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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Three Came Home (1950) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Three Came Home (1950) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950).
About the movie:
The true story of Agnes Newton Keith's imprisonment in several Japanese prisoner-of-war camps from 1941 to the end of WWII...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950)?
a.
The films 2nd unit filmed all the scenes at Mecca.
Spike Lee
did not accompany them as he is not a Muslim (only Muslims are allowed to enter the city of Mecca).
b.
This films opening prologue states: "This is a true story. Exterior scenes were photographed whenever possible in Borneo, in the exact locales associated with the events as related by Mrs. Keith."
c.
Stephen King
is a big fan of The Ramones and referenced some of their songs in the novel Pet Sematary. In homage The Ramones wrote and performed the theme song "Pet Sematary", which is featured in the films closing credits.
d.
James Cagney
, eager to break out of gangster roles, lobbied hard for the part of
Knute Rockne
. But Cagney had signed a petition in support of the anti-Catholic Republican government in the Spanish Civil War. Notre Dame University had control over all aspects of the filming and would not okay Cagney for the role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950)?
a.
An early draft of the script had Magneto saving Professor X from Dark Cerebro and escaping with the other X-Men. According to director
Bryan Singer
his was changed late in production not only to remain true to Magnetos ruthless character, but also to give the other characters - namely Nightcrawler and Storm - something more to do in the films climax.
b.
It was while filming this movie that
Claudette Colbert
sustained the back injury that forced her to give up the part of Margo Channing in
All About Eve
to
Bette Davis
.
c.
One of this movies main posters shows the left and right red sleeve arms of
Michael Caine
and
Sylvester Stallone
respectively pushed-upwards stretching from their red soccer guernseys and symbolic of a goal victory, forming a V-shape signifying the V of the word Victory, this being the movies title.
d.
Director
Todd Phillips
first offered the lead role to
Howard Stern
(Phillips is a big Stern fan), but Stern had to turn it down because he was about to leave terrestrial radio for satellite radio and did not have the time to film a movie. The role eventually went to
Billy Bob Thornton
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950)?
a.
The airport that Justice Loomis (
Jill Clayburgh
) flies into when she returns to Orange County, California actually is John Wayne/Orange County Airport as it existed prior to undergoing major improvements in the late 1980s.
b.
A second unit of four men filmed for four weeks in Borneo starting from the Spring of 1949. They shot background plates, establishing shots, background footage and scenic shots under the direction of cinematographer
Charles G. Clarke
. Clarke has said that authoress
Agnes Newton Keith
(whose book this film was based on) provided accommodation for two of the crew. Keith made a cameo in the film and participated in the Borneo shoot.
c.
Helen Broderick
was asked to play the role of Hortense but was unavailable.
d.
Maureen OHara
(Doris Walker) is the last surviving cast member.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950)?
a.
During the scene where Frank Abagnale Jr. gets his suit tailored to resemble James Bond, he refers to himself as Mr. Fleming. This is in reference to Ian Fleming, the original author of the James Bond books.
b.
This film was considered by this films lead actress
Claudette Colbert
s as one of her best films by her. After filming was complete, Colbert said to this films director
Jean Negulesco
: "You know Im not given to exaggeration, so I hope you believe me when I say that working with you has been the most stimulating and happiest experience of my entire career."
c.
Paul Giamatti
in one of his first films says one word: "What?"
d.
The cellular phone that Charles Schine uses is a Nokia 6230.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950)?
a.
Writer-Producer
Nunnally Johnson
wanted this film adaptation of the book by
Agnes Newton Keith
to be true to the memoir and realistically capture the harrowing ordeal of Keith and her fellow POWs. This unrelenting ordeal included degradation, violence, starvation, torture, and rape. Actress
Claudette Colbert
playing
Agnes Newton Keith
in this movie agreed with Johnsons philosophy for the film.
b.
Gene Fallaize
: In the funeral scene, the producer is the Reverend, a title which he also holds in real-life.
c.
Lewis Milestone
deliberately made the film without music so as not to take away from the seriousness of the subject. Much to his chagrin, however, some movie theaters added music in of their own choosing, as they werent used to having films delivered to them without any form of background scoring.
d.
Tom Cruise
s character has a brother named Raymond. This was also the case in
Rain Man
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950)?
a.
"Mo chuisle" literally means "my pulse," but can mean "my love" or "my darling". Its a term of endearment taken from the original phrases "A chuisle mo chroí" or "Pulse of my heart".
b.
The Los Angeles Times in October 1948 announced that
Olivia de Havilland
would be playing
Agnes Newton Keith
in this movie but the lead part eventually went to
Claudette Colbert
.
c.
The airplane used in the flight sequences is actually a full-size 737 used for training purposes at the Vincennes University Aviation Technology Center in Indianapolis.
d.
The actors did their own stuntwork on the rope bridge scene, and
Kevin Costner
, a skilled equestrian did his own horse-riding. He also performed the cable cart scene himself, with the cart winched through the air by helicopter.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950)?
a.
A "piece of eight" is a silver coin used as currency in the 18th century. In the film, the "piece of eight" is a relic that identifies a captain as one of the nine Pirate Lord of the Brethren Court. Jack Sparrows piece of eight is the only one that is in fact an actual piece of eight: its the coin seen dangling on his bandanna (seen only when Barbossa cuts it off).
b.
Despite the title, this film has nothing to do with
Chi sei?
(aka Beyond The Door) or
Schock
(aka Beyond The Door II). Distributors titled this Beyond the Door III to capitalize on the success of the previous films.
c.
Kim Spalding
and
Kermit Whitfield
were announced as being in this movie in the film trade press but apparently their short scene together was cut before the film was released. They had portrayed US Navy officers who encourage Harry and Agnes Newton Keith to desert Sandakan. Apparently though, Whitfield still appears in the film uncredited as Commander Pritchard.
d.
As part of the German (and probably too in other countries) promotional campaign, advertisements changed the title of the film to include the name of the city where the ads were published (i.e. "The Day Cologne Stood Still").
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950)?
a.
For the re-release
Steven Spielberg
had all the guns removed from the film because he did not like having guns around kids, and believed that there was already too much gun violence in the world.
b.
In real life, there was never any threat of a state takeover of Eastside High.
c.
The
Agnes Newton Keith
memoir Three Came Home of which this film is based entered best-seller book status in 1947 when it was first published. This movie was made and released about three years afterwards.
d.
This film was named in the Top Ten list of the 1948 year by both "Film Daily" and "The New York Times".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950)?
a.
Mary Pickford
s longtime cameraman
Charles Rosher
was the original cinematographer, but "creative differences" resulted in his being let go and replaced by
Karl Struss
.
b.
In addition to the hologram towards the end of the film, the old photographs of Totenkopf are actually of
Laurence Olivier
. They are modified to add the Unit Eleven logo, as well as to replace
Vivien Leigh
with
Ling Bai
.
c.
The premiere was held in Atlanta, Georgia on December 15, 1939. It was reportedly the first time that
David O. Selznick
had been in the South.
d.
A Life magazine article in 20 March 1950 states that there is more of a sympathetic portrayal in this film of the Colonel Suga (
Sessue Hayakawa
) character than compared with his depiction in the source memoir by
Agnes Newton Keith
. The article states that Suga saved Keiths husband Harry and was kind-hearted to their children. Paradoxically though,
Agnes Newton Keith
also hated Suga for the starvation, torture and degradation that he inflicted in the prisoner-of-war camp.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Three Came Home (1950)?
a.
According to Film Journal International, the song "Big, Blonde and Beautiful (Reprise)" was added in as at the suggestion of
Michelle Pfeiffer
to replace a scripted scene, giving her the chance to sing.
b.
John Kapelos
jokingly warned the young actors to not overdo their intensity, laughingly noting that Martin Sheen once suffered a serious heart attack while filming
Apocalypse Now
. Emilio Estevez was enraged by the remark, and Kapelos was then stunned to learn that Martin Sheen was Estevezs father. While Estevez accepted Kapelos apology and filming was unaffected, Kapelos said years later he still felt terrible about what he said, even though he hadnt had any idea about the connection between Sheen and Estevez and had offended Estevez completely inadvertently. When Kapelos guest-starred on
The West Wing
in 1999, he told Martin Sheen this story. Sheen thought it was very funny, which provided Kapelos a small amount of relief from the chagrin he had felt about the incident since it happened.
c.
First shown on network TV after being telecast on local stations for years.
d.
Agnes Newton Keith
, the writer of the book that this film was based, wrote a letter about the film and its critical response. The letter was published in The New York Times on 26 March 1950. It reads: "...I find that one or two critics (not The New York Times) question why the story was written....I wrote Three Came Home for three reasons: For horror of war. I want others to shudder with me at it. For affection of my husband. When war nearly killed me, knowledge of our love kept me alive. And for a reminder to my son. I fought one war for him in prison camp. He survives because of me....The Japanese in Three Came Home are as war made them, not as God did, and the same is true of the rest of us."
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