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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Comedians (1967) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Comedians (1967) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Comedians (1967).
About the movie:
Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic white hotel owner and his encroaching fatalism as he watches Haiti sink into barbarism...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Comedians (1967)?
a.
This film is used by the U.S. Navy as an example of leadership styles in its Leadership and Management Training School. The Air Forces College for Enlisted Professional Military Education also uses this film as a education aid in its Noncommissioned Officer Academies. The film has also been used for leadership training in civilian non-military seminars.
b.
The famous Darth Vader suit was designed by production designer
Ralph McQuarrie
, who was concerned about the character being able to breathe while he was traveling from his spaceship to Princess Leias spaceship. It was not explained why Darth Vader wears the suit at all times until
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
. The look of the Darth Vader suit was based on robes worn by Bedouin Warriors.
c.
The prologue gives modern audiences a rare chance to see white actress
Tess Gardella
play Queenie, the African-American cook, in blackface. Although frowned upon by todays standards, it is nevertheless a fascinating curio from a different era.
d.
Average Shot Length = ~11.6 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~11.4 seconds.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Comedians (1967)?
a.
To get
Elizabeth Taylor
to do the film at a "bargain" salary, producer/director
Peter Glenville
told her that he had offered it to
Sophia Loren
. She promptly cut her customary $1 million salary in half and signed on.
b.
After filming was completed,
Annette Funicello
was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. During filming, as a result of fatigue from long hours shooting the film, she had noticed an increase in the frequency and severity of minor MS symptoms that she had experienced off-and-on for several years. and requested that her husband tell no one on the set.
c.
Devon Sawa was 15 during filming and much taller than his 10 year old castmates so he can be seen wearing only socks in some scenes.
d.
Because so many 360-degree POV shots were used, the lights had to be either hung overhead, or cleverly disguised, so as not to be picked up by the roving cameras.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Comedians (1967)?
a.
This is the first film where
Richard Burton
was paid more than his wife,
Elizabeth Taylor
. Burton got $750,000 while Taylor, the first actor to receive a $1 million fee for a single picture, settled for a mere half-a-million.
b.
Despite the popularity of the phrase "The dingo ate my baby!" and its association with this film, that line is never actually spoken in the movie.
c.
A seduction scene between
Ellen Barkin
and
Lorraine Bracco
was excised after poor reactions in test screenings.
d.
The military aircraft seen in the film did not fire a single shot during filming; all their shots were created through CGI.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Comedians (1967)?
a.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
was considered for the role of Kenny Pig Vomit Rushton.
b.
A further Lane/Harburg song, "Thank You, Columbus" was recorded but not used. "Song of the Bayou" by
Rube Bloom
was also planned for inclusion, but not used.
c.
The seventh of eleven films that
Elizabeth Taylor
and
Richard Burton
starred in together.
d.
Prince Vlads scream after he drives his sword into the cross is not the voice of
Gary Oldman
.
Lux Interior
, lead singer of punk band
The Cramps
, recorded the scream and it was dubbed in.
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