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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Long Goodbye (1973) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Long Goodbye (1973) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973).
About the movie:
Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973)?
a.
The church pews and ministers podium in the movie were taken from St. Pauls United Methodist Church in Atlanta and moved into a church in Senoia Georgia (the white one with the turret used in the exterior scenes). The ministers office, kitchen and the rehearsal space thats not the choir loft where they perform was filmed in the Atlanta church. St. Pauls used the money for allowing filming in the church to add air conditioning to the sanctuary.
b.
Alec Guinness
always recalled the experience of making the movie as a bad one, and consistently claimed that it was his idea to have his character killed in the first film, so he "wouldnt have to carry on saying these rubbish lines". Contrary to this,
George Lucas
has said he made the decision to kill off Kenobi, that Guinness was "less than happy" his character was dying earlier than expected, and that Guinness appeared to enjoy his time on set.
c.
The role that eventually went to
Alan Arkin
was difficult to cast because the producers couldnt find actors willing to be cast in such a villainous role - not only terrorizing a blind woman, but terrorizing beloved
Audrey Hepburn
to boot! Alan Arkin later went on to say how easy it was for him to get the role because of the reluctance of other actors to take it.
d.
In the opening scene, just as Marlowe is walking out the door to go to the store to buy cat food, for no particular reason, he clearly sings the words "Do you recognize the theme?" to himself to the tune of the movies theme song.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973)?
a.
Sterling Hayden
wrote his own scenes.
b.
The American poster for this film featured large pictures of
Jack Nicholson
and
Diane Keaton
. In Japan, the poster also included a large picture of
Keanu Reeves
, presumably because of his popularity there at the time.
c.
Film is currently considered lost.
d.
The movie had three previous working titles. They were "Blood in the Streets of New Haven," "Urban Parnassus" and "Parnassus."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973)?
a.
Tom Cruise
had a cap in his tooth removed in order to further convey the damage he received in the rumble.
b.
Originally released in Los Angeles with a poster campaign more appropriate to James Bond movies, or the Flint spoof series, the film made little impact in the City of Angels. A different advertising campaign was designed for its New York release, where it was a considerable success.
c.
The "diamonds" used for the scenes during the climax of the movie were actually Herkimer Diamonds borrowed from the Herkimer Diamond Mines of Middleville, New York. They are doubly-terminated (two-ended) quartz crystals that are found in only two places in the world. They were the only gems that would look enough like diamonds and be that large.
d.
RuPaul
was originally scripted to have a supporting role in this film, but scheduling conflicts with the recording of his then-upcoming album Red Hot forced him to back out.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973)?
a.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
has no lines in the film.
b.
Josh Pais
, who plays Raphael, also plays a passenger in the back of a taxicab who says, "What the heck was that?" right after Raphael hops on the cabs hood.
c.
The script was entitled "Leatherface." At various points before the films release, the title was switched to "Head Cheese" and finally "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre".
d.
Shipped to theaters under the fictitious name "Doll House" to deter potential thieves.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973)?
a.
Writers Dorothy and Herbert Fields and Producers
Richard Rodgers
&
Oscar Hammerstein II
had originally arranged for
Jerome Kern
to write the musical score. When Kern died suddenly, he was replaced by
Irving Berlin
. This was the first time that Irving Berlin wrote a score for a show with an existing plot. In his many musical plays and films the songs were written first, then the scripts were written for the situations suggested by the songs.
b.
Hobbs breaking the scoreboard clock with a home run was inspired by Bama Rowell of the Boston Braves doubling off the Ebbets Field scoreboard clock on May 30, 1946, showering Dixie Walker with glass. Though hed been promised a free watch by Bulova for hitting the companys scoreboard sign, Rowell had to wait until 1987 to receive it.
c.
The film stayed in the US top ten grossing films for 13 weeks.
d.
To help establish with the cast and crew the kind of tone he was trying to create,
Robert Altman
circulated on the set a little-known letter that
Raymond Chandler
had written, as well as his essay collection "Raymond Chandler Speaking". Both pieces are notable for revealing Chandlers underlying suicidal tendencies.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973)?
a.
Although
Sterling Hayden
was
Robert Altman
s reluctant second choice to play Wade, the director was thrilled with his performance.
b.
Because this film was actually made earlier,
Richard Eyer
, who played youngest son Billy in
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
, is not present in this film but returns in the next released film,
The Kettles in the Ozarks
.
c.
Some scenes that have been declared "missing" from the video were not in the original theatrical release. When the movie was first televised, the network needed fillers after editing it for TV, so they used extra footage from the films production.
d.
We find out that Pas first name is Franklin.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973)?
a.
Allison Janney
was originally chosen for the role of Barbara in the flower shop but she insisted on taking the role of Sally Lester, Clarissa Vaughans (
Meryl Streep
) lover.
b.
The original Broadway production of "The Rose Tattoo" by
Tennessee Williams
opened at the Martin Beck Theater in New York on February 3, 1951, ran for 308 performances and won the 1951 Tony Award for the Best Play.
c.
The "Hooray for Hollywood" music at the beginning and end of the film is a promotional trailer for an RKO film made in 1937 (Hooray for Hollywood (1937)) featuring the
Benny Goodman Orchestra
. The members of the orchestra are the male voices singing, and the voice saying "Be an actor, see Mr. Factor, hell make your kisser look good" belongs to drummer
Gene Krupa
. The actual promo film itself is featured in the documentary Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing (1977).
d.
This movie was filmed at Central High School in Columbus, Ohio. Since that time, Central High School was renovated to become the new site of COSI (Center for Science and Industry).
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973)?
a.
A kidnapping of the M character was a subplot of the James Bond novel "Colonel Sun" written by
Kingsley Amis
. Baku in Azerbaijan was a setting for the 1991 James Bond novel "The Man From Barbarosa" written by
John Gardner
.
b.
Filmed during the first few months of 1946, but not released until summer 1947.
c.
Against the directors wishes, the studio cut out a prologue that explained the cats motivations. They considered it "too silly". As a result, many viewers were confused by the connection between the three stories.
d.
This was
Nina Van Pallandt
s first English-language film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973)?
a.
The camera is always moving, there are no static shots in the movie.
b.
When he was a child,
Frank Miller
saw the
Rudolph Maté
film
The 300 Spartans
, with
Richard Egan
as King Leonidas, and was deeply affected by it. He has explained that the film altered his perception of the Hero concept insofar as he came to realize that the hero didnt always win and that sometimes, to be a hero, one must sacrifice oneself. Ever since he saw the movie, he has been fascinated with Thermopylae.
c.
Due to health and safety regulations,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
was not allowed to light his cigar inside the helicopter near the beginning of the film. As a result the glow was added optically in post-production.
d.
This movie was shot in 2D and converted to 3D using the Reali-D conversion process developed by the company, Inner-D. Unlike other 3D converted films, Piranha 3D was always planned to be 3D.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Long Goodbye (1973)?
a.
For the waterfall jump scene,
Rudy Youngblood
performed his own stunt, jumping in a harness from a 15-story building in Veracruz over about 10 takes. (The shot was later digitally composited with the real waterfall.) After director
Mel Gibson
harassed Youngblood about the actors initial hesitancy and fear of jumping, Youngblood got together with the stunt crew and goaded Gibson into taking a jump for himself.
b.
In the commentary on the DVD,
Robert Altman
talks about how sad he was that
Leigh Brackett
, the screenwriter, died before the film was released and never saw the completed work. In fact Bracket died in 1979, shortly after completing the first draft of
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
for
George Lucas
, and thus lived long enough to see the finished film.
c.
First feature film of
Ronnie Corbett
.
d.
Body count: 34
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