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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Fly (1986) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Fly (1986) - Part (3)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986).

About the movie: A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986)?
a.		Moulin Rouge (Red Mill) dancers really wore split knickers under their dresses, a technical point that the film-makers chose not to follow in order to obtain a PG-13 rating. An enormous elephant statue in the garden, bought from a theme park, housed an Arabic nightclub and an opium den. Several images (i.e. clowns, men in tuxedos with tutus) are taken from Toulouse-Lautrecs paintings of the Moulin Rouge and nearby clubs. Some of Lautrecs lines in the scene after Satine rejects Christian are taken from his letters.
b.		Co-producer Kip Ohman was the person who originally had the idea of remaking the original film. He had recently landed Charles Edward Pogue as a client, and suggested that he should be the one to right it. They pitched the idea to Twentieth Century-Fox, who agreed to finance it. After reading Pogues first draft, however, they rescinded the offer. Not only would they not finance the picture, they refused to relinquish the rights so that Ohman and Pogue could take it to another studio. Ohman finally convinced Fox to distribute the picture if they could get someone else to finance it. Ohman ultimately found producer Stuart Cornfeld, who had previously produced The Elephant Man, and therefore knew Mel Brooks. Brooks agreed to allow Cornfeld to use Brooksfilms to produce the picture, but decided a new writer was needed. Pogue was therefore booted off the project, and Walon Green was hired in his place. It was decided that Greens draft was even worse than Pogues, so he was fired and Pogue was re-hired. Pogue was ultimately booted off the project once again once David Cronenberg demanded to be able to re-write the script to his own satisfaction, as a condition of coming on board to direct. Cronenberg and Pogue didnt actually meet until after the film had come out. When they spoke, Cronenberg told him "apparently we made a hit movie together."
c.		Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier.
d.		Katie Featherston auditioned for the role of Kristi.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986)?
a.		According to his autobiography, Christopher Lee turned down the role of Dr Rumack.
b.		Modern sources, including the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-1940, add Willie Fung to the cast in the role of Lee Ching, the Chinese cook. The actor who plays this role is not Willie Fung.
c.		Later remade as a TV production starring Sally Ann Howes, A Little Night Music.
d.		David Cronenberg met with some opposition when he announced that he wanted to cast Jeff Goldblum in the lead role. The executive at Fox who was supervising the project felt that Goldblum was not a bankable star, and Chris Walas felt that his face would be difficult to work with for the make-up effects. Both, however, deferred to Cronenbergs judgment. Cronenberg himself later had reservations when Goldblum suggested Geena Davis, his girlfriend at the time, for the other lead role, as he did not want to have to work with a real-life couple. Cronenberg was convinced after Daviss first reading that she was right for the role.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986)?
a.		When Bourne calls Pamela Landy from the rooftop, a voice is heard in her office saying that they "need 90 seconds to triangulate his position". Bourne disconnects the call exactly 88 seconds later.
b.		The production team were criticized by Adam Hargreaves for having "boring" content after the climax where Mr. Nervous shatters Mr. Dooms world takeover plans. In response to this, a new climax was created where the gang get trapped in a massive dump-ship made by Mr. Doom himself. All hope seemed to be lost but were saved later on.
c.		Although the film was released in 1951, it was shot in 1949. Paramount Studios had already released its blockbuster Sunset Blvd. in 1950 when this film wrapped. The studio did not want what was sure to be another blockbuster in this film competing for Oscars with "Sunset Blvd." so it waited until 1951 to release this film, which actually pleased director George Stevens, as he would use the extra time to spend editing the film. As it turned out, the two films would have competed against each other at the Oscars had they been released the same year.
d.		The first bar and the last bar of music on the soundtrack is taken from the last bar of music from Puccinis tragic opera Madama Butterfly. Perhaps a reference to the deleted dream sequence of the heroine giving birth to a butterfly.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986)?
a.		Tonys "little friend" is an M16 assault rifle with an M203 40mm grenade launcher attached to the barrel.
b.		When casting for the role of Robert Ford it came down to Casey Affleck and Shia LaBeouf. Affleck eventually got the role, because LaBeouf was felt to be too young.
c.		Andy Sidaris, as "TV Director", is essentially playing himself. He was a frequent director of ABC Sports, including the Superbowl, and is referred to by other characters as "Andy".
d.		While filming the finale the puppeteers under the floor would get bored and start gluing pictures to John Getzs real foot or would place it in oatmeal. Getz remembers it fondly saying that he should have known that since he was unable to move he was a perfect target.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986)?
a.		Fresh off her Oscar win, Eva Marie Saint had been considered for the role of Norma.
b.		The film is supposedly inspired by a short story, "The Tale of Impertinent Curiosity", included in Cervantes "Don Quixote". Cervantess short story, however, is a tragedy.
c.		Some of the amusement park scenes were shot at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, just north of Richmond. Kings Dominion is now owned by Cedar Fair.
d.		Veronica tells Seth (Jeff Goldblum) that "Something went wrong." Ellie Sattler tells Ian Malcolm (Goldblum) the same thing in Jurassic Park). Brundle and Malcolm are also both in the habit of wearing the same set of clothes every day.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986)?
a.		Todds high school mascot (the Pirates) and school color (green and gold) are the same as director Bryan Singers old high school. Also, the number on Todds varsity jacket (85) is the year Bryan graduated.
b.		This is the first feature film in which Lucille Ball received top billing.
c.		Twentieth Century-Fox wanted either Jane Wyman or Olivia de Havilland for the role of Constance MacKenzie.
d.		Stathiss melting hand was effect was created by sculpting the mutilated hand, then building up an intact hand on top of it out of gelatin. The gelatin was then melted using stage lights and a hair dryer, and filmed at low speed. Chris Walas essentially recreated the same effect he had used earlier for Tohts melting face in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986)?
a.		The infamous cat-monkey scene where Brundlefly fuses a cat and the remaining baboon and then beats it to death with a lead pipe was cut following a Toronto screening.
b.		William Wyler at first wanted Jean Simmons to play Ann, and reportedly nearly canceled the project when Simmons proved unavailable.
c.		When Bruce Lee is preparing to fight the martial artist chosen to stop him from teaching the "Guai Lo", their warmup is obviously derived from Meng long guo jiang: Lee is exercising his flexibility, while his opponent, like Chuck Norris, is instead practicing a series of "rehearsed routines."
d.		An early promotional poster of this movie said "Coming To Our Galaxy in 2007". It was never released that year.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986)?
a.		As of 2004, this film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.		Most of the makeup work and puppets used for the film are now located in Bob Burns collection.
c.		The Marx Brothers announced that this would be their last film, but they actually went on to make two more.
d.		This feature may never have been released.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986)?
a.		Final feature film of Timothy Carey.
b.		The part of Father Van Horne was offered to Trevor Howard.
c.		After bringing Veronica, a journalist, to his apartment, the first thing Seth does to impress her is play the piano. In real life, David Cronenbergs mother played the piano, while his father was a journalist.
d.		For the dance number "Let Yourself Go," choreographer Hermes Pan scouted several talented amateurs from Los Angeles dance halls. The best couple was spliced into the routine.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fly (1986)?
a.		Was delayed from a planned Christmas 1996 release due to troublesome test screenings. This led to several reshoots, which expanded on the relationship between Alicia Silverstone and Benicio Del Toros characters.
b.		Since the storys action was tied to the chapels construction, crew had to work through the night to keep up with it "progress" in the film. The actual building was real and could have stood for decades, but because it was built on rented property, it had to be demolished immediately after the filming was completed.
c.		The silver car driven by Stathis Borans (John Getz) is a 1980 Maserati Quattroporte III.
d.		Oprah TV crew is the cast from Ashton Kutchers show Punkd.

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