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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Thing (1982) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Thing (1982) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982).
About the movie:
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982)?
a.
Although the film features several fictional murders, it is associated with one real-life murder. When
Robert Evans
was raising money for the film, he became associated with a promoter named Roy Radin. Radin was reportedly murdered on May 13, 1983 but his body was not found for several weeks. Evans was not accused of murder but was implicated in the investigation because he was dealing with Radin and Karen Jacobs-Greenberger who introduced Radin to Evans. She was convicted of ordering the murder of Radin and is now serving a life sentence for this crime.
b.
Poster artist
Drew Struzan
created the poster for this film basically overnight and without having seen any publicity photos.
c.
Ryan ONeal
learned to ice-skate and
Ali McGraw
learned to play the harpsichord in preparation for their roles.
d.
Alfred Hitchcock
wanted to end the film with Guy (
Farley Granger
) saying "Bruno, Bruno Anthony - a clever fellow." But the studio forced him to shoot a happy ending.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982)?
a.
Filmed in 1957, not released until 1961.
b.
The film began production under the title "The Best of Friends," but
Otto Preminger
protested to the Motion Picture Association because he had already registered the similar title
Such Good Friends
. Producer
George Edwards
quickly responded by changing the title to a line from the script: "Whats the Matter with Helen?."
c.
The tentacles that Clark sees in the dog cage are whips being maneuvered by
Rob Bottin
.
d.
Skeet Ulrich
originally had a role as the third lead,
Christina Ricci
s love interest, however when the film was re-scripted and preparing to re-shoot, he was unsatisfied with his characters changes and chose to drop out of the film. His character was then written out altogether.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982)?
a.
There are several deleted scenes, totaling 7 minutes and 25 seconds. The scenes comprise 4 explicitly detailed sex scenes between Jamie (Archie Hahn) and Fanny (Misty Rowe), and a shower scene featuring Fanny (Misty Rowe) completely nude. Producers removed the scenes to lower the MPAA rating.
b.
The scene with actor
William Holden
losing control and tumbling in the X-2 is depicted with actual footage from test pilot
Chuck Yeager
s 70,000-foot free fall in the Bell X-1A in 1953.
c.
One of the few Universal films that does not begin with the Universal logo.
d.
Dennis Hopper directs Sean Penn in this movie without Hopper acting in it at all. Sean Penn would directed Dennis in The Indian Runner (1991) which Penn doesnt act in that film at all.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982)?
a.
Richard Harris
disliked having to wear a wig and heavy eye shadow as King Arthur. He also annoyed producer
Jack L. Warner
by insisting on singing the musical numbers live rather than miming.
b.
The screenplay took 2 1/2 years to write and storyboard.
c.
Jeff Daniels
(Roger) says that on more than one occasion, he heard an authoritative voice on the dog-strewn set shout "Sit!" and immediately plopped himself into a chair only to be told, "Not you, Jeff."
d.
Nick Nolte
turned down the role of MacReady, as did
Jeff Bridges
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982)?
a.
The wedding sequence in which George Coggeswell (
Elliott Dexter
) marries Jane Trimble (Kathlyn Williams (I)) was staged at Christ Episcopal Church in Los Angeles. The best man was played by Paramount executive Charles Eyton, who was married to Kathlyn Williams in real life. According to Dexter, Eyton had to be persuaded to allow the use of the couples actual wedding rings for the scene.
b.
Spencer Tracy
was originally cast as Dan Roman. He backed out of the film, however, after hearing several negative comments about how strict a disciplinarian director
William A. Wellman
was.
c.
The Thing
came out in the early days of home video with stereo sound. It also came during the time videophiles began to learn how to decode the matrixed surround track encoded on Dolby Stereo films by use of a left minus right decoder with delay applied. The Thing was one of the main films that were recommended to test out the setups due to the aggressively directional surround stereo mix, especially in the opening helicopter chase. The Thing was among the first movies to advertise that it had a "matrixed surround track" on its packaging for the stereo soundtrack versions.
d.
Pat Boone reportedly rejected the lead on moral grounds.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982)?
a.
Anthony Ochoa (II) had to re-cast the actor for the Man in the Mask three times before having Chris Ohanesian play the role.
b.
This is Renee Russos first film in six years. Russo said that it was her daughter who persuaded her to look for work on the film after a long sabbatical.
c.
At the end of each take, actors would face the camera and say "Hello Sally", referring to
Sally Menke
, the films editor. This practice has been since
Quentin Tarantino
s previous movies (such as
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
,
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
,
Death Proof
).
d.
According to
John Carpenter
in an interview, that he takes all of his failure movies pretty hard. However, he said that out of all those movies, this movie he took the hardest. Not only because the movie was a failure upon release but because both critics and the audience (to Carpenters shock) panned the movie for its gory violence and bleak content.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982)?
a.
In the scenes from the game that Rudy actually plays in, the jerseys of the players have names of actors and crew.
b.
John Carpenter
has stated that of all his films, this is his personal favorite.
c.
Yul Brynner
was offered a major cameo.
d.
To shoot the two scenes where Azazel passes through numerous people on a street, the production employed dance choreographer
Russell Clark
to block out the scenes, which were then shot using primarily dancers.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982)?
a.
There is a character name "Mac" and another named "Windows"; since the film was made in 1982, this is purely coincidental.
b.
Meir Zarchi
said that he was inspired to do the film after helping a young woman who had been raped in New York. He tells of how a friend of his and his daughter were driving by a park when they witnessed a young woman crawling out of the bushes bloodied and naked (he later found out the girl was taking a common shortcut to meet with her boyfriend when she was attacked). They took the girl with them, took his daughter back home, and talked with the friend on whether they should take her to the hospital or to the police. They decided to take her to the police first, which they soon afterwards discovered was a mistake - the officer, whom Zarchi described as "not fit to wear the uniform", delayed taking her to the hospital and instead insisted she answer questions about her assailants, even though her jaw had been broken and she could hardly talk. Finally, Zarchi insisted to the officer that they take her to the hospital right away. Zarchi said that soon afterwards the girls father wrote him a letter of thanks for helping his daughter, and wanted to give him a reward, which he turned down.
c.
Producer-lyricist
Arthur Freed
dubbed the singing for
Leon Ames
singing the song "You and I" that was written by
Nacio Herb Brown
and Arthur Freed.
d.
Like many of the fashions at Hogwarts, Professor Slughorns mortarboard cap has a rich history. It was used in the 14th and 15th centuries to identify humanists, students, artists, and the learned in general. Slughorns tassel is black, signifying an advanced degree.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982)?
a.
In the rehearsal scene
Dolores Gray
sings "Music is Better than Words", a song that she originally performed in
Its Always Fair Weather
.
b.
While removing items from the Chest of Holding the music blends into the Star Wars Theme when Brother Silas pulls out the Lightsaber.
c.
Vintage "making of" special contains scenes that never made it to the theatrical or TV versions, such as the tentacles from the "Dog Thing" starting to attack the dog, seen later partially digested in the final cut.
d.
The bathroom scene before the 2nd bar shootout was directed by
Antonio Banderas
.
Robert Rodriguez
said he didnt like using 2nd unit crews and Banderas asked if he could direct the scene, so Rodriguez agreed.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing (1982)?
a.
The author of the books name was Topsy Kretts which, if pronounced quickly, sounds like Top Secret
b.
Much of the creature work in the scene inside the dog cage was done by
Stan Winston
and his crew as
Rob Bottin
was suffering from exhaustion at the time due to his immensely heavy workload.
c.
The number twelve was repeated many times in the movie.
d.
The "filing cabinet" apartment block that the Narrator lives in is called "Pierson Towers", and the motto is "a place to be somebody" which is the city motto for Wilmington, Delaware (which is where the novel is set, and where the film was going to be set until the production ran into trouble with legal clearances).
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