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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Donovan Affair (1929) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Donovan Affair (1929) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Donovan Affair (1929).
About the movie:
The lights go out at a high-society dinner party and one of the guests is murdered. The police are summoned and Inspector Killian shows up...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Donovan Affair (1929)?
a.
The first all-talkie film released by Columbia Pictures.
b.
Al Pacino
had difficulty with his scenes with
Jorge Porcel
, who played Saso, the club owner. The actor, who was primarily a television comedian, spoke no English and learned his lines phonetically.
c.
The Eiffel Tower jump was made from a platform extending out into air which was necessary in order to perform the stunt. The platform was painted the same color as the Eiffel Tower and it can still be seen in the final films footage.
d.
Clooney, a notorious prankster, played a prank on
Nora Dunn
by putting an apple on the antenna of a Humvee and catapulting it, hitting her on the forehead. The only cast member Clooney did not prank was
Ice Cube
saying, "Cubes not gonna take it. He doesnt have to. Hes from South Central."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Donovan Affair (1929)?
a.
The actual police investigation tape of the crime scene is included as a special feature in the DVD release of the film.
b.
A print of this film plus excerpts survive in the Library of Congress.
c.
Peter Fonda
insisted that
Bruce Langhorne
compose the music for this movie. Moreover, Fonda also insisted on driving a caterpillar bulldozer in one scene instead of having a stunt double do it for him.
d.
The name of the company Neo works for is Metacortex. The roots of this word are meta-, which according to Websters means "going beyond or higher, transcending," and -cortex, which is "the outer layer (boundary) of gray matter surrounding the brain." Thus, Metacortex is "transcending the boundaries of the brain," which is precisely what Neo proceeds to do.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Donovan Affair (1929)?
a.
The play opened in New York City, New York, USA, on 11 November 1929 and had 28 performances. In the cast were
Sylvia Sidney
,
Franchot Tone
and
Dennie Moore
.
b.
Burt Shonberg
s paintings were given to various cast and crew members after the film was wrapped.
Roger Corman
took the portrait of
Vincent Price
.
c.
The name of Scott Pilgrims band, Sex Bob-Omb, is a reference to the Nintendo video game
Super Mario Bros. 2
. The game features an enemy character named Bob-omb that looks like a small, round bomb with a lit fuse, legs, and eyes. An image resembling this character is depicted on the bands kick drum. "Sex Bomb" is the name of a song by the punk rock band
Flipper
, as well as a hit record by singer
Tom Jones
.
d.
A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.
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