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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953).

About the movie: A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and ultimately New York City.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)?
a.		The original ending actually spilled outside the casino. Bill leaves Charlie and hails a cab when Charlie suddenly comes out and decides to go with him so as to prove that he can walk away from gambling. However, a couple of people climb out of the waiting cab and ask Charlie how the action is, and he is drawn right back in and thus Bill leaves alone.
b.		Noah Hathaway (Atreyu) now owns and operates a tattoo parlor in Los Angeles, California with his wife.
c.		Joseph Stefano and Alfred Hitchcock deliberately layered-in certain risqué elements as a ruse to divert the censors from more crucial concerns - like the action that takes place in the bedroom in the beginning and the shower murder. The censors reviewed the script and censored the "unimportant" extra material and Hitchcock managed to sneak in his "important" material.
d.		Warner Brothers bought the film from producers Hal E. Chester and Jack Deitz for $450,000.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)?
a.		This is Vijet D. Tengs first feature film. Hes done short films before. This film didnt have a big budget. Teng wanted the best from his crew and cast nonetheless. And he feels that they gave him just that.
b.		The film is based on a short story by Ray Bradbury.
c.		Tom Byron, who plays Matt Russell, is less than 5 years younger than Laurie Smith, who plays Glorias mother who seduces Matt who is supposed to be her daughters age.
d.		When Heather Langenkamp vomited in the morgue, she was spitting up a combination of clam chowder and bean soup.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)?
a.		When the radio announcer is reading the news about the monsters rampage through New York, various shots of the city are shown, mostly with panicked citizens in the street. When the announcer mentions the situation at Times Square, the accompanying footage shows the Palace Theater, whose marquee reads "Judy Garland - Live and in Person."
b.		One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.		The screenwriting team of Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott were hired by producer Jerry Bruckheimer to do an uncredited script polish for the movie.
d.		The design in the center of the floor in the sacrificial chamber is almost identical to the artwork of the Alien³ poster.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)?
a.		"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 10, 1949 with June Allyson reprising her film role.
b.		Mandy Moore, Amanda Bynes, Rachel McAdams, and Emmy Rossum were all considered for the part of Sophie. Olivia Newton-John and Michelle Pfeiffer were considered for the part of Donna. Bill Nighy was considered for one of the "father" parts.
c.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 17, 1947 with Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde reprising their film roles.
d.		This film (which was inspired by the successful 1952 re-release of KING KONG) was the first film to feature a giant creature awakened or mutated by a Nuclear Bomb.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)?
a.		Deleted Scene: The 2003 DVD release reveals one shot of the Rhedasaurus that was omitted from the final film. That shot can be found in the trailer for "The Black Scorpion" (in special features) about 1/2 through the preview. (Spoiler: The Beast is walking, breast high, toward screen right. The background shows 2 buildings; one of them with fire escapes. Superimposed title card states, "Youve thrilled to the terror of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms."
b.		On-screen father and son Brian Cox and Edward Norton have both appeared in films with the Hannibal Lecter character: Cox played Lecter in Manhunter, while Norton played Will Graham in that movies remake, Red Dragon. Philip Seymour Hoffman also appeared in Red Dragon as reporter Freddy Lounds.
c.		In some trailers, were told that The Firm doesnt want their lawyers to have family money because it keeps them loyal to their only source of income. It doesnt appear in the movie.
d.		Kellman had difficulty finding a buyer for the film. Finally, Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn said that he would do Kellman "a favor" and "take it off his hands" if the films director, Paul Wendkos, was part of the deal.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)?
a.		To give the effect of someone being shot, Jim VanBebber would break the top off of an egg, empty the yolk and fill the egg with fake blood which he would throw against an actor, this shot had to be edited quickly though.
b.		To make sure his facts were accurate, Martin Scorsese contacted Tyler Anbinder, a professor of history at George Washington University and author of the book "Five Points".
c.		Vera Miles and Paul Picerni appear in the trailer for this film, but not in the film itself.
d.		Because the film was being shot in winter, but was suppose to be set in warmer weather, the crew had to paint the leaves of trees and brushes green on location.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)?
a.		Before Bruce Willis was cast, Richard Gere was offered the role of The Jackal. He turned it down and instead asked if he could play the hero.
b.		The "Coney Island Amusement Park" in the film is actually The Long Beach Amusement Park in Long Beach, California. The production was able to film at the park from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
c.		Reels three and four were originally tinted in sepia and blue.
d.		In the Directors Cut, when Pops drags Wally and Dennis out of Malcombs Diner and throws them into the street, a group of children dressed as The Little Rascals are standing in front of the restaurant.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)?
a.		While visiting his friend Ray Harryhausen on the set, Ray Bradbury was given a copy of the script (which was going under the working title "Monster From the Sea") and was asked if he could possibly do some rewriting on it. After reading the script, Bradbury remarked about a scene in the story (which featured the monster destroying a lighthouse) that seemed very similar to a short story that he had published in "The Saturday Evening Post" several years earlier called "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms". Bradburys story was about a dinosaur that destroys a lighthouse. The next day Bradbury received a telegram offering to buy the film rights to the story. After the sale, the films title was changed to "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms". Years later when Bradbury had his story reprinted he changed the title to "The Fog Horn".
b.		The band in the steak house plays a revised version of the main theme from Federico Fellinis La strada.
c.		Gregory Pecks role was originally written with Cary Grant in mind. Grant, however, turned the role down as he believed he was too old to play Audrey Hepburns love interest. He did, however, play her on-screen love ten years later in Charade. The two became firm friends working on the film, and Grant considered her one of his favorite actresses to work with.
d.		Ali MacGraw was 31 at the time of filming, playing a college student.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)?
a.		The actor who played Zed is the brother of actor John Simhula, the actor who played Inspector Cameron.
b.		Emmett Lynn was originally cast and filmed as Birdie Steptoe, but director Laughton replaced him with James Gleason and reshot all of Lynns scenes.
c.		Warren Hymer (Jessies Taxi Driver), Matt Moore (Desk Sergeant) and Ralph Sanford (Theater Policeman) are in studio records/casting call lists for their parts, but were not seen in the movie. Pre-production news items added Harold Lloyd (as a Recuit) and Ginny Simms in the cast, but they did not appear in the movie either.
d.		The dinosaur skeleton in the museum sequence is artificial. It was obtained from storage at RKO where it had been constructed for Bringing Up Baby.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)?
a.		The Group Leader (George Maguire) begins his speech at the Testicular Cancer support group by saying, "I look around this room and I see a lot of...". Later, when Tyler makes his Middle children of history speech, he begins, "I look around this room and I see a lot of..."
b.		"Scary Movie" was the working title of Scream, the main movie parodied.
c.		Before the film was sold to Warner Brothers, it contained an original music score composed by Michel Michelet. Execs at Warners felt Michelets score wasnt powerful enough so they replaced it with an original score by David Buttolph.
d.		The original cut of the movie was almost twice as long as the final cut, and it was considered by all involved to be an abysmal failure. It was only after a marathon cutting session that they produced the final cut of the film, which both Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks considered to be far superior to the original product. At one point they noted that for every joke that worked, there were three that fell flat. So they went in and trimmed all the jokes that didnt work.

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