SciFi Movie Trivia

[Boris_Badenov]

What odd trivia can you dig up?<br /><br />In the movie "Serenity" the key phrase, that Dr. Simon Tam uttered to put River to sleep, "Ñто курам на Ñмех" ("eto kuram na smekh") in Russian means literally "this is for hens to laugh at," meaning "this is very ridiculous." <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>

 

[jmilsom]

From imdb Link<br /><br />In case you've ever wondered. In the Sci Fi classic Blade Runner from 1982,<br /><br />"In the strange Japanese advertisement shown on the side of the blimp, in which a Geisha-like woman is swallowing a pill, the loud speakers play a line from a Japanese Noh play, saying "Iri Hi Katamuku," literally "the setting sun sinks down."<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[yevaud]

In Classic ST, the engine noises were the recorded sounds of an air-conditioner played backwards.<br /><br />The energy-gun sounds from Star Wars is the slowed-down, recorded sound of a wrench hitting a support cable for a 1,000 plus foot radio tower. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[weeman]

In 'Jurrasic Park', The roar of the T-Rex is actually the sound from the aircraft simulator at NASA Langley Research Center. The sound comes from the massive hydrolics underneath the simulator itself. <br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Techies: We do it in the dark. </font></strong></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>"Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.</strong><strong>" -Albert Einstein </strong></font></p> </div>

 

[pirated]

Godzilla's roar was made by dragging a resin-coated leather glove up and down a contra-bass and having the subsequent recording slowed down significantly.<br /><br />link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>Peace. </p><p><font color="#33cccc">-------------------------------------------------------------------</font> <strong><font color="#993300">I'm a Rock!</font></strong></p><p><font color="#33cccc">Little Johnny was a scientist. Little Johnny is no more. For what he thought was H2O was H2SO4.</font></p> </div>

 

[weeman]

In 'House of Wax' you get to see Paris Hilton get speared through the head!<br /><br />That's not really trivia, just go and watch it, it's awesome! It makes the movie worth renting <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Techies: We do it in the dark. </font></strong></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>"Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.</strong><strong>" -Albert Einstein </strong></font></p> </div>

 

[yevaud]

True enough: a living, breathing, walking example of a point-particle. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[weeman]

Bwahahaha!!<br /><br />Very true! <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Techies: We do it in the dark. </font></strong></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>"Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.</strong><strong>" -Albert Einstein </strong></font></p> </div>

 

[Boris_Badenov]

Martin Landau was originally offered the role of Spock, but declined. Later, Leonard Nimoy, who did accept the part, took over the role of the disguise-expert on Mission: Impossible when Landau left that show. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>

 

[Boris_Badenov]

Scotty lost his right middle finger during WWII. Most of his scenes are shot to hide it. In scenes with a close-up view of Scotty's hands (operating the transporter for example) someone else's hands were always used. However, it is noticeable on a few rare occasions. The most obvious example is "The Trouble With Tribbles" when Scotty comes into the Rec Room with his arms filled with Tribbles. Take a close look at his hands. You can clearly see he's missing a finger.<br /> link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>

 

[Boris_Badenov]

The original 1954 movie Godzilla was produced in Japan entirely in Japanese. This version we all know and love stars a young Raymond Burr (before he became Perry Mason or Ironside). <br />However, the original Japanese version did not include Burr’s character; Burr was added later for the American audience. Only his lips (and those of other actors in his specific scenes) actually mouth English; all other actors in the movie were speaking Japanese. <br />There is never a scene with Burr AND the other major actors together, as his role was spliced in later. Nor is Burr ever shown with Godzilla in the same scene. <br />And Burr’s character was named ... Steve Martin, one wild and crazy guy. <br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>

 

[Boris_Badenov]

Forbidden Planet was loosely based on Shakespeare's 1611 play The Tempest.<br /><br /><br /><br />Forbidden Planet<br /><br />set on a remote planet, Altair 4<br /><br />the main character Morbius is a super-intelligent scientist (philologist) from Earth, living alone with his daughter Alta<br /><br />Robby the Robot<br /><br />the (unnamed) "monster from the id," originally conjured by the lost Krell civilization<br /><br />arrival of the Earth crew in their space ship<br /><br />the Earth crew captain falls in love with the daughter<br /><br /><br /><br />The Tempest<br /><br />set on an island in the Meditteranean Sea<br /><br />the main character Prosporo is a magician from Milan, living in exile with his daughter Miranda<br /><br />the tamed spirit Ariel<br /><br />the beast Caliban, original ruler of the island<br /><br />arrival of shipwrecked dignitaries from Milan<br /><br />one of the dignitaries falls in love with the daughter <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>

 

[yevaud]

Why not?<br /><br />After all, even such as Star Wars is really an amalgam of traditional stories and mythology. A "Space Opera." <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[Boris_Badenov]

At one point, George Lucas planned for the character of Luke Skywalker, along with his aunt and uncle, to be midgets.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>

 

[yevaud]

<img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /><br /><br />*Huge Guffaw, picturing this in my mind* <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[Boris_Badenov]

The weapons the stormtroopers (in Star Wars) used were essentially the Sterling L2A3 9mm SMG (sub-machine gun) a military weapon developed in the late 1940s in the UK and adopted by the British and Canadian Armies in the 1950s. The curved left entry side mounted magazine was removed. And that was as much as it was modified for the film. The longer sandtrooper weapon was the MG-34 machine gun from Germany.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>

 

[yevaud]

Interesting, as I am quite a student of WWII. Thank you for the trivia. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[etavaunt]

The Sterling was one of the Aussie "Go it alone" impulses, I forget which gun they developed rather than buy the Sterling, but our army brought some of both.<br /><br />I know a guy with a class C licence here, and he has a working semi auto Sterling, people are not allowed to own working full auto weapons in NZ. I handled it, it really is a compact and effcient design.<br /><br />I didn't know about the Starwars connection, i will have to tell him , he isn't a geek, probably never seen SW.

 

[jsmoody]

<font color="yellow">"Scotty lost his right middle finger during WWII"</font><br /><br />Wow! That must have limitied his ability to communicate....<img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> No amount of belief makes something a fact" - James Randi </div>