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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The French Line (1953) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The French Line (1953) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The French Line (1953).
About the movie:
Oil heiress Mame Carson takes an incognito cruise so that men will love her for herself, not her money.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The French Line (1953)?
a.
Because the "moondust" was actually quick-set concrete powder, there was always a sign at the set proclaiming "No Liquids!"
b.
Theresa Merritt
s final film.
c.
Bruce Greenwood
provided the motion-capture performance of the alien. He is credited as "Cooper", which was the creatures nickname on set.
d.
Filmed in summer 1953.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The French Line (1953)?
a.
Originally presented in 3-D, with the tagline "See Jane Russell in The French Line - shell knock BOTH your eyes out!"
b.
The film was shot on Super 16mm and was eventually "blown up" to a 35mm print for its theatrical release.
c.
Judy Garland
had to wear a painful corset-style device around her torso so that she would appear younger and flat-chested.
d.
Janeane Garofalo
said in an interview that her biggest reason for taking the role of Agent Dale Shelby was her feeling that the film needed a strong leading female character to "take the edge off" the occasional violence against women on screen.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The French Line (1953)?
a.
Elmore Leonard
says
Get Shorty
is the best film adapted from one of his books.
b.
The library in which this movie takes place was actually constructed in the gymnasium of Maine North High School specifically for the film. The school closed down in 1982, two years before filming began. The building had been used for park district purposes and the Chicago Blitz before the Illinois state police bought it, turning it into a police station, which it still is to this day.
c.
Nearly 200 desks - costing $500 each - were purchased from the same firm that sold desks to the Washington Post in 1971.
d.
Initially,
Jane Russell
was to have performed her "Lookin for Trouble" number in a bikini, a bathing suit that was quite racy for 1954. She wore the skimpy outfit for a production still (later reproduced in her autobiography) but complained that she felt "very naked" in front of the movies crew. Eventually a compromise was reached, and she appeared in the one-piece outfit shown in the movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The French Line (1953)?
a.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
trained for nearly 3 months before shooting, spending up to 12 hours daily (according to
David Mamet
) studying and practicing jiu-jitsu.
b.
The American Cathedral in Pariss choir were hired to sing the "Boggis, Bunce and Bean" limerick. They were recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, in Studio Two, which is most famous for having been where
The Beatles
recorded almost all of their music.
c.
William Blinns first draft of the script was titled "Dreams". Prince didnt like the story and wanted the word "purple" in the title.
d.
Jane Russells dance to "Looking For Trouble" was shot in two versions. For the American release, she did her pelvic "bumps" behind a flower planter. For the European release, the "bumps" were done without anything hiding them.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The French Line (1953)?
a.
This was
John Garfield
s final film.
b.
Only about two or three process (visual effects) shots appear in the entire film, early on when
David Niven
and
Cantinflas
are in the balloon and we see them looking out over the Pyrenees. These shots were accomplished by animation cameraman
William Williams
, who also worked on the process shots for
Alfred Hitchcock
s
Vertigo
.
c.
George Lucas
has stated that the two main characters, Roger and Penny Henderson, are actually the parents of
Richard Dreyfuss
s character from Lucas
American Graffiti
; making this film a bit of a semi-prequel.
d.
Kim Novaks film debut as a model on the stairs.
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