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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Since You Went Away (1944) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Since You Went Away (1944) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944).
About the movie:
While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront. Taking in a lodger...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944)?
a.
Film debut (as uncredited infant) of
Bruce Lee
.
b.
At the time, the longest and most expensive Hollywood film since
David O. Selznick
s own
Gone with the Wind
.
c.
Elsa Lanchester
s shock hairdo was held in place by a wired horsehair cage.
d.
The final scene with the message "Coming Soon - Potfest" was confirmed by Broken Lizard as a joke to make this film have an open-ended feel. The troupe said there has been fan support to create the sequel, which might be made as an animated film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944)?
a.
Robert Stroud
died the day before the assassination of President
John F. Kennedy
; therefore news of his death was not well publicized.
b.
Because baby pigs grow so fast, 48 pigs were used during filming for the role of Babe.
c.
The original novel by
Margaret Buell Wilder
is in epistolary form - i.e., it consists of a series of letters that she wrote to her husband while he was away at war.
d.
Short film version, SLICE was produced in Fox Searchlights new directors program, Fox Search lab.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944)?
a.
This came about because
David O. Selznick
wanted to make a film that showed his support for the war effort. He deliberately did not want to make a traditional war movie.
b.
Xenia was far less over the top in the original screenplay. She killed men by using her hands to induce heart attacks instead of using her legs to strangle them. The latter method was mentioned in
The Living Daylights
, when Q describes a female KGB assassin who strangles men with her hands or thighs. Moneypenny comments: "Why James, shes just your type!" The scene where Xenia kills Admiral Farrell with her thighs during sex marks the first explicit sex scene in a Bond movie.
c.
Stans family (parents Randy and Sharon, sister Shelley) are named after
Trey Parker
s family. Kyles parents, Gerald and Sheila, are named after
Matt Stone
s parents.
d.
Co-star
Robert Pastorelli
accidentally blurted out the big plot twist during an appearance on
Late Night with David Letterman
long before the film was released.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944)?
a.
One of
David O. Selznick
s staff members told the producer about
Margaret Buell Wilder
s novel; he was immediately taken with it. However, Selznick really wanted to make an epic-sized movie, so he had to do a complete overhaul of the book to suit those ends. He was particularly interested in the character of the older daughter, Jane, knowing that it would make a great part for
Jennifer Jones
.
b.
The film was originally given an "R" rating in the US, but somehow managed to obtain a "PG" rating after an appeal. However, the film still uses the word "fuck" in two instances and there are several deaths by gunshot. While the "PG" rating of 1983 is equivalent of the "PG-13" rating of today, multiple uses of the word "fuck" and excessive gun violence, bloody or not, would still give a film an "R".
c.
Diane Keaton
originally considered directing with
Drew Barrymore
in the lead.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944)?
a.
Prior to the movie, a book was written by Curtis Richards, and reveals more of the story behind Michaels rage. However, the book is very rare.
b.
Francis Kemp
was first considered for the old mountain woman, but turned it down.
c.
Veteran movie critic for The Washingtonian Pat Dowell had her 34 word capsule review for the January issue rejected by editor John Limpert, a known opponent to the film. Limpert didnt want a positive review for a film that he regarded as treacherous. Dowell resigned in protest.
d.
Shirley Temple
had been in retirement for two years when
David O. Selznick
persuaded her to join the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944)?
a.
Unusually for a film of this period, all the credits are at the end.
b.
Robin Williams
and
Billy Crystal
were not allowed to be on the set at the same time during filming, for fear they would crack up the cast and crew, and cause major production delays.
c.
The photos of Annes husband Tim shown frequently in the Hilton home is that of
Neil Hamilton
. Having just left for the war as the movie starts and heading home as the movie ends, the often-referred to Tim never actually appears in the movie.
d.
A cinema marquee shows
Halloween II
, also directed by
Rick Rosenthal
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944)?
a.
Claudette Colbert
originally turned down the chance to play the lead as she didnt like the idea of playing mother to two teenage daughters. Enlisting the help of gossip columnist,
Hedda Hopper
,
David O. Selznick
was able to finally convince her to take on the part.
b.
The knife used by the killer on the jetty is a Kukri the weapon of the Nepal army (also the British gurkhas).
c.
Last appearance of
Ray Sharkey
d.
Toward the end of the film when Kathryn tells Ronald that Sebastian had hit her, the actual scene of Sebastian striking her was filmed, but it was deleted because the dialogue from Sebastian during this part didnt fit his character.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944)?
a.
The role of Corky was written especially for
Winona Ryder
.
b.
David O. Selznick
was credited as producer for his writing the screenplay.
c.
Despite having the dream team of
George Lucas
and
Steven Spielberg
behind the film, it was initially turned down by every studio in Hollywood. Only after much persuasion did Paramount agree to do it.
d.
Lon Chaney Jr.
s only vampire characterization, filmed January 7-early February, 1943, and released November 5.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944)?
a.
The role of Fanny was offered to several actresses including Leslie Easterbrook, Lee Meredith, Carol Wayne, Robyn Hilton, and Jennifer Cooke. All of them turned it down due to the graphic sex and nudity. Robyn Hilton is the only actress who tested for the film before she turned it down. Her screen test consisted of taking off her top and waving pom-poms in the air. According to Hilton, "I loved the script but the nudity was too much. I wanted to move away from all of that."
b.
Pier Angeli
was at one point considered for the role of Rima.
c.
The opening sequence was re-shot. Originally it featured a male dog (whose genitalia photographed far too prominently). The shot was redone using a female dog.
David O. Selznick
s personal print, however, contains the original "naughty" version.
d.
The voice of "Max Marsh" was dubbed in by
Michael Findlay
(who also plays the detective). The Max Marsh and detective characters are in archive footage from
The Slaughter
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Since You Went Away (1944)?
a.
On
Mary Pickford
s urging, the role of Don Diego was offered to
Ramon Novarro
. He rejected it, however, because Pickford once stated that his "face and body dont match".
b.
In the "nuclear war" scene, Greg Stillson,
Martin Sheen
s character, threatens to "hack off" someones hand and put it on the scanning screen. An earlier version of the script actually had Stillson shooting the man and putting his dead hand on the screen.
c.
"Mo chuisle" literally means "my pulse," but can mean "my love" or "my darling". Its a term of endearment taken from the original phrases "A chuisle mo chroí" or "Pulse of my heart".
d.
Jennifer Jones
and
Robert Walker
play young lovers. In real life, they were at the end of a failed marriage and divorced shortly after. She later married
David O. Selznick
, the producer of this film.
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