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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cocoon (1985) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cocoon (1985) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985).
About the movie:
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigour.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985)?
a.
Cordelia Biddle Duke Robertson (1898 - 1984) co-wrote (with Kyle Crichton) the book upon which both the movie and play "The Happiest Millionaire" were based, "My Philadelphia Father." After her divorce from Angier Buchanan Duke (who, unlike his character in the movie, was actually more than a decade her senior), she made a far happier marriage to architect Thomas Robertson, a marriage which lasted until his death in 1962. Like her father, she enjoyed an active life devoted to many charitable activities. By most accounts, she was one of those women who grew more attractive as they grew older, prompting a reporter to state "The aura of youth clinging to this illusion. It is no product that can be bought in a beauty shop or designers salon. Hers is a youth that laughs at the insolent years..." Active almost to the end of her life, she died at her home in Southhampton, New York.
b.
Amanda Peet
was initially attached to this movie.
c.
Ron Howard
s brother, mother and father all appear in the film. His wife appears also, as a receptionist/nurse behind a desk, and she was pregnant with twin daughters at the time. The reception area desk was used to hide that fact.
d.
Miriam Karlin
was another performer whose scenes were deleted from the final print.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985)?
a.
One of the hardest parts about Stitchs characterization was that its very difficult to read what kind of emotion he is feeling, mainly because his eyes dont have pupils. The animators largely got round this problem by making Stitch very physical.
b.
The two main characters were much older and more cynical in an earlier draft of the script.
c.
Paula Abdul
: as a roller skater in front of Tail O the Pup.
d.
Hume Cronyn
and
Jessica Tandy
playing the old married couple Joseph and Alma Finley had in real life also been married to each other for many years.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985)?
a.
Hume Cronyn
was a Golden Glove boxer and lost sight in one eye. In the scene where he hits the young orderly, without depth perception, he actually hit the young man and knocked him out.
b.
Several of the brides chasing the bachelor at the end of this movie are male extras in drag.
c.
Although First National Pictures, Inc. is the original registered copyright owner of this film, the onscreen copyright statement lists Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc..
d.
The first feature length animated film to be presented in IMAX.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985)?
a.
Director
Richard C. Sarafian
s original choice for the role of Kowalski was
Gene Hackman
, but the studio, 20th Century Fox, insisted on using
Barry Newman
if the movie was going to be made.
b.
Screenwriter
Stirling Silliphant
took seven main figures from each novel and incorporated them into the screenplay, as well as the major climax of each novel: the lifeline rescue to an adjacent rooftop from "The Tower", and the exploding water tanks from "The Glass Inferno".
c.
The effects team revealed in interviews that the dolphins in the underwater scenes were animatronic, not live ones.
d.
Is in the 2000 Guinness Book of World Records for having the most car crashes in a motion picture.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985)?
a.
Ben Vereen
s movie debut.
b.
The bar scenes were shot in the same brewery as the concentration camp scenes.
c.
According to director of photography
Jack Vacek
, only 1-Baker-11 was supposed to crash in the final scene. The drivers of the other police cars decided to all wreck as well "for the hell of it".
d.
Dirctor
Ron Howard
had originally wanted
Joan Bennett
for the role of Bess MCarthy, but since she had been talked out of taking the role by her fourth husband, David Wilde, the role was offered to
Gwen Verdon
instead.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985)?
a.
Mr Prentice (
Roy Glenn
) says to his son John (
Sidney Poitier
) "In 16 or 17 states youll be breaking the law. Youll be criminals." By the time people saw the movie this was no longer true. On June 12th, 1967, the US Supreme Court in the case Loving v Virginia declared anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional.
b.
Susan Orlean
was at first concerned that some people would think her portrayal in the film was accurate, but was then reminded how
Charlie Kaufman
portrays himself in the film.
c.
After principal photography was completed in late 2005 Cain decided he wanted more action sequences. It was his relationship with fellow director
Jeff Leroy
that helped him to achieve that goal. Leroy, known for his miniature effects, built a replica of the Los Angeles location and then blew it up. The most expensive scene in the movie not only included the pyrotechnics to match up the miniature explosions with the real location, but scores of extras dressed up as policemen, firefighters and sign wielding fans of the movies protagonist, The Shaver.
d.
Two firsts for the offspring of two famous actors -
Tyrone Power Jr.
s (son of
Tyrone Power
) film debut and
Tahnee Welch
s (daughter of
Raquel Welch
) American film debut.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985)?
a.
Because the contracts of
Richard Rodgers
and
Lorenz Hart
contained a clause stating they were a team, they both got on-screen credit for the lyrics of the songs, even though only Hart wrote them.
b.
The scenes in Hexs chamber, where all the magic spells are concocted, were shot in the basement of a Baptist church.
c.
The very last seconds of the movie the screen is filled with more and more scenes, each littler and littler, of people reuniting with loved ones. In the last split second, they form a big "heart" (or "valentine").
d.
Wilford Brimley
was only 50 years old at the time of this films production. He had to have his hair dyed gray in order to make him look geriatric.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985)?
a.
Based on the writers life in a marching band.
b.
Dennis Quaid
received 16 stitches just above his hairline after being injured in the stunt where he slides down the construction funnels during the warehouse fire.
c.
Shot in 26 days during the span of nearly four years (1990-93).
d.
According to
Ron Howard
, several members of the cast liked to get into hypothetical discussions about the chance their characters were offered in the film.
Maureen Stapleton
was dead against it, while
Don Ameche
said hed be the first in line.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985)?
a.
This film is dedicated to the memory of
Michael Stone
who was director of photography and who died in an auto accident on 29 July 2005.
b.
In the novel of "Jurassic Park", the characters of both John Hammond and Ian Malcolm died (though Malcolm returned in "The Lost World" (1997), explaining that "the doctors did excellent work"). In the film version, however, both characters survived, allowing them to return in this movie.
c.
In
Say Anything...
,
John Cusack
plays
Cocoon
for a crowd of old folks at a retirement home.
d.
This movie featured a five hundred member size cast.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cocoon (1985)?
a.
The tinted map Walter gives to Jack showing him the underwater location of their search for cocoons is actually an infra-red aerial photograph of Bay County, Florida (where Panama City Beach is located) printed on a transparency.
b.
Louise Carter
is listed in studio records as a cast member for the role of "Mrs. Polansky", but
Sarah Padden
played that role.
Leila Bennett
is also in studio records as "The Bootlegger", but she did not appear in the movie.
c.
Maelcum Soul
died a few weeks after the screening of this film, making this her final Dreamland Film.
d.
On the morning of the Academy Award nominations in 1981, when the movie got nods for actor and supporting actor, author
Pat Conroy
received a phone call from him father who told him "You and me got nominated for Academy Awards, your mother didnt get squat".
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