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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : White Heat (1949) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : White Heat (1949) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: White Heat (1949).
About the movie:
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. Shortly after the plan takes place, events take a crazy turn
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Heat (1949)?
a.
Patti LuPone
, who played the lead in "Evita" in the Original Broadway Cast, was offered the role of Evitas mother but turned it down.
Patti LuPone
has reportedly never seen the movie even though
Madonna
wanted to know what she thought.
b.
Jim Thorpe
: the sports legend is one of the cons in the "telephone game".
c.
The car that Corso and The Girl drive in France is a Chrysler Dodge Viper. The brand logo of Chrysler is a pentagram, the model name is Viper (which refers to the snake from Adam and Eve) and the car itself is painted red, the color of the devil.
d.
Curt Bois
made his American film debut in this movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Heat (1949)?
a.
If the surprise expressed by
James Cagney
s fellow inmates during "the telephone game" scene in the prison dining room appears real, its because it is. Director
Raoul Walsh
didnt tell the rest of the cast what was about to happen, so Cagneys outburst caught them by surprise. In fact, Walsh himself didnt know what Cagney had planned; the scene as written wasnt working, and Cagney had an idea. He told Walsh to put the two biggest extras playing cons in the mess-hall next to him on the bench (he used their shoulders to boost himself onto the table) and to keep the cameras rolling no matter what.
b.
This film was shot in the latter part of 1947 but shelved by RKO boss
Howard Hughes
and released in 1949. When
Bobby Driscoll
got his juvenile Oscar in 1950 he was 13 years old.
c.
Blanche Sweet
s last feature film.
d.
The production avoided shooting on the streets during the production as much as possible due to the NYC drought. Director Abel Ferrara used sprayers and hoses in order to better portray the city.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Heat (1949)?
a.
With four installments, this landmarks the Scream franchise as being one of the only horror franchises to have its main characters return for all its sequels.
b.
"Endtrack" by
Massive Attack
, the song that plays over the end credits, is actually an alternate remix of their song "Dissolved Girl".
c.
Near the end of the graphic novel, a newspaper headline can be seen: "R.R. Runs for President." Though we are led to think R.R. is
Ronald Reagan
, the initials turn out, a few pages later, to stand for
Robert Redford
. The film simply changes the reference to Reagan, with no mention of Redford.
d.
The unusually close relationship between Cody Jarrett and his domineering mother was inspired by real life bank robbers
Kate Barker
(aka "Ma Barker") and her sons.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Heat (1949)?
a.
The film was mainly shot in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Santa Teresa. It is based on Miguel Silveiras real experience while shooting a documentary in Bangladesh. The film counted with the collaborations of the Travessa Cassiano Community in Santa Teresa.
b.
At the time of filming of
White Heat
, Special Effects were not yet using squibs (tiny explosives that simulate the effects of bullets). The producers employed skilled marksmen who used low velocity bullets to break windows or show bullets hitting near the characters. In the factory scene,
James Cagney
was missed by mere inches.
c.
For 21 out of the 22 days of shooting, the heat index was at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit at the Texas locations.
d.
The dress that
Jean Harlow
wears in the pageant scene was intended for Clara Bow, but Bow had gained too much weight to fit into it, so she convinced designer
Edith Head
to let the unknown actress to wear it. Harlow never forgot the favor.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Heat (1949)?
a.
When the film went into production, the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers at the time, Pat Riley, was offered the role of Nick. When he turned it down, it went to Kurt Russell. Russells look for the role was influenced by Riley.
b.
Eva Green
was originally cast as Julie but dropped out to a scheduling conflict with
Dark Shadows
.
Laetitia Casta
was cast in her place.
c.
All the locations and bearings radioed back and forth during the triangulation tracking of the gasoline truck, as it moves southwest across the Los Angeles basin, are accurate. They can all be found on a modern map of Los Angeles. Even the view of the Los Angeles City Hall shows up at the appropriate time.
d.
William Baldwin
was reported to be considered for the role of Batman.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Heat (1949)?
a.
The car chase scene has been shot on an entirely sunny day and the rain had been put in digitally later.
b.
Marions white 1957 Ford sedan is the same car (owned by Universal) that the Cleaver family drove on
Leave It to Beaver
.
c.
Ranked #4 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Gangster" in June 2008.
d.
The eggs which fry themselves are sitting next to a package of "Sta-Puft" marshmallows. There is also a large advertisement for "Sta-Puft" marshmallows (complete with the marshmallow man) visible on the side of a building.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Heat (1949)?
a.
The train robbery was filmed using the former Southern Pacific tunnel in Chatsworth, CA. The Line is now owned by Union Pacific and was the location of a tragic 2008 head-on collision that killed 25 people.
b.
John Griffin was actually re-used five times, playing five different mutants. He died a lot for this film.
c.
The large sculpture that is part of the bar design in the Promenade Room was originally used in the Harmonia Gardens set in
Hello, Dolly!
.
d.
As the returned abductees emerge from the belly of the "Mothership", their names are read out over a PA system. One of the names is
Ken Swenson
, who in reality was one of the model-makers working on this film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Heat (1949)?
a.
In the showdown scenes, western film trivia buffs may notice a store called "Boyds Hardware", apparently a reference to actor
William Boyd
, who played "Hopalong Cassidy" on TV. The years 1951-1952 were the height of Boyds TV career as Hopalong Cassidy.
b.
The only Harry Potter film Industrial Light & Magic did not provide visual effects for.
c.
Held the record for largest number of camera set ups in one scene; for the scene in prison mess hall where Cody Jarrett finds out his mother is dead.
d.
The roofs of the "Chicken Walkers" bear an uncanny resemblance to the roofs of the gun turrets on WWII German Tiger tanks-especially the small railings that these tanks had.
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