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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Women (1939) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Women (1939) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939).
About the movie:
A study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939)?
a.
Unhappy with
Vincent DOnofrio
,
Tim Burton
had his voice dubbed by
Maurice LaMarche
.
b.
The directors grandfather was Elmer C. Robinson, the cop who investigated the Lonely Hearts murders.
c.
Although uncredited,
F. Scott Fitzgerald
contributed to the writing of the screenplay.
d.
The gas station set was built on location in Morocco. It was so authentic that occasionally someone not involved in the production would stop to buy gas.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939)?
a.
Poker player
Phil Hellmuth Jr.
was going to have a cameo alongside fellow player
Daniel Negreanu
at Gambits table, but he was committed to a game in Toronto and couldnt be present for filming,
b.
The dogfight scenes with Rafe and Danny was based on real-life test pilot George Welch (who first flew the North American F86 prototype); he was the first to score an enemy kill downing a Mitsubishi Zero.
c.
Tyrone Power
s picture credit reads "Tyrone Power U.S.M.C.R.", the latter letters after his name standing for United States Marine Corps Reserves.
d.
Myrna Loy
and
Greta Garbo
were the only top-tier female stars at MGM who did not star in this film, although Loy was considered for the role of Crystal Allen.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939)?
a.
During the lovemaking scene,
Julia Roberts
got so nervous a visible vein popped out of her forehead. Director
Garry Marshall
got into bed with Julia and
Richard Gere
. Marshall and Gere massaged her forehead until the vein disappeared. Julia also broke into hives and was given calamine lotion until they were finally able to shoot the scene.
b.
A number of Vietnamese advisers served to ensure the authenticity of the Vietnamese people.
John Irvin
in particular made sure that the film looked real.
c.
There are over 130 roles in this movie, all played by women.
Phyllis Povah
,
Marjorie Main
,
Mary Cecil
and
Marjorie Wood
originated their roles in the play, which opened on 7 September 1937 and had 666 performances at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York. No doubles were used in the fight sequence where
Rosalind Russell
bites
Paulette Goddard
. Despite the permanent scar resulting from the bite, the actresses remained friends.
d.
Not knowing the film would be such a success, most of the wardrobe and props were donated to charity and thrift stores after production wrapped.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939)?
a.
The movie was shot in 16mm, Super 8, and DV to create visual texture.
b.
Neither
Brad Pitt
nor
Julia Ormond
had ridden before making this film.
c.
Though many people view
Joan Crawford
as the "bad girl" of the movie,
Clare Boothe Luce
, who wrote (as Clare Boothe) the play that the film was based on, sympathized most with Crystal Allen, Crawfords character.
d.
Barry Sonnenfeld
was the films original director of photography but was fired by
Sylvester Stallone
who felt he wasnt being lit to satisfaction.
Donald E. Thorin
was Sonnenfelds replacement.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939)?
a.
The Disney Afternoon character Bonkers Bobcat was created because Amblin Entertainment, co-owner of all of the characters created for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" refused to allow Disney to produce a TV series incorporating characters from the film. At the time, Amblin was working with Warner Brothers on the animated series
Tiny Toon Adventures
and
Animaniacs
.
b.
The film represents
Jessica Lange
s first time ever performing Shakespeare on either stage or screen.
c.
According to her autobiography,
Rosalind Russell
called in sick because
Norma Shearer
refused to share top billing. She stayed "sick" until Shearer finally relented.
d.
Voted "Best Film of the Noughties" by UK newspaper The Times.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939)?
a.
According to an interview with
Stuart Kaminsky
(special edition DVD), the outline that was given to him was around 200 pages. Kaminsky was asked by
Sergio Leone
to fill in the dialog in the 200-page outline. Kaminsky came back with a draft that was 400 pages long and Leone read all 400 pages of the draft in front of Kaminsky as soon as it was given to him.
b.
According to Director
Matt Reeves
in the DVD documentary, the last shot of the film, when Rob and Beth are on Coney Island, was the very first shoot of principal photography, while the very first scene in Beths dads apartment was the very last shoot of principal photography.
c.
Charles Robinson
s film debut.
d.
In addition to those cast members already listed,
Beatrice Cole
and
Beryl Wallace
also appeared in the stage play.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939)?
a.
From the beginning when he took the part of Lacombe,
François Truffaut
made it quite clear that he working strictly as an actor, and he had no interest in helping out as an assistant director.
b.
In addition to its all-female cast, every animal that was used in the film (the many dogs and horses) was female as well. In addition, none of the works of art seen in the backgrounds were representative of the male form.
c.
Sharon Stone
, when doing the interview circuit, was really annoyed by the fact that everyone always asked her how she felt about all the nudity, when she had real problems with the fact that her character killed someone on screen. When filming this sequence, a paramedic had to be on standby as she kept passing out, and suffered nightmares.
d.
Debut of
Richard Loo
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939)?
a.
Series Trademark: song During the celebration scene the band plays an alternate rendition of the
Spider-Man
TV show theme while Spider-Man ascends to the stage. However, the song is absent from the closing credits for the first time in this series.
b.
Frank Sinatra
was originally cast as Joe Grady, but walked out after production had started. He was replaced by
Warren Beatty
. See also
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
.
c.
The lines Mary reads alone in bed are from "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran: "Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of loves threshing floor, Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears," but MGM omitted the reference to "nakedness" to avoid offending the censors.
d.
Mt. Olympus, location of Joe Gavilans "monstrosity" that he desperately wants to sell, is a real street in the Los Angeles area.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939)?
a.
An actor was run over while riding his scooter to set and had to have surgery, thereby delaying shooting for a half day.
b.
The filmmakers were given special dispensation by the Breen office so that the homosexuality of Sebastian Venable could be "inferred, but not shown."
c.
When
Norma Shearer
and
Joan Crawford
were called to shoot publicity stills, neither actress would enter the studio first. Instead, they remained in their limousines and circled the parking lot until director
George Cukor
summoned them and they instantly behaved like best friends.
d.
This will be the 23rd James Bond movie in the EON Productions official series and the 25th James Bond film overall. Its the 26th if one counts the TV episode
Casino Royale
as a tele-movie / movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Women (1939)?
a.
This film was dedicated to
Raul Julia
, who died after the film was completed.
b.
The "bowling" scene originally took place in a crowded Chicago bowling alley but was changed to the Eldorado bowl in Decatur for continuitys sake. The man behind the counter was actually the man behind the counter, who agreed to be part of the film.
c.
The second time
Kathy Bates
has played opposite both
Leonardo DiCaprio
and
Kate Winslet
.
d.
Sydneys, the beauty salon where the initial action takes place, was named after
Sydney Guilaroff
, the chief hairstylist at MGM from 1934 to the late 1970s. He was brought to MGM from New York at the request of
Joan Crawford
.
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