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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Trouble with Harry (1955) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Trouble with Harry (1955) - Part (2) 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.
The ensemble cast never actually all appeared together.
b.
After director
John Frankenheimer
abandoned the project, it was rumored that Morgan Creek producers would hire
David Rocksavage
to go on with the movie. These rumors were proved wrong when
Paul Schrader
was hired.
c.
Originally designed by
Alfred Hitchcock
as an experiment in seeing how audiences would react to a non-star-driven film. He was of the opinion that oftentimes having a big star attached actually hindered the narrative flow and style of the story. He also developed the film with a view to test how American audiences would react to a more subtle brand of humor than that which they were used to.
d.
The region-1 (North America) DVD version of the film contains about 304 shots in just under 92 minutes of action. This equates to an average shot length of approximately 17.9 seconds and a median shot length of approximately 18.6 seconds. This contrasts with most contemporary Hollywood films that usually contain a few thousand shots and average shot lengths of around 2 to 5 seconds.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
insisted on using a real actor for the body of Harry. He chose
Philip Truex
.
b.
The frozen lake scene was shot on Lake Simcoe, north of Toronto.
c.
Is the first Star Trek film in which none of the original
Star Trek
principal cast members appear (although
Majel Barrett
, who provides the voice of the Enterprise computer, was a regular as Nurse Chapel).
d.
Walter Matthau
once said of this movie: "Its filled with very real emotions . . . there were a few seconds while I was acting when I flashed back to my childhood when my father deserted us . . . I was exhausted at the end of each day. Some roles are easier but comedy, such as
Neil Simon
writes, is twenty times more difficult than straight acting or tragic acting. I prefer the challenge of comedy. It requires a great deal more energy, a great deal of kinetic output."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Basis for the Broadway musical iMost Happy Fella/i.
b.
Due to the indifferent weather conditions in Vermont, boxes and boxes of autumnal leaves were shipped back to California where they were painstakingly pinned onto trees on a studio soundstage.
c.
First dramatic feature film directed by
Robert Duvall
.
d.
Filming location was changed from Mandeville to Natchitoches, Louisiana because of the damage done by Hurricane Katrina (2005).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Bernard Herrmann
s score was
Alfred Hitchcock
s favorite of the seven films they did together.
b.
The newspaper Jenny is reading at the beginning of the train scene says, "Oh shit! Hooligan!"
c.
This is
Bela Lugosi
s only spy movie. At the time, he was addicted to morphine and suffering from very bad arthritis, and had to work to keep the money rolling in.
d.
Moira Shearer
was to have played Doro, the prima ballerina, but had to withdraw when she discovered she was pregnant
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Veteran "B" director
William Beaudine
actually directed this film, but didnt want to take credit for it. Strapped for cash at the time, he took the job for the paycheck but was afraid that being associated with a low-budget, all-black-cast film would hurt his career. So producer
Jed Buell
put his own name on the credits as director, even though he didnt actually direct any of the picture.
b.
Robert Redford
was offered the role of Edward.
George Clooney
,
John Travolta
and
Bruce Willis
were also in talks for the role.
c.
"What seems to be the trouble, Captain?" was
Alfred Hitchcock
s favorite line from all his movies.
d.
In each Terminator film the villainous characters death is greeted with the word "Terminated" in some way: John Connor asks "Is it dead?" (of the melted T1000) to which the Terminator replies "Terminated".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
: about 20 minutes in, walking past the limousine of a man looking at the paintings.
b.
To prepare for the film,
Richard Gere
,
Mike Figgis
and
Eric Roth
did a tremendous amount of research and studying on manic depression (now called bipolar disorder). Gere met with several people who have the disorder to gain insight and knowledge on what to accurately portray.
c.
The movies title "Noises Off" is a stage cue used in scripts by a playwright to indicate noises occurring offstage.
d.
Initially Calibos had no dialogue and was a purely stop motion character. After a rewrite to the script dialogue was added and the role was given to
Neil McCarthy
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
The live shark footage was shot at Seal Rocks (Neptune Islands), South Australia. A real white pointer was cut up and "extended" for the close-up shots.
b.
When the nefarious Meowrice hatches a plot to shanghai Jaune Tom and Robespierre and sell them as ships cats, he escorts them to the celebrated feline cabaret, the "Mewlon Rouge", under guise of friendship. During this scene, the famous French artist Toulouse-Lautrec - who painted many advertising posters for the real Moulon Rouge - is portrayed as a bearded, green-colored cat sitting at a nearby table, tossing back a drink and sketching his surroundings.
c.
The poem that the doctor is reading when he finally discovers the body is Sonnet 116 by
William Shakespeare
.
d.
The name Evey is pronounced EV, with E being the fifth letter of the alphabet, V being five in Latin and Y being the 25th letter (5 squared)
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
There was a special makeup effect in which one of the stripper-vampires has her stomach open into a large mouth. She shoves a bar attendants head into the large mouth, and bites it off. The effect was so graphic that writer/actor
Quentin Tarantino
didnt even want to see it. The scene can be accessed in the deleted scenes section on the special edition DVD.
b.
Although the events in the film are primarily based in the events of
Mortal Kombat
, it features some notable elements that were incorporated in
Mortal Kombat II
: Jax and Kitana were introduced in the second game, where Reptiles reptilian nature was also first demonstrated; he was only seen in human form in the first Mortal Kombat game. After defeating Scorpion, Johnny Cage drops an autographed picture of himself near Scorpions remains after their battle, which references his autograph Friendship move. Liu Kang uses his Bicycle Kick in his match against Reptile. The Shadow Priests, seen before the final battle, were first seen in
Mortal Kombat II
as part of one of the backgrounds. Sonya Blade is held captive and chained in Shang Tsungs tower, similar to how she was chained to pillars in Shao Kahns arena stage in
Mortal Kombat II
. Subzeros Ice Grenade, which he uses in the demonstration ("And now for a taste of things to come") is a Fatality in the second game, and a special move is referenced when he freezes the water that Liu Kang spills on the floor. When Johnny Cage kills Scorpion, he uses a shield with serrated edges to slice through his skin (to a PG-13 degree), which is a reference to Kung Laos blade-rimmed hat and his associated Fatalities.
c.
Alfred Hitchcock
: [stairs] Final scene takes place on stairs.
d.
Parts of
Bernard Herrmann
s score was lifted from the music he had composed for a radio series called "Crime Classics".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Trouble with Harry (1955)?
a.
Edmund Gwenn
s fourth and last film with
Alfred Hitchcock
.
b.
In the video and DVD releases, the "JVC" logo originally seen in the rooftop scene in the theatrical cut has been airbrushed out. This is because the producers believed it to be "too distracting". They also claim that this particular product placement was unintentional.
c.
Bill Hader
(Flint) never met
Bruce Campbell
during the filming. He first met him on September 12, 2009: the day of the movies premiere.
d.
To create the correct air of authenticity, production designer
Robert F. Boyle
studied the plans of over 100 turn-of-the-century Ukrainian synagogues before designing the one that appears in the film.
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