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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Eight Below (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Eight Below (2006) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Eight Below (2006).
About the movie:
Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eight Below (2006)?
a.
The movies title comes from the Album "Strange Days" by
The Doors
and a cover version of the albums title track is played in the movie.
b.
The name of the "Lamborghini" of Snow Cats that they borrowed from the Italian camp was named "Mare Biscotto", it translates to "Sea Biscuit".
c.
The Transit Authority (TA) of New York at first refused to allow the film to be shot on the actual New York subway. They feared it would lead to imitative crime (it didnt, but their position was shown to be reasonable when the later film
Money Train
apparently did). Associate producer
Stephen F. Kesten
was equally adamant that no other citys subway could be credibly used (and he was apparently right: see the goofs entry for the remake
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
). The TA finally did cooperate after Mayor
John V. Lindsay
intervened, but they required United Artists to buy anti-hijacking insurance at a cost of $75,000 in addition to paying $275,000 for the use of the subway.
d.
Screenwriter
Akiva Goldsman
had plenty of personal experience to draw on in developing the story; he had previously worked as a child care counselor and had developed a method for training mental health workers, and had also grown up in a house where his parents had established a group home for emotionally disturbed children.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eight Below (2006)?
a.
The figure of Christ during the crucifixion is actually
James Caviezel
in many scenes. The movies make-up effects creator/producer
Keith VanderLaan
also forged an articulated, rubber stand-in for Caviezel that even made breathing motions, who could be suspended on the cross for certain wide shots to allow the actor some physical relief, and for some dangerous shots (such as the turning of the cross).
b.
The third of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.
c.
The Dogs "Dewey" & "Truman" are named for the 1948 U.S. Presidential candidates Thomas E. Dewey and Harry S. Truman.
d.
Many of the actors families were upset after watching the movie, convinced that their relative was really involved in a pyramid, even though they know that their relative is an actor.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eight Below (2006)?
a.
Doug Kinney was named after Ramis friend and National Lampoon founder
Douglas Kenney
who fell off a cliff in Hawaii in 1980.
b.
This film was originally screened with Halsteds short film Sex Garage, made the same year.
c.
Some of the court scenes feature authentic film material about the crimes committed in concentration camps.
d.
(June 2006) When issued for domestic use, it was the worlds first MPEG-4-AVC encoded Blu-ray release developed by Panasonic Hollywood Labs (PHL).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eight Below (2006)?
a.
The dogs spend almost all of their isolation in daylight when, in fact, they were enduring the southern winter, well south of the Antarctic Circle, and would thus have been in prolonged darkness.
b.
When Vanessa sits next to Austin in the last scene during their honeymoon, there is a piece of red tape over her left breast. There were photographers on the set and this prevented them from being able to sell topless pictures of
Elizabeth Hurley
to the papers.
c.
In January, 1957,
Herb Stempel
and
Charles Van Doren
actually had a series of three scripted ties and
Charles Van Doren
finally won on the fourth game. While
Charles Van Doren
did lose to Vivienne Nearing, he actually played against her three times to a tie before losing. He had beat her husband, Victor Nearing, earlier in the year. He signed a 3-year contract for $150,000 ($50,000 a year in the movie, pretty much got it right) in April, 1957, to guest on
Steve Allen
s show, guest host the
Today
show, and be a panelist on NBCs radio show, "Conversations."
d.
Denzel Washington
plays the role
Scott Glenn
portrayed in
Man on Fire
. Washington and Glenn co-starred together in
Training Day
and
Courage Under Fire
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eight Below (2006)?
a.
Before shooting began according to producer Thom Mount, Warner Bros. pulled out of the film because of issues with the screenplay citing that the good guy was an ex-drug dealer and the cops and feds are the bad guys.
b.
Dogs have been banned from Antarctica by treaty since 1993 because of evidence that disease was spreading to seal wildlife.
c.
The interior of Radio City Music Hall is actually not computer generated; rather, the background is comprised of digital photographs taken by
Darin Hollings
and
Eric Adkins
, merged together to create a panorama backdrop. The same was done for the lobby of The Chronicle building, which was actually a combination of multiple different building interiors edited together.
d.
First James Bond movie in the EON Productions official series where the movie ends with James Bond alone and without a leading Bond Girl with him.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eight Below (2006)?
a.
Although technically not credited as such,
Burt Lancaster
was virtually a producer on the film, helping bring it to screen, taking points instead of an upfront salary and having a say in the editing stages.
b.
The only cast member who would initially commit to the project was
Geena Davis
.
Michael Keaton
,
Winona Ryder
,
Catherine OHara
, and
Sylvia Sidney
all said no at least once. Producer
David Geffen
convinced Michael Keatons manager to convince Michael to meet with director
Tim Burton
. Once Michael said yes, Tim Burton personally called Sylvia Sidney and begged her to do the movie, and he flew out to meet with Catherine OHara to convince her as well.
c.
The French version ("Lhomme des Folies Bergère") was shot simultaneously with the English version. Ensemble scenes were probably shared by both versions, but because of the major cast and crew changes, it is considered a separate film.
d.
Based on a Japanese expedition to the South Pole in 1958, in which the party was faced with extreme weather conditions.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Eight Below (2006)?
a.
Second unit filming in Greenland was referred to by crew members as the "Amundsen Expedition". This was a reference to second unit director/director of photography
Mitchell Amundsen
, and to
Roald Amundsen
, the first man to reach the South Pole.
b.
The Vietnamese restaurant in Los Angeles in the beginning is actually a Thai restaurant - Sea in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. Walking through the kitchen the background voices can be heard conversing in Thai, not Vietnamese.
c.
When Beth is in Axelles room and is looking around, you can see Axelle in a photo with Natalya and Svetlana, the two girls from the
Hostel
.
d.
Rock Hudson
insisted that
Troy Donohue
should be cast in the movie.
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