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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hustler (1961) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hustler (1961) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961).
About the movie:
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961)?
a.
Pre-production began in Rome with most attention being spent on unsuccessful experiments to make Superman fly.
Ilya Salkind
later bemoaned the fact that they lost over $2 million on aborted flying tests. The Italian pre-production had to be abandoned when it was discovered that
Marlon Brando
couldnt visit Italy because there was a warrant out for his arrest accusing him of an obscenity charge thanks to his involvement in
Bernardo Bertolucci
s
Ultimo tango a Parigi
.
b.
During interviews conducted for the 30th anniversary of this film,
Karen Allen
revealed some interesting trivia about her nude scene. Director
John Landis
wanted her to bare her bottom in the film and she was very reluctant to do so.
Donald Sutherland
stepped in and offered to bare his as well. Allen said "I thought he was so sweet to do that, so I sort of let go of my objections and said, Okay, if Donald Sutherland is going to bare his bottom, by golly, Ill bare mine too!"
c.
Although
Jackie Gleason
is billed second, he only appears in the film for about 20 minutes.
d.
At one point during filming, Paramount production chief
Robert Evans
felt the film had too little action and considered hiring an action director to finish the job. To satisfy Evans,
Francis Ford Coppola
and his son
Gian-Carlo Coppola
developed the scene in which Connie and Carlo have their long fight. As a result, Evans was pleased enough to let Coppola finish the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961)?
a.
Although this movie carries the VITAPHONE trademark, in fact, the sound was looped onto the film by a sound-on-film process. This was the result of Warner Brothers having to carry the trademark of the obsolete process until it expired.
b.
The two German Tiger tanks in the movie were in fact Russian T-34 tanks modified to appear as convincing Tiger tanks. You can see the difference between these fake Tigers and the real ones by the differing road wheels.
c.
One of the first mainstream Hollywood films to use the word "bastard".
d.
Because the series was caught up in litigation, the six-and-a-half-year hiatus between the release of
Licence to Kill
and
GoldenEye
is the longest gap between Bond films since the series first started in 1962.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961)?
a.
The plot of this film (very) loosely correlates to that of the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, with Terry analogous to Viola/Cesario, Rick analogous to Orsino, Sandy analogous to Olivia, and Terrys brother Buddy analogous to Violas brother Sebastian.
b.
Piper Laurie
didnt make another film for the next 15 years, devoting the time to her marriage and raising her only daughter. She returned to the screen in 1976 in Brian de Palmas
Carrie
, earning her second Oscar nomination.
c.
The role of
Stan Laurel
s wife was originally slated for
Patsy Kelly
, but
Hal Roach
had loaned her to MGM for
Going Hollywood
, which was running over schedule when shooting for this film began.
Dorothy Christy
joined the cast as Stans wife four days into filming.
d.
Stanley Kubrick
had several tons of sand imported, washed, and painted for the moon surface scenes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961)?
a.
The speech that plays over the documentary footage of
Malcolm X
s life near the end is read by actor
Ossie Davis
who wrote and delivered the speech at Malcolms eulogy in 1965.
b.
Scenes of frenzy caused by the enactment of Prohibition were originally used in
The Public Enemy
.
c.
Casting for Foot Clan roles were held when the Ninja Turtles 25th Anniversary Shell-Ebration stopped at Los Angeles. The people being casted were ordinary people on the street.
d.
When it was necessary to show some of the trickier shots, 14 time world billiards champion Willie Mosconi (who was also the films technical advisor) would play the stunt hands.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961)?
a.
The film crew built a dining area that was so realistic that people showed up expecting to have their orders taken.
b.
The original budget of $17 million increased to $22 million and this became Cannon Films most expensive film.
c.
When
Jim Carrey
turns on the TV in the beginning of
Bruce Almighty
the man who appears on the screen is John Murphy, the real-life sports director for WKBW-TV in Buffalo.
d.
Asta is played by a dog named Skippy, who continued in the first two sequels.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961)?
a.
This film was once believed to have been lost. A copy was found in the vaults of producer
Howard Hughes
, following his death, along with copies of two other "lost" films produced by Hughes,
The Racket
and
The Mating Call
.
b.
Some of the lost footage includes a great deal more of the Bosch-influenced Hell sequences and of the orgiastic video log that was found in the Event Horizon. This was shot by both director
Paul W.S. Anderson
and
Vadim Jean
, mainly on weekends.
c.
Rossen hired real street thugs and enrolled them in the Screen Actors Guild so that they could be used as extras.
d.
The budget for this movie was $380,000, which was considered by Anderson to be plenty.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961)?
a.
When
George C. Scott
lost the Best Supporting Actor Oscar to
George Chakiris
in
West Side Story
, it essentially started the actors longstanding feud with the Academy over the fact that political decisions were involved in the choice of who won. This ultimately led to Scott rejecting the Oscar he won in 1970 for his performance in
Patton
.
b.
Costar
Susan Fleming
- who plays Angela - later married comic
Harpo Marx
and retired from acting. The Marxs marriage was a famously happy and successful one, and lasted until Harpos death in 1964.
c.
On the walls of his Siberian flat, Gregory Hines has photos of
Martin Luther King
and
Malcolm X
, as well as album covers for "A Love Supreme" by
John Coltrane
and "Whats Going On?" by
Marvin Gaye
.
d.
Sallys "Brick wall, waterfall" routine was something
Jenna Boyd
was doing on the set between takes. The filmmakers liked it and worked it into the script - twice.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961)?
a.
Gene Hackman
s character was to have been named Harry Call, but a typing error led to his being name Harry Caul and the name stuck.
b.
Paul Newman
had never held a pool cue before he landed the role of Fast Eddie Felson. He took out the dining room table from his home and installed a pool table so he could spend every waking hour practicing and polishing up his skills.
c.
Laurel & Hardys tit-for-tat egg routine with Carol Andrews is a direct lift from their similar routine with
Lupe Velez
in
Hollywood Party
.
d.
Indy wrestler "Brimstone" has a cameo in the film as a bodyguard.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961)?
a.
The movie is based on a story for a video game that BFG has in development.
b.
Jackie Gleason
was in reality a very good pool player and did many of his own shots in the film.
c.
Lynn Redgrave
and
Jean-Pierre Aumont
star in lead roles in this movie. Prior to filming, they had met whilst both serving as judges at the 1972 Miss Universe contest in Athens, Greece.
d.
Writer
Gina Wendkos
said she was actually surprised that action producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
wanted to produce the movie. She did not think the film was his style at all.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hustler (1961)?
a.
Prior to the premiere,
Richard Burton
hosted a midnight screening for the casts of various Broadway shows. This generated a lot of positive word of mouth, forcing 20th Century Fox - who hadnt been actively promoting the film - to step up their promotional activities.
b.
The part of "Clint Reno" was originally offered to 20th Century-Fox contract players
Robert Wagner
and
Jeffrey Hunter
and also actor
Cameron Mitchell
before Presley got it on loan to Fox from
Hal B. Wallis
, to whom he was under contract.
c.
There are 23 people in the street fight.
d.
Chapter Titles: 1. Living Dead-Men 2. The Tunnel of Flame 3. Dagger Rock 4. Doomed! 5. Tiger Prey 6. Human Beasts 7. Spider Men 8. Human Targets 9. Jungle Vengeance 10.The Lion Pit 11.The Death Ray 12.The Mad Scientist
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