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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Old Man and the Sea (1958) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Old Man and the Sea (1958) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Old Man and the Sea (1958).
About the movie:
An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea. Based on Ernest Hemingway's story.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Old Man and the Sea (1958)?
a.
A Yugoslavian stallion named Davide was cast as Caligulas horse, Incitatus.
b.
Woody Harrelson
was significantly better at basketball than
Wesley Snipes
, however, in the movie they are depicted as equals, though Harrelsons character famously cannot dunk.
c.
Ernest Hemingway
himself was initially involved in the production, although the extent of his participation after selling his book was to go marlin-fishing off the coast of Peru to try to find a fish worthy enough for the picture. In the end, the producers used a rubber marlin and stock footage of marlin fishing in which Hemingway didnt participate in. After seeing the film,
Ernest Hemingway
expressed his disappointment and said that
Spencer Tracy
looked less the Cuban peasant fisherman and more the rich old actor that he was. Tracy won an Oscar nomination for the role.
d.
Vinnie Jones
character has no lines in the whole film apart from three words at the end.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Old Man and the Sea (1958)?
a.
Jack Black
s feature film debut.
b.
Director
John Sturges
replaced
Fred Zinnemann
.
c.
The song "Do It For Our Country" is a duet between Sharon (
Maureen Teefy
) and Louis (
Peter Frechette
). However,
Maureen Teefy
couldnt make it to the recording of the song, so
Peter Frechette
had to sing the whole song himself, which is why on the movies soundtrack, Maureens vocals are not included. Later, Maureens voice was dubbed in, but her voice didnt make the soundtracks final cut.
d.
Though the Mirror of Erised doesnt appear on the novel it turns up in the movie. It can be seen during Harrys possession by Voldemort and when Harry draws closer to the mirror his face is shown distorted with some of the Dark Lords features.
David Yates
and
Stuart Craig
decided to use it as there as one more example of the many appeals to objects and shots from previous movies on the series.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Old Man and the Sea (1958)?
a.
There is a persistent rumor that
Ben Affleck
makes a cameo appearance but, although he did visit the set, he does not appear on screen.
b.
This is the only BTTF movie where all five time periods are visited and/or shown within the same movie: 1985, 2015, 1985-Alternate, 1955, and 1885. Although the last one was not visited until the final movie, the trailer for the final movie is shown just before the closing credits, so in a way, it could be considered part of this movie as well.
c.
In 1952,
Humphrey Bogart
attempted to purchase the film rights to
Ernest Hemingway
s novel through his production company, Santana Productions. Bogart identified strongly with the character of the old man and wanted to play the fisherman in the film project, with
Nicholas Ray
as the director. Unfortunately, the actor was unsuccessful in securing the film rights, and the film wasnt made until the year following his death, with his close friend
Spencer Tracy
starring.
d.
The Broadway musical play adaptation of "Hello Dolly!" opened at the St. James Theater on January 16, 1964 and ran for 2844 performances, setting a Broadway longevity record. "Hello Dolly!" also won the 1964 Tony Awards for the Best Musical and Best Score.
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