October 31, 2006 - The countdown has begun. Europe trip will start in 4 days!! Since I suck in updating my blog (I blame this on the fact that I can't access this site at work), I haven't been very good in writing about all the cool things that I've read about Germany and Austria. But here's something that's (kinda) cool (or nerdy). As I was doing some background reading on Salzburg, I came upon this sidebar in my Austria book that listed "Everything you never knew about the Sound of Music". [Background note: As you probably know, the Sound of Music was shot in Salzburg and today, a tour based on the movie has become one of the key attractions in Austria.] Anyway so here goes:1. Sean Connery was once considered for the role of Captain Von Trapp. Doris Day was offered the part of Maria, but declined.
2. Julie Andrews was knocked off her feet every time by the helicopter downdraft while filming the opening sequence (when she had to sing "the hills are alllllliiiivveeee, with the sound of mussssssicccccc").
3. Christopher Plummer (Captain Von Trapp) hated the final movie and forever referred to it as the "Sound of Mucus".
4. The film flopped in Austria just three days after it was released.
5. Charmain Carr (Liesl) slipped on the first take during the "Sixteen going on Seventeen" gazebo scene. Her leg was strapped and the director used makeup to cover the bandages.
6. The real Maria Von Trapp has a cameo appearance in the movie as a peasant woman.
7. Switzerland was moved over by several hundred of kilometers in the movie so the Von Trapp could "climb every mountain" to escape from the Nazis.
8. A South Korean cinema owner once decided that the movie was too long, so he shortened it by cutting out all the musical scenes.
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