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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

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About the movie: The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)?
a.		Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, edited by Steven Jay Schneider.
b.		Part of Gregs prayer is from the song played while he was in store with Jack.
c.		Tim Robbinss line, "Its not a war any more than its a war between men and maggots", is a slightly modified quote from the original novel, substituting "maggots" for "ants". The line was also used in the infamous 1938 Orson Welles radio broadcast. In addition, the news reporters line, "Once they begin to move, no more news comes out of that area", is taken directly from The War of the Worlds. Also taken from the original film were the scenes with the probe examining the basement, followed by the inquisitive aliens. Tom Cruise chops the head off the probe with an axe, just as Gene Barry did in the original. Also, the shot of the dying aliens arm coming down the ramp is a reference to a similar shot in the original film.
d.		Mark Hamill was badly injured in an automobile wreck in Malibu, California immediately prior to production. He bares the scars through Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)?
a.		This and The General are generally considered by critics to be Buster Keatons last great films. Shortly after these two were made, the independent-minded Keaton made the mistake of signing a contract with MGM, whose regimented ways clashed with his scrupulous perfectionism. Five years after MGM hired him, it dropped his contract and Keaton drifted into obscurity, complicated by a severe drinking problem, from which he didnt emerge for many years.
b.		Robert Duvall is rumored to have been considered for the role of Dick Cheney.
c.		The final scene is a tribute to the opening title sequence of Star Trek, and symbolizes the Enterprise crew finally coming together to carry out their destiny.
d.		According to a report in Variety, September 15, 1976, film was originally created as a short subject to book in conjunction with Damiano feature The Story of Joanna. It was expanded to feature length before release, however.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)?
a.		Footage from this movie was used in the American animation-show South Park in episode #704: "Cancelled".
b.		Marion Byron could not swim, so the scenes where her character is in the river with Buster Keaton were filmed with Busters real-life sister Louise Keaton serving as Marions stunt double. The two were both the same size - 411". The water was very cold and during a day of filming Buster and Louise consumed 4-5 glasses of French brandy to keep them warm.
c.		Margaret OBriens film debut.
d.		One stuntman broke his leg after slamming his motorcycle into the back of a car.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)?
a.		The word Rommel of this movies title refers to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (1891-1944). Rommel, whose full name was Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, was a high-ranking German Nazi officer during World War II. Rommel was famous for commanding the Axis alliance forces of Italy and Germany in the North African theatre of the Second World War. His triumphs in this region make him to be one of the most successful military leaders in desert warfare and thus contributed to his legendary name, Wüstenfuchs or the Desert Fox, a nick-name he is more frequently known by. This Desert Fox name was used as its own movie title twenty years earlier with The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel.
b.		A young Joanna Lumley appeared as a laboratory assistant, but her scenes were cut.
c.		The hat that Buster Keaton quickly removes from his head and hands back to the clerk with a frown is Keatons own trademark porkpie hat.
d.		In addition to the lifestyle portrayed on screen, Charlie Wilson had a DUI Hit-and-Run charge on the Key Bridge, outside Georgetown. He was never indicted; otherwise, he would have been far less successful securing money for his project in Afghanistan. The History Channel documentary about his life suggests that he drank that night (and other nights) to ease the pain he felt for the Afghan people.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)?
a.		The movie was originally meant to incorporate a large flood as the disaster that hits the town. However, due to a real Mississippi flood and bickering amongst the producers, the flood plot was changed to a "cyclone."
b.		Blood is only ever seen three times on-screen: on the face of the civilian Batman that the Joker hangs, on Harveys pillow in the hospital, and on Batmans arm due to the dog attacking him; most of the violence either occurs off-screen or is obscured by camera angles.
c.		During the scene when the girls are eating noodles in their apartment, Valerie is reading a book entitled "12 Steps To Anger Management".
d.		The theatrical version of "Repo!: The Genetic Opera" has several songs that were on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack cut out of the actual movie. Those songs include "Cant Get It Up If The Girl Is Breathing" and "Needle Through A Bug", both were cut for time reasons and are expected to be re-inserted in the Extended Cut DVD.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)?
a.		Mr. Bigs full name, we finally learn, is John James Preston. This is an homage to Preston Sturges who is the director Michael Patrick King most admires.
b.		This movie was used as a model for Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouses first cartoon with sound.
c.		Neither A.J. Langer nor Marissa Jaret Winokur could ice skate before this movie. They trained at an ice rink for two weeks before the movie started, at their own expense.
d.		The actual DC-4 aircraft used to film the passenger boarding and flying sequences was a former military surplus Douglas C-54A-10-DC built in 1944. When filmed, the aircraft (then registered as N4726V) was being operated by Transocean Airlines for whom the films author, Ernest K. Gann, had flown these planes over the Hawaii-California routes. Known as the "The Argentine Queen," before being acquired by Transocean in 1953 it had been the personal aircraft of Argentine dictator Juan Domingo Perón. Ironically, a little more than a decade after appearing in the film this aircraft and the nine persons on board were lost on March 28, 1964, when the plane was forced to ditch in the Pacific Ocean about 700 miles west of San Francisco. The plane was about eight hours into a charter flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles when the pilot reported a serious fire in engine #2. The Coast Guard searched for the aircraft for five days but no trace of it was ever found.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)?
a.		Despite the DVD being labeled as an "Unrated Directors Cut", there is no alternative "Rated, Not Directors Cut" version available.
b.		During the hurricane sequence, there is a scene that pays homage to Buster Keatons childhood on the vaudeville stage. One brief moment has a table move in the wind, apparently animating the dummy and turning its head to face Keaton. Keaton is startled and runs. This is based on a real experience from when he was a kid and became fascinated with a dummy named Red Top, who belonged to ventriloquist Trovollo. The young Keaton had a "conversation" with the dummy and conspired to kidnap his new friend one night when the theater was empty. Trovollo, anticipating Keaton, slipped to his props offstage and when Keaton approached, brought Red Top to life, scaring Keaton out of the theater.
c.		Starbucks pulled their name from the coffee shop destruction scene. They didnt mind the director placing their product throughout the film, but did not want their name to be destroyed in that scene. Therefore, the gold globe crashes into a shop named Gratifico Coffee.
d.		Interior shots in the Sheriffs Office, courtroom, and stairs from the courtroom were filmed in the old Carroll County courthouse in Vaiden, Miss. Built in 1905, the building was in such disrepair that crew and extras had to dodge falling bricks during filming. Though slated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, the courthouse has been demolished.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)?
a.		The role of Maria Gambrelli was originally given to Sophia Loren, but she became ill and couldnt do it. The next choice was Austrian actress Romy Schneider , but she had a prior commitment.
b.		Vitaphone production reels #4941-4948.
c.		The movie is based on the true life story of writer and director of the film, Éva Gárdos.
d.		The stunt where the wall falls on Buster Keaton was performed with an actual full-weight wall. Half the crew walked off the set rather than participate in a stunt that would have killed Keaton if he had been slightly off position. Keaton himself, told the previous day that his studio was being shut down, was so devastated that he didnt care if the wall crushed him or not.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)?
a.		For reasons unknown, Buster Keaton did not receive a directing credit, although all involved in the film concur that he co-directed the film.
b.		Though Tim Kazurinsky is called Sweetchuck in the movie, in the credits his character name is "Merchant".
c.		The second of Bette Davis collaborations with director Edmund Goulding. They had previously worked together on That Certain Woman and would do so again on The Old Maid and The Great Lie.
d.		All of the actors had to endure a harsh 14-day boot camp in the Philippines before the shooting of the film commenced. The actors were given military haircuts, were required to stay in character throughout the camp, ate only military rations, were not allowed to shower, slept in the jungle, and even had rotations for night watch.

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