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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Life of Moses (1909) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Life of Moses (1909) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Life of Moses (1909).
About the movie:
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Life of Moses (1909)?
a.
The special effects model of the Atlantean submarine has been part of the collection owned by
Forrest J Ackerman
for many years.
b.
When Claire first visits Eric, Eric tells Claire hes a VP at Kahane-Drake, a brokerage firm. Kahane and Drake are the executive producers of the film.
c.
The cabin did not actually have a cellar. Most of the cellar scenes were filmed in the stone cellar of a farmhouse owned by producer
Robert G. Tapert
s family in Marshall, Michigan. The last room of the cellar was actually
Sam Raimi
s garage. The hanging gourds and bones are a tribute to
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
. For the scene where the students descend into the cellar, a hole was cut into the floor, a shallow pit was dug and a ladder was placed into the pit.
d.
After its serial run, it was later shown as a feature, which makes this the oldest surviving American feature.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Life of Moses (1909)?
a.
Although originally released in five parts, its overall length makes this arguably the first narrative feature film, according to the Museum of Modern Art.
b.
The submarine scenes were shot at the Point Loma Submarine Base in San Diego, CA. Some of the extras were serving Navy sailors.
c.
Van Johnson
was critically injured in an automobile accident on 31 March 1943 and MGM was set to replace him, but
Spencer Tracy
insisted that they shoot around him during his convalescence. Johnson didnt return to work until the first week in July of 1943, more than three months later.
d.
The last spoken line of the movie - "Well, Im back." - is also the last line of the book.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Life of Moses (1909)?
a.
The budget (including
Jean-Claude Van Damme
salary) was $500,000, but $2 million had already spent on production design, costumes and misc prep work on the aborted projects "Masters of the Universe 2" and "Spider-Man" (which cancellations were at the origin of "Cyborg").
b.
Jimmy Durante
s film debut.
c.
Luise Rainer
and Lizas godmother Kay Thompson were both considered for the role of the Contessa.
d.
A print of the film was restored (circa 2006) by the Museum of Modern Art and exhibited there (New York City, NY, USA) on Nov. 9th & 12th, 2006.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Life of Moses (1909)?
a.
Shown in five successive parts: The Persecution of the Children of Israel by the Egyptians (1909); Forty Years in the Land of Midian (1909); The Plagues of Egypt and the Deliverance of the Hebrews (1909); The Victory of Israel (1909); and The Promised Land (1909).
b.
The original script, for which
George A. Romero
couldnt get budget for, involved the scientists living above ground in a fortress protected by electrified fences and the military living safely underground. It also involved a small army of trained zombies, and the conclusion to the trilogy more brutal than the released version. This later became the basis of
Land of the Dead
c.
The vehicle in which Ellie Arroway travels through the wormhole system is a sphere surrounded by a dodecahedron, the fourth Platonic solid. This beautiful figure with twelve pentagonal faces was considered by some Greek philosophers to represent the structure of the Universe. It was favored by
Carl Sagan
, and appears many times in his TV science series
Cosmos
.
d.
The illustration on the War and Peace book that Charlie "reads" to Anne-Marie has the caption "General Pomeroy is shot." This is a reference to lead animator
John Pomeroy
, who is also a military history buff.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Life of Moses (1909)?
a.
According to the National Film Preservation Foundation, this Vitagraph film was originally released in five parts but later was shown in a single screening, thus making it the first surviving American feature.
b.
The "sun staring" scene was filmed at Paynes Prairie in Gainesville, Florida.
c.
Laird John Hamilton
, the famous big wave rider was
Kevin Costner
s double for many water scenes.
d.
In the very first draft of the script the character of "Grandmother Willow" was written as a male character who was the spirit of the river, the character was named "Old Man River". The song "Just Around the Riverbend" was written for this character to be sung.
Gregory Peck
was offered the role and as much as it pained him to do it, turned down the role because he felt the title character needed a motherly figure to turn to for advice. Soon the filmmakers agreed with him and the character was changed.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Life of Moses (1909)?
a.
Since the first half of the movie takes place in the winter and it was filmed in San Francisco and New York during the spring and summer, all of the visible breath, except in "Ill Cover You", coming from the mouths of the actors was put in digitally after production. In "Ill Cover You" it was actually the actors breath coming from their mouths.
b.
This was
Roy Rogers
first starring vehicle for Republic Pictures, and it made him an instant hit, billed ever after as "King of the Cowboys".
c.
Filmed during the peak of hurricane El Nino.
d.
One of the stunt drivers,
Bennie E. Dobbins
, broke his back jumping his police car.
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