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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Some Came Running (1958) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Some Came Running (1958) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Some Came Running (1958).
About the movie:
In the post-war, the alcoholic and bitter veteran military and former writer Dave Hirsch returns from Chicago to his hometown Parkman...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Came Running (1958)?
a.
The coordinates given for Nims Island (20 degrees south, 160 degrees west) puts it in the dead center of the Cook Islands Archipelago.
b.
The films name was changed from "Wiseguy" to avoid confusion with both the TV series
Wiseguy
and
Brian De Palma
s similarly titled film,
Wise Guys
.
Charles Scorsese
,
Catherine Scorsese
and
Frank Vincent
appear in both Wise Guys and Goodfellas.
c.
A song, "Intermezzo" was published in 1940 with music by
Heinz Provost
and lyrics by Robert Hemming, based on the pictures main theme.
d.
Originally, Ginny was not supposed to jump in front of the bullet.
Frank Sinatra
made the comment, "Let the kid take the bullet; maybe shell get an Oscar." The script was changed, and
Shirley MacLaine
received her first Oscar nomination.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Came Running (1958)?
a.
The train station built for production was used again late in 1988 for
Back to the Future Part III
.
b.
This movie was rated number one of the hundred best movies of all time by the German magazine "Der Spiegel".
c.
The Nobel Prize ceremony was filmed in Prudential Hall at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, NJ. The filming for that one scene, including set up, make up, etc, took over 8 hours. However, the scene in the lobby afterwards was filmed at another location.
d.
Gladys George
(who plays du Barry) and the real Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry, share the same death day. George died from a cerebral hemorrhage on Dec. 8, 1954, while the comtesse was a victim of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution and was guillotined on Dec. 8, 1793 - less than two months after Marie Antionettes own execution.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Came Running (1958)?
a.
The film is loosely inspired by Soren Kierkegaards "Either/Or."
b.
After the first scene at Tinsel with Ellie (
Christina Ricci
) and Jake, theres a slow pan of the city. The lights clearly form a pentagram.
c.
The theatrical movie poster, featuring the rear view of a girl in a "Brazilian cut" bikini caused such a stir that an altered, airbrushed version of the same poster with a less revealing bikini was issued.
d.
"Some Came Running" is taken from the Gospel of St. Mark (Chapter 10:17), which author
James Jones
used as an epigraph before the beginning of the novel. It reads: "And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" Jones also used the image of running to begin the novels prologue, as Dave Hirsh remembers German soldiers attacking during the Battle of the Bulge; "They came running through the fog across the snow, lumbering, the long rifles held up awkwardly high..."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Came Running (1958)?
a.
The movie occasionally still plays at the Ohio Theatre in Madison, Indiana. The theatre and the building next to it appear in some of the final scenes of the movie.
b.
Early in production, the movie was aimed for a November 16, 2007 release.
c.
The scenes at Glades were filmed at Angola Prison in Louisiana where 500 real cons were used as extras.
d.
Bernard Herrmann
s music for the film is scored for two theremins, pianos, harps, different electrical organs, percussion, amplified solo strings and a large brass section including four tubas.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Came Running (1958)?
a.
The eponymous Two Towers in the book are the Tower of Orthanc in the city of Isengard and the Tower of the Moon in the enemy-occupied city of Minas Morgul. However, the eponymous Two Towers in the movie are the Tower of Orthanc and the Barad-dur (the Dark Tower) in Mordor.
b.
Joanne Woodward
was offered the role of Ginny Moorehead but turned it down because she didnt want to work with
Frank Sinatra
. The role eventually went to
Shirley MacLaine
.
c.
This serials budget of $360,000 was three times more than was typically allotted for a chapter play at the time.
d.
Woody Allen
said he made a conscious decision not to show any blood to maintain the light, farcical tone of the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Came Running (1958)?
a.
It was during the making of this film that
Shirley MacLaine
found herself welcomed into what would later be called the "Rat Pack" fraternity that included
Frank Sinatra
and
Dean Martin
, her co-stars in this film. Shirley MacLaine says the group known as the "Rat Pack" was actually called "The Clan" by the members while "Rat Pack" was a term given in the 1950s to
Humphrey Bogart
and his pals.
b.
In the original
Batman
, District Attorney Harvey Dent was played by
Billy Dee Williams
. Williams accepted the role with the knowledge and expectation that Dent would eventually become Two-Face: he reportedly had a clause put into his contract reserving the role for him in any sequels, which Warner Bros. had to buy out so they could cast
Tommy Lee Jones
.
c.
The number Nine refers to Fellinis 8 1/2, which was his ninth movie (he directed 7 on his own and co-directed one other). Also, the number 9 refers to the age young Guido is in the flashback.
d.
The "Blue Smocks" segment was written and filmed as a television pilot. Delays in post-production made this option non-viable, as a) the house it was filmed at had been sold; and b) North End Films - the production company of Ray Chacko, Andrew Ellis, and Will Schmeckpeper - had dissolved by this point.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Came Running (1958)?
a.
The title is derived from
William Shakespeare
s "Hamlet" (Act 3, Scene 1): "To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, theres the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil must give us pause..."
b.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 15 seconds
c.
Director
Allan Arkush
also directed a music for
Bette Midler
covering
The Rolling Stones
"Beast of Burden", apparently on the same set. The video featured
Mick Jagger
and a walk-on appearance by Stacy Nelkin at the line in the song that includes the words "little sister".
d.
According to the DVD commentary director
James Wan
points out that many of the scare scenes in the film were nightmares he and
Leigh Whannell
had as kids.
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