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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dive Bomber (1941) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dive Bomber (1941) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941).
About the movie:
A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941)?
a.
L. Ron Hubbard
erroneously claimed to have written the screenplay for this film.
b.
In the film, the scar on Harrys forehead is off-center. This was done at
J.K. Rowling
s request. Due to the artwork on the covers of her books, many people have assumed that his scar is supposed to be in the center of his forehead. The books, however, never specify exactly where on his forehead the scar is located.
c.
To prepare for his role as James Rhodes,
Terrence Howard
visited the Nellis Air Force Base on March 16 2007, where he ate with the Bases airmen and observed the routines of HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopters and F-22 Raptor jets.
d.
In the original script, the Smoochy costume was orange.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941)?
a.
According to
Gary Foster
,
Avi Arad
and
Mark Steven Johnson
, the recently released Directors cut DVD of this feature was in fact the originally intended theatrical release until the very last minute, when they decided to make the changes necessary to please Twentieth Century-Fox to get the film a PG-13 rating.
b.
General
Douglas MacArthur
s famous line "I will return" was used and can be heard in this movie.
c.
Jack Benny
did a parody of this movie on his radio show which aired 10/26/1941
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 2, 1945 with
Alan Ladd
reprising his film role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941)?
a.
The carrier U.S.S. Enterprise was used in the film while docked in San Diego. The Enterprise would go on and become one of the most famous ships in history for her battles she took part in during World War II.
b.
The film was a notorious critical and commercial failure when released.
Spencer Tracy
later said it was by far the least favorite of the films he had starred in, and that his performance was "awful". The New York Times famously described it as "not so much evil incarnate as ham rampant ... more ludicrous than dreadful."
c.
The movies line "May the force be with you." was voted as the #22 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
d.
The entire soundtrack (except for the music used in the closing credits) is the comedy album of the same name. The film itself is simply lip-synched to the original recording.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941)?
a.
One of the pilots who flew the planes in the film footage was Navy Lt. Edward "Butch" OHare. OHare served as a fighter pilot in the Pacific and shot down five Japanese planes in his first battle, earning ace status and the Medal of Honor. OHare would go on to down 12 planes total and become one of the top heroes of the war before he was killed in action off the Gilbert Islands in November, 1943. OHare International Airport in Chicago was later named for him.
b.
You can "ride" on Falcors back on location at the Bavaria Filmplatz Munich, Germany.
c.
In one scene, Tommy harangues the Open Spaces group: "You have children in your own community who are going to prison. Father Flavin doesnt have the money to help them!" The unexplained reference is to Jim Flavin, a Boston-area priest who found
Mark Wahlberg
selling drugs on a street corner in 1987, turned him from a life of crime, and remains Wahlbergs good friend and adviser.
d.
Cate Blanchett
has only three scenes in this film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941)?
a.
Jeff Bridges
, hearing that Obadiah was a biblical name, researched on the Book of Obadiah in the Bible, and was surprised to learn that a major theme in that particular book is retribution, which Obadiah Stane represents.
b.
The Navy Department allowed filming on the U.S.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier at sea for only three days.
c.
The word "man" is said 203 times total in the movie.
d.
While filming, Gary Oldman spent a lot of time with the twin girls playing the baby. He admitted to being homesick for his own children, so he gave the girls a "cuddle or a squeeze" whenever he could.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941)?
a.
Byron Haskin
designed special mounts for a heavy Technicolor camera to allow it to move back and forth inside an airplane, in order to film the squadron while diving.
b.
As one of the subplots was fairly critical about the mayor of New York, this film sat on the shelves for two years following the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001, a time when the citys mayor Guiliani redeemed himself in many peoples eyes.
c.
The Bag impersonates
Carl Sagan
in one scene. (The impersonation is done by
Harry Shearer
). Sagan was one of Americas foremost astronomers and cosmologists. He also wrote the novel Contact, which was adapted into the film of the same name.
d.
When
Robin Williams
won the Oscar for his supporting role, he sent
Peer Augustinski
, who dubbed his voice in German, a small replica of the Oscar statue with a note saying, "Thank you for making me famous in Germany."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941)?
a.
When Tom and Sarah first arrive at their French hotel, they playfully trot up the stone path. This was improvised by Brittany and Ashton during filming.
b.
All stills and publicity shots had to be approved by the Naval Intelligence Bureau.
c.
The incident with Walter and Hildy hiding escaped killer Earl Williams in a desk in the city room was based on a real incident.
Emile Gauvreau
, the editor of the old New York City paper "The New York Evening Graphic", hid an escaped killer in the city room of the newspaper, interviewed him, wrote the story and waited until the paper was on the street before turning him over to the police.
d.
According to Rudy, he has no brother named Frank in real life. The character of Frank is all the people who told Rudy he couldnt do it, rolled into one person.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941)?
a.
There was a short scene cut during preproduction that had Bobby (Jeremy King) picking up Reagan (Millie Anne Shipe) at the airport, due to budget and logistics. For a short, 5-second shot that was going to take place at the smaller Clearwater, Florida airport, the filmmakers felt it would be easier to just show them arriving at Bobbys parents house.
b.
According to the book When Hollywood Ruled the Skies: The Aviation Film Classics of World War II by Bruce Orriss, when the movie was released, the Navy Department provided the new Douglas dive bomber to be displayed in principal cities, and set up recruiting booths by the theaters.
c.
The poster above
Johnny Depp
s bed in the scene where he is killed is the Grace Under Pressure album cover by Canadian rock trio
Rush
.
d.
Elizabeth Taylor
was also offered a disguised cameo (as a grizzled sailor named Chesty) but declined the role after she realized how intense and painful the makeup would be.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941)?
a.
Writer/Directors completed this film, their first feature, before leaving home for colleges in New York.
b.
Pilot
Paul Mantz
was seriously injured on his way to San Diego;
Frank Clarke
substituted for him during his convalescence.
c.
The Halloween theme is written in the rare 5/4 time signature.
John Carpenter
learned this rhythm from his father.
d.
The numbers that Mr. Weng picks to win at the roulette wheel are 11, 12 and 13 - the numbers of the three "Ocean" movies, thus far.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dive Bomber (1941)?
a.
The pulse rifles that the Marines use are made from a Thompson M1A1 machine gun with a Remington 870 shotgun (shortened to just 15 inches and covered by the also-cut-down shroud and fore-grip from a Franchi SPAS 12 shotgun) underneath.
b.
This was
William Holden
s last movie. Shortly after completing "S.O.B." he slipped and fell, cutting his head open and bleeding to death. He had been drinking heavily.
c.
Harold J. Stone
s movie debut.
d.
According to unproven and heavily disputed allegations in
Charles Higham
s biography "Errol Flynn: The Untold Story", and an April 2000 "New Statesman" article, "The Missing Errol Flynn File,"
Errol Flynn
functioned as a German agent during the time he was in San Diego and Hawaii during the shooting of this picture, and his Pearl Harbor pictures were passed along to Fascist agents.
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