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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blue Sunshine (1978) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Blue Sunshine (1978) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978).
About the movie:
At a party, someone goes insane and murders three women. Falsely accused of the brutal killings, Jerry is on the run...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978)?
a.
The film was shot in just five weeks.
b.
Natalie Portman
auditioned.
c.
The San Diablo aerial view is actually an aerial view of Santiago de Chile.
d.
Film debut of
Virginia Weidler
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978)?
a.
According to director Jeff Lieberman in the DVD commentary,
Jeff Goldblum
almost got the part of Dr. David Blume, but was replaced by
Robert Walden
because the director felt Goldblum and star
Zalman King
looked too much alike.
b.
When
Tim Robbins
directed his first feature film,
Bob Roberts
,
Helen Hunt
appeared in a brief cameo as a television news reporter. When Hunt made her feature directorial debut with this film, Robbins returned the favor and appears briefly as one of the interviewees on the
Bette Midler
characters talk show.
c.
The different type of psychics in the film are Movers (who can move objects with their mind), Pushers (who can control other peoples thoughts), Watchers (who can see the future), Bleeders (who emit high-pitched screams that can burst blood vessels), Sniffs (who can track people), Shifters (who can temporarily change what an object looks like to others), Wipers (who can wipe memory), Shadows (who can cloak themselves and others around them from detection) and Stitchers (who can heal or unheal people).
d.
Portions of the sound effects for the Millennium Falcons engines were recorded at an air show at the Experimental Aircraft Associations annual convention in Oshkosh, WI. In a gesture of thanks, Lucasfilm donated a model of the Falcon to the EAA Air Museum.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978)?
a.
Karroom Ben Bouih (High Priest Kafu Selim) was the night watchman of an olive orchard near the filming location. He was hired after John Huston accidentally met him, and told to come to the set the following day. After he fell asleep a few times during filming, it was discovered that he had still kept his night watchman job. Huston had to explain to him that he didnt need that job any more - the film company would pay him enough that he could sleep at night.
b.
One of the most successful films ever released by American Internation Pictures.
c.
In DVD commentary
Jeff Lieberman
said that the full moon shot that the credits of the film play over was an intensional foreshadowing of the bald-headed lunatics.
d.
Although the movie was clearly shot in Philadelphia, the actual location of the story is never clarified (much as was the case with
Se7en
). The prison in the opening scene is Holmesburg Prison located north east of Philadelphia, opened in 1895 and closed in 1996.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978)?
a.
Three of Winstons thugs have the last names Schmeichel, Sheringham and Solskjaer. This is a reference to the goalkeeper and goal scorers on Manchester Uniteds 1999 U.E.F.A. Champions League winning team. The director is a Man. U fan.
b.
Stephanies two children in the film had to be dubbed by Liebermans three year old daughter. The reason for this was the parents of both the child actors pulled them from the shoot after seeing the potentially disturbing attack scene being shot. Unfortunately the two children were taken before they could be looped for the audio.
c.
After "Today 4 U" a couple of moments were added by the actors after the director called, "Cut." They are Tom Collins (
Jesse L. Martin
) making the "whipped" gesture and sound, and Angel (
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
) hopping out of the screen when he says goodbye to Roger (
Adam Pascal
).
d.
At an estimated $22 million, its the most expensive of the View Askew films with
Clerks.
obviously being the least expensive.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978)?
a.
The moves in the chess match between the characters Emma Peel and John Steed are the same as in the match between Roy Batty and Tyrell in
Blade Runner
.
b.
The film was mostly shot in and around New York because the Coen brothers wanted to stay near their families and because
George Clooney
was working on another project in the area.
c.
The film was nearly sold as a TV movie at one point, but when the network demanded all the violence to be cut Lieberman decided to keep the film a theatrical release.
d.
The proper or common name of the fictional drug in the film, Gleemonex, is revealed to be "Duoroflouriximinimum 602" during the scene where Queen Elizabeth II approves its release.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978)?
a.
The reactions of the actors in some scenes are spontaneous. For example, when the children first enter the main factory and see the gardens, their reactions are real, it was really their first view of that particular set.
b.
Orson Welles
stated that his goal with the film was to infuriate the audience with the plot, in much the same way that
Howard Hawks
did with
The Big Sleep
. The story became even more confusing once the studio re-cut the picture.
c.
The production was unusually lucky for such a big movie filming on numerous outdoor locations in that it never rained.
d.
Stefan Gierasch
, who plays Lt. Jennings, was originally suppose to play the detective who pursues Zipkin throughout the film. Unfortunately after shooting an early scene Gierasch sustained a serious wound to his leg during an accident and
Charles Siebert
had to be brought in to fulfill the role. This is why Gierasch only briefly appears in the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978)?
a.
Before the movie was released
Cary Grant
bad been worried that he might never become a major star after all, since he was already nearly 34 at the time of filming and younger actors like
Errol Flynn
and
James Stewart
were established stars.
b.
The voice of the OMalleys parrot, who first says blue sunshine, was that of director Lieberman.
c.
During filming, a large portion of the re-enactors and military advisors were recalled to their military units in the weeks following the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001 and the later invasion of Afghanistan.
d.
According to director Herk Harvey one reel of footage for the film was unfortunately ruined during processing. Harvey said it was a long series of shots that was suppose to take place just before Mary sees the souls dancing in the ballroom. In the shots the ghouls were suppose to slowly appear from behind the rotting dock pylons out on the salt flats and slowly walk across the prairie to the ballroom, where they would begin to dance. Sadly the footage was overexposed during the processing and was lost from the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978)?
a.
The street that was used for the O Malleys neighborhood would later be the same street used for
A Nightmare on Elm Street
.
b.
The title is derived from a phrase from the poem "A Shropshire Lad" by
A.E. Housman
: "But since the man that runs away / lives to die another day". In the movie, James Bond says to Gustav Graves, "So you live to die another day," because at the start of the movie it was believed that the villain under his alternate persona had been killed.
c.
Ringling Brothers circus giant
Cardiff Giant
(aka George Auger) was contracted to play the role of Colosso, but died shortly after filming began. A nationwide publicity campaign was instituted to find a replacement. Norwegian
John Aasen
, living in Minnesota, was discovered as a result of a newspaper article about his shoe size.
d.
Derek MacKinnon who played Kenny also played ten other characters, making it eleven in total.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978)?
a.
According to director Jeff Lieberman certain punk rock bands in the early 80s would show clips of the disco-attack scene from Blue Sunshine during their performances.
b.
When some scenes were re-shot,
Claire Bloom
was unavailable, so
Charles Chaplin
s wife,
Oona Chaplin
, stood in for her. She can be seen lying in the bed through the doorway after the housemaid has told Chaplins character that his "wife" isnt eating.
c.
Merv Griffin
: As Himself, during the
The Merv Griffin Show
sequence.
d.
In the original recording for the opening song "Arabian Nights", part of the song originally went "where they cut off your ear, if they dont like your face". After the movies release Arabic Americans took offense so the line was changed to "where its flat and immense, and the heat is intense". If you listen closely, you can hear a distinct vocal change when he sings, "its barbaric, but hey, its home!"
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Blue Sunshine (1978)?
a.
Body count: 468
b.
Jack Hammer, the hardware store owner, is based on a character from a test short made early in development to test the look the filmmakers wanted. He was a director working on a scene with an actress. Screen shots of the test appear as pictures hanging in Aunt Fannys house.
c.
Originally Lieberman wrote the film to be set in New York City, but the setting was changed to Los Angeles when the films budget forced the production to be shot there.
d.
Due to lack of Lights, extra light posts were added to the park scenes.
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