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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Part (6) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952).
About the movie:
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
All of the stars in the background of the night shots, as well as many distant trees, hills, roads, etc. were special effects and not real. This is true even in non-special effect shots, such as when Nearys truck is just driving along country roads.
b.
The "Singing in the Rain" number took all day to set up --and
Gene Kelly
was very ill (some say with a fever over 101). When it was all set up, Kelly insisted on doing a take - even though the blocking was only rudimentary (starting and ending positions only), and the director was ready to send him home. He ad-libbed most of it and it only took one take - which is what you see on film.
c.
Final film of
Moms Mabley
.
d.
Although playing a nine-year-old,
Mark Lester
was actually eighteen at the time of filming.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
The book which Bob Lee Swagger reads in his home is 9/11 Commission Report.
b.
The title character was originally to be played by
Bruce Campbell
.
c.
The Broadway ballet sequence was to feature Kelly and OConnor but the latter had to leave because of a TV commitment. Cyd Charisse was tabbed to replace him. she was made up to look like Louise Brooks and had to diet off the extra pounds she had just gained during her recent pregnancy. Charisse had to adjust her dancing style to mesh with Kellys, which was very different.
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.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
Freeds song, "Make Em Laugh" bore a striking similarity to Cole Porters "Be a Clown" from the producers 1948 film "The Pirate" although no one ever accused him of plagiarism.
b.
In keeping with the theme that the late 90s are a "new world" for the Webbers, the main characters are named Adam and Eve.
c.
Most of
Sam J. Jones
s dialog was dubbed. This was down to the fact that Jones had had a falling out with producer
Dino De Laurentiis
over lack of payment and refused to go into the recording studio to loop his lines.
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.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
A field full of melons is seen shot-up in this movie.
b.
Alan Hale Jr.
plays the son of Porthos here. His father,
Alan Hale
, appeared in
The Man in the Iron Mask
as an aging Porthos. When that film was remade as
The Fifth Musketeer
, that role was taken by
Alan Hale Jr.
. In that same movie the role of an aging DArtagnan was played by
Cornel Wilde
, this pictures son of DArtagnan. Also here, the elderly Porthos is played by
Moroni Olsen
, who played that character in his younger days in the film of the original Dumas novel,
The Three Musketeers
.
c.
The man who is yelling about being "not economically viable" in front of the bank is wearing the exact same clothes as D-Fens. Even the tie pattern is the same.
d.
Initial budget: 1.9 million dollars
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
During the encounter between the old man and the runners Logan and Jessica, the old man often quotes poems out of "Old Possums Book of Practical Cats" by
T.S. Eliot
.
b.
The jalopy driven by Debbie Reynolds was the same one driven by Mickey Rooney in the Andy Hardy pictures.
c.
800 local schoolchildren were used as extras for the scene depicting Rockys run through Philadelphia.
d.
The film is loosely based on the Martinis own childhood experiences.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
Debbie Reynolds
had to rub her eyes with onions to make herself cry for the penultimate scene in the movie, when Kelly tells the audience that she, and not Lina, is the real star of "The Dancing Cavalier."
b.
Ray Liotta
turned down the part of Harvey Dent in
Batman
in order to make
Goodfellas
.
c.
Noomi Rapace
s performance as Lisbeth Salander in the original Swedish version of
Män som hatar kvinnor
was so well received, a campaign to have her reprise the role in the English language version gained wide attention in the media, championed by legendary film critic
Roger Ebert
, among others. Ultimately Repace declined to reprise the role, saying that after playing the character for three years (during the filming of the original film and its sequels), she couldnt play the role again in the same stories.
d.
The moose, Rutt and Tuke are voiced by
Rick Moranis
and
Dave Thomas
, the same two who played the MacKenzie Brothers (two beer punks) in their shows and movie _Strange Brew (1983)_. With that being the case, they even act out Rutt and Tuke as the same nutty personality types as they did as The MacKenzie Brothers. Even using the same type of language, like their over use of the Canadian expression "eh".
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