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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Star Trek (2009) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Star Trek (2009) - Part (5) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009).
About the movie:
A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
John Cho
cited masculinity as an important aspect of the role of Sulu, and spent two weeks training in fighting.
b.
The scene taking place in the tanning booth was a closed set. Only the camera operators were in the same room with
Chelan Simmons
and
Crystal Lowe
and black curtains were draped to keep onlookers out.
c.
The "W" in Clark W. Griswold stands for Wilhelm.
d.
Charlie Frosts (
Woody Harrelson
) animation about the end of the world heavily borrows and references the animated Internet meme, "The End of the World", which centers around the idea that we will kill ourselves as a race before any natural disaster would ever have the time to destroy us.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
Gregory Peck
was chosen by producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
for this epic film because Zanuck thought Peck had a "biblical face".
b.
In the original Broadway play and the 1927 film, the dead man was named Cyrus West. In this version the dead man is named Cyrus Norman, possibly because
Mae West
was still making films at this time.
c.
The Kelvins captain, Richard Robau (
Faran Tahir
), is named after
Roberto Orci
s Cuban uncle. According to Orci, Robau was born in Cuba and grew up in the Middle East.
d.
The painting hanging above Homer and Marges bed in Alaska is signed "Marge". This pays homage to the painting of the sail-boat above the couch in The Simpsons house, also done by Marge.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
When Creasy reads the address of Aurelio Sanchez on the piece of paper, you can see that the street name is Via Appia. This street doesnt actually exist in New-Mexico, but it obviously refers to the ancient Via Appia road in Rome. Heavy criminals used to be crucified by the side of that road, to make a statement towards society and especially towards other criminals.
b.
Fabio
: as an angel in the dream sequence.
c.
Eric Bana
shot his scenes toward the end of filming.
d.
While the "Thin Man" in the movie refers to character Clyde Wynant, in the opening credits of the film the cover of the novel "The Thin Man" is shown. On the dust jacket of the book we see a thin man whos not just a model for the photo but who is also author
Dashiell Hammett
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
There are references in the film to
J.J. Abrams
s series
Alias
: At the bar, Uhura orders a Slusho drink, and Spock Primes ship is seen to contain red matter compressed into the form of a ball (Slusho drinks and the red ball were trademarks on the show).
b.
Each storyline began as individual short films. It wasnt until the filmmakers saw "21 Grams" that they chose to edit the four short films into one feature film.
c.
Composer James Newton Howards main theme is based on a music from The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell.
d.
William H. Macy
begged the directors for the role of Jerry Lundegaard. He did two readings for the part, and became convinced he was the best man for the role. When the Coens didnt get back to him, he flew to New York (where they were starting production) and said, "Im very, very worried that you are going to screw up this movie by giving this role to somebody else. Its my role, and Ill shoot your dogs if you dont give it to me." He was joking, of course.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
According to
Jon Favreau
, the Asian man who hands Vanko false papers in order to get to Monaco is a member of the Ten Rings, the terrorist organization Stark encountered in the first film. This organization is reportedly headed by Iron Mans nemesis, the Mandarin.
b.
The gun battle that takes place on the mining ship was originally written as a fistfight until the day those scenes were going to be filmed.
c.
WILHELM SCREAM: The nomad with shades and helmet during the night shootout.
d.
Henri Bernstein
s play, "La griffe," opened in Paris, France, on 18 April 1906. Its translation and adaptation, "The Claw," by
Edward Delaney Dunn
and
Louis Wolheim
, opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 17 October 1921 and had 105 performances.
Lionel Barrymore
created his movie role in the play, which also included
Ian Wolfe
in the opening night cast.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
Writer/director
Emil Hyde
wound up playing the small role of a motel clerk after the original actor who was cast in the part failed to show up the day the scene was shot.
b.
Singer/guitarist
Joe Walsh
can be seen during the "Jailhouse Rock" sequence at the end. He still had long hair and a long mustache at the time and is the first prisoner to jump up on a table and start dancing.
c.
The closing scenes of this movie were shot in Italy, specifically Naples, Campania, Italy.
d.
Carol Marcus, Kirks old love interest and mother of his son from
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
, featured in an early draft of the script as a childhood friend of Kirks in Iowa but the role was cut by the final draft. Nurse Chapel from the original series also is also referenced in the film and has a line of dialogue: Dr. McCoy calls orders her to prepare a medication after Kirks hands begin to swell, and she responds, "Yes, sir!" However, she does not appear on-screen.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
The film has its roots in the 1968 World Science Fiction Convention, where
Gene Roddenberry
declared he would make a film prequel to
Star Trek
. The concept would not be heard until the late 1980s, between
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
and
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
.
David Loughery
wrote a script entitled "The Academy Years," but it was shelved due to objections from the original cast and the fan base. Finally in 2005, after the failure of
Star Trek: Nemesis
and the cancellation of
Enterprise
, development got underway. Another novel treatment of the beginnings of Kirks command of the Enterprise was described in the novel "Enterprise: The First Adventure" by Vonda N. McIntyre which was based upon a Star Trek movie script that was to be used if a contract could not be reached with the original cast after the first set of movies were made.
b.
Originally
Mia Farrow
was supposed to have played the part of Marion but her real-life pregnancy prevented that.
Gena Rowlands
took the part instead.
c.
Bob Clark
s success with the teen-sex comedy
Porkys
allowed him the ability to make a movie he wanted to make. Without Porkys there would have been no Christmas Story.
d.
The guitar riff Roger plays throughout the show is based on "Musettas Waltz" from La Boheme.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
The house featured in the movie was being rented at the time by a handful of the actors, all of them students at the nearby University of Hartford. The landlord never knew a movie had been filmed there.
b.
A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.
The music video that Omri and Patrick watch during their sleepover is "Girls Girls Girls", by Mötley Crüe.
d.
The USS Kelvin, the ship Kirks father serves on, is named after
J.J. Abrams
grandfather and her hull number of NCC-0514 is derived from the mans birthday. It was also a scientific reference towards the temperature scale Kelvin, which itself was named after physicist/engineer Lord Kelvin.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
Despite the improvised feel, the film follows
Harmony Korine
s script closely.
b.
Writers
Roberto Orci
and
Alex Kurtzman
, and director
J.J. Abrams
all signed on while filming
Mission: Impossible III
.
c.
This film is public domain due to the failure to put the then-required copyright notice in the released print. The supposed copyright notice in the film failed to include the text "Copyright", "Copr." or "©", as was needed by pre-1989 US law (only the year and supposed copyright holder were listed).
d.
When Redfoot flicks his cigarette into the face of McManus, it was originally intended to hit his chest, so McManus reaction is actually
Stephen Baldwin
s real unscripted reaction that
Bryan Singer
decided to keep in the movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek (2009)?
a.
It was the producers idea for the main cast to wear Kangol hats and Puma sneakers all throughout production of the film even though many of the dancers felt that it wasnt authentic.
b.
Henry Daniell
, who plays Anthony Lloyd in the film, later played Professor Moriarty in
The Woman in Green
.
c.
This was
Jeff Bridges
s second animated film. The first was
The Last Unicorn
, released 25 years previously.
d.
Paul McGillion
auditioned for Scotty, and while he didnt get the role, he impressed the filmmakers enough to be given another role as a barracks leader.
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