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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : King Kong (2005) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : King Kong (2005) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005).
About the movie:
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005)?
a.
Peter Jackson
was paid $20 million to direct this film, the highest salary ever paid to a film director in advance of production.
b.
The first part (or in some versions, the third part) of this anthology horror film, "Case Of Harry Billings" starring
Richard Moll
, was edited from an unfinished, unreleased horror film, "Scream Your Head Off" (although copies of it are reported to be available). That film was written by
Philip Yordan
and directed by
John Carr
(both were also credited as the writer and director of this film).
c.
To celebrate her last day on set,
Rebecca Romijn
brought in a bottle of tequila, which she gave to her fellow cast/crew during a break in filming. Unfortunately, that day she happened to be filming the Wolverine/Mystique fight scene, and she threw up blue-colored vomit (from the chemicals in her make-up) all over
Hugh Jackman
.
d.
The play originally opened in New York on 9 Sepember 1929 and had 72 performances.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005)?
a.
The role of "Jimmy" played by
Jamie Bell
, was created specifically for him.
b.
This film was made with the directors USD$600 stimulus package.
c.
In Germany both
Sylvester Stallone
and
Arnold Schwarzenegger
share the same voice actor (
Thomas Danneberg
). This, the first movie with both stars on screen, required Danneberg to do the voices for both actors. While keeping Stallones voice raspy and low, Schwarzeneggers was dubbed lighter, but its the same voice.
d.
The film is based on the Broadway production of "They Knew What They Wanted" by
Sidney Howard
opened on November 24, 1924 at the Garrick Theater, ran for 192 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1925.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005)?
a.
Average Shot Length = ~7.9 Seconds. Median Shot Length = ~8.4 seconds.
b.
According to an article about
Steve McQueen
s western films in Cowboys & Indians Magazine (to celebrate the DVD release of
Wanted: Dead or Alive
), McQueen thoroughly researched the life of Tom Horn by spending time with famed western novelist
Louis LAmour
, who had many of Horns letters in his private collection.
c.
Shot in 2007.
d.
On April Fools Day 2005,
Peter Jackson
posted an elaborate practical joke, which he posted on a web diary. He "revealed" that they were already starting production on "King Kong: Son Of Kong" and "King Kong: Into the Wolfs Lair". Both films, supposedly to be released in 2006, contained the principal characters riding Son of Kong, strapping machine guns to his back and fighting
Adolf Hitler
s genetically mutated creatures. The film was going to be produced under the banner of "Big Primate Productions".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005)?
a.
Author
James Thurber
acknowledged that the character Walter Mitty was based on his friend, writer
Robert Benchley
. Thurber said that he got the idea for Mitty from the character created by Benchley in a series of shorts that he made for Fox and MGM, respectively, in the 1920s and 1930s. Thurber is also on record as saying that he hated this film and that
Danny Kaye
s interpretation of Mitty is nothing at all like he intended the character to be.
b.
The scene of the destroyed industrial facility in China recycles unused footage from
On Deadly Ground
(another
Steven Seagal
movie). In On Deadly Ground, its the burning Aegis Oil facility.
c.
Considering the films running time, it could have possibly been longer. According to the book The Making of King Kong, there was a scene written and filmed where Denham, Driscoll and the Venture crew build rafts to cross the swamp, only to be attacked by an aquatic creature (a "Piranhadon"). This scene ended up being included in the extended edition of the film. There was also mention of a scene where Lumpy the cook shoots a large flightless bird.
d.
In two of her MGM musicals,
Judy Garland
preformed the classic rouser, "Broadway Rhythm" (music by
Nacio Herb Brown
, lyrics by
Arthur Freed
): in this film, as part of the
Roger Edens
-created "Opera Vs. Jazz" routine, also featuring
Betty Jaynes
; and the last tune in a medley which closed
Presenting Lily Mars
, the ditty used as a showcase for Judy to dance with
Charles Walters
(who went uncredited for choreographing and performing in the finale), and for the star to sing with the MGM Studio Chorus, backed by
Tommy Dorsey
and His Orchestra.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005)?
a.
The insects attacking Jack Driscoll at the canyon bottom are gigantic versions of the Weta, a species native to New Zealand and the namesake of
Peter Jackson
s production studio.
b.
The eighth of twenty-eight Blondie movies starring
Penny Singleton
as Blondie Bumstead and
Arthur Lake
as Dagwood Bumstead.
c.
An incomplete print (missing reel 7) survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
d.
The production moved to the Sonoma Community Center in the City of Sonoma for the high school scenes. It was always scheduled to be shot in the Healdsburg area.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005)?
a.
Spike Lee
was for a long time attached to direct. The song "Light My Candle" contains the line "I hear Spike Lees shooting down the street;" this line remained unchanged in the movies version of the song. Other rumored directors were
Sam Mendes
,
Rob Marshall
, and
Baz Luhrmann
.
b.
Jack Black
has claimed that he did not wear any make-up at all in the entire movie after hearing a false rumor that
Clint Eastwood
never wears any make-up in his movies. He also wore a hairpiece during filming rather than going through makeup to achieve the 30s hairdo look.
c.
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 Universal ever since. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and was not televised until many years afterward.
d.
The sound disks for this movie are not known to survive.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005)?
a.
John Landis
was the original director of the project. In his version, the film would have ended with the heroine giving a speech in Washington D.C. when she was less than a foot tall.
b.
For the New York scene, the few hundred extras used each had three different costumes that they would wear for different exterior scenes. At one time during production, as many as 100 people were working in the costume department alone.
c.
The premiere was on 14 August 1947 in Skowhegan, Maine, where the play had its initial performance eight years before. The stage play ran 3,224 performances, holding the record for the longest non-musical run on Broadway. The play was based on
Clarence Day
s book.
d.
Illusionist
Paul Kieve
served as a consultant. He taught magic to several members of the cast including
Daniel Radcliffe
and
Emma Watson
(Harry and Hermione) and worked extensively to create physical magical effects. He is the first illusionist to have worked on any of the series of films. He is also to make a cameo appearance in the film in a scene in the Three Broomsticks pub.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005)?
a.
The New York set was only four blocks across and one story high; the rest was added digitally.
b.
Maureen Stapleton
recreated ONE of her three roles from the stage version. Like the male roles,
Neil Simon
wrote all three female roles to be played by one actress.
George C. Scott
and Maureen Stapleton originate all of the roles in the play;
Walter Matthau
took over for Scott in all three roles - Stapleton kept her role from the first act; the other two roles went to
Lee Grant
and
Barbara Harris
.
c.
The film is dedicated to writer/director
Craig Lucas
s best friend, playwright Tony Kushner.
d.
Extras comprising of 130 Imperials, 40 Ewoks, and a cast and crew of 150 were used in the scene where the rebels are rounded up outside of the shield bunker, just before the final battle starts.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005)?
a.
The Times Square set was built about 20% scaled down from the original. For this and most other New York sets, only the first story was built in full scale. The rest of the scenes were added digitally. Streets were also extended using digital effects, and the number of pedestrians and cars were doubled or even tripled in large scenes, using the same process applied to the battle scenes in the Lord of the Rings films.
b.
Robert Montgomery
turned down the male lead.
c.
The area of Metaline Falls, Washington (where a lot of the filming took place) did not have much to offer for housing film crews (like hotels) so many of the crew stayed at local campsites, rented rooms from locals.
Kevin Costner
rented a house from a resident of the nearby town of Ione, Washington. The stars and crew treated the locals very kindly even when approached for autographs when eating in local restaurants.
d.
In the hardware store during the series of events the tag that catches on the chain has UNIT 081 written on it
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (2005)?
a.
Peter Jackson
owns a number of props from the original
King Kong
and put some of the items from his collection into this film. These items include Skull Island spears and a brightly painted shield (seen in the cabins of the Venture) and some of the drums from the sacrifice scene (in use during the jig scene).
b.
At the height of its excesses,
Cleopatra
was costing 20th Century Fox $70,000 a day.
c.
Jazz saxophone player
Dexter Gordon
is featured in an uncredited role as a sax player in the prison jazz band. The film was shot at the correctional facility in Chino, California, where Gordon was then serving time for possession of heroin.
Leonard Maltin
, in his 1995 Movie Guide, states that jazz legend
Georgie Auld
dubbed in
Dexter Gordon
s sax playing.
d.
The demanding shoot in Cleveland meant that a section in downtown was closed down. The pavements had to be repainted to resemble those in NY. Traffic signs and electricity poles were removed for stunts. The shooting schedule also overlapped with the start of the MLB season for the Indians as well as the NBA playoffs for the Cavaliers and the heavier-than-usual traffic had to be re-routed. Despite all this, it is reported that the people of Cleveland welcomed the crew and didnt complain about the disruption the shoot caused.
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