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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).

About the movie: In a decaying Hollywood mansion, Jane Hudson, a former child star, and her sister Blanche, a movie queen forced into retirement after a crippling accident, live in virtual isolation.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)?
a.		The only The Three Stooges film shot in widescreen.
b.		WILHELM SCREAM: During the marriage road test, an old man on a scooter crashes into a car.
c.		According to Bette Davis in her book This N That, this film was originally going to be shot in color. Bette opposed this, saying that it would just make a sad story look pretty.
d.		The co-author for the screenplay was credited to Raymond T. Marcus, who was in fact blacklisted writer Bernard Gordon. Ironically, the movie starred Ronald Reagan who was more-or-less a proponent of the blacklist.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)?
a.		Kathleen Quinlans film debut.
b.		After ten years, Director Ryan Alexander and L.E. Salas found each other working in the same field and collaborated. They met at 17 while working at their first job, Modells Sporting Goods in Edgewater, New Jersey.
c.		The Hudson sisters car, identified by the police as a 1940 or 41 model, appears to be a 1946 Lincoln Continental.
d.		The iconic, slightly out of perspective drawing of the house sitting by the falls is an homage to the style of Mary Blair, the artist credited with bringing the modern art look to Disney animation.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)?
a.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 29, 1947 with Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Kathryn Grayson reprising their film roles.
b.		The original 42 reel version is one of the top ten "lost films" of the American Film Institute
c.		Exterior shots of the Hudson house were filmed at 172 S. McCadden Pl. in Los Angeles. Right next door at 180 S. McCadden Pl. is the house Judy Garland lived in during production of The Wizard of Oz.
d.		The Romanian director Bogdan George Apetri was asked to direct at one point.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)?
a.		In 1962, this film was a smash hit, grossing nine million dollars initially. In 2009 dollars, this amount would adjust to approximately $64,279,370.86.
b.		In its early stages, the cast included Lee Horsley as Sheriff Jerry Driscoll, Louise Robey as Grace Whedon, Merrin Dungey as Hope Davis and Brennan Elliott as Special Agent Cole Turner.
c.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 15, 1943 with Alice Faye reprising her film role.
d.		According to director Billy Morrissette (on the DVD commentary), Pat McBeths line "Fuck! Fuck! Fuckity-fuck!" was written into the script because star (and Morrissettes wife at the time), Maura Tierney yelled that once when he startled her.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)?
a.		The hands that are cutting up the rat during the opening credits are those of Mink Stole.
b.		During filming, production ran into trouble when the reindeer began to shed their antlers, so replacement antlers had to be obtained.
c.		Bette Davis had been nominated for Best Actress in her film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, which also starring Joan Crawford. If Bette had won, it would have set a record number of wins for an actress. According to the book "Bette & Joan - The Divine Feud" by Shaun Considine, the two had a life long mutual hatred, and a jealous Joan Crawford actively campaigned against Bette Davis for winning Best Actress, and even told Anne Bancroft that if Anne won and was unable to accept the Award, Joan would be happy to accept it on her behalf. According to the book - and this may or may not be 100% true, but it makes a good anecdote - on Oscar night, Bette Davis was standing in the wings of the theatre waiting to hear the name of the winner. When it was announced that Anne Bancroft had won Best Actress for The Miracle Worker, Bette Davis felt an icy hand on her shoulder as Joan Crawford said "Excuse me, I have an Oscar to accept".
d.		Dave Morehead, an animator of Over the Hedge, created reference footage by putting a camera on the back of his friends dog and letting it run around his house. This gave the layout artists some great ideas about scale, animals perspective, and how animals moved. In addition, the layout team compared a house to an apartment building and a kitchen to a cathedral.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)?
a.		Ulli Lommel wrote the script which was credited to him and Max Bolt and Buddy Siegel. Both Bolt and Siegel were his fake names.
b.		A freeze-frame just as the car enters the driveway in the prologue reveals the secret of who was driving the car the night Blanche was paralyzed.
c.		Writer / director J.P. McGowan had been a diamond prospector in South Africa in the early years of the 20th century, and based this movie on his experiences there.
d.		The final credits state that the vocal orchestra performed over thirty works in the P.O.W camp during 1943 and 1944. It discontinued performing though when about half of the members had died and the remaining survivors were not well enough to participate.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)?
a.		Several concepts, such as the idea of shooting demons in the eyes to send them back to Hell, was later used by writers Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris, for their television series Brimstone.
b.		Loretta Youngs final movie.
c.		The films sequences at "Harvard" were actually shot at UCLA.
d.		Early in the film, actor Bert Freed playing a film director can be seen wearing a necktie thats not tied in a knot, but is instead crossed over held on by a tie clasp. That was a trademark look of the movies director Robert Aldrich, and was placed there as an inside gag.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)?
a.		Natalie Wood worked as an assistant behind the scenes of this movie. She typed script revisions, shopped for wardrobe and props, and also appeared, well-disguised, as an extra in some crowd scenes.
b.		The house depicted in the film was used for day scenes only. It was torn down after filming because it didnt meet local building codes. The rooms were duplicated on an L.A. sound stage for night scenes.
c.		The film was shot in a six week period.
d.		In her book, "This N That", Bette Davis said she had a lot of control over how her makeup should be done for the film. She imagined the older Jane as someone who would never wash her face, just put on another layer of makeup. When her daughter, B.D. first saw her in full "Jane" makeup, she said, "Oh, mother, this time youve gone too far".

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)?
a.		Caio Junqueira was initially considered too old for the part of Neto. He then auditioned for the part of Capitão Fábio, but he opted for a performance that would convince the casting staff that he could still be a viable choice for Neto, in spite of his age. He successfully conveyed that message, and Milhem Cortaz got to play Fábio instead.
b.		The real Vince Papale was at Texas Stadium during filming (Oct 24-25, 2005) as an advisor and in real life actually much larger than Mark Walberg.
c.		In scenes where Jane imitates Blanches voice, the voice heard is actually Joan Crawfords voice, and not Bette Davis, as Bette could not master Joans voice properly.
d.		The best selling home video of all time, with more than 55 million copies sold to date.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)?
a.		The famous gap on Terry-Thomas teeth was incorporated into the design of the character he voices, Sir Hiss (it makes a handy opening for his forked tongue to dart out).
b.		Shot in chronological order.
c.		This film is considered by many as Joan Crawfords last important picture. After this film, Joan was typecast in some lesser horror pictures until her last picture in 1970 and her last TV appearance in 1972.
d.		Finnish director Pekka Parikka was also considered to direct the film.

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