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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Carrie (1976) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Carrie (1976) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976).
About the movie:
A mousy and abused girl with telekinetic powers gets pushed too far on one special night.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976)?
a.
Grover Clever is the only one of the three guys who didnt stage either of the kidnappings. However according to the script, police saw him dump the body double for Willard. Putting the blame on him, they put up wanted signs for Grover. Devito can be seen ripping them off telephone polls, which in fact, his character Ralph in Romancing The Stone does the same thing when in the police station in Mexico.
b.
Adrien Brody
really had braces put on his teeth for his role as Harry, rather than get fake ones put in every day. He realized this was a mistake when he realized that he couldnt get into a fight at a bar because his upper lip would be destroyed by the braces.
c.
Stephen King
based Carrie White on two girls he knew while at school, both were social outcasts from deeply religious families and both died while still in their twenties.
d.
Liam Aiken
was originally given the role of Harry, but a day later the offer was revoked when it was discovered that he wasnt British (Aiken had previously worked with director
Chris Columbus
).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976)?
a.
Came to theaters under code name "bluelight".
b.
The man sitting ringside looking straight into the camera with a rather shy smile on his face and wearing a derby hat is famed western lawman and gunfighter
William Barclay Bat Masterson
.
c.
The films original trailer, now available on the DVD, shows an alternate take of Carrie in the shower stall from the beginning, an alternate take of Carrie and Margaret kneeling on the floor in the White home, and the original voice of the little boy taunting Carrie from his bicycle (overdubbed by
Betty Buckley
in the finished film).
d.
Lloyd Corrigan
replaced
Forrester Harvey
who died prior to any of his scenes were shot. This was also
Martin Kosleck
s final role at Universal.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976)?
a.
Allen initially filmed a downbeat ending in which he was shot to death, courtesy of special effects from
A.D. Flowers
. Allens editor,
Ralph Rosenblum
(whose first work with Allen this was), convinced him to go for a lighter ending.
b.
The music played during the pub brawl on Tortuga was not composed for the movie. It is a traditional piece called "Fishers Hornpipe".
c.
Betty Buckley
s movie debut.
d.
The films original working titles were "Swamp Lord" and "Pazuzu", however when the film was purchased for distribution it was renamed "Pick-Up" as the distributors felt it would be more marketable under that title.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976)?
a.
The famous Flower Girl theme was written by
José Padilla
.
b.
This film was shot in twenty days.
c.
When
Bette Midler
takes the stage at the town Halloween Party, she says "Hello Salem, my name is Winifred. Whats yours?". This is a take-off of the famous line, "Hello world, my name is Rose, whats yours?" that is spoken by Mama Rose in the musical "Gypsy". Midler played Mama Rose in the television version,
Gypsy
, the same year this film was released.
d.
Linda Blair
auditioned for the role of Carrie but turned it down fearing being typecast.
Jill Clayburgh
also auditioned for the title role, but was passed over.
Farrah Fawcett
also auditioned for the part, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts from
Charlies Angels
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976)?
a.
The film that Tommy and Sue are watching on TV when Tommy agrees to take Carrie to the prom is
Duel at Diablo
.
b.
Columbia booked this as a double bill with
Creature with the Atom Brain
all across the US.
c.
Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolkas name is a reference to Karla Homolka who, with her husband Paul Bernardo murdered two teenage girls and her own sister.
d.
Original director of this movie and its story and co-screenwriter,
Blake Edwards
, is credited for this movies writing under the pseudonym of Sam O.Brown, something he apparently requested after leaving the film during pre-production. This nom de plumes initials are S.O.B., which perhaps suggested Edwards feeling about his involvement on this picture. These initials also form the title of another Edwards film, the earlier comedy,
S.O.B.
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976)?
a.
Dexter Fletcher
was very seriously considered for Paul.
Christopher Reeve
also auditioned.
b.
The songs "A Woman in Love", "Pet Me Poppa" and "Adelaide" were written for the screen version and were not in the original Broadway show. On Broadway, Nathan Detroit (
Frank Sinatra
) doesnt sing in the title song. That was added for the film to increase Sinatras singing part.
c.
The marching band in the beginning is The Capital Band and has a brief mention in the closing credits. The man in black is Col Charles Erwin, USMC Ret, former Assistant Conductor and solo cornet for the Presidents Marine band.
d.
The ring that
Amy Irving
wears throughout the movie was a gift to her from
Stephen King
the author of the book the film is based on.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976)?
a.
Two weeks before the end of shooting, DP
Emmanuel Lubezki
had to leave due to work commitments for the upcoming movie
The New World
. Robert Yeoman was brought in for a shot in the last half of the third act (The Wide Window). Yeoman was given a special thanks in the credits.
b.
Screenwriter
Lawrence D. Cohen
went on to collaborate with composer
Michael Gore
and lyricist
Dean Pitchford
and create "Carrie: The Musical", which debuted with the Royal Shakespeare Company, directed by
Terry Hands
and choreographed by
Debbie Allen
in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom in 1988. Later that same year, the production was transferred to Broadway, where
Betty Buckley
replaced Barbara Cook as Margaret White. The Broadway run only lasted five performances, and it is considered by many to be the most spectacular flop in Broadway history. However,
Linzi Hateley
, who played the title role in her Broadway debut, won a Theatre World Award for her performance.
c.
Yonica Babyyeah specifically demands pickles, which are
Hilary Duff
s favorite food.
d.
Based on the play "Green Grow the Lilacs" by
Lynn Riggs
, a part-Cherokee playwright born in Oklahoma.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976)?
a.
Bernard Herrmann
, who had been nominated for an Oscar for the music to De Palmas previous film
Obsession
, was slated to compose this score but passed away the December before the film was completed.
b.
Based on actual atrocities at Corcoran State Prison.
c.
J. Clifford Forrest Jr.
and
Ingeborg Forrest
, parents of
Christine Forrest
and
Cliff Forrest
, make appearances as zombies in the film.
d.
On the TV at Camp David, a short clip from
North
, also directed by
Rob Reiner
, is seen.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976)?
a.
The bio on the back of Alexs first book reads, "Alex Sheldon has worked for many years in the Boston area. He is currently not married and lives very much alone."
b.
Final film of
Henry Wilcoxon
.
c.
(10 December 2006) Carrie White (
Sissy Spacek
) and Tommy Ross (
William Katt
) love story inspired
Sergi Rubió
s Madison Class of 64 (2006)
d.
The classroom used in the opening scene where Chris Ostreicher (
Chris Klein
} and Steve Stifler (
Seann William Scott
) are getting ready to take a final exam is the same one used in
Old School
when Frank Ricard (
Will Ferrell
) is getting beaten up by Dean "Cheese" Gordon Pritchard (
Jeremy Piven
).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Carrie (1976)?
a.
F.M. stands for Freak Magnet.
b.
Based on the true story of Bernard Boursicot, a clerk working for the French Embassy in Beijing, and Shi Pei Pu, a Chinese opera singer, who told Boursicot that he was a woman pretending to be a man.
c.
The character of Hollywood mogul Jack Woltzs was patterned after Warner Bros. chief
Jack L. Warner
. His personality was based on MGM head
Louis B. Mayer
, who was a great racing aficionado and owned a racing stable. Mayer abandoned the sport, reportedly after his son-in-law
William Goetz
, who was his partner in the stable, got involved with the Mafia and fixed a race Mayers horse was the favorite to win.
d.
(8 February 2007) Carrie White (
Sissy Spacek
) and Tommy Ross (
William Katt
) love story inspired
Sergi Rubió
s Laia Laiona (2007)
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