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Behind the Scenes of "Alien" Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with behind-the-scenes details of the original "Alien" movie that created a whole new world for film-making, book-writing, and imagination.

A multiple-choice quiz by REfan76. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
REfan76

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
162,339

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1600

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (6/10), carpen777er (8/10), Guest 140 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was given the set-pieces and equipment used in the production of "Alien", "Aliens", "Alien 3", and "Alien: Resurrection"? Hint

Bruce Ball

Bob Eubanks

Bob Billows

Bob Burns

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Question 2 of 10

2. Rather than a derelict ship, the original script called for what to house the alien eggs? Hint

large hill

the inside of the planet

it was a derelict ship from the beginning

pyramid

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Question 3 of 10

3. There's a possibility that this movie never would've been made if "Star Wars" had never been released.

True

False

4. Dan O'Bannon had a huge problem with his script that he wrote himself into. He needed a reason for the crew not to just shoot the alien and didn't want to go into the worn out "bullets won't stop it!" thing other writers were doing. What reason did Ron Cobb suggest that he used? Hint

they had no guns

they were too shocked the first time they saw it to do anything but stare

it had acid for blood that would eat through the hull

they only saw it when it was coming to kill them

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger meet? Hint

New York

Tokyo

Albany

Paris

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Question 6 of 10

6. Veronica Cartwright, the actress who portrayed Lambert, applied for the character of Ripley. Did she think she had been casted for the part of Ripley even after she had been casted for Lambert?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Did Dan O'Bannon think that he was going to direct "Alien"?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. What convinced Fox Studios to double the budget for "Alien" from $4.2 million to $8.4 million? Hint

an impressive draft of the script by Dan O' Bannon

a series of 2x3 thumb-nails drawn by Ridley Scott

an impressive draft of the script by James Cameron

a series of paintings done by H.R. Giger

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who produced this movie? Hint

Dan O' Bannon

Alan Ladd Jr.

Sigourney Weaver

David Giler

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Question 10 of 10

10. Did Dan O' Bannon write the characters with specific genders originally?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was given the set-pieces and equipment used in the production of "Alien", "Aliens", "Alien 3", and "Alien: Resurrection"?

Answer: Bob Burns

Not only was Bob Burns given the stuff, but he was consulted a few times for a few items to be given back for another "Alien" movie and then said items were returned in better shape. The robotic Queen's head from "Aliens" was taken from him for the Queen in "Alien: Resurrection" and then returned, as well as the miniature Sulaco ship from "Aliens" (except that one was used in "Alien 3" rather than "Alien: Resurrection").

2. Rather than a derelict ship, the original script called for what to house the alien eggs?

Answer: pyramid

There were actually many illustrations of this mysterious pyramid before it was scrapped and replaced with a derelict ship.

3. There's a possibility that this movie never would've been made if "Star Wars" had never been released.

Answer: True

Fox was reluctant to go into production on a sci-fi movie like "Alien", but "Star Wars" made the genre very popular and Fox wanted to follow-up with it fast, and since "Alien" was the only script that they had they used it.

Answer: it had acid for blood that would eat through the hull

Dan O'Bannon had wrote sidearms into the script, and he knew that the first time the alien appeared it would be so puny that they wouldn't even need anything more than a peashooter to kill it. So he used Ron Shusett's suggestion and it has become one of the most notable features of the species Dan created.

5. Where did Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger meet?

Answer: Paris

H.R. Giger is the designer for all the alien aspects of the film. Anything from the derilect ship to the alien itself was based on his brilliant artwork. Dan O'Bannon is the writer for this movie and came up with many of the ideas for the life-cycle of the species and he also came up with the title as well.

Answer: Yes

She found out that she had the part of Lambert when she went to wardrobe and they told her to get her stuff for Lambert. Veronica was bothered with how weepy Lambert's character was, so the directors and producers had to convince her that Lambert was a reflection of how the audience felt.

7. Did Dan O'Bannon think that he was going to direct "Alien"?

Answer: Yes

This was a reason that he hadn't really developed the characters in the first draft of the script. He wanted to focus mostly on the alien as it was the most complicated thing in the script and leave the characters for a later draft. Ridley Scott took over direction for this film.

8. What convinced Fox Studios to double the budget for "Alien" from $4.2 million to $8.4 million?

Answer: a series of 2x3 thumb-nails drawn by Ridley Scott

While Dan O' Bannon's scripts were impressive, they weren't impressive enough for Fox to give out an extra $4.2 million. James Cameron also wrote impressively, but he wrote for the sequel to this film, "Aliens". Quite frankly, Fox Studios was against H.R. Giger's designs for the film.

9. Who produced this movie?

Answer: David Giler

Dan O' Bannon wrote the script of this film. Sigourney Weaver starred as the main character, Ripley. Alan Ladd Jr. is the President at 20th Century Fox.

10. Did Dan O' Bannon write the characters with specific genders originally?

Answer: No

They were all uni-sex names that were later changed to what you witnessed in the movie. I hope you enjoyed this quiz.

Source: Author REfan76

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