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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The War of the Worlds (1953) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The War of the Worlds (1953) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953).
About the movie:
The film adaptation of the H.G.Wells story told on radio of the invasion of Earth by Martians.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
The fortieth of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
b.
Debut of
Sid Melton
.
c.
Margaret Mitchell
s inspiration for her book title came from the 13th line of the Ernest Dowson poem, "Cynara" - "I have forgot much Cynara! Gone with the wind."
d.
Reportedly,
George Pal
wanted to do the final third of the movie in 3-D, starting with the sequence in which the atomic bomb is used unsuccessfully against the Martians.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
Universal didnt think the film would become a hit. In fact, the studio had thought about not releasing it on the East Coast so that the film would die quickly at the box office.
b.
During the introductory training sequence, Leroy karate-chops an arrow as it soars past him. This is for real; it took two hours to get the stunt right.
c.
Cecil B. DeMille
s personal choice to produce the film after
Alfred Hitchcock
declined to direct the film was
George Pal
, who was renowned for his Puppetoon animation technique and two earlier live-action sci-fi films:
Destination Moon
and
When Worlds Collide
. However, DeMille gave complete control to Pal over the production, and
Byron Haskin
was ultimately chosen to direct the film, a decision with which DeMille was pleased.
d.
A short, "Autumn in Rome," was supervised by Selznick as a prologue to "Indiscretions" to supplement the features brief 63 minute running time.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
In the scene where they enter the room full of gold, one of the statues in the back of the room is a life-sized Oscar statue that is partially obscured by other items.
b.
Vitaphone production reels #4986-4992.
c.
The Martian machines were models suspended from wires. For the final sequences where the machines die, they are shown crashing into telegraph poles - this allowed the filmmakers to hide the suspension wires with the telegraph wires.
d.
Just 16 months after this film was released, Roy Rogers , who appeared here as one of "The Sons Of The Pioneers", would star in his first feature
Under Western Stars
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
Adapted from a Broadway play. The original stage production of "The Awful Truth" opened on Sept. 18, 1922 at Henry Millers Theatre in New York and ran for 144 performances.
b.
The end credits states, "A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO: The New York City Police Department, for their unstinting cooperation and invaluable help throughout every part of this production" In The Making of Terror Firmer, it shows the police clashing with the production on several instances (one of which involved the police revoking the crews filming permit).
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 3, 1944 with
Teresa Wright
reprising her film role.
d.
The Flying Wing depicted in the movie is the Northrop YB-49. Two were built and both crashed. Stock footage was used in the movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
James Hayter
is dubbed
b.
Was conceived, written, shot, edited and released in under 1 year.
c.
The Fitzgerald Theatre is in downtown St. Paul and is the real home of the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion".
d.
Originally, the Martian war machines were supposed to walk on visible electronic beams. This was attempted by having electrical sparks emanate from the three holes at the bottom of the machine. This was quickly abandoned for fear of it becoming a major fire hazard. The first two shots of the first war machine emerging from the gully has this effect. During filming, the actors were under the impression that they were dealing with the walking tripod machines of the book. This explains the farmhouse scene when
Gene Barry
says, "Theres a machine standing right next to us." However, the results of the walking can be seen wherever the Martian machines fly throughout the film even though the sparking effect was no longer used.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
Filming was halted briefly, two days into filming, when Paramount discovered their filming rights to the novel were only for a silent version. It was quickly resolved through the kind permission of
H.G. Wells
s estate.
b.
Budget was $1,000,000.
c.
Not only is the name of the Prince never revealed, he is nowhere in the film mentioned as "Prince Charming".
d.
Billy Wilder
was going to direct and write the screenplay at one point.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
The Martian machines are always seen marching from screen right to screen left with the exception of the sequence that contains the montage of the international efforts against the Martians.
b.
Shot entirely on a handheld digital camera. The camp in the film is a real camp for autistic kids.
c.
Bruno Kirby
offered his fat suit from
The Godfather: Part II
to
Christopher Lloyd
in order to play Uncle Fester.
d.
Francis Ford Coppola
spent days reading
Joseph Conrad
s source novel "Heart of Darkness" out loud to
Marlon Brando
on the set.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
The Desert Song opened at the Casino Theatre on November 30, 1926 and ran for 471 performances.
b.
Cecil B. DeMille
was due to direct the film when the rights were originally purchased in 1925, and
Alfred Hitchcock
was to direct a proposed version in the 1930s.
c.
Olivia Newton-John
and
Matt Lattanzi
met whilst shooting this movie, Lattanzi only having a minor role in the picture. The two formed a relationship and Lattanzi accompanied Newton-John to Australia on a promotional visit for
Xanadu
where he met her parents. The two were married in 1984 and had one child,
Chloe Lattanzi
. They were divorced in 1995.
d.
MGM executive
Irving Thalberg
died within two weeks of the start of filming. He was instrumental in bringing
The Marx Brothers
back to greatness with
A Night at the Opera
and was the brothers main supporter at MGM.
Groucho Marx
claimed that he lost interest in films after Thalbergs death.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
The project was secured by Paramount in 1924.
b.
Variety maintained that this movie was "more specifically" a remake of
His Girl Friday
compared to
The Front Page
.
c.
Last release from Avco Embassy Pictures. The company was sold to
Norman Lear
after the release of this film and the companys name was changed to Embassy Pictures.
d.
In the original teasers for the film,
John Fasano
is credited as being co-screenwriter. His name disappeared by the time the trailers were released.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
Orson Welles
, who rose to prominence with his "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast of Halloween 1938, was pressured into making this his first feature film, but he wanted no part of it.
b.
The hairless cat in the film is a breed called a "Sphynx." The breed originates from Minnesota.
c.
Scott Glenns characters knife is a full dress CQC6 with Mother of Pearl handles made by custom knife maker, Ernest Emerson.
d.
In August 1958, this film was playing at many drive-in theaters on a double bill with
The Littlest Hobo
.
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