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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Killing of Sister George (1968) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Killing of Sister George (1968) 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 of Sister George (1968).
About the movie:
George lives with her lover, Childie and plays a cheerful district nurse in a BBC soap opera. However...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing of Sister George (1968)?
a.
Warhol veteran
Joe Dallesandro
was originally cast in the role of Stanley Sweetheart. Dallesandro was fired when he would consistently arrive on the set late and cause trouble with the cast and crew. Ironically,
Andy Warhol
himself later referred to the film as "the quintessential, most truthful studio-made film about the 60s counterculture".
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 29, 1951 with
James Stewart
reprising his film role.
c.
Robert Aldrich
always counted this as a personal favorite of all his films.
d.
Edited from episodes of the
Chuck Connors
TV series,
Branded
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing of Sister George (1968)?
a.
The animation team fluctuated between 28 and 50.
b.
Filmed June 27-late July 1938, released December 2.
c.
Stanley Kubrick
: [faces] Paris, when hes about to strike Private Arnaud.
d.
When first submitted in 1969 UK censor
John Trevelyan
refused to grant a certificate unless the seduction scene was toned down and urged all 600 local authorities to boycott the film. 12 councils, including the GLC, overrode him and showed the film with their own X certificate. After heated discussions with the distributor the kissing scene was slightly reduced and Trevelyan eventually passed the movie. All video/DVD versions of the film are the original uncut one.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing of Sister George (1968)?
a.
The movie poster for this film is a take on a famous "Rolling Stone" magazine cover of
Yoko Ono
and
John Lennon
in which John was completely naked.
b.
Quentin Tarantino
didnt enjoy what
Oliver Stone
and his fellow scriptwriters had done to his screenplay. Allegedly, they re-wrote most of it so it had no bearing on what Tarantino was originally writing about. He disowned the film after its release.
c.
It received an X rating in 1968, but was downgraded to an R in 1972. Director
Robert Aldrich
spent $75,000 unsuccessfully battling the X rating in court.
d.
Alfred Hitchcock
had wanted either
Barbara Stanwyck
or
Joan Fontaine
for the female lead.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing of Sister George (1968)?
a.
The cast had to mouth the songs as production was so swift that the score had yet to recorded by the time it came to filming.
b.
The assault vehicle is a modified tow-truck that British Airways used for towing airplanes around at Heathrow. The only trouble was that the truck they purchased weighed 75 tons. By stripping out most of the lead used in its construction, they were able to remove about 30 tons.
c.
Jack Kingston
: man sitting beside Kelly Preston at the church in the end.
d.
The word "lesbian" is only uttered once, 100 minutes into the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing of Sister George (1968)?
a.
Jane Campion
: the bar waitress in the first date between Frannie and Detective Malloy
b.
The script was completed in 1970, but contained too much profanity to be shot as written. Columbia Pictures waited for two years trying to get writer
Robert Towne
to tone down the language. Instead, by 1972, the standards for foul language relaxed so much that all the profanity was left in.
c.
Angela Lansbury
was offered, and refused, the role of June Buckridge.
d.
Bill Murray
was the original choice to play Frank. The second choice was
Robin Williams
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing of Sister George (1968)?
a.
Most of the credits on the U.S. version are phony in order to hide the fact that the film was made in Russia.
b.
The scene in the lesbian bar was filmed in a real one - the Gateways Club in London. This generated a lot of controversy, as audiences werent used to seeing lesbians interacting so openly with each other.
c.
During the Student Government campaign: The Seven Dorks are carrying wooden campaign signs over their shoulders. As they pass Rachel, one says Hi Ho, and another says Bye Ho. This is a clear allusion to the scene in
Walt Disney
s
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
when the dwarfs sing Hi Ho with the signs replacing the pickaxes.
d.
After being faxed the script,
Sean Connery
initially turned the role down on the basis of the plot being unrealistic for the post-Cold War era. Whoever sent the fax neglected to include the foreword explaining the movie as historical; once he received the foreword, Connery accepted the role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing of Sister George (1968)?
a.
Hollywood actresses in contention to play
Lillian Roth
included
June Allyson
(who nearly won the role),
Grace Kelly
,
Janet Leigh
,
Jane Wyman
,
Jean Simmons
,
Jane Russell
and
Piper Laurie
.
b.
Beryl Reid
won the 1967 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "The Killing of Sister George".
c.
Orson Welles
original rough cut of this picture ran 155 minutes. Numerous cuts made by Columbia Pictures executives included a shortening of the famous "funhouse" finale.
d.
First film of
Kent Smith
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing of Sister George (1968)?
a.
Margot Kidder and Jennifer Salt were interviewed for roles in this project
b.
Kevin Smith
has said that the giant spider was producer Jon Peterss idea for the later-abandoned "Superman Reborn" project with
Nicolas Cage
and
Tim Burton
.
c.
Locations were filmed in London but the interiors were filmed in Los Angeles.
d.
There is no pre-recorded background scene music throughout the film. All music heard in the film is performed live on screen.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing of Sister George (1968)?
a.
In the closing credits, Tarantino gives special thanks to "Bert DAngelos Daughter" (among others). In the late 70s,
Paul Sorvino
starred in a TV detective show,
Bert DAngelo/Superstar
. Thus "Bert DAngelos Daughter" is Pauls daughter and Tarantinos girlfriend,
Mira Sorvino
.
b.
The huge success of
The Dirty Dozen
the year before had given director
Robert Aldrich
the opportunity to set up Aldrich & Associates. This gave him the freedom to pursue more challenging and stimulating subject matter, of which "The Killing of Sister George" was the first example.
c.
Shooting started on 23 September 2002 and wrapped up by 04 November 2002. However, the film wasnt released until 2005 as it spent much of 2003 and 2004 on the film festival circuit.
d.
Aaron Paul chose to audition for the role of "Clinton Roark" even after it was offered to him.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Killing of Sister George (1968)?
a.
The lesbian lovemaking scene so disgusted
Robert Aldrich
s longtime composer friend
Frank De Vol
that he quit the production and didnt work with Aldrich for several years.
b.
The flashback scenes are taken from the short film
Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
.
c.
The girl student with the black top and tan skirt who laughs at Elijah Wood getting his balls smashed into a flagpole was Austin rocker Sarah Talbot, who at the time was the front woman for The Hollywood Wife Beaters. Laughing at Wood was her idea and the director kept it in.
d.
Though she declined to participate in the film,
Lita Ford
did agree to meet with
Scout Taylor-Compton
prior to filming. After a very emotional meeting, Ford gave her approval of the actress claiming that even if the film was bad, Taylor-Compton would do her character justice.
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