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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982).
About the movie:
A meek and alienated little boy finds a stranded extraterrestrial. He has to find the courage to defy the authorities to help the alien return to its home planet.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
a.
Steve Lemme
s character, Charlie Fink Finklestein, is named after the character
Barton Fink
, from the Coen Brothers movie of the same name. Steve wears the same glasses and has the same curly hairstyle as Barton Fink.
b.
Ashley Tisdale
tried out for the role of Erin but lost it.
Vanessa Hudgens
auditioned for the role of Julie, but lost to
Amanda Crew
.
c.
ETs face was modeled after poet
Carl Sandburg
,
Albert Einstein
and a pug dog.
d.
Originally named as one of three films nominated for "Title Writing" in the first year of the Academys nominations, then exposed as a mere selection amongst over fifty films - the writers were nominated and not for any film title - the nominating was for their years work, not their work on any particular film. This was supposedly
Lon Chaney
s favorite film role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
a.
The Al Wood posters are in reference to Allen K. Wood, who was one of the production designers.
b.
According to several historical sources, Shaw was shot through the heart and fell into Fort Wagner rather than falling outside of it. His men went in after him, and they were all killed.
c.
E.T. riding in the basket on Elliots bicycle flying in front of the moon has become the trademark image of Amblin Entertainment.
d.
Hogues Castle was a real-life hotel which was acquired in Bishop, California. It was packed-up and transported along with its own furniture to its shooting location across the border in Nevada.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
a.
At the auditions,
Henry Thomas
thought about the day his dog died to express sadness. Director
Steven Spielberg
cried, and hired him on the spot.
b.
When Wikus cuts the cake shaped like the MNU Headquarters at his party, he cuts out the same spot that he and Christopher Johnson blow up in order to enter the building later on in the film.
c.
All of the scenes filmed for Trevors office and lobby were shot in one continuous 17-hour day.
d.
The sheet of paper that Jimmy writes on on the bus is the real sheet that
Eminem
wrote "Lose Yourself" on. The sheet of paper sold for $10,000 on an eBay auction.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
a.
Doc Brown states his German ancestors surname was "von Braun". This is a reference to
Wernher von Braun
, one of Germanys leading rocket scientists, who was taken to America following World War II and assisted greatly in the NASA program.
b.
The script was largely written whilst on location filming for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
during filming breaks.
Steven Spielberg
dictated the story to screenwriter
Melissa Mathison
who was there with her then-boyfriend and future husband
Harrison Ford
.
c.
Marilyn Monroe
kept insisting on retakes despite approval of takes by director
Howard Hawks
. When Fox asked Hawks how production could be sped up he retorted: "three wonderful ideas: Replace Marilyn, rewrite the script and make it shorter, and get a new director."
d.
Maureen OHara
was considered for the role of Bond Rogers, but director
Don Siegel
felt she wasnt suitable for the part.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
a.
When
Darrilyn Zanuck DePineda
s crew discovered her,
Carmen Miranda
was working in a nightclub, and the manager would not let her out of her contract, so she was filmed singing inside the nightclub and only appears in one scene in the entire movie!
b.
While principal photography took place during the month of August, the shot of the car going off the cliff in the opening scene wasnt filmed until November. The near 25 degree weather resulted in a blow torch being brought in to defrost the car windows.
c.
Steven Spielberg
personally screened his film at the White House for
Ronald Reagan
and
Nancy Davis
.
d.
Due to the bloody content of the brothel shootout scene, cinematographer
Michael Chapman
agreed to desaturate the colors in post-production. This explains why the blood appears to be pink instead of red in that scene. Later, when the DVD was being prepared,
Martin Scorsese
wanted to replace it with the original shot, with the blood in its original vivid redness, but no print of that original scene could be found, so the DVD still has the muted colors.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
a.
Lead actress
Tura Satana
, legally owns her likeness and image. So, whenever
Russ Meyer
wanted to change the artwork or re-release the project, he had to get her permission and sometimes pay her all over again.
b.
Steven Spielberg
shot most of the film from the eye-level of a child to further connect with Elliot and E.T.
c.
The eighth of fourteen films based on
Arthur Conan Doyle
s fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes and
Nigel Bruce
as Doctor Watson.
d.
Q appears as an active participant in a mission for the first time, as opposed to being behind the scenes.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
a.
The late
Michael Jackson
owned one of the E.T. puppets.
b.
For the scene when Wilkins is chased down by Shere Khan and killed stunt personnel who were experienced in working particularly with tigers. The stunt man and the tiger were both trained in a play behavior that gave the appearance of the tiger mauling the soldier.
c.
The film was shot in Paris because
Rex Harrison
was having tax problems and could not go to the U.S. or the U.K.
d.
In 1958
Joan Collins
was cast in the title role, but after several delays she became unavailable. Collins had previously starred in a similar role in
Land of the Pharaohs
. After Collins departure,
Audrey Hepburn
was considered as a replacement by producer
Walter Wanger
. Wanger then offered the role to
Elizabeth Taylor
. He called her on the set of her latest film,
Suddenly, Last Summer
and related the offer through Taylors then husband
Eddie Fisher
who had answered the phone. As a joke, Taylor replied "Sure, tell him Ill do it for a million dollars." This then unheard-of sum was accepted and in October 1959 Taylor became the first Hollywood star to receive $1 million for a single picture.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
a.
Originally, there was a twelve minute long sequence where the six Rangers went to stay at Dulceas home on planet Phaedos, they slept in sleeping bags of their respective Ranger color, and trained with Dulcea the next morning on how to use their new Ninjetti powers. The scenes were filmed and one scene of the Rangers training is included in the making-of special on the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie" DVD, as Tommy swan dives off a rock near a lake to try and fly like a falcon. However, none of the scenes were in the theatrical cut because they were filmed when
Mariska Hargitay
had recast
Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
as Dulcea and all of Hargitays scenes were deleted when Fitzpatrick got the part back.
b.
When it was test-screened at the Cannes Film Festival as an unofficial entry, it brought the house down, receiving a standing ovation that had eluded most of the official entries.
c.
A sign reading "This is not an exit" is shown in the closing scene. These are the last words of the novel.
d.
Alice Faye
agreed to wear a black wig in order to look like
Frances Langford
and
Patsy Kelly
, but her home studio, 20th Century Fox, didnt want her blonde screen image changed. Consequently, the idea was only used as a joke in the middle of the scene with the final words by
George Raft
: "I changed my mind, turn her back and make her a blonde."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
a.
Gregory Peck
stated that the movie was written as an attack on McCarthyism, which he strongly opposed.
b.
All the performers voices in The Little French Maid are dubbed by unknowns. The one exception is John Holmes voice which is dubbed by veteran performer
William Margold
.
c.
A nitrate print of this film (minus sound discs) survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives and is not listed for preservation.
d.
When the film was released on video in the U.S., the cassette was made from green plastic as a measure to confound video pirates. By December 31st 1988, it had sold 15 million.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?
a.
Traci Lords
first "mainstream" film after starring in more than 60 hardcore porn movies while she was underage.
b.
ETs communicator actually worked, and was constructed by
Henry Feinberg
, an expert in science and technology interpretation for the public.
c.
Ed Harris
s apartment was supposed to be a drafty New York loftspace. In reality, the studio set in England was stiflingly hot and both
Meryl Streep
and Harris regularly had to have the sweat mopped off them.
d.
The rooftop scene in which William and Anna practice her lines for the submarine movie was shortened and edited to remove some swearing from Anna that would have precluded a PG 13 rating. The extended scene is on the DVD.
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