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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : White Squall (1996) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : White Squall (1996) Quiz
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About the movie:
Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyagee.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Squall (1996)?
a.
In addition to
Steven Spielberg
, other candidates for the directors job were
Jonathan Demme
,
Brad Silberling
and
Terry Gilliam
. Gilliam was
J.K. Rowling
s initial favorite but the studio finally picked
Chris Columbus
to direct because he had experience directing child actors. Columbus was also asked many times by his daughter to direct and he agreed after he read her copy of the book.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 11, 1945 with
Dick Powell
and
Claire Trevor
reprising their film roles.
c.
When the boys return from the mountain, after signing the book, they are bare-chested with their faces painted. This is very reminiscent of Lord of the Flies, the 1990 theatrical version of which also starred
Balthazar Getty
.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 10, 1947 with
Lucille Ball
and
Mark Stevens
reprising their film roles
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Squall (1996)?
a.
From the beginning when he took the part of Lacombe,
François Truffaut
made it quite clear that he working strictly as an actor, and he had no interest in helping out as an assistant director.
b.
Even though
Alistair MacLean
wrote both the book and the film, several characters have different names in the book and the film respectively. Curiously some sources (e.g. Screen World) refer to these names in the cast list.
c.
The scene of
Sharon Stone
s character cutting her husbands hair (played by
William H. Macy
) was not in the script. Stone was to pantomime cutting the hair, but she actually snipped his hair. Macys visibly tense reaction to the haircut was real.
d.
At 5 4"
Jason Marsden
("Shay Jennings") was much shorter than the rest of the cast, so many of the scenes he appears in he either sitting down, or situated within the group so that his height is disguised
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Squall (1996)?
a.
The exterior of the bar "Torchys" seen at the beginning of the film, is also pictured in a key scene of the film
When a Stranger Calls
.
b.
The Danish school girls in the movie were meant to be French school girls in the original script. This change came about as a casting director who searched for French-speaking and -looking actresses met Danish actress
Camilla Overbye Roos
. The casting director wanted to cast her but she could not speak French. Overbye-Roos then suggested changing the French girls to Danish girls. The casting director asked her to find suitable Danish girls (which were found by contacting Danish exchange students and au-pair girls in America). Photos and screen test of the girls that were found were then sent to director
Ridley Scott
who approved the change.
c.
A flustered Alonzo Smith (
Leon Ames
) makes a sarcastic remark about embarking on a new career as a baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles. The major league team known as the Baltimore Orioles from 1901-1902 moved to New York City in 1903 and would eventually become known as the New York Yankees. (The scene in this film takes place in 1903, when the Baltimore Orioles was the name of a minor league team.) Oddly, the St. Louis Browns, a major league club from St. Louis at both the time the movie is set and the time it was made, would relocate in 1954 and become the modern-day Baltimore Orioles.
d.
René Clair
stated he and screenwriter
Norman Krasna
devised the film to parody
Marlene Dietrich
s screen image, and they did so with her knowledge.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Squall (1996)?
a.
Future director
James Cameron
and future producer
Gale Anne Hurd
met on this film and decided they wanted to work together (the deal was that James would direct and Gale would produce). This would lead up into making
The Terminator
, their marriage in 1985 before they did
Aliens
, and their divorce to both marriage and creative partnership during making of
The Abyss
.
b.
This picture is dedicated In Memory Of: Alice Sheldon; George Ptacnik; Rick Marsellus; Robin Wetherall; John Goodlett; and Chris Coristine..."Good shipmates all."
c.
Even though Clayton (first name William in the book) is a villain in the movie, he and Tarzan are actually cousins according to the original story from Burroughs. William being after Tarzan in line of succession and therefore wouldnt not want him to be alive.
d.
Rekha
was considered for the role of Queen Noor Jehan.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Squall (1996)?
a.
Jeff Bridges
reportedly insisted on special thick-soled shoes for when he climbed the rigging as the ratlines hurt his feet.
b.
The script for this film makes no mention of Professor Flitwick. Wanting to keep
Warwick Davis
involved, director
Alfonso Cuarón
came up with the idea of having him play the choir director. In the next film,
Mike Newell
liked the look of the choir director and wanted to keep using it. Therefore, the choir director became Flitwick, and his new look has been used for all the subsequent films.
c.
Ving Rhames had spent two years getting in shape for another movie role biopic about a boxing legend, but when that fell through this script caught his eye and he simply resumed his training for this film.
d.
The distributor decided to present it as a science fiction movie; the reason behind the futuristic poster of a tower building with teeth. The mastermind scene was also filmed and added to the start.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Squall (1996)?
a.
After finishing his college education,
David Franzoni
spent a year traveling around the world. During his adventures he would run into networks of international travelers who would get together and trade books that they had read on the road. This is how he came across the book "Those Who Are About to Die" by
Daniel P. Mannix
.
b.
Although this movie was a sequel to "Going My Way", it was released by a different studio. "Going My Way" had been released by Paramount, to whom Bing Crosby was under contract. "The Bells of St. Marys" was released by RKO, a studio for which Crosby had never worked.
c.
Composer
Harry Gregson-Williams
heard a boy (Brian ODonnell) singing on the street for money in Dublin when he arrived to spend a few days on the set of the film. Later, he tracked the boy down again and recorded him singing six or seven folk songs acapella in a quiet alley. Gregson-Williams chose "Fields of Athenry" from the recording and added his own music around the song.
d.
In spring 1961, the real Christopher "Skipper" Sheldon became the first Peace Corps director in Latin America. He never remarried.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Squall (1996)?
a.
This movie was based on
Billy Rose
s 1934 musical extravaganza and he insisted that the full title be used on the movie.
b.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
c.
The Nomad, played by
Carl McCoy
, was originally scripted to appear in Jills dream sequence in the middle of the film. The scene wasnt shot because of the actress illness during the filming in the desert.
d.
Scott Wolf
was 29 when he played a 15-year-old boy.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Squall (1996)?
a.
Author
S.E. Hinton
claims that the script to this movie was written "on one of the first personal computers" in less than two weeks.
b.
Was originally titled "Gale Force" under the Carolco studio. The script concerned
Sylvester Stallone
fighting a band of terrorists/thieves in a coastal town during a hurricane. Deemed too expensive to produce (after investing roughly $2 million in script rewrites and the original), the plug was pulled. The basic concept was then carried over to this film with the same director (
Renny Harlin
) and star (
Sylvester Stallone
) attached.
c.
The real Chuck Gieg and Tod Johnstone went on to fight in the Vietnam War, three years after the Albatross sank. Both returned safely.
d.
There were 7 crew members each shooting day, working for credit, and meals.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: White Squall (1996)?
a.
The first film of
Vic Tayback
.
b.
The ship used in the film is the "Eye of the Wind", originally built in 1911 as a top-sail schooner and refitted in 1975 as a brigantine. She is now rigged as a Brig. It was also used in
The Blue Lagoon
,
Savage Island
, and
Tai-Pan
.
c.
They had to shine a red light at
Vin Diesel
s ear to get the duck to bite it.
d.
A Jewel Production. Universal lacked a proprietary theater chain and devised a 3-tiered branding system for its releases: Red Feather (low-budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige pictures targeted to command higher roadshow ticket prices). This was among the last handful of silent Jewel Productions. This branding system would end in late 1929.
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