Tricky Movie Trivia I Movie Reviews I Famous Movie Quotes

_____________
If you like religious or animated children’s movies, you’re in luck at Eastertime. If not, it’s slim film pickings. It’s hard to believe that a holiday that combines cute little bunnies, colored eggs and someone rising from the grave doesn’t have more secular movies to commemorate it. But since that’s the case, this Easter movie trivia quiz is going to be mini-sized. It will still be tricky, though, so see how well you can do!

_____________

1. Judy Garland’s husband was slated to direct Easter Parade but her psychiatrist advised them not to work together. What was her husband’s name?

2. A famous hoofer was supposed to play Fred Astaire’s part in Easter Parade but he broke his ankle when he stomped his foot in anger after losing a volleyball game. Who was that famous dancer/actor?

3. For the second time in Judy Garland’s film career, someone spoke the scripted line, “Why didn’t you tell me I was in love with you?” to her in a film. The second time was in Easter Parade. Who asked her that question the first time and in what movie? (Hint: The actor is the same as in question number 2.)

4. The movie Holiday Inn featured songs dedicated to many holidays, hence the movie’s name. Although the film included a lovely song about Easter, a song about another holiday from the film went on to be the biggest-selling music single of all time, according to 2007 statistics. What is that song?

5. The song mentioned in number 4 won an Oscar for Holiday Inn. The song’s writer was the first artist to ever present himself with an Academy Award. Who was he?

6. The set of Holiday Inn was reused 12 years later to film another movie starring Bing Crosby. What was the movie?

Scroll down to see the answers.

________________

________________

________________

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
________________

________________

________________

________________

Answers

1. Vincente Minnelli was Judy Garland’s husband.

2. Gene Kelly was the angry hoofer who lost the Easter Parade role due to a broken ankle.

3. Gene Kelly spoke the line, “Why didn’t you tell me I was in love with you?” to Judy Garland in 1942’s Me and My Gal.

4. The biggest-selling music single of all time is White Christmas.

5. Irving Berlin was the writer of White Christmas and the artist who presented himself with an Oscar.

6. The Holiday Inn set was reused 12 years later by Paramount Studios for White Christmas, which also starred Bing Crosby and had music composed by Irving Berlin.
_______________
We hope you enjoyed this movie trivia quiz about Easter classic movies!

You might also enjoy these other Tricky Movie Trivia holiday-related posts:

Irish Movies for St. Patrick’s Day
Movies About Moms for Mother’s Day
Romantic Movies for Valentine’s Day
Memorial Day War Movies Trivia Quiz
Father’s Day Movie Trivia Quiz

______________

Test your knowledge of 2007 movies with this movie quotes quiz.

Try to guess which films the movie quotes below came from. Easy, you say? We’ll see!

1. “I’m handsome even when I sleep?”

2. “It all started with a chair.”

3. “Never trust a sailor on dry land.”

4. “I am Shiva, the god of death.”

5. “Aw, hells bells. They even shot the dog!”

6. “If I cannot fly, let me sing…”

7. “Wouldn’t it be funny if the devil looked just like you?”

8. “This much I know, when the storm breaks, some are dumb with terror and some spread their wings like eagles and soar. ”

9. “Can we just take a moment to reflect on all of the ways that you are a douche bag?”

10. “Judges, lawyers, cops, politicians. They stop bringing dope into this country, about a hundred thousand people are gonna be out of a job.”

Scroll down to see the answers.

__________

__________

__________

__________

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

__________

__________

__________

__________

Answers

1. “I’m handsome even when I sleep?” was asked by Prince Edward (James Marsden) in Enchanted.

2. “It all started with a chair” was said by Juno MacGuff (Ellen Philpotts-Page) in Juno.

3. “Never trust a sailor on dry land” was said by Tommy Nettle (Daniel Mays) in Atonement.

4. “I am Shiva, the god of death” was said by Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) in Michael Clayton.

5. “Aw, hells bells. They even shot the dog!” was said by Wendell (Garret Dillahunt) in No Country for Old Men.

6. “If I cannot fly, let me sing…” was said by Johanna (Jayne Wisener) in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

7. “Wouldn’t it be funny if the devil looked just like you?” was asked by Private Robert Ortiez (Victor Wolf) in In the Valley of Elah.

8. “This much I know, when the storm breaks, some are dumb with terror and some spread their wings like eagles and soar” was said by Dr. John Dee (David Threlfall) in Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

9. “Can we just take a moment to reflect on all of the ways that you are a douche bag?” was asked by Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in Charlie Wilson’s War.

10. “Judges, lawyers, cops, politicians. They stop bringing dope into this country, about a hundred thousand people are gonna be out of a job” was said by Detective Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) in American Gangster.

I hope you enjoyed this movie quotes quiz! Check out our other posts related to 2007 movies:

Movie trivia quizzes
2007 Movies

Superbad and Seth Rogen Movies

Movie trivia
Superbad Continuity Errors

Movie review
Superbad: It’s the F-bomb

Continuity errors happen in every film, because it’s difficult to make sure every little detail is perfect. Superbad is no exception; it had a lot of them. Here are just some of those Superbad trivia gems:

• McLovin’s wound, which resulted from being punched in the liquor store, is seen at first on the side of his face under the stem of his glasses. Later, it appears on the front of his cheek.

• A red chair at the end of the table disappears and reappears while Seth and Evan eat lunch.

• You can see it’s getting dark when Evan and Seth are in the store, because car lights and streetlights come on. But when they come out of the store, the sun is out.

• After Seth gets hit by the guy’s car in the store parking lot, the “open” sign seen behind the car owner changes from off to on from one shot to the next.

• Fogell’s fake I.D. signature is spelled “McLovin” when he shows it to Seth and Evan, but when it’s seen again in the store, it’s spelled “McLoving.”

• Seth has blood on his jeans at the party, but it’s gone when he sees the officers after the party. It then reappears when he gets to the next party.

• The dent on the detergent bottle that Evan holds in his left hand disappears and reappears while he and Seth argue.

• The cops run the red light on James Street twice on their way to the bar.

• The policemen and dispatcher on the intercom say that the cop car number is 98, but the number on the car is actually 96.

I hope you enjoyed this Superbad trivia!

If you haven’t done so already, take our Superbad and other Seth Rogen films movie trivia quiz and read our Superbad movie review.

Source: Wikipedia
I can’t help but think of Now, Voyager as one of the original chick flicks. It has all the components that make Lifetime movies so popular: forbidden romance, an ugly duckling who turns into an elegant swan, an oppressive mother who is eventually put in her place and a backdrop of the high-class world of wealth.

But Now, Voyager is a world apart from the chick flicks of today. It set the bar high when it came out in 1942. Part of the reason for that was its star, Bette Davis. Never better, she fully embodied the character of the bespectacled, caterpillar-browed Charlotte Vale who appeared early in the film. Many beautiful actresses have allowed themselves to be made ugly for movie roles, but few have achieved the transformation as well as Bette Davis did in this movie.

But looks are only part of the story. Our ugly duckling is so oppressed, you can’t help but squirm a little as you watch her. This causes you to root for her right from the start. Her transformation is amazing to watch, because she changes more than just her external appearance — that’s the easy part. You actually watch her become a full person as the film moves on. As is often the case in real life, that doesn’t come easily. And when a man and his troubled child come along who are struggling, too, their effort to preserve the strip of territory that belongs just to them is believable and compelling. The realistic way this mutual effort survives against all obstacles is what keeps the movie from sinking into being maudlin. You don’t actually stand up and cheer at the end; the experience is more low-key and satisfying than that. Instead, you’re left with the quiet feeling that with determination, strength and love; anything is possible.

Movie trivia from Now, Voyager

• Max Steiner and Now, Voyager won the 1943 Oscar for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Bette Davis was nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar, but lost to Greer Garson for Mrs. Miniver. Gladys Cooper was nominated as Best Actress in a Supporting Role but lost to Teresa Wright for Mrs. Miniver.

• The movie title is based on these two lines from the Walt Whitman poem, “The Untold Want” from Songs of Parting: “The untold want, by life and land ne’er granted. Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find.

• Claude Rains turned down the role of Dr. Jaquith because he said it was too small. So, the part was increased to lure him and he was paid the princely sum of $5,000 a week for six weeks’ work.

• When Voyager was released in October 1942, the critics’ movie reviews were mixed but the public loved it. In fact, it was the biggest box office hit of Bette Davis’s career.

• The movie was based on the book by Olive Higgins Prouty, which was the third of four books about the wealthy Vale family. The screenplay stuck pretty close to the story in the novel, except that in the book Charlotte goes to the Mediterranean on her cruise, not to South America.

• Director Hall B. Wallis made five other films besides Now, Voyager in 1942:
  • Casablanca
  • Air Force
  • Desperate Journey
  • Princess O’Rourke
  • Watch on the Rhine.

I hope you enjoyed this movie review! To be updated whenever there’s a new movie review or movie trivia quiz, please subscribe using the free subscription options in the sidebar.

More Tricky Movie Trivia classic movie reviews:

• To Kill a Mockingbird
• My Man Godfrey
• The Enchanted Cottage
• All About Eve
• Born Yesterday

You might also be interested in our trivia quiz about famous movie quotes from Bette Davis movies.

Can you guess the answers to this movie trivia quiz about chick flicks?

Also, check out part 1 and part 2 of the chick flicks movie trivia quiz series.

1. You probably know that Lindsay Lohan starred in the 2005 movie featuring Herbie the Volkswagen, called Herbie Fully Loaded. But can you name the six other Herbie movies? (You don’t have to include the TV version made in 1997, which had the same name as the original 1968 theatrical release.)

2. The 1983 movie Valley Girl starred Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew. What is his name?

3. As part of the initiation to the Ya-Ya Sisterhood club in Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Sandra Bullock’s character Siddalee Walker has the palm of her hand cut. In which other movie did a character played by Sandra Bullock cut the palm of her hand?

4. In Dirty Dancing, Jennifer Grey was older than her 17-year-old character Baby. How old was Jennifer when she filmed the movie?
a. 23
b. 25
c. 27
d. 29

5. Evening co-starred Meryl Streep’s daughter, who played the younger version of Streep’s character in the movie. What is Streep’s daughter’s name in real life?

6. Which other famous mother and daughter starred in Evening?

7. Which English actress was originally considered for Miranda, the role that Meryl
Streep played in The Devil Wears Prada?

8. Which teenaged actor turned down the role of Ducky in the 1989 release of Pretty in Pink? (Jon Cryer played the role instead.)

9. The line “Can I borrow your underpants for ten minutes?” was voted #86 of “The 100 Greatest Movie Lines” by Premiere in 2007. Which movie was it from?

10. A famous brother and sister had supporting roles in Sixteen Candles. What are their names?

Scroll down to see the answers.

_________

__________________

_________

_________

________________

_________

Answers

1. There are six Herbie movies, all of which were made before Herbie Fully Loaded star Lindsay Lohan was even born:

• The Love Bug (1968)
• Herbie Rides Again (1974)
• Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
• Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
• Herbie the Matchmaker (1981)
• Herbie, the Love Bug (1982)

2. Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew’s name is Nicholas Cage. He changed it from Nicholas Coppola in the 1980s. Valley Girl was the first movie credit he had that used the new name.

3. Sandra Bullock’s character Sally Owens cuts the palm of her hand in the movie Practical Magic.

4. Jennifer Grey was 27 when she filmed Dirty Dancing.

5. Meryl Streep’s daughter and Evening co-star’s name is Mamie Gummer.

6. Natasha Richardson plays the daughter of the character played by her real-life mother Vanessa Redgrave in Evening.

7. Helen Mirren was originally considered for the role Meryl Streep played in The Devil Wears Prada.

8. Anthony Michael Hall turned down the role of Ducky in Pretty in Pink. Jon Cryer played the part instead.

9. The line “Can I borrow your underpants for ten minutes?” came from Sixteen Candles and was said by Anthony Michael Hall’s character.

10. Brother and sister John and Joan Cusack were in Sixteen Candles. John Cusack played Bryce, one of Anthony Michael Hall’s geeky friends, and Joan was the girl in the neck brace on the bus and who had trouble sipping water from a drinking fountain.

How did you do on this movie trivia quiz about teenage chick flicks? If you didn’t get the answers to most of these questions, don’t worry; you’re not alone. A lot of them were hard!

If you enjoyed this quiz, why not subscribe via RSS or e-mail to get free updates? See the sidebar for easy subscription options.

Posted January 16, 2008 Comments(1)