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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962).
About the movie:
A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)?
a.
After the meat soaking scene,
Steve Martin
s character (Tom Baker) says, "Where did they come up with soaking his underwear in meat?" Actually, the idea of the kids soaking Hanks underwear in meat was Steve Martins idea.
b.
The character of Matthew is played by the directors cousin. He asked for a walk-on role in which he would pass by the main character and say "hey, howre you doing?". The part was written into an actual character instead of being just an extra.
c.
Episode 3 of 7 of the "Seven Deadly Sins" series.
d.
Angela Lansbury
was thirty-six at the time of filming, only three years older than
Laurence Harvey
, who played her son.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)?
a.
William Castle
: [gimmick] Used a gimmick called "Emergo" in theaters. When the skeleton rises from the acid vat in the film, a lighted plastic skeleton on a wire appeared from a black box next to the screen to swoop over the heads of the audience. The skeleton would then be pulled back into the box as the skeleton in the film is "reeled in". Many theaters soon stopped using this "effect" because when the local boys heard about it, they would bring slingshots to the theater; when the skeleton started its journey, they would pull out their slingshots and fire at it with stones, BBs, ball bearings and whatever else they could find.
b.
When Captain Marco is shown a photo of the Communist official Gomel (
Reggie Nalder
) at a childs birthday party, the two children in the photo are actually the children of screenwriter
George Axelrod
.
c.
James Caan
and
Alan Arkin
are reunited last starred together in
Freebie and the Bean
.
d.
Began shooting in mid-January 1954.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)?
a.
Though the film is not supposed to be connected to the actual 1987 NFLPA strike, there are some similarities between the film depiction of the Washington team, and the actual Redskin team: 1. The teams played by the Washington in the film mirror the teams the Redskins played during the 1987 scab games (including a Dallas team where all the regular starters crossed the picket line and returned). 2. Shane Falco wears the number 16. Redskins replacement quarterback Edd Ruppert (who played college ball at Louisville) wore that number. Ruppert actually managed to last three seasons as the Redskins third string QB. 3. The Redskins did have a player named Tony Robinson, who had just been released from prison prior to making the replacement team. The film depiction features a player whos on work release to play for the team.
b.
Most Civil War scenes were based on actual photos of scenes they depict. However, postwar reconstruction scenes were not historically accurate, and many were in fact based on political cartoons rather than photographs (such as the legislature scenes).
c.
In the scene where
Frank Sinatra
gives the all-queens deck of cards to
Laurence Harvey
, Sinatra is out of focus. He had trouble recreating his performance, so director
John Frankenheimer
left the footage as is. Audiences werent bothered; they interpreted it as Harveys blurred perspective.
d.
Theres a sneak preview of the next Resident Evil movie
Resident Evil: Degeneration
in the bonus material of the DVD.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)?
a.
John Badham
: recorded voice on the pocket tape recorder in the infirmary and dubbing
John Wood
s voice in the helicopter scene.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
Senator Iselins plane in real life was owned by
Frank Sinatra
.
d.
The film was shot on a new technology called Andromeda. This was the first time a narrative feature had been shot using this system.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)?
a.
Advertisements for the movie were cancelled in Wisconsin due to the Dahmer killings.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
Peter Brensinger
improvised some of his lines, as he felt they werent "bully-sounding" enough.
Miguel Coyula
enjoyed his enthusiasm and allowed the change.
d.
Frank Sinatra
broke one of his fingers when he hit the table, which was real and not a break-away prop, in the fight sequence with
Henry Silva
. Due to ongoing filming commitments, he could not rest or bandage his hand properly, causing the injury to heal incorrectly. It caused him chronic discomfort for the rest of his life.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)?
a.
Frank Sinatra
wanted
Lucille Ball
for the role of Mrs. Iselin which was played by
Angela Lansbury
.
b.
Has the distinction of being the first film to be advertised in space. For $500,000, the films title was graffiti-ed onto the side of an unmanned NASA rocket which was launched into space by
Arnold Schwarzenegger
.
c.
According to
Alyssa Milano
, co-star
Ice-T
showed up on set one day with 17 bodyguards.
d.
It is stated that "Boy" is the heir to the Greystoke title. In the original books, it was Tarzan himself who was the heir to the Greystoke title.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)?
a.
The scenes of the convention were filmed at the Old Madison Square Garden on 8th ave at 49th street. The last event ever held there was in Febuary 1968. It was torn down shortly after closing and today an office tower stands on the site.
b.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
was originally offered the role of Yvaine, but turned it down to spend more time with her husband,
Freddie Prinze Jr.
c.
Fathom Studio entered in to a partnership with Dell to provide them with the hardware to make the film, in much the same way that Hewlett-Packard supplies DreamWorks Animation and Apple work alongside PIXAR.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 16, 1944 with
Herbert Marshall
reprising his film role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)?
a.
Two of the book titles that detective Donald MacBride reads out loud are "Murder in the Laundry" and "Murder in the Chop Suey Restaurant," a clear reference to Sidney Tolers alter ego, Charlie Chan."
b.
The film went into production in the spring of 1981 at the Hammond Lumber Company lot in Venice where New Worlds studio facilities were located. Additional sets, including the surface of the planet and the exterior of the pyramid, were built at a soon-to-be demolished Beacon Storage facility.
c.
The version of "Santa Baby" that appears in the film was orginally recorded for
Jack Nicholson
as a Christmas gift by
Cynthia Basinet
.
d.
The topic of the movie was considered politically so highly sensitive it was censored and prohibited just before its theatrical release in many of the former Iron Curtain countries, such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria - and even in neutral countries such as Finland and Sweden. The theatrical premiere for most of those countries was held after the collapse of Soviet Union in 1993.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)?
a.
One scene was filmed at the Bar and Grill that
Frank Sinatra
s friend
Jilly Rizzo
owned in New York City.
b.
When Alice wakes up from her nightmare in the asylum, and
Robert Englund
appears beside her in bed and pins her down, originally he said, "Theres no such thing as safe sex." The line was excised from the film.
c.
Sara White is the only one in the film who does not become a zombie, die, or have sex.
d.
DVD includes a deleted scene where Harry sings "La Vie En Rose" for Erica in a karaoke bar. Part of this scene (Harry and Erica dancing) was in one of the trailers.
Jack Nicholson
sings the same song during the end credits.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)?
a.
The origami crane which Lily makes for Alfred, was made of a sale flyer for the Title Wave Used Bookstore. It was folded by a library employee since no one on the crew could do origami folding.
b.
It took a full week to film the opening dream sequence. Director
John Frankenheimer
rushed a rough edit of the sequence to
Frank Sinatra
, then decided to keep the cut in the final movie unchanged.
c.
All of the actors had to memorize 15-20 pages a day.
d.
The patients in the doctors waiting room with Jack are played by
Andrea Martin
and
Joe Flaherty
,
Martin Short
s co-stars from
SCTV Channel
.
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