Answers to Quiz 12 on An American Christmas Carol (1979), Starring Henry Winkler

  1.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, where does Henry Winkler say he lived, while working on this film?

A mill in Elora, Ontario, Canada.

 2.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, how long does Henry Winkler say it took to remove the prosthetics and make-up used applied to his face, to make him look significantly older, in his role as "the Scrooge"?

Fifty minutes.

 3.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what does Henry Winkler say about his sexual relationship with his leading lady, Susan Hogan?

This is a trick question. Henry Winkler does not mention Susan Hogan during this interview. He was married to Stacey Weitzman on May 5, 1978, and remains married to her, as of March 2, 2021. Susan Hogan's maiden name is "King," so she was probably already married to Michael Hogan when this film was produced, including her credit as "Susan Hogan." If Henry Winkler and Susan Hogan ever had a sexual relationship, they have been discreet about it.

 4.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what technique does Henry Winkler say he used to help him portray "the Scrooge"?

Commedia dell'arte.

 5.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what device does Henry Winkler say was required in the technique that he used to help him portray "the Scrooge"?

Masks.

 6.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what year does Henry Winkler mention, implying that the interview was filmed then?

2013.

 7.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what does Henry Winkler say about this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, with regard to its setting?

He says that it was so timeless that audiences could understand and appreciate it in 2013 as well as they did in 1979.

 8.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what does Henry Winkler say about this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, with regard to how well it was written?

He says that, as with other scripts which are well written, the dialogue is easy to learn.

 9.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Henry Winkler says he turned down a role for Grease (1978), because he had already played "the Fonz." Who does he say ended up playing this role?

John Travolta.

10.  During the interview included on some DVD copies of this adaptation of A Christmas Carol, what two things does Henry Winkler say about the difficulty of this role as "the Scrooge"?

He says that it was perhaps the hardest role he had ever accepted; and that the fifty-minute transition from "the old Scrooge" to the younger "Scrooge" was perhaps the most difficult costume change/transitions he was ever required to make for a role.

Quiz and Answers by William Mortensen Vaughan