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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Show of Shows (1929) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Show of Shows (1929) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Show of Shows (1929).
About the movie:
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Show of Shows (1929)?
a.
At its New York City premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre, some musical numbers were projected on a larger, wider screen, by a system called Magnascope, which had been in occasional use since 1924.
b.
According to Tommy Chongs book "Cheech & Chong: The Unauthorized Autobiography",
Cheech Marin
offered him a cameo in the film. Chong says he turned it down because he was upset that Marin was doing a film on his own.
c.
Warhol veteran
Joe Dallesandro
was originally cast in the role of Stanley Sweetheart. Dallesandro was fired when he would consistently arrive on the set late and cause trouble with the cast and crew. Ironically,
Andy Warhol
himself later referred to the film as "the quintessential, most truthful studio-made film about the 60s counterculture".
d.
Elias Castillo was originally cast to play Detective Davidson and Patrick Adam originally was to play Jude. When Castillo dropped out, the role went to Patrick Adam.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Show of Shows (1929)?
a.
This movie was not screened for the critics.
b.
Lynn Picknett
,
Clive Prince
: sitting in the London bus together with Sophie and Robert.
c.
At $850,000 this was the most expensive talking picture made in 1929.
d.
Natalie Portman
drew on her ballet training from ages 4-13 for the role. She resumed ballet training a year before principal filming began. She trained with Mary Helen Bowers (formerly of the New York City Ballet) and the regimen included fifteen minutes of toe exercises (for her to be on point for dance scenes), substantial muscle toning, and swimming a mile a day. However, Portman has acknowledged having dance doubles (unnamed) in some interviews. Professional ballerinas
Sarah Lane
and
Kimberly Prosa
were the dance doubles for Natalie Portman. The special effects team also digitally placed Natalie Portmans head on Sarah Lanes body in several dance scenes. Lane did most of the heavy tricks, while Kimberly Prosa did the rest of the dance shots that were needed. According to both Prosa and Lane in separate interviews, Portmans dance scenes in full body shots were actually the dance doubles. Prosa and Lane also said Portman was filmed dancing from the waist up, showing only face and arms, while the rest of her body dancing were that of the dance doubles.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Show of Shows (1929)?
a.
When actress
Natalie Wood
died near the end of principal photography, studio executives tried to kill the film and claim the insurance, saying that director
Douglas Trumbull
could not complete the film. However, Trumbulls contract gave that decision to him, and he insisted on completing the film, using a stand-in and changing camera angles for the few remaining shots of Woods character. The resulting hostility between Trumbull and the studio executives meant that this would be Trumbulls last Hollywood film. He has since devoted his efforts to effects work for IMAX films, theme park rides and the like.
b.
According to the original review published in Variety 27 November 1929, only 21 minutes of the total running time were not in Technicolor, a 17 minute section of Part One, and a four minute opening of Part Two.
c.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
played President Hector Lopez, named after
Héctor López
, production supervisor in Mexico. Armendarizs father
Pedro Armendáriz
played Kerim Bay in
From Russia with Love
.
d.
Peyton Reed
: The character of "Mime" is credited as "Silencio Por Favor", which means "Silence Please"... in Spanish.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Show of Shows (1929)?
a.
According to co-director
Allan Arkush
,
David Carradine
smoked a lot of marijuana while acting in this movie.
b.
In the original script, Red talks briefly to Amy in the gas station store at the beginning of the film.
c.
Two reels of color footage survive.
d.
To promote the movie,
Tommy Tiny Lister
was brought in to the WWF as Zeus. Saying he was angry about losing in the movie and saying he could beat Hogan in real life. The problem was he was not a real wrestler. He wrestled only three matches, a tag match with
Randy Savage
vs.
Hulk Hogan
& Brutus Beefcake at Summerslam, an eight-man tag where he was eliminated by DQ. Finally since Vince knew the movie was a bust and wouldnt sell on PPV by it self he sold the PPV the match/the movie which included a steel cage match between Hogan & Beefcake vs. Savage & Zeus. Rumors say had No Holds Barred been a success, the main event for
WrestleMania VI
would have been Hulk Hogan vs. Zeus.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Show of Shows (1929)?
a.
Jodie Foster
filmed her part in three weeks.
b.
Vitaphone production reels #3575-3589
c.
Despite how he was portrayed in the film, the real
Mickey Cochrane
was able to manage the Detroit Tigers to a playoff appearance and serve in WW II.
d.
Clint Eastwood
agreed to star in the film only on the proviso that
Don Siegel
direct. Siegel was under contract to Universal at the time, and Eastwood personally went to the studio heads to ask them to loan Siegel to Warner. Eastwood has always maintained in interviews that the reason he took the role was because he felt the issue of victims rights was being ignored in the political arena at the time, and he thought the film could be a good way to bring it more to the fore (which it did).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Show of Shows (1929)?
a.
As with
Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS
the film was refused a UK cinema certificate by the BBFC.
b.
Film debut of
McLean Stevenson
.
c.
The film contains
John Barrymore
s only screen appearance as Richard III, one of his greatest stage successes. However, the excerpt is not from the play "Richard III", but from
William Shakespeare
s "Henry VI: Part III", a "prequel" to "Richard III" in which he also appears.
d.
It is believed that a lot of the film was improvised. This is not true. While there was some improvisation, most of the dialogue in the film was scripted. The director hired a lot of newcomers and non-actors to mix in with the seasoned actors to give the feel of actual people who had a camera thrown in their face.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Show of Shows (1929)?
a.
In once scene,
Sid Silvers
does an imitation of
Al Jolson
. Though Jolson was one of the top stars at Warner Brothers in 1929, he is not among the rest of the studios lineup in this film.
b.
Look for future Oscar-winner
Marisa Tomei
as an extra (coming out of a shower).
c.
A month and half before production of
Seven Ways from Sundown
began,
Audie Murphy
separated from his wife. During filming the chemistry with co-star
Venetia Stevenson
lead to a well-publicized affair that lasted nearly a year. Theyd established a bond through theyre shared love of horses.
d.
Despite the fact that
Laserblast
is predominantly known as
Eddie Deezen
s acting debut,
Grease
was filmed first.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Show of Shows (1929)?
a.
Warner Brothers announced in 1929 that it was going to film this entirely in Two-Strip Technicolor. The Technicolor company immediately said that not enough cameras were available for use, so only parts of the film were shot in Technicolor. One year later
King of Jazz
was released entirely in Two-Strip Technicolor.
b.
The child who plays one of the porcupine triplets, Bucky, is Sami Kirkpatrick, the son of Karey Kirkpatrick, one of the directors of the film
c.
Billy Bob Thornton
s character (Russell Bell) states in the movie that he is half Irish (his father) and half Choctaw Indian (his mother). In real life, Mr. Thorntons father is of Irish ancestry, while his mother is half Choctaw Indian and half Italian.
d.
Actors Melissa Vestal and Greg Vestal are married both on-screen and in real life.
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