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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Superman (1978) - Part (9) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Superman (1978) - Part (9) 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 black pickup truck driven by Darryl (
Jamie Foxx
) is a Dodge Warlock, produced only from 1976 to 1979.
b.
Richard Burton
claimed to have been offered either of the main roles. However, according to the producers this was not true, since
Peter OToole
had already been cast as Henry II and Becket had to be the older man. Burton was seven years older than OToole.
c.
Dustin Hoffman
turned down the part of Lex Luthor.
d.
Charles S. Dutton
has a cameo as the cop who keeps the press out of the Greed crime scene.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
Filmed in sequence.
b.
Alec Guinness
was sought for a cameo.
c.
Glen Morgan
approached
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
about the movie at 4 AM in the airport after finishing
Final Destination 3
with her. After being hesitant at first after only just finishing a horror movie, she agreed to the role of "Heather" because she is a fan of the 1974 version.
d.
Peter Boyle
auditioned for the part of Otis, Lex Luthors bumbling accomplice.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
One of the toughest roles to cast was Alex Johnson. Actresses
Bianca Lawson
and
Tamera Mowry
were both offered the role but declined.
b.
The only two members of the cast that were paid for their performances were
Jackey Neyman
, who got a bicycle, and the Doberman, which got a bag of dog food. The rest of the cast was to be paid by a cut of the movies profits, which never materialized.
c.
Sid Sheinberg
brought "Schindlers List" to
Steven Spielberg
s attention when the novel was published in 1982 and purchased the rights, hoping that Spielberg would someday direct it. The movies enormous success finally came at around the same time that Sheinberg was leaving MCA/Universal.
d.
Mario Puzo
s scripts proved to be too epic and too expensive so the team of
David Newman
and
Robert Benton
was brought in to hone them down. Benton was committed to directing
The Late Show
so
Leslie Newman
- Davids wife - came on board, mainly to write Lois Lanes dialog. Their rewrite was more campy than Puzos and even included a cameo appearance by Kojak, the popular TV detective.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
The seating of the two leads was crucial to certain scenes. For their more intimate exchanges, Cruise would sit directly behind Foxx, out of his peripheral vision and therefore making him more vulnerable and uncertain of his opponent.
b.
Much of the torture exchange between
Will Patton
and
Ben Foster
was improvised.
c.
Phyllis Thaxter
was producer
Ilya Salkind
s mother-in-law.
d.
In the bathroom scene where Richie cuts his hair and, eventually, his wrists, the music playing is "Needle in the Hay" by
Elliott Smith
. On October 21, 2003, Elliott Smith (allegedly) committed suicide through self-inflicted stab wounds.
Owen Wilson
(co-writer with
Wes Anderson
) reportedly attempted suicide in 2007. Owen is the brother of
Luke Wilson
, who played Richie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
The Matador roses in this film are fictitious. The Matador floribunda rose was not introduced until 1972.
b.
There was more than one model of Kong used in the film. There are considerable differences between the Kong on Skull Island and the Kong in New York. For instance, the Skull Island Kong has a longer face, which the filmmakers thought made the ape look "too human".
c.
William Goldman
was approached to write the screenplay as was
Leigh Brackett
.
Ilya Salkind
hired
Alfred Bester
but
Alexander Salkind
didnt think he was famous enough so he hired
Mario Puzo
instead on a $600,000 salary.
d.
Quentin Tarantino
was originally offered the chance to direct, but turned it down.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
Jeff East
who plays Superman as a teenager also auditioned to play him as an adult.
b.
Juanita Moore
appeared as Annie Johnson in this
Douglas Sirk
film. Many years later, the Sirkian Technicolor 1950s melodrama homage
Far from Heaven
would star the similarly named
Julianne Moore
.
c.
Gillians phone number, seen when she tries to dial for help when the aliens come for Barry, is 311-555-2368. This number frequently appeared on phones in Bell Telephone print ads around the late 1960s. Area code 311 is not an Area Code in North America, and it never will be. 311 is used in recent times as a non-emergency number for municipal services.
d.
Evinrude the dragonfly, who pushes a small boat in the film, is named after a manufacturer of outboard boat motors.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
The word "fuck" and its derivatives are used a total of 246 times.
b.
Mark Wahlberg
had to lose 20 pounds to give Bob Lee Swagger the slim and ripped look of a field sniper to make the film more realistic.
c.
Pre-production began in Rome with most attention being spent on unsuccessful experiments to make Superman fly.
Ilya Salkind
later bemoaned the fact that they lost over $2 million on aborted flying tests. The Italian pre-production had to be abandoned when it was discovered that
Marlon Brando
couldnt visit Italy because there was a warrant out for his arrest accusing him of an obscenity charge thanks to his involvement in
Bernardo Bertolucci
s
Ultimo tango a Parigi
.
d.
Eugenia Yuan
s character name "Lichi" is actually her Chinese name in real-life.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
Although made in 1990, this sat on a shelf until a recently resuscitated Orion Pictures released the film in December 1992 to qualify it for Academy Award consideration.
b.
James Brolin
,
Lyle Waggoner
and
Perry King
all auditioned for the part of the Man of Steel.
c.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #4529,
Edward G. Robinson
and
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
discuss the picture.
d.
The automobile Agents K and J drive (which J describes as a "Ford P.O.S.") is a 1987 Ford LTD Crown Victoria.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
The address of the apartment building of Rob (The Master) and his mother in the movie is 2470 McBean Parkway. This is a tip of the hat to CalArts (24700 McBean Parkway), where director Jerry Rees studied animation. Their apartment number, A113, is also a reference to the animation department at CalArts (see above).
b.
Allied Artists Pictures released this film on a double bill with
Attack of the Crab Monsters
with the tag line "Terrorama! Double Horror Sensation!"
c.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
d.
Paul Newman
was offered the choice of playing Superman, Lex Luthor or Jor-El for the fee of $4 million. Newman wasnt interested in any of them.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Superman (1978)?
a.
The filmmakers made it a priority to shoot all of
Marlon Brando
and
Gene Hackman
s scenes first as they were the most in-demand actors and were committed to other projects straight after.
b.
The book Rhoda claims to have won in Sunday School, Elsie Dinsmore , was a story with religious themes about a pious eight-year-old; it was written by Martha Finley in 1867.
c.
Mel Brooks
: As the voice of departing assassin after choosing the "lady" door over the "tiger" door only to discover theyre both tiger doors.
d.
Quentin Tarantino
s mother loved the cop torture scene.
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