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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) - Part (2) Quiz
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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.
Nearly all of the night scenes were shot day-for-night. The scenes were darkened in post production, though some of the footage was darkened too much to be clearly seen it was still used in the film.
b.
With the thousands of extras battling on the ground, dozens of airplanes flying around in the sky and hundreds of explosions going off everywhere, the only two injuries on the entire picture were incurred. One was by veteran stunt pilot
Dick Grace
. A plane he was crashing was supposed to completely turn over, but it only turned partly over. Instead of being thrown clear of the plane as was the plan, Grace was hurled against part of the fuselage and broke his neck. He returned to the company after six weeks in the hospital. The other was by one of the army pilots helping out on the shoot. His crash was fatal and director
William A. Wellman
feared it would shut down production, but the army held the pilot, not the director, responsible.
c.
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by
Harry Medved
and
Randy Lowell
.
d.
The film that Betty and Ed go to see early in the film, All For Love is completely made-up, as are all the posters for the other films outside the theater. Titles that are visible include Jail-Break, Bengal Tiger, Public Enemys Wife and Big Noise.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
Feature film debut of Beau Bridges.
b.
The film is based on experiences the director,
Rotimi Rainwater
, had when he spent time on the street.
c.
Universal, dissatisfied with some of
Joseph M. Newman
s work, brought in
Jack Arnold
to re-shoot the Metaluna scenes.
d.
The framework for the VW Giant Spider was recently found in the woods and put on display in Gleason, WI.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
Originally the spiders in the film were suppose to be only about 10 feet in length but the producers insisted that if the film were going to compete with
Jaws
, which was released around the same time, the size of the spiders would have to be increased to pose more threat.
b.
The only characters who are derived directly from their Dickensian counterparts are Oliver, Dodger, Fagin and Sykes.
c.
Cameron Carr is reading Stephen Kings The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger when shes attacked.
d.
Actually, there were two or three "regular" woman members of the orchestra at this time, cellist Elsa Hilger and two harpists. Further,
Eugene Ormandy
was the principal conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra by 1937, not Stokowski.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
A sandstorm raged while shooting the exterior of Marias Cantina in Palmdale. Winds reached 40 miles per hour shutting down the shoot.
b.
It took nine people to work the fake spider legs in each Volkswagen spider. Crew would huddle together on boards nailed to the inside of the stripped vehicle. Since the driver of the infamous spider-car obviously couldnt see where the vehicle was going extras would often have to push the vehicle to help guide it, while at pretending they were fleeing from the giant spider.
c.
The shot of the three Klingon ships in the Simulator room is from the opening sequence of
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
.
d.
The newscaster, played by
Chevy Chase
, opens his broadcast by quoting the theme song from
MisteRogers Neighborhood
, another PBS kids production which became popular during the same period as Sesame Street.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) bus used for Route 22 (Fillmore) is a real 1989 New Flyer bus built in Canada for the Muni fleet.
b.
The Camelot sets were usually bigger than the stage itself. Walls had to be cut out to accommodate it.
c.
Andie MacDowell
asked
Harold Ramis
if she could speak with her normal (and rather heavy) South Carolina accent.
d.
Director
Bill Rebane
once referred to the film as The Giant Spider Disaster in an interview, due to how problematic the production was.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
The Deborah Kerr character -- a screenwriters invention -- does not appear in H. Rider Haggards novel.
b.
David Hoff, who provides the radio voice of the helicopter pilot, was an actual pilot for the Wisconsin Air Guard.
c.
The play first opened in London in 1839; then on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 4 September 1839 with Edwin Forrest as the title character. There were 12 Broadway revivals, the last in 1929.
d.
Filmed inside Morgan Freemans Madidi restaurant and his Ground Zero Blues Club.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
Stars
Steve Brodie
and
Barbara Hale
pulled in family members to play supporting roles in the film. Brodies son
Kevin Brodie
played Dave Perkins and Hales husband
Bill Williams
came in to play the role of Dutch.
b.
Although the film was profitable, it was not a big hit when originally released. It has gone on to become a cult film and has been shown at film festivals and art house cinemas.
c.
Once
Slim Pickens
was signed on, the character of Hollis "Holly" Wood was greatly expanded.
d.
The original story was written by John Bowers and Andre de Toth with John Wayne in mind. Wayne loved it and offered Bowers $10,000 for it. The writer thought it was worth more and told Wayne how he felt. The actor reportedly said, Well, you wrote it for me. Dont you have any artistic integrity?" Bowers later got $70,000 for it at Fox, and Wayne harbored ill-feelings about the incident, accusing Bowers of selling it out from under him.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
The sound effects from the movie at the drive-in were taken directly from
Yars Revenge
, an Atari video game.
b.
DVD by Synergy Entertainment has Super-8mm version, as a special feature.
c.
Premiered at and was the first film ever shown at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California, 7 November 1963.
d.
The cougar used in the film now lives in Hollywild Animal Park in South Carolina.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)?
a.
In May 2005 there was a
Bill Rebane
film festival in Madison, Wisconsin that featured this film. Hosting the festival were
Michael J. Nelson
and
Kevin Murphy
of the TV series
Mystery Science Theater 3000
, which featured The Giant Spider Invasion in a 1997 episode. Nelson and Murphy said despite their lampooning of the film on MST3K they actually admired Rebane because he was able to make the film with such a low budget.
b.
During the early scene of Nicholas Angel jogging in his first morning in Sanford, all of the NWA members can be seen standing in the same positions they later stand in for the final showdown.
c.
Pooties license plate reads "CLEEPA"
d.
The rotating tabletop used to exchange items in the opening Club Obi Wan sequence is still common in Shanghai restaurants. Its normally used for easy access to the multiple dishes served at meals.
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