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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
About the movie:
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
The Thumb-Thumbs are based on a drawing that Robert Rodriguez did as a child.
b.
Brock Peters
started to cry while shooting the testifying scene, without rehearsing it this way, and
Gregory Peck
said that he had to look past him, instead of looking him in the eye, without choking up himself.
c.
There was originally a song that echoed "Hurray for Captain Spaulding" entitled "Dr. Hackenbush" (written by "Spaulding" songwriters
Bert Kalmar
and
Harry Ruby
). However, it was decided that something needed to be cut and
Groucho Marx
volunteered this song. He came to regret this this decision and in later years often sang the song at gatherings.
d.
Steven Spielberg
: [stars]
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
Phillip Alford
told his mother that he did not want to go to the auditions for the part of Jem Finch but when his mother told him he would miss half a day of school, he immediately decided to go to them.
b.
The film was criticized for completely ignoring the reason why England had invaded Scotland (because the Scots were allied with France and Norway in a war against England).
c.
Marc Stevens
got hurt riding on the dog sled during the filming of the climactic slapstick chase.
d.
For the scene in which the facehugger attacks, the egg was upside down above the camera, and the operator thrust it down toward the lens like a hand puppet.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
Company restructuring meant that MGM were unable to release the film as originally planned.
b.
The watch used in the film was a prop, but
Harper Lee
gave
Gregory Peck
her fathers watch after the film was completed because he reminded her so much of him.
c.
When Kate is talking about how their lives changed, she says, "When you stepped in at the store" referring to when Big Ed had the heart attack, but it also refers to when Jack intervened with Cash at the convenience store, and his life changed.
d.
Ethan Embry
and
Reese Witherspoon
also starred together in
Sweet Home Alabama
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
Al Pacino
was considered for the role of Justin Hammer.
b.
John Cusack
considered the role of Simon Bishop, but pulled out due to conflicts with writing, filming, and producing
Grosse Pointe Blank
.
c.
Fred MacMurray
campaigned for the role of Johnny Nolan and
Alice Faye
was at one time considered for Aunt Sissy.
d.
According to the comics, this is Clark Kents (aka Superman) favorite movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
The scene of Violet Beareguardes demise where she swells up into a blueberry was done in two takes. Take one was pumping air into an inflatable suit and take two involved stuffing Denise into a two piece Styrofoam cut out. When rolling Denise around in her blueberry suit, the Oompa Loompas had a hard time controlling the rolling actress and would send her crashing into the wall several times.
b.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
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.
d.
Atticus Finch was voted as the top screen hero of the last 100 years by the American Film Institute.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
Wilt Chamberlain
s first and only film role.
b.
The courtroom is a recreation of the interior of the Monroe County Courthouse in Monroeville, Alabama,
Harper Lee
s hometown. Prior to filming, production designers traveled to Monroeville, took photographs and measurements, and created a near duplicate on soundstages at Universal Studios.
c.
After
D.W. Griffith
s death,
Donald Crisp
claimed to have personally directed the battlefield sequences. Historians dismiss this claim as total nonsense, as Griffith did not delegate second units but directed every scene himself. Crisp may or may not have been one of the dozen or so assistant directors who were sent into the action to help maneuver the extras.
d.
Alan Cumming
had to endure 10 hours of make-up to become Nightcrawler for the scene in the church (where his skin/make-up is shown from the waist up).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
When Jennifer and Mark find information about Gunter Steinberg on Harvards website, his birth date reads April 15, 1951. Its also director/writer
Dick Maas
s birth date.
b.
In 1951, 20th Century Fox theatrically distributed this with the short film
The Guest
.
c.
Although
Gregory Peck
s inspirational performance as Atticus Finch turned out to be a perfect highlight to his long career,
Rock Hudson
was actually the studios first choice for the role.
James Stewart
was also offered the part, but told the producers he believed the script was "too liberal", and feared the film would be controversial.
d.
The characters of the Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon (
Richard Burton
), Maxine Faulk (
Ava Gardner
), and Hannah Jelkes (
Deborah Kerr
) were played in the original 1961 Broadway production by
Patrick ONeal
,
Bette Davis
, and
Margaret Leighton
. The play, its producer and Leighton all were nominated for 1962 Tony Awards, but did not win.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
Thunderlips (
Hulk Hogan
) is billed at a height of 7 feet despite Hogan only being 66. This was because in the first two films, Rocky was billed as 61, whereas
Sylvester Stallone
is only 510. Because Hogan is genuinely 8 inches taller than Stallone, to maintain the illusion that Rocky was over 6 foot tall, Thunderlips had to be billed as being taller than the actor portraying him.
b.
In an interview at Comic-Con,
Kelly LeBrock
said when she did the kissing scene with
Ilan Mitchell-Smith
he stuck his tongue down her throat. "When the director said Cut, I was like: If you ever do that again Im going to kick your ass! laughs That was naughty. He was 14 years old!"
c.
It has been reported that this film was
Gregory Peck
s favorite work.
d.
The main characters, George and Liz Cugat, were later adapted into the husband-and-wife comedy radio series "My Favorite Husband" starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning. Both the radio plays and the movie were based on a novel by Isabel Scott Rorick.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
The Borg Sphere, the Cubes smaller counterpart, makes its first on-screen appearance during this movie.
b.
When Scotts Arab informant is showing him information on the Dubai house (110 into the movie), the Arabic information is an Arab newspaper article about the situation in Iraq in 2003 and UN envoy Segio Demelo.
c.
Aaron Sorkin
, the writer, makes a cameo appearance as Aide in bar.
d.
Mary Badham
messed up nearly every take in which the family was eating at the table.
Phillip Alford
didnt like eating the same meal dozens of times, so in one of the takes of the scene in which he rolls Badham in the tire, he aimed it at an equipment truck in an attempt to hurt her.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
On the last day of filming, on the Oil Well location set, with literally only 2 minutes left of remaining filming for the entire shoot, an Oil Corporate Manager tried to shut it all down. Thankfully the sister of the director talked him into allowing the shoot to continue.
b.
Finch was writer
Harper Lee
s mothers maiden name.
c.
Helena Ayalas license plate is 2GAT123. The same California license plate also appears in
Beverly Hills Cop II
,
L.A. Story
,
Go
,
Pay It Forward
,
Mulholland Dr.
,
Crazy/Beautiful
,
Two and a Half Men
, and
S.W.A.T.
.
d.
Director Stevenson was a member of the Bronte Society.
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