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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Octopussy (1983) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Octopussy (1983) - Part (5) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983).
About the movie:
A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death leads James Bond to uncovering an international jewel smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on NATO forces.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983)?
a.
The Acrostar plane used in the pre-title sequence is now hanging from the ceiling of a restaurant in Clearwater Florida, USA.
b.
The movie ends with the implication that Lefty was killed after being "sent for". In real life, the FBI intercepted Lefty on the way to being killed and arrested him. Sonny Black, however, was "sent for" and subsequently murdered, his body turning up a year later on Staten Island. The individual who had orchestrated his murder, Joe Massino, wasnt convicted until 2005. Lefty was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, extortion, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, and running an illegal gambling operation; he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but received early parole in 1992 after it was discovered he was suffering from terminal cancer. He died of lung cancer in 1994.
c.
The first animated film to use performance capture technology.
d.
Jean Reno
beat
Stellan Skarsgård
,
Kevin Kline
, and
Johnny Depp
to play the part of "Le Frog".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983)?
a.
Tom Hanks
s wife,
Rita Wilson
, saw the play and recommended that her husband produce a movie version. In an interview with the German magazine "Cinema",
Nia Vardalos
mentioned that she hung up when Hanks called, because she didnt believe it was really him.
b.
The "company" taxi used to pick up 007 was specially constructed at Pinewood Studios, and capable of speeds in excess of 70mph.
c.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
d.
Speaking about her dozen-year movie career with film historian David Shipman in a rare 1983 interview,
Deanna Durbin
dismissed as "terrible" the quality of her last four vehicles: this picture,
Something in the Wind
,
Up in Central Park
and
For the Love of Mary
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983)?
a.
Although set in Wyoming, the movie was made mostly in Alberta, Canada. The production crew bulldozed a remote field and constructed a full-sized copy of
William F. Cody
s outdoor theater complex.
b.
Q appears as an active participant in a mission for the first time, as opposed to being behind the scenes.
c.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
Jodie Foster
was considered for the role of Dr. Grace Augustine.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983)?
a.
Bond meets up with Vijay when he hears Vijay play a few bars of "The James Bond Theme."
b.
The title of the film is taken from a 1977
Elvis Costello
song, from the album "My Aim Is True".
c.
The truck that backs into them at the drive-through is the same "drink responsibly" truck in the opening scene of
Final Destination 2
.
d.
Tonks hair was kept purple instead of pink (like in the books) because the filmmakers felt that the colour pink was associated with Umbridge.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983)?
a.
Zack Snyder
cast actors younger than their characters because of the large number of flashbacks in the story. Snyder decided that make-up and special effects artists would have an easier time making actors look older, rather than younger.
Carla Gugino
(born 1971), 37 while filming, plays the 64-year-old mother of
Malin Akerman
(born 1978), who in turn is supposed to be younger than the character of
Laura Mennell
(born 1980).
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
, however, was not deemed able to play a 16-year-old, so it was decided to change the Comedians birth year from 1924 to 1918.
Jackie Earle Haley
, 47, played Rorschach, 45 in the book. The Rorschach newscast gives his age as 35, but this is a character error, as all other chronology in the film indicates that Rorschach is 45, not 35.
b.
Shipped to theaters under the code name "Logical Consequences".
c.
Roger Moore
uses the Walther P-5 throughout much of the film.
d.
In some earlier versions of the screenplay, the Icarus ships used rotating sections to provide artificial gravity. This is not used in the finished movie, so people experience normal Earth gravity everywhere while aboard the ships (apart from a short moment in the Icarus II airlock before it is re-compressed). An early storyboard shows the crew boarding the stricken Icarus I and finding that the only gravity is "sideways", towards the bomb.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983)?
a.
"Vitaphoning", i.e. filming and recording using the Vitaphone system, is pictured on screen, as part of the action.
b.
The name "Serafina Pekkala" originated when
Philip Pullman
browsed through a Finnish telephone directory.
c.
Ken Burns
, an extra working on the film at the Nene Valley train location was allowed to film a Super-8 six minute movie of the filming at the Peterborough, England location. This is now available to view on the Ultimate Edition DVD of the movie. The short includes footage of
Roger Moore
and
Michael G. Wilson
and focuses on machinery and filmmaking mechanics. The sixteen year old extra was playing an East German Border Guard and lived near to the location. He was affectionately known on the set as the "3rd Unit".
d.
The part of Mr. Hall was based on real Beverly Hills High debate teacher Herb Hall, a friend of director Heckerling. As a favour the real Herb Hall was given the part of the school Principal.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983)?
a.
Octopussys island located in Udaipur, India is also known as the "City of Sunrise".
b.
The part of Mama Jean Bello initially had been accepted by
Judy Garland
, who then had second thoughts about the slapdash quality of the project and withdrew before filming started. Next,
Eleanor Parker
, went quickly in and out prior to shooting. Ultimately, the mother role would be played by
Ginger Rogers
, making her last feature-film appearance.
c.
Although "space" rabies was a non-existent disease (Howard used to scare Beverlys management into paying her band), the real rabies virus can only be transmitted by mammals; not birds.
d.
Cinematographer
Néstor Almendros
and director
Robert Benton
once considered filming this movie in black-and-white.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983)?
a.
Prior to the audition,
Val Kilmer
memorized the lyrics to all songs written by
Jim Morrison
. He also sent director
Oliver Stone
a video of him performing a few Doors songs, which Stone claimed hurt Kilmers image as Morrison.
b.
One stuntman broke his leg after slamming his motorcycle into the back of a car.
c.
Vijay Amritraj
is a professional tennis player in real life.
d.
Fresh from his success with
Jaws
,
Steven Spielberg
was originally offered the chance to direct, but he declined.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983)?
a.
One of only two widescreen films produced by
Samuel Goldwyn
; the other one was
Guys and Dolls
.
b.
The original TV series on which is based,
Bewitched
premiered on the ABC television network on 17 September 1964 and ended on 25 March 1972.
c.
The character of Penelope Smallbone was named for one of the models who appeared in the opening credits to
The Spy Who Loved Me
. At one point,
Lois Maxwell
flubbed a line and called her Penelope Smallbush, so that
Roger Moore
replied "We know where your mind has been, Moneypenny!"
d.
The title refers to Beauregard Bottomleys alcohol-loving parrot Caesar, voiced by
Mel Blanc
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Octopussy (1983)?
a.
The radiating shafts making up the floor of the second Death Stars reactor core are actually 1,500 fishing rods.
b.
Robert Brown
appears as "M" for the first time.
c.
The only "Die Hard" movie based on an original screenplay. The first
Die Hard
is based on the novel by Roderick Thorpe,
Die Hard 2
is based on a novel by
Walter Wager
and
Live Free or Die Hard
is based on an article by John Carlin.
d.
The film was going to be set in underground bases/locations, including Kansas, Washington DC and Nevada, but
Barry Sonnenfeld
made New York the films main Earth location. He thought it was more believable that aliens could hide out in a global capital (safety in crowds), and thought New Yorkers would be more tolerant of people who behaved oddly (who were in fact aliens in disguise). He also felt much of the city structures resembled flying saucers and rocket ships, which could be REAL spacecraft and other hidden alien technology.
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