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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Abyss (1989) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Abyss (1989) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989).

About the movie: A civilian diving team are enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and face danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989)?
a.		The comedian Joe Guy in this film is taken from the real-life comedians, brothers Joe Torry and Guy Torry.
b.		Charles Boyer was originally considered for the role of Professor Arronax. He had to turn down the role due to prior commitments.
c.		For financial reasons, the "Deepcore" set was never dismantled. It stands in the abandoned (and drained) South Carolina nuclear power plant, where the film was shot. 20th Century Fox has posted signs around the set informing potential photographers that Fox still owns the set (and the designs) and that any photographs or video shooting of the set is prohibited by copyright law. Their official copyright information is on the Deepcore rig itself.
d.		Johnny Mandel composed a score that was rejected. It was issued, along with Don Ellis replacement score, by Intrada Records on July 23, 2007.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989)?
a.		The poem that Cass Timberlane recites at the picnic with Virginia is "First Fig" by Edna St. Vincent Millay and goes "My candle burns at both ends / It will not last the night / But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends / It gives a lovely light!"
b.		The scene with the water tentacle coming up through the moon pool was written so that it could be removed without interfering with the story, because no one knew how the effect would come out. The actors were interacting with a length of heater hose being held up by the crewmen. When the effects were completed, though, they exceeded everyones expectations and wildest hopes.
c.		The movies that Daniel and Lauren watch include "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting", both directed by George Roy Hill.
d.		LUMPIA was shot guerrilla-style on different Video-8 camcorders in Daly City, CA.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989)?
a.		Originally titled "Kiss The Ring". It was renamed "Gone With The Pope" by Grindhouse Releasing (The Films distributor).
b.		Both Jane Fonda and Jeff Bridges have a father and a brother who are also actors. Fondas father is Henry Fonda and her brother is Peter Fonda, while Bridges father is Lloyd Bridges and his brother is Beau Bridges.
c.		To heat the water in the unfinished nuclear power plant, James Cameron brought in several tanker trucks of natural gas, and attached them directly to burners.
d.		Considered Foxs answer to MGMs The Wizard of Oz, the film was an expensive failure and marked the end of Shirley Temples unimpeachable star power. Audiences found the idea of Shirley playing a nasty character hard to swallow.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989)?
a.		The T-1000 morphing effects cost $5.5 million and took 8 months to produce for a mere total 3.5 minutes appearance on the screen.
b.		Dr. Fassbenders line about Rita "knowing James Bond" was ad-libbed by Peter Sellers, which explains why Ursula Andress laughs out loud afterwards. Andress played Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, Dr. No.
c.		The original theatrical version was forced to cut the pre-credits quote "...when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you" by Friedrich Nietzsche because Criminal Law used it, and they didnt want to seem like imitators. The quote was restored in the directors cut.
d.		Steven Spielbergs first film to be edited digitally. He has famously held onto editing traditionally, by cutting films manually on a flatbed editing table.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989)?
a.		Based on an unpublished novel by Dito Montiel.
b.		Near the end of the film a computer displays "Pevsner Commerzbank GmBH", a reference to executive producer Tom Pevsner.
c.		The studio pushed hard for an Academy Award nomination for Michael Biehn as best supporting actor.
d.		Tatum ONeal was offered the role of Jules, but turned it down.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989)?
a.		The English never used primae noctae in Scotland.
b.		Since the "Benthic Explorer" model ship was so large and filmed on open seas, the production company was required to register it with the Coast Guard.
c.		James Whitmore, who played the hardened Sgt. Kennie, served in the Marine Corps. during World War II.
d.		The scene where soldiers from the 14th Brooklyn (the red-legged infantrymen) gather over the corpse of Gen. Reynolds came about mostly thanks to director of photography Kees Van Oostrum. Having grown weary of shooting so much "blue and gray", he was attracted to the unit of soldiers decked out in richer colors.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989)?
a.		R30 trains were retired from passenger service in 1993, these trains along with the IRT sized R33 and R36 trains were among the last in the system to never have air conditioning. The R30 would have become too heavy if air conditioning was added.
b.		Veruca Salt looks a dead ringer for Alice in Wonderland. Tim Burton later directed Alice in Wonderland.
c.		Cookie Knapp got the computer voice gig because she answered the phone for cinematographer Douglas Knapp and John Carpenter loved the sound of her voice.
d.		There are no opening credits save the title of the film.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989)?
a.		As a tie-in with the movie, Walt Disney comics released "Dick Tracy: The Tommy Guns and Truehearts Trilogy" which explained the back story leading up to the movie with the actual film plot used as the third installment.
b.		Originally conceived by Richard Williams as an attempt to make the greatest animated film of all time, it later became his own "reason for living." After failing to secure funds from private investors or a studio to make the film, Williams decided to finance the film on his own, taking small jobs on television commercials or Saturday morning cartoons and using the proceeds to hire his own group of animators. The production moved in fits and starts until the success of Who Framed Roger Rabbit allowed Williams to make a deal with Warner Bros. to finance and distribute the film. As the production continued, however, it became obvious that Williams would not meet the 1991 release date originally set by the studio due to numerous delays, not the least of which were the directors insistence on absolute perfection and hesitation in using storyboards - two circumstances which often resulted in whole sequences being scrapped and re-shot. With Warner Bros. nervous over the release of Disneys Aladdin, which resembled The Princess and the Cobbler in story, tone and style (many of the animators on the Disney feature had also worked for Richard Williams), the studio turned over completion of the film to the Completion Bond Company, which promptly fired Richard Williams and brought on animator Fred Calvert to finish the film as cheaply and quickly as possible. Calvert heavily re-edited the film and altered the story, bringing in Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Beals and Jonathan Winters to re-dub the lead characters. Eventually distributed by Miramax, the film was cut even further before debuting in theaters (See the Alternate Versions page for more details). Though bootleg copies of Richard Williams original work-print continue to circulate and several restoration attempts have been proposed, an official "Directors Cut" has yet to be released.
c.		The company mentioned in the film is named Benthic Petroleum. In oceanographic terms, the word "benthic" means on or in the ocean bottom.
d.		About six years before the film was finally made, Julia Roberts was cast as Viola and flew to the UK to try to persuade Daniel Day-Lewis to take the part, but he declined in order to do In the Name of the Father, so Universal Studios dropped the project when no suitable alternative was found. Joseph Fiennes was the only actor ever actually cast in the lead role.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989)?
a.		During the rigorous and problematic shoot, the cast and crew began calling the film by various derogatory names such as "Son Of Abyss", "The Abuse" and "Lifes Abyss And Then You Dive". Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio reportedly suffered a physical and emotional breakdown because she was pushed so hard on the set, and Ed Harris had to pull over his car at one time while driving home, because he burst into spontaneous crying.
b.		Universal Studios was originally approached with the film, but the studio disliked the films bizarre nature so it was rejected. United Artists ultimately picked it up for release.
c.		Adam Ryen, the boy who voiced Cody also dubbed the same character in his native Norway.
d.		The third of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Abyss (1989)?
a.		During the TV news report of the US and Russian ships colliding, the accompanying pictures are actually those taken of ships from the British Task Force hit during the Falkland Islands campaign.
b.		Roger Cormans biggest budgeted film in years.
c.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 2, 1946 with Margaret OBrien, James Craig and Frank Gifford reprising their film roles.
d.		Science fiction author Harlan Ellison sued James Cameron, claiming that the film was plagiarized from the two The Outer Limits episodes that Ellison wrote, namely Soldier and Demon with a Glass Hand. The concept of "Skynet" could also have been borrowed from an Ellison short story called "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream." The suit was settled out of court and newer prints of the film acknowledge Ellison.