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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Susan Slept Here (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Susan Slept Here (1954) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Susan Slept Here (1954).
About the movie:
Comedy about a struggling Hollywood scriptwriter who, one Christmas Eve, receives a very unexpected present - juvenile delinquent Debbie Reynolds.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Susan Slept Here (1954)?
a.
Prince Johns infantile behavior whenever someone mentions his mother is a sly reference to the real King John "The Fool" of England. The brother of King Richard "the Lionheart", John, the favorite son of their mother (Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine), was said to be crude and dim-witted, and attempted to usurp the throne from Richard while the latter fought in a crusade. Though Richard eventually returned from battle and foiled Johns rebellion, John eventually became king anyway after Richards untimely death (1199) in battle without an heir. Queen Eleanor supported John against rival claimants until her death in 1204.
b.
Shot in 20 days.
c.
This picture marked the last of
Dick Powell
s 58 feature-film appearances (plus one voice over) between 1932 and 1954. A recording artist since 1927, Dicks final two commercial sides on a Bell single were tunes from the movie score: the title song (music and lyrics by
Jack Lawrence
) and the Oscar-nominated "Hold My Hand" (music and lyrics by
Jack Lawrence
and
Richard Myers
). Neither ditty was sung by Mr. Powell in the film. However, he danced a bit in a pantomime segment dreamed by
Debbie Reynolds
.
d.
The inn where Ordell and Louis have a drink is called The Cockatoo Inn. The neon light letters a-t-o-o are out, so it spells The Cocka Inn: cocaine. A hint to the bags of cocaine found in Jackies bag in the beginning of the movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Susan Slept Here (1954)?
a.
According to director
Oliver Stone
, he held auditions for the lead role, and
Hiep Thi Le
(who ended up as the lead role) was pushed into doing the audition by one of her friends.
b.
John Leguizamo
broke one of
Bob Hoskins
s fingers during a stunt involving the Mario van. According to Leguizamo, when it happened, Bob started cussing profusely and incoherently.
c.
Susan Slept Here
was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency primarily for its suggestive title. In a male dominated society
George Washington Slept Here
sounded no similar moral alarms. The ban hurt the movies receipts but did greater harm to the Legion who were taken less seriously after
The Moon Is Blue
ban a year earlier in shocked response to the word virgin used outside the church!
d.
In the scene where Lou Diamond Philips is being dragged under the car, Philips actually did the stunt himself. He stated in an interview he had marks on his back for months after filming was complete.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Susan Slept Here (1954)?
a.
In an early scene, Mrs. Wellington (
Jennifer Coolidge
) and Sklar (
Greg Germann
) are about to have sex on a pool table. In
American Pie
, Coolidges character played a married woman who had sex on a pool table with a younger man.
b.
Blake Edwards
,
Leslie Dixon
,
Tom Ropelewski
, and
Michael Alan Eddy
all did uncredited rewrites on the script.
c.
This film was shot for intended 3D viewing.
d.
There were no camera tricks or special film editing used for any of the billiards shots in the film, although many of the special "trick shots" (other than the one above) were performed by billiards legend Robert LeBlanc, who appears as professional "Bobby LeBlanc" in the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Susan Slept Here (1954)?
a.
Don Cornell
s melodious contribution to the soundtrack, the Oscar-nominated love song, "Hold My Hand" (music and lyrics by
Jack Lawrence
and
Richard Myers
), was turned into Dons best-selling single on the Coral label.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
Ritter has a folder on his computer called "SHOWBOAT". In the novel on which the film is based, Operation Showboat played an important role.
d.
The plot unfolds in real time.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Susan Slept Here (1954)?
a.
The film became the favorite movie of
Eva Perón
, who so admired
Norma Shearer
style that she later dyed her hair blonde.
b.
Film debut of
Patrick Wayne
.
c.
In joke: During opening narration, an Oscar statuette makes reference to "Louella" - gossip columnist
Louella Parsons
, mother of films producer
Harriet Parsons
.
d.
Although only
Tony Puryear
and
Walon Green
are credited with the films screenplay - and the two of them along with
Michael S. Chernuchin
for the films story - the film went through so many revisions from so many different writers that the final shooting script reportedly "looked like a rainbow".
William Wisher Jr.
reportedly did multiple rewrites during the production as well.
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