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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Robot Monster (1953) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Robot Monster (1953) Quiz
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About the movie:
The Robot Monster has been sent to Earth as the advance party of an impending invasion. Ordered by The Great One to capture several humans...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robot Monster (1953)?
a.
Ben Affleck
originally turned down the role of Rafe McCawley.
b.
Producer
Michael Bay
walked out in the movie premiere, stating that the movie featured too much sex.
c.
Sergio Leone
was thrilled at meeting the real Noodles Aaronson,
Harry Grey
, and said he resembled
Edward G. Robinson
: "The grotesque realism of this elderly gangster who, at the end of his life, couldnt stop himself using a repertoire of cinematic citations, of gestures and words seen and heard thousands of times on the big screen, stimulated my curiosity and amused me. I was struck by the vanity of this attempt and by the grandeur of its bankruptcy."
d.
According to the Medved brothers book "The Golden Turkey Awards", director
Phil Tucker
attempted suicide after the release of "Robot Monster", due to the overwhelmingly negative critical reaction it received.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robot Monster (1953)?
a.
Official Selection, SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, 1992 Official Selection, GOTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL, 1992
b.
Originally released in 3-D.
c.
This is a lost film.
d.
According to
Faith Domergue
, the pants of her costume were so skintight that she could not wear underwear. A female assistant had to help her put them on and take them off.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robot Monster (1953)?
a.
Khleo Thomas
celebrated his Bar Mitzvah (the traditional coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish teens) while making
Holes
.
b.
In the original script, "Life Sparks" would have had a very important role. No such objects are ever mentioned in the finished movie. However, a full decade later in
Beast Wars: Transformers
, Sparks were canonically introduced into the Transformers franchise.
c.
Tobey Maguire
s participation was in doubt at one point because he was suffering severe back pains.
Jake Gyllenhaal
, was lined up to play Spider-Man and had already begun preparation, but Maguire decided to take part after all. However, according to the DVD commentary, the "My back!" joke after Peter falls from the roof was purely coincidental, as it was written into the script before Maguires problem arose.
d.
After the lightning flash, we see dinosaurs battling, and the footage comes from other films. The large lizards are from
One Million B.C.
(Hal Roach, 1940), supervised by Roy Seawright; the one brief shot of two stop-motion triceratops fighting is from "The Lost Continent" (Lippert, 1951), animator unknown.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robot Monster (1953)?
a.
In an interview on NPRs "Fresh Air", Michael Moriarty described the scene in which he auditions as a piano player. The music he played was a self-composed and unrehearsed improvisation, and the dogs reaction was genuine.
b.
Antonio Banderas
voices Puss in Boots in the English, Spanish, Mexican, Italian and Japanese versions of the film.
c.
Tombstone, Arizona, is not located in Monument Valley.
John Ford
"placed" it there because Monument Valley is where he liked to film his Westerns.
d.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robot Monster (1953)?
a.
The Daily Bugle newspaper building is actually the Flatiron building, a famous Manhattan landmark that was built in 1902. In the comics, the Bugles building is on East 38th Street and Second Avenue.
b.
The film was not entirely filmed at Bronson Canyon. The scenes at the ruins of the home were shot in a residential hill area elsewhere.
c.
The kitchen scene between Creasy and Pita where she asked him about concubines were mostly ad-libbed by both actors. It started when they "accused" each other of smiling.
d.
Theodore Lydecker
claimed that no actual aircraft were used in this movie, with the effects being created by Republic Pictures 15-man special effects department, headed by he and his brother
Howard Lydecker
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robot Monster (1953)?
a.
During the rigorous and problematic shoot, the cast and crew began calling the film by various derogatory names such as "Son Of Abyss", "The Abuse" and "Lifes Abyss And Then You Dive".
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
reportedly suffered a physical and emotional breakdown because she was pushed so hard on the set, and
Ed Harris
had to pull over his car at one time while driving home, because he burst into spontaneous crying.
b.
It was reportedly shot in just four days, utilized no sets, and was entirely filmed outside.
c.
His role as Captain Norcross became the final feature film role for
Alan Mowbray
, ending a movie career of over thirty years.
d.
Was filmed on board the USS Kearsarge (CVA 33) while on a Show The Flag cruise around Asia.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robot Monster (1953)?
a.
Scarlett Johansson
s character Jordan Two-Delta was originally named Ester and was meant to be pregnant in earlier drafts by
Caspian Tredwell-Owen
.
b.
Is considered to be the first science-fiction film with stereophonic sound.
c.
Keith Cooke broke his hand shortly before filming commenced and required surgery on it, thus necessitating his character being one-handed.
d.
The acronym of the organization SIC in this movie stands for Security Intelligence Command.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robot Monster (1953)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 21, 1942 with
Roddy McDowall
and
Anne Baxter
reprising their film roles.
b.
Actress
Carmel Warner
, who plays The Librarian, is actress
Carmela Hayslett
s real life mother.
c.
The name of
Goldie Hawn
s character, Gloria Mundy, is taken from the Latin phrase "Sic transit gloria mundi", which translates as "So passes the glory of the world". The phrase was used until 1963 in the papal coronation ceremony; given that the film features an attempt to assassinate the pope, it is likely that there will soon be another papal coronation.
d.
Close examination of the Ro-Mans helmet reveal it to be very similar to the helmets worn by the moon-men on the lunar surface in "Radar Men from the Moon", a serial from Republic released in 1951.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robot Monster (1953)?
a.
This is
Ciara
s first theatrical film.
b.
Russell Crowe
filmed all of his scenes in 9 days.
c.
At one point Dimension Studios considered making a crossover film featuring Pinhead from the
Hellraiser
series, following in the footsteps of Newline Cinemas horror crossover
Freddy vs. Jason
. A poll was held on the official site, but response from fans was negative and the studio dropped the concept.
d.
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by
Harry Medved
and
Randy Lowell
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Robot Monster (1953)?
a.
The scenes on the view screen presented by Ro-Man, come from a variety of sources: among them, the shots of New York in apocalyptic ruins are matte paintings by Irving Block from
Captive Women
(RKO, 1952); the shots of the headquarters of the Great Guidance (a rocket ship in launching position) was originally created for
Rocketship X-M
(Lippert, 1950), also painted by Block.
b.
The seat gimmicks used in the film were a real trick actually used by
William Castle
for screenings of
The Tingler
.
c.
The film is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.
d.
Before
Rupert Grint
s casting,
Steve Coogan
was linked to the role of Edwards.
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