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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Descent (2001) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Descent (2001)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Descent (2001).

About the movie: A young student tries to determine if his reality is descending into madness or if there's some possibly more malevolent force at play.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Descent (2001)?
a.		Many of the aliens are inspired by Disney characters, including Piglet and Tigger.
b.		This film violated the spirit of Dogme 95 by using a script as well as the Directors insistence on story boarding each scene. The film makers later found out that the originators of Dogme 95 also violated their own rules in films like Breaking the Waves.
c.		In Rutger Hauers book "All Those Moments," Hauer discusses how producer Ed Feldman settled on Sam Elliott for the role of John Ryder. Hauer states that "Apparently, Elliott was so scary when he came in to audition that Edward S. Feldman was afraid to go out to his car afterward." Sam Elliott had a scheduling conflict and had to back out the role.
d.		In 1981 the film was released on video by Warner Home Video, as one of its first UK releases. At the time there was no requirement that videos should be classified by the BBFC, so the video was simply released on the strength of its existing "X" certificate. Contrary to popular opinion, the video version was never included on the Director of Public Prosecutions list of "video nasties" and was never prosecuted for obscenity, testament perhaps to the popularity of the film and the high regard in which it was held. After the Video Recordings Act (VRA) was introduced in 1984 it became necessary for the film to obtain a certificate for video release from the BBFC. The video release was continually delayed on the recommendation of chief censor James Ferman, who advised Warner Brothers against submitting the film for a UK video certificate. A possible 1988 release was also vetoed by Ferman, who cited recent cases of child abuse as the reason. It was finally released on video fully uncut in June 1999, five months after Fermans retirement as UK censor.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Descent (2001)?
a.		1941 it was rediscovered that the original nitrate print had decomposed in the Universal vaults.
b.		Exterior shots of the USS Nerka at Pearl Harbor were really the USS Redfish (SS-395) at the naval submarine base in San Diego, California. This is where the film was partially shot. The US Navy lent the USS Redfish to the production for filming this movie. The Hollywood Reporter announced in August 1957 that filming would be conducted on the USS Redfish.
c.		In the volleyball scene, after the game Collins Tuohy says to Leigh Anne Tuohy thats shes going over to Cannons to study. According to the book, Collins Tuohy was dating Cannon Smith, son of the founder and CEO of FedEx Corporation.
d.		The dolly shot in the library was done 45 times before the cinematographer was satisfied with the take. The editor chose the third take as the best and steadiest shot.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Descent (2001)?
a.		A gag credit at the end of the film, "Things you can do after the movie", is the same as a gag credit at the end of the Bruce Lee send-up in The Kentucky Fried Movie.
b.		Features the film debut of Kevin Spacey as the subway passenger who robs Meryl Streeps therapy group.
c.		One of the actors showed up drunk for a scene in which the two protagonists were supposed to be drinking. He then insisted it was method acting, when the director, crew, and other actors tried to call him on it.
d.		With the exception of Dave Rudabaugh, many of the gang members who did follow Billy the Kid both during and after the Lincoln County War did not appear in the film including Billy Wilson, Tom Pickett and Charlie Bowdre, the latter having been killed off in the original film.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Descent (2001)?
a.		The radio truck used in the film was borrowed from J. Roy Hunt who had built it for his own use.
b.		Due to the nature of the protagonists madness it was important to shoot most of the scenes sequentially. Since this was the cast, crew, and directors first film it is possible to watch the quality of the film improving with each successive scene as all involved began to learn their craft.
c.		In a separately filmed trailer, cast members talk to the audience about the film.
d.		Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier. This was also one of the 12 Columbia titles, the other 61 all being Universals.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Descent (2001)?
a.		According to the extra material, the climactic fight between Vader and Kenobi took upwards of 70,000 man hours to create - doing the math, this constitutes the work of one man for more than 25 years, given roughly normal hours per day (which probably no one ever did working on this production).
b.		In the original version of the film, before changes were made to appease censors, the film ended with Lily finding that Courtland had killed himself. Censors forced the change to a relatively "happy" ending where it turns out that Courtland survived and it is suggested that Lily abandoned her pursuit of material wealth for true love.
c.		Has one of the shortest Average shot lengths (ASL) of any modern narrative production at 1.8 seconds. This means there is a cut almost every 2 seconds.
d.		This film was shot in the Dogme 95 style, which dictates no lighting, no professional actors and no script.