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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Damien: Omen II (1978) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Damien: Omen II (1978) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978).
About the movie:
Damien the Antichrist, now age 13, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark mystical forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978)?
a.
There had been plans to film a third Omen movie starring
Jonathan Scott-Taylor
in 1979.
b.
For its first video release, the film was graded slightly lighter as cinema audiences had complained that it was filmed so darkly that they could hardly see what was going on.
c.
The address 250 52nd Street where Rachel Dawes is killed, and where Harvey Dent brings Gordons family is a palindrome: its the same forwards as it is backwards. The way its framed with a zero in the middle and the same numbers in opposite directions on either side suggests the opposite sides of Dents favorite coin, the two sides of his face, and by extension the duality of his nature.
d.
The studio hired two additional comedians to add laughs between takes on the set.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978)?
a.
Body Count: 1) Chad (Eliot Olson): Fingers and head cut off when he skies into wire. 2) Sheriff Toney (Seth Reston): Sharp object shoved into forehead. 3) Peter Riggs (Kirk): Impaled on icicle. 4) Robyn (Holly Towne): Hanged on ski lift. 5) Christophe (Brad Hawkins): Beaten to death with shovel. 6) Skyler (Billy O): Impaled through eye with skiing stick. 7) Kimberly (Lindsey McKeon): Stabbed to death. 8) Bud (Ron Varela): Decapitated when he drives into wire. 9) Snow Blower Driver (Drake Smith): Throat cut. 10) Shelly (Candace Moon): Shot, falls into blades of snow blower.
b.
Because the role of Norman Maine is that of a has-been actor, it was rejected by
Humphrey Bogart
,
Gary Cooper
,
Marlon Brando
,
Montgomery Clift
and
Cary Grant
(who at first accepted it) before being finally accepted by
James Mason
.
c.
Filming took a total of 17 days.
d.
William Holden
was the original choice to star in the first film,
The Omen
, but turned it down as he did not want to star in a picture about the devil.
Gregory Peck
was selected as his replacement. "The Omen" went on to become a huge hit and Holden made sure he did not turn down the part in this sequel.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978)?
a.
Paul McCrane
appears in this film with
Miguel Ferrer
. McCrane would later become a regular on
ER
, opposite Ferrers cousin,
George Clooney
. Ferrer and his mother,
Rosemary Clooney
, also both made guest appearances.
b.
The school which Damien and his cousin Mark go to, Davidson Military Academy, has the same insignia as Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, WI where it was filmed. (Merged with St. Johns Military Academy in 1995 to be St. Johns Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, WI.) The academy was started by Harlan Page Davidson and the academy was sometimes referred to as Davidson Military Academy.
c.
Certain characters were written with specific actors in mind, including
Mike Martinkus
and Eric Olson as Edgar and Shaun of the Mages of Dungeon 26,
Hannah Marie Hines
as Emma of the Triple FFFs, Scottie Collins as James Finch, the organizer of the tournament, and
Ryan Grassmeyer
as Peter of the Frat Pack.
d.
No crew was available for the scene in which The Old Man walks through the labyrinth and steps over the shaking chain. With no other scene to shoot and desperate for one other person to help, Turner and Bennett enlisted William Morva, their friend from Blacksburg, who was hanging out in a coffee-shop near the filming location at the Virginia Tech Student Center. Morva had been banned from campus by the police, allegedly for trespassing in restricted areas, but the filmmakers felt him to be harmless and sneaked him onto the location. In the completed scene, it is Morva who is standing off-screen and shaking the chain (he also shows up in silhouette near the end of the film). A year later, William Morva was arrested for an attempted armed robbery, and escaped from jail by killing a security guard and a police officer (he has since been re-captured and convicted of murder). His escape attempt resulted in a lock-down of the Virginia Tech campus.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978)?
a.
When
Harvey Bernhard
had finished writing the script and was given the green light to start the production, the first person he contacted was
Jerry Goldsmith
because of the composers busy schedule. Bernhard also felt that Goldsmiths music for
The Omen
was the highest point of that movie, and that without Goldsmiths music this sequel would never be successful.
b.
The movie debut of actress
Lisa Gay Hamilton
c.
Judy Garland
was considered for the role of Mrs. Robinson
d.
In preparation for his role,
Tobey Maguire
trained for a short while before the screen test. After he got the role, he went on a strict exercise regime and a specific diet for five months.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978)?
a.
The day after
Spencer Tracy
won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in this film, an MGM publicist released a statement - without consulting Tracy first - that the actor would donate his Oscar to the real Boys Town in Nebraska. Tracy agreed to make the donation if the Academy would send him a replacement Oscar. When the replacement arrived, the engraving on the award read: "Best Actor - Dick Tracy."
b.
The camera that Peter Parker uses is a 1981 Canon New F-1 SLR, with the Canon logo blacked out.
c.
This is the second
Ben Mezrich
adaptation that is produced by
Kevin Spacey
s production company, Trigger Street. The first one was "Bringing Down the House," which became
21
.
d.
Don Taylor
replaced director
Mike Hodges
as a result of creative differences. However, the few scenes Hodges directed were kept, like the scenes at the factory and at the military school, and also the dinner where Aunt Marion shows her concern about Damien.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978)?
a.
One of the two background painters for the movie was
Thomas Kinkade
(misspelled as "Kincade"), the controversial and hyper-commercialized painter of glowing cottages and forest glades. He is also interviewed in the "Making of..." feature on the DVD and mentioned by Bakshi in his interview.
b.
The final cinema film of
Lew Ayres
.
c.
The Manticore seen in the Monte Carlo sequence was actually called Northern Cross. The $15 Million yacht was owned by Finnish businessman Jorma Lillbacka of the power machine company Finn-Power.
d.
In AMCs
Bond Girls Are Forever
,
Carey Lowell
said that she shut her eyes and flinched every time she fired the gun and had to be trained to fire with her eyes open because a CIA op would not flinch. However, she still winces a bit whenever she fires the handgun.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978)?
a.
First film of
Jerry Hall
.
b.
Bernies house at the beach was not on "Hampton Island" at all, but actually at a nature preserve in North Carolina. It was built just for this movie, with the agreement that it would be torn down right after shooting and the land returned to its pristine condition.
c.
There are a total of 16 face smashes throughout the movie.
d.
The Thorn Mansion is the Lake Forest Academy (formerly the Armour Estate) in Lake Forest, Illinois. All exteriors had to be shot in the back garden of the academy/estate because the school had erected a very modern structure in front of the old estate.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978)?
a.
Actors
Rob Steinhauser
,
Tombstone Stinton
,
Daniel Barber
,
Sean Tsaconas
,
Alex Kurnow
, and
Beth Lepley
, along with several other smaller cast members, were students or alumni of Chapman University in Orange California.
b.
Al Pacino
appeared in the film as a personal favor to director
James Foley
because he had a great time working with him on
Glengarry Glen Ross
.
c.
When casting for the role of Will Turner, it was down to
Orlando Bloom
or
Heath Ledger
.
Gore Verbinski
chose Bloom because he heard he was in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and felt he would be a more bankable choice.
d.
Film debut of
Meshach Taylor
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978)?
a.
Sonny Landham
was hired to work on this film, but on one condition: the insurance company insisted on a round-the-clock bodyguard for Landham, not to protect the actor, but to protect everyone else from the actor (who was prone to bar fights, etc.).
b.
Cyfarthas final line, "Tis a coward I am, but I will hold your coat," was added by Ford himself over the objections of screenwriter Philip Dunne.
c.
First Star Wars movie since
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
to feature an in-cockpit view of the jump to Hyperspace.
George Lucas
purposely did not use this iconic shot in any of the prequels so as not to lessen the impact of seeing it for the first time in
Star Wars
(assuming one watches the films in chronological order).
d.
The cadets at the military academy were real students at the Lake Geneva, Wisconsin military academy the film was shooting at.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Damien: Omen II (1978)?
a.
The skating scene was filmed on Catfish Lake in Eagle River, Wisconsin using local children as the skaters. The local paramedics were standing by in case any of the children fell through the ice.
b.
Wilford Brimley
and
Gene Hackman
were both asked to play Vice-Admiral Doughtey.
c.
Because of his commitment to this film,
Antonio Banderas
had to pass on working with his mentor
Pedro Almodóvar
for the sixth time on
Tacones lejanos
. The pair have not worked together since.
d.
The look of the elderly version of The Patient seen at the beginning and ending of the film is based on director
Damien Sage
s grandfather.
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