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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 'night, Mother (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 'night, Mother (1986) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: 'night, Mother (1986).
About the movie:
What would you do if someone you loved sat down with you one night and calmly told you that they were going to end their life before morning...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'night, Mother (1986)?
a.
The film was originally filmed with
Dimitri Buchowetzki
as director,
Merritt B. Gerstad
at camera, and
Ricardo Cortez
playing opposite Garbo. Producer
Irving Thalberg
was not satisfied with the completed film, so he disposed of it, and attempted reshoots with
Norman Kerry
. Even with a new director,
Edmund Goulding
, Thalberg still disliked the new footage. So Kerry was replaced with
John Gilbert
, replaced Gerstad with his favorite cameraman,
William H. Daniels
. Finally, Thalberg was satisfied.
b.
When asked by a Hollywood columnist if she was upset she didnt receive an Oscar nomination for her performance,
Anne Bancroft
quipped, "I should have gotten an Oscar just for memorizing all those lines."
c.
During Jack Sparrows monologue to the pirate council, he is heard to remark "Res ipsa loquitur", a term used frequently in the writings of the late
Hunter S. Thompson
, a close friend of
Johnny Depp
.
d.
First of four movies that paired
Betty Grable
and
Dan Dailey
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'night, Mother (1986)?
a.
Lou Taylor Pucci
,
Zooey Deschanel
and
Jena Malone
all dance the "Madison" as an homage to
Jean-Luc Godard
s
Bande à part
where
Anna Karina
,
Sami Frey
and
Claude Brasseur
dance it in a café.
b.
Yvonne Perry, the actress who plays the "theater instructor", played Rosanna Cabot on AS THE WORLD TURNS for four years. She is also a dear friend and High School classmate of director Scott Storm, who acted in all his early Super-8 Films. They call one another "D.W." and "Viv"..after D.W. Griffith and Vivien Leigh.
c.
Kathy Bates
was considered for the role of "Jessie," after playing the same role in the original Broadway production three years earlier.
d.
After this picture was completed,
Ronald Reagan
was made an honorary "Brother Rat" at Virginia Military Institute.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'night, Mother (1986)?
a.
Despite being backed by a major studio, the film had extremely limited theatrical distribution, playing at only 35 theaters in its widest release. This marketing decision may have been motivated by the films controversial storyline.
b.
Rob Zombie
s wife
Sheri Moon Zombie
voiced Suzi-X.
c.
Frank Gorshin
s last live action movie.
d.
One of the books clearly seen in the bookshop scene with Kat and Patrick is entitled: "10 Stupid Things Women Do To Mess Up Their Lives"
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'night, Mother (1986)?
a.
One of only two movies to be filmed on the University of Notre Dame campus. The other was
Rudy
.
b.
Sissy Spacek
caught the play on Broadway and told her agent shed like to star in it.
c.
Bill Shirley
and
Mary Costa
auditioned together to ensure that their voices complemented each other.
d.
Danish actor
Thure Lindhardt
had booked his first Hollywood movie part as Silas the Albino and for a long time, he was clearly the running favorite until, ultimately, he was discounted on the grounds that he "looked too young" and director
Ron Howard
decided on
Paul Bettany
. However, Lindhardt later got a significant supporting role in the following Dan Brown adaptation,
Angels & Demons
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'night, Mother (1986)?
a.
Was originally a Broadway play, written by
Marsha Norman
and directed by
Tom Moore
, both of whom returned for the movie adaptation. The production opened at the John Golden Theater on March 31, 1983, ran for 380 performances, and was nominated for four Tony Awards: Best Play, Best Actress in a Play (both
Kathy Bates
and
Anne Pitoniak
), and Best Director. Despite losing at the Tonys, the play won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was revived on Broadway in 2004.
b.
Dennis Morgan
was a contender for the lead role.
c.
Nearly all the equipment used in the production was borrowed. The director lost access to the equipment with two days left in the filming schedule, and had to find a replacement lender right away to finish the production. As it were, both assistant Directors of Photography who were supplying the equipment proved to be unpopular on set, but had to be dealt with, as the film would never have been made otherwise. The director saw fit to outfit himself with all his own equipment from then on to never be in that position again.
d.
In Jan. 1960, this film was widely shown in drive-in theaters on a double bill with
Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 'night, Mother (1986)?
a.
Filming the movie on location in the Louisiana swamps proved to be a very rough and rigorous ordeal. It was so cold and wet almost every day that many cast and crew members came down with the flu during the shoot.
b.
Ethan Terra
decided that the original animatronic puppet creature created for the final kill scene in "The Babysitter" didnt give enough impact, so the producers decided to have him re-shoot the ending with a live actor in full prosthetics.
c.
The title could be an allusion to the last line of Act III of Hamlet, when Hamlet tells his mother, "Good night, Mother." Given Hamlets suicidal tendencies, and the bloody end of the play, the line certainly has morbid overtones.
d.
In the opening scene Bowie (
Farley Granger
) has a hurt leg; later on in shooting Granger really did fall and hurt his leg.
Howard Da Silva
had to carry him to the hospital.
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