Event Horizon (film) - Quiz
Event Horizon film
  • 1. What percentage of 96 critics gave Event Horizon a positive review on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 45%
B) 54%
C) 20%
D) 36%
  • 2. What score did Metacritic assign to Event Horizon out of 100?
A) 45
B) 54
C) 35
D) 20
  • 3. What grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give to Event Horizon?
A) F
B) D+
C) B-
D) C
  • 4. How many stars did Roger Ebert give the film Event Horizon?
A) One out of four
B) Two out of four
C) Three out of four
D) Zero out of four
  • 5. Which film did Roger Ebert and Jonathan Rosenbaum highlight as a debt for Event Horizon?
A) The Shining
B) Solaris
C) Alien
D) Hellraiser
  • 6. What did Stephen Hunter describe the film as being too devoted to?
A) Character development
B) Supernatural science
C) Physics
D) Style
  • 7. What did Scott Rosenberg call the film's usage of physics jargon?
A) Solid foundation
B) Highly accurate
C) Scanty shreds
D) Scientific masterpiece
  • 8. Which film did the Austin Chronicle reviewer describe Event Horizon as?
A) The Shining in space
B) An Alien knockoff
C) A Solaris remake
D) Hellraiser II in outer space
  • 9. What adjective did The Independent use to describe the film?
A) Quiet
B) Nasty
C) Brilliant
D) Subtle
  • 10. Whose score did Barbara Shulgasser call hideous and obtrusive?
A) Kamen
B) Anderson
C) Biddle
D) Bennett
  • 11. Which actor did Stephen Hunter consider the strongest in the ensemble cast?
A) Fishburne
B) Quinlan
C) Neill
D) Jones
  • 12. What did Paul W.S. Anderson say critics failed to appreciate in the film?
A) Its sense of humor
B) Its cinematography
C) Its production design
D) Its special effects
  • 13. How many stars did Total Film rate the movie?
A) Three out of five
B) Four out of five
C) One out of five
D) Two out of five
  • 14. What did Empire magazine call the film's aesthetic?
A) Futuristic neon minimalism
B) Classic retro-horror
C) Vintage steampunk space
D) Techno-Gothic space-grunge chic
  • 15. Which film was NOT mentioned as being compared to Event Horizon?
A) 2001: A Space Odyssey
B) Seven
C) Fantastic Voyage
D) Ghostbusters
  • 16. When was Event Horizon originally slated for release?
A) Summer 1997
B) Fall 1997
C) Winter 1997
D) Spring 1998
  • 17. Which film caused Paramount to move Event Horizon to an earlier release slot?
A) Titanic
B) Cop Land
C) Star Trek
D) Air Force One
  • 18. What reason did Anderson give for his criticism of the marketing campaign?
A) The director hated the soundtrack
B) The budget was too low
C) It was rushed due to an accelerated schedule
D) The actors refused to participate
  • 19. Who suggested a poster of Jack in the containment to the gravity drive?
A) Fishburne
B) Bolt
C) Neill
D) Anderson
  • 20. How did Anderson feel about the final theatrical poster?
A) Impressed
B) Indifferent
C) Unsatisfactory
D) Confused
  • 21. To what did Anderson compare the studio's generic marketing approach?
A) 2001: A Space Odyssey
B) The Abyss
C) Star Trek
D) Alien
  • 22. Which film was mentioned as strong summer competition for Event Horizon?
A) Bean
B) Titanic
C) Men in Black
D) Air Force One
  • 23. Who wrote the novelization of the film?
A) Laurence Fishburne
B) Steven Edward McDonald
C) Sam Neill
D) Paul W.S. Anderson
  • 24. Where did the film premiere on 12 August 1997?
A) New York City, New York
B) Beverly Hills, California
C) Paris, France
D) London, England
  • 25. Who distributed the film in international markets like the United Kingdom?
A) United International Pictures
B) Warner Bros
C) Universal Pictures
D) Paramount
  • 26. Which film was ranked first at the box office when Event Horizon opened?
A) Air Force One
B) Cop Land
C) Conspiracy Theory
D) Men in Black
  • 27. What was the final total gross of the film in its American run?
A) $9.5 million
B) $47.1 million
C) $26.7 million
D) $3.6 million
  • 28. What percentage did the film fall in its second weekend?
A) 10 percent
B) 29 percent
C) 54 percent
D) 75 percent
  • 29. What was the worldwide theatrical total of the film according to BoxOffice?
A) $20.4 million
B) $47.1 million
C) $100 million
D) $26.7 million
  • 30. Which company's stock fell 5 percent in late September 1997 partly due to the film?
A) HBO
B) Paramount
C) Viacom
D) Universal
  • 31. In which country was the release delayed until 13 July 1998?
A) Australia
B) Italy
C) France
D) Spain
  • 32. How was the film's opening in the United Kingdom described by Variety?
A) Disappointing
B) A record-breaking success
C) A massive failure
D) Solid but not spectacular
  • 33. When did the HBO First Look episode about the film production air?
A) July 1997
B) June 1997
C) August 1997
D) September 1997
  • 34. What was the film's ranking in its third weekend?
A) Seventh
B) Fourth
C) Thirteenth
D) Eleventh
  • 35. Who suggested Laurence Fishburne for the role of Captain Miller?
A) Paul W.S. Anderson
B) Sam Neill
C) Gordon
D) Gary Sinise
  • 36. Which actors declined the role of Dr. William Weir before Sam Neill took it?
A) Laurence Fishburne and Sean Pertwee
B) Gary Sinise and Jeremy Irons
C) Vadim Jean and John R. Leonetti
D) Jason Isaacs and Jack Noseworthy
  • 37. What movie work made the crew want to cast Kathleen Quinlan as Peters?
A) Willow
B) Shopping
C) The Rainmaker
D) Apollo 13
  • 38. Which actor played the character Cooper?
A) Sean Pertwee
B) Richard T. Jones
C) Jason Isaacs
D) Jack Noseworthy
  • 39. In which previous film by the director did Jason Isaacs appear?
A) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
B) Mortal Kombat
C) Shopping
D) The Butcher Boy
  • 40. What film did Sean Pertwee cite as inspiration for his performance as Smith?
A) Apollo 13
B) Apocalypse Now
C) The Rainmaker
D) Willow
  • 41. Where was Event Horizon filmed in its entirety?
A) Cinecittà, Italy
B) Pinewood Studios, England
C) Fox Studios, Australia
D) Universal Studios, USA
  • 42. How long did principal photography for Event Horizon span?
A) Roughly 16 weeks
B) Roughly 10 weeks
C) Roughly 24 weeks
D) Roughly 6 weeks
  • 43. What format did cinematographer Biddle use to shoot the film?
A) Widescreen anamorphic
B) Black and white 35mm
C) Standard 16mm
D) IMAX 70mm
  • 44. What specific shade did Anderson want to achieve with the film's lighting?
A) Electric blue
B) Deep purple
C) Mistake-green
D) Blood red
  • 45. What led to the introduction of 'magnetic boots' for zero-gravity scenes?
A) The magnetic boots were a cheaper alternative to green screens
B) The original magnetic boots were donated by NASA
C) Time constraints and cast discomfort with wire work
D) The director thought wire work looked too realistic
  • 46. What caused the 'deafening noise' during filming on the 007 Stage?
A) The actors screaming for their scenes
B) Rainfall on the thin metal roof
C) The roar of the gravity drive gyroscope
D) The sound of the wind machines
  • 47. Who was hired to make the sex and rape scenes more graphic?
A) Pornographic film actors
B) Models from fashion magazines
C) Stunt performers
D) Professional dancers
  • 48. Who directed the 'bloody orgy' footage when Anderson was busy?
A) John R. Leonetti
B) Laurence Fishburne
C) Vadim Jean
D) Adrian Biddle
  • 49. When did pre-production for Event Horizon begin?
A) May 1996
B) April 1997
C) June 1996
D) May 1995
  • 50. Who was the first person hired by Anderson for the film?
A) Harry Metcalfe
B) Adrian Biddle
C) Joseph Bennett
D) Martin Hunter
  • 51. Which film did the team NOT cite as a reason for hiring Adrian Biddle?
A) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
B) Thelma & Louise
C) Aliens
D) Terminator
  • 52. Who was the editor for Event Horizon?
A) Richard Yuricich
B) Joseph Bennett
C) Martin Hunter
D) Harry Metcalfe
  • 53. Which film had Martin Hunter previously collaborated with Anderson on?
A) Shopping
B) Mortal Kombat
C) Soldier
D) Resident Evil
  • 54. Who was the production designer for Event Horizon?
A) Joseph Bennett
B) Harry Metcalfe
C) Adrian Biddle
D) Richard Yuricich
  • 55. Which film's design work helped Joseph Bennett land his role?
A) Blade Runner
B) Jude
C) Aliens
D) 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • 56. Who oversaw the ambitious set-building program?
A) Martin Hunter
B) Harry Metcalfe
C) Joseph Bennett
D) Adrian Biddle
  • 57. How were portions of the set physically shaken for turbulence sequences?
A) Hydraulics
B) Manual shaking by crew members
C) Large air fans
D) Magnetic resonance
  • 58. Who is the screenwriter that conceived the idea for Event Horizon?
A) Philip Eisner
B) Andrew Kevin Walker
C) Jeremy Bolt
D) Paul Anderson
  • 59. Which film inspired Philip Eisner to transpose a haunted-house premise into a science-fiction setting?
A) 2001: A Space Odyssey
B) The Shining
C) Alien
D) The Haunting
  • 60. Which tabletop game did Philip Eisner cite as an influence on the film?
A) Battletech
B) Star Fleet Battles
C) Warhammer 40,000
D) Dungeons & Dragons
  • 61. Which vessel was removed from the opening sequence due to budget constraints?
A) Lucky Strike
B) Lewis and Clark
C) Event Horizon
D) Golar
  • 62. What was the name of the company that produced the film, created as a respelling of Largo?
A) Golar
B) Largo Entertainment
C) Impact Pictures
D) Paramount
  • 63. In Eisner's original screenplay, what were the alien creatures described as?
A) Mechanical robots
B) Shadowy ghosts
C) Giant mollusk-like creatures
D) Tentacular humanoids
  • 64. Which director pivoted to Event Horizon after his project Soldier was postponed?
A) Stanley Kubrick
B) Ridley Scott
C) Paul Anderson
D) Robert Wise
  • 65. Who served as a script doctor to perform a major rewrite of the screenplay?
A) Paul Anderson
B) Jeremy Bolt
C) Andrew Kevin Walker
D) Philip Eisner
  • 66. What was the specific object discovered by the crew that was filmed but later cut?
A) A human skull
B) An alien weapon
C) A floating tooth
D) A cursed photograph
  • 67. What effect did Paul Anderson introduce to the ship that Bolt believed was inspired by Solaris?
A) Floating debris in zero gravity
B) The ship's computer malfunction
C) A shimmering energy field
D) Rain falling inside the ship
  • 68. What replaced conventional guns in the script to make the crew's armory seem more logical?
A) Nail guns
B) Plasma cutters
C) Stun batons
D) Laser rifles
  • 69. How long was the period from greenlight to release for Event Horizon?
A) 10 months
B) 18 months
C) 2 years
D) 8 months
  • 70. What was Dr. William G. Weir's role regarding the Event Horizon?
A) Designer
B) Pilot
C) Captain
D) Chief engineer
  • 71. Which character is the motherly emergency medical technician?
A) Starck
B) Peters
C) Emily Booth
D) Claire Weir
  • 72. Who is the navigator on the Lewis and Clark?
A) M. L. Starck
B) T. F. Cooper
C) S. J. Miller
D) F. M. Justin
  • 73. What is the job of T. F. Cooper?
A) Trauma surgeon
B) Rescue technician
C) Navigator
D) Chief engineer
  • 74. Who portrays the chief engineer F. M. Justin?
A) Jason Isaacs
B) Sean Pertwee
C) Richard T. Jones
D) Jack Noseworthy
  • 75. What is D.J.'s medical specialty?
A) Emergency medical technician
B) Trauma surgeon
C) General practitioner
D) Psychiatrist
  • 76. Which character is the high-strung pilot of the Lewis and Clark?
A) S. J. Miller
B) T. F. Cooper
C) F. M. Justin
D) W. F. "Smitty" Smith
  • 77. Who plays Dr. Weir's deceased wife, Claire Weir?
A) Joely Richardson
B) Holley Chant
C) Kathleen Quinlan
D) Emily Booth
  • 78. Who appears as Peters' son, Denny Peters?
A) Barclay Wright
B) Sean Pertwee
C) Jack Noseworthy
D) Noah Huntley
  • 79. Who is the former Goliath shipmate of Captain Miller?
A) John Kilpack
B) William G. Weir
C) T. F. Cooper
D) Edmund "Eddie" Corrick
  • 80. Who portrays the Event Horizon's original commanding officer, Captain John Kilpack?
A) Peter Marinker
B) Laurence Fishburne
C) Sam Neill
D) Paul Anderson
  • 81. Which crew member's previous ship was the Goliath?
A) William G. Weir
B) M. L. Starck
C) F. M. Justin
D) S. J. Miller
  • 82. In what year is the film Event Horizon set?
A) 2025
B) 2097
C) 1997
D) 2047
  • 83. What was the original intended destination of the Event Horizon during its maiden voyage?
A) Proxima Centauri
B) Jupiter
C) Neptune
D) Earth
  • 84. What kind of experimental drive does the Event Horizon possess?
A) A warp drive
B) An ion drive
C) A fusion drive
D) A gravity drive
  • 85. Who designed the Event Horizon spaceship?
A) Captain Miller
B) Lieutenant Starck
C) D.J.
D) Dr. Weir
  • 86. How long was the original cut of Event Horizon?
A) 110 minutes
B) 130 minutes
C) 150 minutes
D) 96 minutes
  • 87. What is the phrase 'līberāte mē' translated to by D.J.?
A) Hell awaits
B) Save me
C) Save yourself
D) Open the door
  • 88. What is the full phrase 'libera te tutemet ex inferis' translated to?
A) Escape the gravity
B) Save yourself from Hell
C) Save me from the abyss
D) Return to the fire
  • 89. What happens to the engineer, Justin, after the gravity drive activates?
A) He is pulled into a portal
B) He turns into a hallucination
C) He is killed instantly
D) He disappears without a trace
  • 90. What term did the art department use to describe the aesthetic of the Event Horizon?
A) Cyber-Gothic
B) Bio-mechanical
C) Industrial-Victorian
D) Techno-medieval
  • 91. The Event Horizon's overall structural form was designed to look like a:
A) Star
B) Circle
C) Cylinder
D) Crucifix
  • 92. Which cathedral provided design elements scanned into computers for the Event Horizon?
A) Chartres Cathedral
B) Cologne Cathedral
C) Notre-Dame Cathedral
D) St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 93. Which film provided inspiration for the design of the Lewis and Clark?
A) The Thing
B) Terminator
C) Blade Runner
D) Alien
  • 94. The gravity drive gyroscope was inspired by which object from the film Hellraiser?
A) The Hook Chain
B) The Lament Configuration
C) The Puzzle Box Door
D) The Cenobite Pillar
  • 95. Which artist's photographs were used as an influence for the film's framing and quality?
A) Ansel Adams
B) Man Ray
C) Joel-Peter Witkin
D) Cindy Sherman
  • 96. What was Richard Yuricich's preference regarding the film's visual effects?
A) Relying primarily on CGI
B) Using stop-motion animation
C) Shooting as much as possible practically
D) Digitally replacing all environments
  • 97. What was the length of the main Event Horizon model?
A) About 25 feet
B) About 15 feet
C) About 100 feet
D) About 70 feet
  • 98. The opening shot of the Daylight Station required how many revisions?
A) Only 1
B) Over 100
C) 24 or 25
D) Exactly 10
  • 99. The computer animation for the film's title sequence was inspired by which TV show?
A) The Twilight Zone
B) Star Trek
C) Blake's 7
D) Doctor Who
  • 100. What nickname did the crew give the second assembly of the film?
A) The Old Testament Cut
B) The Gore-Fest Edition
C) The Hellish Version
D) The Director's Preferred Cut
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