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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Silent Running (1972) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Silent Running (1972) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972).
About the movie:
In a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's plant life being kept in a greenhouse on board a spacecraft.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972)?
a.
Released as a double feature with
The Andromeda Strain
.
b.
After the success of
Sergio Leone
s
Il colosso di Rodi
(U.S. title: "Colossus of Rhodes"), it was decided to change the character of Talos into a living bronze giant. It would become one of
Ray Harryhausen
s most famous creations.
c.
The film was actually produced in 2002 by Miramax but held for release for more than a year.
d.
Henry Fonda
won the 1948 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Mister Roberts" for playing the title role which he recreated in the movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972)?
a.
The trouble-making poltergeist Peeves (played by
Rik Mayall
) does not, in the end, appear in the movie.
b.
External scenes of the ships were also used in the promo for the TV show
The Starlost
along with the early instrumental music.
c.
At one point,
Steven Soderbergh
was offered to direct with
Tim Robbins
starring as
Charles Van Doren
.
d.
During the opening shots of Xanadu, the single light coming from the window of Kanes mansion stays in basically the same position of the frame even though the angles of the house change every few seconds.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972)?
a.
Terence Howard
and
Don Cheadle
appear together in this film. Howard appeared in
Iron Man
, but was replaced in the sequel by Cheadle.
b.
Mr. T
: as a Helicopter Pilot.
c.
Some of the actual corporate logos visible throughout the movie include (but are not limited to) Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola, AMF, American Airlines, Rockwell International, and Ditch Witch. Most of the logos can be seen on the storage modules in the main cargo deck. The Ditch Witch can be seen digging the hole to bury Keenan.
d.
According to an interview with
Blanchard Ryan
, producers
Chris Kentis
and
Laura Lau
spent nearly half of the budget to get
Stuart Cove
and his shark wranglers for two days, and to make sure the two actors would be completely safe around the sharks.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972)?
a.
This film is considered by many scholars to be the first environmentalist film.
b.
The song from this movie, "Time 2 Move It/I Like To Move It", was used in a 2008 Chrysler car commercial.
c.
A twenty-six episode radio serial of the same name was produced by NBC in 1950. The radio show was also suggested by the
Corey Ford
and
Alastair MacBain
book that was the inspiration for this film. The radio program commenced by
Raymond Edward Johnson
asking the question, "Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission for the United States knowing in advance you may never return alive?"
d.
Tong Po is mistakenly billed as playing himself (on the films credits). In fact
Michel Qissi
played the villainous Thai for this film and its sequel
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
.
Kamel Krifa
played the character in the 4th. Qissi can also be seen in two other Van Damme movies,
Bloodsport
and
Lionheart
. In Bloodsport Qissi is the fighter that gets his leg broken by Chong Li. In Lionheart (AWOL) Qissi plays Moustafe who alongside another legionnaire is trying to bring Lyon from America back to Africa.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972)?
a.
Thorne Ryan holds the enlisted rank of Sergeant First Class (E-7), Verne Holt that of Staff Sergeant (E-6), and Ryans nemesis Opperman is a Master Sergeant (E-8).
b.
When Edward Bloom arrives home from the Korean War in his dress uniform the patch on his shoulder shows that he was assigned to the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, known as the Rakkasans.
c.
After the final scene was shot, producer
Sam Spiegel
shipped the film footage on five different planes to minimize the risk of loss.
d.
The dome jettisoning sequences were based on Trumbulls viewing of actual footage of Apollo Saturn V rocket stage separations. The miniatures of the dome couplings were 10 inches in diameter, and were filled with mica and compressed air to get the separation effect Trumbull wanted.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972)?
a.
Stanley Tucci
co-wrote the film because he wanted a decent part for himself.
b.
The haunting music for the film was written by
Peter Schickele
, who is known primarily for his classical music parodies under the name of P.D.Q. Bach.
c.
Ruby Keeler
replaced
Joan Bennett
.
d.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972)?
a.
In the skinny-dipping scene, the water
Bruce Dern
is swimming in was actually ice cold. The production saved money by not providing a water heater.
b.
William Wyler
spent a whole afternoon shooting the sequence where Fran (
Ruth Chatterton
) burns a letter from her husband; he wanted the letter to specifically blow gently along the terrace, stop for a moment, and then continue to flutter as the scene faded to black as a metaphor for Fran and Sams failing marriage.
c.
The last thing shot was Neo getting flushed into the lake when he gets unplugged for the first time.
d.
Victory Stadium, where the actual championship game was played was demolished in July 2006. In the 1970s Victory Stadium was the home field for Jefferson, Patrick Henry, William Fleming, Addison & Roanoke Catholic High Schools.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972)?
a.
Each of the four characters wears a unique "signal flag" patch on his jumpsuit. Not only do the signal flags stand for the initial letter of their respective last names, but they all have other meanings in the naval code, which are somewhat significant to the characters. For example, Lowells flag "L" means "You should stop your vessel immediately". "B" means "I am carrying dangerous goods or explosives".
b.
Post Production for the entire movie in general went by much quicker than average. The movies post period only took three months and had its first public screening on May 1st 2009.
c.
The salute that Snape and Lockhart, and Harry and Draco, make during their Dueling Club session, is a modified version of the salute made in fencing.
d.
In the much-shown previews, at one point Lara says to Powell "You might try to kill me." Powell replies that he "would never kill a lady." She replies archly "I said youd try." That exchange doesnt appear in the actual movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972)?
a.
Rory Coveney wore Uke Doirons clothes for the film seeing as though he was playing him, they happen to be the same height and weight, therefore the clothes fit perfect.
b.
Although the movie was scripted, the scenes were often changed a great deal on the day of shooting to accommodate the location and actors that were available. Also, dialogue was changed to better fit the actors natural speech patterns.
c.
After the success of
Easy Rider
, Universal Studios hit upon the idea to let young filmmakers make "semi-independent" films for low budgets in hopes of generating similar profits. The idea was to make five movies for low budgets (one million dollars or less), not interfere in the filmmaking process, and give the directors final cut. The movies were: this movie,
The Hired Hand
,
The Last Movie
,
Taking Off
and
American Graffiti
d.
The film was shot in 23 days and finished one day ahead of schedule.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Silent Running (1972)?
a.
There was a popular belief that
Alfred Hitchcock
was originally offered the chance to direct this movie. This has been deemed false. The director was never approached.
b.
In the scenes where you can see the actors breath it is early in the night and they were still relatively warm in their costumes. If you cant see their breath it means it was a scene shot much later in the night when their body temperatures had dropped substantially.
c.
Jackie Mason
s character has the same last name (Hartounian) as the character he played in
The Jerk
.
d.
In an interview with Starlog magazine in the late 1970s,
Douglas Trumbull
revealed that the plot of the movie in the original version of the script was quite a bit different from what was actually filmed. In this version, the Space Freighters were on permanent duty carrying biological domes. When theyre finally told to blow the domes and return to earth, it is because the freighters are going to be scrapped. The Freeman Lowell character in this version was an older, more curmudgeonly man who simply doesnt want to return to earth and forced into retirement, so he steals the Valley Forge, "Shoots the rapids" through Saturns Rings to make it look like his ship is destroyed, and heads off into deep space. As in the filmed version, he reprograms the robots for some companionship, and the subplot involving the plants dying due to a lack of light were involved, but his main interest in the plants was simply as a means of extending his limited food supplies on the ship. In the second half of the film, he receives a signal which he realizes is from an alien ship passing through the solar system, and decides to approach it - humanitys first contact with aliens - around the same time, his superiors on earth have realized what he did, and are trying to re-capture the ship. The last act of the movie was to have been a race against time, with Lowell trying to contact the aliens, and the recovery force trying to re-take the ship. Finally, in desperation, Lowell detaches one of the domes with one of the robots aboard only seconds before hes killed by the forces that have boarded the Valley Forge. The dome drifts off into deep space, where its spotted by the as-yet-unseen aliens, who board it and find the robot. The robot, unsure what to do, pulls out a snapshot of itself, the other two robots, and Freeman Lowell taken earlier in the film, a "Family Portrait" after a fashion, and shows it to the aliens, who look at it and the robot confusedly, and there the film ends.
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