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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pod (2010) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pod (2010) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Pod (2010).
About the movie:
Paul and Sarah are two low level technicians on the deep space exploration ship The Eurydice. The ship...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pod (2010)?
a.
In the tank gang in the dentists office, the germophobic purple and yellow fish is the only one never mentioned by name. His name was later revealed to be Gurgle.
b.
Nick Karner wrote his own monologue. It lasts 3 minutes.
c.
The stock USAF aircraft footage was taken from the movie
Iron Eagle II
.
d.
Everyone in the cast and crew were nervous and weeping in the days leading up to the scene in which Sharon has to kill Mary. The only exception was Kimberly Cullum, the actress who played Mary.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pod (2010)?
a.
Special packs of Marlboro cigarettes were made for the movie on the insistence of
Oliver Stone
, who wanted the cherry-red color on the pack to more closely match those made during the late 1960s.
b.
Buster Keeton kills his wife with an Estwing framing hammer, easily noticed with its all-metal, one-piece construction.
c.
The Duke of Arygll was first offered to
Sean Connery
.
d.
Jess Jones monologue lasts four and a half minutes.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pod (2010)?
a.
The President of the University of Oregon only allowed this movie to be filmed on that campus because he decided he did not know how to read screenplays. In 1967 he had received the screenplay for a movie but had denied it permission to film there. That movie was
The Graduate
and he liked that movie so much that he decided he didnt want to miss another opportunity, so he allowed
Animal House
to be filmed on the University of Oregon campus. But he insisted that the colleges name not be listed in the films credits.
b.
The theatrical trailer for the 1998 theatrical re-release (viewable on the 2000 Warner Bros. DVD) features the Kansas footage in black and white instead of its proper sepia tone. The sepia tone footage was restored to the film during its 1988 restoration and was thus available; but Warner Bros. choose to show it in its black and white form for the trailer.
c.
When Janusz and the others spot the tattoo of Lenin and Stalin on Valkas chest, he angrily replies that they were great men. Such tattoos were in fact employed by criminals in the false hope that they wouldnt be shot there as it was supposed to be illegal to deface an image of either Lenin or Stalin; although it is well-known that the executions were conducted via shooting in the back of the head.
d.
The pod was constructed by a theatrical set designer. The walls were removable to allow access for the camera crew to enter the pod and shoot from different angles.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pod (2010)?
a.
Kevin Smith
wrote the Maya character with
Eliza Dushku
in mind, but didnt go with her because she would have looked like "
Ben Affleck
s daughter instead of his girlfriend... shes tiny".
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 8, 1947 with
Robert Montgomery
,
Wanda Hendrix
and
Thomas Gomez
reprising their film roles
c.
According to the sleeve notes on the DVD, a dry for wet lighting test by Alec Thomson used an old army tank for the wreck of the Leviathan,and some make shift diving suits were made using padded football suits and helmets from 2010:The Year We Make Contact.The final suits in the film were designed by Steve Burg and built by Stan Winstons crew.
d.
Although the lighting and sweat indicate the sweltering heat inside the pod, it was actually just a spray bottle of water and a yellow gel over the light. In fact, it was quite cold on the set, and in between takes, the actors would huddle by the heaters.