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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
About the movie:
In San Francisco, a group of people discover the human race is being replaced one by one, with clones devoid of emotion.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?
a.
When Barb appears at the rear window of the school bus, her lips read, "Its me, Barb! Dont worry!"
b.
Richard Burton
asked
John Gielgud
to direct him in this production of Hamlet while they were filming
Becket
together.
c.
Ed Wynn
s character, Uncle Albert, was originally written as having a Viennese accent. Wynn, however, didnt attempt the accent - or even an English accent, for that matter. He was just himself, ad-libbing many of the lines he says while laughing on the ceiling in the "I Love to Laugh" scene.
d.
Silence is heard as the end credits roll as there was no end title music composed or recorded for the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?
a.
Donald Sutherland
was hit by a Volkswagen beetle while filming a shot of Matthew and Elizabeth running. He fell onto the windshield and was able to see the driver saying "Oh, my God! Not you!"
b.
The car driven by Reese Bobby is an homage to
Curtis Turner
s 1967 Daytona 500 car designed by
Smokey Yunick
. This car was a 7/8 scale model of a regular Chevelle that enable Turner to have an advantage on the field. The car was banned by NASCAR thus starting Smokeys tenuous relationship with NASCAR.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 4, 1946 with
Sue England
reprising her film role.
d.
The entire production took just over a month.
Robert Hays
was doing the television show
Angie
at the same time.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?
a.
Dwarf actor
Angelo Rossitto
, who appeared as Angeleno, would go on to a successful career in TV and films including Little Moe in the
Robert Blake
TV series
Baretta
and as one half of the giant Master Blaster opposite
Mel Gibson
in
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
.
b.
The "Central National" Railroad was portrayed by equipment and properties of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
c.
During the taxi ride,
Donald Sutherland
and
Brooke Adams
nervousness is genuine.
Don Siegel
had lost much of his vision and was driving through the dark streets of San Francisco without his glasses.
d.
Sylvester Stallone
hated the first cut of the film so much that he tried to buy the film back and destroy it. When he couldnt do that, he suggested that the producers cut much of his part and let the rest of the characters tell the story. That cut the movie time in half and set a precedent for future action movies.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?
a.
The music used when the Princesses attack the castle is
Led Zeppelin
s "The Immigrant Song" and
Heart
s "Barracuda." Led Zeppelin are very hesitant in use their songs for commercial purposes. The other film where this song appears is
The School of Rock
. The soundtrack album, however, features a remake of "Barracuda" by Fergie (
Stacy Ferguson
).
b.
The Henry Hull character utters the oath, "The bastards!" in reference to the Japanese. It is somewhat and muffled, and as he was off-screen, the censors evidently missed it.
c.
Donald Sutherland
insisted on performing his own stunts in the films climax. His scenes at the pod factory were filmed without harnesses or nets. In the shot of a fireball erupting from the factory, Sutherland barely missed it. However, an extra missed his cue and was seriously injured from the explosion.
d.
For the European release, the distributor used one sheet posters for each of the main characters. This was quite a novel strategy at the time, and has now become very widespread.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?
a.
Tom Cruise
considered playing Prefontaine, but decided against it citing that he was too old for the part.
b.
The Deeping Wall blowing up and the boulder smashing into a tower in Osgiliath werent created digitally, but by destroying the miniatures
c.
Agent Walker always runs or is in fast motion (such as falling) when entering/exiting time. Senator McComb walks when entering/exiting time. This signifies that one has plenty of "time" and the other doesnt.
d.
Matthews story/joke goes as follows. The British are trapped in the Sahara and are surrounded by the Germans. One day, an officer makes an announcement: "I have good news and bad news. The bad news is, we have no food but camel poop. The good news is, there is plenty of it."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?
a.
Rosario Dawson
originally had a small part as a nurse in the film. Her character was cut out of the theatrical release for
Rob Zombie
s decision of not having any Dr. Satan in the film. Her character was killed off within forty seconds of her debut to the film.
b.
Just before Jacob almost kisses Bella, he says "Kwop kilawtley", which means "stay with me forever" in Quileute.
c.
Barbra Streisand
was considered for the part of Dwan.
d.
Among the sounds
Ben Burtt
used for the pod growing scene, the heartbeat came from an ultrasound recorded on his pregnant wife. The pod screams were recorded pig squeals. Additionally, the natural diegetic sounds (crickets, birds chirping) fade as the film progresses, until only mechanical sounds (sirens, the garbage trucks) are heard.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?
a.
Paul Verhoeven
: Credited as "Jan Jansen" in the edited TV version.
b.
While rehearsing
Kevin McCarthy
s cameo, a naked homeless man recognized him and said "The first one was better".
c.
The Sim-Pal slogan is "A Sim-Pal thats fun to be with!", a derivation from "The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" series by
Douglas Adams
. There, the corporation that created robots with "Genuine People Personalities" had the slogan "Your plastic pal thats fun to be with!".
d.
During some scenes and rehearsals, the director had
Mark Ruffalo
wear an earpiece to receive his lines from
Reese Witherspoon
who was not on the set, replicating the situation depicted in the film, where David has to relay Elizabeths messages to the others who cannot see or hear her.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?
a.
The box maze arcade gag was influenced by the video game Lethal Enforcers.
b.
Professor Sutwell gives his first names as Robert Orville - the same as
Bob Cummings
s own adopted names.
c.
At the beginning of the film, as the alien spores rain down on earth, you see them presumably landing on the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco - the headquarters of what was then the parent company of United Artists, which produced the film.
d.
When the frogs are falling, we see a caption on a picture in Claudias apartment, "but it did happen". And it did. This happens when storms pass over a lake teeming with frogs, picking them up and dumping them elsewhere. This happened in the town of Villa Angel Flores in Mexico after a tornado picked up a cluster of toads and dropped them over the town one evening in June, 1997.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?
a.
The football scenes have an added sense of realism because the director never filmed any scenes with a camera on the field. As with a broadcast of a real game, all football scenes were filmed with off-field cameras.
b.
One of the photos burnt is a photo of Colonel Mustard and a soldier, both in US Army dress uniform. The soldier is likely his driver and the Motorist.
c.
Elizabeths nude scene in the factory was also filmed with clothes. That was seen when the film debuted on ABC in 1980.
d.
Michael Mann
was originally going to direct the film, but having directed back-to-back biopics
The Insider
and
Ali
, he decided to produce instead, and offered the script to
Martin Scorsese
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?
a.
Duke Mitchell sold his lease on a supper club to raise funding for the film.
b.
Burt Reynolds
received top first billing in this movie,
Theresa Russell
received second billing.
c.
In
Ted Elliott
and
Terry Rossio
s original draft of the screenplay, Don Diego was not killed, and lived to tell the story of Zorros adventures to his granddaughter.
d.
According to the commentary on the DVD, director
Philip Kaufman
said they paid
Robert Duvall
by giving him an Eddie Bauer jacket.
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