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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Sleep (1946) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Sleep (1946) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946).
About the movie:
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946)?
a.
The first song played by the band at Michael Corleones party following the church ceremony is "Cuban Rhapsody," the same melody sung by "Yolanda," the entertainer in the New Years Eve nightclub scene in
The Godfather: Part II
.
b.
Most of the action of the film takes place on the west side of Park Avenue just to the north of 116th Street.
c.
40 tons of steel went into the making of the Brown house.
d.
Eager to repeat the success of
To Have and Have Not
, Warner Bros. studio chief
Jack L. Warner
gave
Howard Hawks
$50,000 to purchase the rights for "The Big Sleep." Hawks bought the rights for $5,000 and pocketed the rest.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946)?
a.
Due to
Humphrey Bogart
s affair with co-star
Lauren Bacall
, his marital problems escalated during filming, and his drinking often resulted in his being unable to work. Three months after the film was finished, Bacall and Bogart were married.
b.
George Clooney
was attached to direct at one point.
c.
The following scenes were deleted from the final cut of the film: A subplot involving
Maria Conchita Alonso
s character pregnancy. The chase sequence where
Danny Glover
tracks the Predator all the way to the slaughterhouse distract was extensively longer. Gore and mutilations in all the murders the Predator had done including
Bill Paxton
s in the tunnel.
d.
Maury Chaykin
, who played a supporting character as Man in Wheelchair, and
Timothy Hutton
would work together again in the "Nero Wolfe Mystery" series in reversed positions, with Maury as the title character, and Timothy as his number 2.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946)?
a.
Nina Foch
tested for the role of "Carmen."
b.
Official Selection: Bare Bones International Film Festival
c.
The dog in the movie is a Sealyham Terrier named "Johnnie" and
Alfred Hitchcock
s own dog. The main male character is also named "Johnnie" and this name was Hitchs original idea for the movie title.
Alfred Hitchcock
kept Sealyhams for many years. In his movie
The Birds
, Hitch walks out of the pet store with Sealyhams on a lead.
d.
The second full-length British CGI movie, after
Dominator
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946)?
a.
The German title of this film is Der Planet Saturn lässt schön grüßen, which means Best regards from Planet Saturn.
b.
Jeff Danna
who is the credited composer did not score the movie. There is no score in the actual film but he did write music for the title and end credit sequences. He also arranged a classical piece used as source music.
c.
This was the first film shown at Graumans Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard.
d.
The film was completed on January 12, 1945 and was shown to American servicemen overseas, but was not released in the United States at that time. With the end of World War II, Warners pushed back the release of
The Big Sleep
in favor of its completed war-themed films, among these films was
Confidential Agent
, which also starred
Lauren Bacall
. After her performance in that film was panned by the critics, agent
Charles K. Feldman
convinced
Jack L. Warner
that another failure would ruin Bacalls career. In a letter dated November 16, 1945, Feldman wrote Warner that "...if Bacall receives the same type of general reviews and criticisms on The Big Sleep, which she definitely will receive unless changes are made, you might lose one of your most important assets. Though the additional scenes will only cost in the neighborhood of probably $25,000 or $50,000, in my opinion this should be done even if the cost should run to $250,000." Feldman advised Warner to "give the girl at least three or four additional scenes with Bogart of the insolent and provocative nature that she had in
To Have and Have Not
."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946)?
a.
Ida Lupino
and
Louis Hayward
were married during the filming of the movie.
b.
Not screened for critics prior to release.
c.
The scene where
Humphrey Bogart
and
Lauren Bacall
make suggestive talk about horses was added almost a year after filming was otherwise complete, in an attempt to inject the film with the kind of risqué innuendos that had made
To Have and Have Not
, and Bacall, so popular a few years earlier.
d.
The carpet in the upstairs hallway had to be removed to accommodate two scenes: the powder scene, and the dragging scene.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946)?
a.
An exterior model of the Lutheran Theological Seminary had to be built by the films construction crew due to the modern buildings surrounding the real one. This "fake" one is seen in the wide-range shots, and cost about $40,000 to build. The actual Lutheran Theological Seminary is only seen in one, very carefully angled shot, when Buford is writing the message to General Reynolds the night before the battle.
b.
Jude Law
was deemed too young to play Gilderoy Lockhart.
c.
Rumors that
Andy Williams
dubbed
Lauren Bacall
s singing voice are untrue. Both director
Howard Hawks
and Bacall confirm that she did her own singing.
d.
A Hollywood Reporter production chart listed
Doris Lloyd
,
Charlotte Granville
and
Henry Armetta
as cast members, but they did not appear in the movie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946)?
a.
The first trailer for the film, which premiered with
The Dark Knight
sparked so much interest that it sent the graphic novel back onto the bestseller list. Barnes and Noble Bookstores reported selling out of the novel nationwide.
b.
References are made by both sisters about Marlowes height at the beginning of the film. Back then it was film convention for the male lead to be taller than the female and
Humphrey Bogart
was shorter than both leading actresses, a problem corrected on screen through giving Bogart platform shoes as well as trick photography.
c.
Kurt Russell
has starred with
J.T. Walsh
three times before, in
Tequila Sunrise
,
Backdraft
and
Executive Decision
.
d.
Det. MacDuff says at one point "I used to be a dancer". This is an in-joke to actor Christopher Walken, who started out as an accomplished dancer.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946)?
a.
The only music is in the first and last two minutes of the film.
b.
While working on the script, writers
William Faulkner
and
Leigh Brackett
couldnt figure out from the novel who murdered a particular character. So they phoned
Raymond Chandler
, who angrily told them the answer was right there in the book. They shrugged and returned to their work. Chandler soon phoned to say that he looked at the book himself and couldnt figure out who killed the character, so he left it up to them to decide. In the original cut, shown to the armed services, this question is resolved; in the film as released, it isnt.
c.
The fishing trip sequence was filmed at Depoe Bay, Oregon - the smallest harbor in the world.
d.
When designing Tony Starks house, the guideline the designers were given was to make it more "grease monkey" (inventor/mechanic) than futuristic, in order to keep the film realistic.
J. Michael Riva
took inspiration from the photographs of Julius Schulman, who was noted for photographs of 1950s and 1960s Los Angeles homes.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: Heard in the Singapore battle when the fireworks shack explodes, when Sao Feng grabs Will, and during the battle in the maelstrom one is heard during an explosion.
b.
The location where the bridge was built is now called Man-Eaters Junction, after the two lions. It is in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, about 200 miles (300 kilometers) southeast of Nairobi.
c.
"Woodys Roundup" is a parody of The Howdy Doody Show (1955).
d.
Mars henchman are named Sidney and Pete, a tribute to Bogies frequent costars
Sydney Greenstreet
and
Peter Lorre
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Sleep (1946)?
a.
Raymond Chandler
claimed that
Martha Vickers
gave such an intense performance as Carmen Sternwood that she completely overshadowed
Lauren Bacall
, and that much of Vickers performance ended up on the cutting room floor as a result.
b.
Greg tells Chris to get his "One Race" hands off his money. Chris is played by
Vin Diesel
, whos production company is called One Race Productions.
c.
The name,
Alex Gartner
, one of the producers, appears on a sign noting that Alex Gartner is a CPA.
d.
During the shoot, some of the cast and crew actually stayed in the house seen in the film.
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