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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) Quiz
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About the movie:
A man tells his story of how he became unstuck in time and abducted by aliens.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)?
a.
First-ever film credit for legendary documentary director
Frederick Wiseman
, who served as producer of this non-documentary feature.
b.
In the initial NSA break-in scenes (and in some other scenes later), in the music, Morse code can be heard spelling out "XXX 2" a number of times. (-..- -..- -..- .. - -)
c.
Based on
Peter Landesman
s 25 January 2004 New York Times Magazine cover story about sex slaves.
d.
Sharon Gans
was only six years older than
Perry King
, who played her son, and seven years older than
Holly Near
, who played her daughter.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)?
a.
Michael Sacks
, who plays Billy Pilgrim, is eleven months older than his on-screen daughter, played by
Holly Near
, and he is actually four months younger than
Perry King
, who plays his son.
b.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
De Niro was tattooed with vegetable dyes, which fade after a few months.
d.
This was
Richard Jenkins
s film debut.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)?
a.
The character of Howard Campbell Jr. appears in the film and speaks to the American P.O.W.s before the bombing of Dresden. Vonnegut wrote an entire novel about this character called "Mother Night", later made into a film by
Keith Gordon
starring
Nick Nolte
as this same character.
b.
Disneys 14th animated feature.
c.
In the opening and closing credits the cast list says "The Monsters Mate" followed by a question mark.
d.
Burt Lancaster
recalled that
Gary Cooper
would object to anything in the script that implied his character was anything other than good, and demand it be changed.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)?
a.
The play opened off-Broadway in New York City, New York, USA in 1909.
b.
The text of the time capsule plaque reads, "We, the 3rd grade class of William Dawes Elementary School, in the year of 1959 A.D., hereby commit our visions of the future as a token of hope and friendship toward our successors, the class of 2009 A.D."
c.
According to Lloyd Kaufmans DVD commentary the film was inspired by the records of Tom Lehrer and Stan Freeberg.
d.
Although Vonneguts renown refrain, "So it goes", appears over 100 times in his novel, it does not occur, even once, in the movie version.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)?
a.
Average Shot Length & Median Shot Length = ~3 seconds.
b.
Ayn Rand
only agreed to make her book into a movie if the director promised that everything she wrote would make it into the final product.
c.
The music of the movie that the Pilgrim family watches in the drive-in is Rimksy-Korsakovs Sheherazade.
d.
Although uncredited,
Gene Kelly
had two incredibly talented choreography assistants. These ladies were none other than
Carol Haney
("The Pajama Game") and
Gwen Verdon
(Broadway star of "Can-Can", "New Girl In Town", "Damn Yankees", "Redhead", "Sweet Charity" and "Chicago"). In fact, Kellys taps during the "Singin In The Rain" number were post-dubbed by Verdon and Haney. The ladies had to stand ankle-deep in a drum full of water to match the soggy on-screen action.
Gene Kelly
had also recommended
Carol Haney
for the role of Kathy Selden.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)?
a.
Sylvester Stallone
announced this movie to be his last action movie, as he deemed himself getting too old for the genre. However, he did continue to make action movies like
Driven
,
Rocky Balboa
and
Rambo
well into his fifties and sixties.
b.
Brian Gedge
was the camera operator for previous Saw films. He took over the cinematography when
David A. Armstrong
decided not to return.
c.
The original story by
Rudyard Kipling
was about a boy, Percival Williams, but this was changed to a girl, Priscilla Williams, in order for
Shirley Temple
to play the role.
d.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr., author of the book this film was adapted from, was a Prisoner of War in World War 2. He was captured during the Battle of the Bulge while a battalion scout with the 106 Infantry Division on December 22, 1944, and used these experiences in his novel when Billy Pilgrim is captured by the Germans and sent to a POW camp.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)?
a.
Holds the record for most Razzie Award "wins" by one film in a single year, with eight awards including Worst Picture of 2007. The record was previously held by
Showgirls
and
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
, with seven awards apiece.
b.
The house depicted in the films colorful German poster is the same house from the mini-series
Salems Lot
.
c.
Dirk Benedict
auditioned for the part of Robert Pilgrim but director
George Roy Hill
preferred
Perry King
.
d.
David Thewlis
, who later played Professor Lupin in
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
, was considered for the role of Professor Quirrell.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)?
a.
The aircraft used in the movie was owned by the 3M Company
b.
Both
Jack Black
and DreamWorks
Jeffrey Katzenberg
publicly apologized for the film during a press conference for
Shark Tale
at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
c.
There is a deleted scene in which Maude paints smiles on the statues in the church. A still from this scene can be found on one of the original lobby cards, and it is described in detail in the book-adaptation.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 13, 1947 with
Charles Coburn
reprising his film role.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)?
a.
Charles Chaplin
originally conceived the idea for this movie 30 years previously (and was titled "Stowaway"), as a starring vehicle for his then-wife
Paulette Goddard
.
b.
Alexander Payne
: [Omaha] Most of his films take place in and are filmed in Omaha.
c.
In an early scene when Billys mother is visiting him in the hospital, she is talking about Billys Dresden experience to Elliot Rosewater - the title character from Kurt Vonneguts 1965 novel, "God Bless You Mr. Rosewater", and a character who was later portrayed by
Ken Hudson Campbell
in
Breakfast of Champions
.
d.
Quentin Tarantino
named the character "Jungle Julia Lucai" after his personal assistant,
Victoria Lucai
.
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