Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Two Bits (1995) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Two Bits (1995) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Two Bits (1995).

About the movie: It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Two Bits (1995)?
a.		Maurice Jarre wrote a score for the film but it was rejected by producer Harvey Weinstein.
b.		During the filming of the funeral for Ted Webb, Levon Helm refused to lie in the casket, as it seemed too morbid to him. To allay Helms fears, director Michael Apted got into the casket himself and did a few takes to show Helm it was okay. Helm finally agreed to try it once, and the scene was done in one take.
c.		According to Bryan Singers commentary, he removed a couple of seconds of footage after Wolverine stabs a soldier in the kitchen during the raid for ratings purposes. But the extended sequence can be seen as deleted footage in the Supplemental Features disc. The extended sequence was also featured in the theatrical version in other countries (ex: Brazil).
d.		Not known at the time, with the exception of concert features, this was Elvis last screen appearance. Though many of his previous films were classified as "formula" pics, here he played a character other than a stock car racer, a farm boy or just another Pop Rock singer. Unlike most of his previous films, This film dealt with sensitive issues of the day such as ghetto life, mob intimidation, conflicts within the clergy and "an autistic child" a diagnosis unknown to most in 1969.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Two Bits (1995)?
a.		Performers who appear in this film in footage from earlier classic movies include: Edward Arnold, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Wally Brown, James Cagney, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Brian Donlevy, Kirk Douglas, Ava Gardner, Cary Grant, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Charles Laughton,Fred MacMurray, Charles McGraw, Ray Milland, Edmond OBrien, Vincent Price, Barbara Stanwyck and Lana Turner.
b.		Edward Dmytryk in his biography Its a Hell of a Life But Not a Bad Living, states: "A friend of mine, Irving Reis, had prepared and actually started shooting a film called Hitlers Children, an exploitation B. Irving was rather headstrong and somewhat touchy - a bad combination in Hollywood. After a few days, he got into a fight with producer Doc Golden Robert Golden. Getting his back up, he quit the film, expecting, so he told me later, to win a quick apology and a free hand. Instead, the studio said, As you wish, and asked me to take over the direction. He gave me his blessing, asking only that his name be completely removed from the films credits. The studio was willing and I went to work. I finished on schedule, cut and dubbed it, and turned it over to the distribution department. None of us at the studio was sure of what we had."
c.		The Sheriff (who pulls Eddie over, showing his disapproval of the Coupe) is played By Paul Le Mat, whose character, John Milner drove a Deuce Coupe in American Graffiti.
d.		Al Pacino appeared in the film as a personal favor to director James Foley because he had a great time working with him on Glengarry Glen Ross.

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