a.
There were several injuries on the set:
Carrie-Anne Moss
broke her leg training for a wire stunt,
Laurence Fishburne
fractured an arm in another training incident and
Hugo Weaving
put out a disc in his neck while being pulled back on a wire.
b.
This film is half of Cult 70s Porno Director: Doris Wishman - XXX Double Feature DVD from Alpha Blue Archives.
c.
Gus Van Sant
: Library assistant (at a computer in background) where Jamal attempts to check out Forresters "Avalon Landing" novel (R1 DVD Time: 1:07:48)
d.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 12 seconds (CinemaScope version)
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)?
a.
Jacques dAmboise
had to leave before filming was finished because he was still under contract with the New York City Ballet, so someone filled in for him during the last few days. You can see someone else playing Ephraim in the scene where the brothers are pacing downstairs while Milly is giving birth.
b.
Principal cast members were familiarized with submarines and submarine operations at the Mare Island Navy Yard in San Francisco Bay, California.
c.
The DAR is the "Daughters of the American Revolution", a non-profit, non-political volunteer womens service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism and preserving American history
d.
The Soda Spring Spa was actually the Arroyo Del Valle Sanatorium, a treatment center for tuberculosis in Livermore, California which opened in 1918. With TB cases in decline, the sanatorium was closed in 1960 and sat vacant for more than a decade before the movie was filmed. The ruins were cleared in 1999, and Camp Arroyo was constructed on the site.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)?
a.
The avalanche was filmed at Corral Creek Canyon, at Sun Valley, Idaho.
b.
Michael Haneke
: [character name]
Juliette Binoche
s character is named Anne Laurent.
c.
At one point in the film, Artie is calling girls from his High School days, making references to Union High School, where he attended school in New Jersey.
d.
The movie was filmed in a closed down part of the New Mexico State Penitentary called "Old Main". It was this part of the prison where one of the worst prison riots in U.S. history occurred on 2 February 1980. The state offers the building for rent for film purposes.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)?
a.
The church used in the movie was Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral, which is located in Cleveland, Ohio. One can clearly see the name plaque in one scene.
b.
During filming, several of the actors portraying USS Dallas crewmen took a cruise on a real submarine. To train for his role as the Dallas commander,
Scott Glenn
was installed as the "commander" of the real sub and gave orders to the crewmen as the real captain would.
c.
Film debut of
Fred Scott
.
d.
For the brides costumes, designer
Walter Plunkett
went to the Salvation Army, found old quilts and turned them into dresses.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)?
a.
Vito Scottis first film.
b.
MGM had waited five years to acquire the rights to
Stephen Vincent Benet
s short story, as Broadway producer
Joshua Logan
had optioned the story as a potential stage musical.
c.
Dustin Hoffman
,
Harrison Ford
and
Mark Hamill
were considered voices for Schmendrick.
d.
Sixth of eight films in which
Marjorie Main
and
Percy Kilbride
portrayed Ma and Pa Kettle.
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