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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Planet of the Apes (1968) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Planet of the Apes (1968) - Part (4) 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.
Julianne Phillips
was in the running for playing Nell McLaughlin, but eventually lost the part to
Maria Bello
.
b.
At college,
Mercedes Ruehl
had done a thesis about
T.S. Eliot
s poem "The Wasteland", in which the Fisher King features. Consequently when she received a script entitled "The Fisher King", she knew that this was the right project for her.
c.
Steven Seagal
was originally set to play U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip, but left the project to return as Navy SEAL Casey Rayback in
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
. He was reportedly offered $15 million for the role.
d.
Charlton Heston
was always producer
Arthur P. Jacobs
first choice for the part of Taylor.
Marlon Brando
was considered as a back-up possibility.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
A prom queen election poster contains the name of
Michelle Manning
, who co-produced the film.
b.
Except for the beginning fade in and ending fade out, and the lap dissolves in and out of the main credits, this film is edited entirely with cuts.
c.
Filmed in 1971 under the title "She ee Clit Soak", which translates as "A Man Called She", retained as the title song.
d.
The plot for this movie was loosely based on Custers Last Stand with Thursday as Custer and substituting Apaches for the Sioux. The cover-up by the survivors and the military of Thursdays blunder is in line with the cover up of Custers mistakes and deliberate disobedience of his orders at Little Big Horn.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
Producer
Arthur P. Jacobs
enlisted several journalists to play background apes. This was a clever way of ensuring that they would write about the film.
b.
Police Chief Aiello is played by an actor with the same name,
Danny Aiello
.
c.
Originally,
Bob Wills
comments were taken from old recordings he had made. After his lawyers threatened suit, the producers hired him and persuaded
George Baxt
to write him several scenes.
d.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 10, 1949 with
June Allyson
reprising her film role.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
Myrna Loy
was almost twenty-three years older than her on-screen sister
Shirley Temple
.
b.
Linda Harrison
(Nova) was pregnant with producer
Richard D. Zanuck
s child and was starting to show towards the end of the shoot which required careful posing on her part to conceal it.
c.
Sissy Spacek
asked
Brian De Palma
how he wanted her to react when Carrie first realizes that she is bleeding in the showers at the start and De Palma told her "Its like youve been hit by a truck." Spacek talked to her husband
Jack Fisk
(art director), who as a child had been run over by a car when he was standing in the streets looking at Christmas lights a neighbor had put up, and used his description of the experience as a basis for the scene.
d.
The title refers to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelations, chapter six. Megan is reading the exact verse when she and her mom first see Preacher ride up to their house.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
The shot following a blue balloon from the rally audience to the second story balcony was accomplished in one take.
b.
During the fight when Patroclus dresses up pretending to be Achilles, it is actually
Brad Pitt
himself fighting in that scene so the audience would not guess it is Patroclus. Up to the point where Hector removes his helmet after cutting his throat they switch persons to
Garrett Hedlund
.
c.
The spaceship is inscribed with the acronym ANSA rather than NASA. The meaning of this in-joke is uncertain. The ship itself has been named by fans as the USS Icarus, after Greek mythologys ill-fated flight pioneer.
d.
Small moving elements, such as candle flames, were photographed in MiniDV.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
Although it is widely believed that the budget for the ape make-up was at a million dollars, Assoc Producer
Mort Abrahams
later revealed via interview that the make-up was "more like half a million...but a million dollars (quote) made better publicity". Abrahams was certainly qualified to know, since his function was more as the active Line Producer through
Planet of the Apes
&
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
.
b.
This is the only film that John Williams has scored for Clint Eastwood. He was suggested by the studio and the producers of the film, Richard Zanuck and David Brown, after Jaws and because Williams knew that Eastwood was a huge fan of jazz; he did incorporate that style into his score which also features a classical. more traditional orchestral sound.
c.
The meaning and relevance of this movies title is that it refers to a shortened version of the word Bounty-Hunter which is the profession of the central character played by
Steve McQueen
.
d.
Deborah Kerr
and
Cary Grant
improvised many of their scenes throughout filming, and a number of lines that made it to the final cut of the film came from the actors improvisation.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
While VHS and region 2 DVD editions sold in Great Britain, Germany and France have always been completely uncensored the original region 1 DVD contained the USA theatrical cut which contained computer-generated people in the foreground obscuring some of the more explicit sexual action during the orgy sequence. However the USA version of 2007 double DVD special edition (encoded, as now appears to be Warner Bros. standard practice, for regions 1, 2, 3 & 4) contains the full uncensored European theatrical print, making it the first time Stanley Kubricks final cut has been made directly available in any form to customers in the USA.
b.
Sean Young
tried to audition five times for
Randal Kleiser
for the part of Emmeline that went to
Brooke Shields
.
c.
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
deliberately used odd, skewed angles and hand-held cameras to create a disorientating effect, much like what
Charlton Heston
s character experiences in this brave new world.
d.
One of the bugs that Timon pulls out of a knothole during Hakuna Matata is wearing Mickey Mouse ears.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
The story makes constant reference to Shakespeares play "The Tempest". In "The Tempest" Miranda is Prosperos daughter. Fred Clegg also refers to himself as "Ferdinand", or "Ferdie" to disguise his identity. Ferdinand is the name of Alonsos son in the play. Miranda, however, calls Fred "Caliban", who is an ugly misshapen dwarf in the play.
b.
Unused cell-prints exist of the "Pastoral Symphony" sequence during the bathing scene in the brook, which show the female centaurs as bare-busted while they wash themselves.
c.
Of the original five Ape films, this was the only one to show the Fox logo before the film, and the only one that doesnt feature
Natalie Trundy
(who plays three different parts in the other four).
d.
Along with President
Bill Clinton
and
Fidel Castro
, the picture on the far left is Beau (
Kevin Costner
) with
Rob Reiner
(the director).
Hugh M. Hefner
was originally supposed to be pictured, but Hefner objected at the last minute; Reiner was added in digitally.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
Of the 17 tracks featured on the Mulholland Dr. CD, only track (Diane & Camilla) is omitted from the films soundtrack. Conversely, from the films soundtrack, only track (Sixteen Reasons) is omitted from the Mulholland Dr. CD.
b.
This film contains
Charlton Heston
s first nude scene.
c.
Laura Ostler was originally cast as Agent Ostler and even filmed several scenes. However, she became unavailable and was replaced by Sarah Bell. All the scenes filmed with Laura Ostler had to be shot again.
d.
In an interview with star
Rex Steven Sikes
he said that the cast often found their scripted dialog so cheesy that they would improvise lines. Sikes though, at the insistence of director
Rene Daalder
, stuck to his scripted lines.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Planet of the Apes (1968)?
a.
The sword that Will made for Commodore Norrington in
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
has an interesting role throughout this one: Becket returns it to Norrington upon his assignment as Admiral; Norrington stabs Davy Jones with it as his answer to Jones question "Do you fear death?"; Jones takes it ("Nice sword!") and uses it in the final battle; Sparrow knocks it from Jones hand during the battle to the deck of the Dutchman, where it is found by one of Becketts soldiers; while admiring it, this soldier is killed by Jones, who takes it back, and later uses it to stab Will Turner through the heart. The sword is last seen in Wills chest as his father goes to remove his heart for the Dutchmans chest, but it has been rumored that when Will and the Dutchman return, Will has this sword at his waist, and this is the sword in the sand on the beach (along with Elizabeths) at the end.
b.
Shortly after the astronauts have crash landed Taylor is asked where he thinks they are, having no idea he sarcastically responds, "Were some 320 light years from Earth on an unnamed planet in orbit around a star in the constellation of Orion." In the original novel the story takes place on a planet in orbit around the star Betelgeuse, which is in the constellation of Orion.
c.
Because of its modest budget, Warner Bros. granted
Joel Silver
the distinction of overseeing the film personally, allowing
Shane Black
to only have to answer to him instead of numerous studio heads.
d.
One of 1954s biggest money makers, second only to
White Christmas
, which featured Jose Ferrer (I)s wife,
Rosemary Clooney
.
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