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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).
About the movie:
The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer against a background of circus spectacle.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)?
a.
Final Death Wish movie that
Charles Bronson
made with director
Michael Winner
. The two had previously collaborated on both the original
Death Wish
film and its first sequel
Death Wish II
. This movie was also the sixth and final movie that Bronson made with Winner. Prior to this film, they had made
Chatos Land
,
The Mechanic
and
The Stone Killer
as well as the two above-mentioned earlier Death Wish movies.
b.
Producer/composer
Steven A. Jones
was paid $100 for his 14 months work on the film.
c.
The voice of the barker was
Edmond OBrien
.
d.
Feature film debut for
Mary Steenburgen
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)?
a.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
thought the script was one of the best hed ever read. He especially liked all of the elements of comedy, action, drama and satire in it.
b.
Series Trademark: song During the celebration scene the band plays an alternate rendition of the
Spider-Man
TV show theme while Spider-Man ascends to the stage. However, the song is absent from the closing credits for the first time in this series.
c.
The climactic attack scenes were shot at the same Mexican studios used in the filming of
Titanic
.
d.
Charlton Heston
was driving through Paramount Studios when he spotted
Cecil B. DeMille
, who he had never met. Heston waved. DeMille was so impressed by Hestons wave he made inquiries that ultimately led to Heston being cast as Brad in this film. This was only Hestons third film and skyrocketed him to fame. One fan wrote a letter to DeMille on how much she enjoyed the movie and commented, "And Im surprised how well the circus manager (Heston) worked with the real actors." Heston thought it was one of the best reviews he ever received.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)?
a.
Almost all of the dialog in the film was re-recorded by the cast during post-production looping (ADR) - with the exception of only a couple of lines.
b.
Scenes of this motion picture were filmed at the actual winter quarters of the Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus in Sarasota, Florida. Additional scenes were also filmed at an actual circus performance in which the films actors participated in the Grand Hippodrome Parade with the regular circus performers. If you look very closely at the bottom left-hand portion of the screen during a brief long-shot of the Grand Parade, you can see
Cecil B. DeMille
s camera unit in a corner of the Hippodrome where the parade takes a turn around the ring, along with Mr. DeMille himself standing next to the camera.
c.
For the scene where Megatron corners Sam at the top of a tall building and Sam clings on to a statue out of sheer panic and fright,
Shia LaBeouf
was actually on top of the building wearing a safety harness, but with no safety net beneath him, and so his terror was real.
d.
As revealed by the Sheriffs Deputies patch, Haddonfield supposedly exists in Warren County, Illinois. Warren County is actually in Nothwest Illinois. Warren County more likely refers to the county in Kentucky which contains the city of Bowling Green where John Carpenter grew up.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)?
a.
The look of the Republic Clone Troopers is a cross between the Mandalorian armor worn by Jango Fett (later Boba Fett) and the armor worn by the Imperial Storm Troopers of episodes IV, V and VI.
b.
The footage of Tara (Julie Strain) at the beginning and at the end of the film is actually just stock footage from similar scenes from the previous Sorceress movie.
c.
Richard Roxburgh
said that despite the on-set security, he feared for his life several times during the shoot.
d.
Rights to use of the title motto and the Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Baileys facilities and performances were purchased for $250,000.
Cecil B. DeMille
advised the writers to view the German film
Varieté
as a model for the type of story he wanted. DeMille toured the Midwest for two months with the circus, collecting anecdotes, slang, and behind-the-scenes ideas. Publicity resulting from his involvement drew sell-out crowds to the performances.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)?
a.
The first movie that
Steven Spielberg
ever saw. His father took him to the theater, promising him a trip to the circus. He was four years old at the time.
b.
Shawn Ryan
, creator of the TV show
The Shield
, was the last of several writers on the script, though he is not credited.
c.
Natalie Portman
was a Harvard student (03) during the shoot, and is a friend of the film makers. Several of her Harvard pals appear in the film.
d.
Jeff Probst (I) had only 17 days to shoot the film because he had to return to his commitment as host of
Survivor
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)?
a.
While the characters feelings, ideas and the general time line of the story is fictional, many of the specific events in the movie have been extracted from the directors life.
b.
Was originally meant to be a musical.
Pete Townshend
and
Des McAnuff
developed it as a stage musical, using songs from
Pete Townshend
s concept album "The Iron Man" (much like the stage version of
The Who
s
Tommy
).
Des McAnuff
decided it would work better as an animated feature and pitched it to Warner Bros.
c.
Ridley Scott
and
Jordan Cronenweth
achieved the famous shining eyes effect by using a technique invented by Fritz Lang known as the Schüfftan Process; light is bounced into the actors eyes off a piece of half mirrored glass mounted at a forty five degree angle to the camera.
d.
Cecil B. DeMille
was always demanding of his actors and actresses. He insisted that everyone truly learn to perform the circus stunts they were supposed to be performing. This meant that
Betty Hutton
really learned the trapeze and
Gloria Grahame
had to let an elephant rest its foot an inch from her face.
Cornel Wilde
probably had it the worst since he was portraying a high-wire artist. He was seriously afraid of heights in real life.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)?
a.
Georgia Hale
was added to the cast on November 11, 1929, according to studio records.
b.
The original end of this movie was exactly the same as the silent version (with Echo returning to the sideshow and allowing Rosie go back to Hector). This version was filmed, but it was later decided to re-shoot the end with the conclusion that it now has (with Echo boarding a train for prison).
c.
While filming this movie,
Cecil B. DeMille
presented
Betty Hutton
with the Photoplay Award for favorite actress of 1950 for
Annie Get Your Gun
. The presentation was filmed and shown on a newsreel.
d.
Anne Ramsey
s last film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)?
a.
Theres a reference to "The Little Engine That Could". While Casey Jr. is trying to get up a hill, the train sounds like its talking. It says "I think I can, I think I can." Then when the train gets up the hill and starts going faster, it changes to, "I thought I could, I thought I could."
b.
In some Greek theaters, the title was translated to "Come in 60 Seconds".
c.
During one scene Sebastian (
Cornel Wilde
) is hanging from the trapeze by his knees. He catches Holly (
Betty Hutton
) then pulls her up and kisses her. This shot took several takes and during one of the early takes Wilde tore the ligaments in his shoulder. He managed to make it through two more takes, then had to stop. He was unable to use his arm for several days so
Cecil B. DeMille
shot scenes where he was not needed.
d.
Tiger is introduced as Prince Tigeriess Mahmood Shabaz. This is a play on the middle name of another
William Shatner
character: James Tiberius Kirk.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)?
a.
Peter van Eyck
was considered for a role in this film
b.
French actor and martial artist
Cyril Raffaelli
, who plays Rand, does his stunts almost without special effects and wires.
c.
Lucille Ball
was
Cecil B. DeMille
s first choice for "Angel", but she became pregnant and was replaced by
Gloria Grahame
.
Paulette Goddard
also campaigned strongly for the role but was turned down owing to her reluctance to perform stunt scenes.
d.
Frankie Darro
s last film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)?
a.
Rivet Town was designed after Watertown, New York, because director
Chris Wedge
grew up there.
b.
Special effects produced a green halo around
Gloria Grahame
and
Betty Hutton
in the Grand Parade scene, so a shot was added of green floodlights turning on above them.
c.
In the broken hat scene,
Jerry Lewis
can be seen and heard stifling giggles at the responses of famous actor George Raft (playing cameo role), while Lewis back is to the camera.
d.
The original Broadway production of "Men in White" by
Sidney Kingsley
opened on September 26, 1933 at the Broadhurst Theatre, ran for 351 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1934.
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