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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Starship Troopers (1997) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Starship Troopers (1997) - 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: 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.
The maximum security prison that Il Duce is being held in is actually the old Suffolk County jail in Boston, is now a 4 star hotel.
b.
Withdrawn from release by Warner Bros. in 1974 after poor preview screenings; the film later aired, edited to an hour, as an "NBC Special Treat" in 1981.
c.
The original Broadway production of "Closer" by
Patrick Marber
opened at the Music Box Theater in New York on March 15, 1999. Cast was:
Anna Friel
as Alice,
Rupert Graves
as Dan,
Ciarán Hinds
as Larry, and
Natasha Richardson
as Anna. This ran for 172 performances and was nominated for the 1999 Tony Award for the Best Play. Marber also wrote the screenplay for this filmed production.
d.
The film is dedicated to
Gavin Gharrity
and
Tom OHalloran
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
Director
Paul Verhoeven
admits to never finishing the novel, claiming he read through the first few chapters and became both bored and depressed. Presumably it was for this reason that the film adopts a satirical tone not present in the book.
b.
The time-travel method used in the film comes from the
Star Trek
episode Tomorrow is Yesterday.
c.
In the bar where Patrick and Emma first meet, Patrick toasts Emma as "The Bride".
Uma Thurman
character in
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
and
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
was "The Bride".
d.
During the formal dinner scene,
Johnny Depp
placed a "fart machine" under
Julie Christie
s chair. He had a remote control that he used to trigger a fart sound from the device. The children are laughing more at that than from playing with the spoons.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
During the scene at Whiskey base where the general is discovered in a "closet". The prop used for the closet was actually an industrial refrigerator found very commonly in the kitchens of most restaurants.
b.
Co-Director
Anthony Brooks
was originally interviewed to film a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of
Chiaroscuro, Baby
, but when he became enthusiastic about the script, he was hired on as Assistant Director instead. His contributions to the film became so great, his title was eventually changed to Co-Director.
c.
After only a few weeks filming, director
Lowell Sherman
developed pneumonia and died. His replacement,
Rouben Mamoulian
, scrapped his footage and began again from scratch.
d.
Prior to casting
Alec Guinness
,
Sam Spiegel
tried to persuade American actor
Spencer Tracy
to play the part of Colonel Nicholson. Tracy had read the book and told Spiegel emphatically that the part must be played by an Englishman.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
This is the first movie where
Charles Bronson
appears with his trademark mustache.
b.
Daryls number on the Mohawks Little League baseball team is 7 and Turtles is 3.
c.
In the graveyard, Mary pauses before a tomb labeled "Spencer Hepburn".
d.
A miniature Millenium Falcon can be seen on the backside of one of the starships bridges.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
In late 1946,
Marie McDonald
campaigned for the female lead.
b.
Filmed solely in the state of Utah.
c.
Heath Ledger
knocked out one of director
Brian Helgeland
s front teeth with a broomstick when the two were demonstrating a jousting move. It was several months before Helgelands mouth had healed enough to repair the damage. He says it was the only jousting injury during filming.
d.
Most of the arachnids appearing on film are CGI but a few life-sized, robotic models were built. However, during the battle scenes, the actors wound up looking at director
Paul Verhoeven
himself who would stand in front of them and jump and scream to elicit their reactions.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
The fifth of nine movies made together by Warner Brothers romantic couple
Olivia de Havilland
and
Errol Flynn
.
b.
The song, "I Have Not Been to Paradise", (a cover of the
David Bowie
song "I have not been to Oxford Town") is sung by
Zoë Poledouris
, the eldest daughter of
Basil Poledouris
, the films composer.
c.
Although all the main locations were filmed in Hawaii, 60% of the movie was shot in Texas in order to be eligible for a tax benefit.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 11, 1948 with
Edward G. Robinson
and
Burt Lancaster
reprising their film roles.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
Charles Bronson
once said of ex-patriot Mexican immigrants: "Mexican aliens, like the immigrants before them, are seeking a better life in the US. They come here, not because they want our jobs, but simply because they want a job. They want to make a living and live, thats all."
b.
In Sept. 1972, Paramount was widely distributing this film on a double bill with
Hannie Caulder
starring
Raquel Welch
.
c.
Some of the walls were reused from
Total Recall
(another film directed by
Paul Verhoeven
).
d.
Anthony Gaudioso was originally offered the role of William, which he turned down so as to focus on directing, his twin James Gaudioso then campaigned for the role however the directors felt he was better suited to portray Williams disturbed bother Jobe, a choice he later thanked his brother for.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
Tony Shalhoub
plays Jack Jeebs in this film, as well as in few episodes of
Men in Black: The Series
and in
Men in Black
.
b.
When Carmen Ibanez is taking the starship out of dock the first time, she flicks a switch to release the hoses attached to the docking platform. That switch is the power switch from a 1982 era IBM PC, the very first PC to see widespread use in home and office.
c.
In the original "Bicentennial Man" story by
Isaac Asimov
, the robot manufacturer was named "U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men". Around 1971, a new modem-manufacturing company took the name "U.S. Robotics", partly to honor Asimov. Unfortunately, since in the movie the robot manufacturing company is not portrayed positively, the real-world company asked the filmmakers to use a different name. Hence, "NorthAm Robotics". There are a few places in the film where you can see the old name and logo.
d.
Lighting was limited for the film, which explains the infamous scene in which two cops literally take two steps to investigate, then turn back.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
To create the dragon fire, the FX team used a pair of military-style flamethrowers.
b.
The last film that Yoram Globus produced with Chuck and Aaron Norris.
c.
The rifles featured in the movie are based off the Ruger Mini-14 in a custom bullpup stock similar to those available for other rifles/shotguns in the 1980s.
d.
Mark R. Burns
got the idea to write a Mob movie when he was ten years old and a house in his Long Island suburban neighborhood was raided and the father was discovered to have been in the Mob.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Starship Troopers (1997)?
a.
Diana Rigg
was sent the script with a view to her playing Alice. She passed.
b.
The base which houses the Fleet Academy is named "Tereshkova" after Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.
c.
John Hughes
wrote the first-draft of the screenplay in 3 days. His average writing time for a screenplay in those days was about 3-5 days with 20-some rewrites.
d.
The sound that the knife makes penetrating the flesh is actually the sound of a knife stabbing a casaba melon.
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