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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Topaz (1969) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Topaz (1969) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Topaz (1969)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969).

About the movie: A French intelligence agent becomes embroiled in the Cold War politics first with uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis, and then back to France to break up an international Russian spy ring.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969)?
a.		Finnish censorship certificate # 31757 delivered on 27-4-1950.
b.		Alfred Hitchcock shot three versions with completely different endings. All are included in the laserdisc reissue.
c.		Art Director/Production designer and successful artist, Cynthia Ona Innis, is the sister of the director, Chris Innis.
d.		Fluid breathing is a reality. Five rats were used for five different takes, all of whom survived and were given shots by a vet. The rat that actually appeared in the film died of natural causes a few weeks before the film opened. According to James Cameron, the scene with the rat had to be edited out of the UK movie version because "the Royal Veterinarian felt that it was painful for the rat". James Cameron repeatedly assures that the rats used for this take didnt suffer any harm.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969)?
a.		The high school campus scenes, including the Spartanette dance sequence in the gymnasium, were shot at South High School in Torrance, California.
b.		Leon Uris wrote the first draft of the screenplay, but Alfred Hitchcock declared it unshootable at the last minute and called in Samuel A. Taylor (writer of Vertigo) to rewrite it from scratch. Some scenes were written just hours before they were shot.
c.		Several people are in studio records/casting call lists as cast members, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Rollo Lloyd (Pawnbroker), Mary Doran (Mrs. Robbins), Jason Robards Sr. (Mr. Kraus), Harry Tyler (Toy Vendor) and Ben Hendricks Jr. (Cop).
d.		According to director Fred Olen Ray this film was severely re-edited without his consent by the distributor at the time of its release. Scenes were added out of context which threw off continuity and gave away major spoilers such the fates of most of the characters, as well as the shots of chanting Indian ghosts head, which was haphazardly overlayed over such scenes as the old man cutting his own throat. Also all but one of the scenes showing the ghost with the lions head were shot as test footage and were never intended to be included in the released film.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969)?
a.		Stephen Sommers felt that this was the closest he would get to making a James Bond film. It pays homage to several 007 films.
b.		Only three actors auditioned for the roles of Felix and Rodney.
c.		This was the second appearance of Karin Dor in an English Language Feature but the first time her own voice was kept in the original version. She has appeared in You Only Live Twice two years before but was dubbed by another English actress then.
d.		Unlike every other Quentin Tarantino film (including Kill Bill: Vol. 1), Vol. 2 doesnt end with "written and directed by". Instead, Tarantino shows his own credit at the end of the main credits, but before the crew credits for the various locations at which Kill Bill was filmed.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969)?
a.		Niki J. Crawford (Shanita) on vocals, and Lawrence Lowe (Lonnie) on drums, played all the musical parts themselves.
b.		This film was Alfred Hitchcocks biggest failure. It cost approximately $4,000,000 to make and received only $1,000,000 at the box office.
c.		Bumblebees alternate mode in this film is a 2010 Concept Chevrolet Camaro. This was a redesign of his previous 2009 Chevrolet Camaro mode, carried out to emphasize Bumblebee becoming stronger and sturdier after his injury in the first film. The Chevrolet logo on Bumblebees grill in the first film is yellow, but in this film it is black with a red outline.
d.		Whenever Mr. Rooney and Ferris have a conversation with each other, only one of them speaks throughout the entire conversation; the other is completely silent.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969)?
a.		One of the Nieuports used in the movie is now on display at the Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker Alabama.
b.		When Dave is looking for the Chipmunks outside of his apartment, the camera shows his apartment number "1958" (to the viewers left) for a long time. In December, 1958, the Chipmunk Song was the number one hit in America.
c.		According to Alfred Hitchcock, this was another of his experimental movies. In addition to the dialogue, the plot is revealed through the use of colors, predominantly red, yellow and white. He admits that this did not work out.
d.		On the VHS Commentary (which appears at the end of the VHS copy of the movie), Actor/Director Jonathan Frakes says that for the scene where Ruafo (F. Murray Abraham) has his skin folded over his head, Producer Rick Berman and several of the make-up artists had visited a plastic surgery clinic and watched surgeries being performed to get ideas for that particular scene.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969)?
a.		Stellan Skarsgård was originally cast in the role of Jeff, Selmas would-be boyfriend, but was unable to play a part as large as that due to a scheduling conflict (with Aberdeen). The part of Jeff went instead to Peter Stormare, and Skarsgård ended up playing the substantially smaller (only two scenes) role of Selmas eye doctor.
b.		According to Donald Spotos book "The Art of Alfred Hitchcock: Fifty Years Of His Motion Pictures", Universal Pictures executives forced this project on Alfred Hitchcock.
c.		Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have said in interviews that they wrote the script in the early 90s. Somehow Steven Spielberg got hold of the script and wanted to direct the film with Bill Murray, Steve Martin or Robin Williams playing Captain Jack Sparrow. But Disney did not give permission for the film to be made.
d.		Only a small fragment and a trailer survive from this film. The rest is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969)?
a.		Knowing that he had no ear for music, Alfred Hitchcock didnt even bother listening to Maurice Jarres completed score for the film, slotting it onto the images without a quibble.
b.		According to Amy Taubins book, the character of Iris was partially inspired by Paul Schraders memory of 1950s Coppertone ads. Jodie Foster, the actress who won the role of Iris, the underage prostitute, had her acting debut in a Coppertone ad when she was 3 years old.
c.		Terry Crewss line "Oh no my brother, you gotta get your own" (spoken to Shawn Wayans when Shawn is pretending to be a parking valet) is taken from a record commercial that used to air frequently on BET (Black Entertainment Television) during the 1980s.
d.		The name Dot Matrix was taken from a type of computer printer which was very popular with personal computers in the 70s and 80s prior to the invention of Ink-Jet and Laser printers.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969)?
a.		Leah Pipes originally read for the part for the character of Ellie. After auditioning for Ellie, she auditioned for the part of Jessica. After a second audition for the role of Jessica, as well as a makeover of hair extensions and a wardrobe change, she was given the part.
b.		As film production ran over-schedule, Frank Sinatra advised Trini López to quit so that his recording career wouldnt lose its momentum or popularity. So Lopez took Sinatras advice and quit. (Or, according to another account, his agent unwisely demanded more money, which Robert Aldrich refused to grant. Originally, Lopezs character, Jimminez, was supposed to be one of the heroes. He was to be the one to ignite all of the dynamite that would destroy the entire chateau. But with Lopezs abrupt departure, his character was written off as being killed during the parachute jump.
c.		When Oleg says he listens to "Kvasha", this is a direct reference to not only the music type, but also Oleg Kvasha who first played for the NHL team Florida Panthers back in 1996. The first name "Oleg" also happens to be Cameron Brights characters first-name: Oleg Yugorsky.
d.		Karin Dor dubbed her own voice in the German Version of the Film.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969)?
a.		The chemical name of Kryptonite is given as "sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide with fluorine." In 2007, Dr. Chris Stanley of the London Natural History Museum discovered the very same mineral, albeit without fluorine, in Jadar, Serbia and named it Jadarite. In reality, it is a white powder rather than a green crystal.
b.		In order to update the comic origin to present day, Frank Castles military record was changed from Vietnam to the Gulf War
c.		Has a staggering body count of 63 people, including the 5 killed men Purvis mentions, the 2 people Reed admits to killing and what looks like 5 people killed during the montage of B&W clips at one point in the film.
d.		Alfred Hitchcock hired Leon Uris to adapt his own novel. But Uris didnt care for Hitchcocks eccentric sense of humor, nor did he appreciate the directors habit of monopolizing all of his time as they worked through a script. Hitchcock was disappointed that Uris seemed to ignore his requests to humanize the storys villains. In his opinion the novel painted them as cardboard monsters. With only a partial draft completed, Uris left the film.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topaz (1969)?
a.		The death of Principal Himbry was added to the film after Bob Weinstein noticed that there was about 30 pages in the script where nobody died and told Kevin Williamson that "somebody must die". Subsequently, the addition of the scene gave Kevin Williamson a good reason to have all the party guests leave the party near the climax.
b.		Martin Ritt: as a disgruntled factory worker.
c.		Sam Raimi: [3-stooges]
d.		Was reportedly one of Alfred Hitchcocks most unhappy directing jobs.

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