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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957).

About the movie: Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)?
a.		Final film of Jean Hersholt.
b.		Originally filmed in late 2003, this was subsequently shelved for many years and never released theatrically (allegedly after poor test screening). Finally released directly to DVD in June 2008.
c.		The two freeways referenced in the movie were the 101 and the 303. These are also the numbers of Neos apartment and the Heart o the City hotel room respectively in The Matrix.
d.		Producer Jack L. Warner was strongly opposed to the casting of James Stewart, which he believed caused the film to flop on its release in 1957.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)?
a.		Jennifer Beals was the original choice to play Amanda.
b.		On Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in advance of a revelatory July 2005 "Vanity Fair" article written by his attorney and spokesman, 91-year-old W. Mark Felt acknowledged publicly for the first time that he was in fact the informant "Deep Throat," a fact corroborated by Bob Woodward and the Washington Post. At the time of the Watergate break-in, Mr. Felt was the Deputy Director, the second-in-command, of the FBI.
c.		The closing title card, "Based on the character of The Bride created by Q and U", refers to the first initials of Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman.
d.		Filmed in 1955.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)?
a.		Released in the UK as part of a double bill with the theatrical version of The Incredible Hulk TV pilot.
b.		Military strategists have pointed out that the way to break the Spartan formation was to use artillery. If heavy missiles such as stones were rained on the Spartans it would have enabled the Persians to destroy them from a distance. However, catapults were not invented for another 200 years.
c.		One of the replicas of "The Spirit of St. Louis" built for this film is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan while another is at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The nonworking ground replica used at the Paris Airport is hanging from the ceiling of the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis, Missouri.
d.		Many of the locations featured in the movie are actual locations found in Dallas Texas (e.g., the Texas Club, Reunion Arena, Dallas City Hall.) However, the stainless steel building of the "Moore Company" in the movie is actually the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank (K-11) which is located in the cultural district of Dallas.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)?
a.		The gazebo built and used in the film now sits next to Fort Mackinac high on a bluff overlooking Marquette Park, on Mackinac Island. It used to reside on the Governors Estate, but was moved to its new location in the winter of 2006.
b.		The song "When Will My Life Begin (Reprise 1)" and part of the song "Mother Knows Best" is omitted from the movie. However, the complete renditions can be found in the soundtrack album.
c.		All the last names of the main characters are based on famous horror and sci-fi directors: George A. Romero (Chris Romero), John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper (James Carpenter Hooper), David Cronenberg (Cynthia Cronenberg), James Cameron (Det. Ray Cameron), John Landis (Det. Landis), Sam Raimi (Sgt. Raimi) and Steve Miner (Mr. Miner - The Janitor).
d.		Average Shot Length = ~10.1 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~9.6 seconds.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)?
a.		The film was long thought lost until a nitrate print was rediscovered in the vaults of the Cinemateque Francais in the 1990s.
b.		Shot in 14 days.
c.		James Stewart, who was portraying Charles Lindbergh at the age of 25, was 47 when the film was made.
d.		During the ocean cruise, Sandy (Jayne Mansfield) sends a telegram announcing her pregnancy to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peers in Texas. The Peers were Mansfields actual mother and step-father.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)?
a.		The film has a story very similar to Seven Days to Noon. In fact they have a number of plot points in the finale that are similar: 1. The final scene of disarming the bomb takes place in a church. 2. The person with the bomb carries it in a small bag: a backpack for The Peacemaker, valise for Seven Days to Noon. 3. The person carrying the bomb is shot at the end, before the bomb is defused. 4. A man and a woman are the people who confront the person with the bomb at the end. 5. Of the man and woman in both movies, one is a nuclear bomb expert: in Seven Days to Noon its the man; in The Peacemaker, its the woman.
b.		James Stewart was unusually difficult to work with throughout filming. Some wondered if he had realized how miscast he was in the movie.
c.		Endor is the name of a place in the Bible; its a village found in Biblical Israels territory of Isaachar, where king Saul went on the eve of his final battle with the Phillistines and came across "The Witch of Endor". It also the Elvish name for Middle-Earth in J.R.R. Tolkiens "Lord of the Rings".
d.		Was first shown at secret / surprise screening of Fantastic Fest 2009 in Austin, Texas on October 1st, 2009.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)?
a.		James Stewart was given the role of Charles Lindbergh after John Kerr had turned it down, owing to his disapproval of Lindberghs pro-Nazi sympathies and his racist and anti-Semitic views. This was despite the fears of the producers that Stewart was too old for the part.
b.		Shot in six days.
c.		No transportation company wanted to appear inept or deficient in any way, so crews had to rent twenty miles of train track and refurbish old railroad cars, construct a set that looked like an airline terminal, design a rent-a-car company logo and uniforms, and rent 250 cars for the infamous Rent-a-Car sequence.
d.		The movie contains numerous connections to French New Wave films. Reference is made to Tirez sur le pianiste and its star, Charles Aznavour, has a singing role at the end of this movie. Anna Karina, featured in several Jean-Luc Godard films, has a bit part.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)?
a.		Charles Lindbergh wanted Anthony Perkins to play him in the movie.
b.		Jane March was originally set to play Jane, the character eventually played by Dina Meyer.
c.		On a trip to Hawaii, James Cagney meet Roger Smith stationed there in the Naval Reserve, impressed with his clean-cut good looks and appeal, he encouraged Smith to pursue an acting career. Following the advice and after success in several films, Smith reconnected with Cagney who hired him to play his son, "Lon Jr." in Man of a Thousand Faces. Cagney later cast him as his co-star in the musical comedy-drama Never Steal Anything Small.
d.		About one hour into the film, upon entering the Paradise Club, Tony, i.e. Paul Muni is greeted by a blonde who looks suspiciously like Jean Harlow. Harlow biographer David Stenn claims that this is indeed Jean Harlow herself, in an uncredited cameo appearance, but Harlow biographer Mark Vieira authoritatively states that it cannot be Harlow, because she was away from Hollywood at the time the scene was filmed, and so the actress in question must be a Harlow lookalike, deliberately positioned to look like her.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)?
a.		Samantha Morton was originally cast as Diane Arbus.
b.		It took seven hours for Mike Myers to get into the Fat Bastard suit.
c.		The "original actor" cast in the role of Mr. Bosworth was John Huston, father of the director (Danny Huston) and one of the female leads (Anjelica Huston).
d.		After the film received bad notices from preview audiences, it was extensively re-edited with some new footage shot. Composer Franz Waxman was no longer available so veteran film composer Roy Webb was hired along with Warner Brothers Music Director Ray Heindorf to come up with new cues based on Waxmans original material. The Main Title was altered to add "La Marseillaise" to the tail end. Other cues were rewritten, especially the entire buildup to and including the landing at Le Bourget. This sequence had been more straight forward with Lindbergh landing his plane. In the revised version, he became disoriented and at one point asked for Gods help. The Heindorf/Webb replacement cue utilized Waxmans themes interwoven into a stunning cue which was expertly conducted by Heindorf. The cue ends as Lindbergh shuts off the engine. All-in-all, about fifteen minutes of new music was mixed into the final film.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)?
a.		Filmed in February-March 1926, this film was not released until two years later.
b.		On the first day of filming in the deserts of Tunisia, the country experienced its first major rainstorm in 50 years.
c.		Since the "Benthic Explorer" model ship was so large and filmed on open seas, the production company was required to register it with the Coast Guard.
d.		The movie was a box office flop when originally released.

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