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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Time of Their Lives (1946) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Time of Their Lives (1946)

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About the movie: Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Time of Their Lives (1946)?
a.		At one point, five film units were shooting scenes. Directors involved were Sam Wood, Sidney Franklin and stunt coordinator Yakima Canutt.
b.		Lou Costellos practice of taking home props proved to be a major problem for the special effects crew. Some of the special effects shots required the sets and props to remain intact for shooting with, and without, the actors. Reportedly on one occasion when Lou removed a prop, it required two days of re-shooting for the special effects department.
c.		The motorcycle chase was originally written as "mini road warrior".
d.		Test audiences rejected an alternate ending in which Paul remains trapped in the statue.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Time of Their Lives (1946)?
a.		Director David Slade originally spoke against the Twilight series, stating that he wouldnt go near the franchise. Shortly after he was announced as the director of Eclipse, he quickly withdrew his previous remarks, claiming it to be a joke he was doing to promote some comedy shorts.
b.		Quentin Tarantino has hinted at two possible spin-offs, one being an all anime backstory of the DiVAS, the other being a spin-off in the future where Vernita Greens (Vivica A. Fox) daughter, Nikki (Ambrosia Kelley), goes on a quest for revenge against Beatrix Kiddo.
c.		A role in this movie was traded for a house to complete the Red Paperclip Project. The Town of Kipling, Saskatchewan bartered for the role. According to the Project site, Kipling set up an "American Idol style" auditions for the role in a film to be shot by Public Media Works. The Auditions were held over the Labor Day long weekend. Nolan Hubbard is the lucky guy who got the role.
d.		When Emily, the character played by Gale Sondergaard, meets the new occupants of the house, one of the women asks her "Didnt I see you in Rebecca?". Sondergaards character is made to look like Judith Andersons character in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Rebecca, and Sondergaard herself bears a striking physical resemblance to Anderson.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Time of Their Lives (1946)?
a.		Fox reused the music score from The Day the Earth Stood Still by Bernard Herrmann in this picture, much to his regret. He was outraged, and told the studio executives what he thought of it when he received notice from the Musicians Union in 1958.
b.		Many people bought tickets for the film during its US theatrical run simply to see the trailer for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. After the trailer ran, many movie-goers left the theatre.
c.		When this film was scheduled to be shot, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were in the midst of one of their feuds, and were not speaking to each other. Consequently, the two have very few scenes where they appear together. They were also feuding when they began shooting Little Giant, which is why they also have few scenes together in that picture.
d.		Composer Jerry Goldsmith was set to write the musical score before his untimely death.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Time of Their Lives (1946)?
a.		Mark Caso (The performer inside the Leonardo costume), is the only cast to return from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Brian Tochi (The voice of Leonardo) and Robbie Rist (The voice of Michaelangelo) are the only actors who appeared in all three live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies. Corey Feldman who appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles makes his return as the voice of Donatello.
b.		Marjorie Reynolds was loaned from Paramount.
c.		The bottle of booze in the old mans house which ends up being smashed and wielded as a weapon is labeled Glen MacPherson a.k.a. The director of photography.
d.		As a practical joke, during the scene where William Holden and Nancy Olson kiss for the first time, Billy Wilder let them carry on for minutes without yelling cut (hed already gotten the shot he needed on the first take). Eventually it wasnt Wilder who shouted "Cut!" but Holdens wife, Ardis (actress Brenda Marshall), who happened to be onset that day.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Time of Their Lives (1946)?
a.		The turd that appears to drop out of Mena Suvari is actually a softened up Reeses Peanut Butter Cup.
b.		Four Spitfires were used in the strafing sequence. They were all ex-Belgian target tugs and all were MK9s. The serial no.s were MH415, MK297, MK923 and MH434 and all are still extant. The Spitfires were assembled and co-ordinated by former free French Spitfire pilot Pierre Laureys who flew with 340 Squadron, a free French unit in the RAF. The 4 Spitfires were of course re-painted in 340 Squadron markings. Spitfire MK923 was between 1963 and 1998 owned by film actor and Oscar winner Cliff Robertson.
c.		First cinema feature of Jessica Hynes.
d.		Harry Woolman as "Motorcycle Rider" and Walter Baldwin as "Bates" are in studio records/casting call lists, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Time of Their Lives (1946)?
a.		Based on an original short film by James Muro
b.		Vespers purple evening gown was made by Roberto Cavalli, while her black one was by Versace. In addition, she wears Versace 4061 sunglasses in Venice, and her unique Algerian love knot necklace was made by Sophie Harley. She also wears Melograno perfume by Santa Maria Novella. Valenka (Le Chiffres girlfriend) wears a Versace swimsuit and an evening gown by Roberto Cavalli. Solange (Dimitrios wife) wears a green La Perla bikini and an orange evening dress by Jenny Packham.
c.		Costume designer Deborah Hopper had to bring back the look of 1995 in regard to the Springbok uniforms, since the current teams outfits are not the same: "There is a lot of difference in the uniforms. In 1995, the shorts were much shorter and the jerseys were cut fuller and boxier. And the fabric they used at that time was cotton; now its synthetic. We had to have the fabric specially knitted for us." Hopper and her team also had to duplicate the uniforms of the other teams, including the logos, many of which have also changed (in fact, the Springbok on the South African rugby teams logo is facing the opposite direction from the logo of 1995).
d.		This would be the first Bud Abbott and Lou Costello feature directed by Charles Barton, who is generally regarded as their best director.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Time of Their Lives (1946)?
a.		Starks Grand Prix racer was partially based on a 1978 Walter Wolf Formula One car. Of the 19 built, two were running models powered by a 320 bhp, 350ci Chevrolet small-block engine.
b.		Three weeks into shooting, Lou Costello demanded that his role be switched with Bud Abbotts. When director Charles Barton explained that this was unreasonable, Costello walked off the set. The cast and crew frantically worked around him for the next two weeks, when Costello slipped back onto the set and completed the film. He never apologized or explained his behavior.
c.		The Ingrid Bergman house in the film was her first in Hollywood (1939). Her boss, David O. Selznick, rented it for her. Later she moved to a larger residence in Benedict Canyon.
d.		The scenes inside the phone booth took 10 days to shoot; the other 2 days of the 12 day schedule were used on exterior shots of the booths surroundings.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Time of Their Lives (1946)?
a.		The cost of the special effects made this the most expensive Bud Abbott and Lou Costello feature up to that time.
b.		May Robsons character is based on Hetty Green, known as "The Witch of Wall Street," because of her financial acuity and frugality.
c.		Elisha Cook Jr was the longest surviving member of the cast, dying at the age of 90 in 1991.
d.		The Minister of St. Olavs Church for Norwegian Seamen, Hans Stesness acted as a a technical advisor to the production for the religious scenes, according to a press release for this movie held at the AMPAS Library. St Olavs Church is situated in the environs of the Los Angeles Harbor and is now known as the Norwegian Seamens Church, San Pedro and it is part of the Norwegian Church Abroad. Richard Fraser portraying village Pastor Aalesen was personally lent a robe by Pastor Stessness for wearing in this film.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Time of Their Lives (1946)?
a.		Tom Hanks younger brother Jim Hanks doubled for him in many of his numerous running sequences.
b.		Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title Sweet Revenge.
c.		The film playing in the theater near the end of the film is The Longest Yard. The film ran with the sound off, and the cast and crew were only allotted the length of the film to complete the long scene. The darker shots are that way because they were shot during the end credits.
d.		Writing in the Saturday Evening Post in 1949, Bud Abbott said this was his favorite film role, because for a change he was the butt of all the punishment, instead of Lou Costello.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Time of Their Lives (1946)?
a.		Russ Scott (Sime) was also a stunt actor and is actually diving from a cliff in the desert scene.
b.		This was the second, and last, feature in which Bud Abbott and Lou Costello did not play a team.
c.		Jack Lemmon was the only actor to be offered the role of George in Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? before Richard Burton was cast. He accepted the role but quickly changed his mind the next day without offering any explanation.
d.		Although uncredited, Gwen Verdon was assistant choreographer in the film version of Sweet Charity.

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