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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raise the Titanic (1980) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raise the Titanic (1980) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raise the Titanic (1980)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Raise the Titanic (1980).

About the movie: To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the Titanic.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raise the Titanic (1980)?
a.		The "philanthropy" scene took 4 tries to shoot. Finally, in the spring of 2007, Jared Scott Mercier was able to convince every film faculty member of ASU to offer extra credit to students who attended the shoot to be an extra in the audience. He even got a professor to walk her entire lecture class half a mile to the shoot to be extras.
b.		M. Emmet Walshs character was originally Al Giordino, Dirk Pitts literary sidekick. He was called Giordino in some early publicity materials. He was also killed off towards the end of at least one early draft of the script.
c.		The original Broadway production of Deathtrap by Ira Levin opened at the Music Box Theatre on 26 February 1978 with six preview from 21 Feb 1978. It played for almost four years there until 5 January 1982. The play then moved to the Biltmore Theatre on 7 January 1982 where it played for about another six months, until 13 June 1982, when it closed. In total, the play ran for a massive 1793 performances at both theatres combined. The play was nominated for four 1978 Tony Awards including Best Play, Best Direction, Best Featured Actor, and Best Featured Actress. The play though did not win any Tony Awards. The Deathtrap play still holds the record for being the longest ever running comedy-thriller in Broadway history.
d.		Cathryn Damons final role.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raise the Titanic (1980)?
a.		Scenes which made more sense of Farmers breakdown and her relationship with her mother were dropped in favor of keeping the romance with Harry York intact.
b.		Airfield scenes set in Russia were actually filmed on the main flightline at George AFB, outside of Victorville California, which appeared suitably primitive.
c.		The first sequel to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture.
d.		Regarding the films cost, producer Lew Grade famously said that it wouldve been cheaper to lower the Atlantic.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raise the Titanic (1980)?
a.		The method of murder in this film, poison gas contained inside a thin a glass globe, was previously used in one of the Mr. Wong films, Mr. Wong, Detective, two years earlier; and three years before that in the 1935 Chan-series film "Charlie Chan in Egypt."
b.		When the camera pans across the Titanic just after it surfaces, look for a very tiny bit of movement in the lower part of the picture, about midway along the hull. As a gag, the special effects crew created a tiny prop of two figures working a hand pump.
c.		Bud Yorkin originally wanted a studio to finance and release the film but none were interested. He raised money independently by using his share of Tandem Productions, the TV production company he founded with Norman Lear, as collateral, made the film and released it himself.
d.		The films title refers to Shakespeares tragedy Macbeth (Act I, Scene 5), in which Lady Macbeth invokes the powers of darkness in preparation for committing murder: "Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here / And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full / Of direst cruelty..."

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raise the Titanic (1980)?
a.		Randy Quaids film debut.
b.		Nicole Kidman is absent from the film for several portions, most notably the orgy scene. Nonetheless, Kidman has the distinction of saying the last line of the movie, and the last line in a Stanley Kubrick movie, "fuck".
c.		Interestingly, co-writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift were involved with both the conclusion of the old Friday The 13th series and the start of the new one. Indeed, their first produced script (this is their second) was that of Freddy vs. Jason, the last installment in both the original Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street series (even though Jason X takes place later).
d.		Steve McQueen was offered the lead role in the film. However, he felt the script was flat and turned down the offer.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raise the Titanic (1980)?
a.		When the phone slips out of Billys hand and hits Stus head, it was completely unintentional. Wes Craven kept it in because of Stus realistic reaction.
b.		The Titanic model used for filming was on display at Anchor Bay, Malta, in a building close to the set used for the town of Sweethaven in the film Popeye. Later, it was moved next to the deep water tank at the Rinella studios in Malta. A storm hit the island in 2003, damaging the model beyond repair.
c.		Three different Black Labs played the part of Walter.
d.		When the cops chase H.I. through a house, Nathan Arizonas Unpainted Arizona commercial seen earlier in the film is playing on TV.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raise the Titanic (1980)?
a.		Mark Hamill was badly injured in an automobile wreck in Malibu, California immediately prior to production. He bares the scars through Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
b.		Gene Roddenberry died within 48 hours of viewing the film. It was later dedicated to his memory.
c.		Stanley Kramer was hired to direct, but quit after two weeks due to "creative differences".
d.		This was supposedly a record of a 1926 expedition led by British explorers "Sir Hubert Winstead" and "Captain Daniel Swayne."

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raise the Titanic (1980)?
a.		Clive Cussler: reporter during a press conference
b.		Richard Dyszels cameo was added to the script when he agreed to shoot a cameo during the Horrorfind Weekend IV convention in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The scene was shot in a parking lot shortly after the celebrity room at the convention had closed for the night.
c.		Joaquin Phoenixs first appearance in this film ended with the song Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash. He went on to play Johnny Cash in the film Walk the Line.
d.		Callie Khouris original plan for the film was to direct it herself, on a very low budget and with a documentary feel to it.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raise the Titanic (1980)?
a.		John Ford was concerned that the scene where drunken "King" Gypo goes into the brothel for Katie would not pass censors. The studio came up with the idea to "put the cats in hats"--that is, have all the prostitutes wear hats indoors, thus dissuading the censorship board from thinking they were prostitutes.
b.		The garage shooting that opens the movie was inspired by the "St. Valentines Day Massacre" in which Al Capones gunmen killed a group of rival hoods in a garage. In the Dick Tracy comics, "Big Boy" Caprice character was originally was inspired by Al Capone.
c.		A model of the Titanic was built for $350,000. When it was finished, it was too big for its tank. A bigger tank had to be built, for $6 million.
d.		In the midst of the dispute about the time he was taking to edit the film, Director Tony Kaye attended a meeting with Michael De Luca (then New Lines senior product president). Kaye arranged for a Rabbi, a Catholic priest and a Buddhist monk to be present at the meeting to support his argument and "make the meeting a more spiritual one".

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raise the Titanic (1980)?
a.		CASTLE THUNDER: heard when Prince John and the guards crash through one of the castle walls during the jailbreak scene.
b.		The "virtual 80s" scene was originally meant to be much more detailed, including a number of topless women playing volleyball. One idea even included the appearance of Pamela Voorhees, Jasons mother, and even went so far as to have Jason attack her, showing the extent of just how evil he had become. The latter idea was dropped.
c.		While in the car to Toms party, Peter, played by Ron Livingston mentions to Joanna that the Nazis had "pieces of flair" they made Jews wear. In Band of Brothers, Livingstons character of Lewis Nixon assists in the liberation a Nazi concentration camp.
d.		Clive Cussler hated this movie so much that he refused to allow the sale of any film rights for his other Dirk Pitt novels. He finally relented 20 years later, and agreed to sell the rights to 3 novels. The first to be filmed was Sahara, which Cussler also hated.

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