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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) - 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 Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).
About the movie:
A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
The computer game Jacob Benson (played by
Jaden Smith
) plays is
World of Warcraft
.
b.
Benjamin Carson Sr.
is an actual doctor who has successfully separated conjoined twins in real life. In a 22-hour surgery, he was the first doctor in history to accomplish this task with both of the twins surviving. His wife and three children also appear in the hospital waiting room.
c.
First film directed by
Steve Buscemi
that doesnt feature actors
Mark Boone Junior
and
Seymour Cassel
.
d.
Instances with just one or two bats in the shot (such as the single bat gone astray inside Waynes mansion) uses real bats, but each scene with a flock of bats had to be done using CG bats, since it was decided too difficult to control that many bats at once.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
The predatory woman in the bar was played by
Arsenio Hall
.
b.
Lee Marvin
, who served in the United States Marine Corps and knew a great deal about ships at sea, served double duty by also lending his expertise on military matters.
c.
Keanu Reeves
recorded the line "Klaatu barada nikto" twice, and one recording was played backward and spliced with the other (which was left normal) to make the overall dialog sound more otherworldly.
d.
Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto (1848 - 1932) was an Italian sociologist and philosopher. He made important contributions to economics, particularly in the study of income distribution and in the analysis of individuals choices.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
In the scene in the video store (the one when Lisa finds out that Joe has been doing porno films), the first shot shows the top row of a movie section. Contained in this row are all movies by Troma Studios. Troma owns the rights to
Trey Parker
s first film,
Alferd Packer: The Musical
(aka Cannibal! The Musical). Parker has also noted Troma as inspiration for his style of filmmaking and for
South Park
.
b.
The line "Klaatu barada nikto" from
The Day the Earth Stood Still
, was reused in this film at
Keanu Reeves
s insistence. In both films, the line is used to stop Gort from attacking the humans.
c.
The website address when Frank (Travolta) is looking for information about Ray Coleman is http://www.chicagoenquirer#/.com/raycoleman1999/threeconvictions-385803.html. It does not exist.
d.
Zohan isnt an actual Israeli first name.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
This is one of the very few
Woody Allen
films to not have opening credits.
b.
Katharine Hepburn
never saw the completed movie. She said the memories of Tracy were too painful.
c.
The words "Klaatu Barada Nikto", which are in the original 1951 film spoken by Helen Benson to Gort the robot, has featured in many other productions, for instance in
Army of Darkness
, where they are the spell Ash must speak to stop the undead army from appearing.
d.
The film was going to be released straight to DVD until
Adam Carolla
insisted that the movie be released in theaters and put up approximately $300,000 of his own money for prints and promotion to fund a limited release.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
Stock footage of attacks on a wagon train from this film was also used in the serial
The Indians Are Coming
.
b.
The dialog includes many nods to Tenutas standup routines, including: a reference to the Pope and his Swiss Guards, her imitation of singer/actress Barbra Streisand, and the catch phrase "It could happen!".
c.
The orb was supposed to be filled with white limbo light, but
Scott Derrickson
felt the concept would then be unoriginal and changed the colour to greenish, a more appropriate colour for an environmentally conservative race.
d.
The original play by Lajos Zilahy opened in Budapest, Hungary, on 25 February 1932. Jeffrey Dells English adaptation opened in New York City, New York, USA, on 21 November 1932 and had 42 performances.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
As in
The Day the Earth Stood Still
, Klaatu was going to travel in a spaceship, but
Scott Derrickson
wanted the extraterrestrial aspect of the film to be more mysterious and replaced the ship with a glowing orb.
b.
Louis Armstrong
and The All Stars (featuring
Jack Teagarden
) performed the title tune.
c.
Directors were very happy that
Omar Sharif
accepted the role of British agent, so they invited him to a dinner after he completed his scenes. Sharif accepted the invitation, and a very special dinner was prepared for him. But he didnt show up, and soon it was found out he already left England. When he was later asked why he didnt come, he replied, "Its a tradition in my culture not to refuse any offer. Example: someone offers you a drink, you should accept it even though you wont drink it." Unaware, ZAZ enjoyed a very expensive dinner, all by themselves.
d.
Joaquin Phoenix
made a wooden walking stick for
Bryce Dallas Howard
during the 19th-century preparation the actors participated in before the film. He engraved the name of her character, Ivy, on the walking stick.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
Film was shot only in about two weeks. Was originally said to be a "B" picture. First of six in The Thin Man series.
b.
Self-replicating robots are the Holy Grail of Nanotechnology Research.
c.
There were plans for a high tech video game based on this movie. The game was actually created but never released.
d.
In the rear window of the Hudsons truck is a sticker reading "Not all who wander are lost", paraphrasing Bilbos verse about Aragorn from the
J.R.R. Tolkien
series The Lord of the Rings.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
The film was primarily filmed in tones of green and blue, the Earths natural colours.
b.
Much of the film is based off a real-life confrontation between Chicago cop
Chuck Adamson
and the REAL
Neil McCauley
. Adamson was a retired police officer whom director
Michael Mann
had been working with off and on since the film
Thief
starring
James Caan
(and based upon the career of famed Chicago burglar
Frank Hohimer
whom Adamson had arrested). They had later worked together on two shows produced by Mann, "Miami Vice" and "Crime Story". According to Chuck Adamson (and confirmed by Michael Mann) in the Heat-Special Edition DVD Documentary "Crime Stories", McCauley was a professional robber whom he had frequently crossed paths with. Events such as the scene between Vincent Hanna and Neil McCauley in the coffee shop where they basically tell each other that the last time they meet will be their last, and the warehouse sting where McCauley got tipped off that the cops were around due to an officer making a noise really happened. In real life, the real Neil McCauley was killed during a robbery of a grocery store (similar to the bank heist shootout) by Adamsons team who were tipped off to the robbery.
c.
The lead role was originally written with
Sean Connery
in mind but he was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts.
d.
There were four live octopuses used in the fight sequence with Kong and the natives, as well as a plastic model. Hot air was blown on them to get them to move and after the filming of the scene was finished, most of them were released except for one, which
Eiji Tsuburaya
had for dinner.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
Originally the first crash in the film was to take place on an overpass, and after the cars hit they were to fall off and land on a highway. Another car going 80 mph was to crash into them once they reached the highway, resulting in another female victim.
b.
According to industry estimates, this project hired a record amount of writers to work on a single movie script during the course of many years. The number is reportedly 35 different screenwriters, however only three are credited with writing it.
c.
According to
John Singleton
, this film is based on his college experiences while attending USC. Singleton says in the DVD commentary that the scene in which Remy walks up to Malik and voicing his opinion about the T-shirt that he was wearing is based on an actual incident that happened to him in which he too became enraged and wanted to beat the hell out of the guy.
d.
The film was released on December 12, 2008, which was coincidentally star
Jennifer Connelly
s 38th birthday.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
The role of
Stan Laurel
s wife was originally slated for
Patsy Kelly
, but
Hal Roach
had loaned her to MGM for
Going Hollywood
, which was running over schedule when shooting for this film began.
Dorothy Christy
joined the cast as Stans wife four days into filming.
b.
Snow was trucked in from the Sierra Mountains for use in the Alpine scene.
c.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
d.
WILHELM SCREAM: Heard when Gort breaks out of the military facility and the metal door crashes on top of multiple soldiers.
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