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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hercules (1997) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hercules (1997) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997).
About the movie:
The son of the Greek Gods Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997)?
a.
French director
Nicolas Boukhrief
was involved in the writing of the screenplay.
b.
The transformation sound from
Transformers
can be heard when the Microcons fuse together to form Reedman at the NEST base.
c.
Despite the title "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", Barry and the other abductees were actually involved in a case of "Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind", which means being abducted by extraterrestrial beings. However, among other problems, the phrase "Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind" had not been invented yet, and it was unnecessary for Spielbergs use.
d.
The animators spent 6 to 14 hours to render a frame of the Hydra, depending on how many heads it had.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: When the cyclops titan first starts crushing buildings looking for Hercules, a Wilhelm scream can be heard.
b.
Laurence Fishburne
actually sang Ikes parts.
c.
During one scene,
Audrey Hepburn
and
William Holden
compare Frankenstein to
My Fair Lady
, the latter of course being the film Audrey would soon star in.
Charade
, Hepburns next produced film, also contains a reference to "My Fair Lady".
d.
Started filming in January, seven months before its release date, and edited in three weeks.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997)?
a.
It was originally planned to have
Lucille Ball
s singing voice dubbed if her vocals were not good enough to use in the film. Alternate vocals were rumored to have been recorded by
Lisa Kirk
, but at any rate Ball intervened and her vocals (a point of contention for many critics) were ultimately used.
b.
Wes Craven
, the writer and director of the original 1977 version, wrote the screenplay for the sequel to the 2006 remake of
The Hills Have Eyes
along with his son, filmmaker
Jonathan Craven
.
c.
There is a scene filmed at the Burbank location of PC Club, a small computer chain that at once was nationwide but went bankrupt in July 2008.
d.
Ricky Martin
voiced Hercules in the Spanish language version.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997)?
a.
Writer
William Nicholson
added the aspects of the film in which Maximus discusses the afterlife, seeking to make the character more accessible to audiences.
b.
The truck in
Smokey and the Bandit
that Cledus Snowman Snow drove was a black and gold 1974 Kenworth W900 Model. Here, he drives a silver and blue 1980 GMC General.
c.
Philip Baker Hall
had also previously starred in
The Zodiac
, another film adaptation of the Zodiac Killer. He played Frank Perkins.
d.
Hercules Credit Card is shown as: "VI V XI XIV XV XVI IV, ex IV M BC, member since I M BC" or "6511 14 1516 4, expires Apr 1000 BC, member since Jan 1000 BC"
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: Immediately following the bus tire being shot out a Wilhelm Scream can be heard.
b.
After the Smiths discover each others identities, Jane speeds away in the car and John is running after her. He ends up tripping and crashing through a fence, and his gun goes off. The trip was a mistake, and
Brad Pitt
s reaction, as well as his following ad-lib, "Oh dear God," are genuine.
c.
In the closing scene Elvis lifts a child into the arms of "The Strongman" portrayed by
Richard Kiel
( "Jaws" of James Bond fame).
d.
The role of Hades is one of
James Woods
all-time favorite characters. So much so, any time Disney needs him to reprise the character for any cartoon show (including "Hercules: The Series") and video game (The "Kingdom Hearts" series), he has agreed to do so.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997)?
a.
Bette Davis
filmed all of her scenes in 16 days.
b.
Christian Bale
had auditioned for the role of Robin. Ironically in the next few years, he went on to star as Bruce Wayne/Batman in
Batman Begins
and its sequel
The Dark Knight
.
c.
A very young
Harry Shearer
appears as one of the boys seen near the beginning.
d.
In the scene where two kids were trapped under a boulder, they said "someone call I, X, I, I". Though pronounced as letters, this is a reference to the Roman numerals IX, I, I, or 911 - the emergency phone number in the United States.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997)?
a.
Roman Polanski
owned a painting by British artist
Michael Worrall
, which gave him the inspiration to make the movie. The second scene was based on this painting.
b.
This was noted Shakespearean actor-manager
Walter Hampden
s first sound film.
c.
Jack Nicholson
,
Willem Dafoe
,
David Bowie
and
John Lithgow
were all considered for the voice of Hades.
d.
Jack Ferrimans "Soul Collector" character is named for Charon the Ferryman, the Greek mythological spirit who collected souls from one side of the river Styx and ferried them across to Hades. Also, the painting at the end of the Grand Hall is inspired in Michelangelos painting "the Ferry man of the Styx". Although it shows Poseidon instead of Charon, position and painting arrangements are the same.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997)?
a.
Phillip Yordan originally wrote this script in the 70s after the box office successes of films like
The Exorcist
and
The Omen
. Director Vila found the script years later in Yordans office while they were working on something else, liked it and asked if he could use it.
b.
John Goodman
,
James Belushi
,
Gregory Peck
and
Patrick Stewart
were all considered for the role of Zeus.
c.
James Whitmore
s narration was added after several disastrous previews and extensive editing.
d.
According to
Jon Favreau
, the technology in this film was portrayed as more futuristic: "After the first film (
Iron Man
), a number of tech companies talked about how uncanny a lot of our depictions of technology had turned out to be, and how many different films and videogames ended up being inspired by the imagery we used. This forced us to go a bit further into the future and try and change the nature of this technology; if wed just duplicated what happened in the first one we would be behind the curve. So now were dealing with holograms, the interface within the suit and the suit being upgraded too."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997)?
a.
The last shot of Norman Batess face has a still frame of a human skull superimposed on it, almost subliminally. The skull is that of Mother.
b.
Pain and Panic are named for two of the four minions of Ares, "Phobos" and "Deimos", which roughly translate to "Pain" and "Panic". Interestingly enough, "Phobos" and "Deimos" are also the names of the planet Mars two moons (Mars is the Roman name for Ares).
c.
In the Extended Edition, Pippin tells Merry about a dream he had in which they smoked a large amount of pipeweed, and then Merry got sick. During filming,
Dominic Monaghan
, who played Merry, did indeed get sick when he tried to smoke.
d.
At the time of production, director
Sidney Lumet
was the son-in-law of
Lena Horne
(Glinda, the Good Witch).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hercules (1997)?
a.
In a campaign discussion, Dobbs says to his helpers "Alison, Jenny, what do you think?" This is a reference to
Allison Janney
who starred in
The West Wing
.
b.
Val Kilmer
was originally set to play Ahab.
c.
According to
Jennifer Chambers Lynch
, the film was originally about witches.
d.
The wall painting in Alcmene and Amphitryons bedroom is the famous "Spring Fresco" from the Greek island of Thera and can be seen at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
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