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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Something's Gotta Give (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Something's Gotta Give (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003).
About the movie:
A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003)?
a.
The play "The Red Cat" by Hans Adler opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 19 September 1934 but closed after 13 performances. In the cast were
Porter Hall
,
Barnett Parker
and
Gerald Oliver Smith
. Fox Studios head
Darryl F. Zanuck
financed the short Broadway run of the play, so he could buy the movie rights.
b.
Shot in 44 days.
c.
When Watty and Starlene dash out of a used TV store, they run past a white wall, painted with the words, "Free Tex Watson." This is an homage to
John Waters
. This slogan appears spray-painted on a wall behind Divine as he prances through Baltimores ghetto streets in Waters
Pink Flamingos
.
d.
In the movie
Jack Nicholson
plays a notorious bachelor, who always: "escaped the noose", while
Diane Keaton
plays a divorcée. In real life its the other way round. Jack Nicholson is divorced while Diane Keaton never married.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003)?
a.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
b.
Actors singing the song Because are laid in a field with their heads clustered together as a flower and their bodies resembling flower petals. The grass surrounding them represents the field that the flower is in.
c.
Jack Nicholson
turned down starring in
Bad Santa
to be in this movie.
d.
There is a sign above the stairs to the Notre Dame locker room that lists the national championships won through the years. A sign that omitted the 1977 and 1988 championship references was substituted for the movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003)?
a.
To design Bambis scenes,
Walt Disney
traveled to Argentina in 1941, and there he was inspired in the forests of Neuquéns province, southwest of Argentina.
b.
All of the actors who were playing cheerleaders had to go to what they ended up calling "Cheerleader Boot Camp".
c.
Producer
Arnold Kopelson
approached
Andrew Davis
to direct this film and was his personal choice.
d.
DVD includes a deleted scene where Harry sings "La Vie En Rose" for Erica in a karaoke bar. Part of this scene (Harry and Erica dancing) was in one of the trailers.
Jack Nicholson
sings the same song during the end credits.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003)?
a.
Twentieth Century Fox declined making the film citing that the leads were too old.
b.
Henry named his cat after
Clarence Darrow
. Darrow was an American lawyer best known for defending
John Thomas Scopes
in the infamous "Monkey Trial" against opposing prosecutor
William Jennings Bryan
. Darrow passed away in 1938.
c.
Just before Larry the lizard leaves Blackwolfs chamber, the corpse he has been devouring turns around and reveals a tattooed Star of David on it.
d.
In the film, Astrids mom is an artist, while in the book her mom is a writer - showing an artist working was deemed more watchable than showing a writer writing.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003)?
a.
First (albeit brief) full frontal nudity scene for
Diane Keaton
.
b.
About twenty-five minutes of this film are in color, from the moment that Irene (
Anna Neagle
) enters the ballroom dressed in her blue gown, up through the moment when she returns home and sings the song "Alice Blue Gown".
c.
Joseph Ruben
was on the shortlist to direct the film at one point.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 2, 1946 with
Dennis OKeefe
reprising his film role.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003)?
a.
In one of the opening scenes,
Bebe Daniels
is reading the February 20, 1932 issue of The New Yorker magazine, with its trademark top-hatted Manhattanite on the cover. This is not the premiere issue (2/21/1925), as previously thought. The New Yorker runs the premiere cover once every year on the date closest to the date of the first issue in 1925. A close comparison of the covers from the 1932 and 1933 anniversary covers (available at the New Yorker web site) shows this to be the one from 1932.
b.
The Christmas celebration in the book was changed to Jess birthday for budgetary reasons.
c.
The American poster for this film featured large pictures of
Jack Nicholson
and
Diane Keaton
. In Japan, the poster also included a large picture of
Keanu Reeves
, presumably because of his popularity there at the time.
d.
Ruth Roland
decided she needed a vacation and took off with the last two chapters yet to shoot. Her stuntman,
Bob Rose
, put on a wig and doubled for her in order to wrap up filming.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003)?
a.
Apparently, the chimpanzees were supposed to be the baby apes and actors in ape costumes were the adults, a practice that was dropped after this film (one of the men who played the apes was
Ray Corrigan
).
b.
Francis Ford Coppola
had a background in theater, and used it to prepare to script. He wear take pages out of the book and paste them into a notebook, which gave him room enough to make detailed notes on the scenes he wanted to use, what he had to do to make them work, and what pitfalls to avoid. (One example: "Italians who-a talk-a like-a dis.")
c.
Bruce Campbell
: at the dog food commercial shoot.
d.
The title of the movie is from a 1954 song written by
Johnny Mercer
, namesake of
Keanu Reeves
character Julian Mercer.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003)?
a.
The movie, Ethel Ann (
Shirley MacLaine
) is watching after her husbands funeral and remembering Teddy, her first true love, is
The Glenn Miller Story
with
James Stewart
and
June Allyson
.
b.
Before casting Adis Gutic, director Simon G. Mueller considered Croatian-German actor Dennis Cubic for the role of Milorad Mijatovic. Dennis declined due to scheduling problems. Another actor considered for the role was Austrian-Croatian actor Tomislav "Tommy" Maros. Tommy appeared in a leading role for Muellers no-budget-feature-film-debut "Stylers" in 2005, co-starring with later cinematographer Markus E. Mueller.
c.
The original paperback version of this novel by
Clair Huffaker
was entitled "Flaming Lance".
d.
Nancy Meyers
wrote the roles of Erica and Harry specifically for
Diane Keaton
and
Jack Nicholson
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003)?
a.
The mother spawn was constructed in the basement of effects artist
John Dods
. However, no one took the creatures size into consideration, so when they had to have it on set, they had to cut off one of the creatures heads to get it through a doorway, and reassemble it on set.
b.
Steve McQueen
came up with the idea of going against his famous car racing abilities by portraying Papa Thorson as a terrible driver.
c.
In her autobiography,
Shelley Winters
says that she tore a ligament in her foot during production of this film.
d.
Composer
Alan Silvestri
wrote an original score for the film, but was replaced by
Hans Zimmer
after creative differences with Director
Nancy Meyers
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003)?
a.
Laura San Giacomo
s first film.
b.
Wes Craven was inspired to write this film after seeing a real-life news story about parents who locked their children up inside their house, never allowing them outside.
c.
The first trailer included footage of Harry and a gorgeous woman walking through a restaurant comparing his life with those sitting there.
d.
When Dieter Stark, played by
Peter Stormare
, is first attacked by the Compys (Compsognathus), he starts yelling and throwing stones at them, then he mumbles parts of various curses in Swedish, however he doesnt complete any of them.
Steven Spielberg
thought it was excellent and kept the take in the final cut.
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