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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cliffhanger (1993) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cliffhanger (1993) - 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: Cliffhanger (1993).
About the movie:
A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cliffhanger (1993)?
a.
Sneak-preview audiences saw a scene where a rabbit gets killed by gunfire. Their reaction was strong enough for
Sylvester Stallone
to invest $100,000 of his own money to have the scene re-shot so that the rabbit escaped.
b.
The character Wai Lin, played by
Michelle Yeoh
in
Tomorrow Never Dies
, was originally supposed to make her return, aiding Bond in Hong Kong, but no arrangement could be worked out with the actress and she was replaced by Chinese Intelligence agent (and hotelier) Chang. Wai Lins presence is confirmed by an extra on the DVD release concerning the writing of the script:
Barbara Broccoli
is shown leafing through an early script, and it clearly contains lines for Wai Lin.
c.
Writer
Hildegarde Stadie
based the script on true events. She had gone on tour with a great uncle as a little girl when he worked the medicine show circuit selling the elixir Tiger Fat. The film is actually considered to be a very accurate and unexaggerated retelling of his life.
d.
The first shot of Florence after the movie starts is the same scene as depicted in the drawing on Hannibals cell wall Hannibal describes to Clarice in
The Silence of the Lambs
- the Duomo, as seen from the Belvedere, in Florence, Italy.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cliffhanger (1993)?
a.
The heavy weapons mounted on towers featured in the bug assault on the base at Planet P were Degtyaryov-Shpagin Krupnokalibernyi DShKs ("Degtyaryov-Shpagin Large Caliber"), in a twin-gun arrangement on a gimbal mount. The DShK was designed in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and fires a 12.7x108mm cartridge, roughly the Soviet equivalent of the American .50 Cal BMG.
b.
An avid golfer,
Sylvester Stallone
found that climbing roughed up his hands and consequently messed up his game. He had a net on the set for practice. The models he was dating complained about his rough hands.
c.
Although
Elia Kazan
directed "Cat" on Broadway, he was not involved in the film, despite having two cinematic successes with
Tennessee Williams
work
A Streetcar Named Desire
and
Baby Doll
. Kazan had had trouble with Williams, demanding that he rewrite the third act of the play to bring Big Daddy back on stage. He also was tired of having critics call him a "co-author" of Williams work, which he knew he was not. He would eventually direct one more Williams play on Broadway,
Sweet Bird of Youth
, but that film also would be directed by
Richard Brooks
.
d.
In the movie, Soran comments on La Forges response to his interrogation by saying "His heart just wasnt in it." This is a reference to the form of torture used in a deleted scene in which Soran used a nanoprobe to stop and start La Forges heart. This is also reference in a later scene in which Dr. Crusher mentions that she had removed the nanoprobe.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cliffhanger (1993)?
a.
Alan Cumming
s second collaboration with
Julie Taymor
since
Titus
.
b.
When Disney executives saw some underwater scenes their photographers had filmed in the new VistaVision wide-screen format, they decided to make "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and incorporate some of the shots in it.
c.
Director
Irwin Allen
wanted to use stop-motion dinosaurs for this film, but due to budget reasons he had to use lizards - mainly monitor lizards - as dinosaurs. Plastic horns and spikes were attached to them to make them look more like dinosaurs.
d.
The plane-to-plane airborne transfer stunt was filmed in the USA as such a stunt is illegal in Europe. The stunt itself cost over $1 million to film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cliffhanger (1993)?
a.
John Belushi
was supposed to appear in the film, but he died six weeks before shooting began.
b.
Anthony Michael Hall
read for the part of Ponyboy Curtis.
c.
Elizabeth Banks
was rumored to star in the movie.
d.
Paramount was forced to pay out an additional $750,000 to three separate writers who were all claiming credit for the story.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cliffhanger (1993)?
a.
Although the final music credit is listed as "Hail to the Matadors" by Richard Kaufman, what the Cal State University Northridge Matador Band plays onscreeen is actually titled "CSUN Fight Song" which is based on the original 1967 school song for the former San Fernando Valley State College. The up-tempo arrangement for marching band was done by CSUN alum, Steve Tyler.
b.
In an original incarnation of the script Calvin was the character who couldnt piss, and Brian was a character who couldnt get the girl. The parts were combined at the last minute.
c.
First film to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award Oscar that is (at least partially) a mockumentary.
d.
The teddy bear that falls off the cliff in the opening scene was not scripted but was added at the last minute.
Renny Harlin
liked the bear so much he bought it so that the audience would have a clear idea of what would happen and how horrific the fall was.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cliffhanger (1993)?
a.
Used props from
The Invisible Ray
.
b.
Patti Bolog, who played the role of Susan, learned that she was pregnant the morning after being told she had won the part. Despite illness from the pregnancy, she kept her pregnancy secret from the filmmakers throughout the three-month-long shoot, fearing the role would be recast.
c.
Amongst the ancestral portraits in the castle is a depiction of an ugly old woman inspired by a sketch of Leonardo da Vinci and since the 18th century frequently connected with Margarete Maultasch, countess of Tyrol (1318-1369).
d.
In the cave of bats scene, the bats seen on screen were actually added after filming as a special effect. Real bats were brought in to fill the cave, but
Sylvester Stallone
and
Janine Turner
were too afraid to shoot the scene with live bats.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cliffhanger (1993)?
a.
Senator Hammond (played by
Tim Robbins
) is a character created specially for the movie (Hammonds parents are never mentioned in the comics). At the same time, in the comic "Secret Origin", Carl Ferris (played by
Jay O. Sanders
) is bed-bound due to a long-time sickness, caused by the guilt he felt following Martin Jordans death (Hals father) when Hal was 8 years old. This was omitted for the movie and Ferris, safe and sound, is Ferris Aircrafts director.
b.
Morris the Cat first did his "finicky" routine in this film.
c.
Renny Harlin
initially turned down the opportunity to direct as he "didnt want to make another
Die Hard 2
".
d.
Although
Greta Garbo
s famous hat in the film was made by her regular costumier
Adrian
, it was actually based on a sketch by Garbo herself.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cliffhanger (1993)?
a.
After a very limited theatrical run, the film has become popular as a "midnight movie," with a cult following. Audience members dress up as the characters, throw plastic spoons at the screen, and toss footballs to each other.
Tommy Wiseau
attends many screenings, and holds Q&A sessions with the audience.
b.
Had the film opened nationwide with the numbers it earned in Detroit, it was projected to have earned $13 million domestically in its opening weekend - which would have ranked it amongst the top grossing horror films of its decade.
c.
The "TIE" in TIE Fighter is an acronym. It stands for "Twin Ion Engines". Modelmaker
Joe Johnston
came up with this acronym. In The Making of Star Wars book he mentions another possibility had been Third Intergalactic Empire.
d.
In the original cut of the film shown to test audiences, there was a 40-foot jump from one cliff to another that
Sylvester Stallone
s character performs. This scene appears in the theatrical trailers to the film. It was cut because test audiences laughed out loud when they saw it and thought it was totally impossible. The clip of the jump was redone and used for a shorter jump off a cliff near the end of the film using computer graphics and special effects.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cliffhanger (1993)?
a.
In the opening scene where Sarah slips from Gabes hand had to be done several times because Sarahs glove would not slip off as desired. In order to get it to slide off, director
Renny Harlin
had her wear a glove that was a couple of sizes too big and filled the glove with Vaseline and even then
Sylvester Stallone
s grip was too tight and the glove almost stayed on.
b.
The script was sent to
Julia Roberts
with a $20 bill attached. Included was a note from
George Clooney
that said "I hear youre getting 20 a picture now". This of course is a joke referencing Julia Roberts becoming the highest paid actress at $20 million per picture.
c.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
Used the lab set left over from Foxs
Fantastic Voyage
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cliffhanger (1993)?
a.
The phone number on the wood delivery trucks (800)-GO-4-WOOD obviously refers to God telling Noah to make the ark of gopher wood.
b.
Samuel L. Jackson
auditioned for the part of Mr. Orange in
Reservoir Dogs
, but it went to
Tim Roth
. Tarantino enjoyed Jacksons work so much that he wrote the part of Jules specifically for him.
c.
Was originally titled "Gale Force" under the Carolco studio. The script concerned
Sylvester Stallone
fighting a band of terrorists/thieves in a coastal town during a hurricane. Deemed too expensive to produce (after investing roughly $2 million in script rewrites and the original), the plug was pulled. The basic concept was then carried over to this film with the same director (
Renny Harlin
) and star (
Sylvester Stallone
) attached.
d.
Joan Crawford
and
Clark Gable
both appear as extras in this film. According to author William J. Mann, in his book "Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood 1910-1969", future costume designers
Irene
and
Walter Plunkett
also appear as dance partners.
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