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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Thing from Another World (1951) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Thing from Another World (1951) 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 from Another World (1951).
About the movie:
Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing from Another World (1951)?
a.
The title "Quantum of Solace" has two connections with the movie. First, "Quantum" is the name of the secret criminal terrorist organization first introduced in
Casino Royale
. As such, QUANTUM replaced SMERSH, the latter which featured in the original "Casino Royale" novel and in
Casino Royale
. Second, "Quantum of Solace" is the condition of James Bonds emotional state.
b.
A reference to something in the book not included in the script can be seen in the movie. It is the kiss Glinda gives Dorothy on the forehead that protects her from the Wicked Witch, as none dare harm someone who bears the kiss of the Good Witch.
c.
Midget actor
Billy Curtis
played the smaller version of "The Thing" during the creatures final scene.
d.
The poster for the film was deliberately styled to resemble another romantic epic,
James Cameron
s
Titanic
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing from Another World (1951)?
a.
This film was shot back-to-back with
The Work and the Glory II: American Zion
.
b.
Partly filmed in Glacier National Park and at a Los Angeles ice storage plant.
c.
At the dinner scene,
Oprah Winfrey
(Sofia) ad-libbed all her lines when she was talking to
Whoopi Goldberg
(Celie). After the scene, Whoopi walked over to Oprah, gave her a hug, and told her that she now became an actress.
d.
This is so far the only Scream movie not to feature a character with the name "Steve" or "Stevens". The first _Scream (1996/1)_ had Steven Orth played by
Kevin Patrick Walls
, killed in the first scene.
Scream 2
had Phil Stevens played by
Omar Epps
, also killed in the first scene. And
Scream 3
had Steve Stone played by
Patrick Warburton
, killed when Ghostface used a voice synthesizer to disguise himself as Dewey.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing from Another World (1951)?
a.
Lisa Blount
s film debut.
b.
Howard Hawks
asked the US Air Force for assistance in making the film. He was refused because the top brass felt that such cooperation would compromise the U.S. governments official stance that UFOs didnt exist.
c.
The laser sound effects were borrowed from
Battlestar Galactica
.
d.
In
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
,
Angelina Jolie
had to wear bra padding in order for her bust size to measure up to the videogame characters. Jolie wears considerably less (and possibly no) padding in this film, as the decision was made to give Lara more realistic dimensions.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing from Another World (1951)?
a.
A scene was filmed in which Concetta (
Cookie Mueller
) burst into the courtroom in an attempt to rescue Dawn Davenport (Divine). According to
John Waters
, the scene was "technically bad" (visible boom mic, light poles, etc.) and not included in any released version.
b.
Unusual for a vampire movie, the word "vampire" is never mentioned.
c.
Star
George Arliss
and
Edward Arnold
did not get along at all on this film, with Arnold charitably describing working with Arliss as "a trying experience".
d.
James Arness
complained that his "Thing" costume made him look like a giant carrot.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing from Another World (1951)?
a.
During a Q&A at Sundance Film Festival, Director
Derick Martini
reported working with a budget of $1.5 million.
b.
It is believed that
Ben Hecht
and
William Faulkner
, both good friends of producer
Howard Hawks
, contributed to the script. However, long-standing rumors that
Orson Welles
contributed to the dialog are believed to be untrue.
c.
In one shot, the subway bears graffiti reading "Quayton lives". Quayton was part of the name of a high school band that director
Rob Hedden
was in.
d.
The dress Amidala is wearing when she addresses the Senate is modeled after a Mongolian garment worn by nobility.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing from Another World (1951)?
a.
Peggy Shannon
replaced
Clara Bow
, who was fired when she told the studio the night before shooting was to begin that she would not show up.
b.
Jimmy ODea
and the other actors who played leprechauns were not given any screen credit, nor did
Walt Disney
allow any other material to be published about them in the marketing for the film. Disneys intention was to give the illusion he was using real leprechauns for the filming. Disney even went so far as to film the
Disneyland
episode, "I Captured the King of the Leprechauns" (#5.26), in which he and "Darby" (
Albert Sharpe
) manage to corner King Brian and convince him to participate in the film along with his people.
c.
Two months prior to principal photography,
James Arness
was brought in during the design and development of the makeup.
d.
What appears in the beginning credits around the title and the actors names is HTML code, with some alterations. Much of the HTML is taken from the Internet Movie Databases homepage.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing from Another World (1951)?
a.
This film was based on the short story "Who Goes There?" by Don A. Stuart. The credits on this film list the author by his real name, the science fiction editor/writer
John W. Campbell Jr.
b.
This was the final production that
Farrah Fawcett
was billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors in prior to her separation / divorce from
Lee Majors
. Before this marriage, earlier in her career, she had previously been billed as
Farrah Fawcett
.
c.
In the stadium fight scene,
David Mamet
handed out $100 bills to background in the stands if they answered trivia questions correctly in order to get them to look in the right direction and "appear" interested.
d.
A majority of the talent just happened to be at the school during one or more of the shooting dates.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing from Another World (1951)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 8, 1943 with
Charles Boyer
reprising his film role.
b.
Melanie Griffith
was offered the role of Princess Leia.
c.
When production stalled in mid-2003, rumors circulated that Warner Bros. would scrap the project and instead incorporate the character of Catwoman into
Batman Begins
, but with
Halle Berry
still in the role.
d.
James Arness
reportedly regarded his role as so embarrassing that he didnt attend the premiere.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing from Another World (1951)?
a.
Rifleman, the quarterback, and Shadow, the receiver, are always called by their nicknames (including in the credits), except once. During the pep rally scene when Riley is telling Stef that Tracy is pregnant, you can hear coach Nickerson off camera in the background if you listen close when he is introducing the players. Riflemans name is Clarence Oliver and Shadows name is Austin Williams.
b.
It is generally believed that
Howard Hawks
took over direction during production, and it has always been acknowledged by director
Christian Nyby
that Hawks was the guiding hand. However, in an interview
James Arness
said that while Hawks spent a lot of time on the set, it was Nyby who actually directed the picture, not Hawks.
c.
Sophia Loren
s salary for the film was $1,000,000 becoming the second actress (behind
Elizabeth Taylor
for
Cleopatra
) to receive that amount for a single film.
d.
When Bobby goes to pick up Chloe, she is watching a news story on fires. Ricky started this fire at the beginning of the movie when he threw is matchbook out the window. There is a reference to Ricky (
Vince Vaughn
) shoving a shiv (knife) into someones neck. This is a reference to his part in _Psycho_.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Thing from Another World (1951)?
a.
Shot with the Sony PD150 digital video camera.
b.
Close-ups of "The Thing" were removed. It was felt that the make-up could not hold up to close scrutiny. However, the lack of close-ups gave the creature a more mysterious quality.
c.
Although
Marlon Brando
was Stones first choice, he also offered the lead role to
Paul Newman
and
Lee Marvin
. Newman liked the project, but had so many other interest to pursue that he could not fit it into his schedule. Marvin also liked the script, but felt he was too old for the role and also did not want to travel as much as the film required. Marvin died the same year the picture was released.
d.
The MPAA would not allow the name Focker unless the film makers could find an actual person with that surname.
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