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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Some Like It Hot (1959) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Some Like It Hot (1959) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959).
About the movie:
When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
Billy Wilder
referring to
Marilyn Monroe
while making the movie: "We were in mid-flight, and there was a nut on the plane." Indeed, Wilder publicly blasted Monroe for her behavior, and she was not invited to the wrap party.
b.
Christian Bale
,
Emile Hirsch
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Tobey Maguire
,
Shane West
,
Josh Hartnett
and
Joshua Jackson
were both considered for the role of Swoff.
c.
This was an original screenplay written by
James Ellroy
entitled "The Plague Season". It was in development for eight years. One time the film was set up at Universal Pictures.
d.
Bill Condon
scheduled "And Im Telling You Im Not Going" as the last scene to give
Jennifer Hudson
the most time possible to grow into her character.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
The reason
Steve Buscemi
s character, Donny, is constantly being told to "Shut the fuck up!" by Walter (
John Goodman
), is because Buscemis character in
Fargo
would not shut up.
b.
Marilyn Monroe
required 47 takes to get "Its me, Sugar" correct, instead saying either "Sugar, its me" or "Its Sugar, me". After take 30,
Billy Wilder
had the line written on a blackboard. Another scene required Monroe to rummage through some drawers and say "Wheres the bourbon?" After 40 takes of her saying "Wheres the whiskey?", Wheres the bottle?", or "Wheres the bonbon?", Wilder pasted the correct line in one of the drawers. After Monroe became confused about which drawer contained the line, Wilder had it pasted in every drawer. Fifty-nine takes were required for this scene and when she finally does say it, she has her back to the camera, leading some to wonder if Wilder finally gave up and had it dubbed.
c.
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.
d.
Adapted from a single issue of the National Lampoon magazine, 1982s "Utterly Monstrous, Mind-Roasting Summer of O.C. and Stiggs".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
The Bag impersonates
Carl Sagan
in one scene. (The impersonation is done by
Harry Shearer
). Sagan was one of Americas foremost astronomers and cosmologists. He also wrote the novel Contact, which was adapted into the film of the same name.
b.
During an interview Gini Eastwood said that while shooting the surreal "alter" scene one night in the swamp a group of poachers wondered onto set and were quite confused by the whole weird scene. Eastwood also added that at one point the crew stumbled upon a group of armed Cuban Commandos while shooting in the swamp.
c.
Director
Billy Wilder
originally wanted
Frank Sinatra
as Jerry/Daphne.
d.
The demon hand in the first scene is actually
Linnea Quigley
s hand.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
Final film of
Bob Reeves
.
b.
"Jason Goes to Hell" was released on VHS in both R-rated and unrated versions and on DVD with both the R-rated and unrated versions of the film on the same disc, the unrated version being three minutes longer. This is the first "Friday the 13th" film released Uncut in North America.
Friday the 13th
was released uncut in the U.S. on Deluxe Edition DVD in 2009.
c.
The US Government supplied three Marine Harriers and their pilots for a fee of $100,736 ($2,410 per hour).
d.
The resort scenes were filmed entirely at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, California. One reason why
Billy Wilder
chose this location was
Marilyn Monroe
s ongoing personal problems. He wanted a location where she could live on site and not have to be transported.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
The photo that Meredith gives to all of the family members of a pregnant young Sybil is actually a picture of young
Diane Keaton
. However, Keaton has never been pregnant and the photo was edited to make her look so.
b.
One shot in the film used 75 feet of dolly track.
c.
A preview audience laughed so hard in the scene where
Jack Lemmon
announces his engagement that a lot of the dialogue was missed. It had to be re-shot with pauses (and the maraca gimmick) added.
d.
Alison Lohman
wore a wig/was bald throughout the whole film, because she had just previously filmed a role as a cancer patient.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
Obie Weeks
was an employee of the Alaska Railroad at the time of filming. He got a part in the film because he was also an aspiring actor and already a member of Actors Equity.
b.
John Alton
was initially hired as cinematographer after impressing
Gene Kelly
with his lensing of the ballet sequence in
An American in Paris
, but was fired over the objections of Kelly and
Stanley Donen
due to what Donen later described as "political reasons."
c.
Opened the 60th Venice Film Festival.
Woody Allen
made one of his rare public appearances at the opening gala.
d.
Voted #14 on the AFIs List of 100 Greatest Movies.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
Joels address is given as 159 South Village in Rockville Centre on Long Island. There is a 159 South Village Ave in Rockville Centre but it isnt an apartment complex as depicted in the film.
b.
Voted #1 on the American Film Institutes list of 100 Funniest Movies.
c.
The movie makes no mention of a mid-course correction made while en route to the moon which took the spacecraft off of a free return trajectory. After the explosion, a second correction was successfully made to put the spacecraft back on a free return trajectory. Without this correction, the astronauts still would have swung around the moon, but would have missed the earth on the return leg. Although a free return trajectory was agreed upon in the movie, the engine burn to accomplish this was not portrayed. The astronauts also made a four-minute engine burn after swinging around the moon to gain additional speed and to enable them to splash down in the Pacific Ocean. There is a brief reference to this in the movie, but this maneuver was not portrayed.
d.
The film is inspired by Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island which is mentioned several times in the film by both
John Cusack
and
Robert Loggia
. Cusack as the young steward and Loggia the captain of the ship. The pirates in this case are the father and son team of
Jerry Stiller
and
Ben Stiller
, who are real life father and son. The damsel in distress is
Wendy Gazelle
, who plays John Cusacks girlfriend in the film, who can be loosely claimed as being the treasure as well.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 10, 1950 with
Olivia de Havilland
reprising her film role.
b.
Danny Kaye
and
Bob Hope
were considered for the roles that went to
Jack Lemmon
and
Tony Curtis
.
c.
MGM bought the rights to
Mark Twain
s novel in 1935 for $100,000, but never filmed the story. Eventually, Warner Bros. secured the rights.
d.
Appearing in this movie was Brooks regular
Madeline Kahn
who had previously appeared in Brooks
Blazing Saddles
;
Young Frankenstein
and
High Anxiety
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
Posters for the film didnt feature any rabbits. Marketers feared that audiences wouldnt take the film seriously if they found out about the giant killer rabbits too quickly.
b.
The reporter Tracy Venable was originally supposed to be younger. However when
Roberta Maxwell
was cast, the character became older.
c.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #22 Greatest Movie of All Time.
d.
The character name, Kip, apparently was
Michael Ondaatje
s nickname at school. This was a reference to cooking oil stains on his exercise books which reminded the wags among his fellow pupils of kipper fish which were canned in such oil.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
Tony Curtis
has said that he asked
Billy Wilder
if he could imitate
Cary Grant
for his stint as the millionaire in the movie. Wilder liked it and they shot it that way. Apparently, Grant saw the parody of himself and stated, "I dont talk like that."
b.
The second home that was filmed at was actually Laurie Morgans house who played the character of Annie, the owner of the same house in the story.
c.
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.
d.
The whole film was digitally color corrected at 2K resolution.
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