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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)

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About the movie: Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the East Indies.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)?
a.		SERIES TRADEMARK: John Ratzenberger (Mustafa) once again provides a voice in a Pixar film (the only actor do so in every Pixar film). Its also noted that this is the first time Ratzenberger has voiced a human. Before, he has voiced a piggy bank in Toy Story and Toy Story 2; a flea in A Bugs Life; The Abominable Snowman in Monsters, Inc.; a school of fish in Finding Nemo; a robotic miner in The Incredibles; and a Mack truck in Cars.
b.		In this film alone, Carol Annes name is spoken a total of 121 times.
c.		Final film of John Payne.
d.		The project was concurrently developed with Ridley Scotts 1492: Conquest of Paradise to be released on time for the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)?
a.		To reach high authenticity the whole crew crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Spain to America in three original ships provided by the Spanish government.
b.		"I Could Never Be Your Woman" is also a line from the song "Your Woman" by the musical group White Town and is also used in a scene in the movie.
c.		A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
d.		Although Mickey Rourke spent several months on treadmill and weight training, he initially was still unable to move around and use the whip prop in the Whiplash outfit test due to its sheer weight. To get around this problem, Rourke would wear heavy vests in subsequent physical training sessions to accustom his body in moving while wearing heavy armor.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)?
a.		Woody Allen wanted to shoot the film in 16mm to give the feel of a documentary to the viewer, but TriStar was against this and made the director shoot in 35mm.
b.		Kate Mara dropped out of the movie and was replaced by Nikki Redd.
c.		Georges Corraface inherited his leading role from Timothy Dalton three days before filming began.
d.		The humans communicate with the aliens by making music with their computers. Writer-director Steven Spielbergs mother was a musician and his father was a computer scientist. Spielberg himself had not thought of this until it was pointed out by James Lipton in an interview on Inside the Actors Studio.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)?
a.		Producers Alexander and Ilya Salkinds first choice for director was Ridley Scott. Four months after rejecting their offer, Scott started working on a rival Christopher Columbus project which ultimately became 1492: Conquest of Paradise. As a consequence of this, the Salkinds unsuccessfully tried to sue Scott for stealing their idea. They were forced to drop their lawsuit when it was proved that "1492"s producer Alain Goldman and writer Roselyne Boschs first proposal of a Christopher Columbus project predated theirs.
b.		First James Bond movie to have an associated video game produced tied-in with it. The game had two versions, one was called James Bond 007: A View to a Kill and the other A View to a Kill. Though there had been a James Bond video game produced prior to it called James Bond 007, this was the first to have a Bond films name which was also the name of the video game. A video game called "James Bond as seen in Octopussy" had been developed in 1984 by Capcom and Parker Brothers for the previous film Octopussy. It was designed for the Atari 2600/5200, Commodore 64 and ColecoVision platforms but was never released.
c.		Frank Oz: At the board meeting for "Ocean Breeze Soap".
d.		John Litel who played Reverend Wainright would later play Bob Cummings boss Mr. Thackery on the 50s TV sitcom My Hero.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)?
a.		It has been alleged that cast and crew did not receive any salaries because of funding problems
b.		The film was very controversial when it was released. Though fictional, the movie was clearly based on an actual case. Many people felt that too many facts from the real-life case were distorted or left out.
c.		This was the second Lonesome Luke comedy produced by Pathé, but Harold Lloyd does not appear in it, nor did Hal Roach produce or direct it. Pathé re-named the character Lazy Luke and aborted the series after four entries, in deference to the Roach/Lloyd Lonesome Luke series being produced at Rolin.
d.		Richard Maibaum suggested Robert Davi to play the part of Franz Sanchez after seeing him in Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)?
a.		Steven Spielberg: [The music of John Williams] This filmed marked the beginning of Spielbergs friendship with John Williams.
b.		Even before its release, Marlon Brando was asking that his name be removed from the credits. According to "Variety", Brando was upset that the film failed to portray Columbus complicity in the genocide of Native Americans.
c.		Many of the computer graphic effects were built around an on-set, physical effect, so that the actors had something to respond to. Many of the actors took on these scenes themselves. Cliff Curtis deserves a special mention, as he blocked his nostrils and ears with cotton wool so he could be blasted from all directions with dust.
d.		Filmed in less than a month.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)?
a.		In Selinas apartment, her neon sign read "Hello There". But after she trashed her apartment, she knocked out the "O" in "Hello" and the "T" in "There", which caused the sign to read "Hell Here".
b.		The last cinema film of Michael Gothard.
c.		James Cagney objected to saying the word "nigger" in reference to Walker, so the less pejorative term "buck" was substituted.
d.		Betty Grable: The fan who calls for Barry (Harry James ) in her car at the end. Grable and James were married at the time.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)?
a.		The films original working titles were "Swamp Lord" and "Pazuzu", however when the film was purchased for distribution it was renamed "Pick-Up" as the distributors felt it would be more marketable under that title.
b.		The first Tony Scott film to be rated PG-13 since Days of Thunder.
c.		In the scene where Henry Higgins knocks a record player that is playing a recording of vowel sounds, the voice on the record is that of Dr. Peter Ladefoged, a linguist who worked as a consultant on the film.
d.		Rachel Ward stepped into the role of Queen Isabella when Isabella Rossellini walked away from the film.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)?
a.		While filming a chase scene, a bus ended up rolling over a camera and crushing it.
b.		Tim Kelly and Jonathan Zungre were attracted to the script due to their personal love of comic books. Between scenes at the comic store, Tim would educate the cast and crew on various comic superheroes.
c.		According to "Variety", Marlon Brando was paid $5 million for his cameo as Torquemada. Over 10 years earlier, Brando had set an industry record when producer "Christopher Columbus" producer Ilya Salkind had paid him $3.7 million for 12 days work on Superman against a percentage of the gross. That deal yielded Brando $14 million, though he had to sue the producer to get it. It was widely suspected that Brando took the role to raise money to pay for the defense of his son Christian Brando, who had been indicted on murder charges after shooting his sister Cheyennes lover Dag Drollett".
d.		A poster for the film, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is visible in the scene where the wheels have been removed from the car in Gypsy Town.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)?
a.		The US poster art was done by Boris Vallejo, famous for his Heavy Metal covers.
b.		The dolly shot in the library was done 45 times before the cinematographer was satisfied with the take. The editor chose the third take as the best and steadiest shot.
c.		The original director was James C. McKay, who filmed many gruesome scenes. In July 1936, he was replaced by John Farrow who practically re-shot the entire film. There were also cast and crew changes: Granville Bates was dropped from the cast, while Herbert Mundin was added, playing a new character. Darby Jones replaced Everett Brown as "Bomba"; Elmer Sheeley replaced Cedric Gibbons as art director; A. Arnold Gillespie replaced James Basevi for special effects; Tom Tutwiler replaced Max Fabian for photographic effects; and Charles Salerno Jr. replaced cameramen Virgil W. Vogel and Walter Strenge.
d.		Rutger Hauer was offered a major role but declined because of the fee on offer.

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