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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Run Silent Run Deep (1958) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Run Silent Run Deep (1958) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958).
About the movie:
A U.S. sub commander, obsessed with sinking a certain Japanese ship, butts heads with his first officer and crew.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)?
a.
Although the audience could vote on whether the main character could be pardoned or receive further punishment,
William Castle
filmed only one ending for the movie.
b.
The silver car driven by Stathis Borans (
John Getz
) is a 1980 Maserati Quattroporte III.
c.
Exterior shots of the USS Nerka at Pearl Harbor were really the USS Redfish (SS-395) at the naval submarine base in San Diego, California. This is where the film was partially shot. The US Navy lent the USS Redfish to the production for filming this movie. The Hollywood Reporter announced in August 1957 that filming would be conducted on the USS Redfish.
d.
Nick Nolte
appears heavier in the role than usual because when shooting started, he was still carrying the weight he gained for
Q & A
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)?
a.
Frank Gorshin
was originally due to test for the role of Petty Officer Ruby but refused to fly to the testing. Instead he drove and was involved in an accident, leaving him with a fractured skull. After 4 days in hospital he awoke to find the role had been given to
Don Rickles
.
b.
Kim Basinger
reportedly turned down the role of Carol, because she claimed it "horrible".
c.
Jared Leto
who plays John Lennons Killer, Mark David Chapman, would go on to play the role of Nemo Nobody in the film
Mr. Nobody
Nemo was the nickname given to Mark David Chapman while attending summer camp at age 16.
d.
The play - and indeed the film - are riddled with factual inaccuracies as
Jean Anouilh
did practically no research once he learned the gist of the real story.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)?
a.
Michelle Williams
was at one point cast to voice KW, but the role went to
Lauren Ambrose
. The reason given by the filmmakers for this was that Williams voice didnt match what theyre going for.
Chloë Sevigny
was another consideration for the same role.
b.
The license plate on the camping couples truck reads "A113" This refers to a classroom at CalArts.
c.
In 1982, the Peninsula Womens Chorus performed a tribute concert to the women in Australia recreating a concert from the surviving score transcripts.
d.
The destroyer Cmdr. Richardson (
Clark Gable
) is obsessed with finding, the "Akikaze", was an actual Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer. She was commissioned on September 16, 1920, and was quite old for ship standards by the time World War II began. As such, she was used as a fast troop transport and convoy escort. On November 3, 1944 she was escorting the carrier "Junyo" and light cruiser "Kiso" toward Brunei in the Philippines. The American submarine "U.S.S. Pintado (SS-387)" attacked the formation and fired torpedoes at the "Junyo", but the "Akikaze" deliberately intercepted the torpedoes intended for the carrier, causing her to blow up and sink with her entire crew of 148 officers and men.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)?
a.
According to his memoirs,
Frank Bruno
was offered the role of Union Cane in this film.
b.
Albert Salmi
was first choice for the role of Mueller, but dropped out due to a personality clash with
Clark Gable
.
c.
The Paramount Collection at the AMPAS Library states that the British Armys Major David P. J. Lloyd was appointed a consultant and technical adviser to the production, this being attributed to his "first hand experience and knowledge of desert tank warfare in Libya."
d.
The film was originally released as a Unrated Directors Cut in December 2008. The production company negotiated distribution deals with several cable channels and download services. However, the mainstream television outlets balked at the extreme graphic violence of the unrated cut. As a result, the movie was completely re-edited into an alternate "Theatrical Cut." The film was recently submitted to the MPAA for a ratings determination (with an anticipated PG-13 rating). The theatrical cut should be in distribution by late 2009.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)?
a.
First film to Premier "Off Planet" on the International Space Station by Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, the directors brother.
b.
The man that walks outside of Capitol Records is the director of the movie.
c.
On 30 June 2004, the film broke a record for highest one-day opening on a Wednesday: $40,442,604
d.
The older / younger dynamic (deskbound older commander taking the reins of what was to be the younger commanders first ship, yet keeping the younger officer on as the Exec) was featured prominently in another
Robert Wise
film some 20 years later:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)?
a.
Kris Kristofferson
compared making the movie to going through Ranger School, the elite US Army Ranger program, which he did in 1963. In Ranger School, you sleep an average of three hours every 24 hours, and your skills and will to succeed is constantly challenged to the maximum for three months.
b.
The Rocklands address in 1947 Kenwood, that is one year after Kenwood Electronics started.
c.
Several of the brides chasing the bachelor at the end of this movie are male extras in drag.
d.
Although at the time of its release the movie was hailed as a fairly realistic portrayal of a submarine in World War II, there was also some controversy since both
Clark Gable
and
Burt Lancaster
were much older than real US Navy captains and lieutenants in wartime.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)?
a.
In March 1958, United Artists distributed this film in the USA on a double bill with
Tiger by the Tail
starring
Larry Parks
. (
Tiger by the Tail
was distributed under the title "Cross-Up").
b.
Jack-Jack, the baby boy, is also the nickname
Brad Bird
and his wife had for one of their sons.
c.
Stock footage of attacks on a wagon train from this film was also used in the serial
The Indians Are Coming
.
d.
Production began on the film in mid-September 1956 just as
Jayne Mansfield
was finishing up her Broadway triumph in the play "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" The film was made just in time to be released for the Christmas season in 1956.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)?
a.
In September 1972, Dimension Pictures was widely exhibiting this film on a double bill with
The Twilight People
.
b.
Shots of the Enterprise-A in space dock and of space dock itself were originally produced by Industrial Light and Magic for
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
.
c.
Tim makes references about
Robert Bakker
and his dinosaur book. Bakker was a technical advisor on
Jurassic Park
.
d.
Film debut of
Don Rickles
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)?
a.
The amniotic fluid in which the Creature was brought to life was really boiling gelatin. During filming,
Robert De Niro
and
Kenneth Branagh
slipped and fell in the stuff so much that a huge split appeared in De Niros prosthetic suit, which had to be avoided by the cameras.
b.
Voted seventh-scariest movie of all time by a poll carried out on the British public by Channel 5 and "The Times" in 2006.
c.
Clark Gable
and
Burt Lancaster
did not get along during filming, partly due to Lancaster making jokes about Gables age. There was one major argument when Gable refused to allow the crucial plot development of Lancasters character to take control of the submarine, because he felt this went against the image he had built up for more than twenty years at MGM. After refusing to work for two days, Gable eventually agreed to return to the studio when it was decided that his character would fall ill, necessitating Lancaster taking command.
d.
Arthur Housman
is in studio records/casting call lists for the role of "Piggy," but he did not appear in the movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Run Silent Run Deep (1958)?
a.
Initially
Mike Nichols
was interested in directing and wanted
Dustin Hoffman
to play the lead. Hoffman wasnt interested, however, as he thought it was too violent.
b.
Doing this film propelled
Famke Janssen
to take action in the real fight against corruption. She now serves as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime.
c.
Despite receiving generally favorable reviews, the film proved to be only a moderate hit at the box office. This may have been partly due to the fact that it was released at the same time as
Teachers Pet
, also starring
Clark Gable
.
d.
Jeff Morris got the inspiration for this script when his long-term relationship was effected by his twin brothers engagement.
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