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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The AbsentMinded Professor (1961) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The AbsentMinded Professor (1961) Quiz
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About the movie:
A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The AbsentMinded Professor (1961)?
a.
The opening and end credits are not superimposed or optical effects, but rather shown in live action via block letters displayed attached to a nude models body.
b.
At the height of the films popularity, Time Magazine printed the Disney Special Effects Departments recipe for Flubber, as used in the movie. It read as follows: "To one pound of salt water taffy add one heaping tablespoon polyurethane foam, one cake crumbled yeast. Mix till smooth, allow to rise. Then pour into saucepan over one cup cracked rice with one cup water. Add topping of molasses. Boil till lid lifts and says Qurlp." It is not recorded whether this also carried the standard warning "do not try this at home".
c.
The SS CITY OF RICHMOND was built by Tod & McGregor of Glasgow in 1873 and launched same year. Owned by the Inman Line of Liverpool, she and her sister ship, SS CITY OF CHESTER, proved popular with passengers due to the emphasis on the quality of fittings and service despite not being as fast as other vessels. It was scrapped in 1896.
d.
This film was adapted from a Broadway play that originally starred
Deborah Kerr
,
John Kerr
and
Leif Erickson
, who recreate their stage roles in this film. Also in the Broadway cast in supporting roles were
Alan Sues
(who later appeared on TVs
Rowan & Martins Laugh-In
) and
Dick York
(the first actor who played Darrin on TVs
Bewitched
starring
Elizabeth Montgomery
).
Joan Fontaine
and
Anthony Perkins
also later appeared in the stage version of "Tea and Sympathy" as cast replacements during its long run. The stage production opened on Sept. 30, 1953 at the Ethel Barrymoore Theatre and ran for 712 performances.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The AbsentMinded Professor (1961)?
a.
Production started on August 26th, 2002 at Stagedoor Manor in upstate New York, and wrapped up in early October, 2002.
b.
There is a brief scene where a pioneer couple watches from a distance while two of the Chinese railroad workers practice martial arts with large knives. The woman comments that "they dont look like injuns", and her husband replies that "theyre not injuns, theyre Jews!". This may be a reference to the doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) that the Native American peoples are actually the descendants of a lost tribe of Israel.
c.
In a later interview
Alfred Hitchcock
said he believed
Kim Novak
was miscast and the wrong actress for the part.
d.
The song "Medfield Fight Song" was written by
Richard M. Sherman
and
Robert B. Sherman
, the first of many they would write for Disney.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The AbsentMinded Professor (1961)?
a.
Three generations of the Wynn family act in this film:
Ed Wynn
; his son
Keenan Wynn
; and Keenan Wynns son,
Ned Wynn
.
b.
One of the drawings in Katos sketchbook is of
Bruce Lee
, who played Kato in the 1966 TV series.
c.
According to USA Today, upon the films original release, a movement was afoot to try to make Allens script the first screenplay to be nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
d.
The first of only three films to win 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It also has the highest percentage of winning Academy Awards. In 1959 and 1960 there were only 12 categories. 11 of 12 = 91 and 2/3%, 91.667%.
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