Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Up in Central Park (1948) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Up in Central Park (1948) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948).

About the movie: A newspaper reporter and the daughter of an immigrant maintenance man help expose political corruption in New York City.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948)?
a.		Of Deanna Durbins 21 Universal features released between 1936 and 1948, only two films, this one plus her next and last, For the Love of Mary, were box-office disappointments.
b.		One of Kubricks additions to the screenplay which Arthur C. Clarke did not like was HALs ability to read the astronauts lips when they are inside the pod. Years later, he admitted that Kubrick had been right all along, after learning that at the time, computers were being developed with the ability to read lips.
c.		Jessica Lange, Kathleen Quinlan and Carrie Fisher were all considered for the role of Stephanie Mangano, Amy Irving was one of the finalists for the role.
d.		As the movie was actually shot in early spring in southern California (as opposed to Illinois in late October), the crew had to buy paper leaves from a decorator and paint them in the desired autumn colors, then scatter them in the filming locations. To save money, after a scene was filmed, the leaves were collected and reused. However, as Jamie Lee Curtis and John Carpenter note on the DVD audio commentary, the trees are quite full and green and even some palm trees can be seen, despite that in Illinois in October, the leaves would probably be mostly gone and there would be no palm trees.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948)?
a.		The scene where Seth and Ronnie are having coffee at the restaurant and is talking endlessly was only half scripted, while the remainder was written the night before the scene was going to be filmed, as Jeff Goldblum felt that he could add more to the character.
b.		As reported by A.H. Weiler in the October 20, 1946 edition of The New York Times, William Dozier, vice president and associate head of production at Universal International, noted that Fred Astaire was, in Mr. Doziers words, "intelligent and creative as the dickens and we think he could and would be the right man" to direct this film. Mr. Astaire turned down the offer.
c.		The character "Allison Pettyjohn" is a reference to actress Angelique Pettyjohn.
d.		Took 12 years to film and was in continuous production for the longest period of time in film history.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948)?
a.		Jack (the monkey) is seen "smiling" when Barbossa thanks him specifically after he returns the Aztec coin to him after Jack Sparrow chases him. In the special features on the DVD it is revealed that the monkey did this purely by chance and it was not planned out in any way.
b.		One comic number in the stage show, "The Birds and the Bees" (music by Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Dorothy Fields), concerning the facts of life, was deemed too suggestive for filming by the Production Code administrators. In addition, Code guidelines would not permit the Boss Tweed character to sing as he attempted to seduce Rosie Moore, so the filmed "Currier and Ives" ballet was presented instrumentally, absent the vocal contribution by Boss Tweed.
c.		The address on the house is 666.
d.		The movies poster was as #6 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by Premiere.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948)?
a.		Left out of the final production scene, Eric harms himself with a blade in frustration over his resurrection. As these wounds were self inflicted they did not heal like those caused by the gang; so to stem the bleeding he used electrical tape down his arms and on his body - thus the tape we see on his black top later in the movie
b.		Shooting in Technicolor was set to start in December 1946, but due to a year-end strike at the Technicolor processing facilities, the project was initially postponed until July 1947. When filming actually commenced in October, black-and-white cinematography was employed as a cost-saving measure to keep the movie budgeted at about $2,000,000. In addition, Universal International was avoiding a Technicolor bottleneck, as described by William Goetz, the studios production chief, to Thomas F. Brady of The New York Times on September 28, 1947. With a color shoot, Mr. Goetz explained, studio capital would be tied up in the picture for nearly a year after its completion. Back in January, Universal International, wanting Deanna Durbin to stay active, had rushed her before the black-and-white cameras in another vehicle, Something in the Wind, which the studio had bought for her in August 1946.
c.		This film is presumed lost (only a trailer has been found, available from Something Weird Video). Please check your attic.
d.		The fishing trip sequence was filmed at Depoe Bay, Oregon - the smallest harbor in the world.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948)?
a.		Making "James" was a long and arduous process. There was a well-publicized tug-of-war between director Andrew Dominik, who caught Hollywoods attention with indie title Chopper and Warners over the editing of the film. Warners wasnt entirely in sync with the pacing of the movie, or the length. Dominik was thinking more like Terence Malick in examining the relationship between the famous outlaw and his eventual assassin, Robert Ford, played by Casey Affleck. Warners was in favor of having at least a bit more action. Ultimately, Warners went with Dominiks version, even though Dominik didnt have final cut as part of his contract. Part of the reason was that Pitt, who produced the movie through his Plan B shingle, backed Dominik. At one point along the way, Pitt and exec producer Ridley Scott had put together their own cut. When it tested to only so-so results, they went back to Dominiks. The original cut of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" was nearly four hours long. It was edited down to two hours and forty minutes, its current runtime, at the studios request. However, it did play at least once at its original 4-hour length, most notably at the Venice Film Festival, where Brad Pitt picked up the Best Actor Award. After the viewing, critics at the festival called the film "majestic."
b.		The part of Charles Manson was given to Marcelo Games by default. Jim VanBebber stated that Games had grown a beard and long hair which prompted him to cast him.
c.		The film utilizes an oft-used storyline of the war movie genre which has two soldiers in love with the same girl.
d.		A best-selling Bing Crosby record on Decca in 1945, "Close as Pages in a Book" (music by Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Dorothy Fields), sung by Deanna Durbin and Dick Haymes, did not go over well among preview attendees, so the duet was cut from this film. The melody is played over the opening credits and again over the end title. In Britain, the prerecording has been issued on the 2004 Jasmine CD, "Dick Haymes in Hollywood."

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948)?
a.		The book of poems by e.e. cummings is entitled ?Complete Poems 1913 ? 1962?, and the poem ?Somewhere? is on page 366.
b.		Claire Forlani was cast as Trillian St. James. She even started shooting, but walked out after just three days, due to creative differences with director Stephen Sommers. The part subsequently went to Famke Janssen.
c.		Ended up in a production race with Terminal Velocity to reach theaters first; when the other film was ready for a September release, Paramount took some extra filming time to have this one ready for a prime holiday season release instead.
d.		When Universal announced on February 20, 1946 its purchase of the screen rights to the Broadway show, Felix Jackson, then-husband of Deanna Durbin, was assigned to produce the film. Instead, the studio revealed on November 8 that Mr. Jackson would be opting out of the remainder of his contract after he finished overseeing the editing of another Durbin feature, Ill Be Yours.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948)?
a.		Two members of the Broadway shows creative team were exported to the Universal International lot. Helen Tamiris adapted her stage choreography for the screen, and stage designer Howard Bay was hired as the films production designer.
b.		According to his memoirs, Frank Bruno was offered the role of Union Cane in this film.
c.		Edwin Neal played The Hitchhiker in the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
d.		In one of the final scenes of the film where Harvey flips his coin for Batman, himself, and Gordon, the outcome of the flips foreshadows the future of each of the 3 characters. Batman received "Tails," the "bad" side; at the end of the film he asked Gordon to blame all of the citys troubles on him, resulting in the Batmans reputation being disgraced and scorned. On the other hand, both Gordon and Harvey received "Heads," the "good" side, and were both honored as heroes at the end of the film.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948)?
a.		Fifth of Foxs 8 MOTO features that starred Peter Lorre.
b.		Not only did the real Richie Roberts serve as Frank Lucass lawyer after he went into private practice, he was godfather to Lucass son.
c.		One new song was added by Sigmund Romberg (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics) to their drastically curtailed stage score: "Oh Say Can You See," sung by Deanna Durbin and danced by her with Albert Sharpe.
d.		From the outset, Nicole Kidman had always been Stephen Daldry and Scott Rudins first choice to play Virginia Woolf.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948)?
a.		The film had troubles with the US censor, the Production Code Administration because of the apparent justification of the immoral relationship between the Prince Regent and Mrs Fitzherbert, because a steward at a gentlemens club had the manner of a sex pervert, because the Prince checks the gender of a dog and use of the word damn. Changes were made but the running time remained the same.
b.		During location filming, the crew wore printed t-shirts that read "We love Brother John" on the front and "...and Sister Kate, too!" on the back. John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn were, reportedly, very much amused by this.
c.		Five and a half reels of this film survive in the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. Part of reel six is missing due to deterioration.
d.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30-minute CBS Radio adaptation of the movie on June 28, 1948 with Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes and Vincent Price reprising their film roles.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Up in Central Park (1948)?
a.		In 1967, a musical version "Henry, Sweet Henry" opened on Broadway. Both the film and the musical adaptation were directed by George Roy Hill.
b.		During filming, sepia (brownish) tone was tested in a few scenes, but the released picture is totally in standard black and white.
c.		Kate Beckinsale was the last to be cast.
d.		The title "Cloverfield"; initially just a codename for the movie, is named for the boulevard in Santa Monica where the Bad Robot offices were located during the making of the film.

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