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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Part (7) 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.
The zombie baby scene was originally going to portray the baby killing the mother. It was altered due to its graphic nature.
b.
Milicia Kidd, who plays Jimmys Mom in the film, is actually the real-life mother of Justin and Joshua Waters.
c.
Jetfire was originally envisioned as having an accent like an American Southern preacher.
d.
Ed Harris
had to audition twice for the role of John Glenn. It was in fact Harris who insisted on the second audition because he felt his first reading of the part wasnt good enough. After the second reading, he got the part.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
The song "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam" was sung by
Ethel Merman
and
Dan Dailey
in
Irving Berlin
s
Theres No Business Like Show Business
and previously by
Judy Garland
and
Fred Astaire
in Irving Berlins
Easter Parade
. In 1950, Judy Garland had started to film
Annie Get Your Gun
as Annie Oakley in the role that Ethel Merman had originated on Broadway in 1946.
b.
The group in the mall had named the two parking shuttles; the first one, holding Nicole, CJ, Michael, and Ana was named The Pinta, the one carrying Terry, Kenneth, Steve, Glen and Monica was named The Santa Maria.
c.
The episode of
Beavis and Butt-Head
that Cher and Josh watch is called The Great Cornholio.
d.
Joe Torre featured as one of the sports commentators in the film, would become the manager of the New York Yankees, who have won four World Championships under his reign.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Whoopi Goldberg
: reprising her role as the Enterprise-Ds bartender Guinan from
Star Trek: The Next Generation
.
b.
A 50-gun HMS Surprise was at the shelling of Fort McHenry in Sept. 1814. This was the famous bombardment that resulted in Francis Scott Key writing "The Defence of Fort McHenry" later to become "The Star Spangled Banner".
c.
The big posters in Deweys bedroom are of the
The Sex Pistols
,
The Who
, and New York City rock band Evil Jake. They were included because set designers photographed lead singer Mike Jacobs apartment as research on how struggling musicians actually live, and Deweys apartment is partially modeled on Mikes.
d.
For the graphic scene in which Monica is accidentally chainsawed to death, a full body cast was made of actress Kim Poirier which included a reloadable cartridge down the area that was to be chainsawed. This was then packed solid with bloodbags. This meant that the cartridge could be taken out and reloaded for each take.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
A misleading ad campaign (featuring a balding mans face and no mention of
The Monkees
), combined with a poorly timed release date (due to postproduction delays) of 6 November 1968, two months after
The Monkees
show was canceled, sabotaged this otherwise fun-loving crowd-pleaser at the box office. It made a meager $16,111 in ticket sales.
b.
The original budget was $4 million, but as producer
Joel Silver
developed it, costs rose to $13 million. Universal head
Ned Tanen
fired
Joel Silver
, who immediately went to work for his friend and mentor
Lawrence Gordon
- who was also a producer on the film, so
Joel Silver
was back on the project.
c.
Keira Knightley
claimed she was so sure she was going to get fired after a few days work on this film, she only packed a few things to go with her to start filming.
d.
David Cronenberg
s sister, Denise, was the costume designer on this film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Visible in Ludas room is a can of something called "Smeat" - a takeoff on Spam. Smeat had previously appeared in
Waterworld
. The Smeat can here is circular, however - in Waterworld, the cans were rectangular, like Spam cans.
b.
Slipknot
s "Wait and Bleed" is on the soundtrack.
Slipknot
is known for wearing masks.
c.
Among the buildings in the matte "skyline" in the background of the early scene where Gilbert crosses the drainage ditch, one can see the Marina City towers (Chicago) and the Transamerica Pyramid (San Francisco).
d.
The only animated Disney movie from the 1960s not to have a Platinum DVD, a sequel, a TV show, or a live-action remake.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
Though it was never specified in the movie, the character of Glen (
R.D. Reid
) supposedly died of a broken neck.
b.
The guitar that Sean Penn plays in the movie is a Selmer Maccaferri of about 1932 (though it seems likely that its a reproduction of the rare instrument and not an original) This is the same kind of guitar played and made famous by Django Reinhardt.
c.
The only film directed by Academy Award-winning screenwriter
Michael Kanin
.
d.
The Milwaukee Police Department threatened to shut down the last shot of first unit because of misinformation given to the producers. Once the situation was explained to the police, they let filming finish.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
John Carpenter
has said that he based his score to this film on both
Lalo Schifrin
s score to
Dirty Harry
and
Led Zeppelin
s "Immigrant Song".
b.
Jodie Foster
was considered for the role of Dr. Grace Augustine.
c.
Zack Snyder
: a member of a commando unit (with shades holding an assault weapon) in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. This scene can be seen during the opening credits montage of video/news clips of zombie attacks.
d.
Mathieu Kassovitz
developed the film adaptation for five years.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
When Andy meets his demise, it seems that his head explosion was a CGI constructed effect, however it was done using a prosthetic head, modeled on the actor, this can be seen on the directors cut DVD extras.
b.
John Gielgud
: as the Ghost of Hobson.
c.
Freddy Kruger was designed by
Wes Craven
to be the typical "silent" serial killer such as Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers. But in the sequels Freddy developed a cheeky persona that enabled him to be the black humored villain
d.
The street that
Sean Connery
is parked in waiting for
Catherine Zeta-Jones
to leave the antiques shop is the same one that Hagrid and Harry walk down in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
when they are heading for the Leaky Cauldron.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (2004)?
a.
This picture was originally titled "Two Shades of Black" and meant to be the directors first film but was shelved for a simpler concept. Then, when it was put into development and first financed, differences in opinion between the director and the original producer resulted in five script rewrites numerous cast changes and an alternate title.
b.
Kyle MacLachlan
previously appeared in
Dune
, a story with quite a few parallels to Hamlet. In that film he worked with
Patrick Stewart
, who also played Claudius in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
.
c.
In the opening scene, where Ana is driving with an overhead view, and the two cars collide to hit the gas pump, a helicopter is seen flying through the air. This is a replica of the helicopter used in the original
Dawn of the Dead
.
d.
The film is the second of
Woody Allen
s films (the other being
Hollywood Ending
) not to have a UK theatrical release.
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