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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Blob (1958) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Blob (1958) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Blob (1958)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958).

About the movie: An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958)?
a.		Dick Powell, who was the head of Four Star Productions, asked to see a rough cut of this film. This led to the casting of Steve McQueen in the television series Wanted: Dead or Alive.
b.		The advertising slogan on the back of the coach that the band use reads: "Arkwright Travel - New York, London, Paris & Grimley - But mainly Grimley".
c.		The fourth pairing out of ten movies of comic actors and great friends Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
d.		Other nods to the original show include: Agent 13 hiding in an unusual spot (he hid all over the place) and his habit of crying (Ship of Spies); the question (and rather crude joke) of whether the Claw might be the Craw, as it wasnt easy to tell which he was saying; the series of opened doors that lead to the phone booth entrance to Control; the phone booth rapid elevator; Siegfrieds line "Schtarker, this is Kaos, we dont (whatever it is) here!"; the dog named Fang (in the original series, he was an agent numbered K13); 99s deep infatuation with Max; the Cone of Silence not working the way it was supposed to (only did once in the original series, but the chief got trapped beneath it); the shoe phone; the lines "Sorry about that, Chief", "Would you believe...", "the old (something) trick", and "missed me by that much"; the bomb in the piano; the old German driver shouting "Dummkopf!"; Max getting caught in the final sliding door in the entry hall when it doesnt close right away and he went to check it (although, in the original show, he only got bumped in the nose, not crushed as in the film). The three cars driven by Max at various times in the opening credits of the series (a Sunbeam, a VW Karmann Ghia and an Opel GT) appear in the film as well.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958)?
a.		The sequence for the explosion of the Klingon bird of prey is the identical footage, frame for frame, used for the explosion of the Klingon bird of prey in Star Trek: Generations (the story situations are also very similar in the two movies).
b.		Tom Cruise did not remember that Bonnie Hunt was in Rain Man. At first he thought she was joking when she said they had worked together before.
c.		This film was originally going to be called "The Glob." It was changed when it was discovered that cartoonist Walt Kelly had already used that title.
d.		Wes Anderson had never been to India prior to May 2006, when he went there to polish his script.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958)?
a.		This independent production was originally picked up by Paramount for use on the bottom half of a double bill with its in-house production of I Married a Monster from Outer Space. Early marketing tests and initial bookings indicated that a larger share of the ticket buyers were coming for this film rather than the former, so it became the main feature and more money was spent on its promotion.
b.		The Indian Chief played by Mel Brooks speaks Yiddish. He says: "Blacks!" "Dont be crazy!" "Let them go!" "Have you ever seen in your life?!"
c.		The songs "Lonely Man" and "Forget Me Never" were recorded by Elvis Presley for the movie but not used.
d.		James Toback claims in the DVD directors commentary that Michael V. Gazzo, who was fond of a drink, bribed him for a pitcher of Bloody Mary in exchange for an unscripted line that would make the scene in question: the line was I should have strangled you in your crib. and Gazzo delivered it under the influence, Toback having been true to his word.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958)?
a.		Macaulay Culkin was given time to let his hair grow out in order to play Timmy Gleason. But as soon as filming was done, Culkin wasted no time in getting his hair cut back to the way it was.
b.		When work began on the movie in 1993, Joseph Mazzello was cast as David.
c.		In some of the promo material, the character played by Aneta Corsaut is referred to as Judy. Her character in the film is named Jane.
d.		Herbert Ross, who directed this movie, also directed the play of it on the stage on Broadway.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958)?
a.		Larry Zerner was cast as Shelly in this movie when the producers spotted him handing out fliers for a horror movie and asked him if hed want to star in one himself.
b.		Adrienne Dzema was originally auditioned as Cat, but director, Peter Macaluso, instantly realized she was perfect for Sonya during the reading.
c.		The casinos hit in the heist are: Hotel Flamingo, the Sands, Desert Inn, the Riviera and the Sahara.
d.		The Blob was created with a modified weather balloon in the early shots, and in the later shots with colored silicone gel.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958)?
a.		According to Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters psychiatrist advised her not to portray a woman having a nervous breakdown because, at the time, she was having a real-life nervous breakdown. "Shes the kind of actress who becomes the part shes playing..." said Reynolds, "so all through the film she drove all of us insane!"
b.		The last time Steve McQueen was billed as Steven.
c.		The film was very much a family affair for Tim Robbins. Aside from directing his long term companion Susan Sarandon to an Oscar, he also cast his father, Gil Robbins (Bishop Norwich), mother Mary Robbins (aide to the governor), sister Adele Robbins (nurse), and son Jack Henry Robbins (opossum kid) and Miles Robbins (boy in church). His brother, David Robbins, composed the soundtrack.
d.		In 1962, producer-director Robert Aldrich was preparing the prologue to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? He chose a scene from Parachute Jumper and this film to document the fact that the young Jane was a flop as a movie star.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958)?
a.		Director Thomas Whelan talked writer Brian LaBelle into playing the role of Ben Prowse to help save time and money as the production budget was already stretched too thin.
b.		This was the first movie in "The Saint" series not based on a story by Leslie Charteris.
c.		Filmed entirely in sequence after three weeks of rehearsal.
d.		The title song "The Blob" was co-written by Burt Bacharach and is on his album "Look of Love: the Burt Bacharach Collection." Paramount tapped Bacharach and Mack David (brother of Hal David) to come up with a non-threatening theme that would prevent the faint of heart from going into nostril-flaring terror during the opening credits. Together the two men concocted "The Blob," a goofy musical creature that is one part "Temptation" to two parts "Tequila." Session singer Bernie Nee does the champagne-cork-popping honors by pulling his finger out of his cheek seven times. Only Ralph Carmichaels score received a screen credit, giving credence to the notion that the song was a last-minute addition. The Five Blobs turned out to be a phantom group that consisted of Bacharach, a bunch of musicians for hire, and Nee, who tracked his voice five times to achieve that Boris Karloff-esque quality.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958)?
a.		The Pink Palaces address bears the same numbers as the nondescript warehouse where the film was produced.
b.		According to her autobiography, Jane Fonda hung out with call girls and pimps for a week before beginning this film in order to prepare for her role. When none of the pimps offered to "represent" her, she became convinced she wasnt desirable enough to play a prostitute and urged the director to replace her with friend Faye Dunaway.
c.		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.
d.		Partially filmed in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The theater everyone is seen running from is the Colonial Theater.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958)?
a.		In the first scene, a shop window reads "Roy Seawright Cleaners". Roy Seawright was the Roach Studios special effects technician.
b.		The producers originally signed Steve McQueen to a three-film deal with this being the first project. McQueen was so difficult to work with during filming that he was released from his contract for the other two films.
c.		It was during her Best Supporting Actress Oscar acceptance speech for this movie that Vanessa Redgrave incurred the wrath of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) when she declared: "... and I salute you, and I pay tribute to you, and I think you should be very proud, that in the last few weeks you have stood firm, and you have refused to be intimidated by the threats of a small bunch of Zionist hoodlums, whose behavior is an insult to the stature of Jews all over the world, and to their great and heroic record of struggle against fascism and oppression. And I pledge to you that I will continue to fight against anti-Semitism and fascism. Thank you." (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - 3 April 1978)
d.		Numerous boats and ships were employed for the scene showing Cleopatras navy. It was said at the time that 20th Century Fox had the worlds third biggest navy.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Blob (1958)?
a.		The monster is referred to as the mass in the shooting script.
b.		Chris J. Condon, founder of Century Precision Optics, and director Al Silliman Jr., developed a single-camera 3-D system that was simple and economical to use. In the 1950s, 3-D films had been shot with two cameras, and showing a 3-D film in a theater required two projectors, which often went out of sync. The new single-camera system put the two images side-by-side in a normal 35mm film frame, allowing use of a very portable camera. Condons camera and technology, manufactured by Stereovision International Co., were eventually used to shoot many movies like Jaws 3-D during the 1980s 3D boom.
c.		Aidan Quinn and Bridget Fonda were considered for the roles of Mari and Dr. Blake (Dr. Igor in the novel).
d.		Maung Maung Khin, who played the Burmese dictator Tint, fought for the Karen Rebels in real life. He was afraid his family would be murdered if he took this role, but he took it anyway.

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