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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Planet of the Apes (1968) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Planet of the Apes (1968) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968).
About the movie:
An astronaut crew crash lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
During filming Gregory Peck was in the process of buying a new house. He arrived for a viewing for the house he finally chose in his full MacArthur costume. He says that his appearance so intimated the Realtor that he was able to offer a lower price on the property and still get to be the successful bidder.
b.
One of the biggest stumbling blocks preventing 20th Century Fox from committing to the project was their fear over how the ape faces would appear on screen. Eventually they stumped up $5,000 for a test scene to be shot with
Charlton Heston
playing alongside the made-up
Edward G. Robinson
as Dr. Zaius and
James Brolin
as a character called Mr. Cornelius. The studio was very excited about the results of this test but still delayed green lighting the film for a further six months. It was only after
Fantastic Voyage
became a hit and showed the viability of science fiction as a genre that "Planet of the Apes" was given the go-ahead, but without Robinson, as he suffered from a weak heart and didnt think he could endure the day-to-day rigors of performing in the ape make-up.
c.
First movie performance of
Don Wilson
(announcer for
Jack Benny
).
d.
Bert Schnick wears sunglasses for most of the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
Modern sources include in this film the songs "Marianne," Funny Little Sailor Man" and "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (all from the original stage production), but they were not heard.
b.
Casino Royale was
Ian Fleming
s first James Bond novel. It was the only one not sold to Eon Productions. As a result, CBS TV first adapted it for an episode of
Climax!
in 1954, starring
Barry Nelson
as CIA agent Jimmy Bond. When plans began to adapt the novel as a motion picture, the original thought was to do a straight film of the novel. But with the success of
Sean Connery
s Bond, it was decided the only way a rival Bond film could survive would be as a parody. The
Peter Sellers
sequence is the only part of Ian Flemings novel to make it into the film. The confrontation with Le Chiffre in the casino, the plan to discredit Le Chiffre with SMERSH and the villains execution by enemy agents are all in the novel. So is the notion of Bond writing a book on baccarat, and the element of Vesper being an enemy spy. Despite being regarded as a "flop" financially in the press, the film actually did quite well in financial terms. Despite its very high production budget and additional costs in marketing and advertising, it still managed to make a net profit of well over $5 million for the studio. The film was generally reported as a failure financially in the press because it was outperformed at the box office by the official Bond film
You Only Live Twice
, which was released in the same year, and because of the films high costs. Although it didnt match
You Only Live Twice
, at the box office it still managed to do quite well.
Casino Royale
was the 3rd highest grossing film for the year behind only
The Jungle Book
and
You Only Live Twice
, .
c.
Darren Aronofsky
considered
Sylvester Stallone
for the lead but decided against it, feeling it was too thematically similar to his recent
Rocky Balboa
.
d.
Allegedly,
Jerry Goldsmith
wore a gorilla mask while writing and conducting the score to "better get in touch with the movie." He also used a rams horn in the process. The result was the first completely atonal score in a Hollywood movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
Director
Brian Yuzna
on the DVD commentary regrets not coming up with a more proper name for the film as "Return of the Living Dead III" is too long. He suggests the title "Kurt and Julie" and admits that the title "Mortal Zombie" (which it was called in some places in Europe) is a nice name.
b.
During breaks in filming, actors made up as different ape species tended to hang out together, gorillas with gorillas, orangutans with orangutans, chimps with chimps. It wasnt required, it just naturally happened.
c.
Chapter titles: 1. Outlaw Country 2. The Deadly Millstone 3. Fugitive From Injustice 4. Buried Alive 5. Water Trap 6. Volley Of Death 7. The Fatal Records 8. Third Degree 9. Shoot To Kill 10. Den Of The Beast 11. The Devils Trap 12. Blazing Walls 13. Checkmate
d.
Many of the same special effects used for this movie were also used in Disneys earlier film
Darby OGill and the Little People
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
William Friedkin
had to take an all-British crew to film in Iraq because the US had no diplomatic relations with Iraq at that time. They were allowed to film on conditions that included teaching Iraqi filmmakers advanced film techniques as well as how to make fake blood.
b.
When Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert goes searching through some photographs, you can see a real autopsy photo of
Elizabeth Short
.
c.
Tony Darrow
who plays Sonny Bunz, the owner of the Bamboo Lounge, worked in the real-life Bamboo Lounge where
Henry Hill
, and the people whom the films characters are based on would hang out.
d.
John Chambers
outstanding makeup technique pioneered in the film was based upon one technique he had used during World War II to give disfigured veterans a normal appearance. Chambers spent many hours watching the apes at Los Angeles Zoo, studying their facial expressions. Several other productions were delayed due to the fact that many of Hollywoods top make up artists were working on this film. Leftover makeup supplies were later used on actor
Michael Conrad
, playing an ape-like alien in
Fugitives in Space
. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave Chambers a special award for makeup (which was not an Oscar category until 1981) for this achievement, in the second time that a make-up artist received an Academy Award. William Tuttle was the first, with 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964). Chambers award was presented by Walter Matthau and a chimpanzee in a tuxedo.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
The photo of his wife, "Ma," that Grampa Minick has in his watch is that of
Margaret Mann
.
b.
Charlton Heston
was sick during much of the film with the flu. Rather than wait for him to get better, the producers felt that his hoarse voice added something to the character of Taylor. According to Hestons diary, after filming the scene where Taylor and Nova are forcibly separated, he wrote that he was feeling like hell while shooting because of his illness, and felt even worse "every time that damn fire hose hit me".
c.
Shooting was delayed while actress
Elisabeth Shue
recovered from an torn Achilles tendon sustained during filming.
d.
The final chase sequence on the coach in the Western Wood took three weeks to film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
Body count: 3.
b.
Despite an onscreen copyright statement, a copyright was never registered; the movie is in the Public Domain.
c.
Katharine Hepburn
understudied the role of Linda Seton (played by
Hope Williams
) in the original Broadway play. She also performed a scene from Holiday for her first screen test, which led to her first film role.
d.
In 1968, the movie was originally rated "M" for Mature audience during its initial release ("M" was later changed to "PG" to avoid confusion with the "X" rating). Only during the following theatrical (and drive-in) re-releases was it adjusted to a "G" rating.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
When released for a one week run at the Laemmles Monica 4Plex in Santa Monica California, the film only made 70 dollars (meaning only seven or eight tickets were sold). When later released at Laemmles Sunset 5 in Hollywood, CA as a midnight movie, the theater was sold out.
b.
Although
Charlton Heston
s character is listed in the credits as "George Taylor", the name "George" is never seen or heard in the film. He is referred to only as "Taylor".
c.
Christina Crawford
,
Joan Crawford
s adopted daughter, recounted in her autobiography "Mommy Dearest" that she had to leave the theater midway through a showing of this film because it was too true-to-life in her mothers portrayal of the main character.
d.
The auditions for this movie were held in thirty-two cities all over the world.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
All the main actors were signed for multiple films but the sequels were never made since the first movie didnt do as well as expected.
b.
Paramount paid $50,000 for the rights to
Charles R. Jackson
s novel.
c.
The "tape machines" were on loan from
Brainstorm
, which was being filmed on an adjacent set.
d.
When adjusted for inflation, the movie holds the world record for the highest make-up budget (then £345,542), which represented about 17% of the total budget (£2 million).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
May Beattys declaration about the wax figure, "It went for a little walk!" is a clear echo of a similar line from
The Mummy
, also written by
John L. Balderston
and directed by
Karl Freund
.
b.
The make-up team consisted of over 80 make-up artists.
c.
Adult dodgeball leagues began to spring up across the country around the time of the films release. Cast member
Gary Cole
was even invited to a tournament in Chicago.
d.
Recreated on the radio show "Cavalcade of America" in 1940 and 1941, with
Juano Hernandez
as De Lawd.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
In the scene where Mary Clarence is to be shot by two of Vinces henchmen, she kneels to pray before striking each of them to run away. The chair that Mary had been tied up in is the same chair used in
Devils Due
.
b.
Martin Scorsese
,
Rob Minkoff
,
Robert Zemeckis
,
Barry Levinson
and
Gary Ross
were all at one point either seriously considered to, or attached to direct.
c.
This film marks the feature film debut for indie-director
Antwan Smith
d.
In the novel, the ape society is technologically comparable to the 1950s or 1960s, with cities, automobiles, televisions, etc., technology left over from the planets human population. However, the budget could not accommodate the setting, so a more primitive depiction of ape society was used.
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