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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sweet Charity (1969) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sweet Charity (1969) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969).
About the movie:
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969)?
a.
Billy Dee Williams
: Judge Reinhold, played Lando Calrissian.
b.
A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.
Lee Roy Reams
film debut.
d.
When an extras casting agency sent over some Mexican men that didnt quite have the right look, the filmmakers went to the local Home Depot and hired several day laborers to play small roles in various desert crossing scenes. While some complained that theyd "done this before" (i.e. cross the desert), others enjoyed it immensely and helped the filmmakers by offering insights into how to make the scenes more authentic.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969)?
a.
Prior to being cast, director
Hal Needham
visited star
Burt Reynolds
on the set of
Best Friends
. Needham, who had signed on as director for this movie, said: "Even though I didnt ask Burt to star in Stroker - I knew his schedule was pretty full - he called me a short while later to tell me he wanted to be in it. I guess Burt realized hed have a good time working on the movie and that it would be a fun one for people to see. Since I love working with Burt, I naturally accepted his offer. After all, Stroker Ace is the kind of movie Burt and I do best."
b.
Richard Linklater
taught
Miranda Cosgrove
how to do the screwed mouth face after she finds out what a groupie is and confronts Dewey about it.
c.
Marie Wallace
originated the part of Ursula in the original Broadway production.
d.
William H. Macy
s line "my f***ing wife has an ass in her cock" is misspoken. In the script it was literally "a cock in her ass." However because
Paul Thomas Anderson
found it funny, it was kept in the final cut.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969)?
a.
Jim Carrey
refused to be called by his real name during the entire production - to get into the part, he insisted on being dealt with as
Andy Kaufman
at all times, on and off the set.
b.
Original producer
Ross Hunter
dropped out after a conflict with director
Bob Fosse
over how to handle the racy story line.
c.
The original plot line had three strangers brought together by a car accident in the Hollywood Hills and the subsequent attack of a werewolf. The three characters were named Ellie Hudson (
Christina Ricci
), Vince Winston (
Skeet Ulrich
) and Jimmy Myers (
Jesse Eisenberg
). When the script was re-written, the plot changed and focused on two estranged siblings who had to fight a curse after a werewolf attack.
Skeet Ulrich
s character was totally re-written and renamed Jake. Since Ellie and Jimmy became brother and sister, Ellies surname was deleted and became Myers.
d.
Features one of the largest ensemble casts in Hollywood history.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969)?
a.
Average Shot Length = ~8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.5 seconds
b.
Layout supervisor
Rasoul Azadani
traveled to his hometown of Ispahan in Iran in 1991 to get a feel for the look of the film. He took nearly 2000 pictures there.
c.
Sam Raimi
: [Oldsmobile] The beige 70s-vintage Oldsmobile seen in so many of
Sam Raimi
s films appears when Darkman is flying over the bridge dodging oncoming traffic. During a close-up shot of the oncoming Olds, you can see Sam Raimis friends (and fellow filmmakers)
Joel Coen
and
Ethan Coen
driving the car.
d.
Shirley MacLaine
wrote that
Gwen Verdon
, who had starred in the Broadway show, suggested to her that she should pursue the lead for the film version. After MacLaine got the role, Verdon generously coached MacLaine on her performance.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969)?
a.
Maxwells line, "And no one knows that Duncan is murdered and no one knows that Walter Paisley is born ...", is most likely a reference to the death of King Duncan in "Macbeth" by
William Shakespeare
.
b.
The movie that Darian is watching on TV is
Lethal Weapon
, which was also written by
Shane Black
and produced by
Joel Silver
. Specifically, shes watching the scene in which
Mel Gibson
is being tortured by
Al Leong
. Leong was also one of the terrorists in
Die Hard
, also starring
Bruce Willis
.
c.
Shirley MacLaine
recommended to
Lew Wasserman
, head of Universal Pictures, that he hire
Bob Fosse
to direct the film. Fosse had directed and choreographed the Broadway version.
d.
The photo of aliens that Leila shows Otto, which is thought by some to be a plate of shrimp, is actually condoms filled with water wearing grass shirts.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969)?
a.
Before the films release,
Steven Spielberg
assigned video game developers at Microsoft the task of developing a series of games based on the film for the XBox game system.
b.
39% of the cast is from the original Broadway production.
c.
Ben Vereen
s movie debut.
d.
Merle Oberon
and
Laurence Olivier
apparently detested each other. Legend has it that when
William Wyler
yelled "Cut!" after a particularly romantic scene, Oberon shouted back to her director about her co-star "Tell him to stop spitting at me!"
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "Sweet Charity" opened at the Palace Theater on January 29, 1966, ran for 608 performances and was nominated for the 1966 Tony Award for the Best Musical.
John McMartin
reprises his role in the movie.
b.
Sidney Howard
s screen writing Oscar was the Academys first posthumous award. Howard died in an accident in August 1939 while the Civil War epic was still being filmed.
c.
Vitaphone Production reels #4872-4879 and #4841 (trailer)
d.
According to When the Lion Roars,
Irving Thalberg
and his producers were previewing films one night and he asked to see this one. Told it was hopeless, he asked to put it on anyway. After watching it, he remarked that it wasnt bad; the main thing to do was change the last seven minutes. Re-takes were done and
Helen Hayes
went on to win the Oscar for the part.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969)?
a.
Shirley MacLaine
,
Chita Rivera
and
Paula Kelly
became very close during the filming.
Shirley MacLaine
wrote that when they danced together, it was like being between two disciplined and well-oiled steam rollers.
b.
The town used as Winchester, Virginia is actually Martinsburg, West Virginia (about a half hour away).
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 5, 1937 with
Jack La Rue
reprising his film role.
d.
The final leg of the serum relay was not run by Seppala and Togo, but by Gunnar Kasaan, who reached Nome on Groundhog Day. Kasaan was driving Seppalas second string of dogs, using a dog named Balto as the lead dog. In Seppalas considered opinion, Balto was a second-rate dog. For once, Seppala was wrong.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969)?
a.
The tool shed sequence was filmed after principal shooting on the movie had wrapped. After a rough cut was shown to a test audience, several people thought that the picture needed more action so this particular sequence was added to the movie.
b.
This film is half of Bucky Beavers Dragon Art Theatre Triple XXX-Rated Double Feature Volume 153 (2006) DVD-R from Something Weird Video.
c.
Chita Rivera
s film debut.
d.
Gena Rowlands and Lawrence Tierney played husband and wife in A Child Is Waiting, both Gloria and that film were directed by John Cassavetes as Hollywood productions.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet Charity (1969)?
a.
Director
Suzi Yoonessi
attended Nichols high school in Buffalo, NY, which is the name of the school in the film.
b.
The gun Scorpio steals from the liquor store owner is a 9mm Walther P38. During his rooftop shootout, he uses a German MP40 sub-machine gun. The sniper rifle he uses is a 7.7mm Japanese Arisaka Type 02 Paratrooper Takedown rifle (rechambered in .30-06 Springfield) fitted with a suppressor. This particular rifle was sporterized; all of the Scorpio Killers weapons were WWII-era infantry weapons.
c.
Lana Turner
originally accepted a studio suspension in preference to playing Lady de Winter because she considered Milady a secondary character.
d.
The company was filming on the day Dr.
Martin Luther King
was assassinated. Actress
Paula Kelly
was so upset that she couldnt work. Director/choreographer
Bob Fosse
didnt quite understand, as he was so passionate about making the film. Nevertheless, he let everyone go home early.
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