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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Music Man (1962) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Music Man (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 Music Man (1962).
About the movie:
A con man comes to a Midwestern town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Music Man (1962)?
a.
In the dream sequences the disembodied head was supposed to be that of
Robert Rodriguez
.
b.
Dan Duryea
(father) and
Peter Duryea
(son) appeared in two western films together:
Taggart
and
The Bounty Killer
.
c.
William Wyler
had to alter some of his shots when it became apparent that
Frances Dee
was pregnant (with
Jody McCrea
).
d.
The DAR is the "Daughters of the American Revolution", a non-profit, non-political volunteer womens service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism and preserving American history
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Music Man (1962)?
a.
In the final chapter before his demise, Ming is looking to escape. In the endings of most serial episodes the hero is is the one trying to escape (then thought to be killed - until the next week). This might suggest another sequel or fourth Flash Gordon serial. However, after 7 December 1941 and the attack on Pearl Harbor, just 3 years after
Orson Welles
infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast simulating an attack from from outer space, the production of "space travel" films were put on hold.
b.
The working title of this film was "The Quest".
c.
Mrs Shinn says "Tempus fugit " several times. This is Latin for "Time flies".
d.
When Tonys dad hit him in the back of the head the third time during dinner, his retort of "Just watch the hair!" and then his complaint about being hit on the hair after he had worked on it for so long was
John Travolta
s own reaction and not scripted, but since it was so in character for Tony Manero to say, it was left in.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Music Man (1962)?
a.
Katherine Borowitz
s character is named "Ann Nirdlinger Brewster." "Nirdlinger" is the last name of the main female character in
James M. Cain
s novel Double Indemnity, the basis for the classic film noir
Double Indemnity
(although for the movie, her name was changed to "Dietrichson").
b.
All the musical instruments in the film were made specially by the Olds Instrument Company in Fullerton, California. After filming, Olds refurbished them and sold them on.
c.
Charles Chaplin
re-shot the scene in which the Little Tramp buys a flower from the blind flower-girl 342 times, as he could not find a satisfactory way of showing that the blind flower-girl thought that the mute tramp was wealthy.
d.
Dan Aykroyd
s original version of the script began with the Ecto-mobile flying out of Ghostbusters HQ, but director
Ivan Reitman
suggested that it would be better to show how the team got started.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Music Man (1962)?
a.
Before starring in the musical
The Music Man
,
Robert Preston
had not only never appeared in a musical before, he had never sung a note before.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 24, 1944 with
Pat OBrien
and
Ruth Warrick
reprising their film roles.
c.
During the parade several of the people seen dancing (including the construction worker and the window washer) originally had nothing to do with the film. They were simply dancing to the music being played and
John Hughes
found it so humorous that he told the camera operators to record it.
d.
"He Who Gets Slapped" was originally a Russian book by
Leonid Andreyev
and was translated into English and adapted for the stage by
Gregory Zillboorg
. It opened on Jan. 9, 1922 at the Garrick Theatre in New York and ran for 182 performances. With the exception of Consuelo (
Norma Shearer
s character), most of the characters in the stage production did not have names. The
Lon Chaney
character in the play was simply "He", and the others "a Juggler," "an Acrobat", etc. MGM did not credit Zillboorg for his theatrical adaptation.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Music Man (1962)?
a.
Director
Vince Offer
sued the Church of Scientology, claiming their Hollywood "Celebrity Center" launched a smear campaign against him and the movie, labeled him a "criminal," and threatened his Scientology friends in the movie business with condemnation, which could be lethal to their careers, if they didnt write malicious reports against him.
b.
Robert Preston
, who had played the lead role on Broadway, wasnt even offered the film until
Cary Grant
had turned it down, famously replying, "Not only will I not play it, but if Robert Preston doesnt do it, I wont even see the picture."
c.
Convoy Scene military vehicles were real and still had their white greasepencil convoy markings (data similar to license tag info) chalked on the drivers side doors. Either speed or special-effects rendered these markings invisible in the final cuts.
d.
Hunter S. Thompson
wrote several alternate openings and endings for this movie, none of which were used.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Music Man (1962)?
a.
This is one of a handful of feature films that have featured the story of the World War II Battle of Bataan. They include
So Proudly We Hail!
;
They Were Expendable
and
Back to Bataan
.
b.
One of Paramounts biggest flops of 1932.
c.
During the "Lida Rose"/"Will I Ever Tell You" duet both Mrs. Paroo (
Pert Kelton
) and the tenor singer of The Buffalo Bills (
Vern Reed
) are in rocking chairs. They are synchronized throughout much of the song, starting, stopping and rocking together. This is only visible in the wide screen version.
d.
Robert Woolsey was in constant pain during the filming due to a severe kidney ailment that eventually took his life in late 1938.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Music Man (1962)?
a.
Finn McMissile is a stylized Aston Martin DB5, James Bonds trademark vehicle. (According to James Bond Vehicles by John Cork and Collin Stutz, it never carried missiles, though. The Goldfinger version had machine guns where McMissile has his missiles.)
b.
The first U.S. TV station to show "Psycho" was WABC-TV (Channel 7) in New York, on their late-night movie series "The Best of Broadway" on 24 June 1967.
c.
In some versions of this movie, twenty-four seconds were removed as they showed footage of real cock-fighting.
d.
The marching bands of the University of California and the University of Southern California were drafted in for the final parade scene.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Music Man (1962)?
a.
The Manchester United player who is seen scoring is Dutch striker
Ruud van Nistelrooy
. It was a friendly game against Boca Juniors of Argentina which took place on 10 August 2002 and whose final score was Manchester United 2 Boca Juniors 0.
b.
The line "everyone is entitled to one good scare" is said by Norma to Laurie. Sheriff Brackett (Charles Cypers) originally said it in the first Halloween.
c.
In 1957, this film was distributed on a double bill in the USA with
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
. (
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
was retitled "Battle Hell".)
d.
"Montgomery Ward" is the name of the worlds first mail order business, founded in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward, and which went out of business in 2001.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Music Man (1962)?
a.
During the scene in the airport near the end of the film, the fussy child drops his book in front of Joe (
Campbell Scott
). The book is "The Giving Tree" by the late
Shel Silverstein
. Silverstein was a close friend of Mamets and the two co-wrote the film
Things Change
.
b.
Joshua Jackson
(Damon Brooks) cranks his car before he takes Natalie to "that" spot in the woods; when it cranks the radio plays Paula Coles "I Dont Want to Wait" from the TV show
Dawsons Creek
also starring Jackson.
c.
Chevy Chase
who prefers to do family-oriented movies, turned down the role of Eddie Valiant, as he was afraid a movie where a woman is happily married to a rabbit would affect his family-friendly image.
d.
Zaneeta has a meeting of the Epworth League. This organization was formed by combining young peoples organizations of the Methodist Episcopal church, with its purpose being to promote intelligent and vital piety among the young people of the church.
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