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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) Quiz
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About the movie:
Millie comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality and white slavers.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)?
a.
Jameson Parker, who plays Brian, was sporting an old leg injury he picked up while making TV series
Simon & Simon
, and would sometimes need to rest in his trailer because of the pain.
b.
Both
Terence Young
and
Euan Lloyd
worked for free while all the big-name actors were paid $1.00 for their work.
c.
In an early scene in the film, the movie
White Zombie
is playing on the TV. The band White Zombie, whose name comes from the film, is where Director
Rob Zombie
first gained attention in the 1980s and 1990s.
d.
Mary Tyler Moore
said that she always thinks of the tap dancing scene in this film whenever she sees an elevator.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)?
a.
Film debut of
Pat Morita
.
b.
Justine Bateman
turned down the role of Sarah, in order to stay on the TV series
Family Ties
c.
During the filming of some scenes, the weather became markedly cold for
Robin Wright
.
André the Giant
helped her by placing one of his hands over her head; his hands were so large that one would entirely cover the top of her head, keeping her warm.
d.
William Bendix
was a friend of producer
A.C. Lyles
, and he literally talked his way into doing a cameo role as the blacksmith, which was nowhere in the original script.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)?
a.
According to
Mary Tyler Moore
s autobiography "After All",
Lew Wasserman
had brought her to Universal after her unexpected success as a comic actress on
The Dick Van Dyke Show
with the hopes of making her "the next
Doris Day
" in light movie comedies. This was originally intended to be a film of that type until
Julie Andrews
came onboard, and only then did it become a musical that focused more on her. Also, Moore originally had a solo song that was cut from the final release.
b.
There are conflicting writing sources for this movie: The Motion Picture Guide lists the source as the play, "A Dangerous Set", while the AFI Catalogue lists only a story, "The Higher-Ups", by the same authors. The onscreen credit says it was a play, but no title is specified, and no information about the play has been found.
c.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 7.5 seconds
d.
According to director
Amy Heckerling
,
Bruce Willis
improvised X-rated voice-over takes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
reportedly spent a week filming a brief scene where Madeleine stares at a portrait in the Palace of the Legion of Honor just to get the lighting right.
b.
The stage musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" opened at the Marquis Theater on April 18, 2002, ran for 903 performances and won the 2002 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Musical and was nominated for Best Book and Score.
c.
Though
Brendan Hood
is credited as screenwriter, he only came up with the basic idea. Everything in his original draft was subsequently written out by the producers, and its estimated that up to 10 people have worked on the script.
d.
Sam Rice
and
Nick Copeland
are in studio records as "Immigrants," but do not appear in the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)?
a.
The list of "Subscribers to County Dam" shown in a meeting scene contains the actual names of the supporting cast members.
b.
The old man who discovers and becomes the first victim of the Blob was played by veteran character actor
Olin Howland
. This would be his final film in a career than spanned almost 200 films going back to the silent era.
c.
The film was based on the British musical "Chrysanthemum", which opened in London in 1956.
d.
Hank Worden
(Mose Harper) was tied up finishing shooting on
The Indian Fighter
and was unavailable for some shots in this movie. In scenes where the Rangers have ridden out together in Monument Valley, Old Mose Harper is played in group shots by another actor hanging back and hiding his face. Single shots of Worden as Harper in these scenes were shot later.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)?
a.
Beatrice Lillie
s last film. She was showing early signs of Alzheimers disease, and had trouble memorizing her lines. During filming,
Julie Andrews
stood off-camera and repeated Lillies lines to her, so Lillie could complete her scenes.
b.
Schadenfreude is a German word meaning a feeling of pleasure caused by something bad happening to another person.
c.
The game being played in the arcade is a high-quality prototype of the Playstation game "Wipeout" by Psygnosis. It is done on a high-end SGI server and allowed the development team to try out tracks and gameplay, before porting it to the Playstation. As a result, there are features and graphics in the movie that do not exist in the actual game, including the "high score smashing" sequence.
d.
The true storys ending was quite different. Navy SEAL LT Tom Norris and Vietnamese SEAL Petty Officer Nguyen Van Kiet took a sampan in to pick up Col. Hambleton after repeated attempts failed with major losses of helicopters and men. LT Norris was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
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