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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rocketship X-M (1950) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rocketship X-M (1950) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rocketship X-M (1950).
About the movie:
An astronaut crew of 4 men and one woman on their way to the Moon, are unexpectedly propelled by gravitational forces and end up on Mars instead.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocketship X-M (1950)?
a.
The actual defendants in the trial portray themselves. After videotaping was complete, they appeared in court for their imprisonment. After 10 years of appeals, they were placed on 23 1/2 months probation, in consideration for their time served in prison.
b.
Frankie Darro
, a former circus performer, did his own backflips at the end of the film.
c.
The early sequence in which the Folksmen rehearse for their reunion concert at a farm in upstate New York was inspired by the documentary
The Weavers: Wasnt That a Time
, in which the real-life folk-music group
The Weavers
were shown preparing for a reunion concert at the upstate New York farm owned by one of their members,
Pete Seeger
.
d.
The original trailer for this film emphasized the fact that it was the first film involving space travel. It was in theaters more than three weeks before the first showings of
George Pal
s
Destination Moon
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocketship X-M (1950)?
a.
The portrait of Laura is, in fact, a photograph done over with oil paint.
b.
Promotional material sent to exhibitors carried the disclaimer "This is not Destination Moon."
c.
At the end of the movie when Kat shares her sonnet, she describes 10 things she hates about Patrick though the number of items listed is up to interpretation.
d.
Director
Julie Taymor
watched the premier of Across The Universe sitting next to
Paul McCartney
. She was nervous about what he would think so when the movie was over she asked if there was anything he didnt like about it and McCartney responded "Whats not to like?" McCartney also sang along with "All My Loving" under his breath, a very moving moment for Taymor.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocketship X-M (1950)?
a.
This was the second, and last, feature film to be produced by the Milner Brothers.
b.
A documentary which outlines a more factual and non-fictionalized account of the Battle of the Bulge entitled
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
was made and released a year after this movie was made.
c.
Top-billed
William Smith
only appears after 35 minutes of screening.
d.
In the 1970s businessman Wade Williams acquired the rights to Rocketship X-M and proceeded to produce new special effects sequences to take the place of the films original effects scenes. New shots included a model of the rocket in space, sequences depicting the ship descending toward and taking off from Mars, re-filmed sequences on Mars with new actors, and the use of stock footage of an actual nighttime rocket take-off in the launch sequence at the start of the movie. These sequences were substituted for original footage that was cut from the film, and were seen on the initial VHS and DVD releases in the US. In the 1990s, however, much of this substitute footage was removed and the original scenes restored. The only remaining updated effects sequences occur in the initial launch from Earth, and shots of the rocket landing on and departing from Mars (all of which used stock footage of a V-2 rocket in the original). However, the complete, uncut, original version of the film remains unavailable.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocketship X-M (1950)?
a.
This was the last feature project for producer/director/writer
Robert Youngson
.
b.
This movie contained a sequence showing the consequences of atomic war on Mars, and how it had destroyed the once advanced Martian civilization. This is one of the first times a movie showed the dangers of atomic war, and might have actually been the first.
c.
It took over two hours for
Simon Pegg
and
Nick Frost
to get home and to get to work on time. After a while they didnt see the point in it and just decided to sleep in their trailers.
d.
Zack Snyder
s directorial debut.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocketship X-M (1950)?
a.
The film was originally to have been entitled None Came Back, but writer-producer-director
Kurt Neumann
changed it to Rocketship X-M because the initial title gave away the films ending.
b.
Shot in 14 days.
c.
Was booked for a week long engagement at Dublins Adelphi cinema is last 1989. However, after 4 days there were less than 20 paying customers - so the manager withdrew the film and let the theater go dark for the remaining 3 days - in order to save money of both heating and projection costs.
d.
About the Finnish speaking whalers. There are no actual whaling in Finland since there are no whales in the Gulf of Finland or in the Baltic Sea.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocketship X-M (1950)?
a.
Laurence Fishburne
narrated the teaser trailer.
b.
This film was originally titled Revolver, but it was later changed when another film titled
Revolver
came out beforehand.
c.
Minnie Driver
s character Skylar is named after Damons girlfriend,
Skylar Satenstein
, who left Damon for
Metallica
drummer
Lars Ulrich
before filming began. Damon and Driver became romantically involved during production.
d.
When
George Pal
announced production of his space epic
Destination Moon
this film was rushed into production to capitalize on it and beat Pals film into theaters by several weeks.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocketship X-M (1950)?
a.
Shots, (in the final reel), of an injured, bandaged, and bare-chested Hugh OBrien constitute the first "beefcake" scene in 1950s sci-fi movies.
b.
Nathaniel Cliftons birth name is actually Clifton Nathaniel. He flipped it around to exonerate the name given to his ancestors by slave owners.
c.
Credited as a rotoscoped character actor,
Angelo Rossitto
is easily recognizable as the midget in the tavern during the Prancing Pony scene early in the film.
d.
In the scene where
Janet Leigh
s character speaks to Laurie, she says "If I may offer some maternal advice..." Laurie is played by
Jamie Lee Curtis
, Janet Leighs daughter.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocketship X-M (1950)?
a.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
b.
When the film was originally released theatrically in 1950, the sequences on Mars were tinted red so as to impart a sense of the alien Red Planet into the black-and-white film. But subsequent TV prints did not reproduce this effect, and for decades the Martian scenes were shown only in black-and-white until the red tint was restored for home video in the early 1980s.
c.
Incredibly, five different versions of this film were shot simultaneously. (1) a 70mm version in the Grandeur process for exhibition in the biggest movie palaces; (2) a standard 35mm version for general release; (3) a 35mm alternate French language version
La piste des géants
(4) a 35 mm alternate Spanish language version
La gran jornada
, and (5) a 35 mm alternate German language version
Die große Fahrt
. The three alternate language versions were shot with (mostly) different casts.
d.
Laird John Hamilton
, the famous big wave rider was
Kevin Costner
s double for many water scenes.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rocketship X-M (1950)?
a.
Rocketship X-M underwent several changes in concept before finally being filmed as it is. Initially, producer-director
Kurt Neumann
wanted to film a movie about an expedition to Mars that encounters living dinosaurs, but producer
Robert L. Lippert
rejected the script. Around the same time, special effects man
Jack Rabin
approached Lippert with a script about a space flight to the moon, to be called Destination Moon. Producer
George Pal
, however, had just copyrighted that title for his own picture about a lunar mission, but Lippert changed his mind and, to take advantage of the publicity for Pals Destination Moon, brought Neumanns and Rabins ideas together for his own film about a spaceflight to the moon. Subsequent threats of legal action from Pal forced Lippert to change the venue of his film from the moon back to the planet Mars - the locale in Neumanns original script.
b.
Many scenes filmed in public places such as the restaurant scene with
Gordon Jones
appear to be "stolen", as the bystanders seem to be watching the scenes being played out rather than act like extras who normally do not pay attention to the action.
c.
Rafe Perry was "an English lend-out to the FBI" according to
Renny Harlin
.
d.
The version of the song Unchained Melody that was included on the original soundtrack is performed by
Todd Duncan
.
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