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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : West Side Story (1961) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : West Side Story (1961) - Part (7) 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.
This film played on a double bill with
The Man Trailer
in some theaters during its original release.
b.
Robert Wise
wanted the film to have a single rising line of tension, with no light moments after the rumble. Therefore, "I Feel Pretty" was moved earlier, and the positions of "Cool" and "Gee, Officer Krupke" were reversed. Those who feel that the sassy, light-hearted tone of "Gee, Officer Krupke" is out of place following the deaths that end the first act prefer the films ordering of the numbers. The placement of "I Feel Pretty" and "Gee, Officer Krumpke" after the Rumble in the stage version was meant to help cheer people up after the deaths of Bernardo and Riff, as audiences were not used to death occurring in Broadway musicals. This issue is still heatedly debated among the films fans.
c.
Delivered to Spanish cinemas under the code name "Desperate Strangers".
d.
To date (2011), one of two movies written and directed by both
Jason Friedberg
and
Aaron Seltzer
, not to have the word "movie" in the title. The other is
Vampires Suck
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
The Al Wood posters are in reference to Allen K. Wood, who was one of the production designers.
b.
Honeysuckle Weeks
was offered a major role but declined because of the nudity involved.
c.
When Rain hides the jewelery, there is a copy of V.C. Andrews "Rain" inside the closet.
d.
When Jennifer Lopezs character (Grace McKenna) flashes back at the end of the film we see lots of photographs of her as a child. These photographs are actually photos from Jennifer Lopezs private collections of herself as a child.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
Along with all the other songs that were re-written for the movie perhaps one of the songs that was most worked over was "The Rumble Song" (Sometimes known simply as Quintet). Due to the outcome of the war council the best man from each gang will fight it out fairly. The duel in the stage show is initially meant to be fought between Bernardo and Diesel. Diesel didnt appear in this so the duel is between Ice and Bernardo. Also there is a part when Riff is talking Tony into arriving at the Rumble (Im counting on you to be there tonight/When Diesel wins it fair and square tonight) which changed (Well be a-backing you boy/Youre gonna flatten him good) due to the change of the fighters.
b.
The Character of Glenn Griffin was made older so Humphrey Bogart could play the role. The stage version starred
Karl Malden
and a young
Paul Newman
in the Bogart role
c.
Most of the extras in the movie were teenagers that had actually been in hospitals to treat depression.
d.
Sid Caesar
s film debut.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
The film is based on the "X-Men" comics Uncanny X-Men (1963) and X-Men: First Class (2006).
b.
Celeste Davis was 13 years old when she began writing the screenplay.
c.
When it was originally released in April 1930, Strictly Unconventional ran 72 minutes, but, by the time it found its way to New York City in July 1930, (for a one day showing on a double bill at Loews), MGM had cut it to 54 minutes, and this is the version which survives today on Turner Classic Movies.
d.
In 2010,
Stephen Sondheim
(who wrote the lyrics) told "Fresh Air" interviewer Terry Gross that while he was writing the stage musical, he originally wanted the show to be the first one in Broadway history to use the words "fuck" and "shit" in its song lyrics. He wanted the end of the song "Gee, Officer Krupke" to be "Gee, Officer Krupke/Fuck you!" (instead of what it became, which is "Gee, Officer Krupke/Krup you!"), and he wanted the lyrics in "The Jets Song" to be "When youre a Jet/If the shit hits the fan" instead of "When youre a Jet/If the spit hits the fan". However, the shows writers were informed that if the Original Cast Album contained those profanities, it would have been illegal to ship the record across state lines. So Sondheim made the substitutions for those words that appear in both the stage show and the movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: West Side Story (1961)?
a.
In one scene, the president mentions to his Chief of Staff, played by
Martin Sheen
, that he studied under "a Nobel prize winning economist". Martin Sheen later played a US President who was a Nobel prize winning economist in
The West Wing
(another
Aaron Sorkin
creation).
b.
When the musical premiered in Europe in 1958, it was staged at the Manchester Opera House (UK).
c.
You need only subtract a few letters from director
Mark Pellington
s name to get the word "Arlington."
d.
During rehearsals,
Yvon Barrette
was seriously injured when a puck hit him in the knee. Barrette was worried that he would be replaced with another actor. But
George Roy Hill
postponed shooting scenes featuring Barrette so that he could return to the film when he recovered. Barrette returned to filming 10 days later. But to prevent any further injury, Barrette was doubled by
Ronald L. Docken
during the hocking playing scenes.
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