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[KRYPTON INC.]

This one's a doozy. During pre-production on the original PLANET OF THE APES film Heston shot a mini scene with another actor playing Dr. Zaius in full make-up as a test of how well the ape prosthetics and costuming would look. What legendary old Hollywood actor that Heston had worked with before, and would again before the actors death, played the ape scientist in the screen test?

 

[Duke]

This one's a doozy. During pre-production on the original PLANET OF THE APES film Heston shot a mini scene with another actor playing Dr. Zaius in full make-up as a test of how well the ape prosthetics and costuming would look. What legendary old Hollywood actor that Heston had worked with before, and would again before the actors death, played the ape scientist in the screen test?

Edward G. Robinson?

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Edward G. Robinson?

And so, the only leader of G.I. JOE that I recognize shows why they pay him the big bucks! Yes sir, you are correct. Did you know this proper or was it a stab in the dark Sarge?

 

[Duke]

And so, the only leader of G.I. JOE that I recognize shows why they pay him the big bucks! Yes sir, you are correct. Did you know this proper or was it a stab in the dark Sarge?

Well, I used a bit of logic. Since Edward G. Robinson had worked with Heston before on the Ten Commandments & then after the Apes series in Soylent Green, which was Robinson's last movie.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Well however you got it done, kudos. Try and see if you can track that footage down. It's interesting to me because you can see the production design and tone that they eventually settled on in it's infancy. Also, none of the dialog they speak is from the screenplay.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

What classic play was the sci fi film FORBIDDEN PLANET based upon?

What is NEWT from ALIENS real first name?

What are the names of Doc Brown's two dogs from the BACK TO THE FUTURE trilogy?

 

[KevanG]

Newt is Rebecca.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Yep. You got it. Did that young actress ever go on to do anything else of note?

 

[KevanG]

Not that I know of. I saw some of them special features for Aliens and it was 15 years or so afterwards and I'm pretty sure that was it.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Shame. I thought she held her own in a cast with some true greats in it.

 

[KevanG]

Pulled up IMDB and it was Aliens and some interviews about Aliens.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

Who are the first three family/friends to learn of Chuck Bartowskis CIA life, in order.

1. ?
2. ?
3. ?

What classic play was the sci fi film FORBIDDEN PLANET based upon?

What is NEWT from ALIENS real first name?

What are the names of Doc Brown's two dogs from the BACK TO THE FUTURE trilogy?

Einstein & Capernicus.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

That's a bingo!!!

 

[Duke]

What classic play was the sci fi film FORBIDDEN PLANET based upon?

What is NEWT from ALIENS real first name?

What are the names of Doc Brown's two dogs from the BACK TO THE FUTURE trilogy?

Einstein & Copernicus

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Duke gets extra points for spelling.

 

[Breogan]

Pubert!

 

[Breogan]

What classic play was the sci fi film FORBIDDEN PLANET based upon?

The Tempest.

Could never decide was Robby the Robot more Caliban or Ariel. Maybe a bit of amalgamation of the two?

 

[Spider-Aziz]

What is Donald Duck shown to mostly do when they take his shirt off?

 

[Breogan]

What is Donald Duck shown to mostly do when they take his shirt off?

Cover the rest?

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I was hoping you'd say "cover his junk"
The image is an added bonus

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I missed that this had been bumped so recently.

Okay...

Leonard Nimoy has said that the Vulcan salute was based on the hand movements he witnessed as a child. What was it he was observing?

In the comics by Larry Hama, Destro was of what national origin?

How was Jim Corrigan, THE SPECTRE, originally killed?

 

[Duke]

I missed that this had been bumped so recently.

Okay...

Leonard Nimoy has said that the Vulcan salute was based on the hand movements he witnessed as a child. What was it he was observing?

In the comics by Larry Hama, Destro was of what national origin?

How was Jim Corrigan, THE SPECTRE, originally killed?

Scottish.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Somehow I knew you'd get this right Duke. Yep, ole metal head was indeed a Scot.

 

[Duke]

Somehow I knew you'd get this right Duke. Yep, ole metal head was indeed a Scot.

But of course, he's a sworn enemy of G.I.Joe & I have an extensive file on ol' Chrome Dome.

 

[Fallen Angel]

The Spectre was murdered old man by a cop.