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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) Quiz
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About the movie:
When a widower with 10 children marries a widow with 8, can the 20 of them ever come together as one big happy family...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)?
a.
The film began shooting with
John Farrow
as director, and
Emmett Emerson
as the first assistant director in London. Both were replaced.
b.
Composer
Alan Menken
reported that he based the films musical score on 1960s rock.
c.
The wedding invitation used in the movie is the actual wedding invitation designed by Frank Beardsley, husband of the real
Helen Eileen Beardsley
. The childrens names are listed in their real-life birth order.
d.
When we first See Dusty Tails (
Heather Locklear
), she is wearing a Southern Belle-type dress and hat, and being lowered from the rafters on an ornate, vine-covered swing. This is a nod to a scene from
Walt Disney
Worlds "Country Bear Jamboree" attraction, where the animatronic character "Swingin Teddie Berrah" is lowered from the ceiling wearing a similar dress and hat, on the same type of swing. Even Foghorn Leghorns introduction for Dusty mimics the MCs intro for the Walt Disney World character.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)?
a.
A persistent rumor involves the presence of
The Marx Brothers
father,
Sam Marx
(aka "Frenchie"), in the film as the ship leaves dock. He is not in this film - he died in 1933. The rumor came about because he had a cameo in a similar scene in
Monkey Business
.
b.
The ship model shown is the one used previously in
Titanic
and was refurbished to resemble the SS Ile de France, which is clearly named in the film. The model (2009) resides in a Marine Museum in Falls River, Massachusetts. Some of the ocean liner sets used were also left over from "Titanic".
c.
When the television show,
The Brady Bunch
was in the beginning phases of production, the makers of "Yours, Mine and Ours" threatened to sue claiming that the concept was too similar to their own. The threat was withdrawn, however, when Brady Bunch producer
Sherwood Schwartz
countered the action with documentation that his original script was shown to have a copyright date before that of the movie. The final evidence that halted any legal proceedings was the fact that the original Brady Bunch title, according to the original draft of Schwartzs script, was "Yours and Mine."
d.
Based on a true incident that occurred in 1942 when nine Nazi saboteurs were put ashore on the coast of Long Island, New York, by submarine, with orders to blow up various defense installations. They were caught, tried, and several were executed.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)?
a.
Some film reference works (e.g., the multivolume set, "The Motion Picture Guide") incorrectly list
Jack Mullaney
s character as "Lt. Hough". "Hough" is the last name of this character in the novel upon which the film is based.
b.
The explosion of Jack Slaters ex-wifes house was used from
The Last Boy Scout
, also written by
Shane Black
.
c.
Following the "eggplant scene",
Dennis Hopper
was concerned about being "shot" by
Christopher Walken
with the prop gun so close against his head for fear of being burned by the barrel. Director
Tony Scott
assured him the gun was 100% safe, and even tested it by having the prop man fire it against his (Scotts) own forehead. But upon firing the prop gun the barrel extended about a third of an inch and Scott ended up on the floor with blood pouring from the wound.
d.
The baby born at the end of the movie is Joseph John Beardsley. He was born in the early hours of 14 July 1962.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)?
a.
Henry Fonda
replaced
Fred MacMurray
.
b.
This is the Disney Companys third involvement with an adaption of A Christmas Carol, the first being
Mickeys Christmas Carol
and the other,
The Muppet Christmas Carol
, thus making this Disney adaption the first not to have the roles played by other character (ie, Mickey Mouse/Kermit as Bob Crachit, Goofy/Statler as Jacob Marley, etc.)
c.
The film was taken out of director
Brian Herzlinger
s hands and re-edited by the producers.
d.
Boris Karloff
s character was originally conceived as Dopey Ellman and was a drug addict and alcoholic.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)?
a.
According to information contained in the file on the film in the MPAA/PCA Collection at the Academy of Motion Pic Arts & Sciences Library, the Breen Office refused to allow the use of the word "helluva" in the song "New York, New York its a helluva town." M-G-M later changed the word to "wonderful."
b.
The scenes in Central Park were shot on the fly there as the crew did not have the requisite permits to film there.
c.
Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbies interior was painted a special non-reflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect.
d.
The commercial success of Yours, Mine and Ours led ABC and Paramount Studios to green-light "The Brady Bunch" (1969).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)?
a.
The charcoal drawing of Mark Van Doren seen hanging in the Van Doren home is that of the real Mark Van Doren, not
Paul Scofield
who portrayed him in the film.
b.
The seventh of eleven films that
Elizabeth Taylor
and
Richard Burton
starred in together.
c.
Lucille Ball co-produced the film under her company, Desilu Productions. When the film became a surprise smash hit grossing over $17 million on a $2.5 million investment, she became furious about it. She hadnt anticipated the films huge box-office success and failed to provide a tax shelter for her personal profits, resulting in most of her share going in taxes.
d.
Irwin Shaw
spent five months writing a screenplay, but then quit when director
Lewis Milestone
wanted him to add a love story. Milestone rewrote the script, which was preferred by the studio and
Ingrid Bergman
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)?
a.
According to
John Larroquette
, who played one of the lead KKK members, he refused to wear a KKK hood because he wanted his face to be visible.
b.
The film is at the Library of Congress (Washington).
c.
Australias first ever time-travel movie (at least of the modern Australian cinema). This film beat
Playing Beatie Bow
into theaters by a few months.
d.
The real
Helen Eileen Beardsley
appeared on
To Tell the Truth
where she related her story to the panel.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)?
a.
Dimension gave this film a token one week release on one screen before being released on DVD.
b.
Portions of this movie were filmed in the former Broad Meadows correctional facility. Since 1995 when a new Delaware County, Pennsylvania correctional facility opened, Broad Meadows has been used for storage, according to the Delaware County Times newspaper. The now-closed Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadephia was used for some prison exteriors.
c.
According to Screw magazine, the film was shot a year before its September 1976 release.
d.
Helen Eileen Beardsley
(who wrote the book Who Gets the Drumsticks? on which this was based) died 26 April 2000, aged 70, Healdsburg, California, USA (Parkinsons disease).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)?
a.
The New York Journal is one of the newspapers flashed on the screen with a headline about the story in the movie. This is one of the few times that the name of an actual newspaper is seen in a fictional storyline.
b.
Based upon the real story of
Helen Eileen Beardsley
and her husband.
c.
Dean Cain
at one point was attached to star in the film.
d.
The blue Mercedes limousine that
Cindy Williams
is sitting in near the end of the film was won by
Francis Ford Coppola
on a bet with Paramount Pictures. Coppola had complained about the station wagon he shared with five other passengers during the filming of
The Godfather
and studio execs told him if Godfather grossed a certain amount they would spring for a new car. After Godfather was a huge hit, Coppola and
George Lucas
went to a dealer and picked out the Mercedes, telling the salesman to bill Paramount.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)?
a.
The two lost tourists are both vehicles of the "minivan" type. Fittingly, their names are Van and Minni.
b.
Richard Donner
had effectively shot 75% of
Superman II
when he was fired by the Salkinds.
c.
Halle Berry and Clea Lewis also starred together in the
The Rich Mans Wife
, a motion picture that also featured a twist in which Halle Berrys character ended up being the actual murderer in the theatrical version.
d.
During a
Barbara Walters
interview,
Jane Fonda
claimed that her father was deeply in love with
Lucille Ball
and that the two were "very close" during the filming of
Yours, Mine and Ours
.
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