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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The War of the Worlds (1953) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The War of the Worlds (1953) - 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 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 Martian war machines had about twenty wires running to each one. Some were for suspension and maneuvering, while others carried power to the various lights and mechanisms. This was produced before there were lightweight circuits and sophisticated radio controls.
b.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
, who supervised and arranged the music of Wagner for this, his final film assignment, also appears on screen as famous conductor Hans Richter. Korngold had to take the small role when the actor originally cast failed to show up. With over 1000 extras in full costume on set, director
William Dieterle
pleaded with Korngold to take the non-speaking part, to save the shoot.
c.
The Florence Flo Becker character was based on George Kellys girlfriend, Kathryn Thorne aka Cleo Brooks.
d.
It was
Sigourney Weaver
s idea to dress
Nora Dunn
s character up like in
Rebecca
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
The disintegration of Col. Heffner took 144 individual mattes. Earlier in the scene, the stuntman that portrayed the soldier catching on fire was badly burned from the flames getting out of control.
b.
Elizabeth Taylor
s contract stipulated that her million-dollar salary be paid out as follows: $125,000 for 16 weeks work plus $50,000 a week afterwards plus 10% of the gross (with no break-even point). When the film was restarted in Rome in 1961, she had earned well over $2 million. After a lengthy $50 million lawsuit brought against Taylor and
Richard Burton
by 20th Century Fox in 1963 and a countersuit filed by Taylor, the studio finally settled with the actress in 1966. Her ultimate take for the film was $7 million.
c.
Tim Roth
has said making this film abused him, and hell never watch it. He said he was particularly disturbed because
Devon Gearhart
resembled his own son.
d.
William Campbell is depicted in the film as a Union soldier. In real history, Campbell was the only civilian beside Andrews to participate in the raid; his character in the film is also quite different than his real life character.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
Philip Marlowes gun is a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 semi-automatic, carried in what looks like a George Lawrence Co. shoulder holster.
b.
None of the original Martian war machines exist today. They were made out of copper, and after production, they were reportedly donated to a Boy Scout copper drive.
c.
D.F. Jones
worked with computers in Britain during WWII and knew about Colossus, the computer which was the heart of Britains code breaking complex at Bletchley Park.
d.
Josh Brolin
replaced
Tim McGraw
in the role of Chief Buchwald.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
During the scene in the farmhouse when the Martian fled from Clayton and Sylvia,
Charles Gemora
, who had to control the Martian by kneeling in the costume, almost fell out of the back of the suit when one of the workers pulled the platform on which the Martian was kneeling out of the shot too fast. If you look closely at the scene, you can see the Martian is tipping over slightly.
b.
Simon Pegg
was considered for the role of Rufus.
c.
Original cinematographer
Lucien Ballard
was fired and replaced by
J. Peverell Marley
.
d.
Michelle Trachtenberg had never skated before. She learned professional skating for this movie in 10 months.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
Film has some rather blatant and oddball plugs for Warner Brothers stars. In several scenes photos of
Joe E. Brown
(whom
Lillian Roth
sings to) and
Dick Powell
are seen in the womens cells.
b.
William Frawley
also appeared as William Dunhill in the 1934 version of
The Lemon Drop Kid
.
c.
Two of the characters from
Orson Welles
s 1938 radio broadcast (portrayed in the film by different actors), Prof. Pearson (the main player in the radio broadcast), and the ill-fated journalist Carl Phillips make brief appearances at the site of the first Martian landing.
d.
Filmed in 26 days.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since.
b.
Hal Needham
, on the first films commentary, talked about how
Frank Sinatra
showed up very early on the set of this film to get his parts shoot, and then left before the other actors even showed up. If you watch closely during the office scene, Sinatra is never on film with the other actors. A few times his back is shown with the other characters facing him, but this is a double.
c.
By way of acknowledging the part that
Cecil B. DeMille
had played in bringing the story to the screen,
George Pal
wanted him to narrate the film, but DeMille suggested Sir
Cedric Hardwicke
instead. Pal also paid tribute to DeMille in the film by having his film
Samson and Delilah
listed on the theater marquee early in the film.
d.
Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2007 (#05, tied with "La France").
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
In the theatrical trailer, when the first Martian meteor hits the Earth, there is a large explosion and a cloud of smoke. In the film itself, the same shot contains only a flash when the meteor hits.
b.
The producer of this movie, who was also the editor of a magazine, financed it by hiring only one writer to write the entire magazine, even though he was given a budget to hire twelve writers. He used the other eleven salaries to back "Dragula."
c.
Christian Bale
stated in an interview that during the interrogation scene,
Heath Ledger
wanted him to beat him as hard as he could to get the real feeling of what was required from the scene.
d.
In the "nuclear war" scene, Greg Stillson,
Martin Sheen
s character, threatens to "hack off" someones hand and put it on the scanning screen. An earlier version of the script actually had Stillson shooting the man and putting his dead hand on the screen.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
This film was delayed when independent filmmaker Michael Thomas Dunn was badly injured in November 2007. Principal Photography was about 35% completed when the film was forced into hiatus. As a result, Principal Photography took more than 2 years, not wrapping until late 2009.
b.
Though other actors were considered, there really was nobody else in the running for the role of Fred Flintstone. Brian Levant had worked with John Goodman before and had already noticed the actors striking resemblance to Fred Flintstone. He actually told Goodman then and there that he (Goodman) was going to play Fred for him.
c.
Although the Ft. William Henry massacre actually took place, historical fact differs somewhat from historical fiction. A Col. Munro was in command at the fort and did indeed surrender to Montcalm when General Webb could not arrive in time to reinforce him. The attack by the Hurons after the surrender was directed at the colonial militia and its Indian allies. Munro and the British regulars were at the head of the column under the protection of French soldiers and did not know that the column had been attacked until they arrived at Ft. Edward. Cooper based his novel on reports from survivors of the attack. The British used the attack to stir up the colonials to join in the fight against the French. In all versions of the movie except this one, Munro survives and is saved by Hawkeye.
d.
A figure of
Walter Lantz
s character Woody Woodpecker can be glimpsed in the branches of the tree the initial Martian cylinder/meteor flies over. Lantz and
George Pal
were close friends and Pal always worked a Woody Woodpecker into each of his films.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
In the scene where Palmer offers to pilot the helicopter and turns to leave, the back of his biker jacket reads "BARBARIANS / CALIFORNIA" with crossed battle axes and shield logo.
b.
Beulah Quos last feature film role.
c.
In the film,
David Bowie
is adorned in the actual wigs worn by the real
Andy Warhol
.
d.
In an apparent homage to the famous
Orson Welles
s radio broadcast, when the hatch of the Martian machine begins to unscrew, the same technique, a metal lid being turned on a glass jar, was used to create the sound effect.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The War of the Worlds (1953)?
a.
The concept of a network of trees in which minds of the deceased continue to exist appears in several novels of the "Ender" series by
Orson Scott Card
, most prominently in "Speaker for the Dead". Just like in the movie, the trees in the novel are sacred to the native (remotely humanoid) inhabitants, who tolerate the presence of a small human colony on their world until cultural misunderstandings lead to conflict.
b.
Ann Robinson
hated the wig that she was required to wear for her role as Sylvia. When she finally saw the completed film at a theater, however, she claimed that no one recognized her without the wig.
c.
Clint Eastwood
did all of his own stunts, including the scene where he cuts his safety line over a drop of at least one thousand feet. The only stunt he did not perform was a 2500-foot drop, for which a dummy was used.
d.
Mike Nichols
approached
Ava Gardner
for the role of Mrs. Robinson.
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