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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927).
About the movie:
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)?
a.
The name of the fictional African country the main characters are from is called "Zamunda". This name was taken from a
Richard Pryor
routine where he referred to a fictional African tribe of the same name.
b.
Chris Columbus
wrote the script with actress
Maureen OHara
in mind for the role of the mother. Once casting had begun, he insisted on having OHara play the role and began a search for her. What he didnt know was that she had long since retired and was living on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. Knowing her brother
Charles B. Fitzsimons
was still in the movie industry, Columbus contacted him and had a script sent. OHaras brother then sent the script to her and said, "This you do!" After reading the script herself, Maureen contacted her brother and said, "This I do!"
c.
Although the play was unpublished, it was copyrighted on 3 December 1929.
d.
Although well-received critically, this film did not do well at the box office, which led to the studio "reining in"
F.W. Murnau
creatively for his next several films.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)?
a.
Liv Tyler
takes over the role of Betty Ross from
Jennifer Connelly
. Tyler and Connelly appeared together as sisters in
Inventing the Abbotts
.
b.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
wrote the two songs she performs in the movie.
c.
The flying hearse was performed by stuntman
Bob Ivy
. Using a seven foot tall "pipe ramp," he managed to get the massive hearse airborne and it traveled over one hundred and sixty feet through the air. Ivy later played the "Demon Trooper" in
Phantasm IV: Oblivion
and the title role in
Bubba Ho-Tep
.
d.
Director
F.W. Murnau
wanted
Camilla Horn
(with whom he had worked in Germany on
Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage
) for the part of "The Wife", but she was under contract to the German studio UFA at the time and they refused to loan her out, so the part went to
Janet Gaynor
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)?
a.
This film was inspired by a true story. Writer Neil Simon heard about the stormy relationship between shoe millionaire Harry Karl and starlet
Marie McDonald
(nicknamed "The Body") and then wrote this script.
b.
Was the first and only film to win the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Best Picture award in the category of "Artistic Quality of Production" (or "Unique and Artistic Picture"). This was the only year that this award was ever given out.
c.
Muriel Lawrence
s first film
d.
The date on the ticket for the baseball game at Candlestick Park was August 18, 1961. The final score was Giants 2, Dodgers 1.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)?
a.
Fox studios first ever feature film with a recorded score.
b.
The last scene of the film in the desert was originally an earlier scene in the film depicting another one of Catherines therapy sessions with Edward. Later when director
Tarsem Singh
decided the film needed closure on Edwards story he had digital snow and cherry blossoms added to the scene to make it look like it was part of "Catherines world".
c.
The title of this film is misleading, as the "Pink Panther" - the large diamond featured in the first Clouseau Pink Panther movies,
The Pink Panther
and
The Return of the Pink Panther
- is not featured (or even mentioned) in this film. By the 1970s, the name "Pink Panther" had become so synonymous with Inspector Clouseau - and the animated panther featured in the opening credits - that all future Clouseau films would include "Pink Panther" in the title.
d.
John Milius
did multiple rewrites as a favor to
Arnold Schwarzenegger
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)?
a.
The white polyester suit worn by
John Travolta
sold at auction for $145,000 and purchased by movie critic Gene Siskel.
b.
The Advanced Chemistry textbook that Cliff is studying is not a real book at all. The PHD writer is actually the Assistant Propmasters name. Though not real, the book is credited at the end of the film as an actual book that was cleared for use.
c.
Over half of the story was photographed at Austin College, a liberal arts institution located in Sherman, TX.
d.
The first silent film to be released on Blu-ray (by Eureka Entertainment on September 21st, 2009 in United Kingdom).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)?
a.
The scene where Shumate (played by Liev Schreiber) is stacking furniture against the door of his hotel is something that really happened, and happened more than once. The consultants paranoia is well founded. During the 1996 election cycle in Russia, the campaign manager for the mayor of St. Petersburg had acid thrown in his face, and the running mate for the mayor of Moscow was critically injured in a car bomb.
b.
Novelist
James Ellroy
("L.A. Confidential", "The Black Dahlia") once called this his favorite film and described it as "a masterpiece of sexual creepiness, institutional corruption and suffocating, ugly passion."
c.
The original negatives of the film were destroyed in a fire in 1937.
d.
When Fred first arrives home from the quarry and sits in his recliner, he picks up a newspaper while talking to Wilma. The headline on the paper says "Pterodactyl Crashes into Andes, Eats Rugby Team to Survive". This is a reference to Uurguayan Air Force Flight 71 that crashed into the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972 while flying a rugby team to a match. They were trapped on the mountain for 72 days, during which time some of the survivors were forced to eat the remains of some of their deceased comrades in order to survive.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)?
a.
The scenes in the city were not filmed on location. They were filmed on a vast and expensive set, built especially for the movie.
b.
The seaplane in the film belongs to William R. Booth, who played the seaplane pilot. He and
Tom Cruise
met while Cruise was learning to skydive in DeLand, Florida. Booth also owns the largest manufacturer of parachute containers.
c.
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by
Harry Medved
and
Randy Lowell
.
d.
Every now and then, Lightning McQueens tongue pops out when hes thinking about something. This is actually a characteristic of director
John Lasseter
which his animators gleefully incorporated into the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)?
a.
When searching the 2nd Largest Farmers Market in the World for a woman in a red hat, Drew walks past a signpost with arrows pointing to "Success" and "Failure". He takes the "Failure" route to reach Claire.
b.
All the werewolves in this film were created by Tatopoulos Studios, the same studio that brought you the Lycans in the Underworld trilogy.
c.
Many of the superimpositions throughout the film were created "in the camera". The camera would shoot one image at the side of the frame, blacking out the rest of the shot, then expose the film. They would put the exposed film back into the camera and shoot again, blocking out the area that already had an image on it.
d.
The character of Doc Hopper is a parody of
Harland Sanders
, the founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (now "KFC") restaurant chain, who was known for his attire of a white suit and bolo string tie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)?
a.
Bruce Campbell
was the first choice for the role of Louis Creed.
b.
French actor
Vincent Perez
was up for the role as a last minute call after
Benjamin Bratt
was turned down but then production closed down because of the actors strike.
c.
Rita Hayworth
had to wear a corset while shooting "Put the Blame on Mame," as she gave birth to her first daughter, Rebecca, months before filming.
d.
The first feature film released using the Fox Movietone system, it was the first professionally produced feature film with an actual sound track.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)?
a.
Sam Worthington
was considered for the role of Duke, but turned it down due scheduling conflicts with
Avatar
.
b.
In the scene where
Steve Martin
and
Mary Steenburgen
are fighting over the fact that she is pregnant, Steve says "...Lets just have a dozen and act like they are donuts." In the movie
Cheaper by the Dozen
he plays the father of a dozen children.
c.
German censorship visa #01954, dated 10 October 1950.
d.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #82 Greatest Movie of All Time. It was the first inclusion of this film on the list.
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