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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sons of the Desert (1933) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sons of the Desert (1933) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sons of the Desert (1933).
About the movie:
When Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sons of the Desert (1933)?
a.
A life-size dummy was created to depict the murdered character played by
Jake Busey
, with a baseball bat lodged in his throat. One of the studio executives asked to keep the dummy as a souvenir, and stored it in his office closet. One night a cleaning woman opened the closet and was frightened out of her wits. The dummy was removed from the offices immediately after that incident.
b.
Michael J. Fox
based his portrayal of Lewis Rothschild on
George Stephanopoulos
.
c.
Although his characterization of Mrs. Hardys brother is a highlight among fans,
Charley Chase
hated the part as being too far removed form his usual screen character. Ironically, he repeats this type of character in "The Heckler", one of his last, and most critically acclaimed, shorts.
d.
Solitaire was shot in the basement of the house that the director
Asa Holley
grew up in. His family and friends filled the crew positions.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sons of the Desert (1933)?
a.
Walter asks The Dude if he knows the show
Branded
. The brother of Jeff Bridges,
Beau Bridges
guested on an episode of the show in 1966.
b.
Cut from the movie was "Me and the Ghost Upstairs" (music by
Bernard Hanighen
, lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
), sung by
Fred Astaire
and danced by him with the films dance director,
Hermes Pan
, who was covered by a sheet. The prerecording and rehearsal footage still exist. Mr. Astaires commercial waxing, initially released by Columbia Records on a single, has been reissued on two import CD box sets: "The Centenary Collection" from by the British label Castle Pulse, and "Songs & Pictures 1928-1944" on EPM Music, a French company.
c.
Lillian DeBorba
was drafted into filling a seat in the theatre sequence. She was on the lot with her little daughter
Dorothy DeBorba
who was "Echo" in the Our Gang comedies.
d.
The radio in the X-jet that Storm tunes is a Garmin 530, an actual communication/navigation radio commonly found in light aircraft.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sons of the Desert (1933)?
a.
Dorothy Johnson
, who plays Elaine Peck, Miss Indiana, was crowned Miss Oregon in 1955 and was first runner-up in the Miss America Pageant of 1956.
b.
French director
Nicolas Boukhrief
was involved in the writing of the screenplay.
c.
The "Sons of the Desert" theme song is a pastiche of several popular tunes, including "Give My Regards to Broadway."
d.
To this day,
Janet Gaynor
remains the youngest Best Actress Oscar winner. She is also the only actress to win for a years body of work, a rule that has since been changed by the Academy.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sons of the Desert (1933)?
a.
According to the Australian videocassette sleeve notes and a Barbara Lewis article "Burt Reynolds: Hollywoods New Sex God" in the Summer 1973 edition of Liberty Magazine, this was
Burt Reynolds
s first ever romantic love-story movie on the screen.
b.
This was the first film in which ventriloquist
Edgar Bergen
appeared without his dummy,
Charlie McCarthy
.
c.
James T. Aubrey, future studio chief of MGM, played one of the lodge members.
d.
Alfred Hitchcock
had admired
Edgar Allan Poe
s stories since his teenage years, and went on to put Edgar Allan Poe references in his films. French critics noticed that there are connections between the runaway carousel in this film and Poes "A Descent into the Maelstrom".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sons of the Desert (1933)?
a.
When Maggie asks Seth what he does for a living, he says he is a messenger. In Greek, the word for messenger is "angelos" and is where we get the word angel.
b.
The state trooper who pulls up next to Chavez and Billingsley outside of the 7-11 is driving a special police package Ford Mustang that was made from the early 1980s to 1993, and Texas DPS did indeed use these cars at the time.
c.
The movies line "Well, heres another nice mess youve gotten me into." was voted as the #60 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
d.
According to an interview, film director Oliver Stone claims to have auditioned for the role of D.A. William McNeil, that was ultimately given to William H. Macy.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sons of the Desert (1933)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 8, 1942 with
Ray Milland
reprising his film role.
b.
Peter Greene
was replaced by
Kim Coates
two days before the call date for the role.
c.
Stan Laurel
reads the January 1930 issue of The American Magazine when at the Hardy residence.
d.
Kathy Bates
was considered for the role of "Jessie," after playing the same role in the original Broadway production three years earlier.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sons of the Desert (1933)?
a.
Barclay shows LaForge a coil of copper wire to ask if it would work to fix the plasma coil. It is the same prop used in
Forbidden Planet
where a crew-member asks Commander Adams if it would work in building the transmitter.
b.
This is the film where
Douglass Dumbrille
says, "We have ways of making men talk," although everybody remembers it as, "We have ways of making you talk."
c.
According to
Kevin Smith
, the film was intended as a controversy-free comedy in response to his previous film, the controversy-plagued
Dogma
. He did not succeed, having raised the ire of gay rights activists over its gay jokes. Smith, in his DVD commentary, denies that his humor was intended as insulting.
d.
The role of
Stan Laurel
s wife was originally slated for
Patsy Kelly
, but
Hal Roach
had loaned her to MGM for
Going Hollywood
, which was running over schedule when shooting for this film began.
Dorothy Christy
joined the cast as Stans wife four days into filming.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sons of the Desert (1933)?
a.
At the beginning of the film there is a shot of a restaurant in New York called "BGs Sandwiches." It is a nod to BG Hacker, who organized and catered the New York premiere parties for
Peter Jackson
s production people on all three "Lord of the Rings" films.
b.
Although there was an internet rumor that
Jerry Goldsmith
was originally contracted to score this film but quit due to budget cuts (and then supposedly used his "unused" P3 score later in
The Haunting
), this rumor is untrue. Goldsmith was unhappy with the results of
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
and did not have an interest in doing the third film. Also, its clear that MGM did not want to spend the extra money they knew it would cost to hire Goldsmith, considering that "Poltergeist III" was being made on a lower budget than the last film. Ultimately, "Poltergeist III" was scored by
Joe Renzetti
, who director
Gary Sherman
recommended, having worked with Renzetti previously on his other low-budget movies.
c.
Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens (I) has a small cameo in the film. In the restaurant scene where Roy punches out Ishmael, Roger Clemens plays the part of Skid Mark. Clemens currently ranks 8th on the All Time wins list for major league baseball pitchers.
d.
This was
Mae Busch
s fourth appearance as Olivers high strung short tempered wife.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sons of the Desert (1933)?
a.
According to
Roman Polanski
s autobiography, he was outraged when he got the first batch of dailies back from the lab; due to the success of
The Godfather
, producer
Robert Evans
had ordered the lab to give this movie a reddish look. Polanski demanded that the film be corrected.
b.
Movie posters and promotional materials for this movie formed the word "The" inside the symbol of a heart in this films title logo thereby evoking the films love theme and rom-com romantic-comedy genre.
c.
Three decades after the movies release, its motif inspired the creation of an "international Laurel and Hardy appreciation society," named after the movie and created by
Stan Laurel
and his biographer John McCabe.
d.
John Williams
, who composed the scores to the first three films, expressed his interest in returning to score Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but was unable to do so due to scheduling conflicts.
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