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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : State of the Union (1948) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : State of the Union (1948) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: State of the Union (1948).
About the movie:
An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: State of the Union (1948)?
a.
Jean Arthur
was over 50 years old when she played Marian Starrett - she was, in fact, ten years older than
Emile Meyer
, who plays grizzled old cattle baron Rufus Ryker.
b.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
Arsha Darbinyan
is in real life the mother of
Mihran Konanyan
.
d.
When the film was made and released, President Harry Truman had not made his miraculous political comeback and was considered a sure loser in the 1948 Presidential election by nearly everyone, which is why both the Republican Presidential nomination is considered so valuable in the movie, and why
Van Johnson
s character is amused when a young woman tells him that she thinks Truman will be elected President in his own right in November.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: State of the Union (1948)?
a.
Patrick Kilpatrick
who played Leroy (the face-painted criminal at the Mexican restaurant) quit the film after having to point a shotgun at a baby.
b.
In the film, Chuck draws a picture of Kelly (
Helen Hunt
) on the wall of the cave. In the movie
As Good as It Gets
, Simon Bishop tells Carol Connelly (also played by Hunt) youre the reason cavemen chiseled on walls.
c.
George Stevens
originally wanted
Richard Burton
to play Jesus.
d.
Adapted from a Broadway play by
Howard Lindsay
and
Russel Crouse
. "State of the Union", starring
Ralph Bellamy
and
Ruth Hussey
, which opened at the Hudson Theater in New York on Nov 14, 1945 and ran for 765 performances (about two years).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: State of the Union (1948)?
a.
The first preview took place on 27 September 1944, after which
David O. Selznick
deleted an opening montage showing treatment of mental cases. After principal photography was completed, Selznick was involved with sound re-recording of the dialogue and the editing, eliminating about 14 minutes of the film.
b.
Originally distributed by MGM, rights later reverted to its production company, Liberty Films. The opening was altered to black out the MGM logo (although Leo the Lions roar can still be heard). The film then continues with the "Liberty Films Presents" logo.
c.
The scene where
Bruce Willis
and
Alan Rickman
meet up was unrehearsed to create a greater feeling of spontaneity between the two actors.
d.
Loosely based on Xenophons "Anabasis", the account of an army of Greek mercenaries who, after aligning themselves with Cyrus the Younger in the battle of Cunaxa (401 BC) in his attempt to seize the Persian throne, found themselves isolated behind Persian enemy lines.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: State of the Union (1948)?
a.
A scene involving the Fellowship escaping the Urukhai via some river rapids had to be abandoned as extreme flooding in the Queenstown area had washed the set away.
b.
"State of the Union" won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1946.
c.
The state of the war in World War II was an ever-changing dynamic and two thirds of the way through production, the American invasion of the Philippines took place. As such, script changes and re-writes needed to be made to keep up to date with the current status of the war.
d.
Nick Nolte
was the first one to turn down the lead.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: State of the Union (1948)?
a.
The scene where Barbara shoots a zombie in the chest and then finally in the head was not originally going to be in the film. We were supposed to see a hideous female zombie that Barbara saw as her mother. Everyone was supposed to tell her to shoot it. The mother would have looked at Barbara and asked "Wheres Johnny, Barbara?", then turned back into the hideous female zombie, at which point Barbara would finally shoot.
b.
Ben Stiller
and
Robert Downey Jr.
were approached for the role of Megamind, but both turned it down due to scheduling conflicts. Stiller however appears in a minor role as Bernard the curator.
c.
During the shoot, many of the crew members got rashes from bed bugs in their hotel rooms.
d.
Although rarely listed as an aviation movie, there is a terrific flying sequence using a Lockheed 12 twin and AT6/SNJ. The aircraft are appropriate and the maneuvers within their capabilities.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: State of the Union (1948)?
a.
Rebecca Gayheart
: the killer from
Urban Legend
appears at the very end as a nurse talking to the "Final Cut" killer.
b.
Although he had initially agreed to play the part of Sonny,
Al Pacino
told
Sidney Lumet
near the start of production that he couldnt play it. Pacino had just completed production on
The Godfather: Part II
and was physically exhausted and depressed after the shoot. With his reliance on the Method, Pacino didnt relish the thought of working himself up to a state of near hysteria every day. Lumet unhappily accepted the actors decision and dispatched the script to
Dustin Hoffman
. Pacino changed his mind when he heard that his rival was in the fray.
c.
Shot over a period of 12 weeks.
d.
Frank Capra
originally wanted
Clark Gable
to play Grant Mathews so that he and
Claudette Colbert
could be reunited after their enormous success in
It Happened One Night
, also directed by Capra.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: State of the Union (1948)?
a.
Claudette Colbert
was originally cast to play Mary. Days before production began,
Frank Capra
fired her from the film because she refused to work into the evening. Capra then hired
Katharine Hepburn
after
Spencer Tracy
suggested her.
b.
The first completely digitally shot movie to win the Oscar for Best Cinematography.
c.
The movie premiered on July 13, 2006 at Cinespace in Hollywood, Calfornia. The movie was nowhere near finished so the audience saw more of a "test screening" than an actual premiere. Lesson learned: dont schedule the premiere before you know when the movie will be ready.
d.
According to the filmmakers in the DVD documentary, Herbies #53 comes from star baseball pitcher
Don Drysdale
of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: State of the Union (1948)?
a.
Twenty of the 30 minutes of the unusually long credits at the end of the Extended Edition, are dedicated to listing the Charter Members of the Official Lord of the Rings Fan Club. Included as Charter Members are
Peter Jackson
,
Elijah Wood
,
Sean Astin
,
Dominic Monaghan
,
Billy Boyd
,
Ian McKellen
,
Viggo Mortensen
, and many other cast and crew members.
b.
Katharine Hepburn
s ,
Adolphe Menjou
s and
George J. Folsey
s names are misspelled in the opening credits because the distribution rights were originally owned by MGM, but only for seven years. The rights were then sold to another company, which had to create its own opening credits.
c.
All backgrounds for the film were outlined in ink to keep with the sketchy style of the original
Ernest Shepard
illustrations.
d.
The FBI helicopter N350SC is used in the
Nicolas Cage
movie
Next
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: State of the Union (1948)?
a.
To prepare for his role as young Jay Adams,
Emile Hirsch
flew to Hawaii to spend time with
Jay Adams
who had just been released from jail for assault and drug charges and had just gotten married.
b.
This is the third consecutive time in the official Bond movie series that James Bond has acted as a rogue agent. The previous two times were
Casino Royale
and
Die Another Day
. Bond has acted as a rogue agent four times in the series altogether with
Licence to Kill
being the first time.
GoldenEye
and
GoldenEye
featured British rogue agent Alec Trevelyan whilst another James Bond video-game was called
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
.
c.
The character name, Kip, apparently was
Michael Ondaatje
s nickname at school. This was a reference to cooking oil stains on his exercise books which reminded the wags among his fellow pupils of kipper fish which were canned in such oil.
d.
Gary Cooper
was originally chosen for the role of Grant Matthews.
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