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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Song of the Open Road (1944) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Song of the Open Road (1944) Quiz
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About the movie:
Child film star Jane Powell, fed up with her every move being stage managed by her stage mother, runs away and joins the U.S...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Song of the Open Road (1944)?
a.
Director
S. Sylvan Simon
had terrible difficulty filming scenes with
W.C. Fields
due to Fields alcoholism. After lunch hour he was often nowhere to be found. This problem was solved by luring Fields into his truck early in the day and removing the ladder. Fields would often rant and complain before eventually falling asleep.
b.
Only one reel of this film survives.
c.
NASA offered their "vomit comet" plane that can create weightlessness, for filming (it was previously used in
Apollo 13
for the weightless scenes).
Clint Eastwood
turned down the offer for fear that the older actors would be made too sick to film.
d.
The reason why the character of Terk is female in this film is that, according to producer
Bonnie Arnold
, when male actors auditioned for the part, none of them clicked. When
Rosie ODonnell
stepped in to audition, it worked and she got the part. Arnold said of the gender change: "You dont have to be a guy to be a best friend."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Song of the Open Road (1944)?
a.
One of the books on Andys bookshelf is titled "Smyrl, Smryl, Twist and Twirl," a reference to
Eliot Smyrl
on the modeling team.
b.
Originally the revelation of the films twin killers occurred when Jonathan is attacked on the rope bridge. Jonathan was to be attacked by one twin at one end of the bridge then he turned and struggle to the other side - only to be greeted by the same massive in-bred on that side too! It was then that he would turn to see that there were two huge ill-intentioned men at each end of the bridge.
c.
Burton Gilliam
who played the Colt salesman also parodied the Western movie genre as Lyle in Mel Brooks
Blazing Saddles
.
d.
The film opened in New York on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the day that the Allied Forces during World War II landed on the beach at Normandy and invaded Europe. The landing has been commemorated in several films, including
D-Day the Sixth of June
,
The Longest Day
, and
Saving Private Ryan
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Song of the Open Road (1944)?
a.
Jane Powell
and
W.C. Fields
have one scene together, during which he ad-libbed all of his lines.
b.
Michael Mantenuto
got into a fight with another player who picked on him and other guys on the ice during tryouts. He apologized to director
Gavin OConnor
afterwards, to which Gavin responded, "No, that was good." Michael ended up winning the part of
Jack OCallahan
, the defenseman dubbed "the first one to drop his gloves".
c.
This picture was co-world sneak-previewed in Australia (along with the USA) due to producer
Allan Carr
s positive experience with the launch of
Grease
down under.
d.
Haig Sutherland
was the first person to be cast.
Elizabeth Banks
was the second.
Gregg Henry
was the last actor to be seen for the part (out of more than 100 actors from Los Angeles and Vancouver) and nailed his audition.
Nathan Fillion
was the last actor to be cast, about a week before shooting began. Shooting lasted 47 days.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Song of the Open Road (1944)?
a.
Elizabeth Taylor
was the first choice for the part of Tracy Lord. She was unavailable so the part went to
Grace Kelly
.
b.
With the release of the definitive Alien Quadrilogy on DVD in 2004, 20th Century Fox proffered
David Fincher
the proverbial olive branch and asked him to assemble and comment on his own Directors Cut. Fincher declined. He was the only one of the four Alien directors to refuse to have anything to do with the project.
c.
Jane Powell
s stage name came from the name of the character she played in this, her film debut.
d.
Owning a pet ferret, like Kimble does, is illegal in California - a ban which former governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger
supported.
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