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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).
About the movie:
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the temptations that all humans face during their lives, and his final temptation upon the cross.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
worked on the project for 12 years before his death, but along the way decided to let
Steven Spielberg
direct, saying it was "closer to his sensibilities". The two collaborated for years, resulting in Kubrick giving Spielberg a complete treatment and lots of conceptual art for the film prior to his death.
b.
Willem Dafoe
filmed the scene where the cobras crawl into Jesus hut with an extremely high fever.
c.
The quote "No man is an island" which Will jokingly attributes to
Jon Bon Jovi
, was actually written by
John Donne
in 1624, in his work "Meditation XVII".
d.
The first script
Casper Andreas
had ever written.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
The role of Lucifer was offered to
Chuck Connors
,
Rory Calhoun
, and
Clint Walker
, all of whom turned it down.
b.
Although the AALTO Air E-474 featured in this movie is a fictional aircraft, it does bear a strong resemblance in overall design to the real-life double-decker Airbus A-380, and its cockpit is very similar to the cockpit of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
c.
The television premiere of the film on Channel 4 in the mid nineties used to hold the record for receiving the most complaints (1,554) about a broadcast on British television. That record was eclipsed by BBC2s broadcast of "Jerry Springer - The Opera" on 8 January 2005, which drew more than 50,000 complaints, many of which were submitted by Christians before the broadcast, offended by what they considered the blasphemous portrayal of Jesus in the programme.
d.
In September 1972, Dimension Pictures was widely exhibiting this film on a double bill with
The Twilight People
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
This movie features more Simpson voice actors than any other project besides
The Simpsons
itself:
Hank Azaria
,
Harry Shearer
and
Nancy Cartwright
. The Simpsons and its creators are huge Godzilla fans and Godzilla, and his roar is used quite frequently in the show.
b.
The scene of
Sharon Stone
s character cutting her husbands hair (played by
William H. Macy
) was not in the script. Stone was to pantomime cutting the hair, but she actually snipped his hair. Macys visibly tense reaction to the haircut was real.
c.
Universal Pictures agreed to produce the film if Scorsese then did a commercial film. That was
Cape Fear
.
d.
Trilby Beresford was not the only Christmas Girl. Herbert Pinters (production designer) daughter also played a/the Christmas Girl.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
As of January 2002 the film cannot be shown on public television in Bulgaria. The National Television had scheduled it for showing but the Bulgarian Orthodox Church managed to get a forbidding order and the Council of Electronic Media banned it.
b.
Grahams tattoo is the Chinese character for "star".
c.
Filmed as a TV pilot on location at "Old Salem" a living history museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Salem was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1753.
d.
Many big bands of the 1940s played the Palladium. In the 60s and 70s the Lawrence Welk show was taped here (for 15 years); also a venue for the Golden Globes, Grammys, and Emmys.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
Actor David Rountree tore his PCL in his left knee three days before filming began. This injury was worked into the script and replaced a "shoulder injury" that was supposed to have been there.
b.
Rated #6 of the 25 most controversial movies of all time. Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2006.
c.
The voice of the Self-Destruct Countdown is that of the films script supervisor,
Julie Pitkanen
.
d.
Dickie Moore
would recall that the much-publicized scene in
Miss Annie Rooney
in which he kisses Temple was extremely embarrassing for him, inasmuch as it was the first time he had ever kissed any girl; conversely, in her autobiography, Temple cheekily pointed out that it most certainly wasnt her first time, and that she breezed through the scene with her customary professional aplomb.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
This movie along with
RoboCop
,
Basic Instinct
and
Starship Troopers
is one of four separate movie franchises in which the first movie of their respected series (directed by
Paul Verhoeven
) were successful, but their respected sequels (not directed by Verhoeven) all either bombed at the box office or were released Direct-to-DVD.
b.
Towards the end of the movie, there is a scene where
Joaquin Phoenix
is sitting with his father, at a table, drinking beers. In reality, this man isnot Joaquin Phoenixs father, but actually
Casey Affleck
and
Ben Affleck
s own real-life father.
c.
The film attracted controversy not only in the United States, but also internationally due to the frontal nudity (especially from Jesus) in the crucifixion scenes, and the fact that Jesus had a sexual relationship with Mary Magdalene.
d.
In
William Blake
s "Great Red Dragon" series of paintings, there are two with very similar names. The novel "Red Dragon," by
Thomas Harris
, uses the title of one painting ("The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun"), but in describing the image, gives a description of another ("The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in the Sun"). Due to the muddled reference, the first adaptation of the the novel,
Manhunter
(dir:
Michael Mann
), Francis Dolarhyde is obsessed with the painting that Harris cites by name, while this film features the painting as described by Harris, which is a back view of the dragon with his tail wrapped around the woman.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
Director
Brian Yuzna
on the DVD commentary regrets not coming up with a more proper name for the film as "Return of the Living Dead III" is too long. He suggests the title "Kurt and Julie" and admits that the title "Mortal Zombie" (which it was called in some places in Europe) is a nice name.
b.
When Ordell first meets Max Cherry in his office, clearly visible beyond Maxs desk is a large poster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for which
Robert Forster
s father, Robert Wallace Foster, Sr., once worked as an elephant trainer.
c.
Tranes dog tag contains the number string 8675309, a reference to the band Tommy Tutones only hit from 1982.
d.
When
Martin Scorsese
was planning the movie circa 1983-84, he cast Sting as Pontius Pilate.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
The scene inside the subway (or train) while the commuter is running from the werewolf one of the movie posters on the wall is
Dance Craze
, the documentary of the British ska music scene that was going on at the time the move was filmed.
b.
There were a few extended and deleted scenes that were not featured in the original version of the movie, but were in some made-for-TV versions. 1. There was an extended scene where Ernest was washing himself in a washing machine, and was staggering after he stepped out. 2. A scene where Ernest was trying to sneak out of jail and was found by the searchlights. Then, he was making shadow puppets. 3. An extended scene where Nash (as Ernest) was in Mr. Penalsmythes office negotiating the clerk job. 4. A deleted scene where Ernest was working as a bank clerk.
c.
Film debut of
Howard Da Silva
.
d.
According to
David Carradine
in a 2003 Entertainment Weekly interview, in 1972 when
Martin Scorsese
first got the book from
Barbara Hershey
and thought of making it into a movie, Carradine was the person considered to play Jesus.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
The group goes to "Dawsons Beach". This is a reference to
Dawsons Creek
, also written by
Kevin Williamson
.
b.
Martin Scorsese
s friend and New Yorkers magazine critic
Jay Cocks
worked uncredited to revise the screenplay by
Paul Schrader
. Cocks contribution could not be credited due to contractual obligations as well as WGA regulations, which Schrader himself admits that it was unfair.
c.
Chapter titles: Chapter 1: Multiple Murders Chapter 2: Vendetta Chapter 3: Under the Knives Chapter 4: Race to Destruction Chapter 5: Blackout Chapter 6: Forged Evidence Chapter 7: Execution By Error Chapter 8: Window To Death Chapter 9: The Juggernaut Chapter 10: Cremation Chapter 11: Glass Guillotine Chapter 12: Dead Mans Vengeance
d.
Such was the interest in an adaptation of
Nikos Kazantzakis
s hugely popular novel, the film was already in the black before it opened.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)?
a.
When Robert Mitchum got fed up with repeated re-takes in which the director Otto Preminger ordered him to slap Jean Simmons across the face, he turned around and slap Preminger, asking whether it was this way he wanted it. Preminger immediately demanded of Howard Hughes for Mitchum to be replaced. Hughes refused.
b.
Madonna
, who is a fan of
Frida Kahlo
and owns some of her work, was reportedly keen to play the role.
c.
Sam Raimi
, good friends with
Don Coscarelli
, actually visited the set on more than one occasion.
d.
The script for this film sat in the office of Martin Scorseses lawyer for at least 5 years prior to being made. Although Scorsese thought the film could be brilliant, he was concerned how the public might respond to the finished film. His lawyer agreed the script was brilliant and very "brave" but advised against making the movie because he did not think movie-goers were ready for such a story.
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