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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) - 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 Magnificent Ambersons (1942).
About the movie:
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)?
a.
In
Tom Mankiewicz
s script for the first movie which featured the Penguin, he was described as "a tall, proper-looking, thin man".
b.
The main poster for the Ambersons was designed by
Norman Rockwell
.
c.
An earlier version of the film featured a comical subplot about a virus being unleashed on the public. When the films editing was almost finished, the AIDS epidemic had began, and writer/director Huckert felt it may be misinterpreted as disrespectful, so the subplot was removed, resulting in the many "cutting room floor" credit listings for actors whose performances were lost from the final cut.
d.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
had a portion of a field spray-painted yellow to closer resemble
Vincent van Gogh
s painting.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)?
a.
Sets were re-used by
Val Lewton
in
Cat People
and
The Curse of the Cat People
to help save production costs resulting from a ridiculously small budget.
b.
Although Sherlock Holmes takes a number of liberties with the original Holmes stories, it also contains numerous references and allusions to the earlier works. The film quotes the Conan Doyle novels and stories on several occasions, including "The game is afoot" ("The Abbey Grange", as well as the original source of the phrase, Shakespeares "Henry V"); "Because I was looking for it" ("Silver Blaze"); "You have the grand gift of silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion" ("The Man with the Twisted Lip"); "Crime is common, logic is rare" ("The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"); "My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work" (The Sign of the Four); "It makes a considerable difference to me, having someone with me on whom I can thoroughly rely" ("The Boscombe Valley Mystery"); "Data, data, data. I cannot make bricks without clay" ("The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"), "...one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts" ("A Scandal in Bohemia"), and "There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you" ("The Hound of the Baskervilles").
c.
Joan Crawford
was seething when she read that
Robert Aldrich
had replaced her with
Olivia de Havilland
. She is quoted in "Hollywood Reporter" as saying, "Aldrich knew where to long distance me all over the world when he needed me, but he made no effort to reach me here that he had signed Olivia. He let me hear it for the first time in a radio release - and, frankly, I think it stinks."
d.
The first shot of the Sandman forming took roughly 6 months to create.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)?
a.
James Caan
, who plays the President, was a good friend and golfing buddy of
Don Adams
. He also guest-starred in the original
Get Smart
TV series. Caan played Rupert of Rathskeller in the two-part episodes, "To Sire, With Love" parts 1 & 2.
b.
Andy Serkis
did the voices for the three orcs arguing with each other at the Fangorn Camp scene
c.
David Niven
was due to join the British Army but was given a 21-day grace period to finish his scenes for the movie. The production crew worked double time and filmed Nivens scenes first to comply with his obligation to start his military service.
d.
The re-cutting of this film caused a deep rift in
Orson Welles
friendships with
Robert Wise
and
Joseph Cotten
. Cotten later wrote several letters of apology to Welles, and the two later reconciled. Welles and Wise, however, remained on acrimonious terms for some 42 years until Wise was invited to come to the stage by Gil Cates when the Directors Guild honored Welles with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 1984. The former rivals ended up shaking hands as the crowd rewarded them with a standing ovation.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)?
a.
This became the last feature film for
Arthur Lake
,
Larry Simms
and
Marjorie Ann Mutchie
. Lake would reprise the role of Dagwood in the television series seven years later.
b.
The black SUV that the General and Patrick ride in is a Lamborghini LM002.
c.
Although
Orson Welles
had hoped to work again with the great cinematographer
Gregg Toland
, with whom he so generously shared a credit card on
Citizen Kane
, Toland under contract to Sam Goldwyn was not available. Welles, however, insisted that Tolands camera crew work on this film: Burt Shipman operated the camera; the assistant cameraman was Eddie Garvin, the gaffer Bill J. McClellan and the key grip Ralph Hoge.
d.
Jack Ryan mentions that he wrote a book about Adm. William F. Halsey. This is appropriate, as Ryan is also a professor of military history at the U.S. Naval Academy, as shown in
Patriot Games
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)?
a.
Among the actors considered for the part of Taylor Brooks was
Al Pacino
b.
A ten-year labor of love for producer
George Miller
.
c.
Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists apparently were eliminated during the final editing process. These were (with their character names):
Jesse Graves
(Servant),
Lillian Nicholson
(Landlady),
Robert Pittard
(Charles Johnson) and
Sam Rice
(Attendee at Funeral).
Don Dillaway
(Wilbur Minafer) is not mentioned in Welles oral credits, but he appears in three scenes in the opening minutes of the film: As Isabel and Wilbur emerge from a store, Isabel spurns suitor Eugenes attentions; Wilbur reads aloud a letter complaining about son Georges misbehavior as George, Major Amberson, and Isabel listen; and Wilbur has lines in several shots of the ball scene.
d.
The movies premiere date was moved up a month to ride the coat-tails of
Johnny Depp
s success in
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
which earned him a SAG award and an Oscar nomination.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)?
a.
William Goldman
originally wrote several drafts of the screenplay, all of which were rejected, as he wrote it as a simple comedy, and the producers preferred to use the film to "explore the loneliness of invisibility". Eventually, he left the project, though he still receives a screenplay credit. He claims never to have seen the movie, and thus cannot say for sure how much of his material is actually in the film.
b.
The Chicago Cubs, the team playing in the World Series in the film had been in the National League playoffs after filming began on this film. They had lost to the San Francisco Giants in 6 games and they have not been to the World Series to this day since 1945 and have not won one since 1908.
c.
According to
Peter Bogdanovich
,
Orson Welles
said many times that this film couldve been "much better than
Citizen Kane
." Also, while Welles always refused to watch any of his films, he was in a hotel room in the 70s with many friends and The Magnificent Ambersons was on TV, and he was talked into watching the rest of it. It is said that he was teary throughout, and confessed that although the ending didnt work, he still liked the film.
d.
The second time that real-life husband and wife
Taylor Hackford
and
Helen Mirren
have worked together on a movie. The first time was
White Nights
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)?
a.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences would not allow use of an exact likeness of the Academy Award statuette ("Oscar") for filming, so a *similar* statuette was created which has Oscars hands covering his crotch.
b.
After spending so much time in Trinidad/Tobago,
Robert Mitchum
became enamored with Calypso music, so much so that he recorded an album of the stuff. It was called Calypso - Is Like So, and was released on Capitol Records. It features him doing spot on imitations of the style and is still available on CD.
c.
Robert Carradine
says that he and
Anthony Edwards
largely improvised their speeches during the homecoming scene.
d.
Ray Collins
was the only member of the cast to have featured in Welles radio version in 1939.
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