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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Avengers (1998) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Avengers (1998) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998).
About the movie:
Two British agents (John Steed and Emma Peel) team up to stop Sir August De Wynter from destroying the world with a weather changing machine.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
By declining to play Ruby Summers,
Alice Faye
passed up appearing on screen with her husband and then-radio co-star,
Phil Harris
.
b.
In the "Making Of" Documentary for this movie,
George Lucas
said that although he originally intended for Temple of Doom to have a darker tone compared to
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(much like
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
was darker than
Star Wars
), Lucas admitted that he made it much more darker than he intended to do so, and that part of the reason was that he was going through a divorce at the time and was "not in a good mood".
Steven Spielberg
also admitted that although he agreed with Lucas idea for a darker-toned film, that he felt uncomfortable with certain scenes when filming them, and while doing so, he would attempt to inject some humorous elements into those scenes to try and lighten them up some. The scene where Indy is fighting the Thuggee chief guard with a hammer, and the guard take the hammer away and toss it aside, only to have it land on a bystanders head, knocking him out with a comical thud, is a prime example of this scene "lightening up".
c.
The original script called for Perseus to cut off Medusas head by throwing his shield at her.
Harry Hamlin
convinced the producers to let him use his sword, as that was how it happened according to Greek Mythology.
d.
Diana Rigg
was sent the script with a view to her playing Alice. She passed.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
The studio wanted
Sophia Loren
for the female lead, and she wanted to do it, but contractual problems resulted in her having to turn it down. The part was eventually given to
Eva Marie Saint
.
b.
To compensate for the extreme make-up demands on this film, MGM recruited extra help from the studio mail room and courier service. As most of the Oz extras required prosthetic devices (false ears, noses, etc.), and since application of prosthetics requires extensive training, the recruited make-up artists were each instructed in one area of prosthetic application and then formed an assembly line. Each extra would then move from one station to another to complete make-up application each morning.
c.
In the script, it is explained that Sir Robert King inherited the oil fortune from his wifes family. Her father had no male heirs so he left the property to his son-in-law.
d.
Roger Lloyd-Pack
filmed scenes as a professor but the scenes were deleted from the final print.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
After the contest with the SMERSH bagpipers, the song
David Niven
is humming as he goes upstairs is "The Skye Boat Song", a traditional Scottish ballad about the escape of the insurgent leader Bonnie Prince Charlie.
b.
The railhead town site was constructed on the Paramount lot adjacent to the neighboring RKO Pictures studio. It became the basis for what would go on to become Paramounts famous western town set as seen in TVs
Bonanza
and numerous other TV shows and movies. Prior to 1948, Paramount didnt have a western set on its studio lot. A short line of track was laid down that allowed a working period locomotive to pull into town.
c.
The Ministry archivist Colonel Invisible Jones is voiced by
Patrick Macnee
, who played the original John Steed.
d.
Susan Luckey
s first film project.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
According to
Roger Ebert
,
Matt Dillon
said that he played his role as if he were the good guy rather than the antagonist.
b.
The director,
Martha Fiennes
, is the sister of star
Ralph Fiennes
. The composer is
Magnus Fiennes
, Ralphs brother.
Sophie Fiennes
, another sister of his, also appears in the credits.
c.
This was President
Ronald Reagan
s favorite film. In May 1988 he presented Soviet premier
Mikhail Gorbachev
with a VHS copy.
d.
Aspects of the film (including some dialogue) hail directly from the original 1960s series. These include the MC Escher elements of Hallucinogen Hall, the weather-obsessed diabolical mastermind, the tea-whilst-travelling sequence and the light swordfight repartee; whilst The Ministrys training village was lifted from
The New Avengers
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
The plot is largely based on the philosophical writings of
William S. Burroughs
, who came to believe that the number 23 held mystical significance after encountering it during significant moments in his life. Burroughs eventually wrote the screenplay "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz" around this concept, in which he used the deathbed ramblings of mobster Dutch Schultz as a springboard for telling a story based around Schultzs life - which, in Burroughs vision, revolved around recurrences of the number 23.
b.
The only film directed by legendary stage director
Harold Clurman
.
c.
Gwyneth Paltrow
turned down the role of Emma Peel.
d.
By way of acknowledging the part that
Cecil B. DeMille
had played in bringing the story to the screen,
George Pal
wanted him to narrate the film, but DeMille suggested Sir
Cedric Hardwicke
instead. Pal also paid tribute to DeMille in the film by having his film
Samson and Delilah
listed on the theater marquee early in the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
The film was shot over a period of 28 days.
b.
When Clementine and Joel are in the Montauk beach house, Clementine finds an envelope that says David and Ruth Laskin. David and Ruth are the first names of
Kate Winslet
and
Jim Carrey
s assistants.
c.
Three cockpits were built for the Ninja Zord cockpits and two different outer shells for different Ninja Zords were used to change the Zords from one to the other. The Bear and Wolf Zords shared the first cockpit, while the Ape and the Frog shared the second, and the Crane and the Falcon shared the third cockpit.
d.
Nicole Kidman
was unable to take the role of Emma Peel due to already being contracted to make
Eyes Wide Shut
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
On the wall of Bobbys room a poster for the movie
The Lost Boys
can be seen.
Corey Feldman
and
Corey Haim
both starred in "The Lost Boys".
b.
The popularity of the film almost led to a spin-off TV-series in 1989; however, when the animation department green-lit its sequel,
The Rescuers Down Under
, the project was scrapped. The series was still made, but Bernard and Miss Bianca were replaced with Chip and Dale, and the series was called
Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers
.
c.
Peter Barts book "The Gross" covered the films unfolding disaster in great detail. Among other facts: Warner Brothers greenlit the film largely on the strength of a star-packed cast and their appreciation of Jeremiah Chechiks work on
Diabolique
and were horrified when seeing what the first cut was like. The first screening took place in front of a "largely Spanish-speaking, working class" audience in Phoenix, AZ who hated the film; the studio then forced Chechik to cut many of his favorite scenes and conduct reshoots; and the final cut went from 115 to 89 minutes and was completely incoherent. The studio even refused to hold further test screenings, or to have an official premiere before the films August 1998 release.
d.
Lloyd Bridges
was originally cast as Whitmore, but he died shortly after production began.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
While filming, star
Marie Walcamp
was suddenly attacked by one of the lions used in the scene, which gave her a deep scar she bore for the rest of her life.
b.
Drew Barrymore
auditioned for the role of Annie.
c.
Mel Gibson
was considered for the role of John Steed.
d.
A modern source lists Jack Normand as "Goon," interpreted as a typo by a submitter, who listed
Norman Willis
instead (Willis aka is Jack Norman). However, Willis was not seen in the film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
Joan Pera
: The Spanish actor who has dubbed
Woody Allen
s voice in several Spanish and Catalan versions of his films for over twenty years appears in the film.
b.
An accident occurred on July 31, 1985 during shooting in a suburb of Wilmington, North Carolina where a radio-controlled lawnmower used in a scene went out of control and struck a block of wood used as a camera support, shooting out wood splinters which injured the director of photography
Armando Nannuzzi
; as a result, he lost his right eye. Nannuzzi sued
Stephen King
on February 18, 1987 for $18 million in damages. The suit was settled out of court.
c.
The moves in the chess match between the characters Emma Peel and John Steed are the same as in the match between Roy Batty and Tyrell in
Blade Runner
.
d.
First film of
E.G. Marshall
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (1998)?
a.
Banned in strict Islamic countries due to content that was deemed "sacreligious" to the Islamic religion. Therefore, every Arabic-dubbed and Farsi-dubbed copy was destroyed by the censors.
b.
In scene near end with the grapefruit, ad on newspaper says "It does more than figure answers" is for a Friden 1151 desktop calculator.
c.
The original release date was June 26th, 1998. After poor test screenings, the film was pushed back to August 14 1998 and the June spot was filled in by
A Perfect Murder
.
d.
This movie was amusingly dubbed "The Man Who Loved Tap Dancing" - a play on words of the title of the
Burt Reynolds
movie made two years earlier entitled
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
.
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