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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : King Kong (1976) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : King Kong (1976) 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 (1976).
About the movie:
A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1976)?
a.
Dino De Laurentiis
originally approached fellow Italian
Mario Bava
to handle the special effects. Bava did not want to leave Italy so he turned down the offer. He recommended
Carlo Rambaldi
.
b.
This film opens with footage of stars arrivals shot outside an actual mid-1960s Academy Awards ceremony, with the year of the event carefully obscured in all wide angles. One transfer of the film reveals that it is the 37th Academy Awards, held in 1964.
c.
Much of the MIB traits and characteristics are in-keeping with established lore of Men in Black. For example, supposed encounters with MIBs, witnesses report they use outdated jokes and vernacular and that their dress and vehicle seem to be dated as well. In the Chinese restaurant, Agent Kay tells Edwards "Agent Jay", "be there or be square", an expression thats out-of-place for mid 1990s humor.
d.
The fitness show Pops was watching on TV was
:20 Minute Workout
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1976)?
a.
The group performing in the club is
The Hues Corporation
.
b.
The budget for principle photographer was originally set at $1,800 but the day before production started their funds were cut to only $1,150, forcing the filmmakers to either postpone the production or continue without, among other things, a sound mixer and boom operator, but due to location and actor availability, they decided to go ahead with the schedule as planned.
c.
According to her autobiography
Britt Ekland
was approached by
Dino De Laurentiis
for the role of Dwan but turned him down.
d.
Michelle Yeoh
had in a small role which was cut to ease the films running time from over two hours down to a more audience-friendly 106 minutes.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1976)?
a.
The original release date was June 26th, 1998. After poor test screenings, the film was pushed back to August 14 1998 and the June spot was filled in by
A Perfect Murder
.
b.
First film allowed to shoot inside Disneyland.
c.
Carlo Rambaldi
was to design a life-sized mechanical gorilla for filming. While the massive and expensive model was being constructed, makeup artist
Rick Baker
built a much cheaper gorilla costume to wear in some scenes. Sources differ as to what happened to Rambaldis model.
d.
Banned in Italy until 1956.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1976)?
a.
Samuel Fuller
: [Lemchek] A recurring character name in Fullers films.
b.
Writer/Directors completed this film, their first feature, before leaving home for colleges in New York.
c.
Picard, in mourning, tells Troi about how his family had even served in the Battle of Trafalgar. At his "house" while inside the Nexus, a painting of his ancestor from that period is hanging.
d.
Barbra Streisand
was considered for the part of Dwan.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1976)?
a.
The movie is mentioned in the book Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz. The book takes place one night in Danvers State Hospital. A group of teens spend the night to film a movie, and encounter supernatural events - much like the psychological aspect of this movie. The main character in the book references the groups actions as reminding him of Brad Andersons movie Session 9.
b.
Twin actresses
Brittany Daniel
and
Cynthia Daniel
were offered and turned down the part of twins Brenda and Bonnie in the movie.
c.
Roman Polanski
,
Michael Winner
, and
Sam Peckinpah
were offered the chance to direct, but all turned it down.
d.
The first Bond film to be made after the downfall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, and thus, the first Bond film to actually shoot in the traditional spy genre cold war country of Russia--St. Petersburg specifically. However, Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey doubled up as St. Petersburg airport, while much of the tank chase was actually shot in London and at the new Leavesden studios. This was to reduce expenses and to cut on security concerns--the entire unit would have needed bodyguards.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1976)?
a.
In a 1983 interview,
Charles Nelson Reilly
claimed to have had a part in this film.
b.
Employees of the Empire State Building expressed their displeasure at the producers decision to stage the remakes climax at the World Trade Center by picketing the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building dressed in monkey suits.
c.
Footage from the original 1939 production was used when Frank and Jesse go over a cliff on horseback into a river and when they crashed, on horseback, through a store window during the "Northfield Minnesota Raid."
d.
The marching band featured in the parade scene was the Pearland High School marching band.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1976)?
a.
Filmed in 1995-96.
b.
The tires of Lightning McQueen are Buzzard models manufactured by Lightyear, a reference both to the real Goodyear "Eagle" tires used in NASCAR and character Buzz Lightyear from
John Lasseter
s
Toy Story
and
Toy Story 2
. A Lightyear Blimp, spoofing the real-life Goodyear Blimp, even appears at the race events.
c.
Bo Derek
was offered the role of Dwan but turned it down.
d.
Nancy Cartwright
appears in both the this movies segment about Anthony and in the television series
The Simpsons
, the second segment of the episode "Treehouse of Horror II" in which Bart has magical mental powers, lampoons this segment of this movie.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1976)?
a.
Werner Heymanns score for this film was nominated for an Academy Award.
b.
The railroad passenger car that was used in this movie (Clover Colony) is now at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee where it can be used in excursion/local service.
c.
Ranked #3 on the American Film Institutes 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time (2006).
d.
Hammer had also intended to remake the movie a few years earlier, but it was scrapped after a few test reels were shot. However, some of the Hammer footage was used in a Volkswagen commercial.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1976)?
a.
Some of the body parts were from other films by
Quentin Tarantino
and
Robert Rodriguez
.
b.
Michelle Pfeiffer
later admitted in interviews that making this film helped her get over a previous apprehension and fear she never knew she had toward mentally challenged individuals.
c.
Visual effects are by Rising Sun Pictures, Fuel International, Proof, Rhythm and Hues Studios, Digital Pictures Iloura and Tippett Studio. The visual effects supervisor for the film as a whole was
John Andrew Berton Jr.
, who noted that a live action version of Charlottes Web has become much more practical in recent years due to advances in technology. Winick "was adamant" that Charlotte and Templeton (the films two entirely computer-generated characters) should be realistic and not stylized, although they did give Charlotte almond-shaped eyes.
John Dietz
, visual effects supervisor for Rising Sun Pictures, notes that there was a debate over whether to give her a mouth, and that in the end they decided to have her chelicerae move in what he describes as being almost like a veil, as if there were a mouth behind it.
d.
When
Jessica Lange
s character Dwan first appears in the film she is in a rubber dinghy floating towards the Petrox explorer. She was later told by her make-up assistant that a shark had been seen near her dinghy when she was in it.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King Kong (1976)?
a.
Universal had originally planned to make a more faithful remake of
King Kong
to be entitled "The Legend of King Kong", which was going to be a period piece set in the 1930s. However, they backed out when this modern remake was announced.
b.
Shown at some engagements with Warner Bros. new Vitasound audio process. Often incorrectly called a stereophonic process, Vitasound actually combined a standard, variable width monophonic soundtrack with a second, variable width control track, located between the soundtrack and the sprocket holes, that increased loudness for certain scenes by switching on additional amplifiers and speakers.
c.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
In the UK version, the song Locomotion replaced the song Some Things Never Leave You.
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