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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fail-Safe (1964) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fail-Safe (1964) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fail-Safe (1964)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964).

About the movie: American planes are sent to deliver a nuclear attack on Moscow, but it's a mistake due to an electrical malfunction. Can all-out war be averted?

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964)?
a.		The action in this movie takes place in the Makin Group of Islands. The Butaritari Atoll or Butaritari Island is the largest of the Makin Atoll group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. It has also been known as Makin Island, Pitt Island, Taritari Island and Touching Island. The Makin Islands are a chain of islands nested within the larger Gilbert Islands group of 16 atolls and coral islands. They are all a part of the Island Nation of the Republic of Kiribati.
b.		After Michael Douglas quit, Renny Harlin was so preoccupied with trying to find a male lead that set construction and script work were done without his input. Harlin didnt like what he saw when shooting was set to begin, leading to massive, expensive rebuilding and rewriting.
c.		Feature film debut of Fritz Weaver.
d.		Despite being fans of Star Trek, writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci were initially very nervous about accepting the assignment to pen the reboot. They both felt that expectations were too high among the fanbase.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964)?
a.		20th-Fox Producer Irwin Allen used the tiled tubular set of subterranean New York for an episode of Land of the Giants, and as an electrical power-duct in his TV-movie City Beneath the Sea. In both cases, panels of red lights were inset into the tiled tube making it more useful in these later projects. The same set would be used in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes as corridors between sections of the Ape Management complex (utilizing white lights).
b.		Look for a couple of brief shots of a very young Dom DeLuise in his first film.
c.		John Malkovich, Joan Allen, Gary Sinise, Moira Sinise, Terry Kinney, Alan Wilder, George Wendt, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Houston and Hedda Lubin were extras.
d.		Shuki Levy originally wanted to bring back all of the five founding Power Rangers together for this movie: Austin St. John (Jason the first Red Ranger), Thuy Trang (Trini the first Yellow Ranger), Walter Jones (Zack the first Black Ranger), Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly the first Pink Ranger), and David Yost (Billy the first Blue Ranger). Thuy Trang and Walter Jones declined to return for the film, while David Yost quit working on the movie and the simultaneously-filming TV show "Power Rangers Zeo". Only Austin St. John and Amy Jo Johnson would agree to return.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964)?
a.		The movie was inspired by writer and co-star Brian Doyle-Murrays memories working as a caddy at a golf club. His brother Bill Murray and director Harold Ramis also worked as caddies when they were teenagers.
b.		Laura Arias was originally cast as Samantha, the ex-girlfriend of Justin (Mike W. Leavitt) seen only in flashbacks. Director Heath McKnight and co-writer Grant A. Balfour were still deciding on who would play Suzy, and had Laura audition. She was perfect and re-cast as Suzy while Claudette Ramos was cast as Samantha. Laura relied on friends and family, along with make-up artist/production coordinator Kathie Ward, to get the punk and goth looks Suzy sports throughout the movie.
c.		Bill and Ted introduce Rufus to themselves - Rufus never tells them his name.
d.		The large, metal phone the President uses to talk to the Soviet premier was actually a special phone used by explosives companies during blasting.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964)?
a.		With one exception (see goofs entry), all shots of US Air Force "Vindicator" bombers are views of the same Convair B-58 Hustler, taken from a stock piece of film after the Department of Defense declined to cooperate with the filmmakers.
b.		The lunch lady serving sloppy joes is a reference to Adam Sandlers popular song "Lunch Lady Land", which is from his 1993 album, "Theyre All Gonna Laugh At You".
c.		Tommy Wiseau esoterically addressed several fan questions in a special Q&A feature filmed for the DVD release. Among these are "Why is it called The Room?" (to which Wiseau replies that the title is meant to evoke a safe place for viewers) and "Why is everyone playing football in tuxedos and standing only three feet apart?" (which Wiseau doesnt answer except to say that football is fun and that playing it without protective gear is a challenge).
d.		The trailers for this film listed none of the cast, not even Jeremy Irons.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964)?
a.		The Antarctic setting on Bouvet Island is based on the unexplained "Vela Incident" where on September 22, 1979, a satellite recorded a flash of light near Bouvet Island. It was first speculated to have been a man made nuclear explosion or a natural event such as a meteor strike but this has never been resolved.
b.		During a briefing between Col. "Jiggs" Casey and Gen. Scott in Scotts Pentagon office, the second shot on the video screen, allegedly of B-47s taxiing at Wright Field during the January alert, is footage from the film Strategic Air Command.
c.		Columbia Pictures produced both this movie and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Director Stanley Kubrick insisted his movie be released first, and it was, in January 1964. When Fail-Safe was released, it garnered excellent reviews, but audiences found it unintentionally funny because of "Strangelove", and stayed away. Henry Fonda later said he would never have made this movie if he had seen "Strangelove" first, because he would have laughed too.
d.		The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 24 September 1924 and closed in January 1925 after 141 performances. The opening night cast included O.P. Heggie as "Old Man Minick."

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964)?
a.		When Lisa is looking through the video store, under "Epics", the videotapes are as follows, in this order: Birth Of Jesus; Jesus Of Nazareth; Jesus The Healer; Jesus Of Nazareth (again); Jesus Scissorhands; Pulp Jesus; The Good, The Bad, Jesus; and Raging Jesus.
b.		The film has no music - either score or source music - whatsoever.
c.		Was first named "Halloween: The Homecoming" but producers wanted a title that said Michael Myers is alive so in Feburary 2002, the film was officially named "Halloween: Resurrection."
d.		Beach Dickerson, a Corman regular, did quadruple roles...not only is he the fair-haired boy that drowns in quicksand, he is also the stranger riding in from the burning plains, the bear that attacks the hunting party, and even plays a drummer during the funeral for his own character!

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964)?
a.		Tobias Moretti was slated to play Adolf Hitler, but had to decline due to schedule conflicts.
b.		The "computer-generated" image on the control-room screen (including the map of the world, the planes and the explosions) was entirely drawn and animated by hand.
c.		The three cast members Garrett Hedlund, Ed Speleers and Jeremy Irons all share the middle name of John.
d.		The flat image of the Earth surface used during the presentation is available to the public and can be downloaded from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964)?
a.		Terry Gilliam was afraid that Brad Pitt wouldnt be able to pull off the nervous, rapid speech. He sent him to a speech coach but in the end he just took away Pitts cigarettes, and Pitt played the part exactly as Gilliam wanted.
b.		In the shower scene, Shujimi (Anthony Ruivivar ) says that he joined the Mobile Infantry so that the Federation would pay for his studies, which would otherwise have cost him an arm and a leg. Shujimi later has his limbs ripped off by the bugs.
c.		Elises line "Is it you?" was actually flubbed by Jane Seymour during the take thats in the film, and she had to rerecord it in post-production.
d.		Dana Elcars first film role.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964)?
a.		The big screen in the control room at Omaha was entirely front-projection, and had to be very carefully contrasted to appear clearly on black and white film. This posed a problem for the crew, as the air in the room had to be totally clear of dust so as not to disrupt the image (and make the projection obvious). The screen in the war-room used the same film-stock but was rear-projection.
b.		Roy Del Ruth was originally assigned to direct, but he quit over creative differences with producer Erich Pommer, so Dorothy Arzner was assigned the job.
c.		The studio had originally cast Ingrid Bergman in the Beatrix Emery role and Lana Turner in the Ivy Peterson role. Bergman felt the role of Ivy was more challenging and persuaded the producers to switch roles with Turner.
d.		The film within the film, Love Lies Dying, is actually Renny Harlins The Long Kiss Goodnight. The explosion shown in the film is the climax of that movie. The music repeatedly used in that film is the cue "The Strangers are tuning" by Trevor Jones, from Alex Proyas Dark City. Both are New Line productions.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fail-Safe (1964)?
a.		The real Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam Co., West Virginia just west of Charleston. However, most of the filming in West Virginia took place in the Fayetteville (Fayette Co.) area which is located roughly 50 miles east of Charleston.
b.		Alexandre Rockwell was originally slated to direct.
c.		Elizabeth Mitchell plays James Caviezels mother. In reality, Mitchell is younger than Caviezel. Similarly, though the story and Mitchells portrayal suggest that her character is about the same age as her husband, played by Dennis Quaid, she is 16 years younger than Quaid. At the time of the films release, Quaid had just turned 46, Caviezel was 31, and Mitchell was 30.
d.		The view of the satellite zooming into a closer shot is actually film taken from a camera mounted on a captured German V2 rocket launched from White Sands, New Mexico. The film is run backwards to show the illusion of zooming closer to the ground.

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