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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Viva Max (1969) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Viva Max (1969) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Viva Max (1969).
About the movie:
When his girlfriend tells him that his men wouldn't follow him to a house of ill repute, Max, a general in the Mexican army decides to perform some great act of heroism...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Viva Max (1969)?
a.
The first feature to be made by Universal at its new Universal City lot in Hollywood. The film was completed just prior to the studios official opening in March, 1915.
b.
Cheung-Yan Yuen
: The films martial arts choreographer and trainer appears as a fellow passenger on the plane in first class at the start of the film. He can be seen speaking in Cantonese to two pretty women, teaching them to say "thank you".
c.
Due to protests from locals when they found out about the films plot--the Mexican army recapturing the Alamo--production was halted, although some major scenes had already been shot inside the Alamo. These keys scenes were The Tour, The Climbing of the Barrack Wall, and the Sacristy. The company was only allowed to film scenes up to the front gate after production was halted. The scene where
John Astin
replaced the flag was filmed on a Hollywood business street. The scene in CBS Televisions city back lot was also used in
The Omega Man
.
d.
In the Italian version MakeEm Laugh is sung in Italian and has similar, but a little different lyrics. Its the only song they did this to.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Viva Max (1969)?
a.
Carol Lipton, played by
Diane Keaton
, claims to hate wearing a tie with a skirt. She made that look famous playing Annie Hall in
Annie Hall
.
b.
All unfinished scenes were completed when the company relocated to Rome, Italy. Most of the key scenes needed that could not be completed in Rome were those showing the backdrop of the Alamo, filmed by second-unit crews in the street. The scenes in front of the Alamo and were shot early Sunday mornings, unbeknownst to local authorities. Several locals walking the streets early that morning were startled by police cars, National Guardsmen and soldiers rushing the Alamo across the Cenotaph Memorial.
c.
According to writer
Arthur Miller
,
Clark Gable
had already seen a rough cut of the movie by the last day of filming, and said, "This is the best picture I have made, and its the only time Ive been able to act."
d.
Alfred Drake
won the 1954 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Musical for "Kismet" as the Public Poet.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Viva Max (1969)?
a.
All the main characters (and Jamie) have MySpace pages. The producers made these pages to advertise on MySpace. All the characters last logged into them on January 18, 2008. (1-18-08), the release date of the film.
b.
The thirty-ninth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies.
c.
Billy Wilder
was actually more friendly with the other leading gossip columnist of the day,
Louella Parsons
. However, he knew that her arch-rival
Hedda Hopper
had trained as an actress and would therefore be more convincing onscreen.
d.
The Rome (Italy) location was chosen because
Pamela Tiffin
had already signed a movie deal for numerous films with an Italian production company once she had completed this film. Since production had been halted due to local protests about the films plot, the only way to complete scenes requiring Tiffins presence was to shoot them in Rome, where she would be shooting her other films. In addition,
Jonathan Winters
also had upcoming commitments with
The Dean Martin Show
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Viva Max (1969)?
a.
George Hayden (
Anthony Hopkins
) is the only principal character in the entire film who is fictional.
b.
Sensing a huge hit from industry buzz, MGM offered to buy the film outright from RKO for $1.072m (some $400,000 over its negative cost), figuring the little studio was reeling from losing $10+m in 1932. RKO was smart to decline the offer. The film smashed attendance records nationwide and ended up grossing $1.761m during its initial release. RKO would periodically, and extremely profitably, re-release the movie through the 1950s.
c.
Refers to the
John Wayne
film
The Alamo
by showing a painting of Wayne as Davy Crockett defending the Alamo. Normally there is a disclaimer that states "all characters depicted in this motion picture are fictitious," etc. In this film, the disclaimer reads "all characters depicted in this motion picture except
John Wayne
are fictitious..."
d.
Both
Julia Stiles
and
Andrew Keegan
appeared in a previous high-school adaptation of a Shakespeare play -
10 Things I Hate About You
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Viva Max (1969)?
a.
The play opened off-Broadway in New York City, New York, USA in 1918.
Jacob Ben-Ami
was a member of the 1919 New York stage production and was made co-director at the insistence of writer
Peretz Hirschbein
, who felt he could see that the film was faithful to the play.
b.
Danny DeVito
was considered for the role of Uncle Buck.
c.
Written by well-known American news anchor
Jim Lehrer
.
d.
The DVD contains exactly 23 chapters.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Viva Max (1969)?
a.
The background music playing during the scene when
Peter Lawford
is trying to romance
Judy Holliday
is also used during several scenes in
From Here to Eternity
.
b.
The motorcycle that Hilts (
Steve McQueen
) rides is a cosmetically modified Triumph TR6 Trophy. Bud Ekins who actually performs the famous barbed wire leap stunt, was a Triumph dealer. Triumph was McQueens favorite motorcycle marque. The motorcycle sidecar combination that crashes into a ditch is revealed to be a Triumph motorcycle, too. As is well known, these British motorcycle models were not in existence during the Second World War and their appearance is somewhat incongruous.
c.
The Alamo gates were filmed very quickly - one or two takes at most. However, the March through Laredo was organized and roads were blocked off two blocks away once filming began. The actual scene that stopped filming was when a single shot rang out in the Alamo during the ending sequence of the film. This angered some locals, who claimed that the site is a shrine and that no gunfire had been fired there since the original battle.
d.
Known at the B.Y.U. Department of Motion Picture Production as "production 134" which was used to replace "production 100" which had been used for many years.
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