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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Longest Day (1962) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Longest Day (1962) - Part (3) 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.
During the filming of the landings at Omaha Beach, the American soldiers appearing as extras didnt want to jump off the landing craft into the water because they thought it would be too cold.
Robert Mitchum
, who played General Norm Cota, finally got disgusted with them and jumped in first, at which point the soldiers had no choice but to follow his example.
b.
Coincidentally, composer
Thomas Newman
s uncle
Lionel Newman
worked on the film
Hello, Dolly!
.
c.
The movie theater that most of the movie was shot was an actual functioning movie theater in Georgetown Texas. Filming took place after hours between 1am and 8am. Custom movie posters based on the filmmakers intellectual property were made to be put in place of those for commercially released movies.
d.
The character George, the biker boyfriend played by
Aaron Eckhart
, was based on Erins Mexican-American biker boyfriend Jorge. Erin and Jorge did break up, but he did not leave her life. He was hired as a full time live-in nanny for Erins children for several years, paid for by the law firm so that she would have more time to devote to her work.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
The scenes in this film featuring
Doris Day
and her young on-screen son had a special emotional resonance for Day, since in real life she had often had to leave her own pre-school-aged son Terry behind with his grandmother while touring as a big band singer in the 1940s.
b.
The song "You Cant Stop the Beat" was changed for the movie version. When it is performed of Broadway the last verse is sung by Velma and Amber von Tussel, providing a form of redemption for the villainous characters. This does not happen in the movie. The Broadway lyrics are: Ever since we first saw the sun/It seems von tussle girls are always Tryin to please someone/But now were gonna shake and shimmy it/And have some fun Today! In the movie this is changed to: Ever since we first saw the sun/a man and woman liked to shake it when the day is done/And so Im going to shake and shimmy and have some fun today.
c.
With a $10,000,000 budget, this was the most expensive black & white film ever made until
Schindlers List
.
d.
Naomi Watts
was originally cast as Vittoria.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
One of the very first World War II films made by an American studio in which the members of each country spoke nearly all their dialog in the language of that country: the Germans spoke German, the French spoke French, and the Americans and the British spoke English. There were subtitles on the bottom of the screen to translate the various languages. There were two versions of this movie, one where all the actors spoke English and the other(the better known one) where the French and German actors spoke their respective languages.
b.
Rita Hayworth
did a screen test for the role of Karen Vanmeer.
c.
Justin Long
was originally slated to voice the title character, Despereaux. Ultimately, the role went to
Matthew Broderick
.
d.
After the film was withdrawn from circulation, there was a failure to renew the copyright and it fell into the public domain. As a result, in the early years of home video, the film became widely available from a number of discount/public domain labels
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
Joan Crawford
was originally assigned the role of Katie OShea but left before shooting began because of differences with director
John M. Stahl
. She switched roles with
Myrna Loy
, who had been assigned to
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
.
b.
After a preview screening in November, 1939, studio heads were alarmed that the score contained nothing but period music and ordered a new score be written. Time considerations ultimately prevented this, with
Frank Skinner
cobbling together pieces from his score from
Son of Frankenstein
. Only pieces of the original score survived the final cut.
c.
Eddie Albert
, who played Colonel Thompson, was a World War II veteran. However, Albert actually served in the Pacific, not in Europe.
d.
There was an instance where a schoolboy saved the lives of a schoolbus full of kids, when the driver had a heart attack, by climbing on to the drivers lap, jumping on the brake pedal and pulling the bus to the side of the road. When asked later why he did it, he told them that he had seen "that bus movie". At half time during an NFL game, there was a ceremony hailing the boy as a hero.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
In Italy for the filming of
Cleopatra
,
Roddy McDowall
became so frustrated with the numerous delays during its production, he begged
Darryl F. Zanuck
for a part in this picture just so he could do some work. He ended up with a small role as an American soldier.
b.
This film ranked second as best picture in the 1932 Film Daily poll of national critics, being beaten only by
Grand Hotel
.
c.
An alternate opening and ending were both filmed (and are available on the
Lethal Weapon 4
DVD). The alternate opening featured Martin Riggs drinking alone in a bar where he is accosted by a couple of thugs who want his money. Riggs claims all of his is in the bank and tells the thugs "not to fuck with him." The thugs attack him, but Riggs easily subdues them. He is then allowed to take a free bottle of booze from the bar in exchange for never returning. Director
Richard Donner
felt the movie should open with a brighter look at Riggs and filmed the scene with Riggs awakening in his trailer to replace it. The alternate ending featured Riggs and Murtaugh saying good-bye to one another. Murtaugh tells Riggs hes thinking of retiring, but Riggs tells him not to.
d.
Shot at the old Howard Hughes studio in Hollywood.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
The Creatures appearance was based on old seventeenth-century woodcuts of two bizarre creatures called the Sea Monk and the Sea Bishop. The Creatures final head was based on that of the Sea Monk, but the original discarded head was based on that of the Sea Bishop. In one sequence
Julie Adams
character is captured by the creature and carried into a cave. During the filming the stuntman misjudged where the side of the entrance was and accidentally struck Ms. Adams head against the wall, knocking her unconscious.
b.
The green velvet pelisse
Juliet Stevenson
(Mrs. Elton) wears to church is the same costume
Natasha Little
(Augusta Leigh) wears to visit Annabella in
Byron
.
c.
Richard Todd
, veteran of the action at the bridge at Benouville (later renamed Pegasus Bridge) (see Item 1 above), was offered the chance to play himself but joked, "I dont think at this stage of my acting career I could accept a part that small." He played the commander of the actual bridge assault itself, Major John Howard, instead.
d.
Debra Winger
was offered the female lead, but turned it down.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
The four blond brothers who go after Barry and beat him up are actually brothers in real life.
b.
A number of sources credit
Christopher Lee
and
Geoffrey Bayldon
as being in this project but Lee denies working on the film and Bayldon is nowhere to be seen in the final print.
c.
Loretta Young
kept it a secret that she was three months pregnant with her daughter
Judy Lewis
during the shoot.
d.
The first Rambo film directed by
Sylvester Stallone
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
During shooting in Ste. Mère-Eglise, traffic was stopped, stores were closed and the power was shut down in order not to endanger the paratroopers who were unused to night drops in populated areas. Still, the lights and staged fire proved too difficult to work around, and only one or two jumpers managed to land in the square - with several suffering minor injuries. One of the initial jumpers broke both legs in landing. Ultimately, plans to use authentic jumps were abandoned, opting instead for rigged jumps from high cranes.
b.
The lady who won all the ribbons in the pickles/mincemeat category in the previous year was "Mrs. Edwin C. Metcalfe". Presumably, this was in honor of Edwin C. Metcalfe, saxophonist for
Spike Jones
legendary band. His real-life wife Margaret was known as "Tootie".
c.
The inspiration for progressively ascending a pagoda tower to fight opponents was originally featured in Chang Chehs swordplay epic Bao Biao (1969) aka Have Sword Will Travel written by resident Shaw Brother screenwriter
Kuang Ni
.
d.
Tom Berenger
auditioned for the part of "Jack Barlowe" that went to
William Katt
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
According to a recent book about Donald Cammell, Marlon Brando was attached to star.
b.
As would be done again later in the WWII epic,
Patton
, the Twentieth-Century Fox logo is never shown onscreen in this film.
c.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Case of the Crown Jewels 2. The Case of the Stolen Ransom 3. The Case of the Lawful Counterfeit 4. The Case of the Telephone Code 5. The Case of the Missing Expert 6. The Case of the Double Trap 7. The Case of the Golden Car 8. The Case of the Invulnerable Criminal 9. The Case of the Torn Blueprint 10.The Case of the Hidden Witness 11.The Case of the Stradivarius 12.The Case of the Musical Clue
d.
Stanley Donen
was producer
Jack Cummings
first choice for director from the outset, thanks to his success with
On the Town
and
Singin in the Rain
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Longest Day (1962)?
a.
The cameo part of the British Padre was first offered to
Dirk Bogarde
.
b.
The bar scenes were shot in the same brewery as the concentration camp scenes.
c.
Kyle MacLachlan
previously appeared in
Dune
, a story with quite a few parallels to Hamlet. In that film he worked with
Patrick Stewart
, who also played Claudius in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
.
d.
Jessica Kaplans first and only film.
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