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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Blue Bird (1976) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Blue Bird (1976)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976).

About the movie: A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976)?
a.		A scene was filmed but never used where Rambo, while in the cave after dispatching Teasle and his men, has another flashback: he and his buddies are in a bar in Vietnam, being entertained by the local women. Rambo takes one to a back room and they make love. The scene then flashes to the present, and Rambo begins to cry.
b.		This movies marketing connected the film with two of the studios earlier pictures, Sergeant York and Air Force, by saying that the picture was "in the heroic tradition" of these two earlier movies.
c.		According to actress Cicely Tyson, director George Cukor accused her of jinxing the film by using voodoo magic. Relations between Tyson and Cukor eventually deteriorated to the point where, when Tyson would arrive on set in the morning, she would ask - referring to Cukor - "Is he dead yet?"
d.		The character Hugh Dancy talks about the Buffy contingent at the sci-fi convention. Marc Blucas played Riley Finn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer for 2 seasons.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976)?
a.		35 tons of steel were used to build the sets.
b.		Whitley Strieber: in the museum sequence near the end.
c.		In the novel, Elle is a member of Delta Gamma, an international sorority which is part of the Panhellenic Conference. It was changed to Delta Nu to avoid problems with the real organization.
d.		The original Broadway production of "The Blue Bird" or "LOiseau Bleu" by Maurice Maeterlinck opened at the New Theatre (followed by the Majestic Theater) on October 1, 1910 and closed on January 21, 1911. Revivals were produced in 1911 and 1924.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976)?
a.		During an interview with Hysteria-Lives.com actor Timothy L. Raynor, who plays the killer, said he got the role because director Jimmy Houston was impressed with his martial arts skills and his ability to handle a weapon. Raynor said that the knife he wields in the movie wasnt a prop but an actual butchers knife.
b.		The original titles for the project were "No Surrender" and "Never Surrender" They had to choose a new title because a book was published with a similar title during production. Producers held a contest among the cast and crew to choose a new title. A production secretary submitted the winning title and won $100.
c.		Both Katharine Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine dropped out of the production before shooting began.
d.		The floatplane in the opening sequence has the registration prefix "OB-", which indicates that the action takes place in Peru.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976)?
a.		The last feature film of John Anderson.
b.		Captain Renaults line, "You like war. I like women," was changed from "You enjoy war. I enjoy women," in order to meet decency standards.
c.		There were so many production problems, foul-ups and hard feelings during the shooting of the film in Russia that eventually director George Cukor and producer Edward Lewis spoke to each other only through their lawyers.
d.		The release of this movie represented the shortest window between Death Wish movie sequels. It was only about two years after Death Wish 3 whereas the third picture followed about three years after Death Wish II which had followed the original Death Wish after about eight years. Death Wish V: The Face of Death was then not made for about another seven years.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976)?
a.		Jim Davis first film.
b.		The death of Kieron Moore (Pony Sugrue) on July 15, 2007 leaves Sean Connery (Michael McBride) as the films last surviving cast member.
c.		Irwin Kostal, the composer for the American half of the production, clashed with the Soviet composer, Andrei Popov. Popov wanted jazz for the score; Kostal wanted "Volga boatmen music".
d.		Originally titled, "Metal God".

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976)?
a.		The movie ends with Randy coming off the top rope with the Ram Jam before going to black, and playing Bruce Springsteens song as the credits roll. When the match was filmed at a March 2008 Ring of Honor event, Ram nailed the move and scored the pin. The reason for the cut to black was to allow the audience to decide if he lived or died.
b.		The auto parts yard where Nicolas Cage beats Michael Rapaport to death is a fully operated business that has been a staple of Flushing, Queens for over 30 years.
c.		Originally written with Sally Field in mind for the lead role.
d.		No bluebirds could be readily found, so several thousand pigeons were hand-dyed blue for the climactic scenes.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976)?
a.		The piranha were done by attaching rubber puppet fish to sticks.
b.		The title song (music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Harold Adamson), written for the film, became a best-selling single by Vic Damone on Columbia Records. According to author Tony Thomas in his 1975 book, "Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical," composer David Raksin preferred using just his own melodies in his Oscar-nominated score.
c.		James Coco, originally cast as Dog, couldnt eat Russian food; the only local fare he could stomach was bread and butter. He wound up gaining so much weight his costume no longer fit, he suffered a gall bladder attack and eventually had to be replaced by George Cole. Coco later said, "They tell us the movie will finish by August, but not by August of what year. I understand Elizabeth Taylor is having Christmas cards printed."
d.		This was originally conceived as a fictitious story but, whilst doing research, the writers discovered something very similar had occurred, so decided to let that influence their script.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976)?
a.		In the scene where Carrie Fisher is in the hair salon doing her nails and reading the instruction manual for the flamethrower, you can see a trio of pictures on the table. They are all of Fishers character and Jake Blues. In every picture, Jake is wearing his sunglasses and hat.
b.		Stuntman James Fawcett was killed in a motorcycle accident on the way home from shooting a scene in this picture.
c.		The word "fuck" is used 289 times throughout the film.
d.		Columnist Rex Reed was a visitor to the trouble-plagued set. Upon greeting Elizabeth Taylor for the first time, Reed asked Taylor how she was holding up under pressure. "Ive been through it all, baby," she told him. "Im Mother Courage."

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976)?
a.		Award-winning cinematographer Jonas Gritsius was replaced by Freddie Young when it was discovered that he had never before shot a film in color and had no idea what he was doing.
b.		I-Temp is located in Suite 5003 at 570 Lexington Avenue. The building is real and it has 50 floors.
c.		A Jewel Production. Universal Pictures did not own a theater chain and from its earliest days utilized a 3-tiered branding system to market its product to independent theater owners: Red Feather (low-budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige pictures considered to be worthy of potential higher roadshow ticket prices). Universal would cease to brand their productions after 1929.
d.		More ammunition was used in this film than in any previous movie.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blue Bird (1976)?
a.		In an interview, director George Cukor recalled that during filming he received complaints from several English-speaking members of the Russian crew about star Jane Fonda. Their complaint was that instead of letting them do their jobs, she would follow them around quoting passages from Karl Marx and wanting to engage the technicians in discussions about them. They told Cukor they were already Communists, that Fonda didnt have to convert them, and if she persisted in her behavior the whole crew would go on strike. The producers spoke to Fonda and got her to stop.
b.		The song "Pocketful Of Rainbows", seemingly a duet with Elvis and Juliet Prowse, had Prowse lip-syncing to an unknown backup singers vocals.
c.		Kevin Costner originally considered casting Marlon Brando in the role later played by Maury Chaykin.
d.		This is the show that introduced the song "Send in the Clowns", which became a pop culture hit.