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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Spaceballs (1987) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Spaceballs (1987) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987).
About the movie:
Planet Spaceball's President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal Planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987)?
a.
Jon Heder
helped to make the boondoggle keychains between scenes.
b.
Dorothy Dell
and
Shirley Temple
became good friends while filming this movie. When Dell died in a car crash shortly after the movie was completed, Temple was shielded from the news for as long as possible.
c.
Mel Brooks
sent the script to
George Lucas
and was concerned that he would be offended, but Lucas called Brooks and gave him his trust after seeing
Blazing Saddles
and
Young Frankenstein
.
d.
The first 30 minutes of the film is based on radio artist Joe Franks 1982 NPR Playhouse monologue "Lies". Some of the dialogue and plot elements in the film is lifted verbatim from the program including Paul meeting Marcy in the deli, the bagels-and-cream-cheese paperweights, Paul calling Marcy that same night to buy the paperweights, Paul losing his cab fare when it flies out of the window, Marcy being raped by an ex-boyfriend who came down the fire escape and falling asleep during said rape, Marcy being married to a man working overseas whom she writes to every day, and said husbands sexual quirk. Joe Frank filed a lawsuit against the producers and was then paid handsomely in a settlement.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987)?
a.
John Candy
ad-libbed the line, "Oh, thats gonna leave a mark," after standing up without undoing his seat belt.
b.
Just as it was when filming
Batman Begins
, director
Christopher Nolan
oversaw every shot himself as there was no second unit.
c.
William H. Macy
appears not only as a radio voice, but also as one of the radio actors at the Pearl Harbor Announcement.
d.
Writer
William Goldman
was on set during one of the flame burst scenes in the forest when
Robin Wright
s dress caught fire. Although Goldman knew this was intentional, he was so caught up in the moment that he shouted, "Her dress is on fire!", thus ruining the take.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987)?
a.
This movie was directed by
Henry Hathaway
who, almost 20 years after this film, directed another about Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel
and also set in World War II North Africa. This was entitled
Raid on Rommel
. Apart from that 1971 movie, all of Hathaways films about the Second World War were all for Twentieth Century-Fox. These included
The House on 92nd Street
;
Wing and a Prayer
;
Youre in the Navy Now
;
13 Rue Madeleine
and this film.
Raid on Rommel
was made by Universal.
b.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
Merriam-Websters Online Dictionary defines "synecdoche" as: "a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (as fifty sail for fifty ships), the whole for a part (as society for high society), the species for the genus (as cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (as a creature for a man), or the name of the material for the thing made (as boards for stage)."
d.
The voice of the Self-Destruct Countdown is that of the films script supervisor,
Julie Pitkanen
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987)?
a.
Gore Verbinski
initially rejected casting director
Denise Chamian
s suggestion to cast
Naomie Harris
as Tia Dalma, saying that she was too young for the role. Chamian insisted he give her a screen test. Finally, Harriss mother came with her for the audition; also serving as her dialect coach, since Dalma speaks in partial Jamaican accent.
b.
Largely shot on Universals old "Hacienda" set, used on many of the studios "B" westerns.
c.
This is the first part of a trilogy of US-remakes of
Theo van Gogh
s movies.
d.
Colonel
Harland Sanders
is the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Dark Helmet says "Whats the matter, Colonel Sandurz? Chicken?"
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987)?
a.
Re-unites
Robert Davi
and
Grand L. Bush
, one year after they played FBI agents Big Johnson and Little Johnson in
Die Hard
.
b.
The popular movie that is playing at the Nostromo is a fictional sci-fi movie called THE MARS PROJECT, starring Eminem. In reality, THE MARS PROJECT was the code name used to transport the film cans containing Eminems movie 8 MILE.
c.
During the self-destruct sequence, when the "Cancel Self Destruct" door is opened, the "Authorized By" line at the bottom has the name ALBIEZ.
Peter Albiez
was one of the special effects staff.
d.
There is an enduring urban legend about the so-called "Conan toy line". The story is that the Mattel Toy Company started to make some Conan action figures, but after viewing the film, the executives realized that they couldnt afford to be associated with a film with such graphic sex and violence. They gave their doll blonde hair, called him "He-man", and thus created
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
. However, since the first He-Man figures were released in 1981, the legend appears to be false. In 1984, however, now-defunct toy company Remco released an officially licensed series of Conan action figures. Ironically enough, once the He-Man action figures became immensely popular, numerous knockoffs were produced, including a repainted He-Man figure that had brown hair, making it look like
Arnold Schwarzenegger
. The knockoff was sold mainly through mom-and-pop dollar stores and came in generic packaging labeled "The Barbarian".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987)?
a.
The license plate on Princess Vespas Mercedes reads, "Spoild Rottn I."
b.
The film does not have score. Songs from the Royalty Free Music album Dark, Dramatic and Angry were used.
c.
Since each story was filmed at different times and on different continents, some of the cast members never met their counterparts until the films premiere.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 15, 1954 with
Dorothy McGuire
reprising her film role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987)?
a.
The picture was filmed entirely in-studio (except for the opening credits). The clouds that you see out the window are made out of fiberglass. For the effect of a police siren coming towards the apartment building at the end,
Alfred Hitchcock
had an ambulance come at full speed, from several blocks away, straight to the Warner Brothers studio, siren blaring all the way. The sounds were picked up by a microphone suspended from the studio gate.
b.
Although
M.K. Jerome
and
Herb Magidson
are credited in studio records for songs, none were sung in the movie.
c.
First film for
Claudette Colbert
.
d.
George Lucas
Industrial Light and Magic constructed the the puppet of the chest-burster for the film. The main effects unit for the film was Apogee, Inc. This was the company headed by
John Dykstra
that split off from ILM in 1978 when Lucasfilm moved to Marin County. Thus, Spaceballs marked the first time since
Star Wars
that the two units shared work on a single project.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987)?
a.
Finnish censorship visa # 107391.
b.
It took
Mel Brooks
six months to write the script.
c.
The exterior of The Bootlegger bar was shot in Highlands, NJ,
Kevin Smith
s home town.
d.
Reuses footage from
The Mole People
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987)?
a.
William J. Walsh
, a bit player, was killed on set when a prop gun went off by accident.
b.
Doug Hutchison, who portrayed 16-year-old Obie Jameson, was 27 when this movie was filming.
c.
Many reference books erroneously state that this film was shot in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. In fact, it was the remake of this movie,
Rose Marie
, that was partially shot in Canada.
d.
President Skroobs name is an anagram of
Mel Brooks
, the man who plays him.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spaceballs (1987)?
a.
Gene Roddenberry
had asked his wife
Majel Barrett
- Christine Chapel - if she would don fur and a tail to "reprise" the role of Lieutenant MRess from the animated
Star Trek
. She refused.
b.
Originally intended as a vehicle for
Paul Newman
.
c.
In the Paris scenes, a rooftop sign is visible in the distance, for a restaurant called "Gastows". The restaurant and sign are a parody of "Gusteaus," the restaurant that is the main setting of Pixars,
Ratatouille
.
d.
When President Skroob meets the Gallup twins, he tells them to "chew their gum." This is a reference to "Doublemint" commercials featuring twins.
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