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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : What a Way to Go! (1964) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : What a Way to Go! (1964) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964).
About the movie:
This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964)?
a.
This would be the final film for
Margaret Dumont
.
b.
In a second, far less successful book about her tumultuous life,
Christina Crawford
writes that
Faye Dunaway
"auditioned" for the part of Joan by dressing herself up as the movie star and showing up unannounced on director
Frank Perry
s doorstep. Christina also says that when the film opened, she hesitantly went to see it one afternoon by herself at a theater in Los Angeles. She was the only one in the audience.
c.
James Cromwell
becomes the first actor in Star Trek history to actually utter the phrase "star trek" (although in the final TV episode _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1994) {All Good Things... (#7.25)}_,
John de Lancie
(as Q) said, "Its time to put an end to your trek through the stars").
d.
George Offerman, Jr. replaced Junior Durkin in this film after Durkin was killed in a car wreck. Jackie Coogans father was also killed in the wreck.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964)?
a.
Initially intended as a vehicle for
Marilyn Monroe
. Producer
Arthur P. Jacobs
was Monroes publicist, and
J. Lee Thompson
was on her list of approved directors.
b.
Lloyd Nolan
reprised his role of FBI Agent George A. Briggs in _Street With No Name, The (1948)_.
c.
Fourth theatrical movie directed by
Burt Reynolds
.
d.
Jack Lemmon
married actress
Felicia Farr
in Paris during this 1962 shoot.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964)?
a.
Following death of
Marilyn Monroe
,
Elizabeth Taylor
was briefly attached to project before
Shirley MacLaine
ultimately played the lead role.
b.
The original Broadway production of "A Hole in the Head" by
Arnold Schulman
opened at the Plymouth Theater on February 28, 1957, ran for 156 performances and closed July 13, 1957. The cast included
Paul Douglas
,
David Burns
,
Lee Grant
,
Kay Medford
and
Joyce Van Patten
.
c.
The Farmers Market sequence was shot guerrilla style, with permits, but without extras. Most of the people are real shoppers, and many of them didnt notice that
Frances McDormand
and
Jennifer Aniston
were among them. However, members of the paparazzi still managed to slip in, trying to get shots of Aniston.
d.
When Marc and Reggie go out to see a movie, they see
The Jet Benny Show
. This was director
Roger Evans
s previous film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964)?
a.
The set used as Luisa and Pinky Bensons Hollywood mansion was originally used as the home for the Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin characters in the unfinished film "Somethings Got To Give".
b.
The film was considered lost until a copy was found in the Czechoslovak Film Archive. There is now a copy at George Eastman House.
c.
The movie contains many elements recognizable from the novels: Two cannons are shown with the names, ("Jumping Billy" and "Sudden Death") but the camera pulls up before the name of the next cannon can be seen. All fans know the next cannon would have been "Willful Murder" (Barret Bondens gun), although never mentioned. Killick is preparing toasted cheese for Jack and Stephen for after their music sessions.
d.
At exactly 4 minutes and 23 seconds, director John Carpenter can be seen as one of the cell mates in the asylum. He briefly yells "Me neither!" in reply of Trent saying "I am not insane!"
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964)?
a.
First feature film to be filmed inside the Houston Astrodome.
b.
The matte painting used for the "Flaming Lips" premiere is the same used for "Royal Rascal" and "The Dancing Cavalier" premieres in
Singin in the Rain
.
c.
The tractor-trailer used in the freeway chase scene has Big Endian Eggs written on its side. This is a reference to
Jonathan Swift
s Gullivers Travels: The Lilliputians, being very small, had correspondingly small political problems. The Big-Endian and Little-Endian parties debated over whether soft-boiled eggs should be opened at the big end or the little end, (Big-endian has also been adopted as computer terminology.)
d.
The bar where Fletch enters as "Ed Harley" is the same bar where Pee Wee Herman does the Tequila dance in
Pee-wees Big Adventure
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964)?
a.
Jay Leno, who provides the voice of Vorb, did his work three years before the movie hit theaters.
b.
The film was very controversial when it was released. Though fictional, the movie was clearly based on an actual case. Many people felt that too many facts from the real-life case were distorted or left out.
c.
Philip Glass
was asked by director
Bernard Rose
to compose a score for his film "Candyman". Glass accepted and wrote a "gothic" score for chorus and pipe organ. The final version of the film was a disappointment to Glass. He felt that he had been manipulated. What was presented to him as a low budget independent project with creative integrity became (in his opinion) a low budget Hollywood slasher flick. As a result, Glass with held his consent for the release of the recordings of the score for years, until 2001.
d.
There is a running gag that
Paul Newman
s character is a starving painter. In every scene he is eating something.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964)?
a.
Fritz Lang
originally wanted a black woman to play the role of Emily Gaunt but the producers refused.
b.
The films male lead was initially offered to
John Wayne
in the early 1970s, several years before the film was finally made. The films female lead, played in the final film by
Isabelle Huppert
, was originally offered to
Jane Fonda
,
Sally Field
and
Diane Keaton
.
c.
Steve McQueen
originally mentioned to play one of husbands.
d.
When April is crying on the bed after her family has abandoned her she originally said, "I knew this would happen," before she asks what they are going to do with all the food. It was decided to remove this line as the director felt that it made her look like she was thinking of herself rather than others, going against everything we had seen of her up until that point. The dubbed over the line with additional crying sounds.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964)?
a.
Fred MacMurray
was originally announced to play a sixth husband, a role cut from script before shooting began.
b.
Originally, Mobys version of the James Bond theme was playing in the background when E.L. drove the car over the bridge. However, Director
Todd Phillips
later switched it to a generic song, because the budget didnt allow him to use the Moby song.
c.
Emilio Estevez
s feature film debut.
d.
The film cost $3.5 million and only took 34 days to make.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964)?
a.
Nitrate prints of this film survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and none of them are listed for preservation.
b.
Frank Sinatra
was the first choice to play Rod Anderson. When
Darryl F. Zanuck
balked at his salary demand,
Robert Mitchum
agreed to play the role at no fee for tax purposes.
c.
The Luna Restaurant where Bobby and Ricky meet Ruiz is at 112 Mulberry St in New York. Sean P. Diddy Combs has a group called "112" on his label, Bad Boy Entertainment.
d.
Ronald Reagan
was a serious breeder of horses during this period of his career and insisted on riding his favorite mare in this film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What a Way to Go! (1964)?
a.
The last film of Tom Conway.
b.
Tom Keene
could not be doubled for a scene where he is sprayed with a fire hose, and the sequence was exhausting to shoot. Co-star
Eddie Quillan
was also injured in that scene, when he was pushed into a pool of water. Electric cables had been left lying in the water, and Quillan received such a violent shock that it bounced him right back up out of the water.
c.
It was originally scheduled to be premiered on March 19, 2010, but it was moved up to a Christmas 2009 release instead.
d.
In the movie, Anna is meant to be fourteen/fifteen years old. However,
Emily Browning
was twenty years old at the time of filming.
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