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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : This Is Elvis (1981) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : This Is Elvis (1981) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: This Is Elvis (1981).
About the movie:
The rare personal films never before seen by the public.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Elvis (1981)?
a.
Records in the Department of Defense Film Collection at Georgetown University Library suggest that both the US Department of Defense and the US Army refused to assist with the production of this movie based on its film script. Just before production filming began on 16 January 1956, a 13 January 1956 letter from the Office of the Chief of Information of the Department of the US Army said that this films movie script "is a very distasteful story and derogatory of Army leadership during combat including weak leadership, cowardice, and finally, the murder of the Company Commander." Moreover, a 26 January 1956 Department of Defense memo reiterated this, concurring with the "Army appraisal." The upshot of this was that the production were forced to buy or hire army and military equipment and weapons and could not loan or borrow them from those Defense arms.
b.
The name of the "actor" who plays Marlon is listed at the beginning of the film as "Louis Coltrane", an amalgam of the names of the jazz musicians
Louis Armstrong
and
John Coltrane
. The character also plays trumpet in the film, another allusion to Armstrong.
c.
At the time of releasing film included lots of very rare and never before seen footage of
Elvis Presley
.
d.
The "meaningless monologue" performed by young and old Golgotha are excerpted and re-edited passages from the Holy Bible: The Book of Ecclesiastes.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Elvis (1981)?
a.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 23, 1949 with
Edmund Gwenn
reprising his film role.
b.
The character who starts spitting at Tugg Speedman is wearing a Coca-Cola T-shirt that says "drink Coca-Cola" in Hebrew.
c.
In 1961 Ral Donner, who is the voice of a "retrospective" Elvis in this film, covered an Elvis song, "The Girl of My Best Friend" with some chart success.
d.
When the character of Jack dives off the rock in the Forest, it is
Ridley Scott
s daughter Jordan who is playing Princess Lily, and a stuntman playing Jack. This was done to make the rock look larger than what it was, the added close-ups of Mia Sara were added in during editing.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Elvis (1981)?
a.
Renée Zellweger
s famous line "You Had Me From Hello" served as the inspiration behind
Kenny Chesney
s 1999 single of the same name. In 2005, Chesney married Zellwegger, only to have it annulled after four months.
b.
The role of Laura Brown was originally intended for
Emily Watson
.
c.
The expanded home video version contains rare footage such as the "Sagebrush Presley" comedy skit from
The Steve Allen Show
and his compelling 1956 performance of a Four Aces style ballad "I Was The One", which hinted an appeal to a wider audience or another musical direction even then.
d.
Joaquin Phoenix
wears 56 different costumes. All were designed by
Arianne Phillips
following meticulous research within the Cash familys archives and fans private collections.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: This Is Elvis (1981)?
a.
There are 7 Readers, one for every day of the week.
b.
Tony Martins "Tenement Symphony" was later razzed by Groucho Marx as "the most godawful thing Id ever heard."
c.
Joe Esposito
, friend of real
Elvis Presley
, was cast to play himself on the film.
d.
The title is inspired by
Pete Townshend
s song "Love Reign Oer Me" from
The Who
s 1973 album Quadrophenia, which was also the inspiration for the scooter in this film. The song itself appears twice on the films soundtrack, the second time during the end credits.
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