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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Strangers on a Train (1951) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Strangers on a Train (1951) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951).
About the movie:
A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)?
a.
In the scene where Bruno searches for the cigarette lighter in the drain,
Alfred Hitchcock
personally selected the items of rubbish that lie on the floor.
b.
A number of crew members heard a woman scream when shooting in the mens cell block and several were so scared they ran completely from the building.
c.
Mary Pickford
s first sound film.
d.
At one point in the movie Johnny says, "Im a stranger here myself." This was
Nicholas Ray
s own personal motto, a recurring theme in his movies, and reportedly the working title for just about every movie he directed.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)?
a.
As the returned abductees emerge from the belly of the "Mothership", their names are read out over a PA system. One of the names is
Ken Swenson
, who in reality was one of the model-makers working on this film.
b.
Raymond Chandler
seems to have gone out of his way to behave disagreeably to
Alfred Hitchcock
. When Hitchcock arrived at Chandlers home for a story meeting, Chandler hollered from his window, "Look at the fat bastard trying to get out of his car!"
c.
Most of the cast and crew, including
Will Smith
, were unpleasantly surprised to suffer severe sunburn on their legs during the filming in Utah of the Grand Canyon duel/crash scenes.
d.
Richard Dreyfuss
initially passed on the part of Hooper, saying that
Jaws
was a film hed love to watch but not to make.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)?
a.
When Russell flies past the airship using his balloons and the leaf blower, we briefly see several of Charles Muntzs dogs playing poker at a card table. This is a tribute to the famous "Dogs Playing Poker" series of paintings by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.
b.
Katharine Hepburn
s apartment is actually an amalgam of three different locations. The door through which she enters the apartment belongs to the Trattoria Sempione, a restaurant that still exists today. Her bedroom belongs to an apartment two miles away in the suburb of Dursoduro, and the terrace was a purpose-built set in Compo San Vio.
c.
The film did not initially end with Guy Haines and Anne Morton on the train. In another version of the film it ends just before this. This other reel was mistakenly labeled the British version leading people to believe that this was what was shown in Britain. This is in fact incorrect and the same ending was broadcast in Britain and America.
d.
Two of the cars from Death Race 2000 (1975) appear in this film. Calamity Janes car is visible at the gas station, and Frankensteins car may be seen on the road while Carry and Wayons characters are driving backwards.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
bought the rights to the original novel anonymously to keep the price down, and got them for just $7,500.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 24, 1954 with
Jeanne Crain
and
Thelma Ritter
again reprising their film roles.
c.
Natalie Dickinson
portrays the character "Tara" and her descent into madness via a video diary on the YouTube channel "TaraisCrushed". This clever use of viral video provides a look into a the characters back story which makes for interesting viewing before seeing the film.
d.
Charles Lindbergh
wanted
Anthony Perkins
to play him in the movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)?
a.
This was the last full feature for
Robert Walker
who died eight months after filming finished from an allergic reaction to a drug.
b.
The film underwent some major re-editing after negative feedback was received at test screenings. The entire ending was changed, and the role played by
Tracey Ullman
disappeared from the film completely, despite the fact that she was featured briefly in the trailer for the film.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 15, 1948 with
Fred MacMurray
,
Paulette Goddard
and
Macdonald Carey
reprising their film roles.
d.
Both
Brian Cox
and
Chris Cooper
shot all their initial scenes in just five days. Both actors later returned for re-shoots to adjust the films ending. Coxs abandoned re-shot scenes can be found on the DVD.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)?
a.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
b.
In the scene where the fly with Andre Delambres head and arm is caught in the spiders web, a small animatronic figure with a moving head and arm was used in the spiderweb as a reference for actors
Vincent Price
and
Herbert Marshall
.
Vincent Price
later remembered that filming the scene required multiple takes, because each time he and
Herbert Marshall
looked at the animatronic figure, with its human head and insect body, they would burst out laughing.
c.
Final Hollywood studio film for a time for director
Paul Schrader
.
d.
Raymond Chandler
is credited as the main author of the script, but it was almost completely written by
Czenzi Ormonde
who was credited as second author.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)?
a.
Raymond Chandler
s version of the script ended with Bruno Antony being arrested and institutionalized, with the final image being the villain writhing in a straight jacket.
b.
The song playing when Dorothy and Jerry first have sex is "Haitian Fight Song" by
Charles Mingus
. This is the answer to Jerrys question "What IS this music?".
c.
According to
Matthew Modine
, he wrote all of his own lines.
d.
The Everglade Gas Station Attendant (
Dudley Remus
) played the guitar part of the Deuling Banjos in the movie
Deliverance
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
originally wanted
William Holden
to play the part of Guy Haines.
b.
This movies MacGuffin was a top secret computer tape.
c.
The cemetery scene, which is clearly set in New York in the film, and is also referred to as "Queens Hill Cemetery" by Gerard (
Tommy Lee Jones
) on his radio, is actually Bohemian Cemetery in Chicago.
d.
The intelligence agency acronym PITS replaced CONTROL for this and stood for Provisional Intelligence Tactical Service though it has been erroneously suggested it meant Pentagon Intelligence Taskforce Service.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)?
a.
The scene where the Terminator breaks into a station wagon was the very last scene shot and it was added a few weeks before the films release due to insufficient funds. The scene was completed in 2 hours and filmed with just both
James Cameron
and
Arnold Schwarzenegger
minus the crew (Cameron self-funded the scene). However, it was shot without a police permit. Fearing of possible police arrest, another set of Arnolds clothes was placed behind the wagon trunk and Cameron told him to change the moment the scene was deemed finished.
b.
The stunt where the man crawled under the carousel was not done with trick photography.
Alfred Hitchcock
claimed that this was the most dangerous stunt ever performed under his direction, and would never allow it to be done again.
c.
Despite being recently declared bankrupt, Orion still managed to stump up $200,000 for the films Oscar campaign.
d.
The footage of the hunting dogs is lifted directly from
The Most Dangerous Game
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)?
a.
Was not shot in 3-D as previously reported. According to the Moving Picture World, some test footage was shot of (among other things) John Mason enacting scenes from the film (although not specifically from the film). Marie Doro has often been miscredited as being in "Jim the Penman," but was actually a subject of another test. "Jim the Penman" as a feature was shot flat and released flat only.
b.
Sidney Lumet
was chosen to direct primarily because of his reputation for finishing his pictures on time and within budget. The movie became the most expensive ever shot in New York City at the time.
c.
The train station scenes in Metcalf were filmed at the former New Haven Railroad station, Danbury, Connecticut, which is today the home of the Danbury Railroad Museum.
d.
Quentin Tarantino
originally cast
Nicholas Shumaker
as the member of the Basterds later played by assistant director
Carlos Fidel
. Shumaker could not commit to the film due to his own film being green-lit.
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