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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Mummy (1999) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Mummy (1999) - 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 Mummy (1999).
About the movie:
An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a Mummy.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mummy (1999)?
a.
When King Tutankhamens tomb was found on November 4, 1922, the person in charge was George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon. Along with him was his daughter, Lady Evelyn Carnarvon.
Rachel Weisz
s character is named Evelyn Carnahan. Originally, her character was meant to be Evelyn Carnarvon. She and her brother were to be the children of the "cursed" Lord Carnarvon. The only evidence of this left in the film is in the line where Evelyn tells OConnell that her father was a "very, very famous explorer". The Mummy novelization goes into a bit more detail on her back story.
b.
The giant worms that attack Lumpy in the insect pit were derived from a recurring nightmare of one of
Richard Taylor
s workshop crew. Their motion was based on that of a man sealed inside of a sleeping bag.
c.
The Amy Hathaway character "Alison", who inexplicably weeps during sex in the film, was based on Derick Martinis ex-girlfriend. The ex-girlfriend showed up at a New York promotional screening and ran out of the theatre crying before the first reel ended.
d.
The director Greg Kaplan shot the entire film in his Manhattan apartment, and was rushed to finish because his lease was ending. The film continued to shoot until the final minutes before the lease ended at midnight.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mummy (1999)?
a.
The video that Shilo (
Alexa Vega
) watches when she gets to the "Genetic Opera" was actually edited by
Kevin Greutert
, who edited the "Saw" films.
b.
Ben Vereen
s movie debut.
c.
Alfred Hitchcock
: early in the movie walking past Johnny Jones hotel reading a newspaper.
d.
A different take of Ardath Beys introduction scene on top of the mountain was used later in the film when OConnell and crew are crossing the desert at night. This time, the lighting was adjusted accordingly.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mummy (1999)?
a.
Omid Djalili
s film debut.
b.
Robert De Niro
was offered the role of Captain Jack Sparrow but he declined thinking that the movie wouldnt do well in the box office as many other pirate movies in the past. He was proved wrong and so he accepted the role of Captain Shakespeare in the movie
Stardust
.
c.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
d.
Charles Chaplin
,
Ray Rasch
and
Larry Russell
won the Oscar for Best Original Score for this film, but it was the Oscar for films released in 1972. The picture had never played in a Los Angeles-area cinema during the intervening 20 years and was not eligible for Oscar consideration until it did.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mummy (1999)?
a.
Indie film maker
Paul Chart
(
American Perfekt
) was originally signed to write and direct the picture and penned the original script. Chart left the project, however, after a decision was made to shoot the film in 3-D, uncomfortable with the possibility it would become more theme park ride than the epic action-adventure film he envisioned. The
Jules Verne
novel was apparently one of his favorite pieces of literature. Chart was ultimately replaced with effects specialist
Eric Brevig
and the script was heavily retooled to emphasize the new 3-D format.
b.
The white cat seen in Evelyns apartment is given no name in the film, but in the movie novelisation the cats name is revealed to be Cleo.
c.
The Dachau dream sequences was originally intended to be shot entirely in 65mm but on the second night of using the 65mm cameras, they broke down entirely. However, a few shots survived in the movie when Teddy was going through the camp in civilian clothes.
d.
The first investor the producer got was an old Japanese lady that he had to chauffeur all around Los Angeles for two months. She was 85 years and wanted to know everything about LA, the clubs, the bars. She ended taking a hip hop class with 15 years old and salsa class.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mummy (1999)?
a.
According to the book Crow Killer, the Crazy Woman was a real person who had settled in the Wolf Tail Valley. After her children were killed and her husband taken captive, she remained in her cabin. Liver Eatin Johnson, Del Gue, and Anton Sepulveda were among the mountain men who avenged her. One popular story was that the mountain man known as Hatchet Jack was actually her husband who had gone insane after being scalped and tortured by the Blackfeet when they took him away. It was known that Hatchet Jack had been scalped at some point in his life and that he was mentally unbalanced. Johnson refers to this when he tells the Crazy Woman that he cannot find any sign of her husband, but that he might return if he escaped from the Indians.
b.
On the wall of the apartment that Jerry and Amanda share there is a collection of photos. One of them is of
Vincent Gallo
.
c.
The movie utilized real soldiers as background artists and extras. They had been situated close by to the production at Camp Young, California where they were in training.
d.
This was the first theatrical film to be broadcast on the WB television network.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mummy (1999)?
a.
The name of the production buyer,
John Lanzer
, appears as the author of the book, "The Knights of Templar - Their Crowning Crusade", which Simon is reading in secret at the beginning of the movie during class at the orphanage.
b.
First time that James Bond sports a beard in a James Bond movie.
Pierce Brosnan
is shown having more than just a few days growth after being held captive for a considerable amount of time. The closest shave prior to this was the James Bond send-up
OK Connery
where
Sean Connery
s brother
Neil Connery
had a beard spoofing his brothers James Bond image.
c.
The play by
Owen Davis
and
Donald Davis
, based on
Pearl S. Buck
s novel, opened in New York on 18 October 1933 at the Guild Theater with
Claude Rains
and
Alla Nazimova
in the lead roles and ran for 56 performances.
d.
Clive Barker
,
Joe Dante
and
George A. Romero
were each attached to direct at different points.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mummy (1999)?
a.
It was originally planned to open the film with the old black and white Universal logo that had been used at the beginning of
The Mummy
which would dissolve into the blazing desert sun.
b.
This is the final film of
George P. Cosmatos
.
c.
It is sometimes stated, incorrectly, that this picture was based on the play "Submerged" by Clay Shaw, who was later acquitted of conspiring to assassinate President
John F. Kennedy
. When this picture was released Shaw was about 17 years old.
d.
The films working title was "Not Tonight Josephine".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mummy (1999)?
a.
The opening voice-over was originally intended to be read by Imhotep. Director
Stephen Sommers
later realized that Imhotep wouldnt be able to speak English, and gave the voice-over to Ardath Bey instead.
b.
The character played by Rudolph Valentino was called "Ross Wilbur" in the novel by Frank Norris on which the film was based, but the name was changed to "Ramon Laredo" for the film to accommodate Valentinos non-American appearance.
c.
Anne Lockhart
was
John Carpenter
s first choice for the role of Laurie Strode.
d.
Finnish distributor gave film a name "Sekunti kuolemaan" ("A Second to Death"). Unfortunately it was written wrong on the VHS cover, "Sekuntti kuolemaan" ("A Seccond to Death").
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mummy (1999)?
a.
Film debut of
Arch Hall Jr.
b.
The white nightgown Evelyn wore when the ship was attacked became transparent when it got wet and had to be digitally painted white during post production.
c.
Banned in Sweden for its violence in 1968, 1972 and 1975.
d.
The "one wheel up" emergency landing by a B-17 was NOT an unplanned accident during filming. The director states it was planned for and covered with five cameras to make sure it was captured.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mummy (1999)?
a.
The infamous nude swimming scene was originally filmed in three different versions: with Jane wearing her traditional costume, with Jane topless and with Jane fully nude. US states were empowered at that time to enact individual censorship laws, and three different versions of the scene were filmed in order to allow individual states to select the version of the scene which best conformed to its laws. All three versions were eventually removed from the film due to protests from conservative religious groups, particularly the powerful Catholic Legion of Decency. The nude version of the scene was discovered in the vaults of Turner Entertainment during the late 1990s following its purchase of the MGM film library, and was restored to most subsequent versions of the film on the direct orders of Turner Entertainment chairman
Ted Turner
. In the restored version of the scene, Tarzan is depicted wearing his traditional loincloth while Jane appears fully nude, her costume having been torn off when Tarzan playfully tosses her from a tree to the water below. The scene as it exists today is approximately four minutes in duration.
b.
When the movie was released, the military wanted not to run the movie in their theaters because of its anti-war message. The case went to the Supreme Court which ruled the military could not withdraw the film for this reason. Instead, the military chose to run
Patton
in the following week feeling that film was more complimentary to the military.
c.
During the filming of the scene in which hail and fire fall down on Cairo, dried dog food was painted white and used as balls of hail, thrown down on the set.
d.
Post Production for the entire movie in general went by much quicker than average. The movies post period only took three months and had its first public screening on May 1st 2009.
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