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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938).
About the movie:
When a deadly ray strikes Earth, Flash and his friends return to space to battle Ming the Merciless and his ally the queen of Mars.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)?
a.
The serial debuted in March of 1938, just seven months before the infamous
Orson Welles
"War of the Worlds" Halloween broadcast. To cash in on the controversy caused by the radio show, the studio edited the serial into a feature film,
Mars Attacks the World
, and released it to theaters in November of that year.
b.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1992.
c.
The films budget was a whopping fifty million dollars, which at the time was unheard for a film that no major leading stars in its cast.
d.
The scene of Tarzan (
Elmo Lincoln
) fighting and killing the lion was a real one. The lion became annoyed at having its tail pulled and attacked Lincoln, who was forced to fight for his life and managed to kill the animal after stabbing it several times. The scene was left in the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)?
a.
The title of this serial was originally going to be "Flash Gordon and the Witch Queen of Mongo." It was changed so that Universal could save money by shooting the outdoor scenes on the back lot and not have to build costly sets, and by reusing the set for Emperor Mings palace.
b.
Adam Robitel
, who plays Lester, Mayor Buckmans sheep lovin son, is also the editor of the film.
c.
Kevin Smith
: [jaws] After the fiasco involving Caitlin and the dead guy in the bathroom, Randal is pulling a chip through a jar of salsa saying "were gonna need a bigger boat..." alluding to
Jaws
, one of Smiths favorite movies.
d.
Robert Rodriguez
specifically wrote the part of Dakota for
Marley Shelton
after working with her on
Sin City
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)?
a.
There was some controversy over the casting, since both
John Wayne
and
Robert Ryan
were clearly much older than real pilots during World War II.
b.
Adjusting for inflation, this is one of the most expensive movies ever made. Its budget of $44 million is equivalent to 297 million 2007 dollars.
c.
Much of the background music was originally used in
Bride of Frankenstein
. Also, the song that played in the background during the sequence recapping the previous chapters events was the theme for
The Invisible Man
.
d.
Acting debut for both
Jesse Ventura
and
Shane Black
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)?
a.
Playwright Sir
Peter Shaffer
, who was watching off camera, was horrified by the way
Sidney Lumet
directed the final scene in the stables, claiming he had made it like the shower scene in
Psycho
.
b.
Eve Arden
s film debut.
c.
The conspiratorial trio of Bounine, Chernov, and Petrovin in the film are purely fictional.
d.
The bullet car used by the clay people is the same one used in the scenes on Saturn in
Buck Rogers
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)?
a.
The last film that
Yoram Globus
worked with director
Michael Winner
but not
Menahem Golan
because both Golan and Winner worked on Winners next film,
Bullseye!
.
b.
The only one of
Kenneth Branagh
s Shakespeare films (so far) to have a pre-credits opening sequence. The sequence is actually part of Scene I of the play.
c.
French visa # 119277.
d.
This was the final appearance of
Jean Rogers
as Dale Arden.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)?
a.
Due to the unavailability of this film, several film reference books for years erroneously reported several wrong items about it, until the 1977 publication of Miles Kreugers scrupulously researched and very accurate "Show Boat: The Story of a Classic American Musical". Among the erroneous facts perpetrated about the 1929 film: 1) that
Charles Winninger
, the original Capn Andy in the stage version of the musical, played Capn Andy in this film (
Otis Harlan
plays the role; Winninger plays it in the 1936 film version), 2) that
Helen Morgan
, the original Julie in the stage version of "Show Boat", plays Julie in this film (Ms. Morgan appears only in the sound prologue and
Alma Rubens
plays the role in the actual film; Ms. Morgan does play the role in the 1936 film version) 3) that
Billy Rose
wrote all the songs heard in the 1929 film (he wrote only one).
b.
Chapter Titles: - 1. New Worlds To Conquer - 2. The Living Dead - 3. Queen of Magic - 4. Ancient Enemies - 5. The Boomerang - 6. Treemen of Mars - 7. Prisoner of Monga - 8. Black Sapphire of Kalu - 9. Symbol of Death - 10. Incense of Forgetfulness - 11. Human Bait - 12. Ming the Merciless - 13. Miracle of Magic - 14. Beasts at Bay - 15. An Eyes For An Eye
c.
The original 107-minute version with Scottish accents was completely withdrawn after the disastrous world premiere and did not resurface again until the 1980s.
d.
Rex Linn
agreed to act in the movie under the condition that he got to play the monster in one scene.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)?
a.
The first Western to be directed by a woman.
b.
Over 2 million feet of film were shot, equivalent to 370 hours of footage, 123 times more than the final cut.
c.
This was the final appearance of
Richard Alexander
as Prince Barin.
d.
While watching a football match together, Veronica (
Cate Blanchett
) tells to the "Tattooed Boy" (Colin Farrell) that "once she met
Eric Cantona
" (famous football player from the 90s). Blanchett and Cantona worked together in
Elizabeth
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)?
a.
King Features Syndicate released the 3 Flash Gordon serials as well as "Buck Rogers," Red Barry", "Ace Drummond" and other comic strip cliffhangers to US TV in 1951. Because the television show
Flash Gordon
, starring Steve Holland as Flash, was in syndication in late 1953, the three Universal Pictures Flash Gordon theatrical serials were retitled for TV broadcast.
Flash Gordon
became "Space Soldiers",
Flash Gordons Trip to Mars
became "Space Soldiers Trip to Mars", and
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
became "Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe". To this day both the 3 original "Flash Gordon" serial titles and the 3 "Space Soldiers" titles are used.
b.
Elvis Presley
started working on the film on 11 April 1965.
c.
Film adaptation from Broadway play This Is the Army (1942). Musical revue. Music by Irving Berlin. Book by James McColl and
Irving Berlin
. Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock. Dialogue for Minstrel Show by Pvt. Jack Mendelsohn, Pfc. Richard Burdick and Pvt. Tom McDonnell. Music arrangements for dances by Pvt. Melvin Pahl. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Pvt. John Koenig. Choreographed by Cpl.
Edgar Nelson Barclift
and Sgt. Robert Sidney. Additional direction by
Joshua Logan
. Military Formations by Chester OBrien. Directed by Sgt.
Ezra Stone
. Broadway Theatre: 4 Jul 1942- 26 Sep 1942 (113 performances). Cast: Pvt. Juss Addiss, Alan Anderson, Arthur Atkins, Pvt. Leonard Berchman, Eugene Leander Berg, Sgt. Irving Berlin, Dick Bernie, Pvt. Howard Brooks, Marion Brown, Peter J. Burns, Joe Bush, Pvt. Samuel Carr, Pvt. Stewart Churchill,
Joe Cook Jr.
, Pvt. Belmonte Cristiani, Cpl. James A. Cross, Pvt. Louis de Milhau,
Ross Elliott
, Derek Fairman, Pvt. Ray Goss, Dan Healy, Hank Henry, William Home,
Richard Irving
,
Burl Ives
,
Fred Kelly
,
Harold J. Kennedy
, Pvt. Robert Kinne, Alan Manson, Pvt. Ralph Margelssen, James McColl, Sgt. John Mendes, Pvt.
Gary Merrill
, Pvt. Pinkie Mitchell, Robert Moore, John Murphy, Peter ONeill, Pvt. Jules Oshins, Earl Oxford, Tileston Perry, Pvt. William Pillich, Richard Reeves, Jack Riano, William Roerick,
Hayden Rorke
, Pfc. Anthony Ross, Louis Salmon, Robert Shanley, Sgt. Robert Sidney, Sgt. Arthur Steiner, Sgt.
Ezra Stone
, The Allon Trio,
Philip Truex
, Norman Van Emburgh, Pvt. Claude Watson, Pvt. Larry Weeks, Pvt. William Wykoff. Produced by Uncle Sam (U.S. Government).
d.
Monroe Owsley
, who plays Ned, is the only member of the plays original Broadway cast to repeat his role on film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)?
a.
In the stock footage from
Flash Gordon
, shown in this film, as Flash is telling The Clay People about his previous encounter with Emperor Ming, Ming is bald and Dale Arden has blond hair. In this sequel, Ming has "pasted on" hair and Dale is a brunette. It has been reported that
Jean Rogers
(Dale Arden) had many other film roles pending at that time (1938) which had called for her to portray a brunette.
b.
Bruce Willis
tried to contact
Matthew Perry
to get him to take part in the film while, unbeknownst to him, Perry was on vacation. After a few weeks of trying to get hold of him, Willis left the famous line, "I will chop off your legs, set fire to your house, and watch you drag..." on Perrys answer machine. They thought it was so funny that they included it on the film.
c.
Richard Matheson
combined two stories by
Jules Verne
for this screenplay: "Clipper of the Clouds" (1886) and its sequel "Master of the World" (1904).
d.
In a deleted scene, Shoops class receives a free shipment of hair care products due to a complaint letter written by one of the students. During the classroom scene just before Shoops courthouse appearance, these products can be seen spread out over the desks, with some of the students testing them on their classmates hair. This is the reason Larry Kazamiass hairstyle is different in this scene than in the remainder of the film.
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