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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Starcrash (1978) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Starcrash (1978) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978).
About the movie:
Epic action in outer space when the good guys set out to track the evil Count's secret weapon.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978)?
a.
Kevin Spacey
was the first choice to play Tavington, but after paying
Mel Gibson
his $25 million there was not enough in the budget to pay Kevin too.
b.
The "box" that
The Monkees
keep getting trapped in and attempt to escape from is symbolic of television, as the real Monkees felt trapped in what they considered to be their increasingly silly TV show. They wanted to "escape" the show in order to express themselves with no boundaries to their creativity. The first realization of this freedom was, in fact, the film "Head."
c.
The spaceship in the opening sequence bears the name
Murray Leinster
, after the Science Fiction writer and special effect pioneer of the same name.
d.
The movie has a very unusual prologue before the opening credits showing a very romantic Granger and ODonnell with subtitles.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978)?
a.
All of
Christopher Plummer
s scenes as the Emperor were shot in a single day.
b.
Unlike other unfinished
Orson Welles
films, Don Quixotes incomplete state was not because of lack of finances. Welles always considered his Don Quixote a "private exercise". Or as he put it, he worked on it like an author works on a novel; under no obligations, no time constraints, and could finish it whenever he feels like it.
c.
The gun held by Franklin Bean is an Artillery Luger, which is a rare German 9mm Luger produced in WWI and WWII that included an 8 inch barrel a removable stock and a 32 round drum magazine.
d.
In the beginning of the film, when Shaun is riding the bus, the young man in front of him is listening to music. The song that can be heard is the dance club classic "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation, which itself is a track from the 1984 Commodore 64 game "Lazy Jones".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978)?
a.
Henriette Deluzy-Deportes is an ancestor of Rachel Field, the author of the book the movie is based on.
b.
Joe Spinell
also worked as a dialogue director on the set. He dubbed his own voice using a different accent to hide his distinctive New York accent.
c.
The movie has many instances of product placement for IBM. The most apparent are the computer panels in the space plane that docks with the space station, the forearm control panel on Daves spacesuit, and the portable viewing screens on which Dave and Frank watch "The World Tonight."
d.
Last cinema film of Zakes Mokaes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978)?
a.
Filmed in 1947, but not released until 1948.
b.
Only
Marjoe Gortner
,
David Hasselhoff
,
Christopher Plummer
and
Joe Spinell
have their own voices in the English-dubbed version of the film. Everyone else was dubbed by different people. The post-production funds for the movie were very tight, thus
Caroline Munro
and
Judd Hamilton
could not dub their own characters, as flying them in would be too expensive.
c.
The jumping spider that Peter attempts to take a picture of is an Avondale Spider, the same type used in
Arachnophobia
.
d.
Lynn Redgrave
wasnt the first choice to play Xaviera Hollander. This was because she was working full-time on a Broadway play "My Fat Friend" during much of 1974. Redgrave actually worked concurrently on both this movie and the play at the same time. Redgrave once said: "I go on with the movie usually until the absolute last possible minute and usually go right from the set to the theater. And both parts are non-stop."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978)?
a.
The character of Akton was originally devised as a grotesque alien, but
Marjoe Gortner
refused to wear any heavy make-up.
b.
All of the vocals for this film were filmed live by each of the cast members who sang, as mentioned by director
Todd Graff
. One of the requirements for the film was that all actors had to be able to provide their own vocals.
c.
Anjelica Huston
was auditioned for the role of Alex, but she was passed over for the part which eventually went to
Cher
.
d.
Mia Kirshner
was originally cast as Jennie.
Chloë Sevigny
, at that stage, had a minor role as one of the girls in the swimming pool, even though
Harmony Korine
said the character was inspired by her. And only a couple of days before production began, Sevigny was asked to take on the role of Jennie.
Mia Kirshner
, too, actually went on to achieve some level of success, however did not end up starring in the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978)?
a.
Rosalind Russell
remarked, "Bill Inge has sisters who were schoolteachers. That helped him in writing Rosemary so perceptively."
b.
C. Aubrey Smith
appeared as an elderly gentlemen sitting on a train platform approximately 49 minutes into the film.
c.
Sixth of seven movies that paired
Claudette Colbert
and
Fred MacMurray
.
d.
Caroline Munro
was originally going to wear a skimpy leather bikini outfit throughout the entire movie, but American studio executives insisted that writer/director
Luigi Cozzi
have Munro wear less provocative clothing in the second half because they thought the film would have problems being broadcast on network television.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978)?
a.
According to Robert Osbourne, during the first day of shooting, its reported that the Brothers Marx showed up in each others clothing and impersonated each other.
b.
Edward Dmytryk
was originally assigned to direct (The Hollywood Reporter, August 1954).
c.
New World Pictures producer
Roger Corman
picked up the film to see if the market was viable for a low budget space opera. This influenced his decision to go ahead with
Battle Beyond the Stars
.
d.
Many residents of McNairy County were upset and turned their back on Sheriff
Buford Pusser
when the movie was shot in neighboring Chester County, shutting them out of the money being spent by the production. Pusser subsequently lost re-election for Sheriff.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978)?
a.
The meaning and relevance of this movies title is that Cabo Blanco is the name of a bayside fishing village in Peru, South America. Cabo Blanco is actually a real place there.
b.
Ennio Morricone
was first offered the opportunity to compose the films score, but turned it down.
c.
Michael Keaton
had previously played Batman.
Nicole Kidman
went on to play Batmans love interest in
Batman Forever
with
Val Kilmer
, and then appeared with subsequent Batmans
George Clooney
in
The Peacemaker
and
Christian Bale
in
The Portrait of a Lady
.
d.
Screened to gender-segregated audiences.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978)?
a.
Originally, Rodneys co-passenger in the cross-town express sequence was an old lady knitting calmly. For some long shots, the old lady is simply colored red rather than replaced with Fender.
b.
Leona Gordon
was hired to augment the singing of
Rita Moreno
.
c.
Ernie Anderson
narrated both the radio spots and TV spot for the films American theatrical release by New World Pictures.
d.
The instructions for the construction of the Ark are found in Exodus 25:10. The clothing that Belloq wears while acting as a high priest during the ceremony at the end is found beginning in Exodus chapter 28.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starcrash (1978)?
a.
The makers were highly reluctant to allow
John Barry
to see the film, in case he decided to quit the project.
b.
Lori Petty
was, in reality, a faster runner than
Geena Davis
, and had to run slower while appearing she was running at full speed.
c.
The procedure used to re-inflate Troy Barlows collapsed lung is called a "needle chest decompression", and is taught in the U.S. Army Combat Lifesaver course. Although the entire procedure is not shown, the parts that do appear in the film appear to have been performed correctly.
d.
Filmed in 18 days in 18 different locations.
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