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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) - Part (2) 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 Story Ever Told (1965).
About the movie:
The life of Jesus Christ.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)?
a.
During an interview on
The Mike Douglas Show
,
Jamie Farr
related the story of how he was so desperate for work when he auditioned for the picture that he prayed to St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes, that he would get the job. He was ironically cast as the apostle Thaddeus, an alternate name for St. Jude (possibly used to avoid confusion with Judas Iscariot).
b.
This movie was one of the firsts efforts for effects and makeup artists
Rob Bottin
and
Phil Tippett
.
c.
While in New York auditioning for
Bringing Out the Dead
,
Toni Collette
also auditioned for this film as an afterthought. She said the scene in the car toward the end of the film, which was the audition scene, was the scene that really drew her to the film.
d.
Boromirs speech at the Council of Rivendell is read from a sheet of paper sitting on
Sean Bean
s lap as it was only given to him the night before.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)?
a.
Cary Grant
and
José Ferrer
were candidates for the lead role.
b.
Joe Johnston
, the director of "_Captain America: The First Avenger_", also directed "
The Rocketeer
". In The Rocketeer, the hero, Cliff Secord, finds a rocket pack created by
Howard Hughes
, thus becoming the Rocketeer. In Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America obtains his iconic shield from Howard Stark, a character closely based on Howard Hughes.
c.
Max von Sydow
said that the hardest part about playing Christ was the expectations people had of him to remain in character at all times. He couldnt smoke between takes, have a drink after work, or be affectionate with his wife on the set.
d.
Around April 2010, the CIEPE (China International Exhibition on Police Equipment) launched a fleet of their own "Ratchet" H2 Hummer vehicles.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)?
a.
This was
Thelma Todd
s last screen appearance before her controversial death. In an attempt to avoid associating the film with the notoriety surrounding the event, the plot was altered and many of her already-filmed scenes were re-shot.
b.
The exteriors of the museum scene were shot in New York. The interiors however, were shot in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (note the griffin logo on the map Angie Dickinson checks, its their logo). The large gorilla painting that she views (called Reclining Nude) now resides in the office of the wholesale and retail operations manager of the museum.
c.
The U.S. Department of Defense provided authentic military uniforms for the actors. The uniforms worn by the base attack survivors is the Multicam uniform of the Armys Future Force Warrior system (part of the Future Combat Systems project), and Agent Simmons uniform holds a Combat Infantrymans Badge and the silver oak leaves of a Lieutenant Colonel (indicating Simmons was once a U.S. Army Infantry officer).
d.
Filming began in 1962 and was completed in 1963, but the movie went unreleased for another two years.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)?
a.
Nikki Blonsky
revealed on the May 16, 2007 edition of
The Oprah Winfrey Show
that when she entered the studio on the first day,
John Travolta
had said to her, "Come to Momma".
b.
On the advice of a friend, screenwriter
Josh Friedman
included the screen tests in order to get the audience insight into the character.
c.
They actually shot the airport scenes in 2 airports. The departure was in Dorval (YUL for any aviation fan) and the arrival was shot in Mirabel (YMX).
d.
Final film of
Claude Rains
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)?
a.
Cal Ripken
, Jr., who served as a consultant on the film, recalled in Sports Illustrated having lunch with
Robert De Niro
with De Niro asking him about the Red Sox fans. Ripken also said it was a little creepy meeting De Niro at first since when he did, the method actor was listening to an audio tape of Robert John Bardo, who stalked and later murdered actress
Rebecca Schaefer
.
b.
Being a perfectionist,
George Stevens
did many takes of
John Wayne
s single line, "Truly, this man was the son of God." A rumor has long persisted that at one stage Stevens pleaded with Wayne to show more emotion, an overwhelming sense of awe. During the next take, Wayne changed the line to, "Aw, truly this man was the son of God."
c.
Stevie (
Lucas Black
) is named after one of the original series creator
Chris Carter
s boyhood friends. Carter says that he and the real Stevie used to dig holes a lot, just like in the movie.
d.
18th July 1966: Police seized this film, and arrested the manager of a local Nashville cinema, for contravening a municipal order that banned films, as this, for contents of an obscene nature.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)?
a.
When they were shooting in Tangiers, it was in the middle of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, where no Muslim can eat or drink during the daylight hours. Interviews in the bonus material reveal that several of the crew members were Muslims, and found it exhausting to do the movie while being unable to eat or drink.
Matt Damon
comments on how he would see them look loningly at a cup of coffee or a sandwich. To accommodate these crew members, the remaining members of the crew tried to discreetly eat and drink.
b.
In May 1950,
Samuel Fuller
was assigned to work on the films screenplay and was considered as a possible director.
c.
Joan Collins
turned down the cameo role of Vanessa, which then went to
Angie Dickinson
.
d.
Martin Landau
has said in interviews that half of his part was deleted in the editing stage.
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