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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Moby Dick (1930) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Moby Dick (1930) Quiz
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About the movie:
In this extremely loose adaptation of Melville's classic novel, Ahab is revealed initially not as a bitter and vengeful madman...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moby Dick (1930)?
a.
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
s film debut.
b.
Several female adult film stars make their mainstream/feature film debut in this movie and have various small speaking roles, including
Charlotte Stokely
,
Erika Vution
,
Stacy Adams
(who plays Nurse Jenny in the mock-porno doctors office scene),
Charmane Star
, and
Justine Joli
.
c.
For this film, the producers decided not to use the storyline of
Herman Melville
s original novel, but that of the
John Barrymore
silent film,
The Sea Beast
. "Moby Dick" would not be filmed as Melville wrote it until 1956.
d.
The airplane that Maddy Bowen boards at Colonel Coetzees camp is a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 (NATO designation "Candid"). It was mostly likely the Il-76TF, which is the civilian transport variant.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moby Dick (1930)?
a.
The pressbook for the film goes into detail about several of the scenes, including one sequence that was cut from the film. Apparently they filmed an entire sequence where young Christina runs away from home and Joan goes out looking for her in her car. The classic cars that were necessary for the film caused a big stir in the neighborhood where the scene was filmed, and one of the people stopped in traffic so as not to ruin the scene was
Barbra Streisand
, who apparently spent time hanging out with
Faye Dunaway
between takes.
b.
The music score was composed by
Rian Johnson
s cousin,
Nathan Johnson
, with additional support and music from The Cinematic Underground. The score hearkens back to the style, feel and overall texture of noir films. It features traditional instruments such as the piano, trumpet and violin, and also contains unique and invented instruments such as the wine-o-phone, metallophone, tack pianos, filing cabinets, and kitchen utensils, all recorded with one microphone on a beat-up Apple PowerBook. Since Nathan Johnson was in England during most of the production process, the score was composed almost entirely over Apple iChat, with Rian Johnson playing clips of the movie to Nathan Johnson, who would then score them. The two later met in New York to mix the soundtrack.
c.
Wes Craven
has stated that he doesnt care for this film, particularly because he felt he an
Eddie Murphy
wanted to make different films. Both were very excited to work together, with just one problem: Comedic actor Murphy wanted to make a comedic film and horror director Craven wanted to direct a horror film.
d.
This "Moby Dick" featured an early, experimental use of widescreen. As the boats were lowered for the first chase after the whale, the screen widened; then, as Moby Dick suddenly closed in on Captain Ahab, the screen returned to its normal size.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Moby Dick (1930)?
a.
A German-language version was made at Warners simultaneously. Ahab was played by Wilhelm (William) Dieterle in the Barrymore role, and Michael Curtiz replaced Bacon as director. German title was "Damon des Meeres" (Demon of the Seas).
b.
The front of the Deathmobile has the statues head of Emil Faber (the schools founder) mounted as a hood ornament.
c.
Mike Hodges
considered commissioning
Pink Floyd
to compose the music.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 5, 1944 with
Orson Welles
reprising his film role.
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