Question 1

What real-life experience inspired the premise of 'The Quiet Earth'?

Accepted Answer

The film is based on an American tourist's experience in 1970s New Zealand, who found Auckland completely deserted on a Sunday morning and felt like the last person on Earth.

Question 2

What hidden Tesla reference appears in the film?

Accepted Answer

Zac Hobson's phone number at the beginning is 396121, which matches the patent number for Nikola Tesla's thermal-magnetic motor.

Question 3

What time appears on the broken clock in a key scene, and why is it significant?

Accepted Answer

When Zac Hobson throws a clock at the radio, it breaks and displays 6:12, referencing the time loop in the original novel where the action begins and ends at that time.

Question 4

What personal joke is embedded in Bruno Lawrence's saxophone scene?

Accepted Answer

The scene where Zac Hobson wanders empty streets playing saxophone references Lawrence's real-life guilt after stealing and returning a saxophone when he was young.

Question 5

Which country produced its first science-fiction film with 'The Quiet Earth'?

Accepted Answer

It was the first science-fiction film ever produced in New Zealand.

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