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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pitch Black (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pitch Black (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000).
About the movie:
A group of marooned space travelers struggle for survival on a seemingly lifeless sun-scorched world.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000)?
a.
Vin Diesel
said that while shooting the scenes where his character was in a suspended animation chamber, he had a claustrophobia attack at one point during shooting and had to be taken out of the chamber.
b.
Michael Winner
was going to direct, but
Chuck Norris
didnt like the script.
c.
When Velda and Annie go into the Beverly Hills Hotel, two joggers pass by. They are
Frankie Avalon
and
Annette Funicello
.
d.
Many of the Olympic judges were - in real life - the coach drivers charged with carrying the actors to and from their hotel.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000)?
a.
This is the first movie in both the Predator and the AVP-based movies that actually feature scenes of the Predators home planet.
b.
First big screen appearance of
Jerry Stiller
and
Ben Stiller
together in the same movie. They play father and son.
c.
In the scene where
Benicio Del Toro
stops the car and has an "attack" with
Tobey Maguire
in the car, Maguires hair seems different. According to
Terry Gilliam
s commentary on the Criterion Collection DVD, they shot this scene a few months after the scene where they first picked him up and could not get Maguire to shave his head for the wig. It would have cost $15,000 extra to put that in his contract initially but they opted not to because the movie was already becoming over budget. They ended up spending well over that using a bald cap and makeup effects, as well as using computer editing to erase the line on his forehead.
d.
The hot desert where they filmed was actually about 50F. They were misting water on the actors to make it appear as if they were sweating.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000)?
a.
The contact lenses
Vin Diesel
wore in the movie, while a prototype during production, were briefly available to the public from Lens Quest following the release of the film. They were called Shine Job, like in the movie.
b.
The Danish title for this film is "Hård hud over hele kroppen," which translates into "Rough Skin over the Entire Body."
c.
Woody Allen
plays clarinet in the music score.
d.
The photographer who takes the initial photos of Dorothy for submission to Playboy is played by
Hugh M. Hefner
s younger brother,
Keith Hefner
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000)?
a.
This films title was the inspiration for the name of the 80s British pop-rock band
Fine Young Cannibals
.
b.
The spaceship is called Hunter/Gratzner - also the name of the visual effects company that designed and built the actual model of the ship.
c.
The hot rod
Arch Hall Jr.
drives in the film was a famous vehicle, built and owned by Bill Roland, that had been featured on the cover of "Hot Rod" magazine.
d.
"The Steadfast Tin Soldier" segment was originally slated to appear in
Fantasia
but no one could decide what music to set it to.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000)?
a.
The last member of the film cast, actor
Shad Cooper
(Dunn) was brought aboard the project just days before the production left for New Mexico.
b.
During a wedding shower, the ships effeminate hairdresser Babette (female impersonator
T.C. Jones
) mimics
Jayne Mansfield
, much to the delight of Sandy (character played by Mansfield herself).
c.
The first and, to date, only George A. Romero zombie film to use the 2.35:1 aspect ratio. The other films used standard 4:3 or Flat Ratios.
Night of the Living Dead
(1.33:1),
Dawn of the Dead
(1.85:1),
Day of the Dead
(1.85:1),
Diary of the Dead
(16:9 aka 1.78:1).
d.
The contacts that
Vin Diesel
wore to play Riddick were a prototype. After the first day of filming, when they tried to remove the contact lenses, they couldnt. Due to where they were filming, they had to have an optometrist flown in from the nearest town, three hours away. Diesel called the contacts hubcaps.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000)?
a.
Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Marie Blake
(Telephone Operator),
Harvey Clark
(Artist),
Dorothy Vaughan
(Matron),
Jerome Storm
(Poolroom Man),
Ralph Bushman
(Young Man at Fight) and
Irving Bacon
(Drug Clerk).
b.
It was
Cole Hauser
s idea for Johns to shoot up the drugs into his eye.
c.
This is not a feature film. It is two episodes of the
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV show edited together and released as a feature.
d.
Director Errol Morris, better known for his documentary work, did not finish the film due to "artistic differences" with Robert Redford.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000)?
a.
Desert scenes filmed in the same location used for
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
b.
A Jewel Production. Universal Pictures did not own a theater chain and from its earliest days utilized a 3-tiered branding system to market its product to independent theater owners: Red Feather (low-budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige pictures considered to be worthy of potential higher roadshow ticket prices). Universal would cease to brand their productions after 1929.
c.
The films German title is Sex oder stirb! meaning Sex or Die! The bizarre title for the Mexico release was Corre... no grites which translates to Run...Dont Scream.
d.
Along with being the voice during the animation sequence,
H. Jon Benjamin
was supposed to be the Lying Rhino body. Benjamin did not show up to the set that day so the part was recast to
Peter Salett
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000)?
a.
According to
John Ford
s biography The Unquiet Man by
Dan Ford
,
Darryl F. Zanuck
dropped
John Ford
s proposed remake of his silent film Four Sons. Zanuck cancelled after some preliminary script work had been done and when he learnt of the similarly themed
The Mortal Storm
had gotten the green light at MGM. As such,
John Ford
, "Still upset over Zanucks cancellation of Four Sons decided not to present The Long Voyage Home to him." Ford instead offered it to producer
Walter Wanger
who was a producer "who might appreciate a work of this caliber." Wanger soon after gave Ford the green light to make the film.
b.
Vin Diesel
actually performed the shoulder-dislocation stunt (when Riddick breaks free for the second time) for the crew, holding a chain between his hands, although he couldnt do it with the cuffs on. The version we see is mostly him with some special effects thrown in.
c.
Slim Pickens
final movie.
d.
Kevin Smith
says that he received phone calls from
John Cusack
and
Matthew Perry
, who were both interested in playing Fletch.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000)?
a.
A straight to DVD release.
b.
The jet plane that was crashed in
U.S. Marshals
is now located in a flooded rock quarry near Mermet, Illinois. The quarry is a dive park for scuba divers.
c.
Former Ethiopian Emperor and Rastafari Messiah
Haile Selassie
appears in an uncredited role in a newsreel.
d.
In one of the shots showing cargo pods being jettisoned from the ship before the crash, one of the pods is numbered 2E, a jokey reference to the directors name (Dave Twohy) from the effects crew.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pitch Black (2000)?
a.
Had a 60 days shooting schedule.
b.
Stacy Vance, who played the role of Faith Grayson, was originally going to play the smaller role of one of Marks ex-girlfriends, but stepped in to one of the lead roles when the original actress, Laura Kilgore, could not commit to a long shooting schedule.
c.
The book that Miss Cross is reading to her students when Max first sees her is Kidnapped by
Robert Louis Stevenson
, which follows the growth of David Balfour from a naive young boy to a heroic, experienced man.
d.
The film was originally titled "Glitter Kids." In development, the original screenplay was titled "Glam!"
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