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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : White Christmas (1954) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : White Christmas (1954) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954).
About the movie:
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954)?
a.
In an interview, Moustapha Akkad said that John Carpenter had envisioned making the movie for around $320,000. Coincidentally, Moustapha Akkad said he was producing and filming a major motion picture at the same time starring Laurence Olivier which was costing his company roughly around $320,000 a day. When John Carpenter told him the fixed price of his movie, he immediately funded it.
b.
In the seasonal opener game, a sign on the outfield wall displaying the Milwaukee Brewers classic ball and mitt logo can be clearly seen. Bernie Brewers house and beer mug was dismantled for the shooting of the movie, as to not give the identity of the interior shots of the stadium.
c.
This is Aaron Norris first film to direct and the first with Chuck Norris as they made more movies together after this film.
d.
Even though Betty was the elder of the Haynes sisters,
Rosemary Clooney
was actually seven years younger than
Vera-Ellen
in real life.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954)?
a.
WINNER - Best Lead Actor (Roger Gutierrez) - SENE Film, Music and Arts Festival
b.
The scene depicted on this films main American movie poster, that of
Steve Martin
riding on a two-seater bicycle with a dog, is not actually seen in the movie.
c.
The Vermont inn is the remodeled Connecticut inn set from the movie
Holiday Inn
which
Bing Crosby
also starred in singing songs written by
Irving Berlin
.
d.
In order for the film to be given an R rating in America, some scenes contain computer-generated people in the foreground obscuring some of the more explicit sexual action. Although some claimed this to be a perversion of Stanley Kubricks work, Kubrick had already proposed the use of computer-generated imagery prior to his death, should the MPAA deny the movie its desired R-rating.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954)?
a.
The photo that
Vera-Ellen
shows to
Bing Crosby
and
Danny Kaye
of her brother, Bennie, is actually a photo of
Carl Alfalfa Switzer
.
b.
At the end, when Freddys glove grabs Jasons mask, was meant to be an inside joke, referencing the fact that a screenplay putting Jason and Freddy against each other had been in the works since 1987, and had been intended to be Friday the 13th part VII. However, it took too long to come up with a good script for that film, so another film (
Jason X
) was produced in the interval. Since New Line owned both properties, a joint project should have been easier to develop, but
Freddy vs. Jason
took an additional 10 years to produce.
c.
The production had a blood cart on set all day due to the excessive amounts of fake blood being used.
d.
Contains an early audio jump cut: Gerry Trent in New York says, "Four-fifteen here. Lets see. Over there it must be ...", which cuts to Jim Woodward aboard ship, saying, "Nine-fifteen - were away on time."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954)?
a.
This film was inspired by the Manson family murders.
b.
Disney composer
Oliver Wallace
voices Mr. Winky. Some sources, however, list
Alec Harford
for that role.
c.
Danny Kaye
was a last-minute replacement for the originally cast
Donald OConnor
.
d.
First film of
Hervé Villechaize
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954)?
a.
José Ferrer
won the 1947 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Cyrano de Bergerac" for his portrayal of the title role.
b.
The paint ball area was shot at Seattles Gasworks park on the edge of Lake Union, normally a family park and picnic area.
c.
The first film produced in Paramounts wide screen process "VistaVision".
d.
Orlando Bloom
s big heroic scene atop the Mumakil was shot in just one day. Bloom was filmed on top of a pile of sandbags.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954)?
a.
In the locker room scene, one of the players has the name Robbins on his jersey, the name of director
Brian Robbins
.
b.
The TV camera in the Ed Harrison Show scene is a real one (a classic RCA monochrome) the call sign atop it was real as well - it was that of Channel 4, NBCs (and thus RCAs) flagship station in New York, which changed its call sign to WRCA-TV the year of the films release. (They adopted their current WNBC-TV calls in 1960.)
c.
Michael Douglas
s Golden Globe nomination marks the first Golden Globe nomination for an
Oliver Stone
film since
Nixon
.
d.
Directors Trademark (
Woody Allen
): writer Jill is a novelist.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954)?
a.
Kate Walsh
was originally cast in this film, but was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with the television show
Greys Anatomy
. She was replaced by
Mary McCormack
.
b.
According to Ed Watzs biography of Wheeler and Woolsey, this is a white-haired elderly Bert Wheeler, and not the one later partnered with Woolsey.
c.
Originally, this film was to star
Frankie Avalon
and
Annette Funicello
. However, Avalon wanted to appear in more serious roles and Funicello wanted to spend more time with her family.
d.
The song "Snow" was written by
Irving Berlin
a while before the film was made but with a different lyric and title and indeed subject (it had nothing to do whatsoever with snow): it was called "Free" and it was recorded by the composer.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954)?
a.
Mel Gibson
,
Mick Jagger
,
Sam Waterston
, and
Tim Curry
all auditioned for the role of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
.
b.
The thirty-fourth of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.
c.
The films sequences at "Harvard" were actually shot at UCLA.
d.
The "Sisters" comedy act that
Bing Crosby
and
Danny Kaye
perform was not originally in the script. They were clowning around on the set and the director thought it was so funny that it was written in.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954)?
a.
Judy Garland
,
Mickey Rooney
, director
Busby Berkeley
, and producer
Arthur Freed
were planning to remake this as a follow-up to
Babes in Arms
. But when
Louis B. Mayer
suggested instead to Freed to capitalize on the swing music craze, they switched gears into the production of
Strike Up the Band
.
b.
An myth persists that all of
Vera-Ellen
s costumes, down to her robe and sleepwear, were designed to cover her neck, which had been damaged by anorexia. This is untrue. Seeing her in the premiere footage for
A Star Is Born
, she is wearing a low cut gown and her neck is clearly visible.
c.
Shot in twenty days.
d.
Director
John Carpenter
based the "indestructable" nature of his killer Michael Meyers in
Halloween
on
Yul Brynner
s character in this film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Christmas (1954)?
a.
The drug lord mansion destroyed by the missile was a real brick-and-mortar residence in Mexico purchased by the filmmakers from a divorcee who had unpleasant memories of the place. The filmmakers bought the mansion and destroyed it; the divorcee kept the land and presumably built a new house after clearing out the rubble.
b.
The original idea was to reunite
Fred Astaire
and
Bing Crosby
, as they had been successful in
Holiday Inn
. Astaire refused, as he had "retired" at the time, so the part was reworked for
Donald OConnor
. OConnor pulled out due to illness, and the part was reworked for
Danny Kaye
.
c.
Vitaphone production reels #2721-2729
d.
After the second task, as Dumbledore magnifies his voice, his wand can be seen with a white band on it that bears the mark of a straight line atop a few lines in a criss cross pattern all atop a circle, which will all be important plot elements in future installments.
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