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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Visitors (1972) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Visitors (1972) Quiz
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About the movie:
Bill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter Sunday in their cosy house when they get an unexpected visit from Mike Nickerson and Tony Rodriguez...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Visitors (1972)?
a.
After seeing him in this film,
John Cleese
decided to cast
Kevin Kline
in his movie
A Fish Called Wanda
.
b.
Often cited as the first fictional film to deal with the Vietnam War seriously.
c.
According to the DVD commentary, the scene that used the song "Dance Hall Days" by
Wang Chung
was meant to use
ABBA
s "Dancing Queen", but "ABBA wasnt having that".
d.
At one point in the film a character is talking to Chris about Roxannes surname being odd and says "Its Kazanski or something like that". Iceman Kazanski was
Val Kilmer
s character in
Top Gun
which also starred
Rick Rossovich
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Visitors (1972)?
a.
The inscription on the blade of Peters sword reads, "When Aslan shakes his mane, Narnia shall know spring again."
b.
The producers of this movie were sued by
Robert A. Heinlein
, who claimed the plot stole several elements of his novel, "The Puppet Masters". The suit was settled out of court.
c.
Brian De Palma
says on a interview given for the DVD extras of
Casualties of War
that the idea from this movie came from the same story that
Casualties of War
is based on. The story was published in "The New Yorker" Magazine in 1969, and later became a book. Allegedly
Elia Kazan
also read the story on The New Yorker and had the idea of a fictional script that showed the after wards of the true history showed in
Casualties of War
, in which the character played by
Sean Penn
goes to jail after has been convicted by a martial court of war crimes (he and three outer guys kidnapped, raped and them murdered a Vietnamese girl in the Vietnam war). In the movie,
Sean Penn
s character, in his trial, promises revenge to
Michael J. Fox
character, who was the one that reported him.
d.
The films producer,
Marvin Worth
, had actually known
Malcolm X
in real life. This was instrumental in him acquiring the rights to tell Malcolm Xs story in 1967, though it would take over 20 years for him to achieve that. In that time, Worth produced his own Oscar-nominated documentary on the subject, and commissioned numerous scripts, including one by
David Mamet
. At one point,
Eddie Murphy
was interested in one of the scripts. When
Spike Lee
came on board, he read all the different scripts and opted for the first one written by
James Baldwin
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Visitors (1972)?
a.
While filming the scene in which
James Dunn
and
Shirley Temple
bail out of an airplane during a storm, someone entered the sound stage through an air-tight door. The wind and rain machines vacuumed toward this opening, sucking Dunn and Temples parachute with it. The two were dragged across the floor and crashed into collapsed chairs.
b.
James Woods
film debut.
c.
Premiered two days after
Where the Wild Things Are
. Both films are based on popular childrens books and directed by cult indie directors.
d.
Adapted for radio in the 40s as an episode of "Screen Directors Playhouse," an NBC radio show that featured condensed audio versions of contemporary films. Edward G. Robinson and most of the original cast reprised their roles for radio.
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