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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Part (6) 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.
The most profitable film in the "Dead" series.
b.
Most of the cars in Criminal Xing were purchased at police auctions.
c.
Lillian DeBorba
was drafted into filling a seat in the theatre sequence. She was on the lot with her little daughter
Dorothy DeBorba
who was "Echo" in the Our Gang comedies.
d.
Bobbie Bresee
shockingly revealed on the BCI DVD commentary that producers actually set up bleachers for crew members to come in and watch the filming of her sex scene.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
David Fincher
was set to direct this at one stage.
Sylvester Stallone
liked Fincher but he was overruled by the producers, because Finchers career was still in deep freeze after the failure of
Alien³
and wasnt revived until the massive success of
Se7en
.
b.
The Director built the interior set (dining room) himself.
c.
The beer the hunters are seen drinking is Iron City Beer, a once-popular beer brewed in Pittsburgh in which George A. Romeros film company, The Latent Image, produced and filmed a number of Iron City Beer TV commercials during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
d.
The nickname "Boris The Spider" used by Ivan Tretiak to communicate with the Saint is a reference to a 1966 song by The Who, written by bassist John Entwistle.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
Released theatrically in US. In UK, it was originally released on TV, but was given a theatrical release after its TV success.
b.
Some of the cast were made physically sick by the makeup work.
c.
The scene in which the horse is cut into segments suspended in glass cases is inspired by the work of British artist
Damien Hirst
(e.g., the installation "Some Comfort Gained from the Acceptance of the Inherent Lies in Everything").
d.
The children acting as
Wendell Corey
s children in the film are actually his real-life children.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
The song ("I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow") recorded by the Soggy Bottom Boys, contains the line "I bid farewell to ol Kentucky".
George Clooney
was born in Lexington, Kentucky.
b.
Doing her own stunts for the film,
Erica Leerhsen
was nearly hit by the train used in the dream sequence when she lost her balance and lunged forward. Her scene was shot with her only 12 inches from the side of the train as it passed by at 30 miles per hour. Unshaken, she insisted on shooting the scene again.
c.
John Cha Cha OConnell
: The choreographer plays the waiter at Sycamore Grove just before Mercutios death scene.
d.
The German Dubbing of the Film (which features, among others,
Christian Brückner
who usually dubs
Robert De Niro
, as
Ken Foree
s Voice) was written and directed by filmmaker
Roland Klick
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
Dawn of the Dead
was intentionally more comedic than
Night of the Living Dead
_ because
George A. Romero
wanted it filmed in the style of a comic book.
b.
Actress/singer
Lainie Kazan
appeared in one scene as Chucks mother, but it was deleted. It is included on the DVD.
c.
The newspaper being read by Egbert Sousé is the Lompoc Picayune Intelligencer.
d.
Udo Kier
claimed in an interview that he was considered for the role of Satan in the film but the producers didnt want the hero and villain to both have German/Austrian accents, and he was eventually cast in a secondary role.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
The Monroeville mall used as the site of much of the action was once the largest mall in America. Now it is almost a inconsequential mall compared to other larger sites.
b.
Vincente Minnelli
did all he could to sign
Alain Delon
for the role of Julio, but the producers were set on having an American star in the lead.
c.
Jamie Donnelly
Jodie Foster
,
Laura Dern
,
Sigourney Weaver
,
Geena Davis
,
Jamie Lee Curtis
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
and
Madonna
were considered for the role of Abby Mallard.
d.
Chris Evans
was attracted to the role of Captain America by its character: "Even if it wasnt a comic book. I think the story of Steve Rogers is great. Hes a great guy. Even if it was just a script about anybody, I would probably want to do it. It wasnt necessarily about the comic itself. Hes a great character to play; he just happens to be a comic book character."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
Ruth McDevitt
s last feature film.
b.
During filming
Gary Sherman
purposely avoided letting the color red be visible in any scene, so the sight of blood during the murder sequences would be all the more shocking. Sherman even went as far as to have the tail lights of cars replaced with purple lights, instead of the normal red.
c.
It took up to three hours in makeup to transform someone into a zombie.
d.
Series Trademark: When Reese saves Sarah at the nightclub shootout, he says, "Come with me if you want to live."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
Audrey Hepburn
recommended her
Roman Holiday
co-star
Gregory Peck
for the role of Pierre, but
Henry Fonda
was cast instead.
b.
Noted rock and country music journalist
Chet Flippo
wrote about the making of this movie for Rolling Stone. His article "When Theres No More Room in Hell, the Dead Will Walk the Earth" was published in the March, 1978 #261 issue. Moreover, Flippo appears in the film in an uncredited bit role as the zombie with a nasty gash across his cheek whos wearing a cowboy hat and a leather jacket with fringe hanging off the sleeves.
c.
The lengthy shooting schedule ran between April 10 and August 18, 1944, with retakes plus additional segments filmed on December 22, 1944 and then between January 25 and February 6, 1945.
d.
Zipperface was adapted and parodied as "Zipperface!!?!: The Hobo Musical" by a group of Rutgers University graduates, and performed Off-Broadway in 2009. The play is a satirical rebuke of movie-musicals, and includes such songs as "Scalia Hates Lisa Rider" and "Well, I Killed Another S&M Hooker Tonight"
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
In the scene where Michael is ambushed by Dr. Loomis and beaten with a 2x4,
Don Shanks
was really hit with the plank. He later admitted in an interview that one of the blows broke his nose.
b.
A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.
c.
At the beginning of the film Leroy (Richard Pryor) listens in on his father Rufus (also Richard Pryor) having sex in the other room. The sounds of his father and the woman - "Dont do that baby. Sock it to me. moaning" - was sampled in 2 Live Crews 1989 hit "Me So Horny" on the album As Nasty As They Wanna Be. That song also features a sample from
Full Metal Jacket
.
d.
Joe Shelby
s Biker Van Driver character is the one who wears the funny cowboy hat and glasses.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dawn of the Dead (1978)?
a.
In the scene in which C.D. is dropping the second letter into the mail he is clearly holding a copy of Fahrenheit 451 by
Ray Bradbury
in his left hand.
b.
Lochlyn Munro
only worked one day on this film.
c.
Was filmed before Neveldine/Taylor made
Crank: High Voltage
.
d.
Peter is the first person in the franchise to refer to the undead as "zombies". The term is never used in
Night of the Living Dead
.
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