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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) Quiz
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Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)?
a.
June 2008 Ranked #10 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Courtroom Drama".
b.
Director
Anthony Mann
owned the rights to this story, but sold it to Fox after being unable to sign a big enough star to play the lead.
c.
Burt Reynolds
optioned the movie rights to
William Diehl
s "Sharkys Machine" novel himself.
d.
Sati is the ancient Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on her husbands funeral pyre. This practice is now illegal in India. According to Hindu mythology Sati is the name of a Hindu goddess who burns herself as she could not bear the insult heaped upon her husband Lord Shiva
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)?
a.
This is actually made up of three classic Winnie the Pooh shorts:
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
,
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
, and
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
, all edited together with animated wrap-arounds with Pooh and Piglet between each feature.
b.
John Huston
later dismissed this film, claiming that the final version, re-cut by the studio, didnt resemble his vision at all and that he wouldve liked to have his name removed from the credits. Stylistically, Huston wanted to make it a particularly Japanese film in terms of photography, pacing, color and narration. According to him, only bits of this attempt were still intact and visible in the theatrical version.
c.
Footage of the satellite Thanatos is taken from the James Bond film
Diamonds Are Forever
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 31, 1944 with
Alan Ladd
reprising his film role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)?
a.
This was Amber Smiths film debut.
b.
Tom Berenger
formed his own production company, First Corps Endeavors, with producer William MacDonald (it operated from 1995 to 1997). It was named as a tribute to Gen. Longstreets command, a role Berenger often cites as closest to his heart.
c.
Based on the true story of American diplomat Townsend Harris, his time in Japan in the 1850s and 60s, and his romance with a 17-year-old geisha named Kichi. Their story is one of the most well-known folk tales in Japan. The real Harris died in New York in 1878, and the real Kichi committed suicide in Shimoda in 1892.
d.
Jane Wyman
has an uncredited role.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)?
a.
For the New York scene, the few hundred extras used each had three different costumes that they would wear for different exterior scenes. At one time during production, as many as 100 people were working in the costume department alone.
b.
One of the most complex scenes in the film was shot on Monday, February 26 2007, on the campus of Los Angeles City College. The days shooting facilitated the use of 160 extras and about 100 crew people.
c.
Guy Ritchie
s first film to be rated 12 in his native country (UK), and his first film where he has not been part of the writing process.
d.
Average Shot Length = ~10.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~9.7 seconds.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)?
a.
While making
The Barbarian and the Geisha
,
John Wayne
apparently became so enraged with director
John Huston
(who was something of a tough guy himself and was nearly as tall as Wayne, but not as massive) that he throttled and punched him out. It is unknown what Huston did to earn the beating, but the director was known to have a mean streak. Wayne later re-enacted the incident for
Peter Bogdanovich
, who was somewhat terrified to be used as a substitute for Huston.
b.
Tristan Tapscott appeared in the stage version and film. He was one of only two performers who recreated their roles for the film. The other was actor Chad V.
c.
The filmmakers polled Transformers fans to decide which robots to cast in the film. The most popular robots were Soundwave (20% of the vote), the Constructicons and Dinobots (tied with 16%), Jetfire (11%), Ultra Magnus and Shockwave (tied with 9%).
d.
The only film in the entire Dirty Harry series to be shot on the 1.85:1 aspect ratio, the previous four films where shot on the 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
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