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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pride and the Passion (1957) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pride and the Passion (1957) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Pride and the Passion (1957).
About the movie:
The story in this movie deals with the perseverance of Spaniards to take back their country from the French who have conquered Spain under Napoleon as he marched over Europe...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride and the Passion (1957)?
a.
Earl Feltons uncredited re-writes were the subject of Mike Walkers play "The Gun Goes to Hollywood", broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 14 March 2011.
b.
The comment that
Spencer Tracy
makes about the "Rooney kid" is an ad-lib (watch
Jeanette MacDonald
s expression reacting to it). Tracy had worked with
Mickey Rooney
earlier that year in
Riffraff
and knew that director
W.S. Van Dyke
abhorred retakes, priding himself on bringing in productions fast and under budget - hence his nickname, "One-Take Woody".
c.
To weather the teddy bear in the Ruth scene, Cody and Alyson kicked it back and forth in a Los Angeles city street the night before departing on the road trip to Texas. They also dunked it in the gutter and jumped on it. Jen and Gordons dog Zach chewed on its green ribbon. The teddy bear was still wet when they left.
d.
This movie was originally announced as both a starring vehicle for Richard Pryor and a remake of Laurel & Hardys famous short subject The Music Box. The movies title is a vague reference to Hardys catchphrase, "Heres another nice mess youve gotten me into."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride and the Passion (1957)?
a.
By all accounts,
Frank Sinatra
was at his most obstreperous throughout the making of this film. Among other things, he refused to use the car supplied him by the studio, insisting upon having his Ford Thunderbird flown all the way to Spain at the studios expense. In addition, he almost caused an international incident when he hung a banner from his hotel room window reading "Franco is a Fink", referring to Spains dictator,
Francisco Franco
. In hindsight, Sinatra referred to the whole experience as "underwhelming".
b.
The montage of Tony Starks life story was created by editor
Kyle Cooper
, and contains real-life photos of a young
Robert Downey Jr.
and his father
Robert Downey Sr.
.
c.
When Denys washes
Karen Blixen
s hair, he quotes from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
. One line, "He prayeth well, who loveth well both man and bird and beast," is inscribed on the real Denys Finch Hattons gravestone.
d.
The play "Applesauce" opened in New York on 28 September 1925.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride and the Passion (1957)?
a.
The huge mineshaft was a circular construction around the largest soundstage. To make it look different, they just altered the lighting every time the carts completed a loop.
b.
Cary Grant
considered himself to be miscast in this film.
c.
The end of the movie promises "Doctor Detroit II, the Wrath of Mom" which was in the works. In fact,
Dan Aykroyd
was writing the script. But when this movie became a box office dud the studio pulled the plug.
d.
Producer
Robert G. Tapert
can be seen sitting at the bar in the Rialto.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride and the Passion (1957)?
a.
Loren received a reported $200,000 for her work on this production, the publicity stills of which, were taken by
Kenneth Danvers
.
b.
The only Star Wars film not to gross $300 million domestically.
c.
In order to get the cats to surround Selina when shes knocked out, the filmmakers put tuna on a dummy version of Selina and tuna on Selinas suit.
d.
Much of the movie consisted of cutting room floor footage and sequences from other films. For example,
Eleanor Powell
s dance number came from her film
Broadway Melody of 1938
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride and the Passion (1957)?
a.
The U.S. Senate interior as shown in the film was an extremely accurate reproduction of the real thing.
b.
This was one of two films
Sophia Loren
and
Cary Grant
starred in together. Cary was totally in love with Loren and the two had an affair. However, Cary was too much in love with Sophia to the point of obsession. This frightened her and sent her straight into the arms of
Carlo Ponti
.
c.
Laura San Giacomo
s first film.
d.
Actress
Shantel VanSanten
quit the production after the first day of filming due to disagreements with the director over her character. Actress
Abby Wathen
replaced her in the role of Laura.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride and the Passion (1957)?
a.
The photographs of faces and eyes in the bedroom during the seduction of Naomi show pictures of various extras and crew members. The idea is that they are voyeurs watching Naomi and Beau, just as Derek is.
b.
Some of the action sequences of this picture had been taken at least from another 3 action films: The crash plane is from
Cliffhanger
, helicopter and car chase from
Narrow Margin
and the final action sequence (truck crash and the bridge explosion) are from
The Long Kiss Goodnight
.
c.
Marlon Brando
was scheduled to co-star but bowed out after reading the script which he considered mediocre at best. He was replaced by
Frank Sinatra
.
d.
The alternative band The Ataris, use lines from this movie in the background of their song "Your Boyfriend Sucks"
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pride and the Passion (1957)?
a.
James Wan
was considered to direct before
Michel Gondry
came aboard.
b.
During the scene when Duke first arrives at the dirt bike race, it is suppose to be dawn but you can tell from the lighting it certainly isnt. According to
Terry Gilliam
s commentary on the Criterion Collection DVD, they had the shot set up perfectly with the sun just rising, but when
Johnny Depp
tried to start the car it was dead. They figured out soon enough that the driver forgot to fill the tank. Due to budget and time constraints, the shot had to be redone later that day.
c.
In an attempt to improve her lingual skills,
Sophia Loren
underwent a crash course in English on the advice of then agent (and husband-to-be)
Carlo Ponti
.
d.
Fannie Flagg
, who wrote the screenplay and the renowned book the movie was based on, "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe," is best known as a panelist on the 1970s game show
Match Game PM
. She was born in Alabama, where the book is set, and is now a celebrated author of Southern-genre writing, in the vein of
Margaret Mitchell
and
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
.
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