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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959).
About the movie:
Four British villains raid a settlement to obtain explosives for use in a diamond mine. In doing so they nearly destroy the settlement, so and Tarzan pursues them to their mine.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)?
a.
The seventh of eleven films that
Elizabeth Taylor
and
Richard Burton
starred in together.
b.
The scene in which Mongo knocks out a horse has a basis in reality.
Mel Brooks
former
Your Show of Shows
and
Caesars Hour
boss,
Sid Caesar
, who was a physically imposing and somewhat violent man, reported in his 1982 autobiography "Where Have I Been?" that while trail riding with his wife, her horse caused trouble and he punched it once between the eyes. The horse collapsed, unconscious. He notes that this event was Brooks inspiration for the Mongo-vs.-horse scene.
c.
"The Womens" screenwriter
Anita Loos
who wrote this films original 1939 screenplay, started her writing career in 1912 with her first full film screenplay
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
starring
Lillian Gish
for the American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. which is still in existence today. After writing many scripts for Biograph, Loos went on to write such other films such as
Saratoga
,
Another Thin Man
,
San Francisco
,
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
, and
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
.
d.
Sean Connery
was paid $5,600 for his role in this movie. When asked to play in the next Tarzan movie, he said he couldnt because "two fellows took an option on me for some spy picture and are exercising it. But Ill be in your next." The "spy picture" was
Dr. No
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)?
a.
This was the first film for producer Sy Weintraub. He would make Tarzan adventures, including the popular television series, throughout the 1960s.
b.
Mel Brooks
came up with the idea for this film when he discovered he had yet to spoof space movies, since he already destroyed the western films with
Blazing Saddles
, made fun of the horror genre with
Young Frankenstein
, and gave silent movies the ax with
Silent Movie
.
c.
Although the movie was passed by The National Board of Review for showing in the USA in 1933, it was refused a Production Code Administation (PCA) certificate for re-release in 1936, when the Code was more strictly enforced.
d.
Souperman is the first adult film directed by
Fred J. Lincoln
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)?
a.
Filmed in 1961, not released until 1962.
b.
Lamont wears an earring with the initials "LT". These are the initials of the actor who portrayed him, former New York Giants linebacker
Lawrence Taylor
.
c.
Matt Bellamy of
Muse
gave
Carter Burwell
music for Bellas Lullaby, but it wasnt used.
d.
Cheetah appears only during one line ("So long, Cheetah"). This is because the chimpanzees brought from England to Kenya for the filming were so terrified of the jungle night noises they wouldnt perform.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)?
a.
Producer
Sy Weintraub
also wanted
Anthony Quayle
to come back for another Tarzan movie, but Quayle had been offered a part in
Lawrence of Arabia
after having been seen in this film, and couldnt accept.
b.
Rosalind Russell
appears in this movie alongside
Gypsy Rose Lee
, whose real-life mother Russell portrayed in her most previous movie role, that of Rose Hovick in
Gypsy
.
c.
The film was shot in pre-war Yugoslavia during the summer of 1988. As editing neared completion civil war tore apart the region and much of the footage was lost. In 1996, after a five-year search, all of the lost footage was found and returned to producer
Andjelo Arandjelovic
, who worked on getting a distribution deal for the film, before it ended up getting released direct-to-video.
d.
This movie took two years to produce, had a budget over US $35 million and utilized over 1900 production personnel.
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