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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Event Horizon (1997) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Event Horizon (1997) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Event Horizon (1997)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997).

About the movie: A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned...with someone or something new on-board.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997)?
a.		When the Lewis and Clark first docks with the Event Horizon, the number of the main airlock is briefly visible: 13.
b.		On 31 July 2004, a billboard of the film was put up on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. It depicted the infamous fellatio scene, cut off and blurred. Because of limited (but vocal) community outcry, the billboard was taken down on 5 August.
c.		The name Bourne came from Ansel Bourne, a preacher in Rhode Island, the first documented case of "dissociative fugue", a condition not unlike dissociative amnesia or dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder). One day in 1887 he forgot who he was, started a new life in Pennsylvania under the name Brown, and opened a convenience store. About three months later, he woke up and not only remembered his life as Bourne, but forgot all of his life as Brown... and needless to say was quite confused as to why he was in Pennsylvania.
d.		A shot of the Terminator getting on a motorcycle and then swerving to the right as he takes off is seen from the same angle in all three movies.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997)?
a.		Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale have said that there were attempts to sabotage the filming, claiming that there were props stolen from the set, and that reports were made to executives at Columbia Pictures saying that Zemeckis and Co. were out of control.
b.		When the candles in the cathedral ignite together, the camera pulls back and Maggies shirt can be seen blowing, as if the candles were in fact being blown out, and film was run backwards.
c.		Laura Albyn showed up to audition for a part. She ended up getting the part and three crew jobs; script supervisor, still photographer, gaffer.
d.		The space suits worn by the actors weighed 65 pounds (30 kilograms) each. Laurence Fishburne nicknamed his "Doris." Due to the weight, standing upright in them for longer periods could lead to back injury, but sitting down was not possible either due to the backpack. Special "hanging poles" were constructed on the set, so the actors could rest on them between takes.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997)?
a.		Features writer/director Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Fighting) in his first appearance as an actor.
b.		In the WWII scene, civilians in the burning city are speaking Polish.
c.		Jason Reitman turned down two offers to direct Dude, Wheres My Car.
d.		Philip Eisner wrote the movie after a family tragedy. He had recently entered a multi-picture writing agreement, and in an effort to force himself to get back to work he pitched the idea of "The Shining in space" to the studio, who were very receptive. Unfortunately he had no detailed treatment yet, and the subject matter blended with his emotional state to inspire a prolonged bout of writers block. The studio executive who had originally brought him on board, now a personal friend, helped keep Eisner on track, and the eventual first draft which was enthusiastically received.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997)?
a.		The cabin by the lake scenes were filmed at Camp Omache, a Boy Scout summer camp near Monroe, WA.
b.		Rocky III is Carl Weatherss favorite film in the Rocky saga because he thinks Apollo Creed is humanized so well in it.
c.		This movie was produced entirely within the UK, even the special effects.
d.		The brain matter that splattered on Doves face was a mixture of fake blood and left over chicken from craft services.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997)?
a.		The world premiere was a formal affair held at the Warner Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. on Oct. 23, 1939. Attendees included Harry M. Warner, Hal B. Wallis, Darryl F. Zanuck, Louis B. Mayer, Joseph Breen, Walter Wanger and Mark Hellinger.
b.		The Event Horizon was named after the theoretical boundary surrounding a black hole, within which gravitational attraction is so great that nothing, not even radiation, can escape because the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light. Technically, it is where the physical universe ends and physical laws no longer apply. So the ships name is symbolic for its journey beyond the borders of the known universe.
c.		During pre-production, Francis Ford Coppola shot his own unofficial screen tests with Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, and Diane Keaton at his home in San Francisco. Robert Evans was unimpressed by them and insisted that official screen tests be held. The studio spent $420,000 on the screen tests but in the end, the actors Coppola originally wanted were hired.
d.		Alfies Vespa is painted blue and white as an inside joke. The colors pay homage to Jude Laws favorite football team, Tottenham Hotspur.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997)?
a.		Among the actresses considered for the role of Janis Joplin were Renée Zellweger, Britney Spears, Nikka Costa, Scarlett Johansson and Lindsay Lohan.
b.		Gertrude Howard is listed as a cast member in studio records/casting call lists in the role of "Mammy", but she did not appear in the film.
c.		Post-production was cut from 6 weeks to 4 weeks after Paul W.S. Anderson promised to deliver the film in time for release in August 1997.
d.		Darth Vaders funeral pyre was added at the very last minute, long after principle photography and pick-ups had wrapped. The scene was thrown together and shot near the hills of Skywalker Ranch.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997)?
a.		This is the first Woody Allen film to be released with a stereo soundtrack.
b.		Officially this was Orson Welless final film.
c.		Paul W.S. Anderson had originally hired British band Orbital to compose the music for the film because he had wanted to work with them since his directorial debut Mortal Kombat which had featured their music. Paramount executives balked at the idea of hiring unknowns to write music for a big budget film, Anderson then thought of Michael Kamen and the idea of "marrying" their sounds (orchestral and techno) together resulted in the films final soundtrack.
d.		Paul Tibbets biography indicates that Paul and Lucy Tibbets divorced in 1955, 3 years after the movie was released.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997)?
a.		Paul Douglas was cast as Sheldrake but died before filming began.
b.		A third Mortal Kombat film was going to be developed, called "Mortal Kombat: Devastation". Christopher Lambert, Linden Ashby, Adoni Maropis, Robin Shou, Chris Casamassa, Keith Cooke, and Lynn Red Williams were hired to be in the cast as Lord Rayden, Johnny Cage, Quan Chi, Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Jax, respectively. Talisa Soto and Sandra Hess were in talks to reprise their respective roles of Princess Kitana and Lt. Sonya Blade. However, plans for a third film fell through and the film rights went to Warner Bros., which is planning a Mortal Kombat reboot.
c.		Directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor operated both "a" and "b" cameras, where one would get a wide shot and the other would get a closeup shot.
d.		The model of the Event Horizon includes a complete "X-Wing" from Star Wars as part of an antenna array. The model is visible on the lower portion of the Event Horizon during the first flyby by the Lewis & Clark.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997)?
a.		Joan Fontaine liked the character of Lina in Suspicion so much that she sent Alfred Hitchcock a note after she read the novel ("Before the Fact", by Anthony Berkeley) offering to play the part for free, if necessary.
b.		One of former silent star Dolores Costellos last roles. She was forced to retire from the film business as her face had become badly scarred by early film make-up which was highly caustic.
c.		One way or another, Norman Phiffiers last name gets mispronounced seven times in the film.
d.		Director Paul W.S. Anderson was forced to cut over 20 minutes of violent scenes so the film could reach the R-rating.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Event Horizon (1997)?
a.		The Event Horizon was modeled on Notre Dame cathedral. Its long corridor resembles a church nave, and its interior is filled with cruciform shapes, columns and vaults. Also, its engines resemble rotated church towers.
b.		The movie was originally set to debut the same day the real Adventureland park reopened for business in 2009: 27 March.
c.		According to an interview with bit-part actor Jeff Pang (who plays himself), many of the party scenes in the film were completely unscripted. The cameras would roll and the "kids" would just get drunk, get high, and play around. There is debate however, as to whether the blunt-rolling tutorial scene in Washington Square Park used real marijuana or not.
d.		As of the release of the movie, Don Roy King, who plays the director of DayBreak, is the actual director of NBCs Saturday Night Live and Robert Caminiti, who plays the assistant director of DayBreak, is the actual assistant director of "Saturday Night Live".

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