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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Zoot Suit (1981) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Zoot Suit (1981) Quiz
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About the movie:
A kind of musical accompanying the story of the early 1940's and the effect that the "zoot suit" (a man's suit of long jacket and pegged pants...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoot Suit (1981)?
a.
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.
b.
Coppola had written the outline in 1966 but couldnt get financing until
The Godfather
became a success.
c.
Roberto Orci
and
Alex Kurtzman
, who worked on the screenplay for
Transformers
and
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
, declined to work on this film due to schedules with other films and because they "risked getting stale."
d.
The Broadway production of "Zoot Suit" opened at the Winter Garden Theater in New York on March 25, 1979 and ran for 41 performances.
Charles Aidman
,
Mike Gomez
,
Abel Franco
,
Darlene Bryan
,
Luis Manuel
,
Edward James Olmos
,
Tony Plana
,
Rose Portillo
,
Geno Silva
,
Dennis Stewart
, and
Socorro Valdez
recreated their stage roles in this filmed production.
Edward James Olmos
was nominated for the 1979 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Zoot Suit" as El Pachuco and recreated his stage role in this filmed production.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoot Suit (1981)?
a.
A British Movietone Newsreel survives of the London premiere at the Regal Cinema, believed to be some time in Fall 1938.
Leslie Mitchell
describes the events, and
Irving Berlin
is present. Mitchell asks Berlin what is his favorite song that he wrote, and Berlin responds: "Well, what do you think!" indicating the title of this film. Also present is
George Sanders
,
Clive Brook
,
Bobby Howes
,
Mary Maguire
,
Margaret Lockwood
and
Flora Robson
.
b.
The first film to be produced by Starbucks Coffee.
c.
The exterior of Benjamins fathers house that he sells is the same house 591 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana, that is the exterior of the Gallier House in the movie
Cat People
.
d.
The character of Henry Reyna was based upon the real-life zoot-suiter Henry "Hank" Leyvas, who was tried and wrongfully convicted for first-degree murder of Jose Diaz, after an incident on 1 August 1942. The film and the play that preceded it conformed to the facts of the actual case. The appeals court overturned the earlier verdict and Reyna and his friends were set free in 1945, following the Zoot Suit Riots and the banning of zoot suits in Los Angeles (courtesy of the Los Angeles City Council) in 1944. Many futures and outcomes for Reyna were given in the film and the play. In real life, Leyvas was convicted some years later for selling drugs. He served ten years and was released, and soon opened a family restaurant. He died of a heart attack in 1971.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Zoot Suit (1981)?
a.
Reportedly,
Tennessee Williams
intensely disliked this film version of his play because a final touch not found in the original was added at the very end, just before the fadeout, against Williamss wishes. This final touch implied a totally different, much more upbeat ending to the story.
b.
R. Christian Andersons feature film directorial debut which won "Best Science-Fiction Feature Film" at the "New York International Independent Film Festival".
c.
Esther Williams(I) last major movie.
d.
Robert Beltran
s film debut.
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