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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Guardsman (1931) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Guardsman (1931) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Guardsman (1931).
About the movie:
A Vienna based acting couple make magic when they perform together on stage. Unknown to the theater going public and despite being married for only six months...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Guardsman (1931)?
a.
Lowry drives a 1993 Porsche 911 Turbo II 3.6. The designation on the rear end "Turbo 3.6" can clearly be seen at various points throughout the movie. The 93 Turbo 3.6 is actually a fairly rare car, as less then 1,000 copies were produced. The front plate is a French plate (pre-1993 system) registered in Paris (district 75). The whole registration number is 447 DB 75. After 1993, front plates on French registered civilian vehicles had black fonts on white glossy bottom.
b.
The airport near the beginning of the film, supposedly LaGuardia in New York, is actually Washington/Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia.
c.
The phrase "fried gold" originated behind the scenes of
Simon Pegg
,
Jessica Hynes
and
Edgar Wright
s sitcom
Spaced
and was mentioned several times on the DVD commentaries for that series. It makes several fan-pleasing appearances in the film.
d.
Ferenc Molnár
s play opened in Budapest in 1911. English versions were staged in London (as "Playing With Fire") and New York (as "Where Ignorance Is Bliss") in 1913. But the definitive English version, adapted by
Philip Moeller
, opened in New York in 1924 and starred
Alfred Lunt
and
Lynn Fontanne
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Guardsman (1931)?
a.
Australian electro-rock/pop-punk band
The Veronicas
took their name from Veronica Sawyer, specifically from when Jason Dean asks her "Are you a Heather?", to which she answers "No, Im a Veronica".
b.
Has the biggest Memorial Day box-office opening ever, until the record was beaten by
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
.
c.
The parts played by Margo and Jane Wyatt were one character in James Hiltons original novel.
d.
"Theater Guild on the Air" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 30, 1945 with
Alfred Lunt
and
Lynn Fontanne
reprising their film roles.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Guardsman (1931)?
a.
When asked to approve use of the theme music for
Jaws
in a scene, Spielberg saw footage of
Vince Vaughn
, whom he hired for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
.
b.
Bono
wears a hat with the word YES written across it in reference to John Lennon and Yoko Onos first meeting in her art studio, where he found a ladder propped against a white wall. After climbing the ladder at the top he found the word "yes". When he asked Yoko why she smiled and said "would you rather it tell you no?"
c.
Rob Reiner
s first directorial effort to be produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, the company he co-founded, since
The Story of Us
.
d.
Alfred Lunt
and
Lynn Fontanne
, husband and wife, recreated the roles that they had played on Broadway in 1924. Although both had done silents, this was their debut in sound films.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Guardsman (1931)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
Aarons Top Ten List: 1. Smoke Pot 2. Do 10 shots of Whiskey 3. One Night Stand 4. Call Becky 5. Fuck a Prostitute 6. Visit a Peep Show 7. Get Tattoo 8. Skydive 9. Shave Head 10. Serve with Honor
c.
The play from which a scene is shown at the beginning of the film is
Maxwell Anderson
s "Elizabeth the Queen", in which we see
Lynn Fontanne
and
Alfred Lunt
recreating the roles of Queen Elizabeth I and Lord Essex, which they had played on Broadway in the actual original production of "Elizabeth the Queen" the year before.
d.
Richard Erdmans car is a unibody 2-door 1950 Nash Statesman 600 (which features the oddball 1-year only "uniscope" instrument pod).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Guardsman (1931)?
a.
Jack L. Warner
originally didnt want
Rex Harrison
to reprise his stage role as Higgins for the film version, since he had seen
Cleopatra
and thought the actor looked too old to be believable as
Audrey Hepburn
s love interest.
Peter OToole
was considered for the role of Professor Higgins, but his salary demands were too high. Harrison responded in a letter to Warner that he had only looked old as
Gaius Julius Caesar
because he had been playing an epileptic at the end of his life, and after sending some publicity photographs of himself - minus his toupee - he was eventually cast.
b.
One of the few films made by Cannon that wasnt produced by
Menahem Golan
nor
Yoram Globus
.
c.
On the final day of filming, MGM head of production
Irving Thalberg
, informed the Lunts that they would be required to re-shoot what Thalberg thought was an unsatisfactory scene. The Lunts protested because they thought they had done their best but were finally coerced into re-shooting the scene. When Thalberg saw the newly shot footage he accused
Alfred Lunt
of purposely crossing his eye as to sabotage the re-shoot. Lunt replied that he couldnt do that on purpose and the reason why the eye was wandering was because of fatigue. Before Thalberg could ask for another re-shoot, Lunt went to the studio barber to get a haircut, making it impossible to re-shoot anymore.
d.
The first film to be released simultaneously in both North and South Korea.
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