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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Longest Day (1962) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Longest Day (1962) - 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 Longest Day (1962).
About the movie:
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
Irving Berlin
added one original movie song to his Broadway score, "Lets Go West Again," which was deleted. Recordings by both
Judy Garland
and
Betty Hutton
are contained on the soundtrack CD issued by Rhino. In addition, Miss Huttons footage can be seen on the DVD from Warner Home Video.
b.
Seventh and last of the "Francis" movies.
c.
The piper who played the bagpipes as Lord Lovats commandos stormed ashore is played by the late Pipe Major Leslie de Laspee who was at the time Pipe Major of the London Scottish Pipe Band, and personal piper to HM the Queen Mother. The actual man who did this stirring deed on D-Day is
Bill Millin
. He recently donated that very set of pipes to the national war memorial in Edinburgh Castle.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 27, 1943 with
Shirley Temple
and
Herbert Marshall
reprising their film roles.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
One of producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
s big worries was that, as filming of the actual invasion drew near, he couldnt find any working German Messerschmitts, which strafed the beach, or British Spitfires, which chased them away. He finally found two Messerschmitts that were being used by the Spanish Air Force, and two Spitfires that were still on active duty with the Belgian Air Force, and rented all four of them for the invasion scenes.
b.
After some disagreements with the director about re-writing process,
Scott Rosenberg
left the project. The writers
Jonathan Hensleigh
and
J.J. Abrams
came in and did uncredited re-write on the script.
c.
Writer DJ Perry took actual stories and historic events and wove them into the final screenplay. He took the story of Harmon Teaster and how he lived in a cave for 7 years and the some Appalacian history of Harmons Den and brought to life, Harmon Teaster, the great great grandfather of Dean Teaster.
d.
Selected as part of the 2004 Independent Film Project in New York City, NY.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
During the performance of Strawberry Fields, the main characters watch TV. In the counter shot we see the same image projected on their faces. This is a reference to the promotional video that the Beatles made to accompany the song when it was released.
b.
No gliders of the sort used in the invasion were available, so
Darryl F. Zanuck
commissioned new duplicates from the same company that built the originals.
c.
John Schlesinger
: man in the hotel elevator.
d.
In efforts to control the budget, Director Kevin Richmond chose to shoot the entire film on live locations as opposed to studios.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
On the marquee at Radio City Music Hall, Rockys opponent is listed as "Joe Czack". In the first Rocky, this fighter is mentioned briefly to Apollo Creed by the fight promoter when he is looking for opponents for the New Years Day bout. The promoter says to Apollo: "Joe Czack is a good prospect." Czack is also the maiden name of Stallones first wife
Sasha Czack
b.
Barry Sonnenfeld
s directorial debut.
c.
Lara Flynn Boyle
s character of Mara is loosely based on the real-life Gay Orlova, a chorus girl and escort whom
Lucky Luciano
dated while in New York.
d.
An estimated 23,000 troops were supplied by the U.S., Britain and France for the filming. (Germans only appeared as officers in speaking roles.) The French contributed 1,000 commandos despite their involvement in the Algerian War at the time.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
Rat describes Toads latest obsession as "Motor Mania". This is the title of a classic Goofy short which would be released the following year (
Motor Mania
).
b.
The theme song to the movie, by
Paul Anka
, was used as the Regimental march of the Canadian Airborne Regiment (1968-1995)
c.
Gerard Butler
s first film.
d.
The meaning and relevance of this movies title is that it refers to a shortened version of the word Bounty-Hunter which is the profession of the central character played by
Steve McQueen
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
Screenwriter
Joss Whedon
found
Donald Sutherland
extremely difficult to be around. Sutherland rewrote most of his dialogue and scenes, often making the scenes incomprehensible in Whedons opinion. Whedon praised Sutherlands abilities as an actor, but called his behavior "rude" and Sutherland himself "a dick."
b.
When actor George Williams (Leo) interrupts an acting class and walks right through them, that group represents the on screen cameos of writer Paul Osborne, and three of the films producers, Michael Mannheim, Gavin Franks and Brian Osborne. Fourth producer Michael Rogers cameos as a thug one scene later.
c.
Renard, Viktor Zokas nom de guerre, is French for "fox". This reflects the first draft of the character, who was French and named Claude Serrault. His pain-killing brain injury was written for Stamper in
Tomorrow Never Dies
and used in that films novelization.
d.
As there was a nudist colony two miles inland from the Corsican beach, it was necessary to post signs warning the colonists not to approach the water during filming.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
The fleet scenes were filmed using 22 ships of the U.S. Sixth Fleet during maneuvers off Corsica between June 21-30, 1961. The cameras had to avoid shooting the area where the fleets aircraft carrier was positioned, as there were no carriers in the invasion.
b.
Tom Sizemore
s film debut.
c.
Tne musical stage adaptation premiered in San Francisco in 2004 followed by productions in Boston, Buffalo, Los Angeles, Detroit, Louisville and the United Kingdom. The Broadway production opened on November 23, 2008 at the Marquis Theater and ran for 53 performances earning two Tony Award nominations. The musical was revived at the Marquis Theater for the 2009 Christmas season.
d.
In an early draft of the screenplay, Ann Darrow was the daughter of a famed archaeologist and Jack Driscoll was his assistant. Lord Darrow was killed in Anns introductory scene by the Indonesian military in a cover-up attempt of his discovery of remnants of the Skull Island culture.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
Following the massive success of
Ghost Busters
, Disney green-lit the film in the mid 80s. However they at first would only give permission for the film to be made if either
Bill Murray
,
Dan Aykroyd
,
Harold Ramis
or
Rick Moranis
would play the lead role.
b.
While writing the script,
Ben Ramsey
had
Debi Mazar
in mind for the character of Pam Shulman.
c.
The word "fuck" and all of its derivatives are said 123 times in the movie.
d.
While clearing a section of the Normandy beach near Ponte du Hoc, the films crew unearthed a tank that had been buried in the sand since the original invasion. Mechanics cleaned it off, fixed it up and it was used in the film as part of the British tank regiment.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
Just before shooting began in Corsica,
Darryl F. Zanuck
was approached by a man stating he represented the beach owners. He insisted on a $15,000 payment or else they would drive modern cars along the beach. Zanuck paid the money, but it was later discovered to be a scam as there were no private beaches in Corsica. Zanuck eventually won damages after an eight-year lawsuit.
b.
The snow falling on John Ballentine and Dr. Peterson during the skiing scene was actually cornflakes.
c.
Film debut of
Forrest Tucker
.
d.
One of the locations used for the silent footage shot with
Bela Lugosi
was the home of co-star
Tor Johnson
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
Towards the end of film production,
Kevin Costner
and some friends made a surprise visit to a large pow wow gathering at Morley. Chief Ernest Wesley honored Costner for his work with the Lakota Indians and using the Sioux language in
Dances with Wolves
.
b.
Joe Pesci
s Oscar acceptance speech is the third shortest in the Academys history. All Pesci said was "This is an honor and a privilege, thank you", later admitting that he didnt say very much because he genuinely felt that he didnt have a chance of winning. (The shortest acceptance speeches are "Thank you", made by
William Holden
in 1954 when he won Best Actor for
Stalag 17
and "Thanks", which was all that
Alfred Hitchcock
said when he won an Honorary Oscar in 1968.)
c.
The film was shot in 24 days.
d.
The Spitfire planes needed to be fitted with new Rolls-Royce engines before being usable.
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