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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Torn Curtain (1966) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Torn Curtain (1966) - 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: Torn Curtain (1966).
About the movie:
An American scientist publicly defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the solution for a formula resin and then figuring out a plan to escape back to the West.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torn Curtain (1966)?
a.
Taylor Ware
, who plays Nikki, was a top 5 finisher on
Americas Got Talent
. Shes also a yodeler.
b.
Because of Friedkins explosive temper and the scene where he used helicopters to create the storm during the rope bridge sequence, this was the film that earned him the nickname Hurricane Billy.
c.
The main vocals on Kaboingles song "No One Will Mess With Me Again" were recorded in one take with no rehearsal immediately after the song was written. In fact, it was the first and only performance of the entire song.
d.
According to Truffaut/Hitchcock Interview, Alfred Hitchcock told Truffaut that he is giving "Gromeks brother" scenes to Truffaut. Truffaut told Hitchcock that he will look at these scenes and then turn them over to Henri Langlois for the Cinematheque Francaise. But it has yet to be found and is generally considered to be lost.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torn Curtain (1966)?
a.
The opening credits lists the most comprehensive cast - all 14 members; the end credits lists only 12 of those members with character names. IMDb policy, therefore, requires the opening cast list to be used.
b.
When on location, the crew built a large town set in which many of the buildings had practical rooms. These rooms soon became living quarters, holding areas and storage space. The editing lab was set up in the post office set.
c.
In a 2003 interview,
Jeff Bridges
said hed like to make a sequel to the Fabulous Baker Boys about what happened after the brothers split.
d.
Anna Magnani was hot to sleep with co-star Marlon Brando, but he did not find her attactive. The tension that was created between the two co-stars did not help the film but subtracted from it, as her failure at conquest made Magnani unhappy. Tennessee Williams was angry with Brando, convinced that he was deliberately slurring his dialogue to punish Magnani, who did not speak English. Magnani was playing the role phonetically and had trouble picking up her cues from Brando.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torn Curtain (1966)?
a.
One of the reasons
Alfred Hitchcock
did not want to use
Paul Newman
and
Julie Andrews
was their very high fees.For the rest of his career Hitchcock would never hire performers with the same sort of fee or above.
b.
What most likely was a silent version of the film was shown at the Astoria Theater in London in September 1927.
c.
Film debut of Stanley Tucci.
d.
Her role as Judy became the final on-screen feature film role for former child star
Darla Hood
of Our Gang/Little Rascals fame.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torn Curtain (1966)?
a.
Not one of Sadors fighters manages to gain a kill during the movie. All of the heros vessels, which are destroyed, are destroyed by the flagships actions or sacrificed by the pilot.
b.
At the time of the making of this film,
Richard Pryor
s wife complained that he was paying more attention to the film than he was to her, so he shredded the negative. No copies of the film are known to exist. Check your attic.
c.
A scene showing actor
Wolfgang Kieling
, who played Gromek, also playing Gromeks brother was cut. In it he shows Michael Armstrong (
Paul Newman
), who has just killed Gromek, a picture of Gromeks three children. It was believed that this would have shifted the audiences sympathy away from Newman to the dead man. Unfortunately, a close-up of the brother cutting a sausage with a knife similar to the one used in the murder, a characteristically Hitchcockian shot, was also lost.
d.
The fictional town of Harrison, Texas was based on Wharton, Texas, the hometown of playwright
Horton Foote
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torn Curtain (1966)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
: early in the film sitting in a hotel lobby with a baby on his knee. He transfers the baby to his other knee, and then rubs his knee, as if disdainfully looking at something the baby has done to it.
b.
According to
Tommy Allsup
(the one who "lost" the fateful coin toss), the toss occurred in the SURF ballroom and not on the airfield as depicted in the movie.
c.
The black cat at the end of the film is the same one in the "déjà-vu" scene from
The Matrix
. It even meows in the same way.
d.
With a budget of around US $17 million, this picture has been described as the most expensive home movie ever made.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torn Curtain (1966)?
a.
In an attempt to promote the film, Rogue Pictures staged a fake stabbing at the movies premiere and posted it onto the popular video viewing site YouTube, which showed a man being "stabbed" in front of
Wes Craven
and the rest of the cast of the movie, using a plastic knife. The video was then later confirmed to be fake.
b.
This is one of two movies to be released in 2009 to have been based on a short film released in 2005. The other film was
Shane Acker
s
9
. Both films were adapted for a full-length feature film by their original directors.
c.
Director
Steven Spielberg
was unable to get permission to film inside Auschwitz, so the scenes of the death camp were actually filmed outside the gates on a set constructed in a mirror image of the real location on the other side.
d.
According to
Norman Lloyd
, Universal wanted
Henry Mancini
to do the score, so they pressured
Alfred Hitchcock
not to hire Bernard Herrmann.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torn Curtain (1966)?
a.
"Cabin in the Sky", the original musical comedy, had been written by
Lynn Root
(lyrics and libretto) and composed by
Vernon Duke
and
John La Touche
. The producer was Albert Lewis in association with
Vinton Freedley
.
b.
Steven Spielberg
gives a nod to Stanley Kubrick in the first few minutes of the film. When Marty is first over at Docs house looking for him and doesnt find him, he hooks up his guitar to Docs electrical equipment. The first dial he turns up is labeled CRM 114, which Kubrick used as a reference throughout many of his films.
c.
The Scenes with Gromeks older brother was originally part of the final cut. Wolfgang Kieling (Gromek in this film) wrote in his autobiography that it was Paul Newman who wanted Gromeks older brother scenes to be removed from the final cut. Wolfgang Kieling also played Gromeks older brother. Bernard Herrmann composed 2 cues for Gromeks brother scenes. They are called "Photos" and "Sausage."
d.
Based on the real-life Gilbreth family. Daughter Mary died from a childhood illness; the movie includes a Mary but keeps her somewhat in the background with no lines.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torn Curtain (1966)?
a.
The part of Ralph, Susans husband, was written specifically for actor
Ian Geoghegan
.
b.
When
James Stewart
s character goes to the hotel to visit
Kathryn Grant
, the clerk at the desk is reading
Leon Uris
s "Exodus". One year later, director Preminger would go on to direct its film version,
Exodus
.
c.
The scene where Gromek is killed was written to show how difficult it really can be to kill a man.
d.
Official Selection: Bare Bones International Film Festival
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