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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Day of the Dead (1985) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Day of the Dead (1985) - 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: 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.
When he had heard that studios were trying to discourage him from making the film, President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
sent a representative,
Harry Hopkins
, to
Charles Chaplin
to encourage him to make the film.
b.
Everett Burrell
: A Surgeon Zombie in the Cave.
c.
First time that James Bond sports a beard in a James Bond movie.
Pierce Brosnan
is shown having more than just a few days growth after being held captive for a considerable amount of time. The closest shave prior to this was the James Bond send-up
OK Connery
where
Sean Connery
s brother
Neil Connery
had a beard spoofing his brothers James Bond image.
d.
Film debut of
Dorothy Lee
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
Both Aaron and L.T. use a form of martial arts called Sayoc Kali which is mostly knife fighting, and originated in the Philippines.
b.
Taso N. Stavrakis
: In 2 roles: Appears as a Cave Zombie who gets bashed on the head with wood by Sarah. Referred to as Knock-On-Wood Zombie. He also appears as a Biker Zombie as the Zombie battle begins.
c.
In 2002,
George Lucas
was considered to direct the film.
d.
In the book, Admiral Cutter is one of the villains for his support of the covert war, but Robert Ritter went from an ultimately-heroic character who supports Jack Ryans effort to save the soldiers during the book to an all-out villain in the movie. In addition, the book ends with Jack Ryan condemning the President but electing not to expose the covert war (and a later Tom Clancy book reveals that the President deliberately lost the next election as penance for his actions), while the movie ends with Jack Ryan preparing to tell all about the covert actions in front of Congress. Screenwriter John Milius hated this story development because it made Congress look like a 100% noble body rather than a pit of snakes.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
During the end credits of the movie to the Love Ballad song "The World Inside Your Eyes",
Sputzy Sparacino
s first lead vocal part of the lyrics singing "Only you Only me Here alone, all alone Its our destiny Plans were made Now theyve changed No whats right, no whats wrong Life just rearranged All we can do is to try and understand Ive given all I can My futures in your hands Come take my heart, my soul, my love My life Tonight Hold me tight, babe Take me to the world inside your eyes Tonight Take me to the world inside your eyes" never appeared on the end credits at the beginning of the song. It was instrumental for a minute until we heard Sputzys band mates in
Modern Man
as the Chorus voices whispered singing "Eyes, Eyes, Eyes" and then co-lead Singer
Delilah
s vocal part of the song lyrics "Is it you? Is it me? Holding on for so long Trying desperately Is it right Or is it fair? Wanting more, so much more And its never there I am with you when I feel like Im alone Its easy to pretend This world could never end Come take my heart, my soul, my love My life Tonight Hold me tight, babe Take me to the world inside your eyes Tonight Take me to the world inside your eyes." could be heard near the very end of the song as the credits finally ended. But you can hear Sputzys first lead vocal parts of the song on the soundtrack album itself. Then you can finally hear what the original recording sounds like.
b.
Steven Spielberg
created the original story for this film, intending it to be his feature directorial debut. When 20th Century Fox executives assigned the film to another director, Spielberg was so incensed, he swore he would never make a film for Fox. He never has.
c.
Among the many actresses who tried out for a role in the film: a pre-stardom
Audrey Hepburn
.
d.
The Aja-Yee Dagger Chandler Jerrold (
Eddie Murphy
) goes to Nepal to find, later defeating Sardo (
Charles Dance
) with, was named after fellow comedian
Franklyn Ajaye
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
The order that the personal packages are given to everyone in the pool room is the same order in which the characters die.
b.
As
Roger Allers
s take on the film was starting to take shape, Disney management were becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the film, feeling it was too similar to the story of the Prince and the Pauper. Test screenings too generated poor feedback. On the strength of this,
Mark Dindal
was hired to add more comedic elements to the film. Dindal and Allers did not get on and essentially both began making their own separate version of the film.
c.
John Vulich
: The last Zombie shot in the cave before our heroes enter the Silo.
d.
Author
Michael Ende
decided that he was unhappy with the films version of his story, and refused to have his name placed in the opening credits. A small credit appears at the end with his name.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
During the fight scene, Chris Lax was working with Norman Macera. Macera was showing Lax a move and mistakenly hit him, knocking him out.
b.
Annie Loeffler
: Female Cave Zombie (shot by John).
c.
Nicholas Ray
s first directing credit.
d.
The Mad Hatter asks Alice several times, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" This is directly from
Lewis Carroll
s "Alices Adventures in Wonderland." Carroll admitted that there never was an answer to the question; he made it up without an answer. He did provide one possible answer years later after many requests from his fans for the answer: "Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are VERY flat; and it is nevar put with the wrong end in front." ("Nevar" = "Raven" spelled backwards. Carrolls deliberate misspelling is often erroneously "corrected", obscuring the point of the joke.) Another answer, from the American puzzler Sam Loyd: "Because
Edgar Allan Poe
wrote on both." Over the years, numerous others have come up with possible answers as well.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
The last time that George A. Romero and producer
Richard P. Rubinstein
had worked together.
b.
Timothy Hutton
accepted his Academy Award for
Ordinary People
immediately after shooting on
Taps
begin.
c.
Lacombe is
François Truffaut
s only acting role in a film that he did not direct.
d.
Within five days of the arrival of the serum, the diphtheria epidemic was halted. It was the last major outbreak of the disease in North America. And so, out of the Great Race of Mercy to Nome, was born the modern sled race we call the Iditarod.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
Akram Midani
: The former Dean of Fine Arts in Carnegie Mellon appears as a Fisherman Zombie pursuing Steel through the Mines. (You can see his wife
Watfa Midani
right next to him as another Zombie.)
b.
Sidney Lumet
was originally attached to direct but felt that he had already covered off the subject of the Holocaust with his film
The Pawnbroker
. Then
Billy Wilder
turned in a draft of the screenplay before deciding that he wanted to retire from film-making.
c.
Last cinema film of
Nina Foch
.
d.
Elizabeth Banks
was rumored to star in the movie.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
George A. Romero
: As a zombie pushing a cart in the foreground during the final zombie feast, seen from the waist down and identified by his trademark plaid scarf wrapped around his waist.
b.
Producers Heath McKnight and Marina Pronesti worked closely with both the Pinellas County and Tampa Bay Film Commissions to secure locations in Clearwater, St. Pete and Tampa Bay, Florida.
c.
Producer/performer
Anthony Begonia
is in the Venice beach scene as an angry volleyball player in the background.
d.
Nick Zano
ad-lib the "donkey punch" line in the sex scene. Zano stated in an interview that
David R. Ellis
encouraged him to make up outrageous lines in various takes.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
Claire Wilbur
originally played Elvira in the Off-Broadway stage production of
Jerry Douglas
play and was the only cast member from the play to reprise her part in the movie.
b.
The movie was shot in 16 days. Three five day weeks. Then one extra day.
c.
Howard Berger
: Spinaround Cave Zombie (shot by John).
d.
The Remagen of the films title refers to a town in Germany called Remagen. It is in the Rhineland-Palatinate which is in the district of Ahrweiler. The town is actually located on the Rhine river as was the Bridge at Remagen as featured in this movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Day of the Dead (1985)?
a.
Maddys jeep license plate, 2GAT123, was also used in
Beverly Hills Cop II
,
Traffic
,
Pay It Forward
,
Mulholland Dr.
,
L.A. Story
,
Two and a Half Men
,
S.W.A.T.
, and
Go
b.
Dolph Lundgren
s leather jacket in the movie has the kanji logo of his karate style, Kyokushin, written on the left sleeve.
c.
Ed Lammi
: A Zombie with a cast arm entering the room after Steel commits suicide.
d.
This is apparently a lost film.
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