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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Alive (1993) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Alive (1993)

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About the movie: Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the snow swept Andes are forced to use desperate measures to survive after a plane crash.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alive (1993)?
a.		Considering the part of Ethan Edwards to be the best character he ever portrayed on-screen and his favorite film role, John Wayne named a son Ethan in homage.
b.		Nearly all of the visible symbols in The Dudes second dream sequence are taken from earlier scenes: - the black and white tile is seen earlier in the Big Lebowskis entry way when The Dude walks with Brandt and again at the end - the tool belt and workman outfit The Dude is seen wearing is identical to the one worn by Karl Hungus in Logjammin - Saddam is mentioned briefly by Walter in the car outside the bowling alley; in the opening credits, we see a man looking a bit similar to Saddam spraying the bowling shoes at the alley - Maudes gold bowling ball bra cups are taken from bowling balls seen on the rack behind Walter in an earlier scene at the bowling alley - the scissors wielded by the red-clad Nihilists are seen in a painting with a red background on Maudes wall - the red-on-black bowling ball is the same as the one in the earlier dream sequence and is also visible on the rack behind Walter and The Dude at the bowling alley. - The initial scene of The Dudes exaggerated walking in while casting a big shadow is similar to his landlords shadow dance to "Pictures at an Exhibition." - Maude Lebowskis trident is from a statue at The Big Lebowskis home.
c.		The real plane crashed on Friday the 13 October 1972.
d.		The Klepto Kid, played by Chris Owen, appears in multiple scenes stealing something: - Some random items from the convenience store when Kenny Fisher makes his introduction. - A small statue that belongs to Molly (the girl hosting the party). - A Loveburger T-shirt when the band is fighting amongst themselves. - A police car when the party is being broken up. - And finally, a gumball machine at the restaurant the morning after the party.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alive (1993)?
a.		The crash sequence took nine days to film. As the set was mounted on a huge gimbel, most of the cast were taking motion sickness pills as they spent a large amount of time being tossed about.
b.		Many scenes were shot in one or two takes due to the budget restraints.
c.		The special effects and sound mixing were so elaborate in this film, that many people claimed that the movie was physically painful to sit through.
d.		There are reports that John Hustons continual advice to Jack Nicholson before takes was, "Remember, hes stupid."

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alive (1993)?
a.		Ethan Hawke refused to grow a beard for the film. He maintained his goatee throughout the entire filming of the movie.
b.		Rapper Method Man, an avid fan of Mark Millar, expressed interest in having a role in the film.
c.		Budd Schulberg was also fired off the film with Fitzgerald. And it all started with two bottles of champagne that Budds father, B.P. Schulberg, the former head of Paramount (1925-32), had given to Budd and Fitzgerald as a bon voyage gift at the train station in Los Angeles as they headed east to Dartmouth, Budds Alma Mater. He did not know that Fitzgerald was a struggling alcoholic.
d.		The first unit only actually shot for three months. The second unit shot off and on for the next twelve months and in that time re-shot over 3/4 of the original photography, in most of the same locations.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alive (1993)?
a.		During the sessions where movies are pitched, one will always suggest certain actors for certain roles. For the female lead Julia Roberts is always mentioned, as well as Bruce Willis for the male lead. In the final scene of the in-movie movie you actually see Bruce Willis saving Julia Roberts.
b.		The real Nando Parrado (Ethan Hawkes character) was technical advisor to the film.
c.		The 35mm print sent to theaters was titled "The Woods".
d.		Prior to starring as Sheena in this movie, Tanya Roberts two years previously had played a similar leading role as Kiri in The Beastmaster. Both movies feature Roberts in a nude bathing sequence.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alive (1993)?
a.		The novel "Glory for Me" by MacKinlay Kantor, upon which Robert E. Sherwood based his screenplay, is written in blank verse.
b.		Writer Woody Keith came from a Beverly Hills family much like that of Bill Whitney and many of the characters depicted in the film are based upon real people Keith knew in Beverly Hills.
c.		Hong Kong superstar and director Sammo Hung served as the films 2nd unit director. The release print of "Knock Off" suffers from the removal of a lot of the martial arts action shot for the film, with a couple of sequences being very heavily edited. The final battle between Jean-Claude Van Dammes character and Australian actor/stuntman Michael Miller is less than half of the action shot for their fight, and upon careful viewing you can pick up the fact that the fight has raged across several different sections on the boat, while the fight between Jeff Wolfes character Scar and Jean-Claudes is the most heavily edited with more of the action being shown in the "Making Of" featured on several of the DVD editions than in the finished film.
d.		During their westward trek out of the mountains, Canessa tells Nando he sees a road to the east; nevertheless they continue towards the west. A 2005 expedition recreating their journey from the crash site confirmed that Canessa was actually correct and what he saw was indeed a road.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alive (1993)?
a.		The villa that the "Lina" character occupied is now a luxury hotel named "Art Maisons-Oia".
b.		Abel Ferrara claims that the guy cleaning the Taxi cab windscreen near the beginning of the film was Bruce Willis.
c.		"Lt. Cmdr. Mike Hewitt" is the torpedo operator on the surface ship who calls out the range of the torpedo fired on the Red October, only for it to be remotely detonated by James Greer (James Earl Jones) just prior to impact (to fool the Red Octobers crew being rescued on the surface). He is not referred to by name in the movie, but his character and the actors name is listed in the credits. "Mike Hewitt" is a real person, although at the time of filming he was Captain error (now retired - he was Captain of the USS Fulton, a "sub-tender" ship stationed at the Naval Base in Groton, CT). He was a technical advisor on the film and they gave his name to the character as thank you.
d.		Shot in sequence, an unusual practice for a film of this size.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alive (1993)?
a.		This movie originally had a US $10 million dollar budget with a twelve week shooting schedule. This blew-out to a US $22 million dollar budget and a twenty week shooting schedule.
b.		The films main location was the ski town of Panorama in the Canadian Rockies. To get all 150 cast and crew members to the location every morning took a fleet of five helicopters.
c.		Based on Alfred Lord Tennysons poem "Maud".
d.		Norman Gay: The injured guest who frightens Wendy Torrance (Shelley Duvall) by saying "Great party, isnt it?" was played by the actor Norman Gay.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alive (1993)?
a.		This movie, which contains no violence and almost no nudity, was originally given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA. On appeal, it was reduced to an R.
b.		A script for this story was kicking around Hollywood from 1981. The subject matter (cannibalism) and a schlocky Mexican adaptation Supervivientes de los Andes (Survive!) were the two main factors for keeping it off the screen until 1993.
c.		When Ruth Gordon won her Supporting Actress Oscar for Rosemarys Baby in April 1969, she was asked backstage by the reporters if Mia Farrow was upset at being overlooked for a nomination in the same film. "Nahhh," Gordon replied, "Besides shell win it next year for John and Mary." Alas, Farrow was snubbed for this film as well.
d.		Jerry Orbach intended Lumieres voice to be similar to Maurice Chevaliers, and even pays tribute to him in the middle of the "Be Our Guest" number (right as he says "course by course, one by one..")

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alive (1993)?
a.		Director Frank Marshall auditioned novice actor Brad Pitt for the Roberto Canessa part, but Pitts reading was poor, and the part went to Josh Hamilton instead.
b.		Originally, the theme song to the film was titled No Love in the Game and was produced, wrote and performed by Cleveland rapper turned director Boogieman (Kenny Latimer).
c.		In an interview with Charlie Rose, Ellen Burstyn stated that in her opinion playing Sara Goldfarb was her best acting achievement.
d.		Director Miguel Coyula s original plan was to cast Adam Plotch s sister Dina Plocth for the part of Lily.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alive (1993)?
a.		The opening and closing statements narrated by John Malkovich (playing an older Carlitos Paez) were written by the real Carlitos Paez for the film.
b.		The movies mostly historical accuracy also includes some of the real words spoken by those involved in the massacre. Frank Guesenbergs dying answer to the police officers inquiry really was, "Nobody shot me. Leave me alone". George Moran really did exclaim to a reporter, "Only Al Capone kills like that." Capone responded to the press: "Only Moran kills like that. I mean, they dont call that guy Bugs for nothing!"
c.		In the flashback to Africa, a young black girl with white hair can be seen. This is the young Ororo Monroe (Storm), the future X-Men member. This scene was removed from the final film, but appears as a deleted scene in the DVD.
d.		Director Bob Clark shot this film back to back with Dead of Night as part of a two picture deal. Both films were shot in Florida and featured several of the same cast members.

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