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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Swarm (1978) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Swarm (1978) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Swarm (1978).
About the movie:
A huge swarm of deadly African bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Swarm (1978)?
a.
Final film of
Fred MacMurray
.
b.
Although
June Lang
played the romantic ingenue, she never worked with Laurel and Hardy on this picture and, in fact, never met them.
c.
Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996.
d.
Film debut of
John Gilbert
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Swarm (1978)?
a.
This film is listed among The 100 Worst Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
b.
Over 7000 girls auditioned for the role of Lavender Brown, and read from a scene with Madam Pomfrey, Hermione and Ron. Ironically,
Emma Watson
recommended
Jessie Cave
for the role, although Cave hadnt attended any auditions.
c.
The working title of the film was "Bed Bugs".
d.
By declining to play Ruby Summers,
Alice Faye
passed up appearing on screen with her husband and then-radio co-star,
Phil Harris
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Swarm (1978)?
a.
Kim Cattrall
occasionally came to the set wearing a wedding dress to throw off paparazzi photographers. Her character Samantha Jones does not get married in the film.
b.
When the adult Chrissy is scanning the front cover of "People" with Teeny on the cover, the smaller headline at the top reads, "Linda Richmond tells all in new autobiography!" with a picture of
Mike Myers
dressed as his famous
Saturday Night Live
character.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 21, 1949 with
Burt Lancaster
and
Joan Fontaine
reprising their film roles.
d.
Irwin Allen
was so disheartened by the amount of money he lost on this film that he forbade any of his employees to ever mention it again. He even cut short an interview when a question was asked about it.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Swarm (1978)?
a.
Managing the bees was a huge challenge on this film. The production went through several bee keepers before finding one who solved the problem by hiring people to clip the stingers off of the bees. This was accomplished in a refrigerated trailer, as bees are incapacitated by freezing temperatures. This operation, which went on all summer, made the bees safer for use around the cast and crew, although a few stingers were missed. But, as it turned out, some lingering venom got into the air on the sound stages and produced some allergic reactions. In addition, everyone had little yellow dots on their clothing - bee poop, probably.
b.
This film was retitled and re-released in 1986 by Troma to capitalize on the recent success of
Kevin Costner
.
c.
Michelle Pfeiffer
sang all her songs, no vocal double was used.
d.
The highest-grossing movie of 1996.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Swarm (1978)?
a.
The role of Coral Chandler was originally intended for
Rita Hayworth
, but she had already been cast by her estranged husband,
Orson Welles
for the role of Elsa in
The Lady from Shanghai
.
b.
Tammy Wynette
was originally cast as Sticks ex-wife but her role was cut from the final release.
c.
José Ferrer
appeared in this film as the director of a nuclear power plant as a favor to producer/director
Irwin Allen
. Ferrer did his scenes all in one morning by just walking across the Warner Bros. lot from the soundstage where he was filming
The Return of Captain Nemo
, a CBS mini-series that he was also making for Allen. The theatrical release is known as The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978).
d.
In order to give Hogwarts Castle an authentic look and feel, much of the filming was done at locations around England, including Christ Church, Oxford, Durham Cathedral, Gloucester Cathedral, and Alnwick Castle. In fact, the only sets that were built for Hogwarts were the Great Hall, the Grand Staircase, and the Gryffindor Common Room. In the later films, additional sets would be built for the various classrooms and other locations around Hogwarts.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Swarm (1978)?
a.
The real
Julie Newmar
showed up on set one day to watch filming, which led to her cameo appearance.
b.
In the museum scene, Harry adlibs, "But, I would be proud to partake of your pecan pie." Sally laughs and looks to her right where
Rob Reiner
silently prompts her to go with it.
c.
Michael Caine
stated in an interview that during filming he thought the little yellow spots left by the bees on his clothing was honey so he began to eat it, unaware he was eating bee poop.
d.
Appearing in this movie was Brooks regular
Madeline Kahn
who had previously appeared in Brooks
Blazing Saddles
;
Young Frankenstein
and
High Anxiety
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Swarm (1978)?
a.
When Felix is bringing flowers to Maureen, he passes by a movie theatre playing
The Towering Inferno
, which was also produced by
Irwin Allen
.
b.
This films title was originally intended for
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
. It was a reference to Spocks death. It was changed because the executives at Paramount wanted Khans name in the title.
c.
"Whispering" (music and lyrics by
John Schonberger
,
Richard Coburn
and
Vincent Rose
), sung by
Alice Faye
, was deleted from the film.
d.
The films IMAX screenings reached $20 million in 30 days, faster than any other 2D film remastered in the format.
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