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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Trouble with Harry (1955) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Trouble with Harry (1955) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955).
About the movie:
The trouble with Harry is that he's dead, and everyone seems to have a different idea of what needs to be done with his body...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Composer
Bernard Herrmann
arranged his themes from this film into a concert suite he called "A Portrait of Hitch".
b.
The "Todayland" park is a tribute to the original "Tomorrowland", the futuristic section of the Disney theme parks. Immediately visible are Space Mountain and the original Rocket Jets, which are no longer in service.
c.
The original Broadway production of "The Odd Couple" by
Neil Simon
opened at the Plymouth Theater on March 10, 1965, ran for 966 performances and was nominated for the 1965 Tony Award as Best Play.
Walter Matthau
won the 1965 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor.
d.
This is the third time
Roland Emmerich
has destroyed New York. He did the same in
Independence Day
and
Godzilla
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Kirsten Dunst
was the first actor cast in the movie.
b.
One of
Alfred Hitchcock
s favorites of all his films.
c.
The title doubles as a nod to the production location of Fairplay, Colorado, USA.
d.
None of the comic books ("Neutron Man," "Tarantula Man," etc.) in Tommys collection are real. Copies of Howard the Duck comics stood-in for the fictional titles.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
This film was the result of the winning entries for
Project Greenlight 2
.
b.
Neil Simon
based this story on his first marriage.
c.
Although this was a failure in the US, it played for a year in England and Italy, and for a year and a half in France.
d.
During the course of filming this movie the crew members felt uncomfortable with
George Strait
doing his own stunts during the roping scene but Strait finally convinced them to let him do his own roping for that scene as he is a real team roper and hosts his own team roping event every year in which he and his son compete.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
bought the rights to the original novel anonymously for just $11,000.
b.
Despite the title "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", Barry and the other abductees were actually involved in a case of "Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind", which means being abducted by extraterrestrial beings. However, among other problems, the phrase "Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind" had not been invented yet, and it was unnecessary for Spielbergs use.
c.
Sammy Davis Jr.
appeared in the original version of this film.
Don Cheadle
, who appears in this version, played Davis in
The Rat Pack
.
d.
Even though this installment in the "Predator" franchise explicitly wanted to part with the crossover AvP story arc, it does contain at least three nods to the "Alien" franchise: - 1) at one point, while (obviously, given the movies universe) facing near-certain death, one character tells another "If the time comes, Ill do us both", a reference to Hicks almost identical line in
Aliens
, 2) when the group finds the body of an earlier victim of the antagonists, he has a large hole in his chest with the ribs bent outwards, referencing the way xenomorph young emerge from their host and the wound found on the "space jockey" in
Alien
, and when the group enters the Predators camp theres a brief view of an Alien skull on the ground.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Billy Bob Thornton
s character is named Big George Drakoulious.
George Drakoulias
is a musician and has produced music for
The Black Crowes
and
Tom Petty
and the Heartbreakers.
Jared Harris
character is named Benmont Tench.
Benmont Tench
is a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
b.
Received Three Stars by Film Threat
c.
Harry gets dug up four times throughout the film.
d.
The films soundtrack album became one of the most successful movie albums ever released, more successful than the 1943 original Broadway cast album of "Oklahoma!", although the Broadway production was the biggest stage hit of its time, and for many years after. The film soundtrack album continues to be a popular seller even to this day.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
A sequence involving Alexanders parents - played by
Madge Blake
and
Charles Seel
- was deleted from the feature film version. The sequence involved him breaking the 5th Commandment by dishonoring his parents and making them work in a mine as slaves. The number 5 is quite visible over the mine, during the car chase through the rock quarry.
b.
All the repo men (except Otto) are named after beers.
c.
Several scenes had to be shot in a rented high school gym because of the rain. In the gym, a 500-lb. Technicolor camera fell from a great height, narrowly missing
Alfred Hitchcock
.
d.
Co-writer Jon Hurwitz told the New York Times that if
Neil Patrick Harris
had turned down the role, their second choice was
Ralph Macchio
, who, like Harris, was best known for a wholesome role. In Macchios case,
The Karate Kid
and its sequels.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
The studio where filming was going on had an agreement hanging outside the door that everyone who came in had to sign, promising they would not reveal the surprise ending.
b.
The film was unavailable for decades because its rights (together with four other pictures of the same period) were bought back by
Alfred Hitchcock
and left as part of his legacy to his daughter. Theyve been known for years as the infamous "5 lost Hitchcocks" among film buffs, and were re-released in theaters around 1984 after a 30-year absence. The others are
The Man Who Knew Too Much
,
Rear Window
,
Rope
and
Vertigo
.
c.
At one point or another during filming, each member of the crew was utilized as an extra.
d.
In the opening scene as Rodney walks in Rivet Town, one of the vendors sells ice cream called "Auntie Freeze". (This is reference to Anti-Freeze, a chemical used in radiators in vehicles in countries which experience low temperature or snowy weather).
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Filmed in 1943, with an on-screen 1944 copyright statement, but not released until 1945.
b.
One of the Kermits used in "The Rainbow Connection" was a mechanical; you can tell by the way it strums the banjo, and the colors of Kermits "skin".
c.
Location filming in Vermont was hampered by heavy rainfall. Many exterior scenes were actually filmed on sets constructed in a local high school gymnasium. Much of the dialogue recorded there was inaudible due to the rainfall on the tin roof, so much post-recording was necessary.
d.
Was shot in 18 days.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Film debut of
Shirley MacLaine
.
b.
The film makes several oblique references to the Governor of Los Angeles. These are eerily prescient statements to make with
Arnold Schwarzenegger
later becoming the Governor of California.
c.
1-Baker-11 is a 1971 Mercury Montego.
d.
Filmed back-to-back with Frankenstein Reborn!.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
The scene where Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh (played by
Christian Slater
) puts a knife through Chavez arm was added due to
Lou Diamond Phillips
breaking his arm during filming.
b.
When Music Composer
Lyn Murray
was working on the music score for
To Catch a Thief
,
Alfred Hitchcock
was already looking for a composer for this film, which was to be his next. So Murray suggested
Bernard Herrmann
. This was the beginning of the long professional relationship between Hitchcock and Herrmann.
c.
Rapper
Kimberly Lil Kim Jones
turned down the role of "Evelyn" in his film. She told
Spike Lee
that she thought it would ruin her image.
d.
Both of the two 1987 movies about a "family" of attractive vampires who lure a young man and make him into a half-vampire before he is eventually "cured" (
Near Dark
and
The Lost Boys
) feature a son of
Jason Miller
in their casts: Joshua John Miller is in Near Dark, and his half-brother Jason Patric is in The Lost Boys.
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