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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ruins (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ruins (2008) - 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 Ruins (2008).
About the movie:
A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
The scene in which Bugs discusses his "several fathers" was written by
Chuck Jones
as a way to debunk fellow animation director
Robert Clampett
s claims throughout the 1970s that he alone created Bugs. Clampetts name is notably missing from Bugss list.
b.
The snake scene had been filmed before
Michael Keaton
was cast as Betelgeuse, and the animatronic snake used bore no resemblance to the actor. After Keaton had been cast, some additional film was shot for the scene, using a stop-motion snake that looked more like Betelgeuse. This was suggested by the studio to make sure the audience knows the the snake is actually Betelgeuse and not some random monster from the afterlife.
c.
Gene Kelly
insulted
Debbie Reynolds
for not being able to dance.
Fred Astaire
, who was hanging around the studio, found her crying under a piano and helped her with her dancing.
d.
Despite the idea of the plants being "killer vines," only one character (Mathias) is actually killed by them. All the others are either killed by the Mayans or one another.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
In the original script, Lester was supposed to be shot in the desert by Nicky as a favor for Sam.
b.
The shot of Robin shooting the flaming arrow was shot at 300 frames per second (normal speed is 24fps).
c.
The scene in which Mathiass amputated legs are dragged away by the vines was the first scene given to the visual effects crew, and the last to be finished by them.
d.
"The Hedda Hopper Show - This Is Hollywood" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 23, 1946 with
Akim Tamiroff
reprising his film role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
This film had its U. S. television premiere on Turner Classic Movies on 17 September 2007 during TCMs festival of films made by Warner Brothers at Teddington Studios in the UK.
b.
In the original short story, Angus dad was alive and both of his parents were gay. When the movie was first shot, Angus mom was straight and his dad was gay. After the final cut, the filmmakers decided to abandon the "gay parents" situation for good. The beginning - and some key scenes - were re-shot with
George C. Scott
in his present role as Angus grandfather.
c.
The graphic amputation scene was the first to be presented to studio executives for approval.
d.
Sonnys eyes are blue, while all the other NS-5 robots eyes are brown.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
The script originally called for McCoy to say, "Hes dead, Jim." at Spocks death.
DeForest Kelley
feared the line would draw unintentional laughs and insisted it be changed. In the film, it is Scotty who says, "Sir, hes dead already."
b.
In the beginning of the film, when a robber is going through a womans purse on the roof of a building, a Mr. Incredible Pez dispenser can be seen among the items scattered on the ground.
c.
The character played by
Shawn Ashmore
wears a t-shirt with a symbol that resembles a bulls-eye. Director
Carter Smith
remarks on the DVD commentary that this was deliberate.
d.
Radha Mitchell
(Anna Darvulia) and
Vincent Gallo
(Dominic Vizakna) were set to star.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
Five of the female cast members here played together in
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
:
Jane Adams
,
Mina Badie
,
Jennifer Beals
,
Gwyneth Paltrow
, and
Jennifer Jason Leigh
.
b.
Even though the novel and the screenplay were written by the same person, the deaths of the characters are switched around. In the film, Stacy cuts her knee and the plants start growing inside her. She ends up killing Eric and begs for the others to kill her. In the book, its Eric who cuts his knee, and he kills Mathias. In the film, Mathias breaks his back and later gets his legs cut off. In the novel, this happens to Pablo (who is called Dimitri in the film). In the film, Jeff is killed by the Mayans trying to save Amy so she can escape. In the novel, Jeff is killed by the Mayans trying to escape after Amy has been killed by the plants during the night. In the novel, Stacy is the last survivor. She commits suicide in front of the ruins to warn off others who might find the ruins. But the plants make her body disappear. In the novel, Amy is the first character to die. In the film, she is the only one who survives and, unlike any of the characters in the novel, she actually manages to escape.
c.
The original screenplay by
Peter Rader
was pitched as an childrens adventure film. In Raders screenplay the Mariner was a human and the chief defender of the Atoll, whose embarrassing secret was that he enjoyed painting pictures of seahorses; Helen had two of her own children along with the adopted Enola, and the Deacon was a campy, silly villain who dressed up like King Trident, sat atop a throne on the Exxon Valdez, and punished his subordinates by slapping them around the face with a wet fish. Subsequent rewrites by
David Twohy
and
Joss Whedon
turned the original script into a much more serious action-adventure film.
d.
Pro-skaters Mike McGill and Rodney Mullen were the stunt doubles for Christian Slater.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ruins (2008)?
a.
The canyon was purchased as unsafe by the movie company, and actually destroyed on film.
b.
The female corpse discovered inside the temple by Amy and Stacy is intended to be the same character seen screaming for help at the very beginning of the film, but the living character and the corpse were played by different actresses.
c.
Charles Laughton
claimed that he based his Dr. Moreau appearance on that of his dentist.
d.
Features "Starlight the Wonder Horse".
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