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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Explorers (1985) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Explorers (1985) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Explorers (1985).
About the movie:
Ben Crandall, an alien-obsessed kid, dreams one night of a circuit board. Drawing out the circuit, he and his friends Wolfgang and Darren set it up...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Explorers (1985)?
a.
George Hamilton
s first movie.
b.
Eric Luke
: (The screenwriter) as Darrens Teacher.
c.
The Central Intelligence Agency was concerned about the portrayal of race relations in Hollywood films, particularly for foreign consumption, and in the early 1950s quietly contacted a number of film studios about using more African-American actors in small, subtly positive roles. One result was the smattering of black observers in the crowd during this films big golf game.
d.
The identification number of the Helicopter is N3388H.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Explorers (1985)?
a.
Macaulay Culkin
, who earlier worked with
Harmony Korine
on the video for
Sonic Youth
s "Sunday", turned down a role in the film because he wasnt ready to start acting again.
b.
Although
Amanda Blake
is still listed in the credits, her role entirely disappeared after the premiere because she appeared in one of the sequences cut to shorten the films running time.
c.
A scene shedding light on Peters childhood was originally shot and filmed but cut out of the final film. On the end credits, the child actor who played Peter as a child is still listed in the cast.
d.
There are numerous references to Looney Tunes cartoons throughout. When the boys create the sphere in Wolfgangs basement and it goes crashing out a window, the imprint in the glass looks suspiciously like Bugs Bunnys head. Also, Waks first words to Ben and Darren are "Whats up Doc?".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Explorers (1985)?
a.
The British Board of Film Classification insisted on 40 seconds being cut from the scene when a small boy wakes up on a sofa to find a girl being raped several feet away. This is due to British law that does not allow for a child to be in the same scene as simulated sex.
b.
In Argentina, this film was released straight to video as "Black Rain 2", a sequel of
Black Rain
.
c.
When Robert Picardo was in full makeup and costume as Wak, his mouth was the only part of him not completely covered (though his mouth was made up to blend in with Waks face).
d.
Adolf Hitler doesnt make an appearance in the film. In reality, he slept through the start of the D-Day landings, having taken a sleeping pill.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Explorers (1985)?
a.
The "head in a vise" scene is taken from an anecdote in the book "Casino" unrelated to the main story, describing mob enforcer
Tony Spilotro
s interrogation of a low-level gangster named Billy McCarthy, who had committed the unauthorized murder on the Scalvo Brothers, a pair of high-ranking mobsters within Spilotros crime organization. Trying to get McCarthy to give up the identity of the man who helped him kill the Scalvos, Spilotro first beat McCarthy, then stabbed him in the testicles with an icepick, before finally shoving his head in a vise and crunching it to five inches wide; McCarthy didnt give up the name of his partner, Jimmy Miraglia, until Spilotro tightened the vise in such a way that one of Billys eyes popped out. Amazingly, McCarthy survived the head-crushing long enough for Spilotro to kill him by dousing him in lighter fluid and setting him ablaze. Spilotro would remark later in life, "Billy McCarthy was the toughest guy I ever met." (Jimmy Miraglia was subsequently shot dead and put in the trunk of his own car along with Billys corpse).
b.
One of the comic books seen on Bens desk is an issue of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
c.
Orions decision to promote this film as a 1991 Oscar contender resulted in having two choose between two other releases later in the year: _Little Man Tate (1991) and
Blue Sky
. As Orion executives planned to promote
Jodie Foster
as a Best Actress nominee, they decided to give her some extra exposure by releasing the former picture, which she both appeared in and directed. Foster ended up winning Best Actress. Blue Sky ended up waiting three more years to be released, but when it did, it resulted in
Jessica Lange
also winning a Best Actress Oscar.
d.
While known among DV filmmakers as being filmed with anamorphic lenses to obtain a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, this is not entirely true; anamorphic lenses were only used on the infamous "100 cameras" for the musical numbers. The rest of the film (along with close-ups in the musical numbers) was shot with a larger camera in 16x9, which was then cropped to the final 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Explorers (1985)?
a.
The film was originally shot as a made-for-TV movie. Paramount executives were so impressed with it that they released it in theaters as a feature. The cast sued the producers for higher pay, claiming they were paid television salaries and not feature film salaries. The case was settled out of court.
b.
This was the first film in which ventriloquist
Edgar Bergen
appeared without his dummy,
Charlie McCarthy
.
c.
Wak can be heard uttering a line of dialogue from
The Maltese Falcon
in response to Darrens question about the crystal gift given at the end of the film. The line is "The uhh... stuff that dreams are made of."
d.
This film is produced by a variety of Los Angeles-based community artists, including a team of scholars from comic book production companies Chamber Six and Dark Horse. It is being best compared to the surprising, award-winning graphic-novelization-turned-movie History of Violence (2005) for its bold sincerity in this industry.
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