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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Killing (1956) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Killing (1956) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956).
About the movie:
Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956)?
a.
The Ansonia on the Upper West Side of Manhattan was used for the apartment building. The interiors were shot on a sound stage but the scenes in the stairwells were shot at The Ansonia.
b.
Billy Crystal
co-wrote the story, but is not given on-screen credit.
c.
One of the horses in the race in which all of the characters are called to a meeting is Stanley K, named for the director.
d.
Pinky Tomlin
and
Toby Wing
were briefly engaged during the production of this movie. They had met at a Hollywood party in 1936.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956)?
a.
The film was shot in 24 days.
b.
Barbara Stanwyck
s final feature film. She thereafter worked exclusively in television.
c.
James L. Brooks
received a special gift at the end of production, to congratulate him for completing his first movie. This was a book of "Life in Hell" cartoons, drawn by
Matt Groening
. Brooks was so impressed with the comics that he asked Groening to create cartoon shorts for
The Tracey Ullman Show
. This gave rise to The Simpsons.
d.
This marks the second time that James Wan and Ian Jeffers worked together after their previous film
Death Sentence
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956)?
a.
Johnny Whitaker
(spelled Johnnie in the credits) so impressed
Brian Keith
that when TVs
Family Affair
began casting later that same year, Keith requested Whitaker test for the part of his nephew.
b.
Edgar Wright
: during the Remembering Z-Day montage, there is a long shot of the zombies walking through a park; Edgar is the one in black who falls over himself.
c.
The opening weekend gross of this film, along with the second weekend gross of
Shrek 2
, represented the most money ever earned in a single weekend in movie history at that point. This has since been passed and is now the 5th highest grossing weekend ever.
d.
Rodney Dangerfield
reportedly appears as an extra in the racetrack fight scene.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956)?
a.
The name Ted Brautigan is possibly a reference to two authors from the 1960s counterculture,
Ted Berrigan
and
Richard Brautigan
.
b.
The waitress Hennesy addresses near the end is played by the production script supervisor.
c.
Shot in only 23 days.
d.
Sterling Hayden
was paid $40,000 for his lead role (
Jack Palance
and
Victor Mature
were both considered for the part).
Stanley Kubrick
took no fee as director of the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956)?
a.
Initial considerations for the role of Helen Jorgenson included
Teresa Wright
and
Olivia de Havilland
.
b.
The movies producer approached singer
Amanda Saenz
to write a touching song for the movie. She offered a song she had previously written titled "Perfect Storm". The producer liked it but asked if she could record it in Spanish instead of English. The song was then changed into "La Tormenta".
c.
Art director
Ruth Sobotka
was
Stanley Kubrick
s wife at the time.
d.
John Woo
: [doves]
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956)?
a.
The original choice of actor to play the alien visitor was
Spencer Tracy
.
b.
In addition to rigging a camera to shoot down the rope swing when the kids were looking up at the sky, they used a second camera rig shooting up for a POV (point of view) shot of what the kids saw.
c.
"Day of Violence" and "Bed of Fear" were both working titles for the film.
d.
Johnny Depp
shot all of his scenes in 9 days, but after his filming was done he didnt want to leave. So he suggested to
Robert Rodriguez
that he play a small part, the priest that
Antonio Banderas
talks to in the church, and use his
Marlon Brando
impression.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956)?
a.
Marie Windsor
landed the part of Sherry Peatty after Kubrick saw her performance in
The Narrow Margin
.
b.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
c.
The whoosh sounds during the famous business card scene was created by slowing down the sound of a sword being drawn from its sheath.
d.
On 26 June 2004, a sound stage being used for the film burned to the ground during a test of special-effects equipment. The fire, started by a candle, destroyed a studio at Warner Bros Movie World on Australias Gold Coast. One crew member was treated for burns to his arm, but no one else was injured. The smoke reached a nearby highway, which was not shut down.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956)?
a.
In her 2004 autobiography "Tis Herself",
Maureen OHara
claimed that
Jack L. Warner
asked her to dub
Audrey Hepburn
s singing voice in the film.
b.
Voted #1 On Empires 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time (September 2008)
c.
Kirk Douglas
was so impressed with this film that he sought out the director for his next project,
Paths of Glory
.
d.
The name of
Lindsay Porter
s character Gladys means Slippery Ice in Dutch (glad ijs). Therefore it directly refers to the Dutch expression "Zich op glad ijs begeven" ("Being on slippery ice") which is applied when one finds oneself beyond known conditions and anything might happen.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956)?
a.
Patrick Swayze
,
Stephen Dorff
, and
Robert De Niro
each passed to act in the film.
b.
The film was effectively dumped by United Artists, premiering as the second half of a double feature;
Richard Fleischer
s
Bandido
was the main film. However, it made
Stanley Kubrick
s reputation, and
Kirk Douglas
and
Marlon Brando
soon hired him.
c.
Stephenie Meyer
claims these authors partially inspired her:
Jane Austen
,
Orson Scott Card
,
William Shakespeare
, and
Charlotte Brontë
.
d.
At the time of its release the film was one of the highest grossing independent films of all time and American International Pictures biggest hit.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing (1956)?
a.
Robin Williams
is a fan of the Japanese anime series
Shin seiki evangerion
and specifically asked to have a model from the series incorporated as part of the film.
b.
During filming, production ran into trouble when the reindeer began to shed their antlers, so replacement antlers had to be obtained.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 6, 1941 with
Ginger Rogers
reprising her film role.
d.
Stanley Kubrick
delayed filming in order to wait until
Marie Windsor
was finished with another film,
Swamp Women
,
Roger Corman
s directorial debut.
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