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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Graduate (1967) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Graduate (1967) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967).
About the movie:
Recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock is trapped into an affair with Mrs. Robinson, who happens to be the wife of his father's business partner and then finds himself falling in love with her teenage daughter, Elaine.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967)?
a.
Shot in 23 days.
b.
The red, Italian sports car which Benjamin drives throughout the movie is a 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 also known as the Duetto.
c.
The original plan was that
Will Smith
was to play Prot and
Kevin Spacey
Dr. Mark Powell. When Smith pulled out of the role, Spacey decided to play Prot.
d.
A real-life version of the Talkboy, the tape recorder Kevin plays with in the movie, was created by Tiger Electronics shortly after the films release (along with its pink-and-purple counterpart, the Talkgirl).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967)?
a.
Bodycount: 30
b.
The predicament of being able to see future disaster while fearing no-one will believe you is called The Cassandra Complex, after a Greek myth.
c.
Although
Calder Willingham
and
Buck Henry
share screen writing credit, Buck Henry wrote the shooting version of the screenplay without assistance, and Henry was not even aware of Willinghams draft. Henry was the fourth screenwriter asked to try to adapt
Charles Webb
s novel, however, and Willingham filed a challenge with the Writers Guild for screen credit after the movie was completed. Because Webbs novel consists of large passages of dialogue, and both writers lifted various lines that appeared in each version, Willinghams challenge was successful.
d.
While shooting in the woods one evening the lighting went out without explanation leaving the cast and crew in total pitch darkness. After several minutes in the complete darkness the producer randomly yelled out let there be light! and sure enough the lights did indeed blare on - again without explanation.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967)?
a.
Other actresses considered for the part of Elaine were
Natalie Wood
(who turned it down) and
Candice Bergen
(who auditioned but did not get the part).
b.
The trike that
Johnny Knoxville
uses in the film is the original bike that
Phil Kaufman
used in 1973.
c.
Jason Schombing
, who plays the suicidal man, was recommended by his good friend,
Michael Chiklis
(the Thing, who rescues him).
d.
The school is based on the real-life Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan. It is a public school, and therefore available to any New York City high school student who successfully auditions.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967)?
a.
When
Dustin Hoffman
showed up at
Joseph E. Levine
s office for a casting interview, the producer mistook him for a window cleaner, so Hoffman, in character, cleaned a window.
b.
According to an interview with Playboy Magazine, David O. Russell antagonized George Clooney on set one day, telling him to "hit him". George Clooney did so, in the face.
c.
The film "Coming Up Daisy" was titled "Tell Me That Again!" in the script.
d.
The original project was intended to be the fifth film in the "Broadway Melody" series, and was to star
Gene Kelly
,
Eleanor Powell
, and
Lena Horne
. Studio chief
Louis B. Mayer
decided instead to turn it into a vehicle to make a star out of his then mistress
Ginny Simms
. Horne was then placed into this film in a supporting role and her "Brazilian Boogie" and "Somebody Loves Me" numbers (originally filmed for Broadway Melody of 1943) was inserted into this one. Her other number filmed for Broadway Melody, "Honeysuckle Rose", was placed into
Thousands Cheer
along with two other numbers meant for the abandoned film: Eleanor Powells "Boogie Woogie" tap dance and Gene Kelly with the Flying Corbinos.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967)?
a.
Thomas Hill
is the only actor to reprise his role, as Koreander the bookkeeper, from the original movie.
b.
This film was shot in 1982 under the title The Scaremaker. It didnt see a release until 1984 when distributors picked it up and re-named it Girls Nite Out to play up the lurid angle for marketing.
c.
Norman Maine mentions the name Ellen Terry to Esther Blodgett. Ellen Terry (1847 - 1928, created a Dame in 1925) was an English stage actress who became the leading Shakespearean actress in Britain during the late nineteenth century, as well as performing in plays by Ibsen, G.B. Shaw and many others.
d.
The movies line "Plastics." was voted as the #42 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967)?
a.
The book was listed as one of
Oprah Winfrey
s favorites, which led to
Julia Roberts
interest in the book and her optioning the rights to make a film out of it.
b.
Sally Field
tested for the role of Elaine.
c.
This was the only film that
Marlon Brando
and
Montgomery Clift
made together that wasnt a home movie.
d.
Anthony Michael Hall
was considered for the role of Dwight.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967)?
a.
In the novel, Ben interrupted the wedding before Elaine said I do. However,
Mike Nichols
decided to have Ben arrive after Elaine had gotten married.
b.
Filming and postproduction took place over a period of only 5 months.
c.
Writer
David Webb Peoples
has said that Soldier is a "side-quel" to
Blade Runner
(which he also wrote) because it takes place in the same universe and in fact the vehicles used by the Blade Runners - spinners - are also used in Soldier.
d.
At the time of release, there were about 750 million active users on Facebook. If everyone who had a Facebook account at the time went to go see the movie during its theatrical release, it would have grossed somewhere around US $6 billion.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967)?
a.
Marion Lorne
s final feature film.
b.
The motorcycle that Sway rides in the movie when she offers to help is a 1999 MV Agusta Serie ORO (Gold Series). Its one of only 300 produced worldwide, with a 750cc, in-line 4-cylinder engine which produces 125 hp and a top speed +175 mph.
c.
On-screen body count: 142.
d.
Only Vacation film in which Cousin Eddie doesnt appear.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967)?
a.
During the press junket for the film, a Universal press agent concocted a fake organization, the National Association of Disc Jockeys, in honor of the fact that Durbin played a DJ. The real DJs invited to the junket liked the idea, and decided to make it a real association.
b.
Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names, if any):
Dave OBrien
(Bellhop),
Doro Merande
(Linen Maid),
Robert Graves
,
Francis Sayles
and
Gus Reed
(Chefs),
Lew Kelly
(Hotel Carpenter),
Olaf Hytten
(Butler),
Nell Craig
and Sam Ash
c.
The first Disney animated theatrical feature to receive a PG rating.
d.
Mike Farrell
s movie debut.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Graduate (1967)?
a.
"On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine" was released as a single and charted in the UK towards the end of 1975, record number UP 36026 on United Artists.
b.
According to
Susan Hayward
s biographers,
Mike Nichols
originally wanted her for the role of Mrs Robinson but she declined because she wanted to avoid modifying her screen image. After
Doris Day
and
Patricia Neal
also turned it down Nichols eventually offered it to
Anne Bancroft
.
c.
The reference in the original ads to the film being a "Universal Jewel" didnt have anything to do with the content of the film. It was a designation Universal president
Carl Laemmle
put on certain films to signal that these were the most prestigious, highest-budgeted productions of his studio.
d.
James Newton Howard
was to to score that film but turned it down to work on
Waterworld
instead.
Christopher Young
replaced him and
Jon Amiel
was so happy with his job, he renewed his collaboration with him on several other films.
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