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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
About the movie:
A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?
a.
Marilyn Monroe
lobbied hard to play "Nefer," but
Darryl F. Zanuck
had earmarked the role for his then-mistress,
Bella Darvi
.
b.
For her short "Mirror People" Kathy Rose did all the drawings upside down and went from the first drawing to the last (without key poses and inbetweens).
c.
Heath Ledger
, uncertain about the role when he was first offered it, was encouraged by his then girlfriend,
Naomi Watts
, to take it, immediately after they both read the script. After reading the script, Ledger said he would have flown to Taiwan to meet with
Ang Lee
in order to be hired for the role.
d.
Billy Bob Thornton
was considered to play Freddy Krueger.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?
a.
The mouth of the White Worm (Dionin) seen in the tunnel towards the end of the movie was actually a painted over Volkswagen Beetle hood that bears an uncanny resemblance to the mouth of a snake.
b.
In the scene where Kalingas wife (
Eve Plumb
) meets Jack Spade and the kids want to watch TV after finishing their homework, the theme song to
The Brady Bunch
, in which Plumb played Jan Brady, can be heard in the background.
c.
Katie Cassidy
was last to be cast.
d.
Because
Tom Tykwer
considered the orgy scene to be a dance which needed choreographing, he turned to a dance troupe to help him put the scene together; La Fura Dels Baus. Their chief choreographer, Jurgen Muller, and his assistant Lluis Fuster were primarily responsible for the scene. 50 key players were selected from La Fura Dels Baus, who would all be clearly seen on camera. Another 100 experienced performers were also selected, who would appear in the background and at the periphery of shots. These 150 dancers combined with the 600 extras to make up the entire assembly of 750 people.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?
a.
The screenplay is credited to
Alec Coppel
and
Samuel A. Taylor
, but
Alec Coppel
didnt write a word of the final draft. He is credited for contractual reasons only.
Samuel A. Taylor
read neither
Alec Coppel
s script nor the original novel, he worked solely from
Alfred Hitchcock
s outline of the story.
b.
In
Three Little Twirps
, the Three Stooges can be seen papering over a one-sheet poster which advertises this film.
c.
Amanda Crew
auditioned for the role of Nancy Thompson.
d.
Paula Patton
was cast because director
Alexandre Aja
and producer
Grégory Levasseur
had previously considered her for their production
P2
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?
a.
Stuart Beattie
was waiting tables when he ran into a friend called
Julie Richardson
, who hed met on a UCLA Screenwriting Extension course. Richardson had become a producer on the lookout for good thriller scripts in particular. Beattie pitched her his screenplay "The Last Domino" and she liked it. Her boss
Frank Darabont
also liked it and set up a meeting with HBO. They passed on the project after Beattie submitted another draft. He then begged his agent to set up a meeting at DreamWorks where an executive called Marc Haines read the script over a weekend. The studio bought the screenplay the following week.
b.
Chapter Titles: 1. The Mystery of the Desert 2. The Fugitive 3. Jaws of Peril 4. Trapped 5. Circle of Death 6. Surrounded by Law 7. The Ghost Speaks 8. The Brink of Destruction 9. The Avalanche 10.Fury of the Desert 11.Cornered 12.Vindicated!
c.
During the filming,
Marc Jackson
had an adverse reaction to dental work and wound up with a swollen cheek. Production was shuffled to accommodate, but some facial swelling is noticeable just before the aliens steal the earthlings clothes.
d.
Originally intended to be a prequel, but the idea was dropped.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?
a.
To capture the movement of Aladdins low-cut baggy pants, animator
Glen Keane
looked at videos of rap star
M.C. Hammer
.
b.
According to
Terence Stamp
, Wyler wouldnt let
Samantha Eggar
off the set during the day. He also wouldnt allow her to eat with anyone else during the lunch break. Stamp argues Wyler knew what he was doing, as the director whispered to him one day on set, "I know this looks cruel, but were going to get a great performance out of her."
c.
Walt Disney
s distributor, RKO Radio Pictures, had qualms about releasing this 64-minute feature as a major motion picture. They tried to persuade Disney to either cut it to short-subject length, extend it to at least 70 minutes, or have it released as a B picture. Disney stood his ground, and the film was released as an A picture as Disney intended.
d.
At his audition
Kyle Gallner
impressed everyone so much that he got the role the same day.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?
a.
Was moved from its original 16th April release date to 30th April.
b.
Mickey, Noriko, and Emi appear as the three central characters in the short film "Kuroi Hitsuji" (Black Sheep).
c.
In 1998, voted #1 film of all time by the American Film Institute.
d.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?
a.
All of the business cards read "Vice President".
b.
A scene of an aerial raid on a German troop train was filmed but not used. It later turned up as part of
The Legion of the Condemned
.
c.
Pictures of horror personalities: Tony Timpone, Eric Red, Uwe Boll, Patric Luissier and more can been sees as mugshots on the Police Station wall.
d.
Around 15 different drafts of the script were written. The final film is a hybrid of 4 of them.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?
a.
The musical arrangement of "With a Little Help From My Friends" starts out being closely tied to the one used by the Beatles original 1967 studio recording, but then it segues into sounding much more like Joe Cockers radically re-orchestrated 1969 cover version of the song, which he performed at Woodstock (this was the version that was also used as the theme song to the TV show "The Wonder Years" (1988). Cocker performs on a different
Across the Universe
track, "Come Together" (with Martin Luther McCoy).
b.
Jackie Earle Haley
would often improvise his lines on the set, feeling this might help unease his other cast members if they didnt know what line he was going to say.
c.
Virtually all of the actors were chosen without auditions.
d.
The 21 August 1995 draft of the screenplay credits
Joss Whedon
and
Jeff Nathanson
as writers. Niether are credited in the final film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?
a.
Sound effects for punches landing were made by squashing melons and tomatoes. Sound effects for camera flashes going off were sounds of gunshots. The original tapes were deliberately destroyed by the sound technicians, to prevent then being used again.
b.
Penny Marshall
at first wanted
Bill Murray
to play Leonard Lowe, who was interested in the project, but she decided against it because she didnt want audiences expecting a comedy.
c.
This will be the first "Nightmare" movie that wont star
Robert Englund
as Freddy Krueger. Englund has played Freddy in every movie, including
Freddy vs. Jason
and the TV series
Freddys Nightmares
.
d.
Walter Matthau
originally was offered the role of the judge but demanded a fee of $1 million, according to
Julie Salamon
in "The Devils Candy". The producers balked at meeting his price and signed
Alan Arkin
instead for a modest $150,000.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)?
a.
The original shower head used in
Psycho
was supposed to have been used in this film as well. However, just before filming was to commence, someone stole it.
b.
When Velma is sitting in the backseat of the van and her leather outfit makes a farting noise, the line, "That was my outfit, I swear," was an ad-lib by
Linda Cardellini
.
c.
Kyle Gallner
was first to be cast.
d.
Horsts Hut in the film was actually located in the forest behind the directors house.
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