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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).
About the movie:
After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Assistant director
John Kerrison
was killed in a car crash on the way to one of the locations. A make-up man was badly injured in the same accident.
b.
The last film of veteran character actor
Tom Tully
.
c.
The original idea for the film was inspired by a dream that Bill Plympton had, of a skull that oozed all these scary Gothic creatures - snakes, lizards, spiders and bugs. He felt that this image was perfect for a 50s teen "revenge at the prom" film. Once he had the concept, he began making concept drawings that evolved into storyboards.
d.
According to
James Bryan
, actor
Gerry Klein
, who plays the guy killed in the wheelchair, was once at a screening of the movie and couldnt quit laughing during his scenes. This annoyed a woman sitting in front of him. She turned and said to him thats not funny, what if that was YOU in that wheelchair?!. The irony only made Klein laugh more.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Kevin Smith
: [hockey] Holden and Alyssa break up at a hockey game. Alyssa is wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey. Holden and Banky are also playing hockey on a Sega Genesis, which
Jason Lee
s character Brody does often in
Kevin Smith
s
Mallrats
.
b.
For one sunset scene,
David Lean
specifically traveled 150 miles to capture it.
c.
Marlon Brando
was once interested in playing Pablo Picasso and was trying to reduce weight on a banana diet.
d.
Two cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Hal Melone
(Page Boy) and
Dick Baron
(Newsboy).
James Dunn
was listed in a contemporary news item as a cast member, but he also was not seen in the movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Producer
Sam Spiegel
- in his efforts for securing rights, casting, locations, etc. - flew around the world 4 times in the 3 years it took to get the film from page to screen.
b.
Star
Fred Gwynne
dyed his hair white for the role of Judd Crandall.
c.
John Cusack
was the first choice for the role of Alex Wyler, but he declined.
d.
Lynda Carter
s movie debut.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Sam Spiegel
was en route from Paris to London when he bought the then much-talked about novel by
Pierre Boulle
out of curiosity. By the time he arrived in London, he had read the novel and decided what his next film was going to be. He immediately flew back to Paris for a meeting with a surprised Boulle who agreed to sell him the film rights.
b.
Along with
Spencer Tracy
,
Irene Dunne
insisted the films production be halted until
Van Johnson
was well after his auto accident, in which he was seriously injured. During this period, MGM snatched Dunne up to make
The White Cliffs of Dover
, released the following year as the MGM 20th Anniversary film. As a thank you for her gratitude, Johnson appears in a small role in Dover.
c.
Several members of the Black family are named after astronomical objects. You can see some of the names in the scene when Sirius and Harry are in the family tree room. Sirius, Regulus, Andromeda, Arcturus, Bellatrix, and Cygnus are the ones that can be seen.
d.
Henry Bean
worked on screenplay revisions.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Red Skelton
s first film.
b.
Judy Holliday
turned down the role of Lorelei Lee because she felt no actress other than
Carol Channing
(who played the part on Broadway) should be cast.
c.
For the scene when Colonel Nicholson emerges from the oven after several days confined there,
Alec Guinness
based his faltering walk on that of his son
Matthew Guinness
when he was recovering from polio. Guinness regarded this one tiny scene as some of the finest work he did throughout his entire career.
d.
During the climactic fight between Jason and Ginny, Jason raises the mattock to block Ginnys machete swing.
Amy Steel
said that during the first take, the timing was wrong and she accidentally hit Steve Dashs finger, causing him to have to go to the emergency room. Steve Dash has photos of him being treated in the ER in his costume, fake machete still stuck through his shoulder. After his finger was stitched up, he returned to set that night and insisted they complete the scene. She said they simply put a condom on his finger and applied make-up to make it look dirty.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
East Lynne
is the film showing at the theatre that Lila and Reginald attend.
b.
The house used as Jesses mansion was a real mansion in Mahwah, New Jersey that had been abandoned since the 1920s.
c.
Sessue Hayakawa
edited his copy of the script to contain only his lines of dialog. This way, he remained oblivious to the real nature of his characters fate.
d.
The Disney theme-park rides theme song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts", makes a short appearance in the movie, but the all of the background music is some version of the song.
Thurl Ravenscroft
is the soloist for this song on the Disney ride, but he wasnt able to sing for the movie version of the song.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Dr
Brian Cox
, CERN / Manchester University, acted as the films science advisor. His wife was involved in production of the movies blog.
b.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
Original novelist
Pierre Boulle
actually had been a prisoner of war in Thailand. His creation of Colonel Nicholson was an amalgam of his memories of various French officers who collaborated with his captors.
d.
Courtney Love
claimed that
Quentin Tarantino
originally wanted
Kurt Cobain
and her to play Lance and Jody. However, Tarantino denies ever having even met Kurt, much less offered him a part.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Planes were flown over the disused Marine Corps Air Station Tustin base in Tustin, CA, to be composited into the film. This caused some residents in the extremely conservative area of Orange County to believe that a war was starting and they were being attacked.
b.
At one point during filming,
David Lean
nearly drowned when he was swept away by a river current.
Geoffrey Horne
saved his life.
c.
When Joe is being apprehended by the police in Costco, the background screens display why he is wanted: "For being a dick" "For excaping from jail" "For fucking up lots of shit"
d.
Principal photography actually took place in 1996.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Franco Zeffirelli
reportedly decided to offer
Mel Gibson
the role of
Hamlet
after seeing his suicide contemplation scene in this film.
b.
Richard Burton
was actively pursued for the role of the pilot. Burton had had a huge success, on Broadway, with Lerner & Lowes "Camelot", but had turned down the film role (
Camelot
), as he did "The Little Prince".
c.
Brian H. Dierker
was originally hired as the technical consultant for the white-water rafting scenes.
Sean Penn
cast him as Rainey after
Emile Hirsch
suggested him for the role.
d.
Sam Spiegel
bought the railroad train from the Ceylonese government. It had previously belonged to an Indian maharajah and had seen 65 years of active service. Spiegel had it refurbished completely and then had one mile of railway track laid for it.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)?
a.
Feature film debut of
Amara Karan
, who plays Rita. While she was still being considered for the role, Karan received the script and discovered that Rita smokes cigarettes. Not being a smoker, she enlisted some friends to help her practice smoking. During a meeting with
Wes Anderson
, Karan casually tossed a cigarette into her mouth and started smoking: "I am sure it must have looked really spontaneous." Anderson did not waste any time before asking her if she would come aboard.
b.
The Bert & I stories were a late addition to the film. Actor-writer
William Cully Allen
had grown up listening to these folk stories in album form. He himself tells them (in dialect) in the films opening and closing.
c.
In addition to
Sleuth
and
Give em Hell, Harry!
, only one of three films in which entire on-screen billed cast received acting Oscar nominations. (Although Sleuths credits did contain a number of nonexistent phony cast members to mislead audiences into thinking it was more than a two-character thriller and Virginia Woolf did feature two unbilled bit players as roadhouse employees.)
d.
David Lean
initially wanted Nicholsons soldiers to enter the camp while singing "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball", a popular (during World War II) parody version of the "Colonel Bogey March" poking fun at
Adolf Hitler
and various other Nazi leaders.
Sam Spiegel
told him it was too vulgar, and the whistling-only version was used instead.
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