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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959).
About the movie:
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)?
a.
The first draft of the screenplay was 190 pages long, pared down to 156 pages for shooting.
b.
Olivia de Havilland
wisely chose
William Wyler
as her director, considering that such a meticulous director would be able to coax a strong performance from her. As it turned out, Wyler became a staunch supporter of his leading actress, particularly in regard to the sneering attitude that
Montgomery Clift
displayed toward her (he didnt value her talents as an actress) and
Ralph Richardson
taking every opportunity to steal scenes from under her nose with his improvisations.
c.
Screenplay writer
Gore Vidal
and
Tennessee Williams
partner
Frank Merlo
may briefly be glimpsed among those observing
Montgomery Clift
operate in the opening sequence.
d.
This was a spec script that accidentally found its way to 20th Century Fox.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)?
a.
The hero is introduced several times as "Aladdin of Cathay" referring to Marco Polos name for (Northern) China. In the original Arabian Nights tale, Aladdin is a Chinese lad and his adventure takes place in a rather Arabian-seeming China. No attempt is made to make Cornel Wilde look Chinese.
b.
The film was shot in 110 days.
c.
According to author
Garson Kanin
in his memoir "Tracy and Hepburn",
Katharine Hepburn
was reportedly so furious at the way
Montgomery Clift
was treated by
Sam Spiegel
and
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
during the filming that, after making sure that she would not be needed for retakes, she told both men off and actually spat at them (although it remains unclear just which one of the two she spat at, or if she spat at both.)
d.
Daniel Stern
agreed to have the tarantula put on his face for exactly one take. He had to mime screaming because the noise would have scared the spider, and the scream was dubbed in later.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)?
a.
In the opening scene Dannah Feinglass really got shot in the crotch. The paintballs were supposed to explode on her chest.
b.
42nd Street is the tenth longest running show on Broadway.
c.
This film was among the first to be released on home video. In 1977 20th Century Fox licensed 50 of its titles to a fledgling video duplication company called Magnetic Video Corp. Fox purchased the company in 1978, laying the groundwork for its current successful video operation.
d.
Eddie Fisher
, who was married to
Elizabeth Taylor
at the time, appears uncredited as one of street urchins who beg Taylor for a morsel of bread.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)?
a.
The role of Sam was written for
Morgan Freeman
. He was the first and only choice to play the character.
b.
Kevin Costner
is shown at times drinking Shiner Bock Beer. This beer is brewed in Shiner, Texas, and not well-known nationwide. Where has this beer been in movies before? In
Fandango
, in the hands of Kevin Costner.
c.
This is the third incarnation of The War of the Worlds story that
Ann Robinson
has appeared in, having played Sylvia Van Buren in the original 1953 film
The War of the Worlds
and then reprising her role for three episodes in the TV series,
War of the Worlds
.
d.
According to
Mercedes McCambridge
, she would ride to the London set of this film in the same car as
Montgomery Clift
. Clift always insisted that the driver stop by Wormwood Scrubs prison, so that Clift could scream out the car window at the convicts behind bars.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)?
a.
In late 2003, USA network announced that a made-for-TV sequel called "32 Candles" was being planned, showcasing the original characters 16 years after the original film. It was unknown at the time of the announcement whether any of the original cast would be involved with the project.
b.
The band in the graduation scene is from William Penn High School in York, Pennsylvania.
c.
While getting Jack pumped up to jump out of the back of the freezer truck, Tuck chants "nam myoho renge kyo" at him three times - this is the mantra chanted by adherents of Japanese Nichiren Buddhism.
d.
This film was an adaptation of a one-act play by
Tennessee Williams
that was originally performed Off-Broadway on a double bill with another one-act play by
Tennessee Williams
, "Something Unspoken". The double bill was presented under the title of "Garden District" and opened on January 7, 1958 at the York Playhouse in New York. The original stage production of "Suddenly, Last Summer" starred
Anne Meacham
as Catherine,
Hortense Alden
as Mrs. Venable, and
Alan Mixon
as George Holly. This same double bill of one-act plays was presented on Broadway, again under the title "Garden District", in 1995. This production starred
Elizabeth Ashley
as Mrs. Venable,
Jordan Baker
as Catherine and
Mitchell Lichtenstein
as George Holly. This version opened Oct 10, 1995 at the Circle in the Square Theater and ran for 31 performances.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)?
a.
The song played during the party where Natalie meets Pete for the first time is "Twiggy Twiggy" sung by Japanese group
Pizzicato Five
.
b.
The thousands of gold coins made Sterankos metallurgists were actually chocolate coins covered in gold foil wrapping.
c.
In the French post-synchronized version of the film, the actors are dubbed by:
Claude Winter
(Elizabeth Taylor),
Claire Guibert
(Katharine Hepburn),
Bernard Noël
(Montgomery Clift),
Serge Nadaud
(Albert Dekker),
Claude Daltys
(Mercedes McCambridge),
Jean-Pierre Duclos
(Gary Raymond),
Lita Recio
(Mavis Villiers),
Hélène Tossy
(Joan Young) and
Michel Gudin
(David Cameron).
d.
A Print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)?
a.
Werner Klemperer
s movie debut.
b.
The effect of the vampire brides flying forms was pulled off by having the face and hair of the actresses made up as it would appear in the film and having them wear motion capture suits and film them against green screen. The appearance of the three brides is based on the brides in
Dracula
. Ironically,
Silvia Colloca
played the queen bride as
Monica Bellucci
did and the two have been compared often. Also, the fair haired vampire (Marishka) dies first in both movies.
c.
When Norm is trying to be friendly, he tells Carl to take this "to the next level. He also calls him "Broseph" and remarks that its a combination of "Bro" and "Joseph". This is a reference made to a popular Youtube video by Balloon Shop titled "Take It To The Next Level" where the protagonists say "yeah"/"yes" 23 times.
d.
The allusion to
Herman Melville
and the Galapagos islands refers to the "The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles", a series of "sketches," or short prose works, about the Galapagos Islands written primarily from Melvilles own experience sailing around the islands.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)?
a.
The writer
Jonathan Hensleigh
did a uncredited re-write on the script.
b.
The Fabergé Egg as seen in the movie was actually the Imperial Coronation Egg designed by
Peter Carl Fabergé
. It was made 1897 to commemorate the 1894 Coronation of
Tsar Nicholas II
. The jeweled egg contains a model of a Coronation Coach; a guilloché field of starbursts with a translucent lime yellow enameling on the exterior surface; trellised greenish gold laurel leave bands have mounted at each intersection point an opaque black enamelled Imperial gold double-headed eagle with a rose diamond on their chest; on the top is a large portrait diamond with a cluster of ten smaller diamonds; and a smaller portrait diamond is set within a cluster of rose diamonds at the reverse end. The egg is also known as "Lilies of the Valley" but it is never called this in the film. Almost twenty years later the egg would re-appear in the movie
Oceans Twelve
c.
Sharon Stone
auditioned for the lead role.
d.
Patricia Neal
played the lead role to so much acclaim on the London stage she was sure she would be given the part in the film adaptation, even without her agent promoting her the job. She then woke up in shock to find
Elizabeth Taylor
had been assigned the role.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)?
a.
Albert Valentino
, brother of
Rudolph Valentino
, coached
John Garfield
with his Italian dialect.
b.
When Kate Smith played the female lead in the original Broadway production, her characters name was Pansy Sparks. When
Charlotte Greenwood
took over the role in the film, the character became Pansy Potts.
c.
The Marx Brothers are never seen together in this film.
d.
The filmmakers were given special dispensation by the Breen office so that the homosexuality of Sebastian Venable could be "inferred, but not shown."
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)?
a.
The only film for which
Elizabeth Taylor
and Katharine Hepburn (I) competed with a co-star for the same Best Actress Academy Award. However, the award went to
Simone Signoret
.
b.
Tim Curry
and
Malcolm McDowell
were both considered for the role of Scar.
c.
The Hollywood premiere took place at Manns Chinese Theater on October 22, 2009.
d.
Frankie Darro
plays jockey Williams in both this film and the its remake,
Riding High
. This saved considerable funds in not having to re-shoot the racing footage for the newer version.
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