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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : WarGames (1983) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : WarGames (1983) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983).
About the movie:
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983)?
a.
Gene Lockhart
s final film.
b.
The entry code for the confidential computer files is 3263827, the same number as the garbage masher in
Star Wars
.
c.
Golden Books childrens division published a "Little Golden Books" version of "Gay Purr-ee" to coincide with the original theatrical release of the film.
d.
NORAD HQ set was built in the Cascades, the "Oregon" airport was really Boeing Field, "Goose Island" is really Anderson Island in the southern part of Puget Sound (all in Washington). The last ferry off the island really is at 6:30, and you really are stuck there if you miss it.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983)?
a.
Shot in 1968, but not released until 1975, and even then at midnight showings at the Waverly theatre in Manhattan.
b.
Karin (
Ingrid Bergman
s character) says to Argentinas Consul that she was born on 8 May 1920. Director
Roberto Rossellini
was born on 8 May 1906.
c.
In the restaurant scene, when Hillary places an order with the waiter in apparent German, shes actually speaking in Yiddish. A rough translation of her line is, "Go bash your head in."
d.
When David comes home the day after the NORAD computer break-in, the newscaster on the television is talking about a prophylactic recycling center.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983)?
a.
According to his book "Lost Moon". Jim Lovell really did make the suggestion to his wife of going to the moon instead of Acapulco, but it was when he got the word that he would be going to the moon on Apollo 8 in December 1968.
b.
Anthony Perkins
elder son is named Osgood, possibly after Admiral Bridies aide of the same name. Anthony Perkins named his oldest son, "Osgood"(James Ripley Oswald Robert Perkins II) after Anthonys father, Broadway and film actor, James Ripley Oswald Perkins.
c.
The computer used to break into NORAD was programmed to make the correct words appear on the screen, no matter which keys were pressed.
d.
When Morpheus ship the Nebuchadnezzer is destroyed, the line he states "I had a dream, but now the dream is gone from me" is alluded to in the Book of Daniel, where King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream of the Golden image that Daniel interprets for him.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983)?
a.
The original director was
Martin Brest
, and several of the scenes he shot are still in the movie.
b.
Co-writer
Bob Gale
confirmed that for wide shots, the wind during the storm at the Clock Tower was created by using a McBride, which was described by the writer as "basically a airplane engine on a huge cherry picker" and was placed a good fifty feet away from the actors. The McBride was so loud that all of the dialog said by actors
Michael J. Fox
and
Christopher Lloyd
had to be re-recorded later. However, the McBride also had an effect on Foxs health: while filming the sequence where Marty yells up at Doc at the Clock Tower to tell him about the future, he coughed up blood after filming those scenes.
c.
Roddy McDowall
and
Natalie Trundy
are the only cast members to appear in 4 of the 5 original "Planet of the Apes" movies.
Roddy McDowall
appeared all except the first sequel,
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
.
Natalie Trundy
did not appear in the original
Planet of the Apes
movie, but appeared in all 4 sequels. Roddy McDowall also starred in the
Planet of the Apes
TV series. Its also noted that Roddy is the only actor to voice three different apes, Cornelius, his son, Caesar and Galen in the TV series.
d.
Film debut of
Malcolm Atterbury
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983)?
a.
The film was given a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.
b.
The movies line "Attica! Attica!" was voted as the #86 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
c.
At one point during filming,
David Lean
nearly drowned when he was swept away by a river current.
Geoffrey Horne
saved his life.
d.
The launch code that Joshua "figures out" for himself at the end of the movie is: CPE 1704 TKS
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983)?
a.
Josh Lucas
turned down the role of Tad.
b.
A census taker named
Alan Cory
spotted
David Kory
playing in the street, and brought him to the attention of producer-director-writer
Albert Zugsmith
, who cast the boy in the leading role. Cory was rewarded by being hired as dialogue director for the film.
c.
The studio had a Galaga and a Galaxian machine delivered to
Matthew Broderick
s home, where he practiced for two months to prepare for the arcade scene.
d.
Despite featuring a spoof of the beach scene of
From Here to Eternity
, none of the three directors had actually seen the original film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983)?
a.
This film has been given a blessing by the Special Olympics.
b.
The delegation from the city of Birmingham, Alabama, visiting NORAD is a tribute to director
John Badham
s hometown.
c.
Not screened in advance for critics.
d.
The film is dedicated to
Billie Neal
, with whom
Kasi Lemmons
worked on
Eves Bayou
and Gridlockd (1997)_.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983)?
a.
When
John Badham
took over as director he changed the photographic process. Its possible to see changes in the frame lines between old and new footage.
b.
The first scene filmed was the interrogation of Sanchez, under the watchful eye of Universal executives.
Orson Welles
did it quickly as proof he could make the film within the budget ($825,000) provided and with a 38-days shooting schedule.
Joseph Cotten
said in an interview, the final cost was $900,000 and it was completed in 39 days.
c.
A light fell at the "Andes House" location resulting in a giant burn on one of the couches.
d.
With $42.2 mil, had the biggest opening weekend of any movie in the "Friday the 13th" series.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983)?
a.
Producer
Richard Carter
originally asked
Jack Lemmon
to play Kotch in this movie. Lemmon instead wanted to direct this movie and let
Walter Matthau
play Kotch.
b.
The characters of Brian/Madea/Joe are all played by the films producer/writer Tyler Perry.
c.
The NORAD command center built for the movie was the most expensive set ever constructed up to that time, built at the cost of one million dollars. The producers were not allowed into the actual NORAD command center, so they had to imagine what it was like. In the DVD commentary, director
John Badham
notes that the actual NORAD command center isnt nearly as elaborate as the one in the movie; he refers to the movie set as "NORADs wet dream of itself."
d.
The person in the bear costume who danced on stage actually was
Judi Dench
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: WarGames (1983)?
a.
The little girl that plays young Selene is
Lily Mo Sheen
, the daughter of
Kate Beckinsale
and
Michael Sheen
.
b.
During their extensive research for the film, writers
Lawrence Lasker
and
Walter F. Parkes
made friends with many hackers and security experts. They later wrote
Sneakers
another film featuring hackers and security experts.
c.
Derek Jacobi
who plays Claudius in this film, played Hamlet in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
. He admitted that he had some difficulty with the role of Claudius as he kept thinking Hamlets lines.
Simon Russell Beale
has also played Hamlet on stage.
d.
Sean Penn
lost out to
Christopher Atkins
on the final day of auditions for the part of Richard.
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