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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Part (8) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Part (8) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
About the movie:
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
Philip Van Zandt
: Ulrichs henchman.
b.
The bulk of the cast is made up of wrestlers from the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association, which was owned by the films producer,
Verne Gagne
.
c.
Steven Spielberg
was originally aiming for a Summer 1978 publication for CE3K, but Columbia Pictures - which was on the verge of bankruptcy at the time - spurred him to finish it for the fall of 1977. This meant that Spielberg felt rushed, and that he had left important elements out. Because of the large success of CE3K on its first theatrical run, Columbia was happy to give Spielberg another $2 million to film the interior of the alien spaceship for "The Special Edition". In retrospect, Spielberg now acknowledges that doing all of this addition was unnecessary.
d.
Jon Avnet
replaced
James Foley
as director.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
David mentions King Kong while on the Empire State Building.
Jamie Bell
who plays Griffin in this movie, played Jimmy in the movie
King Kong
.
b.
Melinda Dillon
- who earned an Oscar nomination for her performance - was not cast until the weekend before she was due to begin filming.
c.
During the balcony scene, C.D. speaks to Roxanne of being like Chagalls floating "blue man". The Marc Chagall painting titled "Above the Town" can be seen in CDs house over the fireplace.
d.
Lindsay Lohan
, Kim Kardashian,
Britney Spears
,
Brandi Coleman
and
Carmen Electra
were considered to play the three leads.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
Real Doors guitarist
Robby Krieger
can be seen briefly walking by the group while they talk in the hallway between sets at the London Fog.
b.
Most of the UFO miniatures were filmed in dark smoke-filled rooms to give them a halo effect.
c.
Duke Ellington
did the music and has a cameo as "Pie-Eye."
d.
Much of the Ministry of Magic Atrium set design was based on the designs of London Underground.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
The working title was "The Black Hills Project."
b.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
The duo behind
Daft Punk
are known for usually staying in character when making public appearances. However, Electroma does not have them playing their alter-egos, since this is their first film project.
d.
Richard Dreyfuss
had become quite interested in the ideas behind of "CE3K" when he had heard
Steven Spielberg
talking about them on the set of
Jaws
. When Dreyfus heard that casting for "CE3K" was underway, he began a concerted effort to persuade the director to take him on.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
The film was shot on weekends over a period of six months.
b.
Robert Strauss
final film.
c.
The small aliens in the film were played by local girls aged between 8 and 12 years old. Girls were used instead of boys because
Steven Spielberg
felt that they moved more gracefully.
d.
Naomi Watts
spent time at the Whittington Hospital for the role as a midwife.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
During a scene where Johnny (
Anthony Michael Hall
) is drumming, you can clearly see a Charlie Chaplin poster.
Robert Downey Jr.
, who plays Leo Wiggins, played Charlie Chaplin in the movie titled
Chaplin
.
b.
A still photo taken during filming of the entire Sawyer family posing outside the house as a gag was found and stolen from the set by a visiting German reporter who took it back to West Germany with him, and the image of the family eventually became the advertising poster for the first release of the movie in West Germany.
c.
Robert Rusler
auditioned for the role of Ron Grady on the last day of shooting
Weird Science
.
Robert Downey Jr.
drove him to the audition.
d.
The release of the Blu-Ray Ultimate Edition in November 2007 marked the first time that a
Steven Spielberg
film was released in high definition.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
No one was more surprised than
Steven Spielberg
when his first choice to play the Frenchman -
François Truffaut
- said yes to appearing in his first American film.
b.
All seven of Hollywoods then-existing Technicolor cameras were used to film the Burning of the Atlanta Depot. Flames 500 feet high leaped from a set that covered 40 acres. Ten pieces of fire equipment from the Los Angeles Fire Department, 50 studio firemen and 200 studio helpers stood by throughout the filming of this sequence in case the fire should get out of hand. Three 5,000-gallon water tanks were used to quench the flames after shooting.
c.
H.R. Giger
was openly displeased that he wasnt given a credit for his alien designs and fired off a letter of protest to 20th Century Fox.
d.
The castle set in Yugoslavia blew up and burned to the ground. It was quite a surprise to the cast and crew.
Sydney Pollack
immediately grabbed the camera and shot what he could of the burning castle.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
Bill Murray
turned down the role Bill Dancer because he was busy with other projects.
b.
In the original script, when Jason makes it to the dock, a dog starts barking at him and he kicked it.
Kane Hodder
, who was playing Jason, felt that kicking the dog was going too far and so the scene was dropped.
c.
Print exists in the Turner Vault.
d.
From the beginning when he took the part of Lacombe,
François Truffaut
made it quite clear that he working strictly as an actor, and he had no interest in helping out as an assistant director.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
The Alphabet crimes are: A: Adrianos (jewellery store) B: Bogomil (Taggart and Rosewoods commanding officer) C and D: City Deposit E and F: Empyrian Fields (race track)
b.
Was the highest-grossing box office release of 1983 in France and Japan.
c.
Early concepts for interpreting the aliens included marionettes, sped-up hyperactive children, and an orangutan on roller skates.
d.
Among the replacement footage used in the American International version was a brief special effects shot from
The Angry Red Planet
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
At the film premiere in Minot, North Dakota, when Bobby said "Welcome to North Dakota," the audience broke out in laughter.
b.
The iconic five-note melody was a chance arrangement that both
John Williams
and
Steven Spielberg
happened to like out of hundreds of different permutations.
c.
The actual game that was being played in the film was Superbowl X between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys at Miami. Respective scores: 21 to 17.
d.
X-ray sunglasses are seen in this Bond movie and its the first time that such a famous spy genre gadget has been seen in the official series. However, x-ray glasses had been seen for the first time in a Bond movie in
Casino Royale
. A pair of infra-red sunglasses with x-ray capabilities were used by Le Chiffre (
Orson Welles
) to cheat at Baccarat.
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