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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Clash of the Titans (1981) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Clash of the Titans (1981) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Clash of the Titans (1981).
About the movie:
A film adaption of the myth of Perseus and his quest to battle both Medusa and the Kraken monster to save the Princess Andromeda.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Clash of the Titans (1981)?
a.
The T-shirt that
Eddie Murphy
wears in the film is from Mumford, an actual Detroit area school attended by one of the filmmakers. When film came out, the school received orders for the shirts from customers all over the world.
b.
Initially Calibos had no dialogue and was a purely stop motion character. After a rewrite to the script dialogue was added and the role was given to
Neil McCarthy
.
c.
In his autobiography, "The Days of My Life", actor
Macdonald Carey
writes candidly of his work on this film: "John
John Ireland
and I were not happy with the ending in the script. Both of us, heavy drinkers at the time, sat up late at night... drinking and re-writing the conclusion."
d.
The scene where the girls are having breakfast is a virtual recreation of the breakfast scene from
Reservoir Dogs
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Clash of the Titans (1981)?
a.
According to "The Book of Lists 2" by
Irving Wallace
et. al., this was the most widely televised of all
Elvis Presley
s films.
b.
The end credits dont call any of the people trapped in the elevator by their names. Just their occupations or what they are, e.g. Older Woman.
c.
Although
Laurence Olivier
plays the indomitable Zeus, he was in fact quite ill at the time of filming.
d.
Walter Jones
,
Thuy Trang
, and
Austin St. John
(the original Black, Yellow and Red Power Rangers) were originally set to star in the movie, but ultimately werent included because they were let go due to their contract dispute with the TV show.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Clash of the Titans (1981)?
a.
In Greek, the sea monster that threatened Andromedas people was called Cetus (whale). The Norwegian/Swedish name Kraken is now used as a synonym for the giant squid.
b.
Thomas James Longley
and
James Lee Hunt
auditioned for the role of Tom Riddle, but lost out to
Frank Dillane
.
c.
Producer/actress Lana Roberts appears in every vignette with the exception of "Frame Tale".
d.
The scenes of the lengthy car ride of Agent Doyle and his witness, were shot on a sound stage. Director of photography
Bill Butler
had crew members slighting shaking the car and moving lights and props to create the illusion of moving through the night.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Clash of the Titans (1981)?
a.
Despite being listed on poster and having main title billing
Ursula Andress
has only one line to say.
b.
#10 in the Hong Kong Film Awards List of The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures. (March 2005)
c.
Samuel L. Jackson
s look in the film was Jacksons idea after hed done extensive research on his character by studying books on
Malcolm X
.
d.
Stafford Repp
s movie debut.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Clash of the Titans (1981)?
a.
In 1931,
Gloria Swanson
hired
Gregg Toland
to shoot some additional scenes for release in Europe in 1932. These consisted of Prince Wolfram seeing Kellys drowned body and committing suicide himself. That scene (in the Force Video alternate version) is not in the 1985 Kino restored version, which continues on to African scenes.
b.
A long-board was used as a dolly.
c.
"Moon Crazy" by
Louis Alter
and
Jack Scholl
was written for the movie but not heard on the soundtrack.
d.
Rex Harrison
was asked to play Posedion but rejected the role as being too tiny.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Clash of the Titans (1981)?
a.
The studio wanted
Tommy Lee Jones
for the role of Snake Plissken. The studio didnt think
Kurt Russell
was right for the role because of his prior work.
b.
The character of Mr. Mascaro is the human version of the demon Jack in the Box from the film
Demonic Toys
c.
A ten-acre replica of Moscow was built in Canillas, a suburb of Madrid. It included a cobbled 800-yard street with trolley cars, a train viaduct, a replica of the Kremlin and 60 shops and houses circling a giant plaza.
d.
The character Calibos, son of Thetis, does not appear in Greek mythology. He is probably based on Caliban, an antagonist created by
William Shakespeare
in 1611 for his play The Tempest. In Greek mythology the son of Thetis was Achilles, Greeces best warrior in the fight against Troy.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Clash of the Titans (1981)?
a.
When Scott and Charlie are driving the sleigh on the road, the truck they go by and ask about I-94 is driven by
Jimmy Labriola
, who played Benny on Tim Allens show
Home Improvement
.
b.
The Titans were the gods who preceded the Olympians in power. Kronos (also spelled Cronus) and Atlas were the most famous Titans. Ironically, none of the Titans from Greek mythology appear in
Clash of the Titans
. In the movie the Titans are the Norse Kraken (who never appeared in Greek mythology at all) and Medusa (who was never considered a Titan by the Greeks).
c.
Lou Martini Jr.
who plays both Detective Hardin and Elvis impersonator Louis Diaz, started off as an Elvis impersonator early in his career.
d.
Although it was trimmed down from 75 minutes to 63, this film was Foxs third biggest grosser of the year and #20 on the list of the 50 top moneymakers of 1943.
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