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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : King Kong (1933) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : King Kong (1933) - 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: King Kong (1933).
About the movie:
A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1933)?
a.
The success of this film is often credited for saving RKO from bankruptcy.
b.
Abdul, the retarded taliban, is played by the owner of a local nightclub, according to
Uwe Boll
.
c.
Wikus as a prawn is slightly different looking than other prawns. His antennas are shorter, and he stands over a foot shorter than the other prawns. The prawns, such as Christopher, stand at roughly seven feet tall. Actor Sharlto Copley (Wikus) stands 5ft 11.5 inches, making him a full foot shorter than the prawns. Biologically speaking, it is very unlikely Wikus would gain a foot of height when he transforms, making him a much shorter prawn.
d.
Gordon Willis
insisted that every shot represent a point of view, usually setting his camera about four feet off the ground, keeping the angle flat and even.
Francis Ford Coppola
managed to get him to do one aerial shot in the scene when Don Vito Corleone is gunned down, telling Willis that the overhead shot represented Gods point of view.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1933)?
a.
When Alice the librarian is queried as to whether anyone in her family had ever had any history of mental illness, she replies she had an uncle who thought he was St. Jerome. Jerome is the patron saint of librarians.
b.
Early in the film, when the lawyer is reading the will to Charlie, Charlie says "I definitely got the rose bushes, I have definitely got the rose bushes." This foreshadows Raymonds extensive use of the word "definitely" later on.
c.
The native village huts were left over from RKOs
Bird of Paradise
. The Great Wall was part of the Temple of Jerusalem set for
Cecil B. DeMille
s Biblical epic
The King of Kings
. The Great Wall set was later reused in Selznicks
The Garden of Allah
and finally redressed with Civil War era building fronts, burned and pulled down by a tractor to film the burning of Atlanta munitions warehouses in
Gone with the Wind
.
d.
Ranked #33 in Empire Magazines "50 Greatest Ever Movie Sequels" (2009).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1933)?
a.
This film has been mooted in the media to be going to be titled Red Sky At Night. In 2010, it was reported that a competition directed at fans to pick a title for this film from the remaining Ian Fleming story titles, the two most popular titles chosen were Risico and The Property of a Lady. In addition to these two tiles, The Hildebrand Rarity has also been touted as a possible title.
b.
There was more than one model of Kong used in the film. There are considerable differences between the Kong on Skull Island and the Kong in New York. For instance, the Skull Island Kong has a longer face, which the filmmakers thought made the ape look "too human".
c.
Pro Wrestler
Kevin Nash
had to cut his hair for his role. To explain the haircut to his wrestling fans, he "bet" his hair in a match against wrestler
Chris Jericho
.
d.
The Dakota Building on Manhattans Upper West Side was renamed The Bramford for the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1933)?
a.
In his review in The New York Times (3 March 1933), film critic Mordaunt Hall incorrectly refers to
Fay Wray
s character as "Ann Redman".
b.
The whirlwind wire-stunts performed by
Halle Berry
made her so nauseated that she vomited in one scene, and the crew had to bring in buckets for her before shooting her fight scenes.
c.
The films title refers to the combination of Gymnastics training and Karate martial arts.
Kurt Thomas
is a real life gymnast and for the film had to combine both attributes for his role.
d.
James LeGros
,
Tom Guiry
, and
Geoff Dunsworth
, all achieved their 1970s-style long hair by using wigs.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1933)?
a.
The braided wedding bands worn by
Charles Bronson
and
Lee Remick
are the same as those worn by
Walter Matthau
and
Jacqueline Scott
in
Charley Varrick
which was also directed by this films director
Don Siegel
.
b.
The town where this film is set; Walnut Lake, Michigan, actually exists. Director
Scott Spiegel
, the Raimi brothers, and
Bruce Campbell
grew up in the Walnut Lake area.
c.
In order to get the raspy voice of a man who is supposed to be over 120 years old,
Dustin Hoffman
sat in his dressing room and screamed at the top of his lungs for an hour.
d.
Jean Harlow
refused the lead part.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1933)?
a.
The laserdisc edition of the film includes the first ever audio commentary.
b.
Aki Ross was named #87 on Maxim Magazines "Hot 100" list for 2001, and was featured on the cover of the supplemental insert. She is the only nonexistent person to date to make that list.
c.
The design for the Great Hall set was based on the hall at Christ Church, Oxford. Oxford University itself also served as a filming location.
d.
During their escape, Roger says to Eve, "I see youve got the pumpkin," meaning Vandamms statue containing microfilm. The line references the 1948
Alger Hiss
case, in which
Whittaker Chambers
led federal agents to government microfilms, allegedly supplied to him by Hiss, that Chambers had hidden in a pumpkin on his farm.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1933)?
a.
The original working title for this film was "Infected", but was changed during production to avoid copyright issues with a gaming company who manufactured a video game of the same name.
b.
The camera looks up at Charles Foster Kane and his best friend Jedediah Leland and down at weaker characters like Susan Alexander Kane. This was a technique that
Orson Welles
borrowed from
John Ford
who had used it two years previously on
Stagecoach
. Welles privately watched
Stagecoach
about 40 times while making this film.
c.
Kongs "official" height (from the posters) is 50 feet. He was closer to 19 feet tall in the jungle and close to 25 feet when in New York City.
d.
Season Hubley
once said of her role in this movie that it was "the most emotionally harrowing experience of her career."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1933)?
a.
The story that Julia Farren performs for Amy is Washington Irvings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is north of Tarry Town where the Reed family lives.
b.
Anthony Burgess
was raised a strict Roman Catholic and originally wrote his novel as a parable about Christian free will and forgiveness. His take on it was that to be a true Christian, one had to forgive the most horrifying of acts, something Burgess knew only too well, having seen his wife be assaulted and beaten by soldiers during World War II. This attack resulted in a miscarriage and a lifetime of gynecological troubles for his wife.
c.
When the black actors who were part of the race riot scene found out that they were getting paid less than their white equivalents, they protested until accommodations were made.
d.
Was voted the 47th Greatest Film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1933)?
a.
To keep in character while off-camera,
Kiefer Sutherland
often picked on
Wil Wheaton
,
River Phoenix
,
Corey Feldman
, and
Jerry OConnell
.
b.
Edgar Wallace
died in Hollywood in February 1932 while working on the story for this film.
c.
Cheryl Ladd
s ex-husband,
David Ladd
, played the part of Nello in a previous film adaptation of
A Dog of Flanders
.
d.
Rick Wakeman
s soundtrack is based entirely on
Antonín Dvorák
s "New World" Symphony; partly an in-joke on the releasing company, New World Pictures; partly as director Ken Russells "take" on America.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1933)?
a.
Though there were many reports of in-fighting among the cast and crew,
Valentina Ganibalova
insisted later that the cast got along very well and had a great time during the shoot.
b.
Nathan Burdette resident of Cleveland, volunteered and flew into Philadelphia, PA to be a part of the crew of The Matter with Clark.
c.
The whole idea allegedly originated when co-director/co-producer
Merian C. Cooper
had a dream about a massive gorilla attacking New York City.
d.
Reportedly
David Lean
s personal favorite of his own films.
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