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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) - Part (4) 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 movie in large part was made because
Alfred Hitchcock
was fed up with the big-budget, star-studded movies he had recently been making and wanted to experiment with the more efficient, sparser style of television filmmaking. Indeed, he ultimately used a crew consisting mostly of TV veterans and hired actors less well known than those he usually used.
b.
Even though a print of the film did not exist, this was the version that 20th Century-Fox was inspired to remake in 1958, the result being
Cleopatra
starring
Elizabeth Taylor
. Producer
Walter Wanger
was handed a parched script of the original film and told to update it and immediately go into production.
c.
In the final scene, the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge can be briefly seen from the point of view of Mrs Macquaries Point - the same park used for the final scene of
Keanu Reeves
s other sci-fi-apocalypse story,
The Matrix Revolutions
.
d.
The role of Norman Kane was originally intended for
Tom Hanks
. When Hanks couldnt do it,
John Candy
suggested fellow veteran SCTV star
Eugene Levy
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
On the night of the premiere, the movie was literally laughed off the screen. Things were tolerable until the "synchronizer" machine was introduced, and it went straight downhill from there.
b.
Although most critics felt that
Clark Gable
was badly miscast due to his age, his performance was judged good enough for
Burt Lancaster
to cast him as a dying submarine captain in
Run Silent Run Deep
.
c.
In the original movie, Gort was 8 feet tall. In the remake, he is now 28 feet tall.
d.
Garry Marshall
confessed that nearly all the film crew had a go on the firemans pole.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
Orson Welles
suspected that author
Booth Tarkington
based the lead character George on Welles himself for a variety of reasons: Tarkington was a friend of the Welles family, Welles had a reputation for being a spoiled, difficult child and Welless full name was George Orson Welles, so he was called George or Georgie while growing up.
b.
The house used as Howard Saints mansion belonged to ex NBA player
Matt Geiger
at the time of filming.
c.
"Adopt a Sailor" is an actual program with USO.
d.
In
Harry Bates
short story Farewell to the Master, upon which the movie is based, the last line revealed a dramatically different angle. It reads: "You misunderstand, the mighty robot had said. I am the master."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
The software Olive used in the FreeOlive.com video streaming is Trillian Astra.
b.
According to
Gore Verbinski
, the Singapore scenes were intended to parody spa culture: a naturally humid atmosphere was achieved with a careful combination of lighting equipment and gallons of water, and fungi were allowed to grow within the set to enhance the mood.
c.
The
Hillary Summers
/
Nancy Hoffman
scene in the jail cell has been censored in later versions of Taxi Girls.
d.
Gorts trademark eye beam is only used once in the entire movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
The seating of the two leads was crucial to certain scenes. For their more intimate exchanges, Cruise would sit directly behind Foxx, out of his peripheral vision and therefore making him more vulnerable and uncertain of his opponent.
b.
Lightning McQueen, being a first-year "Piston Cup" racer, displays the traditional yellow "rookie stripe" on his rear bumper.
c.
Klatuu used the famous line, Klatuu Barada Nikto twice in the movie, at the beginning after he is shot by the military, to stop Gort from hurting them and then at the end of the movie when Klatuu touches the sphere and says Klatuu Barada Nikto to stop Gort, who now is in the form of the Nanobots, from destroying the world. Once he touches the sphere and says, Klatuu Barada Nikto, the nanobots all die.
d.
John Myhers
final movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
3x10 to the 7th meters per second is approximately one-tenth the speed of light.
b.
Upon release, it was banned in Sweden, Germany and Argentina.
c.
Gwyneth Paltrow
turned down the role of Emma Peel.
d.
In the late 1980s,
Candace Hilligoss
wrote a treatment for a sequel to Carnival of Souls. She took it to associate Peter Soby Jr. who instead decided to produce a remake of the original film (also called
Carnival of Souls
). Hilligoss had no part of the production.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)?
a.
The WETA special effects crew felt very challenged when creating Shelob by how effective the giant spider had been in
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
.
b.
Docs van says, "Dr. E. Brown Enterprises 24 Hr. Scientific Services".
c.
Vitaphone production reels #2641-2647
d.
The coordinates for the "Impact Location" that appear on the big screen (Lat 40.75136, Long -73.98712) fall on the Haier Building, on Broadway and 36th St.
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