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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)

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About the movie: A young alien (David Love) falls for a pretty teenage Earth girl (Dawn Anderson) and they team up to try to stop the plans of his invading cohorts...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)?
a.		Judy Garland, originally cast as Annie, was taken ill during early filming and production was halted until Betty Hutton finished Lets Dance and was called in to replace her.
b.		Peter OToole was cast as Lord Chelmsford in this picture because of his Lawrence of Arabia screen persona.
c.		One skeleton was used for every dead body in the film. A hook/tag on the head and identification markings in permanent marker on the hip can clearly be seen on the skeleton in almost every scene. The skeleton also has curiously bolted limbs.
d.		The orange Volkswagen Beetle that Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw pass as they flee town after the bank heist is driven by James Garner. Garner had been visiting a friend on the shoot and was hired for his vehicular skills by stunt coordinator Carey Loftin.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)?
a.		The runes on Conans fathers sword are translated as; "Suffer no guilt, ye who wield this in the name of Crom."
b.		Melody is never in the actual movie seen in a full shirt, i.e. a full neckline and sleeves. The only time she is seen in a real shirt is during flashbacks in the "Three Small Words" music sequence.
c.		Although Warner Bros. distributed this ultra-low-budget sci-fi film, it was definitely not a Warner Bros. production. The studio needed a genre film to play as the second feature with the Godzilla sequel it was releasing under the title Gojira no gyakushû and bought this from producer Tom Graeff.
d.		The glass the Professor Perry uses to mix the mutagen antidote has a picture of Bart Simpson from The Simpsons on it. One of Barts trademark catchphrases is "Cowabunga", like the Turtles.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)?
a.		The ZAP visual from the ray-gun toys was accomplished by a mirror glued on to the nozzle and pointed at the camera, which was hit by the "deadly" glare.
b.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on August 27, 1951 with Irene Dunne reprising her film role.
c.		The film did not initially end with Guy Haines and Anne Morton on the train. In another version of the film it ends just before this. This other reel was mistakenly labeled the British version leading people to believe that this was what was shown in Britain. This is in fact incorrect and the same ending was broadcast in Britain and America.
d.		One of the items visible in Ashs trunk is a copy of "Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special," originally published in April 1991. This comic includes the very first installment of Frank Millers Sin City.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)?
a.		Reel 2 of this five-reel film survives in the Library of congress.
b.		The title is a play on "Tropic Lightning", the nickname of the 25th Infantry Division which has seen action in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Southwest Asia and Iraq (among others). The Division is notable for being the subject of The Thin Red Line (based on James Joness novel) and Platoon. Famous members include Oliver Stone (who wrote and directed "Platoon"), rapper Ice-T and Alaskan Governor Sarah Palins eldest son.
c.		In a 2003 interview, Jeff Bridges said hed like to make a sequel to the Fabulous Baker Boys about what happened after the brothers split.
d.		The super alien apparatus with the dials was actually an old audio mixing device (from the days of the bulky vacuum tubes).

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)?
a.		The entire movie is an extra on the PlayStation 2 video-game, "Destroy All Humans!. It becomes available once the main story campaign is completed.
b.		Dean Devlin (I) maintains that the tag-line for this movie, "Size Does Matter", was meant simply to differentiate the movie from Jurassic Park - hence the original "museum" trailer - but that the advertisers for the studio took it too far with their over-zealous campaign (e.g. "His foot is as long as this bus"). The ads became the biggest focus of the backlash against the movie. Most notable was a temporary page set up by the programmers for the website of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace that mocked the "Godzilla" green glow and read "Plot Does Matter." However, when The Phantom Menace was released, Star Wars fans mocked George Lucas for making a Star Wars film where plot did not seem to matter as much as special effects. Another backlash came from Spielbergs DreamWorks trailer for Small Soldier, featuring a giant lizard being hog-tied by a group of action figures. This trailer has the tag-line, "Size doesnt matter."
c.		The book "Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays" reveals that, when the script for this movie was first written, the idea of it being "Episode V" of a 6 (or 9) part serial had not yet been established, and it was at one point called Episode II.
d.		The sound effect we hear in the opening sequence on the plane is the same failing-engine sound effect used when Han Solos Millennium Falcon fails to crank up in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)?
a.		Mrs. Doubtfire is quietly singing "The Crying Game" as she walks up to Stus Mercedes (the scene where she pulls the hood decal off).
b.		Director Billy Wilder originally wanted Frank Sinatra as Jerry/Daphne.
c.		Dawn Anderson, who played Betty, was actually a former child actress named Dawn Bender. Like most movie teenagers of the period, she was in her early twenties when this film was shot.
d.		This movie was held by New Line Cinema for 2 1/2 years after it was completed. It was never released theatrically and was finally released on DVD September 16th 2003.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)?
a.		This is the very first EON Productions official series James Bond movie to feature the James Bond ally character of Rene Mathis. The Mathis character appeared in the original Ian Fleming novel but not film of From Russia with Love and variations of this characters name have appeared in Casino Royale (as Valerie Mathis) and Casino Royale (as Inspector Mathis). The Rene Mathis character returns in this films direct sequel, Quantum of Solace.
b.		Most of the exterior shots of the town were actually shot in Forney, Texas (The current home of Darlene Cates). The towns signature Jackrabbit, an ornament atop a Lions Club sign, was adorned with antlers and called the Jackaloupe for the purposes of the movie. Signs to downtown businesses were also covered up with fake signs, hiding the real names of the businesses.
c.		Unable to afford time on a soundstage to film Betty Morgans home, director Tom Graeff posed as a UCLA student directing a student project, and so obtained permission from an elderly woman to film for free in her home.
d.		This was the first Columbia film to open at the Graumans Chinese theater in Hollywood, California, a sign that Columbia Pictures was becoming a major studio, mostly due to Frank Capra.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)?
a.		The tornado protector devices that Starbuck is selling in the first scene of the movie are made with copper toilet tank floats, among other things.
b.		The filmmaker was on such a tight budget that the films ultimate weapon, the "focusing disintegrator", was actually a Hubleys Atomic Disintegrator toy cap gun, bought for a dime, with a flashbulb added as a beam. (In some scenes the words "Hubleys" can clearly be seen embossed on the side of the gun.) Atomic Disintegrators can be bought today on eBay for upwards of $300.
c.		The plot-line is loosely based upon William Shakespeares Hamlet; a story of a young prince whose uncle takes over the kingdom and marries the queen after killing the king/princes father. After being away from home for a period of time, these events lead to the princes plans for revenge. The prince receives some advice from his fathers ghost. Also, during the scene where Zazu sings Ive got a lovely bunch of Coconuts, Scar Has a skull in his hand.
d.		Richard Fleischer re-shot a lot of the Laurence Olivier scenes because he felt Olivier had overacted. When Olivier asked Fleischer why they were doing these scenes again, Fleischer explained the truth in a diplomatic manner: that he didnt like how the scenes had been staged originally.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)?
a.		James Stewart had no plans to attend the Oscar ceremony the year he was nominated for this film. Just before the ceremony began, he received a call at home "advising" him to slip into a dinner jacket and attend the ceremony. He did and he received the award for Best Actor. This was in the days before an accounting firm kept the Oscar voting results secret.
b.		Shot in six days for a total cost of $10,501.70. An average of forty-four to sixty-six scenes, or shots, were taken every day.
c.		The trim on the aliens costumes is made from masking tape, and their space boots are mens dress shoes covered by socks.
d.		Beach scenes apparently set in Briny Breezes, an area nicknamed "Dog Beach" by locals for its friendliness to the canine set. Palm Beach County Commissioners banned dogs from the beach, for reasons self-evident in the last beach scene.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)?
a.		In addition to the lead characters names being a play on Presidential names, the investigating Detective is named Tom Dewey. Thomas E. Dewey was a candidate in the 1948 Presidential Election, and subject of the notorious Chicago Tribune headline "Dewey defeats Truman" on November 3, 1948.
b.		The films producers could not afford to construct a giant lobster, so only its shadow is seen - cast, no doubt, by a normal-sized lobster.
c.		After Clint Eastwood and Don Siegel came on board the project, they hired writer Dean Riesner to work on the script. In his first rewrite, the bank robbery scene ends with Harry not pointing the gun at the robber, but placing it against his own temple. He pulls the trigger, laughs and then walks away. Eastwood and Siegel both felt this was too extreme, even for Harry Callahan.
d.		According to assistant director Pandro S. Berman, Rin Tin Tin, contrary to his screen image, was a vicious and foul-tempered animal. He snapped and snarled at everybody and bit several people. Most of the cast and crew were terrified of him, but he was clever and well-trained and couldnt be replaced.