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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Part (4) 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 IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
About the movie:
To save Earth from an alien probe, Kirk and his crew go back in time to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it, humpback whales.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)?
a.
Tom Hanks
said that he would make the film only if all the events that took place were true to historical reality.
b.
The Probe is modelled after Rama from
Arthur C. Clarke
s "Rendezvous with Rama".
c.
Dustin Hoffman
was briefly attached to project.
d.
The Russian space station Sergei Kirov (which is mentioned as having destroyed an American satellite) was named for an early Bolshevik leader, one of the first to be killed in
Joseph Stalin
s "Great Purges".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)?
a.
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b.
For the shot of Sulu flying the helicopter over San Francisco bay, the filmmakers tried to get a pilot to fly a Huey, but they were unable to. The long shot was accomplished using a radio controlled model from Japan.
c.
According to the audio commentary on the DVD, in the scene where Vianne throws her mothers ashes into the wind, telephone lines had to be digitally removed as the camera pans over the village.
d.
Loosely based on the restoration play The Country Wife by playwright
William Wycherley
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)?
a.
After
Leonard Nimoy
allowed
Kirk R. Thatcher
to play the punk on the bus, Thatcher expressed displeasure at the music chosen for his boom box on the bus scene. He then asked to write and perform a song that he felt would be more representative of his character than the pre-selected music that was to appear. The result was the song "I Hate You".
b.
This film was announced shortly after
Paranormal Activity
was released into theaters.
c.
When La Bouef first meets Mattie, he tells her that one of the aliases Chaney has been using is the name John Todd Anderson, which is a reference to frequent Coen Brothers storyboard artist
J. Todd Anderson
.
d.
As of 2010 this is the only
Stephen King
adaptation to receive an Academy Award.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)?
a.
The computer that Scotty uses to show transparent aluminum was originally going to be an Amiga, but Commodore would only provide a computer if they bought it. Apple was willing to loan them the Mac.
b.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1995.
c.
During Bilbos party Pippin can be seen in the band playing a guitar.
d.
Justin Long
was originally slated to voice the title character, Despereaux. Ultimately, the role went to
Matthew Broderick
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)?
a.
While attempting to escape from the security agents aboard the USS Enterprise, Chekov tosses his phaser to one of the agents; although it is representative of twenty-third century technology, it is never retrieved.
b.
Matthew Broderick
was originally offered the role of Johnny Utah. Others who auditioned were
Johnny Depp
and
Charlie Sheen
.
c.
A massive campaign was undertaken to create public awareness of the film during its production. This campaign also attracted the attention of independent producer
Robert L. Lippert
who rushed a low budget space travel film,
Rocketship X-M
, into production to capitalize on this campaign. Legal action forced Lippert to modify the campaign for his film. Material sent to exhibitors for "Rocketship X-M" carried the disclaimer "This is not Destination Moon." Lippert was able to have "Rocketship X-M" into general release more than three weeks before this film had its preview engagements.
d.
The scene where the T-Rex comes out of the bushes and eats the gallimimus was actually shot on the island of Oahu at Kualoa Ranch. This was the only outdoor scene not filmed on Kauai, due to Hurricane Iniki.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)?
a.
John Lasseter
always wanted
Tom Hanks
to play the character of Woody. Lasseter claimed Hanks "... has the ability to take emotions and make them appealing. Even if the character is down-and-out and despicable." Early test footage, using Hanks voice from
Turner & Hooch
, convinced Hanks to sign on to the film.
b.
When the alien ship is approaching Earth at the beginning to look for the humpback whales, there were originally subtitles saying things like "Where are you? Can you hear us?". The studio wanted to keep them despite
Leonard Nimoy
s objections. In the first test screening, however, test audiences indicated the subtitles were unnecessary so they were cut.
c.
Broke
Gigli
s record as the BIGGEST, NOT lowest, percentage drop in its second week of release: -86.4%
d.
Director
John Boorman
didnt like how balance was off on Dolby sound mixes at various test screenings, so he changed the mix to mono.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)?
a.
The film, as shown in most countries, had the song "Yerushalayim Sheol Zahav" - Jerusalem of Gold - at the end. When the film was shown in Israel, audiences laughed at this, as this song was written after the 1967 war as a pop song. They then re-dubbed a song "Eli Eli" which was written by Hannah Sennesh during WWII over the end which was more appropriate.
b.
Vincent DOnofrio (I) gained 70 pounds for his role as Pvt. Pyle, breaking
Robert De Niro
s movie weight-gain record (60 pounds) for
Raging Bull
. It took him seven months to put the weight on and nine months to take it off with physical training.
c.
One of the questions Spock is asked by the Computer on Vulcan asks about the major historical events of 1987. We never see or hear the answer to that question as the film was made in 1986.
d.
According to the press kits and subsequent novels, the two-headed dragon was named "Eborsisk", a reference to the movie critics
Gene Siskel
and
Roger Ebert
. The word does not occur in the film but made it into some reviews.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)?
a.
Ewan McGregor
, who plays Obi-Wan Kenobi, is the nephew of
Denis Lawson
, who played Rebel pilot Wedge Antilles in
Star Wars
,
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
, and
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
.
b.
The theatrical release of the move ends with
Aerosmith
s cover of the Spider-Man theme that can be heard on the official soundtrack. For the DVD release it was changed to the original rendition of the theme.
c.
The location where Dr. Gillian Taylor picks up Kirk and Spock is not an actual street. Its a parking lot that runs alongside the main road.
d.
Following the release of his first feature,
Dark Star
,
John Carpenter
was approached by a group of investors who gave him carte blanche to make whatever kind of picture he wanted, albeit with a very limited budget. Although Carpenter wanted to make a Western, he knew he wouldnt have the resources to make a period piece. He wrote this film as a highly stylized, modern-day western, essentially remaking
Rio Bravo
, which was directed by Carpenters hero,
Howard Hawks
. Carpenter acknowledges this debt to Hawks and "Rio Bravo" by using the pseudonym of John T. Chance for his film editors credit, which was the name of
John Wayne
s character in "Rio Bravo".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)?
a.
Elizabeth Pike
: One of the films executive producers appears as the woman pulled over by Officer Jonah.
b.
The street on which the Smith home stood was built specifically for "Meet Me in St. Louis." Located on MGMs vast Backlot #3 that was at Jefferson and Overland Boulevards in Culver City,it was known at the studio as "St. Louis Street" and all of the houses that were on it were used in various film and television shows throughout the next 27 years, until Lot 3 was demolished to make way for an apartment and condominium project. Even in 1970, the last year of Lot 3s existence, the Smith home still looked like it did in 1944, minus the set dressings, of course.
c.
The name of the hotel that James Bond visits in Hong Kong is The Rubyeon Royale Hotel: "Ruby" for the 40th anniversary of the Bond film series; "Eon" for EON Productions, producers of the series; and "Royale" for Casino Royale the first
Ian Fleming
James Bond novel.
d.
The original script called for the whales to be intercepted during aerial transport over the Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco Mayor Diane Feinstein objected, saying that the city already had enough trouble with jumpers on the bridge, and that the scene would only encourage more. This led to the scene showing capture of the whales in Alaska.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)?
a.
This would be the last time
Max Steiner
would compose a film score for a film featuring
Bette Davis
. He had written several scores for movies starring Davis, and had been her favorite composer.
b.
Director
Woody Allen
attempted to shoot the film in Paris in 2006, but abandoned the project as it was too expensive.
c.
The sounds of static from the computers heard in the background when the Bird of Prey comes out of timewarp are the loading sounds of a Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.
d.
There are 14 Oscar-winners associated with the movie, seven of them actors (though none earned their Academy Awards for this picture).
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