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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : To Be or Not to Be (1983) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : To Be or Not to Be (1983) - 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: To Be or Not to Be (1983).
About the movie:
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when what should intrude but World War II in the form of an invasion...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Be or Not to Be (1983)?
a.
The Harmonia Gardens sequence (where the song "Hello Dolly" is performed) took an entire month to shoot.
b.
Edited from two episodes of the television series
The Asphalt Jungle
, which ran on ABC from 2 April 1961 to 24 September 1961.
c.
Vehicles featured include a Dodge Viper SRT-10; 1966 Ford Mustang; Chevrolet Corvette C4; the police cars were Ford Crown Victorias and a 2000 Chevrolet Impala 9CI; elevated subway trains; garbage truck; a Chevrolet Step Van; an express train; and a 1971 VAZ 2101 Zhiguli.
d.
Before this remake was made,
Mel Brooks
, a Jewish-American comedian, had been famous for, amongst other things, for making fun of
Adolf Hitler
, Nazis and Nazi Germany. His earlier film
The Producers
parodied them in a play called "Springtime for Hitler", which was that movies working title as well. In this movie, Brooks voice can be heard singing the line "Dont be stupid/Be a schmarty/Come and join the Nazi Party" during the "Springtime for Hitler" number. For the Broadway musical version, he repeats this task, with the live actor lip-synching to a recording of Brooks voice.
The Producers
was also the inspiration for the title of
U2
s album, "Achtung Baby".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Be or Not to Be (1983)?
a.
The characters Lyle Pike and Tector Pike were named after three characters from
The Wild Bunch
: Lyle and Tector Gorch (
Ben Johnson
,
Warren Oates
) and Pike Bishop (
William Holden
).
b.
Though this is the first time that
Mel Brooks
and
Anne Bancroft
actively star-teamed together, they had actually appeared in a number of the same productions.
c.
This was
Peter Robbins
s last voice-acting role as Charlie Brown before leaving the series.
d.
Daniel Craig
was
Barbara Broccoli
s first choice for the role of Bond. She had him in mind after seeing his performance in
Layer Cake
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Be or Not to Be (1983)?
a.
In the original stories Agamemnon (
Brian Cox
) actually survived the Trojan War, but was killed by his wifes lover. His son Orestes later avenged his death by killing them both.
b.
A made-for-television show
An Audience with Mel Brooks
starring
Mel Brooks
and
Anne Bancroft
was released as a promotional tie-in with this film.
c.
During the making of the movie, one of the actors Stephen Brown (XLI), got separated from the vehicle caravan and drove the "Blues Mobile" 100 miles West on Interstate 80, to the city of Spring Valley, Illinois. When stopping at a gas station for directions he was arrested by the local police for no registration (the plate was a prop), and no valid drivers license. With a telephone call, the set director was more concerned with the return of the vehicle than with the return of his actor.
d.
The scene in which Jeffrey and Frank go driving off at breakneck speeds was filmed by having stagehands rock the (stationary) car while others ran past with lights in their hands.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Be or Not to Be (1983)?
a.
During filming an actual fire broke out on one of the sets and
Steve McQueen
found himself briefly helping real firemen put it out. One of the firemen, not recognizing McQueen, said to the actor, "My wife is not going to believe this." To this McQueen replied, "Neither is mine."
b.
On the promo disc the film was entitled "A Jersey Tale".
c.
The "foreign" guests at the bar speak German with Austrian accent and the guy says, "Did you see the blonde girl? Thats unbelievable, her breasts are incredible!"
d.
The opening song-and-dance number "Sweet Georgia Brown" featuring
Mel Brooks
and
Anne Bancroft
was a comic rehash in Polish of the old "Ginger and Fred"
Fred Astaire
and
Ginger Rogers
song-and-dance number. The routine maintains the tradition of his movies featuring a wacky song-and-dance number even though he is neither writer nor director of this film, but producer.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Be or Not to Be (1983)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
Jebba the chimp bit
Casper Van Dien
on the Chin during a photo shoot. Van Dien had to get tetanus shot but was apparently okay.
c.
Though this is the first time that
Mel Brooks
and
Anne Bancroft
actively star-teamed together, they had actually appeared in a number of the same productions prior to this as they had been married for several years.
d.
On the rooftop when Mike is waking up and Bob is returning to the city with Budd, Matt Dillons voice can be heard on a television in the distance. The scene which can be heard is from
Drugstore Cowboy
, an earlier film by
Gus Van Sant
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Be or Not to Be (1983)?
a.
The film utilizes an oft-used storyline of the war movie genre which has two soldiers in love with the same girl.
b.
Both
Mila Kunis
and
Natalie Portman
have praised choreographer
Benjamin Millepied
for altering the choreography enough to allow them to do most of their own dancing and to help them appear like professionals.
c.
Paul Bettany
and
Harrison Ford
did some of their own stunts for the fighting scenes.
d.
Jeffrey Falcon did all of his own stunts free of wires and special effects.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Be or Not to Be (1983)?
a.
A picture of
Josh Hartnett
, who played Laurie Strodes son John in
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
, can be seen on the wall above Lauries bed in the sanitarium.
b.
Mel Brooks
plays no less than five characters in this movie. These include his main role as actor-theatre manager, Dr. Frederick Bronski; he plays
Adolf Hitler
on stage in the routine Nasty Nazis and in the ruse to evacuate the Polish resistance; Hamlet on the stage where he he says the films title; and he pretends to be Colonel Erhardt and impersonates Professor Siletski.
c.
The scene towards the end of the film, where Wendy is running up the stairway carrying a knife, was shot 35 times; the equivalent of running up the Empire State Building.
d.
The US 1 Flea Market - AKA "The Dirt Mall" - was torn down in the mid-1990s. It is now the site of a multiplex cinema.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Be or Not to Be (1983)?
a.
This was Roberta Vasquez first appearance as Nicole Justin, a member of the "L.E.T.H.A.L Ladies" agency and second appearance in an Andy Sidaris film, the first time was in "Picasso Trigger" (1988) as a character named Pantera.
b.
Based on a Dark Horse comic book series of the same name, which frequently comprised very dark horror stories.
Chuck Russell
has said that the movie script started off in that tone before being transformed as a vehicle for
Jim Carrey
s unique comedy.
c.
Mel Brooks
and
Anne Bancroft
were a married couple when they made this movie together.
d.
"The Hedda Hopper Show - This Is Hollywood" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 4, 1947 with
Claudette Colbert
and
Fred MacMurray
reprising their film roles.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Be or Not to Be (1983)?
a.
Moira Kelly
was slated to play the part of Polly Pry, but it was decided not to use her as it might damage serious Hollywood aspirations. Various versions of the movie credit M.K.
b.
This was the only
Mel Brooks
movie which was a remake until
The Producers
.
c.
Yul Brynner
s character is known as The Gunslinger. Interestingly, the word "gunslinger" was only created in the 1950s and has no connection to the old West.
d.
The "Sarah Siddons Award" which Eve receives was invented by writer/director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
. In 1952 a small group of eminent Chicago theater-goers, including Mrs. Loyal Davis, mother of future First Lady
Nancy Davis
, began to give an award of that name which is also physically modeled on the one in the film. The 1967-1968 Actor of the Year award recipient was
Celeste Holm
. In 1973, during the Sarah Siddons Society Anniversary Gala, an honorary Sarah Siddons award was presented to
Bette Davis
, even though she never appeared in a play in Chicago. Around 1960 Davis did appear in the
Tennessee Williams
play "The Night of the Iguana" at the Blackstone in Chicago.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Be or Not to Be (1983)?
a.
One one particular day of fiming,
Judy Garland
was said to be "not in a fit state to work" so
Gene Kelly
feigned a fall so that she would be able to take the day off.
b.
Famous for his genre-spoofs which he wrote and directed, writer-director
Mel Brooks
is neither credited as a writer nor director of this movie. He is however, its movie star anchor and producer.
c.
The fish in Whitmores aquarium are coelocanths. The coelocanth is a sort of "living fossil" in that they were thought to be extinct until specimens were caught in the 1930s, over 20 years after the film is set.
d.
Michael Winslow
(Jones),
David Graf
(Tackleberry) and
George Gaynes
(Cmdnt. Lassard) are the only actors who appeared in all 7 Police Academy movies. Winslow even goes a step beyond this, as he is the only actor to not only appear in all 7 Police Academy movies, but also had a regular role on
Police Academy: The Series
.
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