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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hunt for Red October (1990) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hunt for Red October (1990) - 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 Hunt for Red October (1990).
About the movie:
In 1984, the USSR's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect, or to start a war?
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunt for Red October (1990)?
a.
The screenplay is credited to
Alec Coppel
and
Samuel A. Taylor
, but
Alec Coppel
didnt write a word of the final draft. He is credited for contractual reasons only.
Samuel A. Taylor
read neither
Alec Coppel
s script nor the original novel, he worked solely from
Alfred Hitchcock
s outline of the story.
b.
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress featured in the flying sequences was Fertile Myrtle, Air Force 45-21787, Navy BuNo 84029, Civil Registration N91329. From 1951 to 1956 it was used by the Navy and NACA to launch the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It is currently in the collection of the International Sport Aviation Museum in Lakeland, Florida. Four other partial B-29 Superfortresses were acquired from the China Lake Naval Weapons Center, California. One was used for interior shots at the Disney studio. Another was used for night sequences afloat in MGMs outdoor tank. The third was used for the crash site on the island and the fourth was made into the floating Noahs Ark. They were returned to the Navy after filming concluded.
c.
The Empire Hotel where
James Stewart
eventually finds
Kim Novak
is today (2009) the Hotel Vertigo ( formerly the "York") located at 940 Sutter Street in the heart of San Francisco.
Kim Novak
s character lived in room 501, which still retains many of its aspects captured in the film.
d.
It is a manly film:
Gates McFadden
with
Louise Borras
(as Jack Ryans wife and daughter) and
Denise E. James
as a flight attendant have the only credited female speaking roles, and all of their dialog scenes are over before the end of the opening credits. There is an uncredited female engineer speaking in the background at Skip Tylers dry dock and another (non-speaking) flight attendant appears at the end, but apart from that there are no other women in the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunt for Red October (1990)?
a.
The name of the traditional Sicilian hat (worn, for instance, by Michaels bodyguards) is "coppola".
b.
Alec Baldwin
was succeeded in his role by
Harrison Ford
; with whom he appeared in
Working Girl
; and
Ben Affleck
; with whom he appeared in
Pearl Harbor
.
c.
The police car driven by the Deputy was purchased at auction just prior to filming, and had been assigned to the Town of Greece, NY Chief of Police.
d.
The Rock(I)s first movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunt for Red October (1990)?
a.
At the end of the film, Ramius quotes a poem that is attributed to Christopher Columbus. According to director
John McTiernan
the poem was actually written for the film by screenwriter
Larry Ferguson
.
b.
Director
Paul Verhoeven
admits to never finishing the novel, claiming he read through the first few chapters and became both bored and depressed. Presumably it was for this reason that the film adopts a satirical tone not present in the book.
c.
Initially a box office failure, the film made millions when it was re-released after its multiple wins at the Academy Awards.
d.
Actor
Alan Adrian
s character name is censored out for the DVD release of Beyond the Blue. He plays the Governor of California but the audio track goes silent when the name is spoken. The character and the name are probably takeoffs on
Jerry Brown
who was governor during the incident being parodied in the film. Note
Rick Iverson
plays "Lt. Governor Mike Gutter", a parody of then California Lt. Governor
Mike Curb
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunt for Red October (1990)?
a.
The body count of this movie is debatable because of the sinking of the V. K. Konovalov - the Alfa class submarine was intended to be operated by a crew of only 30 - 32 (all Commissioned Officers) but in actual deployment would mostly have some 23-24 officers, as well as 4 petty officers and a cook on board. Apart from the crewmen of the Konovalov, the count is five: - Victor Putin, the political officer, the pilot and navigator of the F-14 crashing onto the Enterprise, Red October XO Vasilij Borodin, and cooks assistant/saboteur Loginov.
b.
Producer
David O. Selznick
had brought
Gene Kelly
to Hollywood from New York but couldnt find a suitable vehicle for him, so he allowed Kelly to sign a contract with MGM, where his career flourished beginning with this film.
c.
Zeppo Marx
was one of only two of
The Marx Brothers
to play a recurring role in their films (not counting when they used their own names). He played the role of "Jamison" in both
The Cocoanuts
and
Animal Crackers
.
d.
Gérard Depardieu
reportedly liked the role of Andre much better the second time around as he had the chance to play the character a little lighter than Andre had been in
Mon père, ce héros.
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunt for Red October (1990)?
a.
In an interview on
The Colbert Report
,
Kevin Spacey
revealed that
Bryan Singer
managed to convince every one of the major actors that they were Keyser Soze. When first screened for the company of actors,
Gabriel Byrne
was so stunned when he found that he wasnt Keyser Soze that he stormed off into the parking lot and argued with Bryan for a half hour.
b.
Guillermo del Toro
: [insects] Experiments on cockroaches.
c.
Shifus Chinese name, as shown in the end credits, means "Teacher-Master" ("Shi-fu" in Pinyin transliteration). Shifu is a red panda, but with a lot more white fur than red.
d.
The scene where Jack Ryan was lowered onto the USS Dallas was filmed in the parking lot of the Mole Pier at Long Beach Naval Station on a beautiful sunny day. Editing made it look like it was the ocean.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunt for Red October (1990)?
a.
Heather Dukes kitchen in the dream sequence was also the kitchen used for Heather Chandlers house. They just switched the colors and lit it differently.
b.
One of the first, if not the first, films to have characters talk over the lines of other characters, for a more realistic sound. Prior to this, movie characters completed their lines before the next lines were started.
c.
A US Navy yard oiler was used to escort the sub at the beginning of the movie. It was in Long Beach CA, and the Red October was built to look like it submerged by using two articulated barges and flooding the front one while being towed.
d.
Paramounts last silent picture.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunt for Red October (1990)?
a.
James Garner
s role was first offered to
Paul Newman
who turned it down.
b.
Gregs full name is Gaylord Myron Focker.
c.
The movie poster features a skyline of the city of St. Louis. None of the film takes place there.
d.
The name of the frigate that rescues the Red Octobers crew, the Reuben James, is from another of
Tom Clancy
s novels, Red Storm Rising.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunt for Red October (1990)?
a.
The Venice authority allowed the crew to go over the speed limit for the boat chase sequence.
b.
Luise Rainer
was the first actress in Academy history to win back-to-back Oscars for Best Actress, for this film in 1936 and
The Good Earth
in 1937.
Katharine Hepburn
repeated the trick in 1967/68.
c.
Navy recruiters set up booths in some theater lobbies for people to sign up to join the service, or to at least look into it.
d.
According to
Don McCullin
in his autobiography "Unreasonable Behaviour", director
Michelangelo Antonioni
was unhappy with the color of the grass in Maryon Park. He had it sprayed green so he could re-shoot the scene.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunt for Red October (1990)?
a.
Due to a studio clerical error,
Alan Ladd
was credited for an appearance in this film. He does not, in fact, appear in it.
b.
The film footage of the crash aboard the carrier is actually that of an F9-F Panther of Korean War vintage.
c.
Ozymandias the golden monkey was the hardest daemon to make, because he had to move and jump around all the time.
d.
The film rights were purchased before the novel was published.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hunt for Red October (1990)?
a.
Jack Ryan mentions that he wrote a book about Adm. William F. Halsey. This is appropriate, as Ryan is also a professor of military history at the U.S. Naval Academy, as shown in
Patriot Games
.
b.
While filming Robin Hoods escape from the castle, actor
Basil Rathbone
was knocked down and trampled by extras, causing a spear wound in his right foot which required eight stitches to close.
c.
The director Stuart Baird was reportedly oblivious to the Star Trek universe, to the point that he thought
LeVar Burton
s character was an alien instead of a human with cybernetic eyes.
d.
Anne Fletcher
was the studios first choice to direct.
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