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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Day of the Dead (1985) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Day of the Dead (1985) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985).
About the movie:
A small group of military officers and scientists dwell in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
Gaylen Ross ("Francine", Dawn of the Dead-1978) is credited as "NYC Casting" in the end credits.
b.
The water fountain Paul Vitti gives Dr. Sobel as a wedding present is 40 feet tall and has a diameter of 24 feet.
c.
According to producer
Don Murphy
in a making-of featurette on the DVD release, pre-production work on this film actually predated the publication of the first issue of the comic book. This may explain why there are noticeable differences between the film and the graphic novel.
d.
This low budget feature is still regarded as one of the most successful "regional films." Unlike other regional films, it not only received national distribution, it also had some foreign sales.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
The character Boagrius does not exist in Greek Mythology nor in any collected editions of
Homer
s Iliad. Boagrius was a river.
b.
In the cafeteria scene, William McDermott (
Jarlath Conroy
) says that "All of the shopping malls are closed." This is a clear reference to the films predecessor
Dawn of the Dead
, which is set in a shopping mall.
c.
The original title was "Here comes the Boogeyman".
d.
The film was originally going to be filmed at Carson Long Military Academy in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. However, after learning that the schools gymnasium would be destroyed during filming, the president of the school rejected the offer, despite the fact that a new and better gymnasium would be built in its place, at the expense of the films budget.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
British band
Gorillaz
have sampled several audio clips from both
Dawn of the Dead
and
Day of the Dead
: portions of the music and some dialogue ("Hello? Is there anyone there?") from the latter feature in the track, "M1 A1", on their 2001 debut album; and some of Bub the zombies grunts appear alongside sound-clips of the news reporters from
Dawn of the Dead
on one of their B-sides, "Hip Albatross". Furthermore, part of the score from
Dawn of the Dead
is used in the intro track on the 2005 album, Demon Days. This album also features a track narrated by
Dennis Hopper
, who portrayed Kaufman in
George A. Romero
s sequel that year,
Land of the Dead
.
b.
Based on the second book in the series, "Like A Fire is Burning"
c.
Ironically, at one time, the Vatican Bank actually owned Paramount Pictures.
d.
Hardcore sequences were seized by police in a raid. The director was forced to view the film in the judges chambers and all hardcore material was removed.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
Cyndi Lauper
co-wrote the theme song "Goonies R Good Enough", and shot a music video that features a cameo by the films executive producer
Steven Spielberg
.
b.
Terry Adams
,
Al Anderson
,
Joey Spampinato
, and
Tom Ardolino
of the band
NRBQ
were cast and appeared as Zombies in the mine.
c.
The many prominent blue and gray "consoles" (the ones with a rotary knob on the right side) for Colossus are cannibalized console panels from several IBM 1620 computers remounted on prop "computers".
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 4, 1944 with
Roland Young
reprising his film role.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
One of
Francis Ford Coppola
s top five favorite films of his own.
b.
The Boarding Party Operation raid on Goa remained a British Government secret for thirty-five years, from 1943 until 1978.
c.
Universal pictures (original production company) refused to release the film, believing it would be given an "NC-17" rating by the MPAA.
d.
In the scene change right after Logan tells the zombie that it needs to sit in the dark and think about what it did, and punishes it by turning off the light, a little bit of the "The Gonk" music from
Dawn of the Dead
can be heard in the scene change.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
Hayley Atwell
was rumored for the role of Jordan Baker.
b.
Steve Buscemi
and
Peter Stormare
previously starred together in
Fargo
and
The Big Lebowski
, then after in
13 Moons
. Stormare and
William Fichtner
both star in
Prison Break
.
c.
Director
Eli Roth
originally got the idea for this movie while working in Iceland on a horse farm. He got such a bad skin infection from the rotting hay in the barn that his face broke out in sores, bled and peeled off when he shaved.
d.
There is a debatable scene in the film where Bub the zombie may or may not have another line of dialogue. When Sarah enters Logans lab, she is startled when Bub emerges from the shadows behind her. After this, he moans something that some fans believe is, "Im sorry."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
Kim Basinger
and
Anjelica Huston
were each offered the female lead role, but both declined.
b.
The YMCA dance sequence was filmed at the Glendale YMCA in California.
c.
The blood and entrails used in the disemboweling of Capt. Rhodes were real. Pig intestines and blood were procured form a nearby slaughterhouse and used to make the scene. During filming the refrigerator housing intestines and blood was unplugged by custodial staff, and the entrails started to spoil causing most of those involved to become physically sick.
d.
Andrew Stanton
and the Pixar team watched every single
Charles Chaplin
and
Buster Keaton
movie (the short films and the features) every day during lunch for about a year and a half. This was to inspire the possibilities of pure visual storytelling.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
During a holiday break in filming, makeup artist
Gregory Nicotero
used the realistic and gruesome model of his own head (as seen in a laboratory scene in the film) to play a practical joke on his mother.
b.
Howard Berger
: The trucker vampire that bites Sex Machine (
Tom Savini
) is the make-up supervisor.
c.
Charlie the cinematographer was the night manager at the Marriot hotel where the dorm room scenes are filmed. Residents complained to Charlie claiming that a porno was being filmed by a 13 year old boy. Charlie had the front desk calls forwarded to the room where they were filming. He explained that they were not filming a porno and that he was the cinematographer and that he was 25 years old.
d.
Robert De Niro
tracked down
Al Capone
s original tailors and had them make him some identical clothing for the movie. (This seems highly unlikely given this movie was made 55 years after the actual events, and obtaining the skills and reputation for quality that Capone would have looked for in a tailor would mean the tailor would have been 30+ at the time, 85+ at the time this film was made and either dead or long-since retired).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
When Brian and Max are playing basketball, Brians shirt has "FT. POLK, LA" written on it; Fort Polk, Louisiana is a U.S. Army base. (Recall that Brian was in the Army.)
b.
The portrait that hangs on the wall of Charlies room to the right of her door is one drawn by
Willy Pogany
of actress
Mary Philbin
, who was a leading lady at Universal just 20 years before.
c.
During the scene of Miguels sedation,
Lori Cardille
told
Anthony Dileo Jr.
to actually slap her to make it look more authentic.
d.
Laura Z. Hobson wrote her novel after Senator John Rankins anti-Semitic comments were applauded in Congress. It was then serialized in Cosmopolitan from November 1946 to February 1947, immediately causing quite a stir. This prompted Darryl F. Zanuck (who was one of the few studio heads who was not Jewish) to snap up the novels rights.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
Writers (
John Patrick Shanley
) trademark: full moon.
b.
Joseph Pilato
(Rhodes) line "Choke on them" as hes being ripped apart by zombies was ad-libbed by the actor.
c.
Carrie Snodgress
was originally offered the role of Adrian, but dropped out due to a disagreement about money.
Susan Sarandon
auditioned for the role, but was deemed too obviously attractive for the character.
d.
Co-star
Clint Eastwood
referred to this movie as "Where Doubles Dared."
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