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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - 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 Poseidon Adventure (1972).
About the movie:
A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape, when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)?
a.
Linda Fiorentino
initially turned down the script because she didnt want to play a prostitute. She changed her mind when her character was changed through rewrites.
b.
Milton Berle
s brother was an extra in the dining room.
c.
In the scene where
Frank Sinatra
gives the all-queens deck of cards to
Laurence Harvey
, Sinatra is out of focus. He had trouble recreating his performance, so director
John Frankenheimer
left the footage as is. Audiences werent bothered; they interpreted it as Harveys blurred perspective.
d.
The screenplay was mistakenly nominated for an Academy Award when the Academy nominating committee confused the title with the
Bing Crosby
/
Grace Kelly
musical released the following year. The writers graciously declined the nomination.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)?
a.
The role of James Martin was originally to go to
Gene Wilder
. Scheduling forced him to turn the role down.
b.
The receipt that is stamped by the tax assessor clerk (played by Stephen Spielberg), is #6829, dated August 9, 1979, and correctly reflects that $5000 cash for St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage was received from "Jake & Elwood Blues" with an address of 1060 West Addison, Chicago. The receipt is signed "R. J. Daley" - a reference to Mayor Richard J. Daley for which the plaza they drove through (with the Picasso sculpture) was named.
c.
As Annie and Laurie are frantically trying to put out the cigarette in the car and they drive up to Sheriff Brackett and the burglarized hardware store, the sign on the light pole says Mission Street. The street exists both in South Pasadena, California (where the movie was filmed) and in Carol Stream, Illinois - the latter being the state the movie setting was taking place.
d.
Nickie and Terry make their conditional promise to meet in six months at exactly the halfway point of the film (59-1/2 minutes into the 119-minute movie).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)?
a.
Based on the third book in the nine-volume series, "Truth Will Prevail", focusing on the years 1836 to 1838.
b.
Shelley Winters
trained with an Olympic swim coach so that her character, who is a former award-winning swimmer, would come across more realistically in the underwater scenes.
c.
Walter Ehlers (Mike Shannon) received the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism on July 9/10, 1944 at Normandy France. He was a Staff Sergeant in the 18th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division.
d.
When Nathan Arizona is being interviewed one of the microphones has "KOIN" written on it. This is a reference to the filmmakers, the Coen brothers.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)?
a.
Filming was delayed twice because of the cost, and finally began only when
Irwin Allen
and outside backers matched the investment of Twentieth Century Fox. Reportedly, Allen found those backers by walking across the street from the Fox lot to a country club, where he found some friends playing cards. During the card game, they agreed to back the film. Because the studio never spent any of the backers money, the backers made a profit from the success of the film without actually spending a dime.
b.
Thomas Mitchell
was originally cast as Daniel Webster. While filming a carriage ride scene with young actor
Lindy Wade
, Mitchell lost control of the horses and was thrown from the carriage. He suffered a fractured skull and was in the hospital for 17 weeks, but made a full recovery. Director
William Dieterle
recast
Edward Arnold
in the role with one days notice. All of Mitchells scenes as Daniel Webster had to then be re-shot with Arnold.
c.
The leader of the AIDS brigade is named Senor Sida. Sida is the Spanish word for AIDS.
d.
This was the first full-length feature film to utilize stop-motion animation in the creation of its creatures.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)?
a.
Petula Clark
was originally offered the role of Nonnie Parry.
b.
Viggo Mortensen
and
Justin Timberlake
were considered for the roles of Wayne Colson and Richie Nix, respectively.
c.
With this film,
Frank Lloyd
became one of only two directors to win the best director Oscar without their movie also being nominated for best picture. The only other film to win a directing Oscar without a best picture nomination was
Two Arabian Knights
, which won the only Oscar ever given for Comedy Direction to
Lewis Milestone
. Both Lloyd and Milestone won additional best director Oscars for directing best picture winners, Lloyd for
Cavalcade
and Milestone for
All Quiet on the Western Front
.
d.
Joan Fontaine
s sister
Olivia de Havilland
went on to portray Charlotte Bronte (the author of Jane Eyre), a couple years later in the film
Devotion
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)?
a.
Such mid-ocean "rogue waves" were previously thought to occur only once every ten thousand years. A 2004 study of satellite radar images showed they can happen as often as hundreds of times every decade.
b.
In the very first scene,
Darren Lynn Bousman
is playing the cloaked figure putting the key in Michaels eye.
c.
Joan Crawford
also narrates the theatrical trailer.
d.
The original London Fringe theatre production of
Naomi Wallace
s "The War Boys" in 1993 at The Finborough Theatre starred actors
Ethan Flower
,
Bradley Lavelle
and
Matthew Sharp
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)?
a.
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.
b.
Todds service record, displayed on a computer screen, includes the following: - The battles of Tannhauser Gate and Shoulder of Orion (references to
Blade Runner
) - Receipt of the "Plissken Medal" (reference to
Escape from New York
and its sequel Escape from L.A.). Receipt of the "ONeil Ring Award" (reference to Stargate (1994)) - Receipt of the "Cash Medal of Honor" (reference to Tango and Cash (1989)) Receipt of the "Maccready Cross" (reference to The Thing (1982)) - Receipt of the "Capt Ron Trophy" (reference to Captain Ron (1992)) - Receipt of the "McCaffrey Fire Award" (reference to Backdraft (1991)) - Receipt of the "Dexter Riley Award" (reference to The Strongest Man in the World (1975), Now You See Him, Now You Dont (1972), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)) - Citations for the Nibian Moons Campaign, the Antares Maelstrom War and the War Of Perditions Flames, locations referred to in
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
.
c.
In 1952,
Humphrey Bogart
attempted to purchase the film rights to
Ernest Hemingway
s novel through his production company, Santana Productions. Bogart identified strongly with the character of the old man and wanted to play the fisherman in the film project, with
Nicholas Ray
as the director. Unfortunately, the actor was unsuccessful in securing the film rights, and the film wasnt made until the year following his death, with his close friend
Spencer Tracy
starring.
d.
Paul Gallico
was inspired to write his novel by a voyage he made on the Queen Mary. When he was having breakfast in the dining room, the liner was hit by a large wave, sending people and furniture crashing to the other side of the vessel. He was further inspired by a true incident which occurred aboard the Queen Mary during World War II. Packed with American troops bound for Europe, the ship was struck by a gargantuan freak wave in the North Atlantic. It was calculated that if the ship had rolled another five inches, she would have capsized like the Poseidon.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)?
a.
Uma Thurmans own brother,
Dechen Thurman
was the bookstore clerk who commented on what a great body she had!
b.
"Halloween: H20" is the 7th film in the series. H20 is the chemical symbol for water which has a pH balance of 7.0.
c.
Owen Kline
and
Grace Kline
are the real children of
Kevin Kline
and
Phoebe Cates
.
d.
After the cable telegram is delivered to the Shelby stateroom, Robin jumps off the bed, inadvertently capsizing his plastic model of the S.S. Poseidon.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)?
a.
North Koreas embassy in Prague demanded that the film be banned in the Czech Republic, saying the movie harmed their countrys reputation.
b.
Was extremely controversial because of its content matter. It was banned in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and Production Code Administration head
Joseph Breen
ordered that the film never be re-released once the Production Code came into effect in mid-1934. The film did not resurface until the mid-1950s.
c.
Red Buttons
and
Carol Lynley
, whose characters fall in love in the movie, actually disliked each other intensely. They refused to have anything to do with each other except when the cameras were rolling.
d.
An early plan was to have the role of Gulliver written for Popeye.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)?
a.
Forbes Field was demolished in 1971 after the Pirates moved to Three Rivers Stadium in 1970.
b.
Roger Ingraham
: the Sagging Pants Customer in the first convenience store scene.
c.
Sally Kellerman
was originally offered the role of Linda Rogo.
d.
Michael Caine
was the third choice for the part of Milo Tindle after
Albert Finney
(who was deemed too plump) and
Alan Bates
(who turned down the role).
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