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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : St. Louis Blues (1958) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : St. Louis Blues (1958) Quiz
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About the movie:
Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: St. Louis Blues (1958)?
a.
Tom Selleck
was
Steven Spielberg
s second choice for the role of Indiana Jones.
Harrison Ford
was his first, but
George Lucas
objected, since Ford had been in both
American Graffiti
and
Star Wars
. Selleck was not able to take the role because he was committed to
Magnum, P.I.
. However, that series did not go into production until Raiders filming had already wrapped. Selleck was in fact in Hawaii waiting for the series to start as the final scenes to be filmed (the opening sequence) were being shot in Hawaii. "Magnum" did an episode called "Legend of the Lost Art" that parodied "Raiders", complete with hat, whip, booby traps, etc.
b.
The animation production was done mostly in England at
Richard Williams
s studio. Some fill-in work and production on the "Toontown" sequence was done in Los Angeles.
c.
W.C. Handy
s first successful composition was "Memphis Blues" but, because the producers couldnt obtain the rights to the song, his first successful song was presented in the film as being "Yellow Dog Blues", actually written several years later, after Handy had established himself.
d.
The first draft of the script had a police helicopter pilot going psycho and terrorizing skies of LA. The script was shot down by the movie studio, as they were afraid that the audience would not identify with a psycho main character. They did like the idea of a helicopter fight over LA though. The rewrite became Blue Thunder.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: St. Louis Blues (1958)?
a.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 10 seconds
b.
The script was written specifically for
Christian Slater
in mind for the title role.
c.
While the 85-year-old
W.C. Handy
served as a consultant on this film, he never lived to see it open.
d.
When reciting the names of the fraternity brothers during his hazing at Yale, the second and third surnames of people he names are "Hill" and "Hotchkiss." Both
Oliver Stone
and
James Cromwell
attended the Pennsylvania-based boarding school for boys The Hill School, and one of the Hills rival preparatory schools is indeed Hotchkiss.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: St. Louis Blues (1958)?
a.
Nat King Cole
s only lead role in a major Hollywood film.
b.
Premiered at the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
c.
There are over 10 computerized explosions in the movie.
d.
It was
Samuel Fuller
s wife, Christas idea to hire composer
Ennio Morricone
to write the music for the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: St. Louis Blues (1958)?
a.
The diner scene near the end of the film was not in the script. It was improvised on the spot by
Seth Rogen
,
James Franco
and
Danny McBride
.
b.
After the feature film based on the
Halo
video game series which was to be directed by
Neill Blomkamp
fell through, producer
Peter Jackson
went to Blomkamp and offered him $30 million to make whatever he wanted. The result was this film.
c.
Although uncredited, conductor of the finale
C. Bakaleinikoff
is billed on the poster outside the concert hall.
d.
The opening credits reused the music from the opening credits of
This Island Earth
.
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