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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blood Hook (1986) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blood Hook (1986) Quiz
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About the movie:
During a local fishing contest, people are being mysteriously dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook. After a sufficient number of deaths, the killer is finally revealed.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blood Hook (1986)?
a.
To create the effect of the sandstorms, in the narrated desert sequence, as Moses left Egypt and headed to Midian, (unknown, to him),
Cecil B. DeMille
used the engine blast from tied-down Egyptian air force planes.
b.
Twice while the Ruptured Duck is flying over Japan the crew spots Japanese fighter planes and tenses for an attack, but both times the fighters ignore them. This is factual. In an unbelievable coincidence, the Japanese had planned a major air raid drill for the same time in Tokyo, and the fighters thought the American B-25s were part of the drill until the bombs started exploding. Also, according to the book upon which the movie is based the planes crews were told prior to the mission that there was a slight chance that the Japanese would not recognize them and react because the Japanese air force had a bomber very similar to the B-25.
c.
The original play called "Katzenzungen" was written by
Ladislas Fodor
using the pseudonym W. George Selous. It was adapted into English by
Bernard Merivale
, with additional dialogue by
Jeffrey Dell
, and produced in London under the title "Blondie White."
d.
Shot in six weeks.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blood Hook (1986)?
a.
Director
Roberto Rossellini
worked with no written screenplay but a handful of personal notes.
b.
The films original title was "Muskie Madness", in fact many of the cast and crew still refer to the film by that title. However when Troma picked it up for distribution they didnt think people would know what a muskie was so the title was changed to the more generic "Blood Hook".
c.
David Lean
was initially opposed to the idea of
Alec Guinness
playing Colonel Nicholson. He felt that Guinness lacked the "size" that the role required. But
Sam Spiegel
was keen on hiring the actor. Spiegel invited Alec Guinness to dinner, hoping to entice him to take the part. At the start of the meal, Guinness was emphatic that he would not play the role. By the end of the evening, the two men were discussing what sort of wig Guinness would wear. Such were the persuasive powers of Sam Speigel.
d.
The scene in which the ball bounces off of Mickey Harts head is based on the famous incident in which the same thing happened to Texas Rangers outfielder
Jose Canseco
. Afterward, when Billy and Mickey are talking in the clubhouse, Mickey jokes "Itll probably end up on ESPN." In fact, Cansecos incident became blooper reel fodder for ESPN for the remainder of that year.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blood Hook (1986)?
a.
In an interview with key grip Kevin Murphy he recalled that for the films premier in Minneapolis, MN the crew built a boat dock outside the theater that the audience would cross as they entered.
b.
For his work on this film, production designer
J. Michael Riva
drew inspiration from the "beauty" and "lyricism" of the films
Le scaphandre et le papillon
and
Les choses de la vie
.
c.
According to
Glen Keane
, the movies visual style (a three-dimensional painting) was greatly inspired by the Romantic painting "The Swing", by the French rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard: "A fairy tale world has to feel romantic and lush, very painterly." For a clear idea of what was intended, the animators duplicated the picture in 3D to achieve a shot containing depth and dimensions.
d.
A total of 10 people won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Color) for the film (7 art directors, 3 set decorators); this is the highest number of persons sharing a single award in an annual category. (In 1988 and again in 2006, a Scientific and Technical Award, which is not necessarily given each year, was shared by 12 individuals.)
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blood Hook (1986)?
a.
Chuck Pfarrer
explained in an interview that the comic book was based on the script that he wrote in the early-90s. Because of the special effects that the script called for, it was impossible to make the script into a movie at that time, and he handed it to Dark Horse Comics who published it in 1995. Several years later, when special effects technology had caught up, Pfarrer revised the original script.
b.
After the release of this film, Louis Tully, who has become the Ghostbusters accountant, was added into
The Real Ghost Busters
cartoon series. Also, there was an episode in which the "mood slime" was used.
c.
Joey Marshall was the only Marshall family member who did not appear in this movie.
d.
Co-writer John Galligan cameos as an emcee at the muskie madness festival.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blood Hook (1986)?
a.
At 90 minutes long, this has the shortest running time of any film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
b.
The last time Jack meets Mathilde they get interrupted by the countryside equivalent for a streetcar, which running kids get off. It has "desiderio" painted on the left side. In Italian "desiderio" means "desire".
c.
The community of Hayward, Wisconsin, where this film is set, actually does exist. The giant fiberglass muskie featured in this film is a local landmark.
d.
Dennis Hopper
conceived the film in the mid-60s and wanted
Montgomery Clift
for the part of Kansas. But Clift died well before production actually began and Hopper cast himself in the role, prompting BBS Productions to drop the project (it was ultimately produced by a division of Universal).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blood Hook (1986)?
a.
The original cut delivered to United Artists was longer, featuring Kim Hunter in the role of Jennifers mother. This cut was ruled too arty (i.e. disastrous in the eyes of studio barons) so the film was re-cut to 90 minutes. Kim Hunters role was completely cut.
b.
Fox 2000 Pictures executive
Raymond Bongiovanni
, who died shortly before the project was green-lit, first discovered the book whilst still in galleys. Prior to his death, Bongiovanni worked tirelessly to get the project off the ground, and in his obituary, it said that his last wish was that the novel be made into a film.
c.
Special Effects Supervisor,
Tom Savini
, performed the arrow shot that narrowly misses Brenda when shes setting up the archery target.
d.
Director Jim Mallon makes a brief cameo as a local speaking to the sheriff.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blood Hook (1986)?
a.
Most of the cast has never appeared in another film.
b.
After a poor take, director
Herbert Ross
reprimanded
Dolly Parton
and asked her if she could act. She replied "No, but its your job to make me look like I can!"
c.
Reportedly, the
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Estate sued the production of this "erotic and sensual" new version of a Tarzan movie. Burroughs was the author of the Tarzan novel. The case was lost but another litigation took place from the estate in regards to the prevention of the film being released. This case was lost too. However, apparently the estate was successful in having removed three minutes of footage deleted from the released version.
d.
The title is a reference to
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
s "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" but the movie was premiered and initially released as "Driven To Guilt" after a majority vote of the producers decided that
Neal J. Gauger
s original title was too obscure a reference. Subsequent releases have the title of "The Albatross," as per
Neal J. Gauger
s idea.
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