QuizAssess
Home
Popular Quiz Categories
Home
Hollywood Movies Famous Trivia Quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972).
About the movie:
From the Pullizer Prize winning play by Paul Zindel, this is the story of Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)?
a.
Tony Leung Chiu Wai
s film debut.
b.
Certain dialog from
Paul Zindel
s play remained in the script for the movie. Even though the movie was filmed in Bridgeport, Connecticut, certain references to the location of the play, which takes place in Staten Island, New York (Zindels hometown) remain. Ruth mentions "Princes Bay" when reading a classified ad about some property for sale, and Matilda tells her mother that a photographer is going to take pictures of the Science Fair finalists for "The Advance". Princes Bay is a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, and the Staten Island Advance is the local newspaper.
c.
The scene where Callahan chases the robber in the senior citizen bus was filmed at and around the Pacific Garden Mall in Santa Cruz, California. This area was heavily damaged in the Loma Prieta earthquake on 17 October 1989. Many of the buildings in this scene had to be razed, due to extensive earthquake damage.
d.
The "Landmaster" later had a cameo in
Phillip J. Roth
s
A.P.E.X.
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)?
a.
The original New York production of "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" by
Paul Zindel
with
Sada Thompson
as Beatrice opened off-Broadway on April 7, 1970 at the Mercer Arts Center and ran for 819 performances. Mr. Zindel received the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a New York Drama Critics Circle Award for the work. Ms. Thompson was succeeded in the role by
Joan Blondell
,
Carolyn Coates
,
Cathryn Damon
and Mary Hara. A subsequent Broadway production with
Shelley Winters
as Beatrice opened on March 14, 1978 at the Biltmore Theater and ran for 16 performances.
b.
William Peter Blatty
: The writer of the novel can be seen in the film during the filming scene, standing next to Burke Dennings with a large moustache and wearing a moleskin jacket.
c.
The 1996 smash revival of the 1975 musical was one of the very few instances of a Broadway revival that was far more successful than the original. It was still running as of May, 2008. Given the long, difficult history of bringing the show to the screen, many believe that if the Broadway musical had not been so successful in its 1996 revival, the 2002 film would never have been made.
d.
According to author James Kotsilibas-Davis writing in "The Barrymores" this is still another film in which
Leon Trotsky
is given credit for having been an extra (at $5 Dollars a day), contrary to Trotsky experts who say he hadnt emigrated to the United States yet.
My Official Wife
(1914 Vitagraph) credits a Leon Trotsky supported by a surviving still with actress
Clara Kimball Young
in Daniel Blums "Pictorial History of the Silent Screen".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)?
a.
The play was originally produced in Houston in 1964. The movie version filmed in 1972, directed by
Paul Newman
and starred his wife,
Joanne Woodward
, and his daughter Elinor (
Nell Potts
). Woodward won the award for Best Actress at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.
b.
The Grammy-winning song "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)," from The Flaming Lips album "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots," originated as the score for a scene in this film. When that scene was cut, the song was placed on the album at the last minute.
c.
Scott Glenns characters knife is a full dress CQC6 with Mother of Pearl handles made by custom knife maker, Ernest Emerson.
d.
Seann William Scott
said on Kevin Pollaks Chat Show that a lot of his scenes were improvised, like the scene where he finishes
Tracy Morgan
s lines and the jail scene.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)?
a.
Eileen Heckart
also starred in a 1966 TV version.
b.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1991.
c.
The opening voice-over was originally intended to be read by Imhotep. Director
Stephen Sommers
later realized that Imhotep wouldnt be able to speak English, and gave the voice-over to Ardath Bey instead.
d.
Taaffe OConnell
was nearly crushed by the one ton giant worm during the filming of the notorious rape scene.
Year: 1972 related famous movies quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Heartbreak Kid (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Poor Albert and Little Annie (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather (1972) - Part (12) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Fast Kill (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Psyched by the 4D Witch (A Tale of Demonology) (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Last House on the Left (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Limbo (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Frogs (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather (1972) - Part (13) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Great Waltz (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : To Kill a Clown (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Man with Two Heads (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Bird Cage (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Man of La Mancha (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Snoopy Come Home (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather (1972) - Part (8) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Savages (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gold: Before Woodstock. Beyond Reality. (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bad Company (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Super Fly (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Skyjacked (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather (1972) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Separate Peace (1972) Quiz
Related genere famous movies quizzes
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Lady in the Death House (1944) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Faces (1968) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Twilight (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Great Escape (1963) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Kingu Kongu tai Gojira (1962) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Tower of London (1939) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Have a Heart (1934) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Punisher (2004) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Tombstone (1993) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Girl from Missouri (1934) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Marquis de Sade (1996) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : An Innocent Man (1989) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Troy (2004) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Quills (2000) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : In Love and War (1996) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Insomnia (2002) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Jerry Maguire (1996) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Get Well Soon (2001) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Barb Wire (1996) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Rigged (2008) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : RoboCop 3 (1993) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Chinatown (1974) - Part (2) Quiz