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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Conquest of Space (1955) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Conquest of Space (1955) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Conquest of Space (1955).
About the movie:
A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain's religious beliefs may get in the way.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conquest of Space (1955)?
a.
The crew had foggy mornings just on the days they needed them, and the fog lingered only so long as it was needed to complete the scenes. Snow was written in the script for one sequence, never really thinking that it would actually happen. It normally snows hard enough to actually be visible on film 4 or 5 times a year. When they needed it, the snow came down in huge flakes just until the director said "Cut" on the last take, and then it stopped.
b.
The DVD includes a very unusual "Directors Comments" feature. Cory McAbee showed the movie in a Brooklyn pool hall, and had a question-and-answer session with the audience while the movie was screened. The audio recording of his interaction with the audience replaces the standard movie audio when the comments feature is selected.
c.
Shot in 1983, not released until 1987.
d.
Ross Martin
s film debut.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conquest of Space (1955)?
a.
At the end of the movie as the camera zooms out from everyone in the garden we can see the landscaping resembles "Other" Mothers true face as opposed to Coralines like it was in the "other" world.
b.
The spaceship design was taken from
Wernher von Braun
s actual designs that appeared in a 1954 issue of Colliers.
c.
It is said that
Stanley Kubrick
made this movie because of the failure of
Waterloo
. After he completed
2001: A Space Odyssey
, he had planned to film a movie about
Napoléon Bonaparte
s life. After many years of research, he sent location scouts to various Eastern European locations, and even had an agreement with the Yugoslav army to supply troops for the vast battle scenes. However, after "Waterloo" tanked, Kubricks financial backers pulled out. He thus decided to adapt the American version of "Clockwork", which had been given to him by
Terry Southern
(co-writer of
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
).
d.
Initially, Germanys Ministry of Defense would not allow filming on Bendler Block. They relented after appeals from
Tom Cruise
and screenwriter/producer
Christopher McQuarrie
. The entire crew started every night of filming with a moment of silence in memory of Stauffenberg.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conquest of Space (1955)?
a.
The spaceship model was later used as a background set decoration in
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
.
b.
Herb Voland
s first film role.
c.
Hans Zimmer
scored the British release of the movie.
d.
In a article that appeared in the October 2008 edition of the Sports Collectors Digest, there was a brief feature of a 1984 Topps baseball card for Darryl Palmer. Topps produced the card as a promotional item for the film. Even though its unclear how many of these cards are in existence, there is no addition value for the card because of the films box office failure.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Conquest of Space (1955)?
a.
The original concept for the Wicked Witch of the West was to have her resemble a strikingly beautiful woman much in the same way the Evil Queen in
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
was conceived. Producer
Mervyn LeRoy
originally cast MGM beauty
Gale Sondergaard
in the role as a sleek, sexy Wicked Witch of the West. However, the presence of a sexy Wicked Witch left a large plot hole within the script, for it played against the idea that bad witches were ugly. Convinced that the point was important, LeRoy retested Sondergaard as an ugly witch. Looking hideous in the make-up, she immediately declined the role and was replaced with
Margaret Hamilton
.
b.
Eric and Frank conceived the characters while working together at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square. Bored with their daily duties, they decided to rename themselves, Eric was Conrad Moynihan, and Frank named himself Rasputin ODwyer. The name Johnnie Tramain came from the operations manager at the store.
c.
Winner of Audience Choice for Best Feature at the 2011 Staten Island Film Festival.
d.
After a dispute over how to depict the surface of Mars,
Chesley Bonestell
claimed never to have seen the final movie.
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