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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975).
About the movie:
Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
Gene Kelly
directed the whole "Embraceable You" sequence.
b.
This film was chosen for the grand opening of the Paramount Theatre in Oakland CA on 16 December 1931, featuring a gala premiere attended by Kay Francis and costars Tearle, Brown, Gateson, and Boyd.
c.
Apart from "Ring of Fire" by
Johnny Cash
every piece of music is directly from the game series
d.
In a scene depicting the giant spiders attacking a little league baseball game, the spiders are obviously Volkswagen Beetles with puppet legs attached. Tread marks can be seen in several shots.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
The sound effects used when customers walk through the metal detector are the "strike" and "buzz-in" noises from the game show
Family Feud
.
b.
While on location in Chicago,
The Dark Knight
was the neighboring film production, in which
Morgan Freeman
worked while shooting this film. On one occasion,
Mark Millar
, the creator, sneaked onto the neighboring set to see the Batpod - which was used for filming. He was evicted from the set when security and producer
Lauren Shuler Donner
(who visited the set as well) caught him in the act.
c.
This film is listed among the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John WIlsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
d.
The city of Goldfield, Nevada had more snow during the four weeks of production than it had in the preceding thirty years.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
While shooting
Clint Eastwood
s only scene,
Rock Hudson
noticed that Eastwood was wearing prop glasses. Hudson protested that because he was playing a physician, he should be wearing glasses, so the director gave Eastwoods glasses to Hudson. It is the only scene in the film where Hudson wears glasses.
b.
Scenes featuring
Dave Annable
of
Brothers & Sisters
as a friend of Julies were cut from the final film.
c.
Cost about $250,000 to make.
d.
Irwin Fletchers daydream of playing in the NBA was based partly on another "Earvin"; former L.A. Laker
Magic Johnson
. In the movies promotional poster, Fletchs team ID card bears the name "Magic Christian" (a reference to
The Magic Christian
, a 1969
Peter Sellers
movie based on a
Terry Southern
novel).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
Kurt Russell
has said that he did the voice of
Elvis Presley
(uncredited) in the film.
b.
Dan and Ev have a conversation which includes the exchange: Ev: "Im sorry I missed the sermon. What was it about?" Dan: "Sin." Ev: "What did the minister say about it?" Dan: "He was against it." That referred to a famous (or infamous) conversation former President
Calvin Coolidge
- nicknamed "Silent Cal" - and his wife once had.
c.
According to his autobiography "Is That It?"
Bob Geldof
was offered a role in this film, after director
Adrian Lyne
was impressed by his performance in
Pink Floyd The Wall
. Geldof turned it down.
d.
Stacy Grooman
, Flounders girlfriend Sissy, was actually a student at the University of Oregon at the time the movie was filmed.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
Bill Bailey
auditioned for the role of Gloin. In
Spaced
he plays a character named Bilbo, named after this films title character.
b.
First of only two films
Charles Chaplin
directed in which he did not take a starring role. The second was
A Countess from Hong Kong
.
c.
According to "Efilmcritic", director
Burt Reynolds
was subject to severe interference from Universal Pictures and the film did not turn out the way he had envisioned it.
d.
Bill Rebane
said that the hot summer temperatures were quite tough on the cast and crew. At times the temperature on location would be 100 degrees and on the sets it would reach 120 degree at times, thanks to the studio lighting.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
In conjunction with the home video release in the U.S., a $1 million reward was offered for information leading to the conviction and sentencing of the murderer(s) of Michael Franke, the crime on which the movie is based.
b.
There was supposed to be a dramatic shot of the giant spider crushing the house by having the spider dropped from a crane onto it while a bulldozer chained to the back of the house would pull away. However, when the shot was filmed, the spiders legs all went straight up into the air! The crew inside working its arms were nearly killed when broken wood from the demolished house went through the spider, coming close to impaling them.
c.
A print of this short survives in the Library of Congress.
d.
When Charlie faints at the MIB HQ you can see
Martha Stewart
on the big screen TV.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
In October 1949,
Anne Baxter
was announced as the female lead.
b.
Alan Hale Jr.
greets Davey (
Kevin Brodie
) in the opening scene with the line, "Hi, little buddy!" This is an obvious reference to his role as The Skipper on
Gilligans Island
.
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.
The feature film "The Bee," originally began as a 10 page short film created by
Johnny LaZebnik
. The short was later reworked into a feature length film by a collaboration between LaZebnik and
David Rountree
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
There was supposed to be a shot of a big spider in a tree bursting into flames. To achieve this, the director covered a large prop spider with gunpowder and had two crew members sitting above it in the tree who would drop a match on the spider. The director got the camera up to a very fast fps to achieve a slow motion look, and had them drop the first match. Nothing happened, so they dropped a second. Still nothing happened, so they lit the entire book of matches and dropped it on the spider. With nothing happening, the director turned off the camera - and immediately afterwords a huge explosion and fireball shot up, burning the hair off of the crew members and starting several small brush fires. The director was furious that he wasnt able to get the shot on film.
b.
Doug Hutchison
initially passed on the project because he didnt respond to the script nor the role of Looney Bin Jim. Director
Lexi Alexander
called him to pitch the movie and her vision and, by the end of their phone conversation, Hutchison had already changed his mind and accepted the role.
c.
Roald Dahl
hated the happy ending.
d.
The space prison guards wear East German army uniforms and rank insignia.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
The woman that asks
Winona Ryder
s character to define "irony" is
Ben Stiller
s mother,
Anne Meara
.
b.
In an interview, director
Bill Rebane
said that shooting the film began before the script was even done. However, Rebane added that the script was revised numerous times during the shoot.
c.
Previewed as "Grave Robbers from Outer Space" at the Carlton Theater in Los Angeles on March 15, 1957, the film went into general release as "Plan 9 from Outer Space" in July of 1959, on a double bill with the British suspense thriller
Time Lock
, which featured a pre-James Bond
Sean Connery
.The actual copyright for the film is 1957.
d.
The original Broadway production of "Heads Up" opened at the Alvin Theatre on November 11, 1929 and ran for 144 performances.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
Douglas Trumbull
says that he learned how to be a director while working on this film, as he had no training or experience in the job.
b.
This film liberally borrows gags, situations, set-ups, costumes, and plots from many of the shorts that made up the original Our Gang (Little Rascals) movie series. Some examples: -
Hook and Ladder
: The gang as firefighters -
Hi-Neighbor!
: Building the go-cart (a fire engine in the original), knocking over the pedestrian on the sidewalk. -
Anniversary Trouble
: The "hi/high-sign" (the only short in which it is prominently featured) -
Hearts Are Thumps
: The He-Man Woman Haters Club, the gang spiking Alfalfa & Darlas lunch, Alfalfas "bubble song." -
Rushin Ballet
: Alfalfa and Spanky in drag at a ballet recital. The costumes are exact duplicates of the originals. -
Mail and Female
: (once again) The He-Man Woman Haters Club, the love note, "1st Messenger" Buckwheat, and "2nd Messenger" Porky. -
Auto Antics
: The go-cart race -
Three Smart Guys
: Buckwheat and Porky catching one anothers fishing hook and trying to (unknowingly) reel each other in.
c.
According to
Bill Rebane
the two writers on the film each approached the story from different directions.
Richard L. Huff
wrote the original story and kept a very serious tone to the first draft of the script.
Robert Easton
on the other hand lent the film a comical tone, writing most of the colorful dialog for his character and the other locals. The films rather infamous jokes are credited to him as well. Combining both writers material resulted in an odd-ball tone for the script.
d.
At the start of the movie, when Donnie rides his bicycle back into town, right after he passes the two ladies out "powerwalking", its actually Frank passing by in his red Trans Am.
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