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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Anaconda (1997) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Anaconda (1997)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Anaconda (1997).

About the movie: A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anaconda (1997)?
a.		Jane Alexander replaced Marsha Mason. Mason was originally cast as Addy but left the film due to creative differences. Mason eventually worked with Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge.
b.		When Bud is in the diner at the beginning, there is a poster for The Choppers on the wall, which Arch Hall Jr. also starred in. Another poster in the diner is for Wild Ones on Wheels -aka Drivers To Hell- in which Wild Guitar director Ray Dennis Steckler had an acting role.
c.		Tims car is a 1962 Plymouth Valiant.
d.		The Amazonian film shoot was occasionally disrupted by the fact that a number of the cast were incredibly afraid of snakes.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anaconda (1997)?
a.		Among the adult videotapes that Matt keeps in his wardrobe there are these titles: Midnight Tease, Emmanuelle: First Contact, Penthouse: Dear Diary, Penthouse: Pet of the Year & Friends, Penthouse: The Ultimate Pet Games, Banging Wood, In Diana Jones and the Temple of Poon and Wet Slappin.
b.		Average Shot Length (ASL) = 20 seconds
c.		During the filming of one scene the controls for the animatronic Anaconda shorted out, causing it to completely lose control. Some of the footage is included in the movie.
d.		Based on the life of General Lodijensky, a former general in the Russian army of Czar Nicholas, who fled Russia after the 1917 Communist revolution and wound up in Hollywood, where he worked for a while as a movie extra.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anaconda (1997)?
a.		This film is listed among the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
b.		Unhappy with Edward Anhalts adaptation of his play to the screen, playwright Robert Shaw had his name removed from the credits.
c.		Catherine Zeta-Jones performed most (some sources say all) of the climbing/gymnastics in the rafters herself during the "I stole the Rembrandt" sequence at Macs castle.
d.		A trailer and fragments from two reels survive in the Library of Congress. The rest is believed lost.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anaconda (1997)?
a.		Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance together five times in this film. They would dance that many times together in only this film.
b.		Sharpays ringtone is "Fabulous" from the second movie, and Gabriellas ringtone is "You Are The Music In Me" from the same.
c.		Harrison Ford was not expected to take part in the Norway leg of filming which represented the scenes based on the ice planet of Hoth, so his costume was built for the stage and consequently not very well insulated. At the last minute, weather conditions were such that the schedule needed to be changed, and it was decided to shoot his scenes in Norway instead.
d.		Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anaconda (1997)?
a.		The site used for the Megiddo archaeological dig is a real dig, just not in Megiddo. It is located in the Old City of Jerusalem, on the southern end of the Temple Mount.
b.		Despite the fact that her name is advertised on the theatrical one-sheet for the X-rated version of Punk Rock, Seventies adult film actress Nancy Dare does not appear in the film.
c.		When first approached to play the role of Fast Eddie Felsen, Paul Newman couldnt accept it because he was scheduled to begin filming Two for the Seesaw with Elizabeth Taylor. When Taylor was held up with the filming of Cleopatra, "Seesaw" was postponed and Paul was able to do this film.
d.		The CGI for the Anaconda cost $100,000 a second.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anaconda (1997)?
a.		Doug Hutchison insisted that his character should have handlebar mustache.
b.		Dick Cavett (playing himself) is heard listening to the Tonight Show in his hotel room.
c.		Jennifer Lopezs character was originally called Terri Porter.
d.		The original Broadway stage production of "The Jazz Singer" opened at the Fulton Theater on September 14, 1925 and ran for 303 performances. The play starred George Jessel.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Anaconda (1997)?
a.		Edward D. Wood Jr. credited Alex Gordon with co-writing the story and screenplay as thanks for giving him the idea. Gordon actually contributed nothing to the script.
b.		This was regarded as the last big special effect production to be made under the "old studio system." All of the elaborate special effects were created within the Disney studio and not farmed out to outside special effects companies.
c.		As it has happened in at least two more titles, the makers of the film sponsored a photo-manipulation contest in Worth 1000 (the well known photo-manipulation site), on which the participants were asked to create photo-realistic images of the world as if it were ruled by spies.
d.		In the theatrical trailer, when Gary is attacked by the Anaconda, the CGI snake had not yet been put in, so he was falling backwards with nothing grabbing him.