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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959).
About the movie:
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)?
a.
2007: The movies line "Youre tearing me apart" was voted as the #97 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere magazine.
b.
If the pool at the end of the movie looks familiar, its the same one from
The Cars
video for the song "Magic".
c.
This film was produced by George K. Spoor for his Natural Vision wide-screen format, but never released.
d.
Count Saknussem says: "I dont sleep. How I hate those little slices of death." This is a variation of an
Edgar Allan Poe
quote: "Sleep, those little slices of death; Oh how I loathe them".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)?
a.
The first of three movie musicals in which
Judy Garland
and
Gene Kelly
starred in together, though they did appear separately in other movies and features.
b.
The steamboat used in this movie was originally built and used as the Cotton Blossom, in MGMs
Show Boat
. It was also used in
Raintree County
. In the 1970s, it was one of the props auctioned off by the studio.
c.
The professors name in the original novel (French language) was Otto Lidenbrock, a German. In the movie it was changed to Oliver Lindenbrook, a Scotsman. The name of his assistant Axel was Caledonized into Alec. (This was done because of historical hindsight, as 19th-century Scots had become known as the best field geologists, with Germans preferring lab-bound geology.) A more drastic change had already been made with the first (anonymous) English translation of the novel when the Professors surname became Hartwig and Axel became an English student named Henry Lawson.
d.
The original script was much more brutal with explicit gore sequences. The producers objected to many of the scenes (one of which had a nude man being split down the middle while hung upside down) and demanded extensive changes to the script to reduce gore and violence. Further cuts had to be made to avoid an X-rating after the film was finished.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)?
a.
During the early days of filming pictures were released to a Mexican newspaper called "Record". In that paper a full run down of what Dragonball was to be about as well as information on its director
James Wong
were given. However the pictures labeled as "the Director" and "actors" were nothing more than simple extras, in fact the picture of the supposed director was that of a chubby, white, blond haired extra, a huge contrast to James Wong who is of course a slim, Asian man.
b.
A Bluebird Production. Universal, lacking a theater chain, utilized a 3-tiered brand system to sell its releases until 1929: Red Feather (low budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige pictures designed to draw higher roadshow ticket prices).
c.
Film debut of
George Gabby Hayes
(billed as "George Hayes").
d.
James Mason
reportedly had very little patience with the "movie star" preening of
Arlene Dahl
and the relationship between the two off set was very much like what you see on screen.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)?
a.
Meryl Streep
was considered for a role. Ultimately,
Michelle Pfeiffer
was cast.
b.
Michael Dougherty
,
Dan Harris
: the two writers of the screenplay make an appearance as school kids making notes as Lex Luther arrives to steal the meteorite.
c.
For shooting the scene of the airplane crash, the production leased a real Boeing 727 from a Vegas casino owner, purchased two fuselages for the post-crash scenes and built a 1,000 pound model for the actual moment of impact. The scene of the crash was shot on a miniature road 1,200 feet long, with the 1000-pound model plane moving at 60 miles per hour. Because it was a one shot only situation, it was filmed by 9 cameras. The sequence was primarily directed by visual effects supervisor
Peter Donen
, and in total, the entire scene took 75 people 6 months to bring it all together.
d.
Pat Boone
didnt want to make this film but was talked into it by his agent. Years later he stated hes glad he did it because of the regular residual checks it brings in and because its the movie hell probably be best remembered for.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)?
a.
Wayne Wang
was set to direct but management changes at Columbia ended Wangs involvement and
Philip Kaufman
was the next person set to direct but he eventually left the project. When it moved to MGM,
John Frankenheimer
signed on to make the movie and wanted
Robert De Niro
to star. Unfortunately, Frankenheimer died in 2002 and at the same time De Niro was developing his own spy story.
b.
James Mason
replaced an ailing
Clifton Webb
in the part of Professor Lindenbrook before filming began.
Alexander Scourby
started shooting at Carlsbad Caverns in the Count Saknussem role, but the producers were unhappy with him and he was replaced with
Thayer David
.
c.
In recent interviews with actress Joy Bang she said that she recalled very little about being in this film except that she didnt think her co-stars delivered good performances.
d.
Gwyneth Paltrow
s first film. She appears briefly, as the teen-aged Wendy during the quick sequence as Wendy is growing up.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since.
b.
Fox gave the green light to this big-budget CinemaScope production partially on the basis of the success of the recent
Jules Verne
adaptations, Walt Disneys
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
and
Michael Todd
s
Around the World in Eighty Days
. As with those earlier films, the heavy cost proved to be a good investment, resulting in a big hit at the box office.
c.
Visa dexploitation en France : #23645.
d.
When we see the Top Selling singles chart showing Deweys fictional hit song "Walk Hard" at #4 the 3 songs ahead of it are #1 You, You, You by
The Ames Brothers
, #2 No Other Love by
Perry Como
and #3 P.S. I Love You by
The Hilltoppers
- all of which were actual hits.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)?
a.
Christoph Waltz
s character speaks the most different languages in the movie out of anyone else in the cast, 4 (English, French, German, and Italian).
b.
Don Bachardy
: In the English Department staff room.
c.
This is the first time a female Witwicky appears in the "Transformers" universe. Before, there had only been male Witwickys (Spike and his father Sparkplug from
Transformers
; Spikes wife Carly doesnt count).
d.
Many of the people in the crowd scenes were students of Edinburgh University.
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