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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Aviator (2004) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Aviator (2004) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004).
About the movie:
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004)?
a.
The character of Petey Skippen appears in screenwriter Brian Spaeths novel Prelude to a Super Airplane, and Calvin Stadiums is mentioned. Fictionalized versions of Producer Brad Radby and Prod. Asst. Eastham Way are also in the book.
b.
Forbes Field was demolished in 1971 after the Pirates moved to Three Rivers Stadium in 1970.
c.
Jane Lynch
s scenes as Amelia Earhart were cut from the movie.
d.
Feature film debut of
Charlton Heston
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004)?
a.
Original director
George Sidney
quit after one month of filming and was replaced by
Vincente Minnelli
.
b.
The Ministry archivist Colonel Invisible Jones is voiced by
Patrick Macnee
, who played the original John Steed.
c.
All the scenes filmed in the Forrests kitchen were filmed in one day on the first day of principal photography.
d.
The hangar in which the real-life
Howard Hughes
partially built his famous "Spruce Goose" airplane was also used for the construction of many of the full-scale models used in
Titanic
, in which
Leonardo DiCaprio
also starred.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004)?
a.
Joe Esposito
, friend of real
Elvis Presley
, was cast to play himself on the film.
b.
Keith Gordon
and
Robert Downey Jr.
previously worked together in the 1986 movie
Back to School
. At the time,
Keith Gordon
was acting not directing.
c.
Received the most Academy Award nominations for the year 2005, with 11 total.
d.
Completed in 1913 and copyrighted 26 November 1913, but not released until 1914.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004)?
a.
The movie was shot and completed so quickly that by the time
Robert Rodriguez
was ready to ship it, the advertisements werent finished.
b.
Stephen Boyd
replaced
Charlton Heston
c.
The films wide release date in the United States, 24 December 2004, would have been
Howard Hughes
99th birthday.
d.
While speaking at Londons National Film Theatre in 2009,
Ben Burtt
disclosed that the alien gibberish sprouted by the Mos Eisley spy Garindan/Long Snoot in
Star Wars
was actually the processed voice of
John Wayne
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004)?
a.
Kate Beckinsale
gained 20 pounds for her portrayal of
Ava Gardner
.
b.
For the scene when Colonel Nicholson emerges from the oven after several days confined there,
Alec Guinness
based his faltering walk on that of his son
Matthew Guinness
when he was recovering from polio. Guinness regarded this one tiny scene as some of the finest work he did throughout his entire career.
c.
Average Shot Length = ~11.6 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~11.2 seconds.
d.
Most of the movie was shot at an abandoned veterans hospital outside of Los Angeles. Even the trailer park explosion was done there. They used three hallways of one of the buildings for the interior of the rest home.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004)?
a.
The painting behind Inspector Kemp in the village meeting hall is "The Children of Charles I" by Anthony van Dyck.
b.
The prison in which Thorne is thrown has a special cell, which we only know by number, where prisoners face their worst nightmare. This is a reference to George Orwells masterpiece "1984", a novel about a man living in a totalitarian world where the rulers have the power to change every record of the past in order to control everything, even memories.
c.
Jennifer Aniston
s character Brooke gets a "
Telly Savalas
" wax job during the movie. In real life, Savalas was Anistons godfather.
d.
The films prints are coming from a digital intermediate. This digital master has been digitally grain reduced from start to finish. As a result many moving textures (especially human skin) look smeared and very unnatural, like bad quality video watched on a slow LCD monitor.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004)?
a.
When Katharine Hepburn (
Cate Blanchett
) greets her family, she mentions an Uncle Willie. This is a reference to Uncle Willie in
Katharine Hepburn
s
The Philadelphia Story
.
b.
The Skyline Hotel, where part of the movie was set, was an actual hotel in Kansas City, but it was demolished shortly after the films release in 2008 to make way for a condominium complex.
c.
The French representatives of UIP took great exception to the Coneheads disguising their extra-terrestrial origins by passing themselves off as being French, and insisted that all such mentions be removed from the dialog. This demand was declined.
d.
The Legend of Sasquatch has received the Dove Foundations seal of Family Approval.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004)?
a.
Lee Van Cleef
was originally hired to play Deputy Harvey Pell. However, the studio decided that his nose was too "hooked", which made him look like a villain, and told him to get it fixed. He refused, and
Lloyd Bridges
got the part. Van Cleef was given the smaller role of gunman Jack Colby, one of the Miller gang.
b.
Four of the miniature airplanes used in creating the effects for the film are now on display at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, home of the real
Howard Hughes
HK-1 "Spruce Goose". Models on display include two of the biplanes from the "Hells Angels" sequence, most of the XF-11 model, and the motion-control "Spruce Goose". The "Spruce Goose" model is remarkably detailed, and even includes scale puppets of Howard Hughes and Dr. Fritz.
c.
Leos pet fish is named Opie. The name was picked because original footage from _"The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)_ was purchased from CBS and the rights cleared. However, days before filming the gracious Mr. Griffith unexpectedly refused "likeness permission" - so it was Andy "86ed" but Opie stayed.
d.
In addition to the footage of the Klingon vessels in the simulator scenes, other footage was lifted directly from ST:TMP primarily to keep costs down. These include: Kirks shuttle docking with the Enterprise in advance of his inspection, scenes of the ship first being lighted before Saavik is told to clear all moorings, the ship pulling out of space dock, and the few seconds of footage of the saucer of Enterprise just before the scene cuts to Kirk in his quarters, about to read his book.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004)?
a.
Bette Davis
begged the studio to use Virginia Mayo instead, saying, "Shes good at those sorts of roles."
b.
The "native girl" doing the topless dance was actually a stripper hired by producer
Ron Ormond
, and that footage was shot in Hollywood.
c.
Emma Thompson
got the idea for an adaptation of the Nurse Matilda books when she encountered some of them while dusting her bookshelf.
d.
Many had tried to produce a
Howard Hughes
biopic before this. Among the failed attempts are: 1. A companion piece to
Reds
planned by actor-director
Warren Beatty
. 2.
John Malkovich
and partner
Russell Smith
attempt in 1993. 3. The adaptation planned by
Allen Hughes
and
Albert Hughes
who wanted
Johnny Depp
in the lead. 4. A
Brian De Palma
-directed biopic with Touchstone which fell through because of the $80 million price tag. 5. In January 2000, it was announced that
Milos Forman
was to direct a biopic with
Edward Norton
as Hughes and a script by
Scott Alexander
and
Larry Karaszewski
. 6. In January 2002,
Jim Carrey
tried to start the project with Castle Rock Productions but it didnt get off ground soon enough to beat this movie into production.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Aviator (2004)?
a.
Film debut of
Jim Brown
. He gave up his football career, at its peak, to try acting.
b.
By the time the ending of the film was changed, allowing Henry Frankenstein to live,
Colin Clive
was no longer available for additional scenes. For the shot of Henry in long shot in the bedroom behind his father, he was played by another actor; tradition has long held that it was future cowboy star
Robert Livingston
filling in for him.
c.
Nick Nolte
s film debut.
d.
Several scenes feature actual footage from the movies
Howard Hughes
produced, such as
Hells Angels
and
The Outlaw
.
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