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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Five Pennies (1959) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Five Pennies (1959) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Five Pennies (1959).
About the movie:
Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Five Pennies (1959)?
a.
The final scene in Xaviers mansion with Cyclops, Wolverine and Professor X was shot at Shepperton Studios in London, simply because
Hugh Jackman
was shooting
Van Helsing
at the time and the producers released him for only one day to do the final shooting of X-Men. The reason Wolverines hair looks higher than usual in this scene is because Jackman had long hair for Van Helsing and had to wear the Wolverine wig over a lot of hair.
b.
Keep an eye out for a cameo by
Bob Hope
and the crack
Danny Kaye
makes about him, as he,
Barbara Bel Geddes
and a very young
Tuesday Weld
wait to get into the Brown Derby restaurant.
c.
Rie is a phonetic spelling of the Russian word for Paradise.
d.
The films theme music is an instrumental version of an old religious hymn called The Old Rugged Cross.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Five Pennies (1959)?
a.
The exaggerated tango
Danny Kaye
did with the blonde Charleston dancer (
Lizanne Truex
) in the nightclub scene was not scripted. The rehearsals only called for her to do the Charleston, then flit offstage. During one of them Danny suddenly grabbed her and began hamming it up, with Lizanne quickly ad-libbing. Director
Melville Shavelson
liked it and added it to the routine.
b.
The script was unfinished at the start of production and was revised throughout.
c.
This movies dedication seen during the opening credits states: "To the United States Marine Corps-This story is dedicated in gratitude for its help in making it possible-But most of all for its stalwart defense of all we hold dear to our lives, our people, and our future."
d.
Filming the scenes where Lara drives her Land Rover through the jungle there had to be endless re-shoots due to snakes and other wildlife falling through the open top roof.
Angelina Jolie
herself was reported to be terrified.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Five Pennies (1959)?
a.
Although it is often claimed by fans that the moves Roy plays to checkmate Tyrell are from a famous game played in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky, known as "The Immortal Game". In the real game, Anderssen did actually sacrifice his Queen in order to force checkmate in very next move. However,
Ridley Scott
has stated that any similarities to the real game in the movie game were purely coincidental. In any case, the position of the pieces on Sebastians board do not correspond with the positions on Tyrells board.
b.
The restaurant used in the assassination scene of Mr. Ambrose is a TGI Fridays. The crew altered the decoration after the restaurant closed for the night and shot the scene well into the early morning hours. The stars on the glass where the waitress hides is prominent in all TGI Fridays restaurants.
c.
C. Thomas Howell
did all of his stunts in this movie (i.e. jumping fences).
d.
While
Danny Kaye
worked hard to be able to accurately fake playing cornet, it was the real
Red Nichols
who provided all of the cornet playing for Kaye in this movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Five Pennies (1959)?
a.
Blanche Sweet
s last feature film.
b.
Lesley Ann Warren
was supposed to play Brenda, but became pregnant and was replaced.
c.
Shelley Winters
decided that after they came in from the rain, her Helen character should have a moment when she kissed
Debbie Reynolds
Adelle character on the lips. This unscripted moment was filmed but removed from the final print of the movie to avoid attaining an R-rating.
d.
Its the ninth film with
Ben Stiller
and
Owen Wilson
after
The Cable Guy
,
Permanent Midnight
,
Meet the Parents
,
Zoolander
,
The Royal Tenenbaums
,
Starsky & Hutch
,
Meet the Fockers
and
Night at the Museum
.
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