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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dinosaur (2000) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dinosaur (2000)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000).

About the movie: An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000)?
a.		The original screenplay featured no dialogue at all, but Michael Eisner of Disney insisted they include it.
b.		Jack Nicholsons own experience in the hospital, just prior to filming, inspired some of the dialogue and acting for the movie. For example, the mirrored glasses seen in the movie were not originally in the script, but Nicholson, who obtained them while in the hospital, brought them to set. Director Rob Reiner decided to include them in the film.
c.		During the final push to finish the undercover film, Miles hands Tim a long list of "shots we needed by several days ago." Some of the items include: "Fireball hurtling into sky," "Staged archive footage of president speaking about U.S.-Congo relations," "Grenade falling to floor," "Cultist gets hit by flying Jake," "Ken Burns-style panning over Congo jungle map (close up)," and "Dolores steals Jakes sandwich and puts extra spicy hot death sauce on it."
d.		Of all the films he had directed, this one was Elia Kazans favorite film, as it was very personal to him.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000)?
a.		The elderly Brachiosaurus named Baylene was initially meant to be a much younger male Brachiosaurus named Sorbus who was described by the makers as a sort of Chris Farley-like character who had a fear of heights and so kept his head close to the ground. The character was revised to become Baylene, who, according to her official background story, was the last of a group of elderly Brachiosaurus.
b.		Although billed on the poster, Fred Gwynne only gets one line. Similarly, Kate Nelligan - whose name also appears on the poster - only appears in long shot in one scene, shouting from an upstairs window.
c.		Godspell moved from off Broadway to Broadways Broadhurst Theater on June 22, 1976 and ran for 527 performances. Robin Lamont was the only player in the original off Broadway cast, the movie version, and the Broadway cast.
d.		The opening scene which features an African-American actor using an effected quasi-English accent and precise diction while delivering his lines is a play on several well known actors who are featured in blaxploitation yet got their roots in William Shakespeare performances. William Marshall, star of Blacula, starred in eight different productions of Othello before playing Mamuwalde/Blacula in 1972.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000)?
a.		The original planned opening shot, showing the meteor moving through space, was cut when an identical opening shot was used in Armageddon.
b.		June 2008 Ranked #9 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Animation".
c.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 6, 1943 with Edward Everett Horton reprising his film role.
d.		When Karen follows Robert making his grocery delivery, a man is seen in a telephone booth not speaking in English. This man is playfully swearing in Korean on the phone.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000)?
a.		Texs birthday is October 22.
b.		Many of the plot points are taken from Mark Twains story "The Prince and the Pauper".
c.		The attraction called Dinosaur (previously called Countdown to Extinction) at Disneys Animal Kingdom Theme Park was originally to be created/opened at the same time as the movies release as part of the companys "synchronicity" between branches of the WDC, but due to the overwhelming technology development required to begin production, the films opening was delayed. Even though it was started after the film was in-production, the theme park ride opened first (by almost 18 months) before the movies release; hence, the rides name change later.
d.		Most of the swords and battle-axes were made from lightweight aluminum.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000)?
a.		When all thats left of Trinoskis (played by Michael C. Williams) corpse are blood and guts, one of the soldiers says f***g savages. The same line was used by Williams himself in Eduardo Sánchezs horror movie Altered. Daniel Myrick, director of Objective, and Eduardo Sánchez were the directors of The Blair Witch Project** that became a hit and starred Michael C. Williams. It remains unconfirmed if the line was intentional link between the two movies or just coincidence.
b.		The backgrounds in the movie are actually superimposed photos of exotic tropical locations such as Tahiti and Hawaii.
c.		The "abandoned missile base" in the movie is actually the Alabama Space and Rocket Center museum and the "Rocket Park" in the back lot of the museum. The museum benefited from the filming of this movie because the display rockets had to be "aged" for the film and then later cleaned. The bi-annually cleaning of these outdoor displays is a major expense.
d.		People still visit the shopping mall just to see where Dawn of the Dead was made.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000)?
a.		Originally, Aladars name was Noah.
b.		The Mrs. Pickman creature was shot as a miniature. Originally it was a man in a suit prosthetic, but John Carpenter didnt find it convincing enough.
c.		J. Edgar Hoover:
d.		Munich is based on George Jonas book "Vengeance". It purports to tell the true story of vengeance taken against the Black September terrorists using a supposed former Mossad agent named Yuval Aviv as Jonas main source. The Israeli intelligence community has denied Avivs claims, saying he is a fraud. Aviv counters this by saying that they would deny him anyway.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000)?
a.		Local transmission of The Simpsons shown on the plane to "calm the passengers" is the episode Theres No Disgrace Like Home where Dr. Monroe allows each family member to use shock therapy on other family members. Later, Holly McClane shocks Richard Thornburg in the lavatory.
b.		At an official $130 million (unoffically $200 million) it is the most expensive movie released in 2000.
c.		Xander Berkeley plays Ralph, a minor character. He also appeared in L.A. Takedown, of which this film is a remake.
d.		This is Roger Cormans first directing assignment since 1971 when he directed Von Richthofen and Brown.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000)?
a.		Also due to the poor test audience reception, the film was edited from an R rating to a PG-13 to allow broader appeal.
b.		Originally, Todd Phillips wanted the knife-throwing scene to feature ninja stars instead. But the idea was scrapped when learning that any scene featuring ninja stars would automatically get an 18 Rating in the UK.
c.		No rubber or prosthetics were used to make the dinosaurs.
d.		Thomas Bo Larsen: Thomas Vinterbergs mascot appears as a customer in Mr. Salomons shop.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000)?
a.		An ongoing joke in the Star Trek universe is the redshirt character, a slang term for a stock character whose primary purpose in the plot of a story is to die soon after being introduced, thus demonstrating the dangerous circumstances faced by the main characters. When Kirk and Sulu jump on to the space drill, they are joined by Olsen who is wearing a red uniform and meets his death soon after.
b.		Straight to video in the UK.
c.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 8, 1937 with Cary Grant reprising his film role.
d.		One original concept for the dialogue in the film would have seen the characters not moving their lips and beaks to talk but rather as voice-overs, similar to Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dinosaur (2000)?
a.		Hammers factory is really Elon Musks SpaceX facility. The people walking in the background are actual employees even though filming there took place at night.
b.		The age certificates of each Mad Max picture have gone down from an 18, to a 15 and with Thunderdome a PG. Because the films mostly appeal to a teen demographic, George Miller may have been pushing the series towards a more mainstream audience. Which would explain why half the cast is made up of children.
c.		After Susan saves B.O.B., Link, and Dr. Cockroach from being crushed on Gallaxhars ship, Dr. Cockroach says "By Hawkings chair." This is a reference to Stephen Hawking, renown academic who is bound to a motorized wheelchair due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis also known as Lou Gehrigs disease or ALS.
d.		The job of composing the score was offered to Harry Gregson-Williams, but he turned it down Because of his work on Shrek.

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