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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dance of the Vampires (1967) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dance of the Vampires (1967) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dance of the Vampires (1967).
About the movie:
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dance of the Vampires (1967)?
a.
In the memorable
Spencer Tracy
-
Katharine Hepburn
massage scene, a radio plays
Frank Sinatra
singing
Cole Porter
s "Farewell, Amanda," a gift to Amanda Bonner (played by Hepburn) from her songwriter-neighbor, Kip Lurie (played by
David Wayne
) who, earlier in the picture, had crooned the ditty, accompanying himself on the Bonners piano. While Adam Bonner (played by Tracy) is massaging his wife, he abruptly shuts off the radio. Sinatra is again heard when a record is accidentally started in a later scene. This prerecording of "Farewell, Amanda" is lost.
b.
According to
David Niven
, this film was to have been called "It Aint No Sin" and, as a publicity stunt, 40 parrots were trained to repeat "it aint no sin." Then the Hays Office made the studio change the title.
c.
For the ballroom scene (when the music stops and only three people are visible in a huge mirror despite of a few dozen vampires in the room)
Roman Polanski
had the room completely copied behind a fake mirror with three doubles acting as the human protagonists.
d.
The character of Tommy Johnson is based on famed blues guitarist of the same name who, according to folk legend, sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads in exchange for his prodigious talent.
Robert Johnson
, another bluesman and a contemporary of Tommys (but no relation), borrowed the legend and wrote a song about it (and so the soul-selling legend was subsequently, wrongly, attributed to Robert Johnson).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dance of the Vampires (1967)?
a.
Filmed in a little over a week with hours ranging from 10-15 a day.
b.
The computer seen in the film was the payroll computer at the studio.
c.
The original format of the film was to be spherical widescreen. However, at the early stages of production the format was changed to wider, anamorphic Panavision. This results in some of the spherical shots having to be reframed and cropped in order to be as wide as Panavision.
d.
Romeros original script for the film had the character of Martin as an older person who was actually established as a vampire struggling to live in a modern world. However, when Romero saw
John Amplas
performance on stage he re-wrote the character with Amplas in mind, making Martin a younger and more innocent character.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dance of the Vampires (1967)?
a.
The portrait on the wall in Alfreds bedroom in Count von Kroloks castle is of Richard III, king of England from 1483 to 1485.
b.
The close up camera lens on the crane/jib camera, in the TV game show is a Fujinon 5.5mm wide angle lens; it gives a fishbowl, almost distorted look, when physically very close to an object or person.
c.
John G. Avildsen was called in to direct the re-shoots of a few scenes at the behest of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
d.
During the "Teammates" musical number, when Fred and Barneys airplane falls apart, it becomes the "Flintstone Flyer", the pedal-powered contraption featured in the very first episode of the series.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dance of the Vampires (1967)?
a.
The murals in Count Krolocks hall show motifs of Peter Brueghel the elders "Triumph of Death" (c. 1562).
b.
The boy who throws up is
Connor Hutcherson
,
Josh Hutcherson
s brother.
c.
The town of Nowata OK is a real place in Northeast Oklahoma. The real Nowata high school football team is called the "Ironmen".
d.
Producer
Howard Hughes
fired director
Josef von Sternberg
about a third of the way through and shot the rest with
Nicholas Ray
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dance of the Vampires (1967)?
a.
The two guys chasing Billy Ray and Guile are the movies directors,
Makoto Yokoyama
and
Koichi Sakamoto
.
b.
The last title shot reads "The Head That Wouldnt Die".
c.
Amongst the ancestral portraits in the castle is a depiction of an ugly old woman inspired by a sketch of Leonardo da Vinci and since the 18th century frequently connected with Margarete Maultasch, countess of Tyrol (1318-1369).
d.
For the days of shooting in Cartagena,
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
was given an entire beautiful old house to live in. One night, she heard some strange noises behind a closet and thought it was a ghost. When help arrived and investigated, they encountered with an owls nest. Two owls were found and later named after the main characters of the movie, Florentino and Fermina.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dance of the Vampires (1967)?
a.
The movies line "Heres looking at you, kid" was voted as the #5 movie quote by the American Film Institute
b.
Tori Spelling
was considered for the role of Elle Woods.
c.
Based on a novel entitled A Case of Need, published in 1968 and credited to Jeffrey Hudson. Decades later, Hudson was revealed to be a pseudonym for
Michael Crichton
.
d.
Originally
Roman Polanski
wanted to shoot his film on location in and around a castle in Switzerland which he saw during a vacation, but as this was impossible, other locations in the Alps were found, along with studio shoots in England. While on location, Polanski employed dozens of local artisans to make the large numbers of coffins needed in the film. Unfortunately tourists were rather unnerved by the sight of these, and hotels had to erect signs to assure their guests that the area hadnt been struck by plague.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dance of the Vampires (1967)?
a.
Disappointed by the boxoffice generated under its original release title "Sweet Kill",
Roger Corman
had
Curtis Hanson
shoot additional sex scenes over a period of two days.
b.
On the "nameboard" in the control room in Hell, there is an office message saying to remember that Tuesday is
Saddam Hussein
appreciation day.
c.
Producer
Martin Ransohoff
discovered
Sharon Tate
on the set of
The Beverly Hillbillies
, and insisted that director
Roman Polanski
use her instead of
Jill St. John
(who withdrew shortly before shooting) as Polanski had planned.
d.
Generally considered the film debut for teen, Jean Parker.
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