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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dawn of the Dead (2004) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dawn of the Dead (2004) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004).
About the movie:
A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Bill Paxton
mentions in the director commentary at 54:19 "We couldnt really dig it the hole that deep .. unless its reinforced, so actually in this shot 54:31 Im on my knees and kind of making it look like Im standing up to make the hole look deeper and of course theres a little mound there at the lip of the hole."
b.
Before
Jodie Foster
was attached to this movie, the character of Erica was supposed to be a newspaper reporter. Foster changed her job to radio host because she thought that her being a print journalist didnt "didnt set a mood for the film and it wasnt as compelling in terms of the narrative" as being a radio reporter was. Foster also wanted to specify that Erica worked for the real news organization National Public Radio, but NPR declined to allow their name to be used in the movie because of the vigilante aspects of the plot.
c.
Director
Zack Snyder
personally chose most of the music used in the film. His choices included "The Man Comes Around" by
Johnny Cash
, and Richard Cheeses cover of Disturbeds "Down With the Sickness". Snyder was the only person who thought these songs should be in the film, as most of the producers were against it.
d.
Sam Shepard
, who played legendary pilot
Chuck Yeager
, is actually afraid of flying.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
According to director
Zack Snyder
, Starbucks Coffee refused to be featured in the film.
b.
For all the violent action in the plot there is only one actual death depicted in the movie: director Damien Cockburn.
c.
To prepare for the role
Johnny Depp
interviewed the real George Jung in prison.
d.
Philip Kaufman
shares story credit with
George Lucas
because they originally dreamed up the film together in the 1970s. Reportedly, it was Kaufmans idea to pursue the Lost Ark of the Covenant. Originally, Kaufman was going to direct.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
The mural on the ceiling at the Cardinals meeting place is called Hell, representing Aringarosa as a Fallen Angel.
b.
The interior shots of the "navy offices and warehouse" were shot at the Square D Production Facility in Columbia, South Carolina. They also used employees of the plant as extras.
c.
During the underwater filming
Daniel Radcliffe
, a couple of the cast members, and all of the underwater crew posed for a photo which he later sent out as a Christmas card with Rudolph noses and antlers Photoshopped on everyones faces.
d.
Members of Rue-Morgue Magazine, a Canadian-based publication had cameos as zombies in the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
When Colossus/Guardian detonates a nuclear bomb near the end of the film, the blast footage seen on the monitors and TVs is that of "Ivy Mike", the first US test of a nuclear fusion device. It took place in November 1952 at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
b.
An extra on the DVD release for this film, "We interrupt this program", a fake newscast depicting the start and spread of the zombie infection, contains some characters whose dialog consists of lines from the original
Dawn of the Dead
and
Night of the Living Dead
.
c.
All the animals in the movie belonged to one of the actresss daughter in the home we used to shoot for the hotel.
d.
Slash
: When the nightmare scene is being filmed on the docks, the harpoon that goes through the window is fired by Slash, the guitarist from
Guns N Roses
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
One of the invoices in "Andys Gun Works" is made out to
Nicholas Gazda
who is the first assistant art director of this movie.
b.
The car Arthur is working on is a Series 1 Jaguar E-Type, manufactured between 1961 and 1968.
c.
Angela Bassett
was originally attached to play Virginia and
Lee Daniels
to produce.
d.
Before Claire lights up a joint, Brian (
Anthony Michael Hall
) puts on a pair of sunglasses and speaks in a strange, very high voice. In a later John Hughes movie
Weird Science
, Hall does this again for almost an entire scene.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Charles Bronson
received top / first billing on this picture,
James Coburn
received second billing.
b.
Harrison Ford
thought that "Frantic" was a misleading title for the film as the script didnt have a frantic pace. He suggested that "Moderately Disturbed" would be a more appropriate title.
Roman Polanski
wasnt amused.
c.
The scene between Sarah Polley (Ana),
Mekhi Phifer
(Andre),
Jayne Eastwood
(Norma), and
Kim Poirier
(Monica) at the Hallowed Grounds Café was re-written in order to include actress Kim Poirier to give her more screen time since director
Zack Snyder
and producer
Eric Newman
enjoyed her performance so much. However, her characters name is never once mentioned throughout the entire film. Also most unfortunate, a lot of her dialog scenes were trimmed or eliminated from the film, such as the dinner scene.
d.
Irene Worth
won the 1991 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "Lost in Yonkers" and recreated her role in the movie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
First James Bond movie to be based on a full
Ian Fleming
novel since
Moonraker
, a gap of 27 years.
b.
Body count: 10.
c.
According to the director,
Zack Snyder
, on the DVD commentary he states that Scott Frank and Michael Tolkin both did uncredited rewrites on the script.
d.
Charlayne Woodard
, who plays the mother to
Samuel L. Jackson
s character, is actually almost a full 5 years younger than her on screen son.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Actors
Ken Foree
,
Scott H. Reiniger
and
Tom Savini
all appeared in the original 1978 version of this film, but playing different characters. Ken Foree delivers the tagline he delivered as "Peter" from the 1978 version of Dawn of the Dead; "When theres no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth."
b.
All characters in the barber shop (including the Caucasians) are played by
Eddie Murphy
,
Arsenio Hall
,
Clint Smith
, and
Cuba Gooding Jr.
c.
One of the men snapping photos of Doris in her studio is
Jerry Lewis
imitator
Sammy Petrillo
, who co-starred in
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
.
d.
Brett Ratner
invited composer
John Powell
to score the music for this film, being a fan of Powells work on
The Bourne Identity
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
In order to prepare for their roles, the leads were all put through a finishing school two weeks prior to filming.
b.
A number of scenes described in the book are reproduced in the film, such as Fachers asking for the hotel pen at the settlement conference, Schlictmanns meeting with Eustis at the Harvard Club in New York, Gordons attempts to keep the firm solvent (even purchasing lottery tickets and giving money to televangelists) and Rileys behavior at his deposition.
c.
Production designer
Arthur Max
, set decorator
Sonja Klaus
and costume designer
Janty Yates
all visited the Salles des Croisades in the Musée National du Château de Versailles for inspiration about the period in which the film is set. The paintings found there became vital in helping the filmmakers design the flags, banners, horse dressing, costumes etc.
Arthur Max
also used the work of Jean-Paul Jérôme and Paul
Gustave Doré
as inspiration in designing his sets for the film.
d.
The WGON traffic copter makes an appearance. The WGON traffic copter was the main transportation for the survivor in the original
Dawn of the Dead
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
The escalator in Delancey Street subway station is shown as dismantled for maintenance because the scene was filmed on a Toronto subway station platform that was closed in 1966, so its escalator was removed (See also
The Time Shifters
).
b.
According to "the lost tape", which contains gun shop owner Andys personal video diary (accessible as a bonus feature on the directors cut DVD), the main characters arrive at the mall early in the movie on May the 9th. Therefore, the movie opens a day earlier on May the 8th (Andy mentions that attacks on citizens by the undead had already started on the 7th). Andy makes his last entry just before he turns into one of the undead on June the 6th, and the movie ends on that same day (not including the footage during the end credits). This places the events of Dawn of the Dead in a space of just 29 days - and it begins and ends at dawn.
c.
Chuck Norris
was considered for the role of Steiner, but turned it down.
d.
On top of the master bedroom television set sits an Atari Video Computer System console with its two joysticks; later known as the Atari 2600.
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