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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Congo (1995) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Congo (1995) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995).
About the movie:
When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995)?
a.
The mid-air collision was accidental; the story was revised to incorporate it.
b.
Around one hundred digital effects shots appear in the film, mostly to create gore. The scenes involving objects coming into direct contact with skin (like throat slitting, people getting shot in the head or neck, or stabbings) were created digitally. The violence that didnt involve direct skin contact (like people getting shot in areas covered by clothing) were achieved practically.
Rob Zombie
originally intended to create all of the special effects using only techniques available in the 1970s, but time constraints prevented this.
c.
The part of the 727 pilot was played by musician and pop icon
Jimmy Buffett
.
d.
The real
William Paley
had a collection of microphones in his office. The crew put microphones that
George Clooney
used in
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
in the Paley office set as a surprise for Clooney.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995)?
a.
This film marked
Joan Crawford
s return to MGM after a ten year absence. She was previously under contract to MGM from 1925-1943.
b.
Producer
Frank Yablans
had been involved in this project since its inception.
Michael Crichton
had pitched his idea for a modern-day King Solomons Mines to him, before he had even written the novel. Yablans liked the idea so much that, without Crichtons authorization, he sold the film rights to Twentieth Century Fox in 1979, a year before the book was published. The technology to create the apes was not available at the time, however, and the project never materialized. During the production of
Jurassic Park
, Crichton was impressed with the dinosaurs that
Stan Winston
s studio had created. Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
(who produced both films) suggested using Winston again for the apes, and suggested the project itself to her husband,
Frank Marshall
, and Crichton agreed. This resulted in Yablans, Marshall and Kennedy collaborating on the film.
c.
Whilst filming this,
Steven Spielberg
told
John Goodman
that he would make the perfect Fred Flintstone. Five years later, Goodman indeed played the famous cartoon character in
The Flintstones
.
d.
In one of the street scenes, a flower seller is heard calling. "Lavender, sweet blooming lavender,/ Six bunches a penny today, /Lavender, sweet blooming lavender,/ Ladies buy it while you may." This is an actual old street cry from London.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995)?
a.
The movie was officially nominated for Oscars under the title All That Money Can Buy. Other titles used for the film included, Mr. Scratch, Here is a Man, or Daniel and the Devil. The reason for the many different titles was so that the film would play in the American South, which was extremely socially conservative and ultra-religious. Films with the word devil in the title did not do well. Mainly, however, the name was changed so as not to be confused with
The Devil and Miss Jones
which was also released in 1941 and nominated for Oscars.
b.
Fred Dalton Thompson
turned down a key role
c.
The car that Santa (the guy Kevin talks to about getting his family back) starts before it stalls out is a 1980 Honda Civic hatchback. It really did stall on camera as the actor was driving it away.
d.
In one scene, Bernard, Miss Bianca and Penny are in the cave trying to retrieve the Devils Eye out of the skull of a dead man.
Ken Anderson
s Multiple Choice Layouts displayed Miss Bianca taking pictures of the skull and Bernard inside the cave.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995)?
a.
Kim Basinger
,
Mary Steenburgen
and
Pamela Stephenson
auditioned for the role of Annie.
b.
The "diamonds" used for the scenes during the climax of the movie were actually Herkimer Diamonds borrowed from the Herkimer Diamond Mines of Middleville, New York. They are doubly-terminated (two-ended) quartz crystals that are found in only two places in the world. They were the only gems that would look enough like diamonds and be that large.
c.
A Decepticon attack leaves Simmons in a wheelchair for most of the film. This is a homage to Chip Chase, a wheelchair-bound human from
Transformers
who was an ally of the Autobots.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on August 25, 1947 with
Bette Davis
and
Glenn Ford
reprising their film roles.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995)?
a.
Bruce Campbell
auditioned for the role of Dr. Peter Elliot. He was given the small part of Charles Travis instead.
b.
Jack Kehoe was pardoned in 1979 by then-Gov. Milton Shapp.
c.
A few weeks into filming,
Tom DiCillo
fired the original director of photography after finding all of the footage shot to be worthless. When confronted with this, DiCillo claims the DP confessed to deliberately sabotaging the film due to jealosy.
d.
While Jane and Kevin are in the bar, you can hear a
Josh Kelley
song in the background. In real life, Josh Kelley is married to
Katherine Heigl
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995)?
a.
Jeffrey Jones
replaced
Ian Richardson
in the role of Emperor Jozef II.
b.
This film marks the first time in more than three decades that a Hollywood production has been filmed in Cambodia, the previous film being
Lord Jim
.
c.
The volcano is an actual active volcano called Volcan Arenal, in Costa Rica. Some shots where filmed at Volcan Irazu, an inactive volcano.
d.
Body count: 10
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995)?
a.
Sylvester Stallone
told People magazine that his original idea for this script was to make all the main characters African-American. He could not find the financing for the film until he starred in it himself and changed the other characters to Italian-Americans.
b.
The Black Whip is actually a creation of the studio, not
Johnston McCulley
.
c.
From oldest child to youngest child, the list of kids is: Nora (23), Charlie (17/18), Lorraine(14), Henry (12), Sarah (11), Jake (10), Mark (9), Jessica (7), Kim (7), Mike (6), Kyle (5), Nigel (5). In reality, Jacob Smith (the actor that plays Jake Baker) is in fact 3 years older than Alyson Stoner, who plays his older sister Sarah Baker. As well, Morgan Yorke (who plays Kim Baker) is the same age as Alyson Stoner, and Forrest Landis, Blake Woodruff, and Lillian Mumy are all the same age when their characters are a year difference at least.
d.
Dylan Walsh
plays Dr. Peter Elliot, a primatologist whos returning a gorilla to the wild. The real Peter Elliot is a gorilla choreographer and ape performer in many movies, including this one.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995)?
a.
Tatjana Patitz
: During the opening credit sequence; shes the fourth of four models who turns her head in rapid succession.
b.
Lee Marvin
based his character, Chino, on real biker
Willie Forkner
("Wino Willy"). Forkner rode with the Booze Fighters Motorcycle Club, and is considered a legend among bikers.
c.
Many of the props from this movie, including the big turning wheel set and the spacecraft model are now on display in the line queue area at the "Mission Space" ride at Epcot in Walt Disney World in Florida.
d.
The diamond that was thrown out of the balloon at the end of the movie was lost, and so could not be returned to Herkimer Diamond Mines.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995)?
a.
After
Kirk Douglas
read the novel "Brave Cowboy" by
Edward Abbey
, he purchased the rights to it and gave the project to his friend
Dalton Trumbo
. Douglas said Trumbos screenplay was perfect, the best he had ever read, and he didnt change one word of it.
b.
Bernard Zanvilles billing was changed to
Dane Clark
upon the theatrical release of this movie.
c.
Stanislav Ianevski
, who plays Viktor Krum, has only two lines in the entire film totaling 20 words.
d.
Hugh Grant
and
Robin Wright
both declined leading roles
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Congo (1995)?
a.
Director
Frank Marshall
originally intended to use the computer work pioneered on
Jurassic Park
for the gorillas, but opted for models as the computers werent capable of reproducing hair.
b.
The script explains that Watto is always flying is that he is crippled. Look closely, and you can see that one foot is longer than the other. He also talks out of the side of his mouth because the broken tusk slurs his words.
c.
Skip Woods
wrote an early draft of the film, which featured Alex Mann (aka Britains Action Man) and the antagonist as the Naja/Ryan, a corrupt CIA agent. Scarlett is married to Action Man but still has feelings for Duke, and is killed by the Baroness. Snake-Eyes speaks, but his vocal cords are slashed during the story, rendering him mute.
d.
Final film of
Dorothy Lee
.
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