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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather (1972) - Part (13) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Godfather (1972) - Part (13) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972).
About the movie:
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.
Director Todd Stephens said in the DVD commentary that he used Kodak film up until the point when the boys lose their virginity (after which he started using Fuji film) to portray a rush into reality.
b.
Melissa Molinaro
auditioned for the role of Celia Foote.
c.
In the original script, Rachel hit Michael with the truck five times. While shooting they reduced it to three and in editing it came out as one.
d.
Francis Ford Coppola
had a background in theater, and used it to prepare to script. He wear take pages out of the book and paste them into a notebook, which gave him room enough to make detailed notes on the scenes he wanted to use, what he had to do to make them work, and what pitfalls to avoid. (One example: "Italians who-a talk-a like-a dis.")
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.
James Caan
and
Al Pacino
were only ten years younger than
Morgana King
who plays their mother.
John Cazale
was only five years younger.
b.
Will Smith
was approached to play Neo, but turned down the offer in order to star in
Wild Wild West
. He later admitted that, at the time, he was "not mature enough as an actor" and that, if given the role, he "would have messed it up".
c.
Producer
Richard Carter
originally asked
Jack Lemmon
to play Kotch in this movie. Lemmon instead wanted to direct this movie and let
Walter Matthau
play Kotch.
d.
Bob Gale
and
Robert Zemeckis
figured that for
Back to the Future Part III
they had already done all that they could with Martys family, so the focus of the film was shifted to Doc Brown.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.
Anthony Daniels
(without C-3PO costume),
George Lucas
and his daughters
Katie Lucas
and
Amanda Lucas
all have cameo appearances in the Opera scene, as well as several members of the special effects team (
Rob Coleman
and
John Knoll
amongst others) and a number of characters from earlier Star Wars movies.
b.
One of the reasons why
Francis Ford Coppola
finally agreed to direct the film was because he was in debt to Warner Brothers following $400,000 budget overruns on
George Lucas
s
THX 1138
. Lucas urged him to take the job.
c.
Sally Todd
s scream at the beginning of the film is that of
Allison Hayes
from the soundtrack of
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
.
d.
Betty Hutton
turned down the role of Ado Annie, a role that could have revived her screen career. She instead chose to do a TV special called
Satins and Spurs
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.
Before Tony is killed by the fake shipping-and-handler, hes told, "Its C.O.D." This can have two meanings: "Cash On Delivery" or "Cause Of Death".
b.
Four songs prerecorded by
Judy Garland
were not used in the film:
Cole Porter
s "Easy to Love" (available on the Rhino CD, "
Judy Garland
: Collectors Gems from the M-G-M Films"); the patriotic "America (My Country Tis of Thee)" (written by
Henry Carey
and
Samuel Francis Smith
); plus two religious songs: "Abide with Me" and "The Rosary." Miss Garlands one musical moment in the release print was her unaccompanied rendition of "Happy Birthday to You" (music and lyrics by
Mildred J. Hill
and
Patty S. Hill
). The movies original poster raves, "Mickey woos! Judy sings! Best Hardy yet!"
c.
One song "I Fell In Love (With the Leader of the Band)", by
Jule Styne
and
Herb Magidson
, was filmed but not used. The footage was used in
The Great Morgan
.
d.
Robert Evans
apparently screened the films about gangsters that Paramount had released before he arrived at the studio, including
The Brotherhood
. He noticed that most of the films were unsuccessful and also that they had not been written or directed by Italian-Americans, and said that he hired
Francis Ford Coppola
in part because he wanted to "smell the spaghetti".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.
The original short story by
Annie Proulx
was published in the 13 October 1997 issue of The New Yorker, without the italicized prologue which was included in the later version published in "Close Range", her collection of short stories.
Diana Ossana
, co-screenwriter and a producer on the film, read it, then asked her colleague
Larry McMurtry
to read the story. He refused, stating he doesnt read short fiction, because he cant write it. She persisted, however, and he ultimately agreed. McMurtry handled the marital dramas and the Western elements, while Ossana concentrated on the male relationship, McMurtry feeling that he was not up to the task of conveying that realistically. Some reports have it that director
Ang Lee
barred screenwriter McMurtry from the set of the movie. A spokeswoman for Focus Features, which is producing it, commented: "Larry McMurtry rarely goes on sets because he has very severe allergies." McMurtry was also in the midst of writing a novel when filming began and ended; no one barred him from the set. Ossana was on set during the entire filming.
b.
Though Coppola wanted to portray Italians authentically, he cast many actors in the Corleone family who were not Italian:
Marlon Brando
is of Dutch ancestry,
James Caan
is German and Jewish, and
Abe Vigoda
is Russian-Jewish. Nevertheless, he wanted someone with Sicilian looks to play Michael, which is why he fought for
Al Pacino
, despite a strong desire on Paramounts part to cast a "name" like
Ryan ONeal
or
Robert Redford
- and Coppolas own concession that many Italians are blonde-haired and blue eyes, like Redford and ONeal.
c.
Director
Rob Zombie
originally wanted
Danielle Harris
to play Laurie Strode and
Sheri Moon Zombie
to play Lynda.
d.
The scenes of the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade are of the actual parade held in 1946. As such, careful preparation was necessary for the shots as retakes were obviously out of the question. 20th Century-Fox had cameras positioned along the parade route at the starting line at 77th Street, on Central Park West, on the 3rd floor of an apartment building at 253 West 58th Street, in Herald Square and on 34th Street at 7th Avenue.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.
In "Willie the Whale", all of the operatic vocals - bass up through soprano, and even the chorus - were sung by
Nelson Eddy
.
b.
The whole film was graded digitally on computer. The negative was scanned in with a Spirit Datacine at 2K resolution and then colors were digitally fine-tuned. The process took several weeks. The resulting digital master was output on film again with a Kodak laser recorder to create a print master. It was the first time this had been done for a whole film in Hollywood (but not in other countries).
c.
Anthony Perkins
auditioned for the role of Sonny Corleone.
d.
Edward Norton
was offered a role in the film but turned it down.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.
Max Van Ville
auditioned for the role of Steve, but was cast as Paul instead.
b.
Given the story of this film (a baby representing a new hope for humanity) there are not surprisingly many references to the story of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph from the Christian Bible. Theo (whose name is the Greek root meaning "God") first sees that Kee is pregnant in a barn, among farm animals, a reference to Jesus birth in a manger. When Theo sees her pregnancy, he swears, "Jesus Christ!" Kee jokes that she is a virgin, a reference to the Christian belief that Mary was a virgin before, during, and after her pregnancy. Theo is seen washing or soaking his feet several times during the movie; there are several references to Jesus or saints washing their feet or having them washed in the Christian Bible, and foot washing is a ritual in some Christian denominations and in Islam. The name of the Fishes group is also a Christian reference. In fact, the fish was one of the very first symbols in Christian art. Fish, in Greek, is spelled "IXTHYS" which served as an acronym for "Iesous Xhristos Theou Hyios Soter": I (esous = Jesus) X (ristos = Christ) TH (eou = Gods) Y (ios = Son) S (oter = Saviour)
c.
Jim Sturgess
confessed in an interview that this film is the first 3D film he has ever seen.
d.
There was intense friction between
Francis Ford Coppola
and Paramount who frequently tried to have him replaced, citing his inability to stay on schedule, unnecessary expenses and production and casting errors. (Coppola actually completed the film ahead of schedule and budget.)
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.
The Sparklets trucks used in the film were corralled by the producers friends on an actual work day. They were brought to location on their lunch break and subsequently, they only had an hour to shoot with them.
b.
The Monster is never seen in a full shot as the entire costume was never finished. They only had bits and pieces that were used as a puppet (hands, face, legs etc.)
c.
Sissy Spacek
decorated the house in which her character lives.
d.
In 1974,
The Godfather
premiered on NBC over 2 nights - Saturday November 16th, and Monday November 18th, from 9-11pm. Both nights, at 11pm, New York Citys Municipal Water Authorities had some overflow problems from all the toilets flushing around the same time.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.
Paramount was in severe financial trouble in the early 1970s and really needed a big hit. They specifically asked
Francis Ford Coppola
to make the film more explicitly violent.
b.
In 2009, the TV show
MythBusters
set out to prove the stunt where the Lamborghini skips across some water to escape the police. They proved that a stock Lamborghini could not do the stunt and that the car in the movie must have been specially weighted and that it was possible that the water was very shallow and the car may have actually landed on its wheels when skipping. In other words, "busted".
c.
The toolbox on top of the milk crate that Woody is trapped in is a Binford, the same type of tool that
Tim Allen
used on his television show
Home Improvement
.
d.
Reissued in 1917, following the death of
William F. Cody
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Godfather (1972)?
a.
Mia Farrow
auditioned for the part of Kay.
b.
When Frank Bigelow registers at the Allison Hotel in Los Angeles, the name directly above is
Russell Rouse
, one of the writers. Also on the register is
Ernest Laszlo
, the director of photography and
Marty Moss
, the assistant director.
c.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 6, 1949 with
Rosalind Russell
reprising her film role.
d.
Virtually every member of the cast plays multiple roles.
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