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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The River (1951) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The River (1951) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The River (1951)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The River (1951).

About the movie: Three adolescent girls growing up in Bengal, India, learn their lessons in life after falling for an older American soldier.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The River (1951)?
a.		Thomas E. Breen Who plays Capt. John, was really missing one leg like his character.
b.		Eddie Murphy revealed on Inside the Actors Studio that he didnt know how to "act" when drawing a gun, so he simply did what he did in every movie since: impersonate the facial expression of a ready for battle martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
c.		The UK video certificate was rejected by the BBFC in 1988 after the distributor refused to make the (heavy) cuts requested.
d.		A screen capture of the "Creepshow" comic book featured in the film reveals that the letters page has letters from "Brian Hall of Ann Arbor, Mich." and "David Graves of Spruce, Maryland", among others. Spruce is the maiden name of Kings wife Tabitha. David Graves is the name of Kings late brother-in-law (married to wife Tabithas sister, Catherine). David Graves lived in Maryland (although not "Spruce", Md), until his death in 2000.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The River (1951)?
a.		Esmond Knight, who plays the one-eyed Father, did actually lose his eye in the war, during the battle to sink the Bismark. He served on the Prince of Wales, and later starred as the Captain of the Prince of Wales in the film Sink the Bismarck!.
b.		This film features the first man-into-bat transformation ever seen on camera. In Dracula no transformations were shown on screen. Both John Carradine and Bela Lugosi would get similar treatment over the next five years.
c.		The opening song was chosen by director Keith Gordon because he liked it so much in John Carpenters Christine, which he also starred in.
d.		Filmed on Aaron Bacons actual birthday - October 18th.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The River (1951)?
a.		The newspaper one of the characters is reading features an article (i.e. a photo) of Sri Aurobindo, a spiritual teacher from India who died in 1950.
b.		Ernest Borgnine, Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, Danny Thomas, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, and George C. Scott were considered by Paramount Pictures for the role of Vito Corleone. Burt Lancaster wanted the role but was never considered. When Paramount considered casting Italian producer Carlo Ponti, director Francis Ford Coppola objected as Vito had lived in America since childhood and thus wouldnt speak with Pontis Italian accent. When asked his opinion by the Paramount brass, Coppola said he wanted to cast either Laurence Olivier or Marlon Brando as the Don. In a September/October 2003 "Cigar Aficionado" magazine cover story, Coppola said, "I wanted either an Italian-American or an actor whos so great that he can portray an Italian-American. So, they said, Who do you suggest? I said, Lookit, I dont know, but who are the two greatest actors in the world? Laurence Olivier and Marlon Brando. Well, Laurence Olivier is English. He looked just like Vito Genovese. His face is great. I said, I could see Olivier playing the guy, and putting it on. And Brando is my hero of heroes. Id do anything to just meet him. But hes 47, hes a young, good-looking guy. So, we first inquired about Olivier and they said, Olivier is not taking any jobs. Hes very sick. Hes gonna die soon and hes not interested. So, I said, Why dont we reach out for Brando?" Frank Sinatra, despite his reported distaste for the novel and opposition to the film, had discussions with Coppola about playing the role himself and at one point actually offered his services. Coppola, however, was adamant in his conviction that Brando take the role instead. This would be the third time Brando performed in a part sought by Sinatra, after playing Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront and Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls. Brandos previous film, Queimada, had been a terrible flop and he could not get work in American pictures, being considered by many producers as "washed up". Paramount executives initially would offer Marlon Brando only union scale for the role of Don Corleone. Finally, the studio relented and paid Brando $300,000, according to Coppolas account. In his autobiography The Kid Stays in the Picture, former Paramount production chief Robert Evans claims that Brando was paid $50,000, plus points, and sold back his points to Paramount before the release of the picture for an additional $100,000 because he had female-related money troubles. Realizing the film was going to be a huge hit, Paramount was happy to oblige. This financial fleecing of Brando, according to Evans, is the reason he refused to do publicity for the picture or appear in The Godfather: Part II.
c.		Before executive producer Mark Ordesky secured the rights of the Inkworld trilogy for New Line, Cornelia Funke was hesitating between him, David Heyman (producer of the Harry Potter movies and I Am Legend), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (producer of Transformers and Stardust) and Deborah Forte (producer of The Golden Compass and Tuck Everlasting), with Ordesky and Heyman being the main contenders. As a result of her constant hesitation and indecision, Ordesky gave Funke the nickname Cornelia Flakey.
d.		When Annie demands that Paul burn his manuscript, she lights the paper and we see a close-up of the words on the paper, an article about Cameron Crowe and how he is an amazing scriptwriter. It talks about his movies, but mostly offers praise for Say Anything....

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The River (1951)?
a.		Director Angela Robinson said in the commentary that she purposely left hidden crew equipment and cheap camera tricks in the film to give Herbie fans something to look for that was fun, and also just to simply aggravate her editor, who practically begged her to fix the problems before the film was released.
b.		The David Bowie song "Velvet Goldmine," though originally recorded for the "Hunky Dory" album, wasnt officially released until 1975, being the b-side to the re-issue of the "Space Oddity" single.
c.		Barbara Rush replaced Natalie Wood who was put on studio suspension for refusing the role.
d.		When Kenneth McEldowney, a successful florist and real estate agent in Los Angeles, complained to his wife, an MGM publicist, about one of her studios films, she dared him to do better. So he sold their home and floral shops, and from 1947 to 1951 worked to produce this film. It opened in New York to a record 34-week run at reserved-seat prices and was on several ten-best movie lists in 1951. McEldowney then returned to real estate and never made another movie.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The River (1951)?
a.		According to the script, the movies last shot in the film centering on Michael as he gazes at the lake occurs in 1968. That accounts for Al Pacinos additional wrinkles and slightly receded and graying hairline. It was actually the concluding aspect of a scene with his son, Anthony, who declares he will not follow in his fathers footsteps. Anthony was portrayed by an actor about 18 years old; the scene was half filmed, but Francis Ford Coppola lost the light before wrapping for the day and was unable to return to complete the scene.
b.		The singing voice of the Oompa-Loompas belongs to that of Danny Elfman who overdubbed himself dozens of times.
c.		Working title was "Til Death Do Us Part"
d.		Rumer Godden based the character of Bogey on her younger sister, Nancy. Nancys son Richard R. Foster played the part of Bogey in the film

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The River (1951)?
a.		Tim Roth was the original choice for Tom Tom, but couldnt commit due to scheduling conflicts. He plays the much smaller role of Izzy instead.
b.		When James Garners character finally admits that he is sixty years old, the real James Garner was only fifty-seven.
c.		This film was instrumental in launching the careers of Satyajit Ray - an assistant on the film - and Subrata Mitra, who went on to become Rays cinematographer.
d.		The "4-5-94" written on Lolas right jean leg is a reference to the date of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobains suicide.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The River (1951)?
a.		According to Marlon Brandos friend, Carlo Fiore, and his reminiscences in his book "Bud: The Brando I Knew", it was Fiore who helped make some key decisions about the famous taxi cab scene. It wasnt working to Brandos satisfaction, and the actor was becoming increasingly frustrated at being unable to find the truth about the scene. Fiore told him that having a gun pulled on him by his brother would hit a bullshit note with Terry, and that shocked disbelief that his brother would do such a thing would be the most appropriate response. Brando then went into a stormy conference with Elia Kazan and Sam Spiegel before nailing the scene. Afterwards Kazan drew Fiore aside and said "Next time you get an idea about a scene, bring it to me, not Marlon, okay?" There is some doubt about the veracity of this story however as one look at the original script reveals that shocked surprise was Terrys reaction all along.
b.		Tim Burton and Danny Elfman experienced "creative differences" during filming. For this reason, Burton chose Howard Shore to write the film score of Ed Wood.
c.		Shot in Technicolor, it was necessary to use brighter lights than usual. This also required spending five months in the lab, painting up colors that werent rich enough.
d.		The flashback to Robert Duvalls character failing to save his wife from a burning house was shot north of Brule, Nebraska, with the help of the local volunteer fire department. Duvalls wife is played by director Francis Ford Coppolas wife, Eleanor Coppola (uncredited).

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