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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - 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: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).
About the movie:
When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)?
a.
Agnes Newton Keith
, the writer of the book that this film was based, wrote a letter about the film and its critical response. The letter was published in The New York Times on 26 March 1950. It reads: "...I find that one or two critics (not The New York Times) question why the story was written....I wrote Three Came Home for three reasons: For horror of war. I want others to shudder with me at it. For affection of my husband. When war nearly killed me, knowledge of our love kept me alive. And for a reminder to my son. I fought one war for him in prison camp. He survives because of me....The Japanese in Three Came Home are as war made them, not as God did, and the same is true of the rest of us."
b.
Among the last minute cost-cutting measures inflicted upon this film was the elimination of all scenes taking place on the moon.
c.
Because of the need to re-build sets and models when the production switched from a television series to a big-budget feature film, the production was already ten weeks behind schedule before a single frame was shot. Director
Robert Wise
repeatedly considered quitting the production, and at one point even suggested that Paramount cancel the project altogether.
d.
The working title of the film was "Halo".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)?
a.
Vulnavia was originally going to be a new character, but the studios insisted on keeping her name. That explains why the character returns despite being killed in
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 16, 1944 with
Herbert Marshall
reprising his film role.
c.
A modern source lists
James Flavin
in the film as a Detective, but that role was played by
Pat Flaherty
.
d.
The Vger prop was so large and involved so much work that one end of it was being used in scenes while the other end was still being built.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)?
a.
When Beast and Gaston are having their life-or-death struggle on the castle, Gaston yells, "Belle is mine!" Originally he was supposed to say, "Time to die!" but the writer changed it to fit Belle back in the scene.
b.
Jennifer Lee Mitchell
took a special gun operating class in preparation for her role as the Female Assassin.
c.
This film marked the first appearance of the ridged-forehead Klingons. In the original TV series
Gene Roddenberry
wanted the Klingons to look alien, but budget constraints prevented this from being done beyond giving the actors dark mark-up and fake eyebrows. The change in the Klingons appearance was partially addressed in the
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
episode, Trials and Tribble-ations, establishing the existence of smooth-forehead Klingons. However, ridged-forehead Klingons appeared in the prequel series
Enterprise
prompting a satisfactory explanation to the brief existence of smooth-forehead Klingons. The episodes Affliction and Divergence showed their existence resulted from a viral mutation caused by Klingon experimentation with enhanced human DNA.
d.
This film is part of Laurien Dominique Triple Feature (2008) DVD from Alpha Blue Archives.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)?
a.
Initially, the film was going to be released theatrically by Warner Bros., who have a first look deal with Millennium Films, but after the film tested poorly, WB decided to pass. Sony picked it up as a direct-to-video feature.
b.
Prior to production,
Gene Roddenberry
joked that he wanted
Richard Burton
for the role of Kirk and
Robert Redford
to play Spock. The joke was reported as fact by some media. The role of Decker wasnt cast until days before production started. Actors considered included:
Andrew Robinson
- who later played Elim Garak on
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
),
Jordan Clarke
, Richard Kelton (I),
Lance Henriksen
,
Tim Thomerson
, Stephen Macht (I),
Art Hindle
and
Frederic Forrest
.
c.
Jean Vander Pyl
, who plays Mrs. Feldspar, was the actress who voiced Wilma Flintstone in the original cartoon series,
The Flintstones
.
d.
Was the last movie produced and released by DEG (DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group) as the studio went bankrupt. As a result, the film did not receive much publicity during its release in the fall of 1987 which lead, in turn, to its box office failure.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)?
a.
The use of the number 47, done remarkably often in the show Star Trek: The Next Generation, returns here: Capt. Picards authorization code is "Picard 47 Alpha Tango"
b.
Walt Disney Feature Animation wanted to assert themselves as being separate from Pixar, renaming themselves "Walt Disney Animation Studios." This is the first film to show the new Walt Disney Animation Studios animated logo, which incorporates several seconds from
Steamboat Willie
, the first Mickey Mouse cartoon to feature sound.
c.
It was understood in the script, but not in the film, that Commander Willard Decker was the son of Commodore Matthew Decker, the half-crazed starship captain who committed suicide in the
Star Trek
episode The Doomsday Machine.
d.
During the filming of the scene where Brody shoots at the "fish", the gun jammed at least four times before the shot worked.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)?
a.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios.
b.
Sean Connery
was originally offered the role of Ethan Powell.
c.
One of the significant plot developments - Alexandrias misinterpreting the letter E as the number 3 in a note written by Roy - was derived from an accidental misreading by the 6 year old actress during filming, which the director then realized he could adapt into a clever twist in the story.
d.
Jerry Goldsmith
s Academy Award-nominated score featured a special musical instrument called the Blaster Beam, an instrument 15 feet long, incorporating artillery shell casings and motorized magnets. It was used as part of any scene featuring Vger. The instrument was invented by former child star turned New Age musician
Craig Hundley
who, in his youth, had portrayed Captain Kirks nephew, Peter Kirk, in the
Star Trek
episode, Operation - Annihilate!. He appeared in another episode as Tommy Starnes in And the Children Shall Lead.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)?
a.
Robert Wise
was convinced to accept the position as director by his wife, who was a huge fan of the original
Star Trek
television series. His wife was also instrumental in convincing Wise to campaign for
Leonard Nimoy
s return to the project.
b.
The following guns were used in this movie. 1. William Munny used a 1859 Starr revolver double action, a Smith and Wesson Schofield revolver, a 12-gauge double barreled coach shotgun, and later a Spencer rifle. 2. Ned uses a Spencer rifle. 3. The Kid uses a S&W Schofield, and earlier he uses a Winchester 1873 rifle. 4. English Bob uses a Colt 1873 "Peacemaker" Single action Army and a Bulldog .32 caliber pocket pistol. 5. Little Bill used a Colt 1873 "Peacemaker" Single action Army. 6. The Cathouse owner has a Colt 1851 single action revolver. 7. Andy the deputy uses a Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" made to look like a Henry rifle by removing the for-end. 8. The one armed law man uses 3 revolvers one a Remington 1875 and 2 Colt 1873 "Peacemakers". 9. Various people stick to the famed "peacemakers" and Winchester 73 rifles.
c.
Hollys couch is really an old-fashioned bathtub split in half. In some scenes, you can still see the gold handles at one end and the legs on the bottom.
d.
The middle initial in Ernest P. Worrell fittingly stands for "Powertools".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)?
a.
The film is inspired by Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island which is mentioned several times in the film by both
John Cusack
and
Robert Loggia
. Cusack as the young steward and Loggia the captain of the ship. The pirates in this case are the father and son team of
Jerry Stiller
and
Ben Stiller
, who are real life father and son. The damsel in distress is
Wendy Gazelle
, who plays John Cusacks girlfriend in the film, who can be loosely claimed as being the treasure as well.
b.
The voice of actress
Majel Barrett
, who plays Dr. Christine Chapel (as well as other roles including Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: TNG) and was
Gene Roddenberry
s wife, was used for Star Fleet computers such as that of the Enterprise throughout the "Star Trek" franchise, from the original
Star Trek
series through to the
Star Trek
re-imagining. Her voice in this picture is very recognizable though she does not have a lot of lines.
c.
Robert Montgomery
was accidentally knocked unconscious during the fight scene with
Norma Shearer
.
d.
Faye Grant and Stephen Collins, who play Nicoles parents are married in real life.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)?
a.
English comedian
Eddie Izzard
read for the part of Rodney Skinner/the Invisible Man.
b.
Shane Black
hated the glasses he was given to wear as Hawkins. He wanted to wear authentic military-issue ballistic glasses worn by actual troops in the field, but the director wanted him to look as geeky as possible.
c.
Gene Roddenberry
so loved the main theme from the score that he reused it for
Star Trek: The Next Generation
.
d.
The braided wedding bands worn by
Walter Matthau
and
Jacqueline Scott
are the same as those worn by
Charles Bronson
and
Lee Remick
in
Telefon
also directed by Don Siegel (I).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)?
a.
Fernand Gravet was announced for this film by MGM in 1938, but the film was not made.
b.
In the scene where Kirk addresses the crew prior to launching, much of the crew were extras who were noted Star Trek fans, including Bjo Trimble, co-organizer of the letter-writing campaign that kept the original
Star Trek
alive for a third season.
c.
During a sermon scene in the beginning,
Edward Norton
s character references the film
Se7en
as, "A popular movie with
Brad Pitt
". Se7en was directed by
David Fincher
, who also directed Norton and Pitt in
Fight Club
.
d.
There is no female character in the film (excluding the flashback sequences from
Unstable
).
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