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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pink Panther (1963) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pink Panther (1963) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pink Panther (1963)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963).

About the movie: Bumbling and conceited French police inspector Clouseau tries to catch The Phantom, a daring jewel thief whose identity and features are unknown - and is acting right under his nose.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963)?
a.		After the contest with the SMERSH bagpipers, the song David Niven is humming as he goes upstairs is "The Skye Boat Song", a traditional Scottish ballad about the escape of the insurgent leader Bonnie Prince Charlie.
b.		When the two new homeowners start singing: "Happy Anniversary!" and Jim reacts very annoyed, its a tongue-in-cheek joke about a commercial that aired on the radio for the Disneyland theme park anniversary, sung the exact same way by a child. The commercial was reacted to badly by listeners because it was so obnoxious and eventually pulled.
c.		Mel Blanc receives a credit for the voice of Dino five years after his death from heart disease. The dialogue is taken directly from The Flintstones
d.		The film was intended to have David Nivens character Sir Charles Lytton as the main character. However, Peter Sellers portrayal of Inspector Clouseau was so loved by the crew (and later by the audience) it became his character this film and the sequels focused on.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963)?
a.		When producer Howard Hawks attempted to get insurance for the creature, five insurance companies turned him down because "The Thing" was to be frozen in a block of ice, hacked by axes, attacked by dogs, lit on fire, and electrocuted.
b.		Released in the U.S. as the main attraction in a triple-feature package with Il mostro di Venezia (US title: The Embalmer, original title: Il mostro di Venezia) and The Undertaker and His Pals.
c.		In the bath scene with Capucine and Robert Wagner, an industrial-strength foaming agent is used, which burned both of the stars skin. Wagner, who was completely immersed at one point, became blind for four weeks.
d.		The car that Uma Thurmans character drives is a Citroen DS Cabriolet.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963)?
a.		Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon first met during the filming of this movie.
b.		Peter Sellers modeled the character of Clouseau on the trademark of a box of matches which includes an image of Captain Matthew Webb, who in 1875 became the first person to swim the channel (his heroic mustache and proud stance are both mimicked). To lose weight, Sellers took dieting pills for a year.
c.		This film was originally set to be released in the United States by 20th Century Fox, but was acquired in turnaround for theatrical release by Dimension Films.
d.		One of three screenplays mentioned by Blake Snyder in his book Save the Cat as an example of a good logline. It is the only one of the scripts mentioned that became a completed film. He also says that all three spec scripts sold in the 6-7 figure range.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963)?
a.		Between 1964 and 1993, nine Inspector Clouseau (or related) films would be released, although Inspector Clouseau and the movies made after Peter Sellerss death are mostly not considered canon. All but two would carry the "Pink Panther" title, but only four of the films actually deal with the Pink Panther diamond itself: this one, The Return of the Pink Panther, Trail of the Pink Panther and Curse of the Pink Panther. The reason they still kept The Pink Panther in the title was because it had become synonymous with inspector Clouseau.
b.		This is the only "speaking" role of Harpo Marx in his entire cinema career. Alas, being this a silent movie, his line ("You sure you cant move?") appeared written on the screen.
c.		Filmed in Atlanta attorney Ed Garlands 15,000 square foot mansion. The house also was used for portions of Driving Miss Daisy.
d.		Eugene ONeills favorite film. John Ford gave him a print of it, which ONeill wore out from repeated playing of the reel.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963)?
a.		An animated Pink Panther was created for the opening credits because writer and director Blake Edwards felt that the credits would benefit from some kind of cartoon character. David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng decided to personify the films eponymous jewel, and the Pink Panther character was chosen by Edwards from over a hundred alternative panther sketches. The Pink Panther introduced in the opening credits became a popular film and television character in his own right, beginning with the cartoon short The Pink Phink the following year.
b.		Director Stephen Sommers claimed in an interview he changed the main characters name from Abraham Van Helsing to Gabriel Van Helsing, as he did not think he could have a lead character named Abraham. The Irishman who wrote Dracula, Bram Stoker, named the character after himself - Bram being a shortening of Abraham.
c.		Cinematographer Alex Thomson replaced Jordan Cronenweth after only two weeks of filming, when Jordan Cronenweth fell ill.
d.		The money thats shown in the bag is genuine currency.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963)?
a.		Claudia Cardinale could not speak English, so Princess Dalas dialog was dubbed by twenty-year-old Gale Garnett.
b.		According to a July interview between network.nationalpost.com and director Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart was recommended for the role of Bella Swan by Emile Hirsch, her co-star from Into the Wild and whom Hardwicke directed in Lords of Dogtown.
c.		The submachine gun Strelnikov uses near the end of the film is a Finnish-made Jati-matic GG-95 PDW. About 400 were manufactured in the mid-1980s.
d.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 23, 1944 with Gary Cooper and Barbara Britton reprising their film roles.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963)?
a.		Courtney Love auditioned for the part later taken by Jennifer Jason Leigh.
b.		Charles King is listed as a cast member in a modern source, but he was not seen in the film.
c.		The role of Simone Clouseau was offered to Ava Gardner and Janet Leigh before Capucine got the part. In her autobiography, Leigh states she turned it down because she had recently gotten married to her fourth husband Robert Brandt and didnt want to go off on location and away from her new husband for the duration of filming. Ava Gardner accepted the role but both her salary and personal demands were deemed unacceptable to the producers.
d.		Juliette Binoche was offered a role, which she has described in interviews as a woman who was to be raped and then murdered, but she turned it down. She had already turned Steven Spielberg down once that same year, passing on the role of Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park to make Trois couleurs: Bleu.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963)?
a.		The role of Inspector Clouseau was originally offered to Peter Ustinov. Despite being relatively unknown internationally, Peter Sellers was offered the part, and was paid 90,000 pounds.
b.		Jason Statham: The man Tom Cruise bumps into at the airport and ask each other if theyre alright.
c.		According to Don Davis, Johnny Depp was Larry and Andys first choice for Neo, but Warner Bros. wanted Brad Pitt or Val Kilmer. After Kilmer and Brad Pitt said no, Warner Bros. was willing to consider Johnny Depp, and then it came between Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves, who Warner Bros. was pushing. Keanu was always really tuned in to the concept and made a big difference in the casting.
d.		After its initial run, "Mr. Majestyk" played as a supporting feature at New York cinemas showing the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, after the latter film proved a weak performer at the box-office.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963)?
a.		The second Clouseau film, A Shot in the Dark, was released only three months after this film.
b.		First film of Lynne Frederick.
c.		"Whispering" (music and lyrics by John Schonberger, Richard Coburn and Vincent Rose), sung by Alice Faye, was deleted from the film.
d.		Sean Connery, the original James Bond on film, co-stars in this film with Uma Thurman, the second Emma Peel. Diana Rigg, the original Emma Peel, co-stars with George Lazenby, the second James Bond, in On Her Majestys Secret Service.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pink Panther (1963)?
a.		Filming began in July 1944, but was suspended when Boris Karloff required back surgery. It was completed in December 1944. After Karloff had recovered from surgery, but before the cast of Isle of the Dead could be reassembled, Val Lewton and Karloff made The Body Snatcher, which was released first.
b.		Tony Scott came up with the idea to set the climax of the film at the Stratosphere tower after shooting Beat the Devil in Las Vegas.
c.		Janet Margolin showed up to audition for the role of Lisa carrying a doll.
d.		The Pink Panther diamond is named not only for its color, but also for a tiny pink flaw shaped like a panther. The overall pink however would make the Panther a very rare Type-IIa diamond, in which some colors are absorbed not by impurities as in most other colored stones but by a misalignment of crystal structure at the molecular level caused by tectonic pressure during formation (plastic deformation). Though there are about a dozen large pink diamonds of name in the world, there has never been an actual "Pink Panther".

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