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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Carpetbaggers (1964) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Carpetbaggers (1964) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964).
About the movie:
Jonas Cord is a disagreeable rich young tycoon on the corporate make, with some subplots about booze, broads and Hollywood in the 1930's.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964)?
a.
The early life of
Alan Ladd
s character that was told in the novel was made into the
Steve McQueen
film
Nevada Smith
.
b.
Colin Farrell
was offered the role of Hannibal King, but turned it down.
c.
Alan Parker put many people who did not make the initial audition for the band in bit parts in the movie.
d.
Composer
Mark Everett
is the lead singer of the rock band
The Eels
, which explains the large number of songs by the band featured in the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964)?
a.
One of the actresses tested for the lead role was
Katharine Ross
, who was working in a theater group in San Francisco at the time and was brought down to Los Angeles to test. She didnt get the part, but executives at Universal Pictures saw her test, liked it and signed her to a long-term contract.
b.
When talking to Powell on CB, McClane tells him, "They have missiles, automatic weapons and enough plastic explosives to orbit
Arnold Schwarzenegger
." Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally considered for the role of McClane.
c.
Milla Jovovich
based her performance on her own mother
Galina Jovovich
.
d.
Just before the penultimate shoot-out, John returns to the hotel. The short scene starts with a shot of a framed photograph hanging on a wall and then tracks to the outside. The photograph is of Wild Bill Hickock.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964)?
a.
On
Larry King Live
in 1999,
Angie Dickinson
said that the one role she regretted turning down was the one eventually played by
Carroll Baker
in this film.
b.
Cyd Charisse
s striptease to the title number was met with a least a couple of raised eyebrows from the Hays film censors. For one 2-second instance, she is seen at length in a silk camisole exposing her legendary legs. This was considered too risqué by the Hays office, and a high-back chair was quickly integrated into the dance for her to run behind. When she next emerges from behind the chair she has quickly slipped on a swirling petticoat, but it is transparent and gives quick glimpses of her legs anyway, which by now were what most viewers wanted to see anyway.
c.
During the making of the movie, Jamie Williams was bitten in the foot by a chimp. The bandage on his foot in some scenes in the widescreen version.
d.
Rosie ODonnell
accomplished a life long dream in this film, she had always wanted to voice a character in a Disney animated movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964)?
a.
Steve Buscemi
: Having to refuse the role of Jimmie due to scheduling conflicts, Buscemi appears as the
Buddy Holly
waiter in Jack Rabbit Slims. As Mr. Pink in
Reservoir Dogs
, he refused to tip wait staff.
b.
The "plastic" spoon stuck to
Nicolas Cage
s lapel was actually a metal spoon that had been painted to appear plastic and which was held in place with a magnet.
c.
Stella Stevens
was a strong contender for the role of Jenny Denton but the producers decided on
Martha Hyer
who at near 40 was a little old for the part but had greater name recognition and an Academy Award nomination under her belt.
d.
After its serial run, it was later shown as a feature, which makes this the oldest surviving American feature.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964)?
a.
Based on the story "Boss of the Bar B Ranch", by
William Jacobs
.
b.
The stripper for Prendergast (
Robert Duvall
) is named "Suzie". When she starts dancing, someone says "Susie Q", a reference to the
Creedence Clearwater Revival
song used in
Apocalypse Now
, which also featured Duvall.
c.
In the middle of March 2009,
Liam Neeson
interrupted filming his scenes in order to visit his wife
Natasha Richardson
in hospital after she had a skiing accident. The brain injury she received from this accident lead to her death a few days later. Just few days after her death, Neeson voluntarily returned to the set and completed his performance. The filmmakers changed the script accordingly and Neeson completed his performance in two days.
d.
Alan Ladd
s last movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964)?
a.
Sylvester Stallone
wears a Panerai watch.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and was not televised until many years later.
c.
Robert Downey Jr.
publicly admitted to using heroin during the making of this film.
Jodie Foster
wrote him a letter praising his work but warning him that he could not keep doing this on other films.
d.
Paramounts highest-grossing film of 1964.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964)?
a.
Concerning the editor hired to cut "Greed" down to 2 hours, Erich von Stroheim supposedly commented: "The only thing he had on his mind was his hat!"
b.
One of the appeals of the
Harold Robbins
novel on which this was based was guessing which real life figures the main characters were based on: Rina Marlowe is obviously based on
Jean Harlow
, Nevada Smith seems to be
Tom Mix
, Jonas Cord is generally believed to be a thinly-disguised
Howard Hughes
, and Jennie Denton may based on
Joan Crawford
.
c.
The first talkie shot outdoors.
d.
This movie was
Charles Bronson
s second consecutive picture to feature the word Death in the title. Bronsons previous movie was
Death Hunt
. Bronson made seven movies with this word in the title, five of them being in the Death Wish franchise.
Messenger of Death
was another example. The final time would be in
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
, where the word appeared twice.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964)?
a.
Shipped to theaters under the code name "Scrutiny".
b.
Once considered so racy it was advertised as being "for adults only", this film was recently restored for its DVD release, and resubmitted to the MPAA for a rating. Indicating how much standards have changed in four decades, it was given a PG.
c.
This project was filmed completely on location in Estacada, Oregon. Many of the crew stayed on the third floor of a Senior Center to avoid the icy roads and the 45 minute trip back and forth from Portland. The locals referred to the crew as "The Hollywoods".
d.
The movie drew criticism from several disability groups for the "Simple Jack" subplot, regarding a movie-within-a-movie in which
Ben Stiller
s character portrays a mentally disabled man. Clips of the fictitious movie are shown, and re-enacted by Stiller, while scenes between
Robert Downey Jr.
and Stiller drew particular scorn for their repeated use of the word "retard". The producers withdrew a "Simple Jack" website, and proposed altering the movie in response to a special early screening for the disability groups in question, but did not follow through on the suggestion. According to co-writer
Etan Cohen
, the scenes were not meant to derive humor from mental disability itself, but to satirize emotionally exploitative depictions of mental disability in movies such as
Forrest Gump
,
I Am Sam
,
Radio
, and
Rain Man
, and the actors who take these roles.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964)?
a.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 10 seconds
b.
Originally set in Ontario, Canada.
c.
When Tyler and the Narrator are fighting and gather a crowd, no one intervenes, but instead look rather bemused.
d.
On the marquee at Graumanns Chinese Theater, the flashing title Blazing Saddles is a matte lay-in, covering the films original title, Black Bart. The final title of the movie wasnt decided until after principal photography.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Carpetbaggers (1964)?
a.
During the asteroid storm, when Bomb Number 20 is shown on the computer room monitor emerging from the bomb bay, the monitor shows a single frame of a mans smiling face.
b.
Johnny Depp
and
Joaquin Phoenix
were considered for the role of Darcy.
c.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
d.
Mack Sennett
: seminal silent-picture director directs a pie-throwing sequence.
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