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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dawn of the Dead (1978) - 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: Dawn of the Dead (1978).
About the movie:
Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
One of only two widescreen films produced by
Samuel Goldwyn
; the other one was
Guys and Dolls
.
b.
During the restaurant sequence, the scene in which Nika (
Olga Kurylenko
) talks about owning a squirrel/chipmunk when she was young was actually true for the actress, and the scene was improvised during filming.
c.
Several members of the marauding band of bikers were played by members of the local chapter of the Pagans Motorcycle Club. The elaborate motorcycles they drove were their own.
d.
King Kong does not appear until nearly 47 minutes into the running time.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
Erich von Stroheim
did not want to have
John Gilbert
play Danilo and the two got into a big fight when filming began. Soon afterward, they made up and became close friends.
b.
Radha Mitchell
received her role without an audition.
Woody Allen
saw her in
Ten Tiny Love Stories
and liked it so much that he decided to cast her.
c.
Tom Savini
choose the gray color for the zombies skin, since
Night of the Living Dead
was in B&W and the zombie skin-tone was not depicted. He later said it was a mistake, because many of them ended up looking quite blue on film.
d.
Martin Lawrence
, when walking after the uncomfortable, frozen stance he took on the stairs as to not set off the laser, says: "I cant feel my ass!" In
Nothing to Lose
, he limped out of
Tim Robbins
car, whining: "My ass fell asleep! My ass fell asleep!"
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
Many of the extras cast in the film (especially the zombies in close-up shots) were friends and relatives of the production crew.
b.
Final film of Darren McGavin.
c.
In the Shanghai bar scene, Lee Chan, played by
Richard Hatch
, orders a "Captain Apollo on the rocks." Captain Apollo was Hatchs character on the TV series
Battlestar Galactica
.
d.
When the signals blueprints are revealed to be for a device to transport a human, the "unmistakably ... human figure" in the diagram is actually modeled after a line drawing that was attached to the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecrafts. This illustration was co-created by
Carl Sagan
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
Luke and Hans meeting in Jabbas palace is the first time that
Harrison Ford
and
Mark Hamill
have been on-screen together since saying their goodbyes in
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
.
b.
Author
Jim Stovall
makes a cameo appearance in the move as a limousine driver. The interesting thing about this is that Jim Stovall is blind.
c.
Audrey Hepburn
was originally slated for the role of "Nefretiri".
Cecil B. DeMille
reluctantly decided to pass on her after it was judged that she was too "slender" (i.e., flat-chested).
Anne Baxter
, who was eventually cast in the role, had originally been a contender for the role of "Sephora."
d.
The scenes between Stephen, Peter, Roger, and Frannie in the helicopter were filmed with the helicopter never running or leaving the ground. A shell was painted blue for the day scenes and black for the night scenes and interspersed with real helicopter footage.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
The credits sequence cost more than most films made up to that point.
b.
The scene between Roger and Peter in the trucks when they are kidding each other about their height was entirely improvised by the two actors.
c.
Apparently, President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
mandated that this movie make no explicit reference to either military electronics or radar.
d.
A second stage Scarecrow look was created for the hallucination scenes but was never shown on film. The mask was more organic and tighter around the actors face.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
Filmed back-to-back with
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
.
b.
Trevor Howard
was second choice for Major Fincham after
Peter Finch
turned it down.
c.
The sound of EVEs laser blasts are partly created by tapping a slinky spring.
d.
In the original draft of the script, the TV stations call sign was WJAS, the call sign of an actual radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the film was shot. The call sign was replaced with WGON, which was not issued to any station at that time (it had been issued to an AM radio station in Munsing, Michigan, but the station had gone dark some time before). WGON has now been issued to a licensed low power FM radio station (WGON-LP, 103.7) in Slidell, Louisiana.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
The bit in the movie where Roger slides down between the escalators was
Scott H. Reiniger
s idea.
b.
At the point where Mathilde is asked either by her uncle or her aunt about the fate of Manech, she responds that he might be held prisoner by the Germans, then he escaped and met a German woman with large breasts. This could either be a reference to
La grande illusion
or to
La cuisine au beurre
.
c.
Al Pacino
was considered for the role of Justin Hammer.
d.
Jack Bennett wrote the moment when Jolene inflates and explodes the condom after taking a stroll near the Virginia Tech campus with Vanessa Ragland. As they passed a safe-sex advocacy booth that was giving away contraceptives, Ragland grabbed a strawberry-flavored condom and without hesitation did exactly what appears in the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
The cinematic poster for this movie is based on the Salvador Dali painting, "1935_03_Face of Mae West Which May Be Used as an Apartment", circa 1935.
b.
Bette Davis
(who had a contract at Universal at the time) was considered to play the part of Mina Harker. However, Universal head
Carl Laemmle Jr.
didnt think too highly of her sex appeal.
c.
Third Best Picture winner (along with
Crash
and
Casablanca
) to have originally premiered in the year before it qualified for Academy Awards consideration.
d.
Some of the actors playing zombies in the movie would frequently get drunk at a late-night bar called the Brown Derby, which was in the Monroeville Mall. One night they stole a golf cart and crashed into a marble pillar, causing $7,000 worth of damage.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
Zombie actors took photographs of themselves dressed up in full zombie makeup inside a photo booth on the second floor. They then replaced the sample pictures on the front of the booth with the ghoulish ones.
b.
Three music scores were created for the film. The first, composed by the band "Black Rain" at the request of director
Robert Longo
, was not used in the film and was subsequently released on a CD album. The second was composed by
Mychael Danna
and is still featured in the Japanese version of the film. The third score was composed by
Brad Fiedel
at the request of Sony and is featured in the internationally released version of the film.
c.
Despite the DVD being labeled as an "Unrated Directors Cut", there is no alternative "Rated, Not Directors Cut" version available.
d.
This was MGMs highest grossing film of 1948.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
Jeff East
tore several thigh muscles when performing the stunt of racing alongside the train.
b.
The outdoor scene where hunters, emergency crew and soldiers are shooting at zombies was done through local volunteers. Several local hunters arrived on-scene with their own weapons, the local National Guard division showed up in full gear, and local emergency crew (police, fire and ambulance) were present, all voluntarily.
c.
In the scene where K takes J through the arrivals and customs area, there is an alien father and son. The father is played by
Debbie Lee Carrington
, who went on to dress up as a mini-Mimi Bobeck on
The Drew Carey Show
, while the son was played by
Verne Troyer
, who went on to play Mini-Me in
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
.
d.
Donald OConnor
admitted that he did not enjoy working with
Gene Kelly
, since Kelly was somewhat of a tyrant. OConnor said that for the first several weeks he was terrified of making a mistake and being yelled at by Kelly.
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