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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Part (4) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Part (4) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Part (4)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970).

About the movie: A dramatization of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the series of American blunders that allowed it to happen.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)?
a.		In the early phases of production there was no script, but they knew what special effects sequences were needed and special effects creator Eugène Lourié shot many of the miniature sequences before the writing was complete.
b.		Joan Leslies vocals for "My Shining Hour" were dubbed by Sally Sweetland.
c.		YTM-195 is seen in the fire fighting scenes during the battle. This is the USS Yonaguska (YTM-195). It was a harbor tug assigned to the submarine base at the time the film was made.
d.		Halfway through filming, MGM sent a sound crew to Africa because of the publics desire for all-talking sound pictures. However, the sound quality was so poor almost all the dialogue sequences were reshot at MGMs Culver City Studio. African natives Mutia Omoolu and Riano Tindama were brought back to Hollywood for some additional filming. When this activity caused rumors to circulate that the entire production was filmed on the back lot, MGM scrapped much of the new footage, including scenes with Marjorie Rambeau, who had replaced Olive Carey as Edith Trent.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)?
a.		Tom Savini would play classical music during the long process of creating plaster castings of the actors faces.
b.		The skating rink featured in the film is called "Heavens Gate". That is the only connection this film appears to have to its title.
c.		Apparently because of poor box-office results, this film was the last to be released by Film Ventures International (FVI). Edward L. Montoro, president of FVI, disappeared shortly afterward, taking $1,000,000 from the companys coffers with him. Nothing has been heard from him since.
d.		The ship used to portray the USS Ward (DD-139), an updated World War I "Flush Deck" destroyer, was the USS Finch (DER-328), a highly modified World War II Edsall class destroyer escort. The Finch bears no resemblance to the Ward.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)?
a.		When a large scale production about the attack on Pearl Harbor was being suggested, it was discovered that Fox had already optioned a book about the subject, Ladislas Faragos "The Broken Seal" upon which much of the script would be based.
b.		The films that Christian watches on video with Cher - Some Like It Hot and Spartacus provide clues to his sexual orientation. The first movie deals with cross-dressing men. The second includes the famous scene where a Roman master (Laurence Olivier) tries to seduce his male servant (Tony Curtis).
c.		The film was originally to be called "The Woods" but another film from MGM was already using that name, so the title had to be changed to "The Village".
d.		Tom Stoppards script was originally written for director Harold Becker.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)?
a.		At the beginning of the film, Knox enters the press room and is handed a cartoon sketch of a "batman", which is a bat in pin stripe suit. It is signed by Bob Kane, who is the original creator of the Batman comic book.
b.		The rescue of K-19 was performed by the S-270 submarine under the command of Capt. 3rd rank Zhan Sebrilov.
c.		The Bedrock set took two months to film and accounted for 10% of the films $45,000,000 budget.
d.		When Akira Kurosawa was fired from the production, the Japanese sequences were at least three weeks behind schedule. Elmo Williams solved the problem by hiring two Japanese directors, to head two production units, as replacements. Toshio Masuda would handle the dramatic scenes. He had directed approximately 25 features in only a decade. Kinji Fukasaku had experience directing large scale action scenes and scenes involving special effects.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)?
a.		The most remembered line from the film, "Dryland is not a myth; I have seen it", is never spoken in the film itself.
b.		Melissa Joan Hart, Brittany Murphy, Alicia Witt, Melanie Lynskey and Melinda Clarke all auditioned for the role of Sidney Prescott.
c.		The melody for the theme song ("Sincerely Yours") is taken from an Etude by Frédéric Chopin.
d.		Development of this production started in 1966.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)?
a.		Originally written and conceived as a live action Star Fox film.
b.		Antoine Fuqua was the original director attached to the project.
c.		The original draft of the combined script contained 657 pages.
d.		The marketing team created what is arguably one of worst ad campaigns in horror movie history with a spoiler campaign that tipped off movie-goers to ending (posters and ads featured photos of body of Debbie Reynolds character, murdered and strung up on a ladder) that totally robbed film of its shock climax.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)?
a.		For the scene in which Marky is thrown from a horse, Shirley Temple was wired to an overhead crane and carefully lowered to the ground.
b.		Mr Wolfingers secretary is played by Carlotta Monti, who in real life was the mistress of W.C. Fields.
c.		Tatsuya Mihashi, who played Commander Genda, was a highly popular and prolific actor throughout the 1950s and 1960s. After completing this film, it would be 10 years before he would appear in another film. In the following 25 years he would appear in only about a half dozen features before his death in 2004.
d.		The real Josiah Gordon (Doc) Scurlock did not die during the Lincoln County Wars. He passed away in 1929 of old age, having spent much of his life trying to disassociate himself with his past.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)?
a.		According to Karl Urban, film production and shooting were ULTRA-secret: "There is a level of security and secrecy that we have all been forced to adopt. Its really kind of paranoid crazy, but sort of justified. Were not allowed to walk around in public in our costumes and we had to be herded around everywhere in these golf carts that are completely concealed and covered in black canvas." No amount of precaution was enough - Simon Pegg read the script with a security guard close by, and supporting actors like Jennifer Morrison were given scripts with only their scenes. The few people given access to the film during its highly secretive production were Rod Roddenberry, Ronald D. Moore, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Jonathan Frakes, Ben Stiller, Tom Cruise, and Steven Spielberg.
b.		Producer Elmo Williams goal was to make this film as historically accurate as possible. To this end, after putting together an initial script, he sought out the services of the man regarded as the foremost authority on the attack on Pearl Harbor, Professor Gordon W. Prange. One of Dr. Pranges books, "Tora! Tora! Tora!" had been a huge bestseller in Japan had provided source material, and the title, for this film. Elmo Williams asked Dr. Prange to check the script scene by scene for accuracy. Dr. Prange made numerous corrections and suggestions.
c.		In the original script, Johnny Mo was called Mr. Barrel. He had a Kato mask on a stick, like someone from a 17th Century costume ball. Mr. Barrel didnt like the rubber bands on the typical Kato masks because they fucked up his hair. The Bride convinces him not to fight her, and he walks away, leaving O-Ren with no bodyguards.
d.		George Langs line "Beware of all enterprises which require new clothes" is by Thoreau ("Economy" chapter of Walden).

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)?
a.		Zack Snyders first film that is not based on another work. Dawn of the Dead was a remake of a 1978 film by George A. Romero. Both 300 and Watchmen were based on graphic novels. And Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of GaHoole is based on a childrens fantasy book. However, the film does heavily feature motifs from various action films and computer games: Lewis Carrolls book Alice in Wonderland - the movies logline while being pitched to studios was even "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns." The first battle scene features monsters that look exactly like the monsters from The prince of persia action game. When the monsters are killed their bodies are made of light, exactly like in the game. The second battle scene contains soldiers from Half-Life 2 and action shots from the Call of Duty Riddick action game series. The third battle scene contains orcs from "The Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy, as well as Mordor castles and Mount Doom architecture. The train bomb scene contains drones and other elements from the Star Wars movies and action games.
b.		In early 2008, Nederlands Filmmuseum preserved reel 5 this film. No other footage is known to survive.
c.		Katrin Cartlidge originally cast as Marianne but she died shortly before filming was to start. Melissa Leo, who had previously auditioned for the role, was invited to audition again and won the part.
d.		The African American mess attendant firing the machine gun on the West Virginia was First Class Doris Dorie Miller. He was the first African American to win the Navy Cross, the second highest honor awarded by the US Navy at the time, the highest being the Medal of Honor, followed by the Navy Cross, followed by the Silver Star. Without any training he fired the unattended machine gun at the Japanese aircraft until it was out of ammunition. He was portrayed by Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. in the film Pearl Harbor.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)?
a.		Shooting began early May, 1937, released Aug. 15.
b.		The computer in the room off of Cosmos office in the PlayTronics building (the one that looks like a circular bench) is actually a Cray Y-MP, a multi-million dollar supercomputer that was one of the worlds fastest computers at the time the film was made.
c.		Robert Donat made his only trip to Hollywood during the production of this film. Due mainly to his poor health, he was unable to travel to Hollywood again to film any of his other roles.
d.		Footage shot for "Tora! Tora! Tora!" also was used in Pearl, a TV miniseries about the Pearl Harbor attack. Some of the Pearl Harbor footage also was used in depicting the Japanese air attacks on Midway on June 4, 1942 in Midway and on Port Darwin on Feb. 19, 1942 in Australia.

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