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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cape Fear (1991) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cape Fear (1991) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991).
About the movie:
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a 14 year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991)?
a.
The first release by Metro Pictures Corporation.
b.
Charles Chaplin
originally intended to call the film "The Dictator", but received notice from Paramount Pictures that they would charge him $25,000 for use of the title-they owned the rights to an unrelated novel by
Richard Harding Davis
. Chaplin balked at the conditions and inserted "Great" into the title. (In France the film is known as "Le Dictateur" and in Finland as "Diktaattori" .)
c.
The auditorium scene was originally scripted as a chase scene, but Scorsese wanted it to be a seduction.
d.
The judges for the Best Kept Village competition near the end of the film are played by
Peter Wild
and the mothers of
Edgar Wright
and
Simon Pegg
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991)?
a.
The role of "Mary Dark" was originally to have been played by
Gloria Vanderbilt
, but she was replaced by
Phyllis Kirk
.
b.
Director John Cromwell often played uncredited cameos in his films. In this one, hes the sad-faced doughboy at the settlement party; there are three good shots of him looking piningly at Irene Dunne.
c.
Veteran screenwriter
Alvin Sargent
- 73 at the time the film was made - was brought in to perform a script polish as a personal favor for his friend, producer
Laura Ziskin
.
d.
Gregory Peck
, who starred in
Cape Fear
, appears as Cadys lawyer.
Robert Mitchum
played Max Cady in the 1962 version, and appears as Lieutenant Elgart.
Martin Balsam
played Mark Dutton in the 1962 version and the judge in this version.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991)?
a.
Lucas Black
turned down a part in this movie as they wanted him to change his accent.
b.
Steven Spielberg
was originally set to direct. He later recommended
Martin Scorsese
for the job and personally called the director, letting him know that this was a commercial film that had potential to be a hit, which would exercise more power for Scorcese to make his films.
c.
The shot of the team approaching the top of the pyramid, with their flashlights, taken from inside it references the shot of the of the Nostromos expedition team walking up to the entrance of the derelict.
d.
A more expensive remake of a feature-length amateur movie that
Steve Wang
worked on with several friends in the early 1980s.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991)?
a.
This movie was first theatrically released about three years prior to the Camp David agreements.
b.
For the first time in Scorseses career, he allowed the screenwriter,
Wesley Strick
, on the set during filming.
c.
The visit to the Norfolk coast (east coast of England) from the Cottages is filmed in the North Somerset towns of Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare, on the opposite side of England to the west.
d.
WON: Best Screenplay award to John C. Lyons at the Directors Chair Film Festival (2009)
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991)?
a.
De Niro was tattooed with vegetable dyes, which fade after a few months.
b.
The movie, set in Vermont, was shot primarily in a seaside town in Massachusetts.
c.
In a book that Jack is browsing through, it clearly shows the name "Clarice Starling", a character from
The Silence of the Lambs
.
d.
When Jim is shaving his privates its
Eddie Kaye Thomas
s feet in the shot and not Jason Biggss.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991)?
a.
The climactic scene out in the swamp was filmed in John U. Lloyd State Park, in the middle of a mangrove swamp. A tropical depression set over the set for four days, so the film crew had to wait for the storm to stop, so that they could make their own rain.
b.
Most of the cast and crew, including
Will Smith
, were unpleasantly surprised to suffer severe sunburn on their legs during the filming in Utah of the Grand Canyon duel/crash scenes.
c.
Sean Penn
was so insulted by his portrayal in the film that he wrote an angry letter to
Matt Stone
and
Trey Parker
with the closing "a sincere fuck you, Sean Penn".
d.
The Indian Chief played by
Mel Brooks
speaks Yiddish. He says: "Blacks!" "Dont be crazy!" "Let them go!" "Have you ever seen in your life?!"
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991)?
a.
Prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "Raccoon City" - which is the name of the city featured in many of the video games.
b.
The scene in the high school auditorium was totally ad-libbed by
Robert De Niro
and
Juliette Lewis
, and done on the first take.
c.
The concept of the smoking boots remaining after the Chevy Malibus trunk disintegrates the Police Officer and Archie was lifted directly from
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
, which was co-written by Repo Mans executive producer
Michael Nesmith
d.
Stacey Dash
played an 18 year old, despite actually being almost twice as old as that - 35 years old - at the time.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991)?
a.
De Niro researched sexual predator crimes for the part and suggested the scene where his character bites the victim.
b.
Harris character is based on actual mountain man Hugh Glass. One of the two men left behind to await Glass death was a very young Jim Bridger.
c.
The 105 freeway in California had recently been completed, but not opened at the time of production. The filmmakers were given all the time they needed to complete the freeway scenes without the hassle of closing down an operating major freeway.
d.
Dylan Vox confusingly played a character named Colin (with one L) in his TV series "The Lair" and in "Homewrecker" Bruce L. Hart plays a character named Collin. Because of this the producers almost changed the character name of Collin in "Homewrecker" to Jason.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991)?
a.
Antonio Banderas
couldnt speak English when this movie was filmed, and thus performed all his lines phonetically.
Armand Assante
couldnt speak Spanish and thus performed all his lines phonetically.
b.
Lord Zedds Palace was built inside the Commemorative Pavilion on the Sydney Showgrounds, where filming took place between September 15 1994 and the set was destroyed on December 22 1994.
c.
Just like in
Blazing Saddles
,
Richard Pryor
was originally cast but had to pull out of the picture. His part eventually was taken by
Gregory Hines
(in his screen debut). Just before filming was to begin, Pryor had his infamous drug-related accident, catching fire and getting severely burnt.
d.
Robert De Niro
paid a dentist $5,000 to make his teeth look suitably bad for the role of Max Cady. After filming, he paid $20,000 to have them fixed.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cape Fear (1991)?
a.
Reese Witherspoon
studied with a Matabele tribe in Africa to perfect the Bushman language her character uses in the film.
b.
In the novel, Lone Watie is identified as the nephew of General Stand Watie, a Cherokee from Indian Territory, who was the last Confederate general to surrender at the end of the U.S. Civil War.
c.
De Niro did a lot of working out several months before the movie and during the shoot to make him the muscular Max Cady, reportedly taking his body fat down to only 3%.
d.
The producers were lukewarm about casting Nick Nolte at first, instead preferring the more bankable
Kris Kristofferson
. Karel Reisz fought to get Nolte on board, having been impressed by seeing him in action on
Rich Man, Poor Man
.
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