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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Emperor of the North Pole (1973) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Emperor of the North Pole (1973) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Emperor of the North Pole (1973)

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About the movie: It is during the great depression in the US, and the land is full of people who are now homeless. Those people...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)?
a.		At one point in the movie, we see Taranskys daughter Lainey tapping away on her laptop. We see the screen for a split second; she is reading about the legend of Pygmalion, a Greek king who created a beautiful statue of a woman whom he named Galatea. He fell so in love with the statue he had sculpted that he asked the gods to make Galatea real. This they did.
b.		The locomotive in the film, #19, still ran on the Yreka Western Railroad for tourist and occasional freight runs until 2008. The line has been severely impacted by the economy, costing it most of its freight and tourist traffic. The future of the line and the locomotive is uncertain, as negotiations continue regarding the future of the rail service.
c.		In the scenes filmed in the town square of Franklin, Tennessee, theres a monument with a soldier that is visible in the middle of the square. In reality, the monument is of a Confederate soldier, but as this story is supposed to be in Pennsylvania, the production team had to change the appearance of the statue to look like a Revolutionary War soldier.
d.		In March 2007, two videos appeared on the Internet showing on-set arguments between David O. Russell and Lily Tomlin. In one video, during filming of the office scene, Tomlin was annoyed at his direction and Russell snapped, calling Tomlin several foul names and even went so far as to knock over parts of the set. Dustin Hoffman can be seen walking away, hoping not to get involved. In the other video, while filming a scene in a car, Tomlin screams obscenities at Russell and gives him the middle finger. She also screams at Hoffman and Naomi Watts when they ask her to continue the scene. The car scene is not in the film. The videos are widely considered to be staged scenes, created the filmmakers to lampoon several similar blow-ups on other film sets. However, none of the cast and crew will confirm or deny this theory.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)?
a.		This was originally a project for Sam Peckinpah.
b.		John Harts film debut.
c.		In joke: While talking to an ambulance-chasing lawyer, Fishbine mentions a woman who got her hand stuck in a garbage disposal named Natasha Gurdin - which is real name of Natalie Wood.
d.		This film is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)?
a.		The concept has since been borrowed in other films, including the Disney cartoon Mickeys Once Upon a Christmas, the TV show Day Break and the Adam Sandler comedy, 50 First Dates.
b.		Steele is a Siberian Husky.
c.		The sixth of fourteen films based on Arthur Conan Doyles fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson.
d.		It was Robert Aldrichs intention that the characters played by Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin and Keith Carradine represented the Establishment, the Anti-Establishment and the Youth of Today respectively.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)?
a.		Martin Ritt was originally slated to direct but was fired from the production. Sam Peckinpah was approached next but he couldnt agree with the producers on money. The project was then offered to, and accepted by, Robert Aldrich.
b.		The coffee maker in Serenitys dining room/kitchen is an F.A. Porsche Design, made by Siemens.
c.		Brendan Frasers camel during filming was named Barney.
d.		Because of Lee Tracys absences and late arrivals on the set, RKO withheld $3500 from his salary and sued him for $10,000 which they alleged his actions cost them. It was settled out of court with RKO paying half his salary and, if he behaved himself, the other half would be paid as a bonus after he completed his next RKO picture, which turned out to be Wanted: Jane Turner. Tracy requested and was paid the bonus after that film was completed.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)?
a.		Wherever possible, costume designer Ngila Dickson followed J.R.R. Tolkiens descriptions of the characters clothing to the very letter. One such example is Bilbo Bagginss waistcoat which does indeed sport brass buttons, as referred to in "The Hobbit".
b.		Undercover Brothers license plate is "SOLID" - and when the rear license plate lowers to reveal gun turrets, the area reads "SUCKA".
c.		Based in part on the books The Road by Jack London and From Coast to Coast with Jack London by "A-No.-1", the pen name of Leon Ray Livingston.
d.		The power cord on the lens adapter shorted out the camera, essentially frying the electronics. This happened on the first take of the first day of shooting.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)?
a.		Both writers/directors are married and wrote the script within 6 weeks together.
b.		Several people in studio records/casting call lists as cast members did not appear, were not identifiable, or were replaced in the movie. These were (with their character names, if any): Lucien Littlefield (Oscar Brown - replaced by Frank Darien), Maurice Black (Poppolus - replaced by Hector Sarno) and Lilian Bond.
c.		The "Mr. Fusion Home Energy Converter", which is sitting on the DeLorean when Doc returns from the future, is made from (among other things) a Krups coffee grinder.
d.		Keith Carradines character Cigaret is named after the moniker that Jack London adopted on the road.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)?
a.		Final film of Malcolm Atterbury.
b.		The starship Oberon is named after a selfish faerie king of immense power in William Shakespeares "A Midsummer Nights Dream". Thade is based on Hideki Tojo, the Japanese Minister of War who decided to go to war with the United States in 1941.
c.		World premiere at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 1952.
d.		The crew never exceeded 6 people at any one time.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)?
a.		Based on the life and career of real-life bootlegger Larry Fay. Unlike James Cagneys Eddie Bartlett, however, Fay stood 63" inches tall, and was long-jawed and gangly.
b.		The only baseball defensive position NOT mentioned in the "Whos On First" routine: Right Field.
c.		Christina Ricci did not have to audition for her role. She was approached by Reese Witherspoon.
d.		The main locomotive in the film, OP&E #19, was actually converted to burn oil in the 1920s. For the Emperor of the North, the filmmakers removed the oil bunker in the tender, installed a smaller one in its place, and hid it under the coal pile, so that it appeared to burn coal. This was done so that shoveling coal into the firebox could be used as a tool to add suspense.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)?
a.		A Nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
b.		Shirley Temples first Technicolor film.
c.		The title refers to a joke among hobos during the Great Depression that the worlds best hobo was Emperor of the North Pole, a way of poking fun at their own desperate situation since somebody ruling over the North Pole would be ruling over a wasteland.
d.		Edmund Cobb, the uncredited actor who is easily recognizable to Western fans as the masked Rattler in every chapter, is nowhere to be seen in any other capacity as the story progresses, and when the real Rattler is finally unmasked in the final chapter, he turns out to be a different (credited) actor entirely.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)?
a.		Roy Engels final performance.
b.		Willis Kyle, President of the Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway, allowed the film company to have unlimited access to his companys rolling stock for the film.
c.		The fancy dress party contains several references to Douglas Adams 40th birthday party. At the real party, Adams introduced Darwinian Evolutionist Richard Dawkins to the future Mrs Dawkins, actress Lalla Ward. In the film, Arthur is seen reading Dawkins book, "The Selfish Gene", when he meets Tricia, who is dressed as Charles Darwin. Adams and Dawkins became very good friends after Adams received a fan letter from him.
d.		This was originally intended as a project for Peter Sellers before his death in 1980.

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