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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Waterworld (1995) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Waterworld (1995) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995).
About the movie:
In a future where the polar ice caps have melted and most of Earth is underwater, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995)?
a.
The groundhog that pops up after Simbas pouncing lesson (the song "Morning Report" in the special edition) was originally going to be a naked mole rat, but the animators couldnt get him to look right. One of the directors said, "We wouldve lost our G rating!"
b.
According to
Clint Eastwood
biographer Marc Eliot the addition of a black partner Early Smith was a "conscious attempt by Warner to ameliorate the outrage that the punk in the Do you feel lucky? scene (in Dirty Harry) was black."
c.
When the scenes were shot for the chickie run aftermath when the teenagers ran to the edge of the cliff to look down; they witnessed what looked like the sun rising and exploding.
Steffi Sidney
, who played Mil, would later comment that it looked like an atomic bomb went off, and it was. What they witnessed was "Zucchini", the 14th and final thermonuclear bomb (weighing 28 kilotons) launched for Operation Teapot.
d.
The four-machine gun chassis in the atoll assault scene is called a Maxon Mount. It is comprised of four .50 caliber Browning machine guns and was used as an anti-aircraft battery during World War II. It also came in a two gun mount which was used upto & in the Vietnam War as a Point Defense Weapon.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995)?
a.
According to the commentary,
Lisa Kudrow
did her own stunt when her characters car goes through the glass at the station (although it didnt look that dangerous anyway).
b.
The abbey towards the end of the film was originally a royal hunting lodge belonging to the Maharana of Mewar in the Rajput era. It is located in Udaipur. To redecorate it, production designer
Mark Friedberg
was inspired by
Michael Powell
s
Black Narcissus
which takes place in an abbey in the Himalayas.
c.
The movie poster for The Comic Book Lady features original art by Spain Rodriguez.
d.
Stunt coordinator
Norman Howell
got hit with compression sickness during filming of an underwater scene and was rushed to a hospital in Honolulu via helicopter. He recovered fairly quickly from the potentially life-threatening sickness and returned to the set a couple days later.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995)?
a.
After the novels release and the subsequent purchase of rights to the book,
Peter Sellers
successfully lobbied for the lead role by sending a telegram to author
Jerzy Kosinski
with the message "Gardener available for work". It was during casting and after the success of the later Pink Panther movies that Sellers was the only choice for the lead role.
b.
The picture on the wall that Deacon refers as "Old Saint Joe" is actually Joseph Hazelwood, infamous captain who crashed the Exxon Valdez oil tanker into the Alaskan landscape, negligently discharging millions of gallons of crude oil. The base of the Smokers is the Exxon Valdez, as evident when it sinks. The stern rises and the word "Valdez" is visible. The real Exxon Valdez was repaired and renamed the Sea River Mediterranean. It is used to haul oil across the Atlantic.
c.
The production had trouble finding enough studio space as major productions like
Titanic
,
Starship Troopers
and
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
were all taking up most of the available studio space in Hollywood.
d.
The film was shot in July and August of 2005 in Southern Louisiana, and wrapped up only a week before Hurricane Katrina hit the area; the cast and crew narrowly escaped the disaster by only a few days.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995)?
a.
The top grossing film of 1961.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Janaury 19, 1953 with
Dan Riss
and
Stacy Harris
reprising their film roles.
c.
It is rumored that director
Kevin Reynolds
and
Kevin Costner
had a huge squabble over the film, resulting in Reynolds walking off the project and left Costner to finish it. Reynolds was quoted as saying that "Kevin should only star in movies he directs. That way he can work with his favorite actor and favorite director".
d.
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
s film debut.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995)?
a.
Anna Paquin
was the first choice to play Enola.
b.
Derek Zoolanders "Blue Steel" look evolved from
Christine Taylor
ribbing her husband
Ben Stiller
about the way he combs his hair in front of a mirror in real life.
c.
This sequel has been said to have applied retroactive continuity changes to the original film of
The Sting
.
d.
Both
Jodie Markell
and
Sean Runnette
were in the play, also directed by
Richard Caliban
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995)?
a.
Gary Cole
s line is dubbed over with another actors voice.
b.
Initial screenings ended with the closing credits line "Americas war on terror had begun." This was replaced in the release version with "Dedicated to the memory of all those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001."
c.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies".
d.
If the icecaps melted, the oceans would only rise a few hundred feet; not enough to flood civilization into a floating oblivion.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995)?
a.
When
Paul Thomas Anderson
approached
George C. Scott
about playing the role of Earl Partridge, Scott threw the script across the room, saying "This is the worst fucking thing Ive ever read. The language is terrible."
b.
The sunken city visited by the Mariner and guest is actually a digitally edited Denver, Colorado. The "Norwest Building" (roughly shaped like a cash register) can be seen in one shot.
c.
The first horror film to be shot in New Zealand.
d.
The dolls that
Emma Thompson
holds up are Ken dolls dressed in drag.
Richard Curtis
just asked the prop people to take Ken and put him in dresses.
Emma Thompson
had such a difficult time with the scene, saying she just could not lift the dolls knowing that they were Ken in drag, but in the end she gave in and shot the scene.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995)?
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.
The "Grand Steeplechase" sequence at the end had to be shot twice. Both times a crew member persuaded
Chico Marx
to gamble on it and not only to bet on the outcome of a rigged non-race, but to bet on a horse other than the one scripted to win. Chico, all his life an avid gambler, could offer as excuse only, "The odds were 20 to one."
c.
Garry Marshall
confessed that nearly all the film crew had a go on the firemans pole.
d.
Dick Lowry
: This movies director as a Sand Dumper.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995)?
a.
Actor
David Lago
says "Im Puck" to the Doctor in his
Christopher Walken
voice, a direct homage to Laagos infamous and misunderstood 2005 Emmy speech, which was Walkens "two mice" monologue from
Catch Me If You Can
.
b.
George Harveys death was originally left to the imagination after he falls off the cliff, numerous test audiences wanted to see a more brutal ending for the character so a last minute re-shoot was added which shows him violently tumbling down the cliff side.
c.
As the film needed to take place during summer, the small town of Murphys, California, was substituted for shooting instead of on location in Connecticut.
d.
Joss Whedon
flew out to the set to do last minute rewrites on the script. He later described it as "seven weeks of hell".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Waterworld (1995)?
a.
The movie was placed on the Catholic Churchs "condemned list."
b.
It is believed that a lot of the film was improvised. This is not true. While there was some improvisation, most of the dialogue in the film was scripted. The director hired a lot of newcomers and non-actors to mix in with the seasoned actors to give the feel of actual people who had a camera thrown in their face.
c.
Prior to
Titanic
, this was the most expensive movie ever produced.
d.
This films opening preamble states: "The Russian-German Front 1944."
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