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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947).
About the movie:
In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted...and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)?
a.
The title of the film is based on a 400-year-old form of Japanese puppet theater, a style of storytelling that uses 4-foot-tall puppets with highly detailed heads, each operated by several puppeteers who blend into the background wearing black robes and hoods.
b.
Bernard Herrmann
considered his musical score for this film to have been his best.
c.
The prison where the movie was shot, the former Wyoming State Prison located in Rawlins, Wyoming, has daily tours and much of the set remains intact from when crews filmed there in 1987.
d.
Warner Brothers first feature-length film in full Technicolor.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)?
a.
Jeff Skorik
, who contributes to the film score and appears in the film, was
R. Michael Gull
s songwriting partner from 1986 to 1993. They went to high school together. The two wrote and recorded several songs together. One of their songs, "Little Princess", appears in the film.
b.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
c.
R.A. Dick
was the pseudonym of Josephine Leslie, who wrote the 1945 novel "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir".
d.
The filmmakers all hail from The School of Visual Arts. Graduation dates ranging from 1984 to 2014
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)?
a.
To increase flexibility with the films editing process,
Kerry Conran
shot each of the dozens of extras (who werent physically interacting with the main characters) individually on the blue screen, so that he could manipulate them in the final shot to his own liking without having to re-shoot the entire scene.
b.
One of a small handful of films produced by 20th Century-Fox which does *not* use the fanfare of trumpets with the opening logo. (
All About Eve
,
Sounder
, and
The Sound of Music
are others.) The moody and lovely opening music is by the films composer,
Bernard Herrmann
.
c.
According to
Kristy Swanson
, when she was introduced to
Virginia C. Andrews
, the elderly author said that Swanson was "just as she pictured Cathy".
d.
In
Goodfellas
,
Joe Pesci
played a character named Tommy DeVito. This the same name as the actor who plays the crooked poker dealer.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)?
a.
The word "muir" means "the sea" in Gaelic. Many times sailors are said to have been "married" to the sea, or that the only woman they ever loved was the sea.
b.
The original version of the flying chase scene at the end of the film involved Stitch and Jumba hijacking an airplane and chasing Gantus spaceship through Honolulu, crashing into buildings. The sequence was already animated and completed, but the whole chase was cut following the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001. The chase had to be re-written and drawn again (this time with spaceships flying through mountains and less populated vegetation), and the second version of the chase was is what is seen in the theatrical version.
c.
Pinky Tomlin
and
Toby Wing
were briefly engaged during the production of this movie. They had met at a Hollywood party in 1936.
d.
Dustin Hoffman
was already set to play a role in
Mel Brooks
The Producers
when the opportunity to audition for "The Graduate" came up. Deferentially, Hoffman asked Brooks permission to audition for the part in the other film. Through his wife,
Anne Bancroft
, (already cast) Brooks was familiar with the story of "The Graduate". He allowed Hoffman to audition, blithely confident hed be found unsuitable for role of Mrs. Robinsons lover.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)?
a.
Russell Crowe
was cast as the circus freak, but the production was halted when Russell needed shoulder surgery. After that healed he had to start shooting
A Beautiful Mind
. No news on when the production will be picked up. He was replaced by
Ewan McGregor
when the film finally went into production.
b.
In 1990 there was serious at talk at 20th Century Fox of remaking "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" with
Sean Connery
and
Michelle Pfeiffer
in the leads, but the poor box-office for
The Russia House
killed it.
c.
No special effects were used to make the Chevy Malibu glow while parked at the repossession lot. Instead, the car was completely coated with 3M reflective paint, at an approximate price of $600 per bucket.
d.
The operating scenes were almost cut out due to their graphic nature. However, two women who were visiting the set told the producers that the operating scenes were what made the movie, and should be kept in.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)?
a.
Filmed for a theatrical release but was released straight-to-video instead.
b.
All of the close-up shots of Sarahs hand holding her phone were shot on one afternoon, in the library, and yes, it was actually
Anna Kendrick
s hand.
c.
Gene Tierney
s first approach to the character of Lucy Muir was playful, almost screwball. After a conference between
Darryl F. Zanuck
and director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
, the first two days shooting were redone so that Tierney could give the character more depth. The change resulted in huge critical acclaim for the actress.
d.
Fredric March
was originally set to play the lead, but when he discovered that director
John Cromwell
was being replaced by
Frank Borzage
, he refused to do the picture. The part was then given to
Gary Cooper
.
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