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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shadows (1959) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shadows (1959) - 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: Shadows (1959).
About the movie:
Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shadows (1959)?
a.
The director fell off a 10 foot cliff while shooting one of the scenes, and broke his elbow trying to save the camera, which he succeeded at doing so.
b.
This movie was such a box-office flop that
Richard Rodgers
and
Lorenz Hart
declined to work on two additional films for First National Studio (although their songs were about the only thing the critics liked about this movie).
c.
During the production, MGM opted not to shoot the "nightmare train" sequence to keep costs down.
H.R. Giger
was not willing to accept that, however, so he spent $100,000 of his own money to finance the sequence.
d.
Made for only $40,000.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shadows (1959)?
a.
During one of his regular acting workshop sessions,
John Cassavetes
recognized in one particular improvised skit the premise for a potentially good film. Over several years he developed the plot in his workshops, employing many of his young students in his film.
b.
This was the first feature for 20th Century Foxs animation division.
c.
Sienna Miller
was cast twice as
Edie Sedgwick
. She was dropped by the producers because they felt they needed a "bigger name." Miller was eventually re-cast in the role, due in part to massive publicity from her public break-up from fiancée
Jude Law
.
d.
Allison Hayes
broke her arm when she fell off a horse during the filming.
Beverly Garland
claimed Hayes intentionally slid from her horse in order to get out of the film. Director
Roger Corman
also shot a couple of close-ups of Hayes for the film as they were waiting for the ambulance.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shadows (1959)?
a.
The shipwreck featured in the movie is actually the RMS Rhone, which sank in 1867 off the coast of Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands. The ship broke into two pieces during the sinking. This movie was filmed at the bow section of the ship located about 75 feet underwater.
b.
When Nicole and Chase sit down at the drive in dinner a voice over the intercom says references the Beatles song Revolution 9 from the White Album saying, "Orders ready for Number 9. Number 9. Number 9..."
c.
Author
Stephen King
wrote the character of Dolores with
Kathy Bates
in mind. Bates had impressed the author after meeting him on the set of
Misery
.
d.
When the first version of the film was shown at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 2004, it was the first time that particular version had been screened in 45 years.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shadows (1959)?
a.
The final film that
Charles Chaplin
produced in America.
b.
The zorse used in the film is a half zebra and half horse. His daddy is the zebra.
c.
The love scene was shot in the apartment of
Katharine Hepburn
s brother.
d.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #29 Greatest Movie of All Time.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shadows (1959)?
a.
This caused a stir as it fairly explicitly showed an unmarried couple in a post-coital position and its suggestion that a young woman would actively seek out sex.
b.
Steven Spielberg
used the town of Gloucester, Virginia as a location for a portion of the film. Though the crew was in the town for a little over a month shooting, the scenes are only shown in the movie for a minute or so. The town was given no acknowledgment in the credits.
c.
The character Wybie Lovat is not in
Neil Gaiman
s novel. He was created so Coraline would not have to talk to herself and so she would have a friend her own age.
d.
The poster for the film was deliberately styled to resemble another romantic epic,
James Cameron
s
Titanic
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shadows (1959)?
a.
The squadrons designation in the movie was VMF-247 but in the real life campaign the movie was based on the designation was VMF-223. VMA 223 stands for Marine Attack Squadron 223. This was the United States Marine Corps fixed wing attack squadron that comprised mainly AV-8B Harrier (V/STOL) jets. It has been active since 1st May 1942 and is still presently today an active air force squadron.
b.
Title song "Way...way out" performed by Jerry Lewis son Gary Lewis (and his band The Playboys.)
c.
After winning the Critics Award at the Venice Film Festival, it was picked up for distribution by British Lion and exhibited in the United States.
d.
Michael Bay
originally turned down directing the film, considering it "a stupid toy movie." However, he wanted to work with
Steven Spielberg
and wanted to make the first family film of his career, and being a car buff, the idea of sentient cars interested him. He later admitted that not being a Transformers fan proved to be a blessing, as it enabled him to introduce the saga to other non-fans.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shadows (1959)?
a.
Robert Kinoshita
, who is credited as building
Robby the Robot
, was also Art Director for the TV series
Lost in Space
. Many of the Lost in Space Robots features are similar to Robbys: glass "head" with animated elements; rotating antenna "ears" (although LiS Robots ears rarely moved after the pilot episode); flashing light "mouth"; chest panel with more animated elements. For that matter, much of the layout of Forbidden Planets spaceship is mirrored by LiSs Jupiter 2: saucer shape; integral landing gear/entry stairs; lower external dome with animated lights; central, plexi-domed navigation station; vertical hibernacula arranged along perimeter. In addition, Robby and the LiS Robot had a couple of "family reunions" in two LiS episodes:
War of the Robots
and
Condemned of Space
.
b.
William Holden
refused to do the dance sequence unless he was given an $8,000 "stuntman premium" and was allowed to do the scene while under the influence of alcohol. He didnt believe the studio would do either, but they wound up allowing both. In that scene he is actually intoxicated, and it still remains one of only four movies that he ever danced in (the others being
Sabrina
,
Dear Ruth
and
Sunset Blvd.
), and one of the most memorable scenes in the movie.
c.
Phil Collins
performed "On my way", "No way out", and "Welcome" in Italian, French, Spanish and German, "Look through my eyes" in French, and "No way out" in Japanese.
d.
John Cassavetes
has a cameo as a pedestrian who saves Lelia from a potential molester, while
Gena Rowlands
appears briefly in a nightclub scene.
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