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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Galaxy of Terror (1981) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Galaxy of Terror (1981)

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About the movie: SciFi suspense thriller in which a rescue space ship crew meets up with horrors projected by their own imaginations.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Galaxy of Terror (1981)?
a.		Like The Godfather: Part III, the film was made in part in the hopes of rescuing Francis Ford Coppolas production company Zoetrope from bankruptcy.
b.		Contemporary (1999) sources state the exterior sets from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea were used.
c.		Sean Penn: witness at trial. Sean Penn is the son of Leo Penn, who directed this film.
d.		Taaffe OConnell was nearly crushed by the one ton giant worm during the filming of the notorious rape scene.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Galaxy of Terror (1981)?
a.		A part of the film is set in the city of Oviedo. One of the sights of Oviedo that was not featured in the film is a life size statue of Woody Allen which was installed in 2003.
b.		The infamous giant worm was nicknamed "Maggie the maggot" by the crew.
c.		Johnny Depps first film
d.		This film had no art director or production designer according to the films DVD interview with Maggie Renzi.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Galaxy of Terror (1981)?
a.		Unit director James Cameron got maggots to wriggle on a severed arm by passing an electric current through it, impressing a couple of producers and earning him his next job. And so a career was born.
b.		Robert O. Ragland conducted the National Philharmonic Orchestra of London, but used only twelve of the lowest sounding instruments for the bears stalking theme.
c.		Writer/Director Rob Hedden originally wrote more of the movie to be set in New York. He had written scenes at Madison Square Garden, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Empire State Building. But Paramount told him that budget would not allow him to spend that much time in New York, so he was forced to rewrite the film and spend more time on the cruise ship. Hedden says he agrees with fans who complain that not enough time is spent in New York, given the title Jason Takes Manhattan.
d.		The aircraft that Brubaker and his squadron fly is the Grumman F9F-2 Panther.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Galaxy of Terror (1981)?
a.		The film went into production in the spring of 1981 at the Hammond Lumber Company lot in Venice where New Worlds studio facilities were located. Additional sets, including the surface of the planet and the exterior of the pyramid, were built at a soon-to-be demolished Beacon Storage facility.
b.		The lizard-like tongue flip that Twist Jackson does was made up on the spot while filming the scene where Twist hitchhikes. Everyone liked it so much that Nicholas Toscani did it in every other scene shot.
c.		Geoffrey Rushs real-life wife, Jane Menelaus, plays de Sades wife.
d.		The Central Intelligence game that Dabney Coleman and Charles Durning play on each other is loosely based on Spy vs. Spy.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Galaxy of Terror (1981)?
a.		Stuart Townsend was replaced shortly after shooting began because Peter Jackson and the producers realized the character of Aragorn needed to be older.
b.		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.
c.		A clip of this movie is on "The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made" DVD Region 1 NTSC.
d.		In order to get a U rating (same as an American G) the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) requires that 12 seconds featuring a head-butt had to be removed. An uncut 12 years and upwards rating would be the lowest that would allow the head-butt to be kept in.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Galaxy of Terror (1981)?
a.		Made in 22 days.
b.		The Dallas Record newspaper describing Anton Vankos defection is dated Wednesday October 16, 1968.
c.		Originally, Taaffe OConnells character was supposed to be attacked and eaten by the giant worm. The change to her being raped by it was a last minute decision by the director. While she didnt object to doing nudity, she was upset by the fact that the set and the slime that she had to be coated with were both freezing the day of the shoot.
d.		Director-actor Clint Gaige is seen in the final scene reading his own novel. Production assistant Matt Walker can be seen in the background in the same scene reading the same book.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Galaxy of Terror (1981)?
a.		A scene involving no less than fifty priest was cut due to budget constraints.
b.		During the Bonnie Situation, Vincent says that if Jimmie had Lava in the bathroom, he (Vincent) could have gotten his hands cleaner. John Travolta started in show business singing in ads for Lava soap.
c.		Approximately eight to ten hours of optical work - re-photographing, visual treatments, and filtering - was required to produce one minute of film. The total postproduction period for the 78-minute movie was eight months.
d.		Sid Haig didnt think the dialogue in the script matched the character of Quuhod, so he asked Roger Corman if he could play Quuhod as a near mute instead. Corman agreed and let Haig portray Quuhod with almost no dialogue. Haig only says a single line in the whole movie.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Galaxy of Terror (1981)?
a.		In Washington Irvings original story, Ichabod Crane was a school teacher who came to Sleepy Hollow and ran afoul of its resident ghoul, the Headless Horseman. Ichabod was also a teacher in Andrew Kevin Walkers original screenplay for the film, but director Tim Burton brought in Tom Stoppard to re-write and re-structure the screenplay. Burton is a major fan of Mario Bavas Gothic horror films, and, as an homage to Bavas Operazione paura, Burton adopted the basic plot of Bava picture: a skeptical investigator who places his faith in science and reason treks to an out-of-the-way hamlet plagued by a murderous ghost, only to have his skepticism of the supernatural forcibly broken down by the experience. The film includes numerous visual references to Bavas films, including a scene in which Ichabod dreams of seeing his mothers spike-pierced face after his father killed her - an image drawn from Bavas La maschera del demonio, a film Burton was once slated to remake.
b.		Several frames had to be cut from the worm rape scene in order to secure an R rating. Moreover, the sound effects of bones breaking and snapping also had to be softened in order to appease the MPAA.
c.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 26, 1952 with Cary Grant reprising his film role.
d.		In the movie, Ali Larters character is at the Stonybrook Mental Institution. However, there is a real town named Stony Brook on Long Island that is home to a university and medical hospital that bears its name. The map displayed on mapquest in the movie is the actual location.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Galaxy of Terror (1981)?
a.		The title does not appear at the beginning of this film. The title finally is given at the end of the picture, after the headlining credits but before main credits roll. Now common, in 2001 leaving the title off the start of a film was a relatively rare innovation.
b.		Set dresser on this film was Bill Paxton before he took to acting. He was employed by the films art director, future frequent collaborator James Cameron.
c.		The sky banner at the end of the movie wouldve cost the Solomon brothers $80,350. With a 6% sales tax, the total wouldve come to $85,171.
d.		Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder improvised many of their scenes together.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Galaxy of Terror (1981)?
a.		According to Roger Corman, the film was budgeted at approximately $700,000.
b.		This movie was made and released about six years before the similarly themed In the Line of Fire.
c.		The burning of Kathleen Johns car can be seen in the music video intro played before the attack at the lake.
d.		This was Steve Guttenbergs last appearance as Mahoney.

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