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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Deep Rising (1998) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Deep Rising (1998) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998).
About the movie:
A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998)?
a.
The CB radio nickname Smokey for sheriffs, comes from the hat they wear, which is the same as the Fire Prevention Bear "Smokey".
b.
This entire movie takes place in one day with no flashbacks and most of the characters wear the same clothes throughout the whole movie.
c.
In the original script, John Finnegans catchphrase was "what now?" In the film it was changed to "now what?"
d.
Very little of the movie was actually shot on green screen. Instead, director
John Moore
opted to shoot in Toronto during the night, in order to add extra reality to his actors reactions.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998)?
a.
The Edgar Allen Poe poem Humbert reads to Lolita is "Ulalume." According to an ear-witness at a Poe recitation of the poem, the author pronounced the title as "You-la-loom."
b.
Deweys nickname for Freddy the drummer, "Spazzy McGee", is a reference to an early draft of the character in which Freddy is a spastic sufferer of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and can be seen taking Ritalin during class.
c.
The stylish convertible driven by
Marjorie Weaver
is a 1940 La Salle, the last of its line; only a few hundred were sold.
d.
Famke Janssen
was almost not cast in this movie because the producers felt she was too recognizable from
GoldenEye
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998)?
a.
To attain the films visual style, director
Francis Ford Coppola
and cinematographer
Mihai Malaimare Jr.
watched
La notte
,
Baby Doll
and
On the Waterfront
; films Coppola had admired during his student years.
b.
One of the few films that has no heroes or heroines. Finnegan and his crew are hired for villainous reasons. Trillian is a thief. The mercenaries are simply mercenaries.
c.
The German title translates to "Spy in the Secret Missionary Position".
d.
Frank Iacobuccis girlfriend was pregnant during the filming and played Buds pregnant wife in the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998)?
a.
During the report at the end, Bill mentions that he has an Oedipus Complex. This is a term first used by Freud to describe a childs desire to possess the parent of the opposite sex. This is a reference to Bills confused sexual desire over his new stepmom, Missy.
b.
The Police car that we see in the background when the cop is questioning Cody and James was actually belonged to the films Sound Designer, Jonathan Mohs - an early 1990s Ford Thunderbird. Employed for use at the last minute, the car had a bad battery which required someone to start and run the engine a few minutes between each take to recharge and re-brighten the headlights.
c.
Estrellados is essentially the Spanish version of Free and Easy with Hispanic/Spanish speaking actors. In the early talkie days, films were made in several languages for wider audiences. It is believed that The Film Institute of Spain has a copy of the original film but will not release it for restoration. The movie is available in the English version with Spanish subtitles. The musical numbers were also translated to "La Reina de Mi Corazon" (Oh Queen/Oh King) and "Estrellados" (Free and Easy).
d.
Harrison Ford
turned down the role of Finnegan. The productions budget was then downsized.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998)?
a.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
Captain Atherton, played by
Derrick OConnor
, was named after cinematographer
Howard Atherton
.
c.
When
Glenn Close
s agent first called to express her interest in playing Alex Forrest, he was told, "Please dont make her come in. Shes completely wrong for the part." Director
Adrian Lyne
also thought that Glenn Close was "the last person on Earth" who should play Alex.
d.
Harvey Fierstein
), barely 16 years old, appears (uncredited) as one of the gay demonstrators.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998)?
a.
Viggo Mortensen
kept his sword with him at all times off set so that he could remain in character. He was questioned several times by police after reviewing his training sessions with the sword and being spotted by members of the public.
b.
The opening credits list "The Weaver Brothers and Elviry" as a group cast member, but the end credits lists the individual members of the group. The end credits were used in the IMDb listing.
c.
The January 1st, 1996 revised draft of the screenplay lists
Robert Mark Kamen
as a co-writer.
d.
Buddy Baer
s character is named "Ursus". "Ursus" is Latin for "bear".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998)?
a.
Don Vito Corleones distinctive voice was based on real-life mobster
Frank Costello
.
Marlon Brando
had seen him on TV during the
Estes Kefauver
hearings in 1951 and imitated his husky whisper in the film.
b.
Stephen Sommers
began writing the script, then called "Tentacle", when he worked at Hollywood Pictures in the mid-90s.
c.
200 grasshoppers were used for the film. During the filming, they began to cannibalize one another, so by the time the last shots were done, only a dozen were left.
d.
A print of this film plus outtakes, survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998)?
a.
The skater who says to the breakdancers, "For wimps," is pro skater Christian Hosoi.
b.
Claire Forlani
was cast as Trillian St. James. She even started shooting, but walked out after just three days, due to creative differences with director
Stephen Sommers
. The part subsequently went to
Famke Janssen
.
c.
In Nov. 1959, Columbia Pictures distributed this film on a double bill with
Battle of the Coral Sea
starring
Cliff Robertson
.
d.
The inspiration for this film came from
D.W. Griffith
s surprise at the loud protests against his previous film,
The Birth of a Nation
. In response to those attacks, he wanted to illustrate the problem with intolerance to other peoples views.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998)?
a.
Famke Janssen
s character Trillian is named after the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy character of the same name. Although here Trillian is her actual name, in Hitch-Hikers its short for Tricia McMillan.
b.
Craig Reynolds
, who appears briefly from archive footage in the movie, was originally cast as the star of this movie, but caught the flu and was replaced by
Donald Woods
.
c.
P-Funk was not the first choice for the band at the party. Originally Nirvana was scripted to play, but they were too expensive. The Goo Goo Dolls were considered, but Hart Bochner thought that they wouldnt be recognized in America because they werent well-known at the time. Bochner finally decided on P-Funk.
d.
Whole movie was filmed using Eclair 16 mm camera. Theather cut and the version for released DVD is been blown up to 35 mm film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Deep Rising (1998)?
a.
The battle scene at the end resembles a chess scene from afar to pay tribute to the chess game that Alice is playing all throughout the original text, "Through the Looking Glass".
b.
Fangoria Magazine did a behind-the-scenes story during the making of the film while it was shooting under the title "The Reaper". The title was changed to "Venom" shortly before its release.
c.
The receptionist in the waiting room is Miss Argentina.
d.
The "Chinese M1 L1 triple-pulse assault rifles" used by the pirates are actually heavily modified Calico M-960 submachine guns fitted with 100-round magazines (as opposed to the "thousand-round capacity" mentioned by Hanover). Five non-functional rotating barrels were built around the actual barrel of each Calico and driven by a small electric motor connected to the trigger, so that whenever the gun was fired, it appeared to be firing out of the rotating barrels.
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