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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Hole (1979) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Hole (1979) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979).
About the movie:
A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979)?
a.
Reinhardts robot was already called Maximilian before
Maximilian Schell
was chosen for the role of Reinhardt. Reinhardt would end the film merged with the robot, thus being ironically trapped in "Maximilians Shell".
b.
Won a 2000 "Telly" Award.
c.
Steve Martin
, a self-confessed huge fan of Mr. Bean, wanted to play David Langley.
d.
The film was produced by ABC Motion Pictures, the former feature film division of ABC TV. As a result, several actors from the ABC series
General Hospital
had cameos in the film including young
Janine Turner
and
Demi Moore
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979)?
a.
Hartman is never seen without his hat.
b.
Hal McIntyre
can be seen in the saxophone section during the number "Drumboogie". Also,
Roy Eldridge
has a brief trumpet solo.
c.
The last Disney animated feature to simply end with a "The End;
Walt Disney
Productions" credit, as with all previous Disney animated films after
Alice in Wonderland
. (All of the credits were at the beginning.) The next Disney animated feature,
The Black Cauldron
, was the first one with closing credits.
d.
Jennifer ONeill
was originally cast as Dr. Kate McCrae, but she was later replaced by
Yvette Mimieux
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979)?
a.
When the character of Anne Lewis is first seen, she appears from behind a newspaper. The newspapers headline is "Amazon War escalates". While the term "Amazon" refers to a nation of female warriors, fitting the Anne Lewis character in the Robocop films, it is most likely a second reference to writer Frank Millers "Martha Washington" books, which contained a conflict in the Amazon jungle.
b.
Shot in 1927, not released until 1928.
c.
Robert Forster
was slightly hurt on the head during the storm in the greenhouse.
d.
Let it Ride was filmed at Hialeah Race Course in south Florida during the tracks off season. Racing was being conducted at nearby Calder Race Course, and Dreyfuss was spotted on several occasions, presumably researching his role as Trotter. Although this classic track was closed for many years, the facility was reopened in 2009 offering only Quarter Horse racing as opposed to the Thoroughbred racing that Hialeah traditionally offered.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979)?
a.
The original title of the film was (all small characters) "lanewyorkparisromehelsinki".
b.
Michael Myers is not given credit for any of the murders that occur in Halloweens 4, 5, or 6. A sanitarium resident even notes that Myers was not heard from for the twenty years between the events that occur in
Halloween II
and
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
.
c.
The bar Paul Avery frequents in the film is called Mortis. Mortis is Latin for death.
d.
Tom McLoughlin
also coordinated for the mimes who play the sentinels and the humanoids. His wife doubled
Yvette Mimieux
for stunts.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979)?
a.
In the first production meeting scene, producer Martin Brand rattles off some possible big-name stars that could be recruited to star in the reality movie - "Where the hells Paul Newman? Wheres Redford? Wheres Nicholson? . . ." He then suggests that the movie would make more money with
Neil Diamond
as the "star". A producer actually suggested Diamond for the Travis Bickle role in
Taxi Driver
(in which
Albert Brooks
had a supporting role).
b.
Helena Bonham Carter
and
Imelda Staunton
also appear together in the Harry Potter films, with
Toby Stephens
s mother,
Maggie Smith
.
c.
Animator
Chuck Jones
based the Warner Brothers cartoon character "Pepe le Pew" on the "Pepe le Moko" character played by
Charles Boyer
in this film.
d.
The helmets of robot sentinels had a very limited vision, making it difficult to direct and coordinate the actors, particularly when they were firing the lasers.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979)?
a.
Jeff Wright-"Skater Dude #1", was actually skateboarding in the tennis court next to the one being shot for the breakdancing scene, and was cast on the spot as the Skateboarding, shisha-smoking fan of Josh Lowell.
b.
A fixture in Disneys special effects department for more than 40 years,
Eustace Lycett
(then head of the Photographic Effects Department) retired after completing the composite work on this film.
c.
This film marks the first appearance of
Edward G. Robinson
as a gangster.
d.
Rex Harrison
s final film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979)?
a.
John Paul, the film editor, started his film career at the age of five, when big brother Chris used to "borrow" Moms video camera.
b.
Prior to the films opening,
Steve Martin
was delayed in Terre Haute, Indiana. He later recalled this story on
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
, calling Terre Haute "No Place." The residents of the city objected to this, and ultimately, Martin was invited back to Terre Haute and was given the key to the city and a tour of the local fertilizer plant. Martin repaid the city by opening
The Jerk
in Terre Haute. However, in one of the trailers for
Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid
, Martin asks the audience if theyd rather see "Cow Patties over Terre Haute." Also in that film, when Col Kluck throws one switch, it destroys one town in America: Terre Haute, IN.
c.
The English bulldog Uga in the film is actually Uga 5 rather than Uga 4 (former mascot of the University of Georgia). Uga 4, who was the bulldog in the book, died shortly before filming, so his son, Uga 5, took his place. Uga is owned by Sonny Seiler who appears in the film and was the real life attorney for Jim Williams.
d.
It was popular around this time to release a 12-inch, 33 1/3 long-playing record containing a films dialogue, sound effects, and score, with narration taking the listener from scene to scene. The record released of
The Black Hole
featured dialogue not present in the theatrical release of the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979)?
a.
The movie was inspired by the real-life stories of several Mexican immigrants living in California.
b.
The ending of this film was photographed at the same location that director
Matthew Charles Hall
used for his vampire film
In the Land of Phantoms
.
c.
Neither
Roddy McDowall
nor
Slim Pickens
are credited for their voice work in the film in either the opening or closing sequences.
d.
The real world night scene Oxford that opens the film included a digitally added skyscraper that doesnt exist in the real Oxford. The scene morphs to the alternate world Oxford which is, in fact, the actual current Oxford street scene.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979)?
a.
The film was originally supposed to take place in a completely weightless environment. The technical difficulties prompted a re-write of the script so that when the Palomino ties up the Cygnus gravity returned.
b.
At one point during filming of the "Wall of Monsters" sequence, the Wall of Monsters ran over
Gregory Nicotero
s foot.
c.
The makeup department had to cover actor Megan Pillars wrist with flesh colored base to cover a large tattoo. Pillar also had to flip her Septum nose ring into her nostrils for her scenes.
d.
John Wingers red boy scout jacket, that he wears at the bus station and when going AWOL, has a Great Salt Lake Council (Utah) patch on the shoulder.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Hole (1979)?
a.
Almost all of the dialog in the film was re-recorded by the cast during post-production looping (ADR) - with the exception of only a couple of lines.
b.
Farley Granger
had a difficult time with
Tom Savini
creating a cast of his face for the film. Granger was claustrophobic and Savini had to encase his entire head to make the plaster cast of Granger for the films finale. The process caused Granger much stress.
c.
The film was originally going to have a scene near the end where Maverick visited Gooses grave. A filmed version of this scene was never released, however still screen shots from what such a scene would have looked like are available on the special edition DVD.
d.
The beast was animated using two separate stop-motion animation methods. A two foot-high armatured, rubber covered model was moved, exposing a frame at a time. Also utilized was replacement animation", a technique involving several different models of the same character made of plaster, each slightly different to represent a particular action. When filmed in sequence for a few frames per second, the illusion of motion is achieved. The breathing effect of the creature was accomplished by pumping air in small increments into a cavity of the throat of the two foot-high model and then releasing it in the same manner. When seen on the screen the throat rises and falls creating the breathing effect. Two large rubber feet were filmed for the shots of the monster walking. These feet were worn as shoes by a technician.
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