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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The King and I (1956) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The King and I (1956) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The King and I (1956).
About the movie:
Musical about a widow who accepts a job as a live-in governess of the King of Siam's children.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The King and I (1956)?
a.
Bing Crosby
s original "Rhythm Boys" partner
Harry Barris
plays the orchestra leader in the nightclub scenes.
b.
In real life, the King died of malaria, not a broken spirit.
c.
Will Smith
wanted
Gabriele Muccino
to direct this movie after seeing his films
Lultimo bacio
and
Ricordati di me
.
d.
Received a significant sales boost, as this was one of the first films the trailer for
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
was attached to. This resulted in the near legendary occurrence of people paying full fare just to see the trailer, as well as a projected boost of those who stayed through the movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The King and I (1956)?
a.
This film was written specifically with actors
Cameron Diaz
,
Kate Winslet
,
Jude Law
, and
Jack Black
in mind.
b.
Coscarelli originally wanted a dual narration, not just an Elvis narration. He had recorded another voice narrating the action as it came from the short story it was based upon, but this was abandoned after his friends told him it was terrible. Some of this narration can be heard on the DVDs deleted scenes.
c.
Though Richard Rodgers rejected Maureen OHara for the title role of Anna, she had previously starred in the 1941 Rodgers and Hart musical "They Met in Argentina."
d.
This is the first of the Universal Frankenstein films in which a member of the Frankenstein family does not appear, unless you count the monster himself as part of the family. According to
Bride of Frankenstein
, his name is Frankenstein as well.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The King and I (1956)?
a.
Filming the café scene was disrupted when an anti-Semitic terrorist group known as Black September informed police that a bomb had been placed near the set and would be detonated unless everyone left. With help from the local police, the actors and crew carried on bravely and finished shooting on schedule at 3 a.m.
Raquel Welch
was quoted saying, "I was glad when we finished, and that the threat seems to have been a hoax."
b.
The first film in the series released by both New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures. Originally, Paramount owned the rights to the series after the original was released in 1980 but sold the rights to New Line Cinema in the early 1990s after poor box office returns of
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
. New Line bought the rights to the characters of Jason Voorhees and Pamela Voorhees, the Crystal Lake name, and the trademark for the title "Friday the 13th". All footage from the first eight films and the remake rights for the first film remained the property of Paramount. New Line Cinema released
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
,
Jason X
and
Freddy vs. Jason
. When Platinum Dunes came aboard to develop the new film, they wanted the freedom to use scenarios and characters from the films still owned by Paramount. After a legal dispute, the companies decided to co-produce the 2009 film.
c.
According to Maureen OHaras autobiography, 20th Century Fox had actually cast her for the starring role, but Richard Rodgers objected and said "I wont have that pirate queen playing our Anna."
d.
The scenes between John the Baptist, Herod, Herodias, and Salome are supposedly based more on
Oscar Wilde
s play "Salome", than on the Bible, though Salomes grisly behavior as depicted by Wilde is not shown.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The King and I (1956)?
a.
The school scenes were filmed at The Grey Coat Hospital school in Westminster, London, which is actually a girls school.
b.
The biggest grossing film of 1980.
c.
Yul Brynner
won the 1952 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Musical for "The King and I" as the King of Siam and recreated his role in the movie version.
d.
Babe London
, who was living in Hawaii in 1933, wrote to deMille in hopes of getting a part in the film when the crew arrived on the island.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The King and I (1956)?
a.
Miranda Nolan
:
Christopher Nolan
s cousin appears as an air hostess.
b.
Studs Terkel
was 75 years old when he played the part of famed Chicago sports writer Hal Fullerton. Fullerton was only 46 years old at the time of the 1919 World Series making Terkel 29 years too old for the part.
c.
Patrick Adiarte
made his film debut as Prince Chulalongkorn.
d.
Third movie in which
David Reivers
plays the father of his real life son,
Corbin Bleu
. The other two movies are
Jump In!
and
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The King and I (1956)?
a.
During the filming of the dinner sequence,
Reese Witherspoon
was hit in the face with a ceramic plate. She required 5 stitches as a result of the injury, which delayed the shoot for 3 days.
b.
The real-life
Anna Leonowens
was the maternal aunt of
Boris Karloff
.
c.
After principal filming in South Carolina has finished, the film reels were sent back by plane to Los Angeles. One reel (of 4) never arrived, so the film was substantially reorganized around the missing scenes (shot out of order) in editing. This partly explains why some sub-plots are incomplete and Malden has no back story.
d.
Although the Realtor played by
Sylvia Miles
is not referred to by name, in the sequel its revealed that her name is Dolores.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The King and I (1956)?
a.
The teenage versions of Evan, Kayleigh, and Tommy go see
Se7en
at a movie theater thats also showing
Dumb & Dumber
. Both of those movies, as well as this one, were released by New Line Cinema. And
Elden Henson
who plays the grown-up Lenny can also be seen in
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
.
b.
Cinematographer
Néstor Almendros
was going blind during production. Before each shot, he would have his assistant take a picture with a Polaroid camera and then would view it under a high-powered magnifying glass.
c.
Yul Brynner
is the only man to have played a lead role in a
Richard Rodgers
and
Oscar Hammerstein II
production both on the stage and on the screen.
d.
EASTER EGG: On the DVD go to the second page of the Special Features, select "6th street bridge" press right twice and down twice. This will highlight Samuel L Jacksonss cap. Press Ok or equivalent and you will be taken to the SWAT team and crew playing golf.
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