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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Vertigo (1958) - Part (5) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Vertigo (1958) - Part (5) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Vertigo (1958) - Part (5)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958).

About the movie: A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958)?
a.		Visa dexploitation en France : #23645.
b.		Larry B. Scott, who plays the homosexual Lamar, claims on the DVD Documentary that he had to over-compensate for his masculinity because people really thought he was gay. Indeed, many of his post-Nerds film roles are either dramas or action Movies (Like Extreme Prejudice or Iron Eagle).
c.		Body count: 44
d.		Alfred Hitchcock switched Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejacs story from Paris to San Francisco and changed their ending, in which the enraged hero strangles the mystery woman upon discovering her trickery.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958)?
a.		Charlie Sheen met his future wife, Denise Richards, on this movie.
b.		Leslie Caron was offered the role of Maryam, which was eventually given to Cécile Aubry.
c.		John Fergusons apartment is located at the corner of Jones and Lombard, just one block west of the famed steep switchback block of Lombard Street.
d.		Nathaniel Cliftons birth name is actually Clifton Nathaniel. He flipped it around to exonerate the name given to his ancestors by slave owners.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958)?
a.		Final film of Mary Miles Minter.
b.		Lana Clarksons film debut.
c.		The location for the Nazi prisoner-of-war camp was an old abandoned sanitarium in Long Island.
d.		It was rumored - and even written in Alfred Hitchcocks script notes - that Kim Novak dubbed the last line of the film, which was delivered by the nun. However, she denied this in an interview.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958)?
a.		Mike Myers and Dana Carvey were offered cameos as Duane and Garf on "Duanes Underworld". They passed because they were busy with production on Waynes World at the time. In Waynes World 2 Bobby calls Wayne Dwayne (Duane).
b.		Third part of Gregg Arakis Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy. The other two parts are The Doom Generation and Totally Fed Up*.
c.		Alfred Hitchcock: [hair] Carlotta and Madeline have spiral hairstyles, and Judys hair colour is significant.
d.		In the original script, Rafe was supposed to create a beautiful hairstyle for Kris. When Mike Fallon couldnt, Michelle Mosley improvised the line, "Are you sure I dont look like Bjork?"

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958)?
a.		June Foray, one of the surviving members of the original Rocky and His Friends, who created the voice of Rocket J. Squirrel, does Rockys voice for this film. She also recreates the voice of Natasha (when Natasha is in cartoon form) and her ubiquitous "old woman" voice from the old series as the voice of the narrators mother.
b.		The only one of Alfred Hitchcocks films in which the killer is not punished. An ending in which Scottie and Midge hear news over the radio that Gavin Elster was caught was tacked on for European distribution.
c.		Clifton was given the "Sweetwater" nickname as a boy because of his love of soft drinks and he drank buckets of it throughout his career.
d.		Gerard Butler (Archie) became hypothermic after filming the scene in which he and Billy Connolly (John Brown) run naked into the ocean.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958)?
a.		The headquarters are based beneath a movie studios. In the original series this was to remove the need to build outside sets, but was also useful for hiding new technologies.
b.		Two days before filming his final scene, Ossie Beck, who portrayed Eliezaar Halfin, discovered that his grandfather had been in Mossad.
c.		The lighting changes when important events occur. For instance: When Scotty first sees Madeleine in Ernies restaurant, the light around her becomes unnaturally bright for a moment. While Scotty is listening to the story of Madeleines ancestor in the book shop, it gets very dark; once he exits the store, it brightens again. When Scotty first sees Judy made up completely as Madeleine, she is lit by a blurred, ghostly green light (the reflected light from the neon sign outside the window).
d.		In the film, Lara and Terry walk into a mall in Hong Kong called Times Square, after which they make their way to a then-unfinished taller building called the IFC tower. The film treats the two buildings as if they are attached, but in fact they are a subway train ride apart. The large skylight that looks up the IFC tower from Times Square was digitally added into the scene.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958)?
a.		Numerous uses of repetition and reflection throughout, including: The mirror on the way out of Ernies restaurant; Scotty sees Madeleine reflected in it right after he has seen her for the first time. The numerous reflections and repetitions of Madeleine throughout, including at least two women whom Scotty mistakes for her. The metaphorical or dream mirrors that Madeleine describes as lining the corridor of her life. Midge paints herself into the portrait of Madeleines ancestor, and, in one shot, sits next to the self-portrait, as if doubled. After showing Scotty the portrait, Midge sees herself reflected in the glass of the window. Judy as Madeleines reflection. Madeleine as repetition or reflection of her ancestor. Scotty repeating his former life. Judy falls from the tower to her death the same way Madeleine did There is a motif of spirals in the film, as literal shapes in the opening credits, and as the more abstract shape of the movies plot, as well as the shape of the pivotal tower staircase.
b.		Enterprise-D corridor sets from Star Trek: The Next Generation were used as Enterprise-A corridors in this film. Very few cosmetic alterations were made so as not to interfere with filming of the TV series, which was under way at the same time.
c.		One of the films cited as contributing to the collapse of John Gilberts career after audiences heard his high-pitching speaking voice. Apparently, Gilberts Romeo & Juliet sequence inspired the "talkie disaster" sequence in Singin in the Rain.
d.		A short scene of Björks video "Big Time Sensuality" can be seen in the movie in a vision sequence Tom Cruise has.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958)?
a.		The line "Come and get them!", said by Leonidas in response to the Persian demand for the Spartans to surrender their weapons, is also a historical quote (according to ancient historian Herodotus), which was adopted as the motto of the Greek Armys 1st Corps. (Greek: "molon labe")
b.		When Hitchcocks wife, Alma, saw the film, she said that she liked it, except for one shot where Kim Novak walks towards the San Francisco Bay, which she felt made Novak look too large on the screen. For years afterward, when discussing this film, Hitchcock would insist that Alma hated this film.
c.		Biograph production number 588.
d.		Robert Holtzman, the films production designer who also appears as a police officer, also has a character named after him: Mr. Holtzman in the boardroom scene.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958)?
a.		Alfred Hitchcock: [bathroom] Madeline emerges from the bathroom, ready for lovemaking.
b.		The Mustangs interior mirror goes up and down depending who is driving it - Steve McQueen (up, visible) or Bud Ekins (down, not visible).
c.		After Out of Sight, Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney became regular collaborators. This film features Clooneys cousin, Miguel Ferrer.
d.		The character portrayed by Sydney Greenstreet was allegedly based on the CEO of American Tobacco in the 1940s, whose relentless slogans were drilled into the radio audience: "LS/MFT: Yes, Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco" and,when the cigarette package changed from forest green to white, in order to appeal to women, "Lucky Strike Green has gone to war!"

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vertigo (1958)?
a.		John Huston also dubbed the voice of the lookout who plunges into the sea.
b.		The best man at the wedding is the real life Tucker Max.
c.		Alfred Hitchcock: about 11 minutes in wearing a grey suit walking past Gavin Elsters shipyard, carrying a musical instrument case.
d.		Glenn Hughes actually did work as a tollbooth operator when he was discovered by the Village People and invited to join the group.

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