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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Great Rupert (1950) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Great Rupert (1950) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Great Rupert (1950).
About the movie:
A little squirrel with lots of charm accidently helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Rupert (1950)?
a.
The lead actors took a two month break in production from shooting the 1861 scenes and shooting the 1864 war-time scenes to grow facial hair and lose weight, changing their physical appearance. drastically to show the ravages of war.
b.
Hire Me! was filmed over a 6 month long process. Some reaction shots in the movie were actually filmed months later, with time constraints an issue for some of the local theatre talent used as a supporting cast.
c.
Adjusted for inflation, this film is the highest-grossing silent movie ever; it earned $9,183,673 - close to $300 million in 2005 dollars.
d.
The stop-motion animation used in creating the illusion of a dancing squirrel (Rupert) was so realistic that director
George Pal
received many inquiries as to where he got a squirrel that was trained to dance.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Rupert (1950)?
a.
Jimmy Durante was actually a last minute addition to the cast. As a result, Terry Moores billing was dropped from first to second. The script was also modified to allow for Durante-style patter and songs.
b.
Luis Arrieta
filmed all his scenes in one day.
c.
Despite having a limited (140 screens) theatrical run in the U.S. and a few territories (Italy, Hungary, Israel, Mexico and South Korea), Warner Bros released it directly to video in most countries worldwide in Europe, Japan, Australia etc).
d.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #76 Greatest Movie of All Time.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Rupert (1950)?
a.
This was the first feature length film for producer
George Pal
.
b.
Kevin Smith
, a keen comic book fan, sold a large part of his collection to help fund this film. He has since been able to buy most of them back.
c.
Margaret Sullavan
, who owed Universal one picture on an old contract, was originally assigned the starring role. With more attractive roles being floated her way, she balked at appearing in the film, feeling it was beneath her. When she failed to appear for the rehearsals, the studio slapped her with a restraining order preventing her from working anywhere. Eventually she agreed to fulfill her contract by appearing in
Back Street
and
Virginia Bruce
stepped into the role.
d.
When
Matthew Vaughn
pitched the film to executives at Paramount Pictures, the studio wanted a more recognizable name like
Orlando Bloom
to play Tristan. It was only after Vaughn had cast
Robert De Niro
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
and
Claire Danes
in the film did Paramount agree to let Vaughn cast
Charlie Cox
as Tristan.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Rupert (1950)?
a.
Twentieth Century Fox registered the internet domain SIMPSONSMOVIE.COM on 22 April 1997, nine years before the movie finally was green lighted.
b.
According to producer
Barrie M. Osborne
, most of the challenging action scenes, including the fight on the deck of the boat and the airplane going down the runway, were originally planned as green screen shots. But they filmed them practically to support the "realism of story".
c.
Terry Moores career was so hectic during this period that she claims that she didnt see this film until over 35 years later when Marjorie Durante, Jimmys widow, ran a private print for her.
d.
Wendie Jo Sperber
s last movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Great Rupert (1950)?
a.
The scenes at Macys were shot on location at the main New York store on 34th Street itself. Shooting was complicated by the fact that the crews power needs exceeded the stores electricity capacity and required additional power sources arranged in the stores basement.
b.
Kemmons Wilson, who founded the "Holiday Inn" motel chain in 1952, named them after this movie.
c.
This was the last film that
Meryl Streep
made before her Best Actress Academy Award winning role as Sophie in
Sophies Choice
.
d.
This was reportedly shot in 1948 but not released until 1950. It was later re-released as a holiday film under the title "A Christmas Wish".
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