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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Teacher's Pet (1958) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Teacher's Pet (1958) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Teacher's Pet (1958).
About the movie:
James Gannon, the hardboiled city editor of a newspaper, believes that the only way to learn the business is by way of the School of Hard Knocks...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teacher's Pet (1958)?
a.
The movie was deliberately filmed in black & white in an attempt to disguise
Clark Gable
s age and weight.
b.
Teng allowed Dennis Chhom to sometimes improvised lines during various scenes. Hed let the camera roll on for a full ten minutes with Chhom simply saying whatever he wanted. With editing, Teng would fit it some of it and as a result the scene, in Tengs opinion, turned out better.
c.
Apparently
Ronald Reagan
was amused by Doc Browns disbelief that an actor like him could become president, so much so that he had the projectionist stop and replay the scene. He also seemed to enjoy it so much that he even made a direct reference of the film in his 1986 State of the Union address: "As they said in the film
Back to the Future
, Where were going, we dont need roads."
d.
The World Trade Center Towers can be seen in the background of some scenes and once in the reflection of Spider-Mans eye. In addition, during the ending scene where he is swinging around the American trade building, you can see the towers in the far background slightly blurred. The makers of the film chose not to remove them digitally.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teacher's Pet (1958)?
a.
This film marked the second Oscar nomination that art director
Hans Dreier
received for working on the same story. He had been nominated for working on the 1930 film
The Vagabond King
, which was a musical version of "If I Were King".
b.
Cary Grant
and
James Stewart
both turned down the role of James Gannon because they knew they were too old for the part.
c.
Quentin Tarantino
and producer
Harvey Weinstein
have been quoted as saying that Kill Bill was separated into two parts well into production. By splitting the movie into two parts, the films advertising tagline, "In 2003,
Uma Thurman
Will Kill Bill!" was made false.
d.
The dolly shot in the library was done 45 times before the cinematographer was satisfied with the take. The editor chose the third take as the best and steadiest shot.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teacher's Pet (1958)?
a.
It has never been determined whether Gregory Powell or Jimmy Lee Smith fired the four shots that killed Ian Campbell. Author and screenwriter Joseph Wambaugh, an LAPD veteran who meticulously researched the incident, has stated that he believes it was Smith.
b.
Although most critics felt that
Clark Gable
was badly miscast due to his age, his performance was judged good enough for
Burt Lancaster
to cast him as a dying submarine captain in
Run Silent Run Deep
.
c.
Filmed on the Tallulah Falls Railway which went defunct in the early 1960s.
d.
An earlier draft of the script had Dr. Schreber (
Kiefer Sutherland
) being skinned alive during the finale.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teacher's Pet (1958)?
a.
No Coca-Cola products are ever used. Instead, Pepsi products are featured prominently, e.g. Mimi drinks from a Pepsi can in the hotel room after their karaoke win. Britney Spears, of course, endorses Pepsi-Cola.
b.
The German Tiger tank commander (played by Karl-Otto Alberty) appears to be a parody - both in appearance and manner of speaking - of Marlon Brandos portrayal of German Lt. Christian Diestl in THE YOUNG LIONS.
c.
The comics vary on why the Green Lantern Abin Sur travelled in a spaceship when his ring could sustain him in space. The early comics say it was to prevent unnecessarily using the power on his ring; later versions presented him with a prophecy that his ring would fail him (which ironically came true at the moment his ship malfunctioned).
d.
The character of Jim Gannon was originally supposed to be a reporter. However, when veteran star
Clark Gable
was cast it was decided to make him an editor instead.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teacher's Pet (1958)?
a.
Anne Ramsey
s speech impediment was caused by operations she underwent in order to treat throat cancer. She received a best-supporting actress nomination for her role in the film in 1987.
b.
The script by
Fay Kanin
and
Michael Kanin
was first written as a drama. When they were turned down by every studio they submitted it to, they rewrote it as a comedy. Paramount Studios immediately purchased the property.
c.
The kids had around three weeks of dancing practice for the Yule-ball waltz.
Daniel Radcliffe
however, appears in almost every scene of the entire film, and thus had only four days to prepare for this task. In several interviews hes given that reason for why his dancing is shown mainly from the waist up (to avoid showing his fumbling feet!).
d.
Doris Day
had originally aspired to be a professional dancer, but that proved impossible after she was a passenger in a car that was hit by a train. Her injuries required a very long convalescence, at which point she took up singing.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teacher's Pet (1958)?
a.
"Cabin in the Sky", the original musical comedy, had been written by
Lynn Root
(lyrics and libretto) and composed by
Vernon Duke
and
John La Touche
. The producer was Albert Lewis in association with
Vinton Freedley
.
b.
Many critics questioned why Erica would have been treating Gannon as a young journalistic prodigy when he is clearly close to retirement age.
c.
Floyd Crosby
, the films cinematographer, is the father of
David Crosby
of
Crosby Stills Nash & Young
.
d.
The last line of the play had to be partly obliterated by the sound of a typewriter being accidentally struck because the censors (even of that day) wouldnt allow the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" to be used in a film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teacher's Pet (1958)?
a.
At 38 minutes, Larry Clarks contribution "Impaled" is the longest short included here.
b.
The largest Ponzi scheme in American history.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 10, 1945 with
Claudette Colbert
again reprising her film role.
d.
Last film of
Florenz Ames
.
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