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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Bellboy (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Bellboy (1960) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Bellboy (1960).
About the movie:
In Miami Beach, the mute bellboy Stanley works at the luxurious Fontainebleau Hotel. In spite of being a serviceable and friendly employee, the clumsy Stanley gets successively into trouble with his mistakes.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bellboy (1960)?
a.
When we first see Freddy sitting with the other kids in the institution, the movie they are watching is
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
.
b.
The feature film debut of R&B singer
Mary J. Blige
.
c.
Cinderfella
was ready to be released that summer, but
Jerry Lewis
wanted it to wait until Christmas, being a family-oriented film. Regardless, Paramount demanded a summer film, so Lewis shot this film in four weeks, directing himself because nobody else could do it as quickly as needed.
d.
The real Larry Summers called the films portrayal of his meeting with the Winkelvoss twins "fairly accurate". He went on to say "Ive read somewhere, on occasion, that people think I can be arrogant, and I cant imagine why. And if that is so, I probably was on that occasion."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bellboy (1960)?
a.
Jerry Lewis
is credited with having created the video-assist technique for this film. At the time it was called "Closed Circuit Television Applied to Motion Pictures," for which he was awarded a patent.
b.
Filmed entirely at night.
c.
Bobby Farrelly
played the priest on the other side of the confession booth talking to Charlie, and
Peter Farrelly
made the cows dying gurgling sounds.
d.
The address on the wedding invitation is actually the physical address of the company that runs the "Jay and Silent Bob" website in Clermont, FL.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bellboy (1960)?
a.
At the New York Bar/Grill in the Park Hyatt hotel, one "Lost in Translation" theme drink called L.I.T. is available.
b.
After the rights to The Green Hornet property were purchased by Miramax in 2001,
Kevin Smith
was attached to write and direct the film in 2004, with
Jake Gyllenhaal
set to star alongside a female Kato. However, Smith pulled out of directing due to an insecurity of directing something with such a larger budget than he was used to. He stayed on as writer and wrote two drafts, but with no further progress with the script, the rights were let go and purchased by Columbia Pictures. Then, coincidentally, his
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
star,
Seth Rogen
, became attached to star and write the screenplay. Smiths screenplay, however, would resurface later in the form of a comic book miniseries.
c.
The cast of this film is comprised largely of nightclub performers who were appearing in or near the Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami, FL, during the time of filming.
Jerry Lewis
was under tremendous pressure to finish the film quickly in order for it to be released in time for the summer season. Despite writing a 165-page script (enough for a film of roughly 2-1/2 hours), Lewis final cut ran 71 minutes.
d.
Features children of
Steven Spielberg
&
Kate Capshaw
, Eisner, Michael, and
David Mamet
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bellboy (1960)?
a.
In the film,
Jerry Lewis
frequent co-writer
Bill Richmond
does a quick walk-on as
Stan Laurel
, one of Lewis idols. The Laurel imitation, Lewis non-speaking bellboy and the black-and-white photography show Lewis intention to make a silent-movie-type comedy.
b.
The Vogue fashion shoot is the only scene in the movie that isnt fashion directed by
Pat Field
.
c.
Mt. Olympus, location of Joe Gavilans "monstrosity" that he desperately wants to sell, is a real street in the Los Angeles area.
d.
Jan de Bont
was a credited producer because he was originally going to direct the film.
Steven Spielberg
claimed that De Bont did no work on the film once Spielberg joined the project and publicly questioned whether he deserved the credit.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bellboy (1960)?
a.
The organization that Claude Lacombe (
François Truffaut
) leads is called the "Mayflower Project". Its flag is a white one with a black triangle on it, and it can be seen in the secret reunion scene (where Lacombe explains the manual signals for the musical notes) between the American and France flags.
b.
The song "Texas Millionaire" is the only time Astaires singing voice was ever dubbed. The dub vocals were performed by
Thurl Ravenscroft
, known mostly for being the voice of Tony the Tiger.
c.
Jerry Lewis
and
Milton Berle
played both themselves and a bellboy. Lewis as himself seeing Berle as the bellboy, and Berle as himself running into Lewis as the bellboy.
d.
The shot of the guards falling down in a row took weeks to prepare.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bellboy (1960)?
a.
Johnny Depp
,
Viggo Mortensen
,
Brad Pitt
and
George Clooney
were considered for the lead male role.
b.
Coincidentally with a movie about ghosts and ghost-busting, the filming of the jail scene was actually a prison reported to be haunted, and the dailies had many scratches all over with no apparent physical cause.
Ivan Reitman
was concerned about returning there, but the crew was very relieved to find enough footage to complete the scene without returning.
c.
Vitaphone production reels #4559-4566 and #4530 (trailer)
d.
Jerry Lewis
as the bellboy had exactly 24 words, all coming in the last scene of the movie. He played the bellboy and himself in the movie, but as the bellboy had only 16 words.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bellboy (1960)?
a.
Director Terry Gilliam tried to persuade the studio to cast
Nick Nolte
as James Cole and Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey Goines, but was not successful as none of the two had any big hits since
Another 48 Hrs.
and
The Fabulous Baker Boys
. Nolte and Bridges are in fact close friends, and have tried and failed to team up several times.
Cutters Way
and
Tequila Sunrise
were both meant to star the pair. They finally worked together in
Simpatico
.
b.
The first theatrical release directed by
Jerry Lewis
.
c.
The address on the envelope that Pete opens at the beginning of the film gives Pete and Natalies address as 2028 The Strand, Hermosa Beach, California, which is a valid address on the beach.
d.
Gary Faga
plays the security guard who Sulu knocks out; he also played the airlock technician that Spock gave the Vulcan nerve pinch to in
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bellboy (1960)?
a.
Screenwriter
Barry Morrow
chose the name of the film by reading through a book of names, deciding which sounded most interesting when mispronounced. He eventually narrowed it down to four names, including "Rain Man" for Raymond and "No-Man" for Norman. Marrow decided that Rain Man was the best. In order to see if this instinct was correct, he asked his children which of the four they preferred and all agreed with his choice.
b.
The fight scenes are mainly staged without having to have recourse to wirework or digital finetuning.
c.
Jerry Lewis
shot the movie in four weeks at Miami Beachs Fontainebleau Hotel while he also was performing there. He edited it during his subsequent engagement in Las Vegas.
d.
Based on the real life Gilbreth family. The name Gilbreth appears several times throughout the film: Nora says that its her grandmothers name when the kids are playing the game with the apples; its Kates maiden name according to her yearbook; its Kates maiden name according to the dust jacket of her book.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bellboy (1960)?
a.
According to
Daniel Craig
, the only CGI in the film was to erase safety wires in a lot of the stunt sequences and to integrate the models for the sinking palazzo into the real Venetian location.
b.
Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Charles La Torre
(Restaurant Keeper),
Adele St. Mauer
(Woman on Bus),
Sarah Padden
(Peasant Woman on Bus),
Art Miles
(Bus Driver),
Trevor Bardette
(First Passenger on Train) and
Michael Mark
(Second Passenger on Train).
c.
Jerry Lewis
wrote the script in eight days.
d.
Some post production sound was provided by students at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo. They added their sound to the basketball crowds, party fight scene, and the shooting scene in the girls dorm.
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