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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Some Like It Hot (1959) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Some Like It Hot (1959) - Part (3) 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.
The original title "The Clansman" was jettisoned for being too tame given the breadth and scope of the subject matter.
b.
The scene in which Patrick Bateman yells at the Asian woman at the laundromat was filmed at a small cleaners on Jarvis street in Toronto, Canada. Much of the building scenes (his escape near the finale for example) was filmed in the financial district downtown.
c.
Porgy and Bess
was being filmed right next to where the indoor scenes for this film were being shot.
Sammy Davis Jr.
,
Sidney Poitier
and
Dorothy Dandridge
frequently visited the set.
d.
Amy Heckerling
: Miss Geists maid of honor at the wedding scene; she is also in the bouquet catching scene and is the source of most of the struggling.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
The part of Charles Manson was given to
Marcelo Games
by default. Jim VanBebber stated that Games had grown a beard and long hair which prompted him to cast him.
b.
Jerry Lewis
was offered the role of Jerry/Daphne but declined because he didnt want to dress in drag. When
Jack Lemmon
received an Oscar nomination for the role that Lewis gave up, Lewis claims he sent him chocolates every year to thank him and now regrets not taking the part.
c.
The Terminator makes good on his promise to not kill anyone before he even meets John; even when he first tears up the biker bar, the only character the Terminator "kills" in the entire movie is the T-1000.
d.
Greg Grunberg
was considered for the role of womanizer Harry Mudd, who was in an early draft of the script but was eventually written out. Then Grunberg was considered to play Olson, but due to a scheduling conflict had to drop out of the film. However, his voice can be heard as Kirks alcoholic stepfather on the radio.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
Before Stroheim completed this film, it was taken from him by the studio and re-shot almost entirely. When released, the film flopped.
b.
The basic premise of the film - Freddy invading the real world and haunting the actors and crew responsible for the "Nightmare on Elm Street" films - was originally intended to be used for
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
, but the idea was rejected by the studio at the time.
c.
Georg Thomalla
, who starred in the German original,
Fanfaren der Liebe
, dubbed
Jack Lemmon
in the German version of this movie.
d.
The movie was shipped to theaters as "The Doll House" to thwart piracy attempts.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
The evil character from the future is called "De Nomolos", which is writer and producer
Ed Solomon
s name spelt backwards.
b.
According to producer
Don Murphy
in a making-of featurette on the DVD release, pre-production work on this film actually predated the publication of the first issue of the comic book. This may explain why there are noticeable differences between the film and the graphic novel.
c.
According to
Jack Lemmon
,
George Raft
spent hours teaching him and
Joe E. Brown
how to tango.
d.
Originally filmed as a made for TV movie, but released to theaters instead.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
Anthony Perkins
auditioned for the
Jack Lemmon
role.
b.
Apparently, the zero gravity sex scene between
Angela Bassett
and
James Spader
was put together using out-takes of scenes featuring
Robin Tunney
and
Peter Facinelli
, and with Tunneys skin color being digitally darkened.
c.
In the fake Indian language the English term "curve ball" translates to "Hershiser", a reference to Los Angeles Dodgers ace pitcher
Orel Hershiser
.
d.
The combination to unlock the nuclear suitcase is 08061945 (August 6, 1945), which is the date the United States dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
Teri Hatcher
s first movie.
b.
Mac the Mexican and The Duke are crossover characters from RSFs first feature film, A Cowboys Silver Lining.
c.
Project abandoned by Geisler-Roberdeau from a screenplay commissioned of Dan OBannon.
d.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
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 MCA ever since.
b.
The giant ear muffs that the giant tomato at the end was wearing was actually 2 big bright green toilet seat covers.
c.
When
Tony Curtis
and
Jack Lemmon
first put on the female make-up and costumes, they walked around the Goldwyn Studios lot to see if they could "pass" as women. Then they tried using mirrors in public ladies rooms to fix their makeup, and when none of the women using it complained, they knew they could be convincing as women. There is a scene on the train recreating this moment.
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.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
A cabaret dancer (a man who played women on stage) tried to teach
Tony Curtis
and
Jack Lemmon
to walk in heels. After about a week, Lemmon declined his help, saying he didnt want to walk like a woman, but a man trying to walk like a woman.
b.
The name of "Elura" is actually the stuff that the Elvira wig is made of.
c.
On top of the master bedroom television set sits an Atari Video Computer System console with its two joysticks; later known as the Atari 2600.
d.
Tatum ONeal
,
Jamie Lee Curtis
and
Carrie Fisher
all auditioned for the role of Holly, but turned it down.
Brooke Shields
was offered the role, but turned it down in order to study French Literature at Princeton.
Linda Hamilton
turned down the role in order to prepare for her role in
The Terminator
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
The film was adapted into a Broadway musical entitled "Sugar", which opened at the Majestic Theater on April 9, 1972 and ran for 505 performances.
b.
Filming went a few weeks over schedule, which in turn caused some conflicts with
Casablanca
, which also starred
Claude Rains
and
Paul Henreid
. Rains finished work on this movie June 3rd in 1942 and did his first scene on
Casablanca
at 10:30 the next morning.
c.
Originally director
John Dahl
wanted
Dennis Hopper
to play Wayne Brown, but he insisted on playing Lyle from Dallas. Hopper eventually convinced the producers who were thrilled with the end result.
d.
The site used by the killer (www.killwithme.com) actually exists. Its owned by the movie studio and its used to promote the movie. In it, users are taken to a replica of the FBI computer used by the character Jennifer Marsh. Her desktop gets hacked by the killer who provides the visitor with four test he/she must complete to deactivate his site.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)?
a.
Jabba the Hutts full name is Jabba Desilijic Tiure.
b.
Conrad Veidt
, who played Maj. Strasser, was well known in the theatrical community in Germany for his hatred of the Nazis, and in fact was forced to hurriedly escape the country when he found out that the SS had sent a death squad after him because of his anti-Nazi activities.
c.
Marilyn Monroe
wanted the film to be shot in color (her contract stipulated that all her films were to be in color), but
Billy Wilder
convinced her to let it be shot in black and white when costume tests revealed that the makeup that
Tony Curtis
and
Jack Lemmon
wore gave their faces a green tinge.
d.
There are 23 people in the street fight.
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