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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Yentl (1983) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Yentl (1983) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Yentl (1983).
About the movie:
A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yentl (1983)?
a.
The orchestra that plays in the band shell during the party scene at Lake Tahoe was actually the Al Tronti Orchestra that played nightly for big names like
Elvis Presley
and
Tom Jones
at the Sahara Tahoe Casino/Hotel on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe while this film was being shot. Al Tronti himself sits in the orchestra in the front room (only seen in shadow). He wasnt allowed to appear as the orchestra conductor since he looked "too Italian" and the orchestra in the movie was supposed to be a West Coast group not able to play any traditional Italian music.
b.
Christopher Lee
filmed all his scenes in two days. His filming schedule was moved up to follow pick-up shots for
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
in New Zealand. All of his scenes were shot in front of a blue screen because the Generals Quarters set had not yet been built.
c.
The producers planned to blow up the Hutchinson River Parkway tollbooth structure for a scene in the movie. The tolls were to be eliminated anyway, and then-Governor
Mario Cuomo
volunteered to push the switch. But opposition from local residents in close proximity and from other officials killed the idea.
d.
Norma Atallah
, who played the Vishkower family maid, was also
Barbra Streisand
s stand-in. Streisand had her memorize Yentls lines and play them while she was setting shots.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yentl (1983)?
a.
Barbra Streisand
s feature film directorial debut.
b.
In the space of 33 years since the original adaptation, the budget multiplied almost twenty-fold.
c.
The mandibles of the predator were the idea of
James Cameron
.
d.
Characters from film history that Eric Binford (
Dennis Christopher
) in this movie impersonates or dresses-up as include Dracula (
Bela Lugosi
), Hopalong Cassidy (
William Boyd
), The Mummy (
Boris Karloff
), Norman Bates (
Anthony Perkins
) from
Psycho
,
Arthur Cody Jarrett
(
James Cagney
) from
White Heat
and Tommy Udo (
Richard Widmark
) from
Kiss of Death
).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yentl (1983)?
a.
Dave Chappelle
s screen debut.
b.
After
Heavens Gate
lost nearly all of its $40 million budget, this movie was almost canceled. Between its starting budget and storyline, studio heads felt it wouldnt sell tickets.
c.
After
Brian De Palma
, who was originally attached to the project, was let go, producer
Michael Phillips
gave him a gross point as a parting gift, to assuage Phillips guilt.
d.
The prop department asked for details of de Sades diet so that they could get the consistency of mixture of the "ink" in the final scene.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yentl (1983)?
a.
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was under contract to play the title character but after the departure of original scriptwriter and lyricist
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, Harrison tried to back out of the project.
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was hired as a replacement. When the studio successfully lured Harrison back they paid Plummer his entire agreed-upon fee of $300,000 to sit out the production of the film. Harrison was wary of
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writing the score since he was an unknown quantity to him and, on his own, had English songwriters
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and
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try their hand at songs for the film. Swann and Flanders signed a contract with Fox in February 1966 and completed at least four songs (Animalitarians/I Wont Be King/A Total Vegetarian/Goodbye to Sophie) which Harrison recorded as demos before Harrison heard and approved the Bricusse score for use in the film.
b.
Bette Davis
was publicly derisive of
Joan Crawford
s extensive location wardrobe. "For a goddamn week in Baton Rouge, she brought twenty pieces of luggage. It was a black-and-white movie but she had color-coordinated outfits for the daytime scenes, and for the night shots all of her evening dresses were chiffon, which meant that the wardrobe lady had to spend hours ironing them in the one-hundred-degree weather."
c.
The movie was named after
John Hughes
life long friend Bert Bueller.
d.
The stage play "Yentl" was produced for Broadway. It starred
Tovah Feldshuh
, opened at the Eugene ONeil Theater on October 23, 1975, and ran for 223 performances.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yentl (1983)?
a.
Running Gag: Every time Pleakley looks at or attempts to show someone information about Earth, the device used is a "Viewmaster". Viewmasters create the illusion that the viewer is looking at a three-dimensional image thats actually created by each eye looking at a slightly different pictures. Its basic premise is that the person looking in it has two eyes to create the effect, but Pleakley is a one-eyed creature and therefore would not see the 3-D effects of the Viewmaster. Adding to the gag is when he hands the ViewMaster to Dr. Jumba - a one-eyed alien handing an four-eyed alien a viewing device intended for two-eyed humans.
b.
Michael Douglas
movie debut.
c.
The shot where the audience sees the killers view down a gun barrel pointing at Peterson was filmed using a giant hand holding a giant gun to get the perspective correct.
d.
Diane Lane
auditioned for the role of Hadass. She later became
Barbra Streisand
s stepdaughter-in-law when she married
James Brolin
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yentl (1983)?
a.
Among the model-makers was
David Peterson
, later Waless foremost sculptor and a prominent nationalist activist.
b.
According to
Adam Baldwin
, Jaynes mini-gun is nicknamed "Lux", after LuxLucre, devoted fan Kerry Pearsons message board handle. Pearson, who died of complications of diabetes, was best known for creating fan art featuring characters from
Firefly
in a
South Park
cartoon style.
c.
Amy Irving
became the first (and, as of 2011, only) actress to be nominated for an Academy Award and a Razzie for the same performance. She won neither.
d.
Detective Sing pursuing the Jigsaw killer was the last sequence to be filmed.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yentl (1983)?
a.
The Walmart featured in the movie is in Lockhart, Texas.
b.
Some reviews claimed that all the songs sounded the same. In response, songwriters
Alan Bergman
and
Marilyn Bergman
said they wanted the songs to reflect the lessons of the Talmud, in which each lesson often reflects the lesson before it.
c.
The 1930 Broadway production of "Strike Up the Band", with music and lyrics by
George Gershwin
and
Ira Gershwin
, had no relation to the story of this film. That was a political satire that had trouble getting to Broadway, and when it did, it had only a short run of 191 performances. However, the title song became very popular and is included in this film.
d.
When the role of Dr. Tuskin was still written as male, Chris Sarandon, George Segal, and David Carradine were considered. John Boorman passed on Sarandon, and George Segals salary demands were too high. When the decision was made to make Dr. Tuskin a woman, the screenwriter suggested Jane Fonda or Ann-Margret before Boorman decided upon casting Louise Fletcher.
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