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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Starship Troopers (1997) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Starship Troopers (1997) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997).
About the movie:
Humans of a fascistic, militaristic future do battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
Special Effects man Bob Keen had to go back and shoot more scenes after initial test screenings of the film found it too light.
b.
Producer
Sidney W. Pink
took a 1947 PRC film,
Linda Be Good
, shot some new footage in 3-D with some chorus girls, then released it as a "new" 3-D movie called "I Was a Burlesque Queen".
c.
The movie was shot in HD 24P.
d.
Director
Paul Verhoeven
and cinematographer
Jost Vacano
shot one take of the co-ed shower scene in the nude themselves (on a dare from star
Dina Meyer
).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 1, 1949 with
Cary Grant
reprising his film role.
b.
The greatest challenge for
Dustin Hoffman
was getting Dorothys voice right - he reportedly received help and coaching from
Meryl Streep
(with whom he had just co-starred in
Kramer vs. Kramer
). He would read the role of Blance DuBois in
A Streetcar Named Desire
and she would offer feedback.
c.
The German dubbing of this film, although changing a lot of the political issues of the story, is partly regarded as cult especially due to lines like "Das ganze Gehirn weggelutscht" ("They sucked his brains out") as performed by
Joachim Kerzel
.
d.
Originally, Sid was supposed to be a con-sloth and a hustler, and there were even two finished scenes of the character conning some aardvark kids and a very suggestive scene with two female sloths later in the movie. Sid was also supposed to have a female sloth named Sylvia chasing after him, whom he despised and kept ditching. All the removed scenes can be seen on the "Super Cool Edition" DVD.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
The fifty-second of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
b.
James Caan
: seen in the USO fight scene.
c.
A fragment (3668 feet, approximately 40 minutes) of this film is held at the BFI (British Film Institute) in London.
d.
The scenes involving explosions and fire after the destruction of Buenos Aires were actually videos taken from the Oakland Hill fires in October of 1991.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
In the German version the news commentator you hear all the time was dubbed by
Egon Hoegen
. This results in additional comic relief because he is the man who, with his rather dry and sarcastic voice, narrates every episode of
Der 7. Sinn
(a very well known traffic education show).
c.
The original title for this movie was going to be "A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune."
d.
According to Bobby Rupp, this was a movie that murder victim Nancy Clutter wanted to see. He mentions this in the book In Cold Blood by
Truman Capote
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
Cyrano, Carls pet, was originally scripted as being a frog.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
According to mythology there was Cerberus, the THREE-headed dog but no Dioskilos with two. They asked
Ray Harryhausen
why he didnt use a three-headed dog, and he said it takes too much time to animate the extra head.
d.
This became the last feature film for
Arthur Lake
,
Larry Simms
and
Marjorie Ann Mutchie
. Lake would reprise the role of Dagwood in the television series seven years later.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
Starks Grand Prix racer was partially based on a 1978 Walter Wolf Formula One car. Of the 19 built, two were running models powered by a 320 bhp, 350ci Chevrolet small-block engine.
b.
The set of the NSEA Protector was built on an articulated platform so that it could move a few feet in any direction, for a touch of realism (instead of actors leaning in unison). When it was first used the set dropped two feet and shifted to the side, causing several cast members to fall out of their chairs and two lights to fall down.
c.
Casper Van Dien
(Johnny) broke a rib during a stunt involving jumping off a "tanker bug".
d.
When Neal and O.W. Grant are approaching interstate 60, O.W. says, "Theres a signpost up ahead." This is a famous line from the beginning of every episode of
The Twilight Zone
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
June Haver
declined to play the role of Marge Fettles. In response, Twentieth Century-Fox placed Miss Haver on suspension.
b.
The character names are all taken from a list of popular dog names, to emphasize the theme of human pets and tie in with the title.
c.
The screen of Ricos computer in the classroom shows the word "fedpaint" at the lower border.
d.
The close up of Andys hands loading the revolver in the opening scenes are actually the hands of
Frank Darabont
. Later in the film while Andy carves his name into his cell wall (seen twice in the film), Darabonts hands are used as well in the insert shot. These close ups were inserts that were filmed during post production, notably because Darabont felt that only he could do exactly what he wanted in the close ups.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
The name tag on Howard Paynes policemans uniform reads Fisk, which, in early versions of the script, was the characters name, Rudy Fisk.
b.
Director
John Hughes
insisted that the entire cast and crew eat their meals on location in the Maine North High School cafeteria.
c.
This film seems to borrow its title from the last line of the poem love and life by Jhn Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester: " All my past Life is mine no more, The flying Hours are gone: Like Transitory Dreams givn oer, Whose Images are kept in store By Memory alone. The Time that is to come is not; How can it then be mine The present Moments all my Lot; And that, as fast as it is got, Phillis, is only thine. Then talk not of Inconstancy, False Hearts, and broken Vows; If I, by Miracle, can be This live-long Minute true to thee, Tis all that Heavn allows. "
d.
The fort defense scene contains many references to
Zulu
: "Were all gonna die!", "Fire at will" and "Fall back into the compound", along with some similar camera angles.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
When Cobbs gave Ariadne the puzzle test, Ariadnes final solution was a diagram of King Minos Labyrinth. Ariadne is the name of King Minos daughter in the same mythology.
b.
When Danny McGuire (
Gene Kelly
) in the movie jokes that "they used to have wrestling here" he was actually making a true statement as the the Pan Pacific Auditorium used to stage wrestling matches.
c.
The vehicle that
Roy Scheider
is seen driving is a 1973 Pontiac Ventura Sprint coupe.
d.
More ammunition was used in this film than in any previous movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
The band at the graduation party plays a
David Bowie
song called "I Have Not Been To Oxford Town". The lyrics are reworked a bit to refer to the 23rd century rather than the 21st.
b.
Orson Welles
did the narration for the trailer for this film. He was at Universal working on
Touch of Evil
c.
The United States DVD claims to include supplementary production notes, but there are none on the disc or printed inside the cover.
d.
Elle Fanning
and
Dakota Fanning
were originally set to play Anna and Kate Fitzgerald, but bowed out after Dakota reportedly refused to shave her head, as required for the part.
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