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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : King of the Rocket Men (1949) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : King of the Rocket Men (1949) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: King of the Rocket Men (1949).
About the movie:
Jeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of the Rocket Men (1949)?
a.
Devon Alans (Tim) monologue about "Chiggars" was not in the script and was totally improvised by the 11 year old.
b.
Originally titled Mr. Spielbergs Boat, the title was changed after
Steven Spielberg
refused permission to use his name.
c.
Titles of Chapters 1. Dr. Vulcan. Traitor 2. Plunging Death 3. Dangerous Evidence 4. High Peril 5. Fatal Dive 6. Mystery of The Rocket Man 7. Molten Menace 8. Suicide Flight 9. Ten Seconds To Live 10. The Deadly Fog 11. Secret of Dr. Vulcan 12. Wave of Disaster Note: The On Screen number to this is Last Chapter instead of 12
d.
The film was originally planned to be a made-for-TV production for the CBS network, until executive producer Sam Arkoff bought the rights after reading Jay Ansons book in one sitting.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of the Rocket Men (1949)?
a.
The footage from the final chapter showing the destruction of New York City was taken from
Deluge
.
b.
In the film, a clip of
Scream 2
is shown.
Chris Durand
, who plays the killer Michael Myers, had an uncredited role as a stunt double for the masked killer in Scream 2.
c.
Garson Kanin
sold
Born Yesterday
to Columbia Pictures for $1 million, setting a record for the highest price ever paid for a film property.
d.
Screenwriter
Philip Yordan
had previously written a novel entitled "Man of the West", but it bears no relation at all to this film. Yordans novel was filmed as
Gun Glory
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of the Rocket Men (1949)?
a.
This was another of Republics titles to use a play-on-words for "King of..." "King" was actually the name of the main character.
b.
Written by
Joel Coen
and
Ethan Coen
after a trip to see
Baby Boom
while suffering writers block writing
Millers Crossing
.
c.
The Confederate officer Col. Chamberlain guns down with his pistol during Little Round Top (right before he sends Tom to plug the hole in the line) is the films prop master,
Kelly Farrah
.
d.
Robert Armstrong who played Tojo wore a set of false teeth to make his jaw line as much like Tojos as possible. However, with the teeth in place, when Bob spoke his lines he could not be understood. So, back to the studio Bob went, to stand in a soundproof booth and loop his lines, making what his character said understandable.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of the Rocket Men (1949)?
a.
As in other Republic serials, Republics top stuntmen,
Dale Van Sickel
,
Tom Steele
and
David Sharpe
, not only did stunts for other actors, they were given multiple roles throughout the serial. The audience were meant to see only one episode per week and therefore not expected to remember the faces of each henchman or extra.
b.
According to
David Carradine
in a 2003 Entertainment Weekly interview, in 1972 when
Martin Scorsese
first got the book from
Barbara Hershey
and thought of making it into a movie, Carradine was the person considered to play Jesus.
c.
Associate Producer
Tommy Clohessy
choreographed the end fight scene.
d.
The scene where Anna and Eric are silhouetted against the sunset while facing the ocean was actually shot in mid-afternoon, then color corrected to appear as in the film. Also, we discover, to our horror, that there was some dog poop in the foreground, which was digitally removed.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: King of the Rocket Men (1949)?
a.
In the original version of the ending, Captain Kirk dies when Soran shoots him in the back, and Soran then dies when Captain Picard shoots him with his own disruptor pistol. The first edition of the films novelization told the story this way, but was later edited and re-published. When this ending audience was shown to a test audience,
Rick Berman
remembers that an ominous silence was present in the room. The Executives at Paramount told Rick and writers
Ronald D. Moore
and
Brannon Braga
that the ending had to be re-shot. The writers considered multiple scenarios, including forcefields and tunnels, among others. They finally settled on having a bridge present that would eventually collapse and provide an action sequence with Captain Picard, Captain Kirk, and Soran. In 4 days time, the scaffolding sets were rebuilt at the Valley of Fire (the State of Nevada had kept the metal at the park following original filming) and a 65 foot bridge was flown in by helicopter and placed at the Valley of Fire. The actors returned, the ending was re-shot to what was seen in the film. Rick Berman remembers that original photography occurred during the summer months in 110 degree heat, and when they returned, it was September and October and only about 80 degrees. Braga and Moore though have expressed dissatisfaction with how the ending turned out, even though it was better than Captain Kirk being shot in the back.
b.
Jeff Kings atomic powered rocket suit was so advanced that it required only three operational controls: on/off, up/down and slow/fast.
c.
In both
Shane Black
scripts for
The Last Boy Scout
and
The Long Kiss Goodnight
, the hero mentions sarcastically that someone is so funny hes going to wet himself.
d.
Michel Legrands Theme from "Summer of 42" was released as a single in the spring of 1971 on a 78 rpm record, Warner Brothers 7486. The B-side was Summer Song, from the movie Picasso Summer.
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