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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
About the movie:
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?
a.
The worlds first functional replica of Captain Nemos diving helmet, built by Pat Regan of Vulcania Submarine, Hawaii, is on display in the Florida Keys History of Diving Museum in Islamorada, along with items from the film. He has also restored the one known surviving crown or crewman diving helmet to operational condition.
b.
Although its never mentioned in the film, Willies full name is Wilhelmina.
c.
Hopkins ate the same diet as Pablo Picasso during filming.
d.
According to
Sergio Donati
, from 1967-77 all
Sergio Leone
had for the film was an opening scene: the corpse of an old gangster falls into the Hudson River and sinks to the bottom, where an underwater neighborhood of bodies is revealed. Leone devised this scene with writer
Robert Dillon
, who then pilfered it for
John Frankenheimer
s film
99 and 44/100% Dead
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?
a.
Cary Grant
and
James Stewart
both turned down the role of James Gannon because they knew they were too old for the part.
b.
The films original title was "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Death" which was changed because it sounded too foreboding. It was retained as the films German title ("Indiana Jones und der Tempel des Todes").
c.
Johnny gets fan mail from a Folsom Prison inmate named Glen Sherley. In real life, Sherley was an inmate at Folsom when Johnny recorded "At Folsom Prison." He also wrote "Greystone Chapel," which Johnny recorded during the show.
d.
Hunter S. Thompson
s tribute to Oscar as he boards the plane was actually taken from "The Banshee Screams for Buffalo Meat: Fear and Loathing in the Graveyard of the Weird," and was later added to the forward of Acostas autobiography. The forward is little more than a quote, while the original article is a fascinating eulogy on the mysterious disappearance of his friend Oscar. The article is reprinted in its entirety in "The Great Shark Hunt", Hunter S. Thompson.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?
a.
When Carter is driving to "take control", the train Alex sees out his window is number 747, which is the type of plane that blew up.
b.
Shots of mining-car roller-coaster ride were done with models and a 35mm camera modified to hold extra film.
c.
There are many parallels to this movie and Alice in Wonderland: the small door that Alice/Coraline go through to a different world, the black cat/Cheshire cat that mysteriously comes and goes.
d.
The name of the Hellcat submarine in this movie that
Ronald Reagan
commands was the USS Starfish aka The Starfish. This was a fictional name and not the name of a real World War II US Navy Hellcat submarine. However, the type of name was in keeping with the style of fish and marine-like names of the real Hellcat submarines of the Second World War which were named as follows: SS 411 USS Spadefish; SS 401 USS Sea Dog; SS 291 USS Crevalle; SS 302 USS Skate; SS 282 USS Tunny; SS 283 USS Tinosa; SS 229 USS Flying Fish; SS 287 USS Bowfin; and SS 223 USS Bonefish.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?
a.
This was
Kate Capshaw
s second theatrical film.
b.
Despite being banned in some cities, the film was a hit, and helped to put
Jayne Mansfield
on the Top 10 List of Box Office Attractions for 1963.
c.
Although she is the title character, Princess Aurora (as an adult) only appears in the film for 18 minutes.
d.
Oscar Micheaux
wanted
Evelyn Preer
to star as Rena, but she was busy with theater work which (which she liked more than film acting) and refused.
Shingzie Howard
was cast instead.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?
a.
Contrary to the plot of the movie, there is no White Castle located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. When the film was written, there was a White Castle in Pennsauken, NJ (a nearby town). Currently, the nearest White Castle is in Jersey City, New Jersey, which is actually about 15 minutes from where the movie begins. The nearest White Castle to Cherry Hill is in Toms River, NJ.
b.
The dead bodies found in the headquarters (toward the end of the film) are arranged in the Japanese symbol (kanji) for "death".
c.
Jared Padalecki
was offered the role of Jesse Tuck due to his and
Alexis Bledel
s onscreen chemistry in
Gilmore Girls
. Padalecki declined because he wanted a chance to work with other people.
d.
Sharon Stone
was one of the top choices for the role of Willie Scott before
Kate Capshaw
auditioned.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?
a.
Lawrence Kasdan
was unavailable as he was working on
The Big Chill
, so
George Lucas
drafted in
Willard Huyck
and
Gloria Katz
who had previously penned
American Graffiti
for him. Lucas deliberately wanted to go with something with a darker tone as this had served him well with
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
.
b.
The role of the "Enforcer" was loosely based on longtime Malibu icon and waterman Ray Kunze who looked out for John Milus (director) and Dennis Aaberg (co-writer) in the late 50s.
c.
Jim Youngs
film debut.
d.
There are up to 200 turtles in the background of the turtle drive sequence.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?
a.
The first film to use THXs Theatre Alignment Program, which ensures that cinemas showing the film meet stringent technical and presentation standards.
b.
In the book, there are discussions about abortion between Doctor Bull and Virginia Banning. These were dropped from the script after a complaint from the Hays Office. In the movie, there is just a vague notion she is pregnant. Also, the character of Larry Ward had a venereal disease in the book, but in the film hes just a hypochondriac.
c.
Seventh and last of the "Francis" movies.
d.
The flashback to Emmas past was shot months after production in Mike Mendezs aunts house.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?
a.
More than half the movie had to be re-shot due to recasting and production issues.
b.
Jackie Chan
was considered for the role of Wah Sing Su, but turned it down, because he chooses never to play the villain in a movie.
c.
Sally Field
s film debut.
d.
The rope bridge used during the final fight scene was actually suspended up a couple of hundred feet across a gorge on location in Sri Lanka. Acrophobic
Steven Spielberg
would never walk over it, and had to drive a mile and a half to reach the other side.
Harrison Ford
on the other hand had no such fear, and would run across it at full speed.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?
a.
The banquet hall used for the formal dinner between the Enterprise-A senior staff and the Klingon Delegation is a redress of the Observation Lounge from the Enterprise-D.
b.
For the DVD release, over 970,000 frames were cleaned up by Lowry Digital Images, the same company that cleaned up
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
,
North by Northwest
and
Sunset Blvd.
for DVD.
c.
All of the newsreaders and television presenters are real people portraying themselves.
d.
The tune played by Jack the Rippers Pocket watch is based on Chants dAuvergne, "The Spinner".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)?
a.
Further, the credit "The Artist Formerly Known as Shatner" is a jibe at singer
Prince
, who for a period of time was known as "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince" due to a conflict with his record company. Shatners attempt at rapping Shakespeare in the movie includes many Prince song references.
b.
While salary negotiations were going on with
Sigourney Weaver
to reprise her character in the second movie, the studio asked
James Cameron
to work on an alternative storyline excluding Ripley, but
James Cameron
indicated the series is all about Ripley and refused to do so.
c.
Sarah Polley
had the role of Jenny but lost it to
Cameron Diaz
when
Martin Scorsese
was forced to go with a more bankable star.
d.
An early draft of the script for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
had Indy traveling to Shanghai to recover a piece of the Staff of Ra. During his escape from the museum where it was housed, he sheltered from machine gun fire behind a giant rolling gong. The same script also featured Indy and Marion fleeing destruction in a mine-cart chase. Both of these scenes were cut from that script, but resurface in this movie.
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