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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Spitfire (1934) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Spitfire (1934) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Spitfire (1934).
About the movie:
Mountain girl Trigger Hicks, a fierce loner equally handy with a rock or a prayer, is in danger of having her faith-healing mistaken for witchcraft by the neighbors...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spitfire (1934)?
a.
The original title of the movie was "Friday the 13th Part IX: The Dark Heart of Jason Voorhees".
b.
Adapted from the Broadway play "Trigger" by
Lula Vollmer
. It was directed by
Katharine Hepburn
s good friend
George Cukor
and opened at the Little Theatre in New York on December 6, 1927 and ran for 47 performances. Claiborne Foster played the lead. In the opening night cast were
Sara Haden
and
Louis Mason
, both of whom are also in the movie, and
Walter Connolly
and
Minor Watson
. Also in the stage cast as Eleanor Stafford was
Natalie Schafer
, best known to todays audiences as "Mrs. Howell" on TVs
Gilligans Island
.
c.
The Boss 305 Mustang owned by Andre in the movie is a 1967, with the original paint job.
d.
The music that plays in the elevator as Dr. Cooper goes to meet the executives is The Tragically Hips Butts Wigglin from their 95 album Trouble at the Henhouse. Though the lyrics are not heard, the song contains the line In my opinion, the drug is ready, which is exactly what Dr. Cooper tells his bosses, despite his reservations and uncertainties on that matter. Perhaps he was subliminally primed into making his ill-fated decision.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spitfire (1934)?
a.
Gérard Depardieu
is an accomplished pianist, and played live during the film.
b.
Sheriff Cooley is never referred to by name in the movie.
c.
Helen Barclay
was originally cast as "Eleanor Stafford" but was replaced by
Martha Sleeper
.
George Brent
and
Joel McCrea
were to be the male leads and even accompanied a crew on location in Hemet, California, but they were not in the film.
d.
This film was meant to be an homage/remake to Hawks
Bringing Up Baby
, and Hawks even wanted
Katharine Hepburn
and
Cary Grant
to star in the movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spitfire (1934)?
a.
First of a 4 feature Columbia series starring Ralph Bellamy as Inspector Steve Trent, filmed October 5-17 1933.
b.
The name Charlie Altamont was inspired by
The Rolling Stones
documentary
Gimme Shelter
- where a Hells Angels member brutally stabbed a youth to death at Altamont Speedway in Northern California. In the film, Charlie Altamont "gives shelter" to the Firefly family.
c.
Another source for the film is a 1968 short film made by students of
Wes Craven
s at Clarkson University. The film parodied contemporary horror movies, and was filmed along Elm Street in Potsdam, New York (the town in the movie was named Madstop - Potsdam spelled backwards).
d.
The rights to the play "Trigger" were purchased with
Dorothy Jordan
in mind for the lead. However,
Katharine Hepburn
agreed to star on the condition that she could leave for New York on November 16, 1933 to appear in the play "The Lake". Shooting of the two final scenes ran about 6 hours late on November 15, 1933, but director
John Cromwell
was dissatisfied with the results and wanted to reshoot them. Miss Hepburn refused at first, citing the terms of her contract. She then demanded, and received, $10,000 (in addition to her $50,000 salary) to stay an extra day for the reshoot.
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