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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : PT 109 (1963) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : PT 109 (1963) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : PT 109 (1963)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: PT 109 (1963).

About the movie: Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: PT 109 (1963)?
a.		WILHELM SCREAM: When the 109 is cut in half, one of the men screams the Wilhelm scream.
b.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 2, 1951 with Dana Andrews reprising his film role.
c.		The movie made a 1408% profit for New Line Studios on their initial outlay.
d.		John Howard Davies, who had starred with Robert Newton in Oliver Twist, was sought to play Jim Hawkins.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: PT 109 (1963)?
a.		Tommy Flanagan sang a Broadway version of his infamous "your blood all over me" line to Camilla Belle in between scenes.
b.		The real PT 109 had been engaged in continual combat for five months when JFK took command, but was not the derelict, inoperative hulk depicted in the movie.
c.		Coincidentally, Peter Fondas dad Henry Fonda had been an amateur beekeeper for a period during his acting career.
d.		In the original script, Martys playing rock and roll at the dance caused a riot which had to be broken up by police. This, combined with Marty accidentally tipping Doc off to the "secret ingredient" that made the time machine work (Coca-Cola) caused history to change. When Marty got back to the 1980s, he found that it was now the 1950s conception of that decade, with air-cars and what-not (all invented by Doc Brown and running on Coca-Cola). Marty also discovers that rock and roll was never invented, and he dedicates himself to starting the delayed cultural revolution. Meanwhile, his dad digs out the newspaper from the day after the dance and sees his son in the picture of the riot.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: PT 109 (1963)?
a.		New post-Katrina Louisiana legislation provided a 25% investors rebate for this film plus 10% employment credit for local hires (unless the salary exceeded one million dollars).
b.		President John F. Kennedys personal choice to portray him was Cliff Robertson.
c.		The Mexican village in this movie is the same one used in The Magnificent Seven, the same movie which this one spoofs.
d.		Owen Wilson came up with the line "I think we only use 10% of our hearts."

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: PT 109 (1963)?
a.		Meryl Streep turned down the part played by Sandra Bernhard.
b.		The starting budget was $125,000; the films total budget would end up at about $300,000. The production had already gone over budget during preproduction and it was a cousin of director Mark Rosman who came up with enough funding to continue shooting.
c.		In the film, PT 109 is Navy gray in color, but the real boat was actually painted dark green when JFK commanded her - to camouflage it when moored along the bushes of the shoreline during daylight.
d.		The role of the monsters mate was originally offered to Brigitte Helm but she had recently married and refused to leave Germany. Louise Brooks was another actress considered by James Whale for the role.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: PT 109 (1963)?
a.		Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, edited by Steven Jay Schneider.
b.		The meaning of films title "PT 109" is PT Boat 109 or Patrol Torpedo Boat 109 or Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109. PT is a symbol referring to a motor torpedo boats hull classification symbol (aka hull codes aka hull numbers), in this case PT stands for Patrol Torpedo. Occasionally, movies will lend their titles to the numerical designation of a boat (See also: U-571).
c.		Brion James (Max Jenke) has said in several interviews that of all the roles hes played, this is his favorite.
d.		Wes Anderson and Owen Wilsons intent with this film was to create their own "slightly heightened reality, like a Roald Dahl childrens book".

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: PT 109 (1963)?
a.		Lane Janger: Producer cameos as the bartender.
b.		Except for a few shots where she was doubled by Audrey Scott, Jeanette MacDonald did most of her own horseback riding.
c.		When Obi-Wan finds General Grievous on Utapau, his first words are, "Hello, there." In Star Wars, when Obi-Wan is first introduced, his words to R2-D2 are, "Hello, there."
d.		Peter Fonda, who resembled the young JFK in build and looks, was also considered for the role of PT 109s last skipper as were both Roger Smith and Ed "Kookie" Byrnes (See: Edd Byrnes) from the popular TV series 77 Sunset Strip

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: PT 109 (1963)?
a.		Early in development, William Wyler had expressed an interest in adapting the play with Bette Davis in the part of Blanche.
b.		The boats were actually 85-foot long Air Sea Rescue boats. The cockpits were rebuilt to scale because the boats were some 5 feet longer in overall length than the Elco PTs.
c.		Christopher Walken was originally supposed to receive $17,000 for his role as Nick, but his salary was raised to $25,000 because filming took longer than was originally planned.
d.		One of the few Marvel Comic-based movies that Stan Lee does not appear in. He had absolutely no involvement in the creation of the original Ghost Rider.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: PT 109 (1963)?
a.		The first American film that defied the "Production Code" of the Hays Office, which dictated what could and could not be shown on screen.
b.		Paul Schrader was inspired to write the script after reading the published diary of Arthur Bremer, the man who was convicted of shooting presidential hopeful George Wallace. Eerily, Bremer was 26 years old in 1976 (the year the film was released), the same age as Travis Bickle in the film. And Schrader himself was 26 when he first wrote the screenplay, in 1972.
c.		The meaning of films title "PT 109" is PT Boat 109 or Patrol Torpedo Boat 109 or Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109. Occasionally, movies will lend their titles to the numerical designation of a boat (See also: U-571).
d.		The song "Ace of Spades" by the metal group Motörhead is played in the beginning of the film, introducing the Tremors, the neo-Nazi redneck bounty hunters.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: PT 109 (1963)?
a.		One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.		The scene which used the cutting of one characters Achilles tendon used the same prop that was used for an alternate version of the Achilles tendon cutting scene in the hospital in Kill Bill: Vol. 1.
c.		Mrs Kennedys preference to play President John F. Kennedy was Warren Beatty.
d.		Due to the war, the movie was not released in either Germany or Japan before the 1950s. In 1951, when the movie was released in Germany, it was dubbed with rather unknown actors. Only Horst Buchholz, as the voice of Lampwick, was to become famous in later years. In 1971, the movie was re-dubbed along with other Disney classics such as Dumbo and Bambi. The original dub is now unknown in Germany.

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