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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Part (9) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Part (9) 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.
Peter Jackson
was paid $20 million to direct this film, the highest salary ever paid to a film director in advance of production.
b.
Lacombe is
François Truffaut
s only acting role in a film that he did not direct.
c.
Second in a 4 feature Columbia series starring
Ralph Bellamy
as Inspector Steve Trent, filmed December 5-17 1933.
d.
The last film in which
James Stewart
had his own hair.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
In one scene a black vintage Mercedes Benz can be spotted moving around. This was the vehicle Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr used in the beginning of
X-Men: The Last Stand
.
b.
Last of four feature films that
Bob Hope
and
Lucille Ball
made together.
c.
After completion of principal photography, there were approximately 50 hours of raw footage.
d.
The first time the original theatrical version of the film was made available on home video was a Criterion Edition Laserdisc, released in 1991. Before that, the only version available was "The Special Edition".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 26, 1947 with
Tyrone Power
,
Lloyd Nolan
and
Dorothy Lamour
reprising their film roles.
b.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
c.
The smoke seen during the transformation of the Beast to the Prince is actually real smoke, not animated. It was originally used in
The Black Cauldron
and was re-used for
Beauty and the Beast
.
d.
Despite the title "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", Barry and the other abductees were actually involved in a case of "Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind", which means being abducted by extraterrestrial beings. However, among other problems, the phrase "Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind" had not been invented yet, and it was unnecessary for Spielbergs use.
4.
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 entirely on a restricted set in which the boat was secured in a large studio tank.
Alfred Hitchcock
, always striving for realism, insisted that the boat never remain stationary and that there always be an added touch of ocean mist and fog compounded of oil forced through dry ice.
b.
According to the National Film Preservation Foundation, this Vitagraph film was originally released in five parts but later was shown in a single screening, thus making it the first surviving American feature.
c.
After the first Croaker County Beauty Pageant, the band playing at the beach party is the alternative/surf rock band Southern Culture On The Skids.
d.
A highly detailed miniature and the filming technique "forced perspective" were used to create the effect of an ocean freighter left stranded in the Gobi desert.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
Despite
Kenneth Lonergan
s extensive and troubled editing process, studio Fox Searchlight was not willing to fire the "final cut"-director, because they didnt want to destroy their reputation among other directors.
b.
Frank Mills
and
Vera Lewis
are in casting call lists for unspecified roles in this movie, but were not seen.
c.
The mother ship appears to be covered with millions of tiny lights. This effect was achieved through utilizing aerial view images of the San Fernando Valley at night.
d.
Every character name, minus Kip Wellington, is a mixture from horror films.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
Bang Bangs pistol is a Browning BDM. The pistol that Bloom carries is a Beretta 21 Bobcat.
b.
For the scene where
Richard Dreyfuss
appears to go weightless in his truck in his first encounter with flying saucers, his truck was put on a turntable and rotated 360 degrees.
c.
Mishimas actual words are used as narration, in Japanese by Ken Ogata in the restored version, and in English by Roy Scheider in the original theatrical release.
d.
Prior to this movie, actor
Keith Carradine
and director
Walter Hill
worked on
The Long Riders
. They would later also both work on
Wild Bill
and
Deadwood
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
When in costume as either Abe Sapien, the Chamberlain or The Angel of Death,
Doug Jones
was rendered almost completely blind and deaf from the prosthetic pieces on his head.
b.
CASTLE THUNDER: This classic Hanna-Barbera thunderclap is heard throughout the lightning storm that frightened Wilbur on his first night in a doghouse, used for him.
c.
This is the third project for the Romero Siblings, Margo and Edward.
d.
The nine-inch-long model of the "Mothership" that was used in the final sequences was kept locked up in
Steven Spielberg
s garage to help prevent stories about it from appearing in the media before the publication of CE3K.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
Neary also references
Walter Cronkite
when hes being interviewed saying, "You think I investigate every Walter Cronkite story there is ... huh?!"
c.
Lennie James
actually hit himself in his private parts with the shotgun while blasting a hole in the wall at the bookies, but continued the scene. That footage was used in the film.
d.
The location where they steal the pinch is not at the California Institute of Technology, but at the University of California at Irvines medical school plaza.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
The censors in Spain did not allow adultery to be shown on the screen. For that reason, MGM changed the relationship of the characters of Linda Nordley (
Grace Kelly
) and Donald Nordley (
Donald Sinden
) from wife and husband to sister and brother in the dubbed version released in Spain. However, they did not delete a scene in which both share a bed together.
b.
Kevin Bacon
never actually met his co-stars
Robert De Niro
and
Dustin Hoffman
during the production because of the logistics of the shoot.
c.
Johnny Depp
improvised Jack Sparrows catch phrase, "Savvy?"
d.
Melinda Dillon
was cast largely at the suggestion of director
Hal Ashby
. He had heard that Spielberg was having difficulty casting the part of Jillian, and Ashby had just completed his movie
Bound for Glory
with her in the cast - and liked her work. So Ashby sent Spielberg a couple of film reels containing her acting. Upon seeing those, Speilberg hired Dillon immediately.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)?
a.
The scene where Jillian grabs Roys hand while he is hanging onto the side of the mountain right before they see the landing site resembles that of
Cary Grant
s hanging on Mount Rushmore before he is helped up in the film
North by Northwest
. Also, Mount Rushmore is only about 90 miles away from the Devils Tower.
b.
Peter Bogdanovich
claims that seeing
Cybill Shepherd
on a magazine cover inspired his casting her. According to Shepherd he later viewed an old silent screen test of her shot by
Roger Vadim
.
c.
In the hallway of the Rock Museum you can see a big
Foo Fighters
sign.
David Grohl
of the
Foo Fighters
plays Satan.
d.
This movies storyline is similar to the director
Walter Hill
s previous film at the time,
The Warriors
. In both movies, characters have a journey to find their way home encountering various dangerous obstacles, a hostile environment and aversive enemies along the way.
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