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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : West Side Story (1961) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : West Side Story (1961) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961).
About the movie:
Musical about two youngsters from rival NYC gangs who fall in love.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
The end (midnight) town square gathering was actually shot at 1am. The crew had to wait for the local high school band to arrive. The band has a football game to play in and they held up shooting for some time, because they were late to get to the set.
b.
The play had first been staged on Broadway in March 1956, and opened in London in 1958. A clause in the contract stated that the film version could not be made until the play had finished in September 1962.
c.
During filming
Gary Cooper
visited the set to persuade his mistress
Patricia Neal
to abort his child. Neal later became a pro-life activist.
d.
George Chakiris
(Bernardo) had previously played "Riff" in the London production.
Tony Mordente
(Action) had played "A-rab."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
Chapter Titles: 1. Pals in Buckskin 2. A Call To Arms 3. A Furnace of Fear 4. The Red Terror 5. The Circle of Death 6. Hates Harvest 7. Hostages of Fear 8. The Dagger Duel 9. The Blast of Death 10.Redskins Vengeance 11.Frontiers Aflame 12. The Trails End
b.
The screams from the foxholes as the tanks roll over them seem strangely out of place, but actually happened.
Samuel Fuller
said, "When we were in those holes, and the tanks were rolling over us, it was our only chance to scream all the terror out and not be heard. We got it all out in those holes..."
c.
The original stage version of Marias song "I Feel Pretty" included the lyrics "I feel pretty and witty and bright / And I pity / Any girl who isnt me tonight." In the film this night scene was changed to the daytime, and presumably for this reason, the rhyming words "bright" and "tonight" were changed to "gay" and "today."
d.
Douglas Fowley
, who plays Pvt. Kippton (he of the continually lost false teeth) served in the Navy in the South Pacific in World War II and lost all his own teeth in an explosion aboard his aircraft carrier during battle.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
The actors in the rival gangs were instructed to play pranks on each other off the set to keep tensions high.
b.
During breaks,
Marlon Brando
would walk around the set naked because of the warm weather where the film was being shot.
c.
Russell Crowe
was cast as the circus freak, but the production was halted when Russell needed shoulder surgery. After that healed he had to start shooting
A Beautiful Mind
. No news on when the production will be picked up. He was replaced by
Ewan McGregor
when the film finally went into production.
d.
Visa dexploitation en France #15714.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
Final film of
Frank Capra
.
b.
Vic Ramalot is based on the real life porn actor
Ron Jeremy
.
c.
Was the first film to win a Best Director Oscar for two directors (
Robert Wise
and
Jerome Robbins
). This would not happen again until 46 years later, when
Joel Coen
and
Ethan Coen
shared the award for
No Country for Old Men
.
d.
Miles Mander
s voice is heard over the short-wave radio as that of Winston Churchill. The year before he had voiced Churchill at Warners for
Captains of the Clouds
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
When we last see her in bed,
Julia Roberts
character, Anna, is reading Private Eye.
b.
Natalie Wood
s singing was dubbed by
Marni Nixon
.
c.
In part because of his experience in playing the part of Paul Baumer,
Lew Ayres
became a conscientious objector during the Second World War. His films were banned in over 100 Chicago theaters.
d.
The part of the family dog was played by "Marley the dog" who has been immortalized in the New York Times Bestseller "Marley & Me" by John Grogan.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
Richard Beymer
s singing voice was dubbed by
Jimmy Bryant
.
b.
The effects of acceleration is shown by the way the actors faces distort. According to a magazine article this was done by gluing thin strips of flesh-colored fabric on their faces. The fabric was in turn tied to fishing line which was passed through the "acceleration couches" and pulled by crew members to stretch the skin.
c.
The production crew shot a scene of Troy McGinty throwing a mud and sawdust covered Max Keeble into a garbage dumpster (which
Alex D. Linz
described as "so nasty") but decided not to put it into the film nor into the deleted scenes on the DVD.
d.
One of the early uses of martial arts in a Hollywood film is a key fight sequence (between
Frank Sinatra
and
Henry Silva
), over a decade before the Kung Fu craze of the 1970s. Still earlier, however, is
Blood on the Sun
, with its climactic judo bout involving
James Cagney
. And though
Peter Lorre
was using jujitsu in Mr. Moto movies as early as 1937,
Harry Parke
(as Parkyakarkus) mentions jujitsu in the
Eddie Cantor
movie
Strike Me Pink
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
Last appearance of
Harold Lloyd
in a film.
b.
Director
Robert Wise
was so proud of this film that he held yearly parties with surviving cast members to celebrate it.
c.
Opening dance sequences were shot on the upper west side of Manhattan where Lincoln Center stands today. This area was condemned and the buildings were in the process of being demolished to make way for Lincoln Center. The demolition of these buildings was delayed so that the filming of these sequences could be completed.
d.
The medal that Colonel von Luger wears around his neck is the Pour le Merite, also known as the Blue Max. Originally a Prussian military honor, in the First World War it was automatically given to fighter pilots who shot down eight planes (later raised to sixteen). The Nazis replaced it with the Knights Cross but it could still be worn by officers whod won it before the Third Reich.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
Roy Scheider
and
Burt Reynolds
were considered for the part of Arthur Adamson aka Edward Shoebridge. The role eventually went to
William Devane
after Devane replaced
Roy Thinnes
.
b.
Almost all the character names were little nods to some of Zebruns favorite people and characters from Hollywoods past: Jennifer Taylor (actress
Elizabeth Taylor
), Melissa Wyler (director
William Wyler
), Will Peterson (director
Wolfgang Petersen
), Sean Thornton (main character in
The Quiet Man
) and Dion Coulouris (actor
George Coulouris
)
c.
Betty Wand
sued to get a percentage of the movie-album sales, having dubbed part of
Rita Moreno
s singing. The dispute was settled out-of-court.
d.
Before the release of the film,
Tippi Hedren
was featured on the cover of Look magazine with the caption "Hitchcocks new
Grace Kelly
."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
Borrowed its plot from
William Shakespeare
s "Romeo and Juliet".
b.
Was banned in France for its negative portrayal of the French army. Switzerland also banned the film (until 1978), accusing it of being "subversive propaganda directed at France." Belgium required that a foreword be added stating that the story represented an isolated case that did not reflect upon the "gallantry of the French soldiers."
c.
Eli Wallach
: appears uncredited as a liquor store owner in his first film with
Clint Eastwood
since
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo.
.
d.
Producer
Oren Koules
owns the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team. Goalies
Olaf Kolzig
and Mike Smith wore Saw-themed masks for two weeks when the movie opened. The masks were then auctioned off.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
Rita Moreno
s singing voice was dubbed by
Betty Wand
only for "A Boy Like That" since it was below her range. Moreno sang "America" and "Quintet" herself.
b.
A poster for director
Otto Preminger
s
Carmen Jones
is prominently featured on the building across the street from the saloon during the opening scene.
c.
In different versions, the end credits are either shown over retakes of Chance saying a line that was not in the movie, (the message from Raphael, restored to the home video version) or shown over TV white noise.
Peter Sellers
was at the films screening at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival and was furious with director
Hal Ashby
and the producers for including the outtakes version of the end credits at this performance as well as the audiences reaction to them. This incident may have finally made the producers change their minds. When the film opened soon after in Australia in late May 1980, the entire end credits were removed from all prints (leading to a deafening thud on the soundtrack after the films final line). These prints were all replaced with versions including the white noise end credits, including the films main theme by composer
Johnny Mandel
.
d.
David Fincher
was first slated to direct the film but dropped out.
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