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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Iron Giant (1999) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Iron Giant (1999) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999).
About the movie:
A boy makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999)?
a.
One of the gas bombs from
King Kong
can be seen in the shot of the cage filled with chloroform
b.
"Frank" and "Ollie", the two trainmen that Kent interviews after the derailment, are caricatures of Disney classic animators
Frank Thomas
and
Ollie Johnston
. They also perform the voices for the characters. Animation writer
Earl Kress
has said "that Frank and Ollie are also life-long train enthusiasts and have extensive scale model railroads in their backyards like
Walt Disney
used to have."
c.
Pulling an 18-wheeler into a parking lot,
Meat Loaf
clipped a light post. Minor damage was done to the truck and nobody lost power.
d.
Anthony Perkins reportedly campaigned for role that went to Stuart Whitman.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999)?
a.
Charlton Heston
was originally considered for the role of Sgt. J.J. Sefton, but when the script was altered to make the character less heroic, he was dropped in favor of someone more suitable for the role.
Kirk Douglas
stated he was next in line and declined the part, making
William Holden
the third choice.
b.
Only 4 songs from the 12 track "Rock Rock Rock" soundtrack album were used in the film. Noticeably absent in the film, though on the album, are
Chuck Berry
s early hits "Maybelline" and "Roll Over Beethoven", as well as
The Moonglows
pop and RnB standards "Sincerely" and "See Saw".
c.
Katie Holmes
turned down the chance to reprise her role as Rachel Dawes in
Batman Begins
sequel
The Dark Knight
to star in this film.
Maggie Gyllenhaal
was subsequently chosen to replace her.
d.
Executive-produced by
Pete Townshend
of
The Who
.
Pete Townshend
also produced a concept album based on the same book as the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999)?
a.
Dieter Dengler
was captured not once but twice in real life. The scene where he was captured while drinking from a river is based on his second capture.
b.
The autograph seekers, Lilly and Charlotte, are director
Garry Marshall
s twin granddaughters. Also, one of the buildings in the school was the "Lilly and Charlotte Grove Building."
c.
The name DREN is the word NERD in reverse. N.E.R.D. is also the laboratory where both Clive and Elsa work (it stands for Nucleic Exchange Research & Development).
d.
The newspaper headline that Dean McCoppin is reading ("Disaster Seen as Catastrophe Looms") is similar to the headline that Jim Dear is reading in
Lady and the Tramp
and that Jiminy Cricket is reading in
Fun & Fancy Free
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999)?
a.
In the "road-tarring" sequence, the actors actually blacktopped a mile-long stretch of highway for the county.
b.
Virginia Madsen
is allergic to bees, so an ambulance was always on set while filming the bee sequence.
c.
During a scene where a shot is fired at an actor, real blanks were not allowed due to a Security Council meeting that was taking place.
d.
A landing, seen in the first shot of the coast near Rockwell, is named "Bird Landing", a reference to director
Brad Bird
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999)?
a.
The first of only two times (as of October 2006) that Donald Sutherland and his son
Kiefer Sutherland
have appeared together in a dramatic film project; the other is
A Time to Kill
.
b.
The last name for Annie and Hogarth, Hughes, is an homage to
Ted Hughes
, author of the original childrens book upon which the movie is based.
c.
Taylor Swift
was considered to play Sherrie, but
Julianne Hough
wast cast.
d.
Sensory Perception is the first feature film ever to be shot with the Canon 5d Mark 2 DSLR Camera and all Canon lenses. In fact, it is only the second feature film to be shot with the Canon 5d Mark 2. _Beautiful Belly (2010)_ was shot with Nikon lenses, and
Searching for Sonny
is still in preproduction.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999)?
a.
The art & set direction / production design of this film is evocative of the 1930s style and kind as created by art director and production designer
Van Nest Polglase
.
b.
Nixon and Fallen, NV were both used as location sites, and Piute Indians residing on a reservation in Nixon played Mongol extras.
c.
On the wall in Hogarths bedroom is a poster for the film
Forbidden Planet
d.
All of Khans men were Chippendale dancers at the time.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999)?
a.
When Hogarth first shows the Giant his Superman comics, the theme music from the
Max Fleischer
Superman
cartoons of the 1940s is heard in the background.
b.
When Ellie (
Naomi Watts
) walks through the hallway to Dennis office she passes the movie poster of
Mulholland Dr.
, which features both
Naomi Watts
and
Scott Coffey
.
c.
The song being played by the band during the musical is "Der Fuehrer"s Face", an Academy Award winning anti-Nazi song by
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
that used flatulence-resembling sound effects.
d.
After meeting with the director,
Giovanni Ribisi
suggested casting his friend
Jason Lee
for the multiple-role of the "Hippie" and called him immediately. Coincidentally, just as Giovanni was speaking to Jason, the script was unwittingly being handed to Jason by his production partner.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999)?
a.
The voices for the drunk that Lili Von Shtupp kicks off the stage and the German Soldier that joins her later in the show are both provided by
Mel Brooks
.
b.
Harry discovers that Sirius Black is his Godfather. Author
J.K. Rowling
had two Godfathers, named Stanley and Ernie. These names are used for the conductor and driver of the Knight Bus early in the film.
c.
"Floyd Turbeaux" is the name of the flannel-wearing rube played by Johnny Carson to lampoon the National Rifle Association.
d.
Beulah Bondi
portrayed
James Stewart
s mother five times: In
Its a Wonderful Life
,
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
,
Of Human Hearts
and
Vivacious Lady
, and once on his television series,
The Jimmy Stewart Show
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999)?
a.
The tapestries hanging in the Gryffindor Common Room are copies of the "Lady and the Unicorn" series, a set of 16th century tapestries that are now displayed in the Cluny Museum in Paris.
b.
Although the movie was based on the 1899 novel by
E.W. Hornung
, he also co-wrote a play (called "Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman") with
Eugene Wiley Presbrey
, who staged it in New York. It opened on Broadway on 27 October 1903 with
Clara Blandick
as Gwendolyn, and it had 168 performances, closing in March, 1904.
c.
In the book
Patrick Wilson
s character is called Todd. It was changed to Brad, probably because the writer and director of the film is
Todd Field
.
d.
The comic book Hogarth shows the Giant with Superman on the cover is Action Comics #188, released January 1954.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Iron Giant (1999)?
a.
Johnny Van Owens jacket has the following phrases/words/symbols embroidered on it: DANGER, DEEP, Down by law, FREEZE, HYPE, ICE, Lust, ah yeah!, ROLLIN, sex me up, yep yep, ? (question mark), DOPE and the letters "JK" surrounded by a star.
b.
In the scene where Kent is using the Hughes phone, the humorous oven mitt hanging on the wall beside him appears to be a stylized version of the "family dog" from
Brad Bird
s animated short of the same title which appeared on
Amazing Stories
. (Season 2, Episode 16: Family Dog, 16 February 1987).
c.
This films opening prologue states: "This is a true story. Exterior scenes were photographed whenever possible in Borneo, in the exact locales associated with the events as related by Mrs. Keith."
d.
Roland Culver
replaced a actor who dropped out
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