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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Superman (1978) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Superman (1978) - Part (7) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978).
About the movie:
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
The Hindenburg is mentioned as (successfully) completing a transatlantic trip, with the husband on board. This movie was released (USA) March 5, 1937. The Hindenburg disaster occurred on May 6, 1937. It never made that return flight to Europe.
b.
Loosely based on
Jean Genet
s play "The Balcony" - the first film version of which also starred Shelley Winters in 1963.
c.
Nearly every member of the above-the-line crew makes a cameo and is killed on-screen, including the director, producer, writer, and cinematographer. The sound recordist, key grip, gaffer, FX artist, and several PAs also make cameos.
d.
Geoffrey Unsworth
accidentally believed he caused the infamous blackout of 1977 , when he plugged a spotlight to a lamppost during the shooting of the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
Charissa Wheeler
(Chloe) and
Josh Covitt
(Keith) appeared in character as husband and wife the morning show,
Good Day L.A.
, to help promote the movie.
b.
Nominated Best North American Film at the Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival 2007.
c.
Marlon Brando
was paid $3.7 million and a percentage of the profits for playing Jor-El for 12 shooting days. The fee (plus the percentage) also covered the sequel, which was being simultaneously shot with the original. Brando did not appear in the sequel, however, as he was involved in a lawsuit with
Ilya Salkind
over what Brando said was the producers non-payment of his profit-participation for this film. He ultimately received about $14 million for his ten minutes on film. The footage shot for the sequel is used in
Superman Returns
.
d.
David tells Consuela that she looks like Goyas Maja Desnuda.
Penélope Cruz
(who plays Consuela) plays Pepita Tudó in
Volavérunt
, possibly a model for the Maja Desnuda.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
The building exterior used for Madeleines apartment building is located at 1000 Mason St., across the street from the Fairmont Hotel.
b.
Due to all the unwanted fame the book and film had brought upon the real house in Amityville, the current owners have replaced the "evil eyes" windows with normal rectangle-shaped windows.
c.
Gene Hackman
was initially reluctant to take the part of Lex Luthor, as he felt it may damage his reputation as a serious actor.
d.
Jodorowsky recalls that the chameleon and toad circus was difficult to prepare for and film. The toads themselves were hard to dress, as "their urine was like acid," and theyd keep filling up with air and then blowing it out, trying to escape. The chameleons, on the other hand, were incredibly sedate, and the cameraman would have to leave the camera rolling for long periods of time before theyd even flick their tongues or move their eyes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
Max Minghella
was originally attached to play Art but dropped out due to school commitments.
b.
The character of Clay Driscoll is based on the legendary girls coach from Oklahoma, Jim Keith.
c.
Director
Richard Donner
has a cameo in the movie as the skeptical man who talks to Clark Kent in front of the televisions, right after the first appearance of Superman.
d.
Dermot Mulroney
(voice of Dante) plays the cello on the piece of music that opens the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
Because of the incredibly tight budget, sets from
Orson Welles
The Magnificent Ambersons
were re-used.
b.
To obtain the musculature to convincingly play Superman,
Christopher Reeve
underwent a bodybuilding regime supervised by
David Prowse
, the man who played Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy.
c.
The movie didnt originally end on a joke. After the scene with Grampa at the refrigerator, it was supposed to cut to the surviving Lost Boys regrouping in the sunken hotel. The last shot was of a mural on the wall, made in the early 1900s, with Max in it - looking exactly the same as he did today. All of this appeared in an early draft of the script, but ultimately was never filmed.
d.
At the time
Rita Hayworth
was married to the co-producer of the film, James Hill.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
Most of the movie was filmed under very bluish light to give it a strange and "alien" feel. The colors of the Marines camouflage BDUs and the Humbrol "Brown Bess" used on the Pulse Rifles were all chosen specifically to work with the blue set lighting. As a result, both look very different under natural light than they did on screen.
b.
In the movie, Mr. Deeds couldnt find a word to rhyme with "Budington". This is the writers middle name (Writers:
Clarence Budington Kelland
(story)).
c.
Charles Grodin
changed a line in the screenplay from "As an accountant" to "As your accountant" to show the growing bond between Walsh and Mardukas.
d.
In the scenes where the burglar is scaling the office building and falling off it, the guy in his office whose window he passes was strapped into the chair and hanging upside down. Most of the building was horizontal, with the footage flipped to make it look as though they were actually on the side of the building
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
David Caruso
was paid $1 million for appearing in this film, which he made in the hiatus between his first and short-lived second season of
NYPD Blue
.
b.
The only film in the series to have an MPAA rating higher than PG; a PG-13.
c.
Walter Hill
, thinking
Arnold Schwarzenegger
was too muscular, asked him to lose ten pounds for his role and
James Belushi
, to gain ten pounds.
d.
The villains at the marina were all stunt performers from
Kojak
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
Mary Pickford
s Elizabethan gown is the most expensive costume ever made for a silent film. Designed by
Mitchell Leisen
and embroidered with real seed pearls, it cost $32,000 to produce.
b.
Michael Winslow
(Jones),
David Graf
(Tackleberry) and
George Gaynes
(Cmdnt. Lassard) are the only actors who appeared in all 7 Police Academy movies. Winslow even goes a step beyond this, as he is the only actor to not only appear in all 7 Police Academy movies, but also had a regular role on
Police Academy: The Series
.
c.
Patrick Wayne
was offered the role of Superman, but because of his fathers (
John Wayne
) cancer, he dropped out.
d.
Laurence Olivier
was originally cast as Ernst Janning.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
Caroline Munro
was offered the role of Ursa but was unavailable.
b.
Harvey Keitel
: The voice of the American officer negotiating on the wireless radio with Raine and Landa.
c.
A complicated effect shot (the Marines entering the Alien nest) had already been filmed just before
James Remar
was replaced by
Michael Biehn
. A re-shoot would be too expensive, so the Corporal Hicks seen with his back towards camera is still played by
James Remar
.
d.
Was filmed in 1991, but was not released until end of 1993 due to production company Orion going bankrupt.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
During the Air Force One sequence, a stunt player was injured after he fell from one of the wings.
b.
Two of the characters names are changed from the original stage play: Lloyd Dallas (the director) and Frederick Fellows (the actor). In the movie version they are Lloyd Fellows (the director) and Frederick Dallas (the actor).
c.
Allmovie notes that this film "features stunt work that anticipates the Lethal Weapon series".
d.
The movie ending and the novella ending are drastically different. In the novellas ending, after Dussanders death, Todd murders Mr. French and then goes up on an overpass and begins to snipe people in cars going by, until the police kill him. In the movie he essentially gets away with everything, without having to kill Mr. French.
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